Patent ID: 7258762

Claim:
A method of forming a seam for an article, the seam connecting a first portion of fabric to a second portion of fabric, the first and second portions of fabric each having an outer layer treated for water-repellency, the method comprising: disposing the first portion of fabric against the second portion of fabric with the respective outer layers facing each other, one of the portions of fabric having an edge that projects beyond a corresponding edge of the other portion of fabric at a seam location; positioning a strip of adhesive along the seam location, the strip extending from the edge of the first portion of fabric to the second portion of fabric and extending across the seam location; applying heat and pressure to the strip of adhesive and the seam location to bond the strip of adhesive to the seam location; inverting one of the first and second portions of fabric about the seam location such that the respective outer layers are facing in the same direction; and applying heat and pressure to the seam location to further bond the strip of adhesive to the seam location.