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US 5,056,188 AGranted
Process and apparatus for securing a grip element to crockery or pottery
AssigneeSchott Glaswerke
InventorWalter Kramer
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Abstract
A process and apparatus are provided for securing a grip element or handle, preferably of plastic, to a crockery or pottery article. An adhesive is injected under pressure into a passage in the grip element and flows to the surface to be joined to the article. The cured adhesive material holds the grip element to the article both adhesively and by means of a mechanical locking action.
Claims11
A grip element to be secured to a pottery or crockery article with an adhesive, the grip element comprising:
- a body;
- a first face on the body for engaging the article, the first face including a peripheral skirt of a selected height having vent means therein and rib means of a height less than the selected height of the skirt, the rib means defining groove means therebetween;
- and
- a passage in the body communicating with the groove means and having an opening through the body spaced from the first face for receiving an injection of adhesive, whereby the adhesive flows from the groove means defined by the rib means to the peripheral skirt for bonding the grip element to the article.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.