Process and apparatus for securing a grip element to crockery or pottery
AssigneeSchott Glaswerke
InventorWalter Kramer
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Abstract
A process and apparaus 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.
Claims14
A process of securing a grip element having an abutment area to a wall of a crockery article in which the grip element has a passage therethrough which communicates with the abutment area of the grip element to be joined to the article, the process comprising:
- pressing the abutment area of the grip element into contact with an intended adhesion area on the wall of the article and injecting an adhesive under pressure into said passage so that the adhesive flows through the passage and is distributed between the abutment area of the grip element and intended adhesion area on the wall of the article.
A process for securing a grip element having an abutment area to a glass lid of a crockery article for use in a microwave oven, the process comprising the steps of:
- pressing the abutment area of the grip element into contact with an intended adhesion area on the glass lid, while supporting the glass lid;
- injecting an adhesive exhibiting thixotropic behavior through a bore in the grip element which communicates with the abutment area to fill voids between the abutment area and intended adhesion area and bond the grip element to the glass lid when the adhesive cures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.