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US 7,992,224 · App. 11/806,290 · Granted Aug 9, 2011

Crown of waterproof cap

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,992,224
App. No.
11/806,290
Granted
Aug 9, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is aimed to provide a crown for waterproof cap. The crown ( 20 ) consists of six panels ( 21˜26 ), inside the crown there are diagonal seams ( 27 ) intersected. These seams can be sealed by stickers ( 41˜43 ) contain thermoplastic membrane ( 40 ). Whereby the seams are connected with panels ( 21˜26 ) to achieve waterproof effects. In manufacturing, high frequency circular wheel cuts and melts between panels ( 21˜26 ), leftovers cut off and thrown out, piled sides of panels are welded to form a seam ( 27 ). Stickers contain thermoplastic membrane can be heated inside the crown between two adjacent panels, where a roller rolls over to press down the sticker to cover up the seams. Thereby, a crown is completed.

Claims (7)

1. A method for manufacturing said crown for waterproof cap includes following step:

(a) cut out the six panels (21˜26) made of synthetic fibers, each panel has an overall triangular shape with both left and right sides are slightly arched with a flat bottom side in between;

(b) two adjacent panels piled to the sides, which are welded together by a high frequency plastic welding machine further equipped with a circular cutter ( 50 ) to cut off leftovers ( 51 ) immediately, after cutting, left piled sides melt together to form a seam ( 27 ); as the six panels (21˜26) are assembled together to form a crown ( 20 ), three diagonal seams ( 27 ) formed on an inner surface of the crown;

(c) stickers (41˜43) contain thermoplastic membrane ( 40 ), which is heated by hot air to melt together to the stickers (41˜43), and then the stickers (41˜43) are pressed along the diagonal seams ( 27 ) inside the crown ( 20 ); each of the stickers (41˜43) are added to cover up each seam between two adjacent panels to seal the seams ( 27 ), thus the waterproof crown ( 20 ) is shaped with reduced seams and stitches.

2. A method for manufacturing said crown for waterproof cap includes following step according to claim 1 wherein of step (b) a circular cutter of high frequency plastic welding machine trims and welds the piled sides of adjacent panels, a roller ( 54 ) of high frequency welding machine levels and smoothes the seams ( 27 ).

3. A method for manufacturing said crown for waterproof cap includes following step according to claim 1 wherein after step (c), the three seams ( 27 ) intersected at an apex, which is also an intersect point of, at least, the three diagonal stickers, a male buckle fit through the apex from inside the crown, a female buckle outside the apex coupled with the male buckle as a waterproof coupling.

4. A method for manufacturing said crown for waterproof cap includes following step according to claim 1 after step (c), the outer surface of the crown ( 20 ) is embroidered with a logo ( 80 ), a sticker ( 47 ) contains thermoplastic membrane ( 40 ), which is heated to melt, a press roller ( 52 ) is applied to level and smooth the sticker ( 47 ) inside the crown ( 20 ) in position where is embroidered with the logo ( 80 ) on the outer surface of the crown ( 20 ) opposite to the sticker ( 47 ).

Continuity (1)
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