Patent ID: 8534231
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: A01J

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a) a body having an interior cavity, an article ingress/egress aperture, a material input and at least one channel for conveying material from the material input to the article ingress/egress aperture, wherein the body comprises an outer element and an inner element disposed within the outer element, wherein the at least one channel is formed between the outer element and the inner element, wherein the outer element has a wall structure, a first end of the wall structure wherein the material input is disposed and a second end of the wall structure wherein the article ingress/egress aperture is disposed, and wherein the inner element has a closed wall structure with an article ingress/egress aperture aligned with the article ingress/egress aperture of the outer element, the interior cavity being disposed within the inner article; and b) a wiping element disposed near the article ingress/egress aperture, the wiping element receiving material from the channel, and the wiping element being adapted to contact an article entering or leaving the article ingress/egress aperture and applying material to the article.