Abstract: A dripless, easily cleaned glue applicator for a machine for making two-piece paper cups comprises an outer body member in which there is a cavity that opens to a slot in a flat bottom surface of the member. The slot has a shape and size conforming to an area of glue to be applied. An inner member in the body member forces the longitudinally central portion of a resilient foam pad to bulge down through the slot and clamps the pad to the outer body member. The inner member also provides a glue chamber that is communicated with a pressurized source of glue and from which numerous bores, spaced along the length of the inner member, open downwardly to the pad. A top plate on the outer body member closes its cavity, holds the inner member in clamping relation to the outer body member, and provides for mounting the applicator.

Abstract: A machine for applying a patch of adhesive onto the bottom of a last (94) comprising an adhesive applying member (89) movable downwardly into engagement with the last bottom and a shifting mechanism (34, 92) operative to so shift the adhesive applying mechanism during its downward movement as to cause the adhesive applying mechanism to engage the last bottom close to the toe end of the last.

Abstract: A device for perforating or cutting a moving web of paper by means of pins, especially uniting paper for use in a cigarette filter attachment machine, comprises a roller carrying pins for perforating the paper in cooperation with a backing roller arranged to support the paper while it is being perforated, the backing roller being driven so that its peripheral speed equals that of the perforating roller, and having a deformable surface formed with indentations corresponding to the positions of the pins, the deformable material forming the surface of the backing roller being such that the indentations are formed by the pins when the rollers are first operated. The surface portion or portions of the backing roller aligned with the pins may comprise a thin metal portion in the form of a sleeve which covers recesses in the main body of the backing roller. The sleeve is perforated by the pins when the rollers first operate.

Abstract: A system for applying conductive paint to the studs of a kinescope faceplate includes oppositely threaded, coaxially aligned screws. Each screw drives a paint reservoir and a paint applicator. Simultaneous rotation of the screws in the same direction causes the applicators and reservoirs to move along the screws in opposite directions. The screws, and the components coupled to them, are movable perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the screws by back-to-back coaxially aligned jacks.

Abstract: An apparatus for coating a surface of a workpiece includes at least one upstanding wick applicator, a liquid supply for wetting a tip end of the wick, a spindle mounted for rotation relative to the applicator about a central axis of the spindle, and a workpiece support on the spindle for bearing the workpiece surface against the wick tip and for effecting rotation of the workpiece together with the spindle. A plurality of wick applicators may be provided with the spindle be mounted for rotation relative to each applicator which may be at predetermined radial distances from the spindle axis.

Abstract: An improved apparatus for applying substances, some of which can be highly viscous in nature, to desired surfaces is disclosed. The applicator (10) can include a housing (12) defining a closed plenum (40) which is filled with a fluid medium. The housing (12) is mounted for rotation about an axis, and an applicator shoe (28) is mounted at a first end (14) of the housing (12). A duct or tubular member (22) is disposed radially inwardly from the shoe (28) with respect to the axis of rotation. Centrifugal delivery conduits (32) are provided to afford fluid communication between an interior passageway (26) of the tubular member (22) and a chamber (38) formed in the shoe (28). As the housing (12) rotates about the axis, substance introduced into the interior passageway (26) of the duct (22) is centrifugally impelled to the shoe (28) through the conduit means (32).

Abstract: Apparatus for coating with a desired substance a succession of beverage bottles traveling along an arcuate guideway. A star wheel assembly, rotatable about an axis at which the arcuate guideway is centered, feeds the successive bottles along the guideway, further coacting with the opposed guideway-defining surface to cause rotation of each bottle about its own axis. Coaxially mounted on the star wheel assembly, either for simultaneous rotation therewith or for independent rotation, one or more annular rows of discrete coating bodies or one or more coating rolls apply the coating substance to the successive bottles, creating one or more band-shaped coatings around each bottle. In one embodiment the star wheel assembly is replaced by a feed roll assembly comprising a pair of annular rows of independently rotatable feed rolls.

Abstract: A remotely controlled tool for marking the location of defective tubes in a heat exchanger tube sheet, comprising an axially extensible pilot which is extended into and retracted from the defective tube to be marked by means of an internally threaded captive nut, which is attached to the pilot and is in threaded engagement with an externally threaded drive screw. The drive screw is driven by a reversible drive motor. Marking of a tube is accomplished by means of a paint-saturated annular felt marking pad carried in a cylindrical sleeve which surrounds and is axially slideable with respect to the pilot. The marking pad is driven outwardly along the pilot to engage the tube sheet surrounding the defective tube and is retracted after the marking function has been performed by means of a solenoid.

Abstract: A plurality of spaced, endless, coplanar, envelope feed belts have their upper runs interleaved and coplanar with the upper run of an envelope support belt at one end of the apparatus, which conveys the envelopes through an apparatus for applying sealant material to the flap closure portion and an adjacent body portion of the envelope. The envelopes are smoothly transferred from the feed belts to the support belt due to the simultaneous support of both belt systems at the delivery end of the apparatus. Another belt is then overlapped with the support belt at the delivery end of the apparatus to clamp the envelopes therebetween as they are conveyed through the sealant applying apparatus.

