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US 2014/0001223 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for transporting a fabric
AssigneeTalon Technologies, Inc.
InventorPaul Morris
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Abstract
An apparatus for transporting a fabric having first and second transport faces for gripping a fabric therebetween and to displace the fabric along its length, in which at least one of the transport faces has an irregular surface.
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An apparatus for transporting a fabric, the apparatus comprising:
- a first transport face and a second transport face for gripping the fabric therebetween for displacing the fabric along its length, wherein said first transport face comprises a first roller, and said second transport face comprises a second roller;
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- wherein said first transport face has a first irregular surface and said second transport face has a second irregular surface,
- wherein the first irregular surface comprises a powder coating comprising particles having sizes in the range of 10 μm to 50 μm.
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A method for transporting a fabric, the method comprising:
- providing a first transport face and a second transport face for gripping the fabric therebetween and transporting the fabric along its length, wherein the first transport face comprises a first roller, and wherein said first transport face has a first irregular surface and, said second transport face comprises a second roller has a second irregular surface,
- wherein the first roller is heated and wherein the first irregular surface comprises a powder coated with a sealant comprising cyanoacrylate sealer, and wherein the powder coating comprises a mixture of aluminum oxide and titanium oxide, wherein said powder coating comprises particles having sizes in the range of 10 μm to 50 μm;
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- providing the fabric between said first transport face and said second transport face.
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An apparatus for transporting a fabric, the apparatus comprising:
- a first transport face and a second transport face for gripping the fabric therebetween for displacing the fabric along its length, wherein said first transport face comprises a first roller, and said second transport face comprises a second roller;
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- wherein said first transport face has a first irregular surface and said second transport face has a second irregular surface,
- wherein the first irregular surface comprises a powder coating comprising particles having sizes in the range of 10 μm to 50 μm, wherein the powder coating comprises a mixture of aluminum oxide and titanium oxide,
- wherein at least one of said first roller and said second roller is heated.
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