Seal and Method of Making Same
AssigneeEdwards Industries, Inc.
InventorsBrett P. Bellmore, Kevin Baxter, Stephen G. Leonard
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Abstract
A method of producing a seal comprising forming an elongated strip of a thermoplastic material having laterally spaced, interlockable portions; bending such strip along a longitudinal line disposed between the spaced interlockable portions to position the interlockable portions in opposed relation; and interlocking the interlockable portions together when such portions are disposed in opposed relation to provide a bulb segment and a mount segment.
Claims23
A method of producing a seal, comprising:
- forming an elongated strip of thermoplastic material having laterally spaced, interlockable means;
- bending said strip along a longitudinal line disposed between said spaced interlockable means to position said interlockable means in opposed relation;
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- interlocking said interlockable means together when said interlockable means are disposed in opposed relation to provide a bulb section and a mount section.
A seal comprising an elongated strip of a thermoplastic material bent about a longitudinal line thereof to form a bulb section, and laterally spaced ends thereof interlocked together to form a mount section
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