Patent ID: 7192484

Claim:
An apparatus for coating a surface of a rollable device comprising: a) a device rotator comprising at least one pair of rollers, each pair comprising a first roller having a first axis and a second roller having a second axis and a roller drive mechanism that causes rotation of the first roller, second roller, or both rollers, wherein the first and second axes are substantially parallel to each other, wherein the first and second rollers are separated by a gap, wherein the first roller, second roller, or both first and second railers, comprise a plurality of ribs, and wherein the device rotator is capable of supporting and rolling the rollable device in position as supported; and b) a spray nozzle positioned above the gap and able to produce a spray of a coating material in a controlled pattern, wherein the spray nozzle is operationally arranged so that its spray is directed at the gap and so that the majority of the spray can be passed through the gap when a rollable device having a surface to be coated is not on the pair of rollers.