Compliant slit film seaming element

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9457539
APP PUB NO 20150375476A1
SERIAL NO

14766278

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Disclosed herein is a seaming element for attachment to an industrial textile. The industrial textile has opposed first and second seamable edge regions, while the seaming element has: i) a first lateral edge; ii) a second lateral edge; iii) a trailing edge; iv) a forward portion comprising a plurality of protruding seaming with successive loops spaced apart by an aperture, and v) a rearward portion continuous with the forward portion, with the rearward portion comprising an upper member and a lower member. The upper and lower members are substantially planar and have mutually opposed inner surfaces, with a portion of each inner surface bonded to the industrial textile at a selected one of the first and second seamable edge regions. At least one of the upper and lower member comprises one or more slits between the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge, with the one or more slits extending from the respective trailing edge in a direction towards the forward portion of the seaming element.

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ASTENJOHNSON INC4399 CORPORATE ROAD CHARLESTON SC 29405

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Manninen, Allan R Stittsville, CA 14 67
Zhou, Hongjian Kanata, CA 9 9

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