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SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTING BALLOON ENVELOPES

  • US 20150174817A1
  • Filed: 07/23/2014
  • Published: 06/25/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An assembly for manufacturing a balloon envelope, the assembly comprising:

  • a table component having first and second levels and an indicator disposed on the first level, the first level being arranged to receive a first sheet portion of material, the indicator being arranged along a lengthwise axis of the table component to indicate a position for attaching a tendon to the first sheet portion, and the second level being arranged to receive assembled gore portions of the balloon envelope comprising at least the first sheet portion, the tendon and a second sheet portion of material; and

    a sealing component, the sealing component being configured to move along the table component and to apply a heat seal to bond the first sheet portion to the second sheet portion of the material disposed thereon in order to form at least part of a gore portion of the balloon envelope, such that the tendon is arranged proximate to a centerline of the gore portion.

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