Abstract: A means and method are provided for applying material to a substrate. In the means and the method, material is dispensed onto belt means and the belt means brought in contact with the substrate so as to transfer at least some of the material onto the substrate. The invention is particularly adaptable to the application of a band of silicone type material to a riser of an anode to be used in an electrolytic film-forming metal capacitor, the band of silicone type material helping to protect the anode riser during capacitor manufacture.

Abstract: A character applying device which is controlled by a separate signal processor can be manually moved across a writing surface while the characters are being applied. A single-tipped marking instrument is moved with a prescribed motion parallel to the surface as the device is moved across the surface to create a relatively dense array of line patterns. Simultaneously, received control signals cause the tip to move in and out of contact with the surface for, in effect, masking the array to produce characters represented by those signals.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods of applying a thin narrow width coating to can body members comprising a feed control means associated with a guideway means for causing rotating moving of the can body members across an elongated coating applicator roller member extending parallel to the path of movement of the can body members, the rotation of and spacing of the can body members and the rotation of the applicator roller member being controlled to apply the coating during substantially only one revolution of the can body member and less than one revolution of the roller member.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a phosphor screen for a color picture tube is disclosed which comprises the steps of transferring an ink pattern contained on an intaglio having a surface comprising ink receiving portions with a depth of 10.mu. or more, said ink containing 15 to 90% by volume of phosphor powder, by rotatably moving at a first speed a transcriber having a cylindrical surface covered with a layer of a soft material along the surface of the intaglio in order to apply the ink pattern onto the cylindrical surface of the transcriber and transcribing said ink pattern from said transcriber onto an object to be printed for a color picture tube by rotatably moving the transcriber at a second higher speed along the surface of said object.

Abstract: In a labeling machine including means for supplying labels to a pickup element supplied with adhesive, which element transfers the labels to a gripping cylinder, the improvement wherein such pickup element has a smooth convex take-up surface composed of a plurality of first areas spaced form one another by second areas, the first areas exhibiting good adhesion properties and the second areas being relatively non-adherent, whereby when an adhesive is applied to said surface it lays substantially exclusively on the good adhering areas while leaving the non-adherent areas substantially free of adhesive, whereby less adhesive is required. The adherent areas may be metal and the non-adherent areas polytetrafluoroethylene provided in recesses in the metal, the non-adherent areas being in the form of circles or stripes.

Abstract: A method of decorating a surface of a ceramic body in which a thin uniform film of colorant composition material is carried by a decorating member in a suspended state across an opening of selected area and shape corresponding to the designs to be applied to the surface of said body, the colorant material being deposited thereon by breaking the surface tension of the suspended film by contact with said surface. An apparatus for decorating a surface of a ceramic body including a receptacle for the colorant composition material, decorating members for holding one or more films of colorant composition material in a suspended state across openings configured to the shape of the design to be applied to the ceramic body; said decorating members being movable to immerse said decorating members in said colorant composition material and to deposit under gravitational forces said film on said surface.

Abstract: Flocked fabric products having a woven corduroy appearance, including method and apparatus for producing such fabrics wherein an indefinite length substrate sheet is transported in a generally horizontal path of travel through a coating apparatus where a mass of viscous adhesive material is applied to the upper surface of the sheet while support means located beneath the sheet prevent displacement of the sheet from its path of travel and provide dimensional stability thereto. Immediately downstream of the support means the upper surface of the sheet and the adhesive material thereon is contacted by the notched edge of a knife blade to dispose the adhesive mass in a plurality of parallel upstanding ribs having upwardly tapered sides in transverse cross-section.

Abstract: A plurality of sleeves extends through a printing-medium chamber; each sleeve has one or more openings through which its interior can communicate with the chamber. In each sleeve a plunger is reciprocable between a retracted position in which the opening is exposed so that printing medium can enter from the chamber, and a printing position in which the plunger closes the opening and the printing medium in the sleeve is applied to a workpiece. A drive reciprocates the plungers individually. The chamber may be pressurized to cause more rapid entry of printing medium into the sleeves. The quantity of printing medium applied during each plunger reciprocation may be selectively varied.

Abstract: Apparatus for applying fluid coloring material to the sidewall of a vehicle tire and including a stand adapted for placement on a supporting surface adjacent the vehicle tire. A holder including an applicator is mounted to the stand. The holder is vertically adjustable and the applicator is outwardly movable to apply coloring material to the vehicle tire sidewall. The applicator is normally biased into engagement with the sidewall, but a holding element is operative to hold the applicator away from the sidewall in an inoperative position when desired. The stand includes a base having a foot shelf extending inwardly of the base periphery whereby an operator can steady the stand by applying foot pressure to the inner extremity of the foot shelf.

