Patent ID: 6887061
Filing Date: 2005-05-03
Classification: B29C,B29K

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for forming sheets from uncured non latex materials, comprising: a first drum having a first predetermined diameter and width, said diameter being at least five feet; a second drum having a second predetermined diameter and width, said diameter being at least one foot and smaller than said diameter of said first drum, said second drum being spaced from said first drum; a continuous belt supported by said first and second drum under tension and having a predetermined length of at least fifty feet in length; a drive source for driving said belt over said first and second drums at a predetermined rate of travel; a supply source of non latex material positioned to deposit said material in liquid form on said belt; a first roller positioned to squeeze said material to adjust the thickness of the layer of material on said belt; at least one oven positioned above the non latex material as it is carried by said belt, said drive source moving at said predetermined rate of travel over said predetermined length, said rate and length being sufficient to cure said material; and a product receiver for receiving a cured sheet from said belt.