Device for applying a liquid or semiliquid medium to a web of flexible material

A device for applying a liquid or semi-liquid medium to a surface of a continuous web of flexible wall covering material, the device comprising a tray of resilient plastics material for receiving a supply of the medium, the tray having a base on which to rest, roller means for transferring medium from the supply to said surface, guide means for guiding the web of flexible material so that in use a section thereof is trained over the roller means, the guide means comprising at least one removable elongate element adapted to extend across the tray generally parallel to the roller means, said elongate element being rotatably mounted in opposing side wall portions of the tray, said element being releasable by resiliently deforming at least one of said side wall portions outwardly, and template means which in use is arranged to lie generally parallel to the roller and guide means, providing a template along which to cut the web of flexible material, means being provided for adjusting the template means to one of a number of positions relative to the tray and securing the template means in said position, the arrangement enabling the web of flexible material to be cut along a line which is displaced by a vertical distance from the plane of the base of the tray determined by said template position.