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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
May. 25, 1999
Michael David Wenzel, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Orcon Corporation, Union City, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention concerns a seaming tape for seaming carpeting and other flexible materials, and method of seaming carpet thereby. The seaming tape is reinforced by rigid strips so that the seam does not visibly peak, profile, or otherwise bulge visibly when the flexible material is placed in tension in a direction perpendicular to the seam. The seaming tape comprises an adhesive, a reinforcing scrim, a flexible backing, and rigid strips that are aligned parallel to the scrim, on opposite sides of the longitudinal centerline of the scrim, and spaced apart a distance from the centerline of the scrim. The rigid strips are sized and placed so that after a seam is made using the tape, the rigid strips are on opposite sides of the seam and aligned parallel to the seam. When the seamed material is stretched, the rigid strips resist flexure, resulting in a seam that stays virtually flat and invisible.