Patent ID: 7083682

Claim:
A coating assembly for painting a coating on a plurality of articles having first and second article portions, said coating assembly comprising: a rail frame defining a longitudinal path for the plurality of articles to travel along; an endless chain having a chain portion thereof extending along said longitudinal path, said endless chain transporting the plurality of articles along said longitudinal path; and a painting station for applying a coat of paint to the first article portion of each of the plurality of articles while preventing said coat of paint from extending to the second article portions of each of the plurality of articles, said painting station including a rotational bumper and a plurality of spray nozzles fixedly secured to said rail frame on either side of said endless chain, said rotational bumper rotates each of the plurality of articles as they travel past each of said plurality of spray nozzles, and each of said plurality of spray nozzles offset from each other along said longitudinal path such that the first article portion is entirely covered by said coat of paint as the plurality of articles pass thereby.