Patent ID: 8915284

Claim:
An apparatus to apply a strip to a surface, the apparatus comprising: a frame including: a leading end, a trailing end, an application side, a guide side, and a longitudinal axis extending between the leading and trailing ends; an applicator to apply pressure to the strip and carried by the frame at the application side of the frame between the leading and trailing ends of the frame; a support carried by the frame at the application side of the frame longitudinally spaced from the applicator toward the trailing end of the frame; a subframe carried by the frame at the guide side to support the frame and guide the apparatus along a path guide, the subframe including an adjustment portion movably coupled to the frame in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the frame and being adjustable between at least two positions to set strip spacing; and a heater carried at the leading end of the frame and movable in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the frame along a transverse axis and pivotable about the transverse axis.