Chartex International Plc

British Aerospace Public Limited Company

Adam Kruczynski

Anne Tregoning Miller

Graham Scott Gutsell

Timothy David Hall

William J Harrison

Michael J Lait

An apparatus for welding a reinforcing member to a bag-like device or contraceptive device is disclosed. The apparatus includes at least one hollow mandrel. The hollow mandrel has an outer surface with an annular groove for holding the reinforcing member. The apparatus has a means for applying a closed end of the bag-like device into the hollow mandrel and an open end of the bag-like device over the hollow mandrel at the outer surface with the annular groove for holding the reinforcing member. The apparatus also includes a welding device for welding the reinforcing member to the bag-like device. A method for welding the reinforcing member to a bag-like device is also disclosed.

Method for welding bags to rings

An apparatus for welding a reinforcing member to a bag-like device or contraceptive device is disclosed. The apparatus includes at least one hollow mandrel. The hollow mandrel has an outer surface with an annular groove for holding the reinforcing member. The apparatus has a means for applying a closed end of the bag-like device into the hollow mandrel and an open end of the bag-like device over the hollow mandrel at the outer surface with the annular groove for welding holding the reinforcing member. The apparatus also includes a welding device for the reinforcing member to the bag-like device. A method for welding the reinforcing member to a bag-like device is also disclosed.

Method and apparatus for welding bags to rings

Cable handling and preparation apparatus comprising a cable source (12), cable stripping and crimping means (14), length determining means, robotic control means (13), cable guidance (43) and marking (11) means and cable conveying means (16). The arrangement is such that at least one cable or possibly more can be selectively drawn from a source comprising several powered cable reels (18) holding cables of different size by the robotic control means (13), subjected to processing by the stripping and crimping means (14) and subjected to marking, preferably laser marking, along its length, the prepared cable simultaneously and progressively being conveyed from the apparatus by the conveying means (16).

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

Adam Kruczynski