Patent ID: 7005021

Claim:
A method of forming a stitchless seam for a garment, comprising: providing a first sheet of fabric having inside and outside surfaces and an edge; providing a second sheet of fabric having inside and outside surfaces an edge; positioning the outside surface and edge of the first sheet of fabric adjacent to the outside surface and edge of the second sheet of fabric, respectively; providing a first strip of adhesive tape having first and second sides and an edge; positioning the first strip of adhesive tape between the first and second sheets of fabric such that the edge of the first strip of adhesive tape is adjacent to the edges of the first and second sheets of fabric, and the first and second sides of the first strip of adhesive tape are adjacent to the outside surfaces of the first and second sheets of fabric, respectively; providing a second strip of adhesive tape having first and second sides and an edge; positioning the edge and first side of the second strip of adhesive tape adjacent to the edge and to a first portion of the inside surface of the second sheet of fabric, respectively; folding the second sheet of fabric such that a second portion of the inside surface of the second sheet of fabric overlaps the second side of the second strip of adhesive tape; and applying energy to the first and second sheets of fabric and to the first and second strips of adhesive tape, whereby the first strip of adhesive tape joins the outside surfaces of the first and second sheets of and the second strip of adhesive tape joins the first and second portions of the inside surface of the second sheet of fabric, thereby forming the stitchless seam.