Abstract: A method of applying a continuous or discontinuous loop-like covering to a metal or metallized tape. The tape is guided to a first area along the periphery of a wheel and one-half of the covering is applied at the first area. The tape is guided to a second area along the periphery of the wheel in a direction opposite that in which the tape is guided through the first area along the wheel and the other one-half of the covering is applied at the second area.
Abstract: A device is disclosed for the continuous application of strip-, ribbon- or spot-shaped coatings of metal layer patterns, particularly of a noble metal such as gold, to an electrically conductive tape comprising a rotatable wheel with two or more parts that define an electrolysis chamber with an outlet gap at the periphery thereof, along the surface of which wheel the tape to be treated is passed in operation to close the chamber, and which one or more parts that define the electrolysis chamber is axially displaceable.