Patent ID: 7052740

Claim:
A method of coating a strand of workpieces ( 18 ), having a first end and a second end, with a material utilizing a frame assembly ( 14 ) having a plurality of supports ( 26 ), a plurality of bars ( 32 , 34 ) attached to the supports ( 26 ), and a plurality of spacers ( 38 ) mounted along a length of at least one of the bars ( 32 , 34 ), said method comprising the steps of; mounting the first end of the strand to an end of one of the bars ( 32 , 34 ); wrapping the strand over the bars ( 32 , 34 ) to define a revolution of the strand; wrapping the strand between adjacent spacers ( 38 ) while wrapping the strand over the bars ( 32 , 34 ) to simultaneously separate adjacent revolutions of the strand; mounting the second end of the strand to an opposite end of one of the bars ( 32 , 34 ); and coating the frame assembly ( 14 ) and strand of workpieces ( 18 ) with the material.