Patent ID: 6868889

Claim:
A hand-held substrate processing apparatus for processing a selected substrate comprising: a frame of hand-held size configured to be received in one hand of a user; first and second supply rolls rotatably mounted to the frame, the first supply roll including a first supply substrate and the second supply roll including a second supply substrate, at least one of the first and second supply rolls having pressure-sensitive adhesive provided thereon; and a substrate processing assembly devoid of rotatable nip rollers, the substrate processing assembly including a substrate receiving opening and a resiliently deformable structure fixed in the opening, the substrate receiving opening enabling the selected substrate to be fed therein with the first and the second supply substrates positioned on opposing sides thereof, the resiliently deformable structure deforming to apply pressure to the selected substrate and the first and second supply substrates as they are advanced through the substrate receiving opening, thereby bonding the adhesive to the selected substrate; wherein the hand-held size of the frame enables a processing operation to be performed by inserting a leading edge portion of the selected substrate between the first and second supply substrates and thereafter grasping the frame with one hand and pulling lead end portions of the first and second supply substrates with the other hand so as to advance the first and second supply substrates and the selected substrate through the substrate processing assembly for application of pressure by the resiliently deformable structure.