Patent ID: 7169230

Claim:
A coater apparatus for applying coating material onto a moving web, said apparatus comprising: an applicator having a front and a back side, said applicator defining a feeding chamber for the reception therein of the coating material; said applicator including: a fixed lip extending from said feeding chamber towards the web; a movable lip extending from said feeding chamber such that when said movable lip is disposed in a first disposition thereof, said movable lip cooperates with said fixed lip for defining therebetween a slot for guiding the coating material from said feeding chamber towards the moving web and when said movable lip is pivoted away from said fixed lip to a second disposition thereof, flushing of said applicator is permitted and when said movable lip is further pivoted away from said fixed lip to a third disposition thereof, cleaning and maintenance of said applicator is permitted; said movable lip having a first and a second end, said first end of said movable lip defining a knuckle; a section having a first and a second extremity, said section extending between said first and second ends of said applicator such that said movable lip is disposed between said slot and said section; and said section being removably secured to said applicator, said section defining a socket for the rotatable reception therein of said knuckle of said movable lip for permitting pivoting of said movable lip away from said fixed lip.