Sealant material
AssigneeHenkel AG & Co. KGaA
InventorsDeirdre Ledwith, Laura Vaissaud, Michael Doherty, James Houlihan, Brendan Kneafsey
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Abstract
A sealant material for sealing joints between male and female mating parts comprising: (a) an elongate flexible thread suitable for wrapping around at least one of the parts, and (b) a joint sealing composition comprising an anaerobically curable composition in solid form, the flexible thread being coated with the anaerobically curable composition. This provides a reactive composition on the thread for sealing joints.
Claims5
An article of manufacture comprising an anaerobically curable joint sealing composition in solid form packaged in a dispenser from which the anaerobically curable joint sealing composition in solid form can be supplied for direct application to a joint to be sealed.
A method of applying an anaerobically curable joint sealing composition in solid form to an elongate flexible thread comprising the steps of:
- (a) melting the anaerobically curable joint sealing composition in solid form;
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- (b) applying the anaerobically curable joint sealing composition in melted form to the elongate flexible thread.
A method of sealing joints between male and female mating parts by:
- (a) providing an anaerobically curable joint sealing composition in solid form comprising:
- (i) an elongate flexible thread suitable for wrapping around at least one of the parts, and
- (ii) a joint sealing composition comprising an anaerobically curable composition in solid form, the flexible thread being coated with the anaerobically curable composition;
- (b) winding the sealant material about at least one of the parts;
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- (c) mating the parts so as to seal a joint with the sealant material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.