Patent ID: 8087441

Claim:
A placement head for applying a material to a surface, said placement head comprising: a base; a first roller supported by the base for applying a first portion of the material along a first path of the surface; a second roller supported by the base for applying a second portion of the material along a second path of the surface; a first actuator for moving the first roller relative to the base and independently of the second roller, thereby allowing both the first roller and the second roller to remain in contact with the surface as a first distance between the base and the first path changes relative to a second distance between the base and the second path; a third roller supported by the base for applying a third portion of the material along a third path of the surface; and a third actuator for moving the third roller relative to the base and independently of the first roller and the second roller, wherein the first path is substantially adjacent a first edge of the second path and the third path is substantially adjacent a second edge of the second path, wherein the first roller and the third roller are located forward of the second roller.