Patent ID: 6244322
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
A master processing apparatus for use with a pair of removable feed rolls, the removable feed rolls carrying a supply of stock material to be unwound, at least one of the stock materials having a layer of adhesive provided thereon, said apparatus comprising:a frame constructed and arranged to removably mount the feed rolls;a master processing assembly;an actuator constructed and arranged to affect operation of said master processing assembly;said frame being constructed and arranged such that, when the feed rolls are removably mounted thereto, a master can be inserted into said master processing assembly together with the stock materials unwound from their respective feed rolls and disposed on opposing sides of the master;said master processing assembly being constructed and arranged to perform a master processing operation wherein said processing assembly causes adhesive bonding between the master and stock materials and subsequently discharges the processed master and stock materials outwardly therefrom;an exit tray providing a substrate supporting surface that extends outwardly from said frame adjacent said discharge side of said nip rollers, said exit tray being positioned and configured such that said substrate supporting surface receives and supports the processed master and stock materials being discharged from the master processing assembly in a substantially flat relation outside of said frame to thereby prevent downward bending of the processed master and stock materials as they are discharged from said master processing assembly.