Patent ID: 6500260
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: B05C,B05D,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for applying a coating material to a plurality of sheets as the sheets are conveyed past the apparatus, comprising:(a) means for overlapping a plurality of sheets to form overlapped sheets, such that a first minor portion of each sheet overlies a portion of a first adjacent sheet, and a second minor portion of each sheet underlies a portion of a second adjacent sheet wherein the first and second portions of each sheet are opposed portions of the sheet; (b) a coating station comprising (i) means for receiving adhesive coating material from a supply of such material, (ii) means for at least partially drying the adhesive coating material on the receiving means and (iii) means for transferring the adhesive coating material from the receiving means to at least a portion of a first major surface of the overlapped sheets as the sheets are conveyed past the coating station to form adhesive coated sheets; and (c) means for collecting the adhesive coated sheets involving rearrangement of the overlapped coated sheets into a stacked pad of sheets.