| abstract |
The invention discloses a welded seam ( 80 ) between the two edges of two laminates ( 1 a, 1 b ), each laminate comprising a waterproof functional layer ( 50 ) and a textile layer ( 30 ). The textile layer ( 30 ) comprising a first component and a second component, the first component being stable to a first temperature and the second component melting at a second temperature. The seam ( 80 ) is formed by the melted second component and the non-melted first component of the textile layers of each laminate and the edges are in a substantially edge-to-edge buttes orientation to each other. In this case a waterproof, durable seam with very small dimensions is created. |