Patent ID: 6471819
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B60R,G01N

Abstract:
A method of coating a surface with a plastic sheet comprising:moistening the surface and/or plastic sheet; applying the plastic sheet to the surface so that at least a portion of the surface is separated from the plastic sheet by a film of moisture, the plastic sheet and film of moisture defining a coating; removing at least a portion of the film of moisture from between the plastic sheet and surface by squeezing, so that at least one area of residual moisture remains between the surface and the plastic sheet; irradiating the coating with infrared radiation from a tubular infrared bulb extending over a distance corresponding approximately to a width of the plastic sheet, the irradiating step occurring during and/or after the removing step so that at least a portion of the coating and/or the at least one area of residual moisture is heated.