Abstract: Vertically reciprocatory printing elements each have an interior space for printing medium. Each element is first charged with printing medium during its reciprocation and the printing medium is then forcibly expelled from the printing element as the same reaches its printing position.

Abstract: Printing medium is supplied to a plurality of individual dot-printing elements, and these elements are used for printing a pattern on a web by applying dots of printing medium from respective ones of the elements to the web, either to the surface thereof or into the depth of the same.

Abstract: Printing medium is supplied to a plurality of individual dot-printing elements, and these elements are used for printing a pattern on a web by applying dots of printing medium from respective ones of the elements to the web, either to the surface thereof or into the depth of the same.

Abstract: Apparatus for applying a coating to edges of envelopes. The envelopes are fed from a stack feeding device to a first conveyor which conveys them past a roller which applies the coating to one edge. A dead plate receives the envelopes from the first conveyor and feeds them to a second conveyor which is at right angles to the first conveyor. Applicator rollers are placed on opposite sides of the second conveyor to coat opposing edges of the envelopes.

Abstract: A means and method are provided for applying material to a substrate. In the means and the method, material is dispensed onto belt means and the belt means brought in contact with the substrate so as to transfer at least some of the material onto the substrate. The invention is particularly adaptable to the application of a band of silicone type material to a riser of an anode to be used in an electrolytic film-forming metal capacitor, the band of silicone type material helping to protect the anode riser during capacitor manufacture.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for making continuous, elongated strips or webs, of electrically conductive, flexible material having individual and successive deposits, or patches, spaced apart therealong, each deposit comprising a cathode layer on one face of the strip, oppositely disposed to an anode layer on the other face of the strip, characterized by the layers being in exact peripheral registration with each other.The registration is obtained by reverse roll coating a first such layer on the advancing strip in a first zone so that it extends above the surface of the strip, then training the advancing strip around a roll, in a coating roll nip, with the first layer down and supported on the roll surface and simultaneously reverse roll coating the second such layer on the exposed face of the strip in said nip, while the portions thereof surrounding the raised first layer are flexed out of the plane of the strip, thereby permitting the first layer to control the deposit of the second layer to register therewith.

Abstract: A method of, and apparatus for, applying a synthetic resin or plastic powder in a grate-shaped coating to web material wherein an upper layer is formed so as to coincide with and lie upon a lower layer applied by a relief-like structured printing roll. The upper layer is also formed by a relief-like structure printing roll. The powder for both layers, during its transfer into the spaces of the rolls, is brought to its sinter temperature, whereas the web material, before forming the lower layer, is heated approximately to the plasticizing temperature of the powder for this layer. The powder piles of the upper layer are placed upon those of the lower layer directly after transferring the latter to the web material.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming a self-locking patch type fastener which includes carrier means for moving a plurality of threaded metal fasteners along an arcuate path, clamping means associated with the carrier means to clamp the fasteners to the carrier means, movable resin transfer means having a fastener contact surface, and the transfer means being positioned to move the contact surface into contact with the fastener as the fastener is moved in an arcuate path past the transfer means. The speed and direction of movement of the contact surface relative to the carrier means during contact between the contact surface and the fastener is such as to provide an even transfer of resin from the contact surface to deposit a plastic patch thereon. Unclamping means are positioned with respect to the carrier means to unclamp the threaded fasteners after deposit of the plastic patch thereon and conveyor means then convey the fasteners away from the carrier means.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying a soldering paste to discrete spots on components prior to soldering from a bath of soldering paste comprises at least one metering plunger. The plunger is attached to a vertically reciprocable slide and adapted to dip into the soldering paste during a first descent. The entrained amount of soldering paste is then transferred to the required spots on the component or components located in the path of a second descent.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying a stripe to the surface of a continuous strip of film material. The film is drawn from a roll of film wound on a supply reel and through a striping station where a striping material is applied to a predetermined zone on the upper surface of the film. Next, the film is drawn around a plurality of drying rollers which are positioned to form a generally rectangular, inwardly spiraling drying path. The film with the dried striping zone is collected on a take-up reel which is motor driven in co-operation with a drawing roller. The drawing roller draws the film from the supply roller, through the striping station and around the drying path.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for decorating the outer surface of an article or ware at a plurality of decorating stations wherein registration between the decoration applied at each of the plurality of stations is maintained. The article is advanced to each of the decorating stations at which a predetermined decoration is applied. The movement of the article as it is advanced to the subsequent station is controlled with the article being rotated a predetermined amount such that the orientation of the article at each of the decorating stations is appropriate for the particular decoration being applied.

Abstract: A method for coating only the element of an electronic device such as resor, diode or the like having an attached lead or leads with a powder coating. In this method, the electronic device travels on conveying apparatus from one end to the other end thereof, the lead holding the electronic device stably thereon. The electronic device is preliminarily heated during said travel by a preheating furnace thereby partially melting the powder coating which is applied to said device in the following part of the travel, the partially stuck powder coating on said electronic device being cured by passing the device through a secondary heating furnace thereby making it possible to complete the coating of the powder coating on the electronic device.