Method for Sealing Gaps
AssigneeArizona Chemical Company
InventorGerrit Smelik
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of sealing a gap between two adjacent members selected from wood, cork, and plastic, said gap having walls and a bottom comprising the steps of: a. melting a polyamide composition having a softening point above 80°C., b. filling the gap with the molten polyamide composition, c. solidifying the polyamide composition, thereby forming a seal between the two adjacent members. The invention pertains further to methods for removing and repairing said seals, and to a device for use in the above method.
Claims14
A method of sealing a gap between two adjacent members selected from wood, cork, and plastic, said gap having walls and a bottom comprising the steps of:
- a. melting a polyamide composition having a softening point above 80° C.,
- b. filling the gap with the molten polyamide composition,
- c. solidifying the polyamide composition, thereby forming a seal between the two adjacent members.
A method of repairing a damaged seal comprising a polyamide composition, which seal is contained in a gap between two adjacent members selected from wood, cork, and plastic, comprising the steps:
- a. optionally, heating the polyamide composition of the seal above its softening point,
- b. filling the damaged part of the seal with molten polyamide composition,
- c. solidifying the polyamide composition,
- d. optionally, cutting off protruding solidified polyamide composition and/or sanding the polyamide composition.
A deck of a boat having members selected from wood, cork, and plastic, and gaps between adjacent members, said gaps containing seals characterized in that the seals comprise a polyamide composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.