Patent ID: 8176869

Claim:
An assembly for producing a resin coated article, comprising: an input line upon which is transported a plurality of inserts; an output line a spaced relationship from said input line for removing the resin coated articles; at least one carousel type conveyor extending between said input and output lines, said conveyor including a plurality of spaced apart carriers; a first lift and transfer mechanism communicable between said input line and said conveyor for collecting, in succession, inserts for transferring to said carriers; a spray booth enclosing a portion of said carousel conveyor through which said carriers travel and for applying a curable resin material upon said inserts; a curing operation following said spray booth for drying said resin coated inserts, said carriers each further comprising a downwardly extending arm terminating in a rotatable spindle which seats through a central recess defined in each of said inserts for rotating said inserts during at least one of said spraying and curing operations; and a second lift and transfer mechanism communicable between said conveyor and said output line for removing a finished article from said carrier for depositing upon said output line.