Patent ID: 6013312
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: B05C

Abstract:
A method for applying a coating material on first and second zones of a substrate material, comprising the following steps of:supplying a first coating material to a plurality of first metering devices;supplying a second coating material to a plurality of second metering devices;metering a predetermined amount of said first coating material from each of said first metering devices;metering a predetermined amount of said second coating material from each of said second metering devices;conveying said predetermined amount of said first coating material from each of said first metering devices to a plurality of spaced apart sections of a first elongated strip of fluid-wicking material such that a film of said first coating material is dispensed therefrom;conveying said predetermined amount of said second coating material from each of said second metering devices to a plurality of spaced apart sections of a second elongated strip of fluid-wicking material such that a film of said second coating material is dispensed therefrom; andpassing the substrate between said first and second strips of fluid-wicking material to apply said film of said first coating material to said first zone of said substrate material and said film of said second coating material to said second zone of said substrate material.