Method of making a stitched and bonded seam
OwnerLasse Liukkoinventor
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Abstract
A method of making a seam in laminated textile fabric. The edges of a pair of sheets of fabric are separately stitched with reinforcing stitching and the stitched edges are then positioned in lapping relation. A layer of a thermoadhesive is interposed between the lapping edges and on the application of heat and pressure to the lapping edges the thermoadhesive layer will melt and permeate the fabric, as well as the stitching, to provide a tight and waterproof seam.
Claims4
A method of making a seam in laminated textile fabric, comprising the steps of separately stitching along the edges of a pair of sheets of fabric with reinforcing stitching, positioning the edge portions of the sheets in lapping relation and offsetting the stitched edges from each other, interposing a layer of thermoadhesive material between the lapping edges, maintaining the lapping edges free of interconnected stitching, and heating the thermoadhesive material to melt said thermoadhesive material and penetrate the molten thermoadhesive material into the fabric and into the stitching to provide a tight and waterproof seam.
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