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US 6,632,164 B1Granted
Silicone bag assembly manufacturing apparatus
OwnerStephen Warburton-Pittinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for forming a bag assembly from a tube and a tubular flexible membrane operates in accordance with a four step process. This process includes the steps of clamping the tube within an open end of the membrane, injecting liquid adhesive into the open end of the membrane, clamping the membrane and tube where the adhesive was injected, and heating and curing the assembly.
Claims2
Apparatus for forming a bag assembly from a tube and a tubular flexible membrane, said membrane having first and second open ends, comprising:
- a means for supporting said membrane and said tube with said tube extending into said first open end of said membrane;
- a first means for flattening and clamping said membrane to itself and to said tube along a first line spaced from and substantially parallel to said first open end;
- a first means for injecting liquid adhesive into said first open end and around said tube between said first open end and said first line;
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- a second means for flattening and clamping said membrane to itself and to said tube between said first line and said first open end.
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