Seam tape, accessory material, and component material with hot melt adhesive for inflatable safety products
AssigneeAir Cruisers Company
InventorDeepak Duggal
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Abstract
A seam tape, accessory material, and/or component material may be used for an inflatable safety product. The seam tape, accessory material, or component material includes a hot melt adhesive, and the hot melt adhesive adheres the seam tape, accessory material, and/or component material to a fabric or flexible material of the inflatable safety product.
Claims26
A seam tape, accessory material, or component material for an inflatable safety product, the seam tape, accessory material, or component material comprising:
- a substrate of a flexible composite or fabric material, the substrate comprising a first side and a second side, and the substrate comprising polypropylene, polyarylate, polyamide, polyethylene, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, or liquid crystal polymer;
- a hot melt adhesive layer on at least one of the first side or the second side of the substrate, wherein the hot melt adhesive is adhered to the substrate using only heat and pressure, wherein the hot melt adhesive layer is configured to adhere the seam tape, accessory material, or component material to a fabric or flexible composite material panel of the inflatable safety product, wherein the hot melt adhesive is a thermoplastic hot melt adhesive, a thermoset hot melt adhesive, or a reactive hot melt adhesive, and wherein the seam tape, accessory material, or component material comprises a material weight less than 8 ounces/yd2;
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- a gas barrier film applicable to one or more surfaces of the substrate using the hot melt adhesive.
A seam tape, accessory material, or component material for an inflatable safety product, the seam tape, accessory material, or component material comprising:
- a substrate that includes polypropylene, polyarylate, polyamide, polyethylene, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, or liquid crystal polymer, the seam tape, accessory material, or component material comprising an emissivity of less than or equal to 0.48;
- a hot melt adhesive, the hot melt adhesive configured to adhere the seam tape, accessory material, or component material to a fabric or flexible composite material of the inflatable safety product, wherein the seam tape, accessory material, or component material comprises a radiant heat resistance of at least 180 seconds, when exposed to radiant heat flux of 1.5 Btu/ft2-sec or greater, for at least 180 seconds;
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- a gas barrier film applicable to one or more surfaces of the substrate using the hot melt adhesive.
A seam tape, accessory material, or component material for an inflatable safety product, the seam tape, accessory material, or component material comprising:
- a substrate comprising a fabric or flexible composite material, the fabric or flexible composite material comprising polyethylene, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamide, polyarylate, or liquid crystal polymer;
- a solvent-free hot melt adhesive on the substrate, the solvent-free hot melt adhesive configured to adhere the seam tape, accessory material, or component material to a fabric or flexible composite material of the inflatable safety product;
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- a gas barrier film applicable to one or more surfaces of the substrate using the solvent-free hot melt adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.