Apparatus for the dyeing of shaped articles
OwnerG. Frank Cliffordinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus for the dyeing of shaped articles. The apparatus transports the shaped article in a treating chamber within the apparatus during the dyeing process; surrounds the shaped article with a non-reactive environment in the treatment chamber; preheats the shaped article; flows a thin continuous film of a dye composition over the surfaces of the shaped article in a non-reactive environment at an elevated temperature; and cools the dyed shaped article. The apparatus can also rinse and dry the dye shaped article. The apparatus further includes an applicator head for applying the thin continuous film of the dye composition over the shaped article and a carrier for positioning the shaped article in vertical alignment with the applicator head.
Claims28
An apparatus for the dyeing of shaped articles comprising:
- (a) a treatment chamber;
- (b) means for surrounding a shaped article with a non-reactive environment in said treatment chamber;
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- (c) means for flowing a thin continuous film of a dye composition over the surfaces of said shaped article at an elevated temperature in the non-reactive environment.
An apparatus for the dyeing of shaped articles comprising:,
- (a) a treatment chamber within the apparatus;
- (b) means for transporting a shaped article in the treatment chamber
- (c) means for surrounding the shaped article with a non-reactive environment in the treatment chamber;
- (d) means for flowing a thin continuous film of a dye composition over the surfaces of the shaped article at an elevated temperature in the non-reactive environment;
- (e) means for preheating the shaped article prior to flowing the thin continuous film over the shaped article;
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- (f) means for cooling the dyed shaped article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.