Morphing spectral envelopes using audio flow

The present invention relates to a method of laying out and fixing a thin electric conductor on an elastic and flexible backing for heating seats and back of chairs, cushions, mattresses and the like. The method includes the steps of advancing the conductor out of a magazine and forming the conductor to a substantially permanent zigzag pattern constituting a strand. The strand is guided at a selected feed speed from a feeding arrangement to a structural body to be attached to a surface of the structural body. The feeding arrangement is moved along the structural body in a pattern desired for the completed product at a speed such that the relative speed between the strand and the structural body is substantially zero. The strand is fixedly attached to the structural body by an adhesive.

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