Patent ID: 7204288
Filing Date: 2007-04-17
Classification: B29C,B44C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An applicator for applying a sheet material to a substrate, said applicator comprising a holder for receiving a quantity of sheet material, said holder being disposed on a frame and at least two burnishes joined to said frame, wherein at least a portion of said frame is movable relative to the holder, and each said burnish comprises an outwardly facing first surface for burnishing said sheet material, said two burnishes being disposed so that said first surfaces subtend an included angle of at least 180°, at least one said burnish being flat, and having a generally planar outwardly oriented first surface having a length and width, whereby said first surface of said burnish can contact said sheet material throughout said length and width of said generally planar first surface while said applicator is in use.