Flexible members for sealing, baffling, or reinforcing
AssigneeZephyros, Inc.
InventorJeffrey A. Bradley
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Abstract
An article comprising: (a) a carrier; (b) one or more carrier extensions extending from the carrier at one or more joints; (c) activatable material disposed on the carrier, at least one of the one or more carrier extensions, or a combination thereof; wherein the one or more carrier extensions are flexible relative to the carrier at the one or more hinges.
Claims25
An article comprising:
- a) a carrier;
- b) one or more carrier extensions extending from the carrier at one or more joints;
- c) activatable material disposed on the carrier, at least one of the one or more carrier extensions, or a combination thereof;
- wherein the one or more carrier extensions are flexible relative to the carrier at the one or more hinges.
The article of any of the preceding claims, wherein the carrier includes one or more fasteners.
The article of any of the preceding claims, wherein the carrier, the one or more carrier extensions, or a combination thereof are flexible along a plurality of axes, plurality of planes, or both.
The article of any of the preceding claims, wherein the activatable material is a heat activatable material.
The article of any of the preceding claims, wherein one or more of the joints are integrally formed in the article so that at least one of the one or more carrier extensions are integral with the carrier.
The article of any of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the one or more hinges is a living hinge.
The article of any of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the one or more carrier extensions is connected to, located onto, or received by the carrier at one of the one or more hinges.
The article of any of the preceding claims, wherein an end of at least one of the one or more carrier extensions is covered with the activatable material.
The article of any of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the one or more hinges is free of the activatable material.
The article of any of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the one or more hinges is at least partially covered with the activatable material.
The article of any of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the one or more carrier extensions lie in one same plane as at least another of the one or more carrier extensions.
The article of any of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the one or more carrier extensions lie in a different plane as at least another of the one or more carrier extensions.
A method of forming an article of any of the preceding claims, the method comprising:
- a) providing a carrier material;
- b) forming the carrier and the one or more carrier extensions from the carrier material;
- c) extruding an activatable material on at least a portion of the carrier material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.