Patent ID: 6797319
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: B05B,B05C,D21H,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of applying a foam composition to a paper web having a first surface and an opposing second surface, said method comprising:positioning a foam applicator adjacent to said first surface of said web, said foam applicator defining an extrusion slot through which the foam composition is capable of flowing, said foam applicator further defining a dispensing slot through which the foam composition is capable of exiting said foam applicator; flowing the foam composition through said extrusion slot of said applicator to an air channel being in communication with an air supply which introduces a stream of air into the air channel; entraining said foamed composition in said air channel with said stream of air; contacting said foam composition with at least one liquid-permeable partition that is disposed within said foam applicator; and flowing said foam composition through said dispensing slot and onto said first surface of said paper web.