Process for thermally bonding plastic tubes

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4636272
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06702945

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The process for thermally bonding plastics is capable of bonding two tubings over a very small circumferential overlap area and the bond formed thereby, is able to withstand high peel and shear forces. The method includes the steps of: providing a stepped mandrel having a smaller diameter portion and a larger diameter portion; sliding a first tubing over the smaller portion; sliding a second tubing over the larger portion and slightly over the first tubing to establish an overlapping area to be bonded; sliding a shrink tubing over the second tubing to a position over the overlapping area; placing the overlapping area in a die; and heating the die a sufficient amount for a sufficient time to cause bonding of the first tubing to the second tubing. Preferably, the first tubing is made of a substantially non-crosslinked olefin and the second tubing is made of a highly crosslinked (heat shrink) polyolefin.

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CORDIS CORPORATION A CORP OF FLORIDA14201 N W 60TH AVENUE MIAMI LAKES FL 33014

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Riggs, Gary T West Palm Beach, FL 3 821

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