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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Chad E. Howard, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Zvi Rapaport, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/10 (2006.01); B29C 51/12 (2006.01); B29C 51/26 (2006.01); B29C 51/42 (2006.01); B29C 65/78 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/02 (2006.01); B65H 3/08 (2006.01); B29C 49/00 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/50 (2006.01); B29L 22/02 (2006.01); B29C 49/42 (2006.01); B29C 51/44 (2006.01); B29C 49/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/105 (2013.01); B29C 51/421 (2013.01); B29C 65/008 (2013.01); B29C 65/028 (2013.01); B29C 65/7847 (2013.01); B29C 65/7852 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/4326 (2013.01); B29C 66/474 (2013.01); B29C 66/532 (2013.01); B29C 66/54 (2013.01); B29C 66/543 (2013.01); B29C 66/61 (2013.01); B29C 66/8322 (2013.01); B65H 3/0816 (2013.01); B29C 49/4205 (2013.01); B29C 51/12 (2013.01); B29C 51/261 (2013.01); B29C 51/262 (2013.01); B29C 51/445 (2013.01); B29C 2049/0057 (2013.01); B29C 2049/2013 (2013.01); B29C 2049/2078 (2013.01); B29C 2791/006 (2013.01); B29C 2791/007 (2013.01); B29L 2009/001 (2013.01); B29L 2022/025 (2013.01); B29L 2031/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermoforming system includes a vacuum device operable to simultaneously hold a first object and a second object that are overlapped and abutted against each other. The system also includes a thermoforming machine that simultaneously receives the first object and the second object from the vacuum device. The thermoforming machine is further configured to heat the first and second objects. The thermoforming machine is further configured to attach the first and second objects together. Moreover, the thermoforming machine is configured to form the first and second objects into a thermoformed article.