Appeal No. 96-1214
Application No. 08/065,182
a cradle supporting said coating bar substantially over its entire length, and
means for applying a coating agent onto said moving base in advance of said
coating bar in a running direction of said moving base,
said coating bar being structured and arranged to meter the coating agent onto
said moving base.
8. The device of claim 1, wherein said grooves have a variable depth and/or spacing
arrangement such that a desired loading profile is obtained.
9. A device for coating a size-press roll, paper, board or a surface of a moving object,
comprising
a large-diameter revolving coating bar resting against a moving base having a
machine width, said coating bar extending across the machine width and having a tubular
shape, a hollow interior, a diameter of at least about 18 mm and grooves on an outer
surface thereof, said grooves opening in a direction toward said moving base,
a cradle supporting said coating bar substantially over its entire length, and
means for applying a coating agent onto said moving base in advance of said
coating bar in a running direction of said moving base, said coating bar being structured
and arranged to meter the coating agent onto said moving base, said means comprising
a coating-agent chamber having a front wall, said coating-agent chamber being
partially defined by said coating bar, said front wall and said moving base, the coating
agent being fed into said coating-agent chamber under pressure.
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Montgomery et al. (Montgomery) 2,676,563 Apr. 27, 1954
Rantanen (‘396) 5,122,396 Jun. 16, 1992
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