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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arnold Tobler, Liberty, SC (US);
Lafoy Ellenburg, Seneca, SC (US);
David T Melton, West Union, SC (US);
John E Pendergrass, Seneca, SC (US);
Assignee:
The Kendall Company, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
601151 ; 601152 ; 128D / ;
Abstract
The invention concerns how the loop portion of a VELCRO fastener can be RF welded to a compression sleeve or other similar article. By using a simpler two-step method, in which the loop portion is provided with a backing laminated thereto, both labor and material costs have been reduced over the prior art five-step method.