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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2014
Boa Technology, Inc., Denver, CO (US);
Kristopher Lovett, Denver, CO (US);
Andrea Cavanagh, Denver, CO (US);
Robert Burns, Denver, CO (US);
Mark Soderberg, Conifer, CO (US);
Mark Kerns, Golden, CO (US);
Michael Nickel, Golden, CO (US);
James Capra, Steamboat Springs, CO (US);
Ilya Minkin, Denver, CO (US);
Brett Vladika, Golden, CO (US);
Sean Cavanagh, Denver, CO (US);
David Dickensheets, Denver, CO (US);
Boa Technology Inc., Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a component for attachment to an article includes an upper component that is made of a thermoplastic material having a first melting temperature and a flange member that is molded onto the upper component and made of a thermoplastic elastomer material having a second melting temperature that is lower than the first melting temperature of the upper component. The flange member extends laterally from a bottom end of the upper component so that a bottom surface of the flange member is flush with or positioned axially below a bottom surface of the upper component. The melting temperature of the thermoplastic elastomer material enables the flange member to be directly coupled to the article via heat welding and the like without substantially affecting the upper component.