US 6,982,018 B1
Ultrasonic splicing of weatherstripping
Joseph Henry, Mooresville, N.C. (US)
Assigned to Amesbury Group, Inc, Amesbury, Mass. (US)
Filed on Oct. 16, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/687,076.
Int. Cl. B32B 31/16 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 156—73.4 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of splicing weatherstripping including a sealing element and a backing element, the method comprising:
cutting a portion of the sealing element from a first piece of weatherstripping, leaving an exposed portion of the backing element;
overlapping the exposed portion of the backing element with a backing element of a second piece of weatherstripping; and
ultrasonically joining the exposed portion of the backing element of the first piece of weatherstripping to the backing element of the second piece of weatherstripping.