ORIFICE SEALING PHYSICAL BARRIER

• Main Authors: DAVIS, ROBERT B, MEDARIS, ERIC R, CHANG, CHIN JUI, STRATMAN, RANDY
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 30.05.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; BLASTING; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; CYLINDERS; DYES; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HEATING; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; LIGHTING; MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FORELSEWHERE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; MOTOR VEHICLES; NATURAL RESINS; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PAINTS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PISTONS; POLISHES; SEALINGS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ARTCOLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRAILERS; TRANSPORTING; USE OF INORGANIC OR NON-MACROMOLECULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES ASCOMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS; WEAPONS

The present invention is a physical barrier for an orifice in a panel member which includes a plastic carrier (12) and a patch (14) adapted to adhere to said carrier (12) and the panel member. The present invention also includes a method of sealing an orifice in a metal panel member with a plastic carrier (12). Lastly, the present invention includes a thermoplastic which adheres t o both plastic and metal upon the application of heat.