Patent ID: 8720364

Claim:
An apparatus for applying liquid to elongated objects comprising: a frame including a track, wherein objects slide across the top of said track; at least one motor attached to said frame; an entry drive station generally positioned at one end of said track including at least one entry drive wheel that is coupled with and driven by said at least one motor, said entry drive station further including at least one entry pressure wheel; a liquid application station including a section of said track having at least one pool and at least one drain hole, said liquid application station also including a waterfall system having at least one reservoir, at least one pump, and at least one jet positioned above said track to create a waterfall of liquid wherein at least part of said waterfall pours liquid onto said track, thereby creating a waterfall of liquid to apply liquid to the objects sliding across said track; a blower station positioned downstream from said liquid application station having at least one blower positioned to blow gas onto an object driven through said blower station; an exit station positioned downstream of said blower station including an exit drive wheel that is coupled with said at least one motor, said exit station further including an exit pressure wheel; and, a knock over mechanism for regulating the direction that objects fall when exiting said exit station.