Method of manufacturing a laminated soft good
AssigneeL&P Property Management Company
InventorsTerrance L. Myers, Matthew C. Smallwood
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Abstract
A layered stack is created by placing webs of adhesive on opposite sides of web of cushioning layer and placing outer webs outside the webs of adhesive. An outer surface of a rotating drum is heated by heating oil inside the drum. An endless belt is heated by at least one heater. The layered stack is pulled between the heated endless belt and the heated rotating drum via a motorized drive assembly which rotates the endless belt. Both sides of the layered stack are heated enough to melt each web of adhesive when the layered stack passes between the heated moving endless belt and the heated rotating drum.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing a laminated soft good, said method comprising:
- creating a layered stack comprising a cushioning layer, webs of adhesive on opposite sides of the cushioning layer and outer layers outside the webs of adhesive;
- heating an endless belt with a radiant heater;
- moving the heated endless belt via a motorized drive assembly thereby pulling the layered stack between a heated rotating drum and the heated moving endless belt downstream;
- and
- heating both sides of the layered stack by passing the layered stack between the heated moving endless belt and the heated rotating drum, heat from the heated endless belt and the heated rotating drum laminating the cushioning layer to the outer layers to create a laminated soft good.
A method of manufacturing a laminated soft good, said method comprising:
- creating a layered stack comprising a cushioning layer, webs of adhesive on opposite sides of the cushioning layer and outer layers outside the webs of adhesive;
- heating a rotating drum with oil;
- moving a heated endless belt via a motorized drive assembly thereby pulling the layered stack between the heated rotating drum and the heated moving endless belt;
- and
- heating both sides of the layered stack by passing the layered stack between the heated moving endless belt and the heated rotating drum, heat from the heated endless belt and the heated rotating drum laminating the cushioning layer to the outer layers to create a laminated soft good.
A method of manufacturing a laminated soft good, said method comprising:
- creating a layered stack comprising a cushioning layer, webs of adhesive on opposite sides of the cushioning layer and outer layers outside the webs of adhesive;
- heating an endless belt with a first heater;
- heating a rotating drum with a second heater;
- moving the heated endless belt via a motorized drive assembly thereby pulling the layered stack between the heated rotating drum and the heated moving endless belt;
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- heating first and second opposite sides of the layered stack by passing the layered stack between the heated moving endless belt and the heated rotating drum, heat from the heated endless belt and the heated rotating drum laminating the cushioning layer to the outer layers to create a laminated soft good.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.