Patent ID: 6074704
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: B05C,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for applying a coating material to both major surfaces of a sequence of sheets, comprising:(a) a first roller;(b) a second roller having an outer surface and a circumference, and configured and arranged relative to the first roller so as to define a coating nip;(c) a support sheet releasably secured to the outer surface of the second roller; and(d) a pad of elastomeric material covering a circumferential portion of the second roller and adhesively bonded to the support sheet, whereby the coating nip is formed only when the pad-covered portion of the second roller is abutting the first roller;(e) a source of coating material selected from an aqueous low adhesion backsize and an aqueous primer;(f) an applicator effective for applying coating material from the source of coating material to the pad;(g) a source of further coating material; and(h) an applicator effective for applying the further coating material from the source of further coating material to the first roller.