Abstract: A disc advancing and painting apparatus including a pair of generally cylindrical support rollers rotatably mounted in adjacent side-by-side relationship to provide a cradle for supporting a row of similar discs or the like on edge in adjacent relationship, means for rotating the support rollers in the same angular direction to spin the discs, means for advancing the row from an entrance end of the rollers to the opposite discharge end of the rollers, means for holding the discs on the support rollers during advance from the entrance end toward the discharge end, yieldable gate means at the discharge end of the rollers mounted for movement between a blocking position obstructing discharge of the end disc and a retracted position for discharge of the end disc, and a paint gun disposed adjacent the discharge end of the support rollers for momentarily directing paint against the spinning end disc while the latter is held against discharge by the gate means.

Abstract: A metering applicator apparatus has an accurately controlled fluid or compound discharge which discharge is the difference between the discharge of a constant displacement metering pump and the discharge of a pressure regulating device. The constant displacement metering pump discharges a constant predetermined volume and pressure of fluid. The pressure regulating device downstream of the constant displacement metering pump has a carefully controlled braking arrangement for controlling the volume and pressure of fluid maintained in the system with the balance being motored or bypassed through the pressure regulating device and back to a supply tank. The difference between the fluid from the constant displacement metering pump and the fluid motored or bypassed back to the tank is the volume of fluid at a constant pressure available at the applicator gun or nozzle.