Abstract: The method of bonding a pocket blank to a garment portion of the present invention comprises the steps of providing a pocket blank at a first station. The pocket blank is conveyed to a second station. The bottom and side margin tabs of the pocket blank are folded over the pocket body. Heat and pressure are utilized to apply a strip of heat fusing adhesive to a top margin tab of the pocket blank. Heat and pressure are also applied to the folded over side and bottom margin tabs to crease the same. Next, the top margin tab bearing the adhesive is folded over and heat and pressure are applied to bond the same to the pocket body. Heat and pressure are applied to fuse strips of the heat fusing adhesive to the side and bottom margin tabs of the pocket blank. The prepared pocket blank is then conveyed along the path of travel to a third station where an overlaid garment portion is heat and pressure bonded to the prepared pocket blank.

Abstract: A method for producing transparent or pigmented films from resin particles, of a particular class of laurolactam containing polyamide copolymers and/or terpolymer, said film suitable as a coating and/or heat melt adhesive for fabrics and other materials. The method comprises drying the resin while in the solid state until it is substantially water free, extruding the dried resin particles while heating to a temperature sufficient to volatilize and drive off unreacted monomer contaminants, but below the degradation temperature of the resin, expelling the molten resin from the extruder onto heated, sheeting dye means to form a film therefrom, dropping the film onto a substrate backing material, and running the film and backing through a roller to achieve a uniform and controlled thickness.