Patent ID: 8435634

Claim:
A fabric batting tape that is utilized to fuse two pieces of batting material together, wherein said batting tape consists of: a) a washable and dry-cleanable knitted fabric strip having an upper surface, a lower surface, and is made of a material that is selected from the group consisting of polyester, nylon, cotton, silk, wool, bamboo and natural fiber, and b) a hot-melt adhesive that is located on the lower surface of said fabric strip, and wherein the hot-melt adhesive has a fuse-line temperature ranging from 250 to 270 degrees F. at a pressure ranging from 2 to 3 BAR/PSI and an application duration range from 8 to 12 seconds, and wherein the two pieces of material are placed together, with a side edge of one piece abutting a side edge of the other piece, wherein a length of said batting tape is placed on top of the two pieces with the adhesive lower surface contacting the upper surfaces of the two pieces of material, wherein when heat and pressure are applied to the upper surface of said knit fabric strip, the heat activates the adhesive thereby creating a secure permanent fuse which maintains the two pieces of material together along with said fabric strip.