Inventors:
Friedrich Struve - Kingwood TX 77339
International Classification:
B32B 3108
Abstract:
The invention provides for improved welding of thermoplastic sheets by selectively reducing and optimizing the temperature gradient from the edge of the weld to the unheated body of the sheet by adding heating-surface-area, beyond that required to achieve a weld, to a heating tool for the purpose of raising the temperature of the material adjacent to and along the edge of the weld, in a controlled manner.