| CPC B65B 51/14 (2013.01) [B29C 65/30 (2013.01); B29C 65/8276 (2013.01); B29L 2031/712 (2013.01); B65B 2051/105 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |

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1. A sealing element for thermally connecting thermoplastic materials along an arcuate or arched contour, comprising:
a plurality of heating elements which each comprises a respective flat carrier substrate comprising a front side and a rear side, on the front side of which at least one heating circuit is arranged, the heating elements being arranged three-dimensionally so as to correspond to a three-dimensional contour to be sealed; and
at least one contour element comprising an arcuate or arched contour, said heating elements being arranged on the at least one contour element.
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