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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1998
Siebolt Hettinga, Des Moines, IA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A heat laminated fabric hinge and a method of making same, where the heat laminated fabric hinge comprises a first member with a hinge attachment surface, a second member with a hinge attachment surface, and a fabric hinge member. The fabric hinge member is secured to the hinge attachment surfaces of the first and the second members by heat lamination, whereby at least some of the fibers of the fabric hinge member are embedded within the hinge attachment surfaces of the first and the second members. The heat laminated fabric hinge is produced by arranging the fabric hinge member and the first and the second members such that the fabric hinge member is in contact with the hinge attachment surfaces of the first and the second members, a heating element is applied to the fabric hinge member until the hinge attachment surfaces become pliable enough to receive at least some of the fibers of the fabric hinge member, and at least some of the fibers of said fabric hinge member embed into the hinge attachment surfaces of the first and second members.