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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2000
Horst Stedron, Herhorn, DE;
Michael Muskalla, Mainz, DE;
Bernd Schulteis, Schwabenheim, DE;
Inka Henze, Udenheim, DE;
Schott Glass, Mainz, DE;
Abstract
A method for applying an edge protector to a plate made of a brittle material, such as glass or a glass-ceramic or ceramic material, in particular a cooking surface. The edge protector can be applied to a plate made of a brittle material without expensive tools and without prefabricated frame elements because the plate is positioned, with the top leading, in a lower tool element, and an upper tool element is placed on the lower tool element with the positioned plate. A hollow space, which is open toward the top of the upper tool element and defines the shape of the edge, is delimited by the lower tool element and the upper tool element in the area of the edge of the plate. A cold-setting sealing compound is metered into the hollow space, and the plate, together with the edge protector, is removed from the tool following the setting of the sealing compound.