Arrangement for transmitting force from a sheet made of polymer material onto a supporting surface
AssigneeSchlegel Lining Technology GmbH
InventorHeiner I. Hammer
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Abstract
An arrangement for transmitting force in a predetermined direction from a sheet of weldable polymer material to a supporting surface, especially for fastening the sheet to the supporting surface. A fastening element anchored in the supporting surface extends through an orifice in the sheet and carries, on the side of the sheet facing away from the surface, a batten which extends parallel to the sheet transversely to the predetermined force direction. The batten is surrounded by an enveloping body which has been applied in molten form and is welded to the sheet.
Claims8
Apparatus for supporting a sheet of weldable polymer material on a supporting surface comprising:
- a plurality of fastening elements extending through a plurality of openings in the sheet of weldable polymer material, each of said fastening elements having a first portion connected firmly with respect to the supporting surface, and a second portion extending beyond the sheet;
- an elongated rod carried by the second portion of at least two of said fastening elements and extending parallel to the surface of the sheet;
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- a body of polymer material welded to the sheet along a welding surface and enveloping the rod for transmitting force from the sheet to the rod for supporting the sheet on the surface by force transmitted by the fastening members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.