Patent ID: 6638383
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: B29C,F16G,G03G,Y10T

Abstract:
A process for forming a seamed film component, by bonding mutually mating members of a seam wherein said film component comprises a seam having a first side and a second side and said seam comprising mutually mating members, wherein said process comprises:a) compounding an adhesive; b) forming said adhesive in contact with said first side of said seam and said mutually mating members; c) contacting said adhesive and first side of said seam to a first heated clamp; d) contacting said second side of said seam to a second heated clamp; e) while said seam is still in contact with said first heated clamp and said second heated clamp, subjecting said adhesive in contact with said mutually mating members to a first cure at a first temperature; and f) while said seam is still in contact with said first heated clamp and said second heated clamp, subjecting said adhesive to a second cure at a second temperature to form a dual-cured adhesive, wherein said second temperature is higher than said first temperature.