Abstract: Disclosed is a bag including a front wall and a rear wall and having an open mouth portion in which the front wall and rear wall are joined by pleated portions or gussets. The bag is manufactured so that a longitudinal, thermally welded seam is placed inside a portion of at least one of the gussets at a point other than the central fold. The bag preferably includes handles which are integral extensions of the front and rear walls and the gussets. The bag manufactured according to the principles of the present invention thus eliminates or minimizes failure of thermally welded seams.Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing the bags and an apparatus for manufacturing the bags.

Abstract: A sensor assembly for sensing the air-to-fuel mixture in an internal combustion engine, and a method of manufacturing it. The assembly comprises a premolded plastic panel which is adapted to receive a Kapton and a terminal strip stamping. The stamping is positioned over the Kapton on registry pins in the panel. Another panel is then injection molded over the stamping and Kapton, welding itself to the one panel. The stamping and Kapton are encapsulated without damage to the Kapton. Terminal strip bridges are then removed from the stamping and a resistor welded between two of the strips.