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US 5,252,154 AGranted
Gasket system
AssigneeTremco Incorporated
InventorKenneth P. Hoffman
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to window glazing systems, particularly for high-rise commercial buildings. More specifically, the gasket system of the present invention is directed to a gasket system which can be partially fabricated in pieces off site, then the pieces are heat bonded together on site to thereby provide a substantially unitary gasket construction which is capable of sealing around the perimeter of multiple windows of a commercial building.
Claims8
A method of applying a gasket system, said method comprising the steps of:
- securing a first gasket member having a first end portion to a structure,
- securing a second gasket member to the structure adjacent to the first gasket member, said second gasket member having a second end portion in close proximity to said first end portion,
- abutting the two end portions together while being clamped within a heating means,
- applying heat with the heating means to thereby bond the two end portions together,
- securing the heating means to the structure by attachment means when applying heat to the two end portions,
- removing the heating means from the two end portions, and
- securing the entire gasket assembly to the structure, wherein the first and second gasket members now form substantially one continuous gasket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.