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US 5,209,181 AGranted
Surgical tube painting machine
AssigneeSpectra, Inc.
InventorJames R. Flood
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Abstract
A machine for precisely painting large numbers of small various sized tubular pieces. The painting machine includes a chain driven track assembly which moves the tube pieces held on paint fixtures into a paint chamber for painting and into an oven to dry the paint to the tube.
Claims26
A machine for painting a plurality of tubular objects comprising:
- a paint chamber,
- means for painting said tubular objects when the tubular objects are within said painting chamber,
- mounting means for supporting said tubular objects during said painting,
- spinning means for rotating said mounting means during said painting within said paint chamber,
- trigger means for actuating said painting means when said tubular objects are within said paint chamber,
- an oven chamber for drying said tubular objects of said paint, and
- conveyor means for transporting said mounting means from said paint chamber to said oven chamber.
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A machine for painting a plurality of tubular objects comprising:
- a paint chamber,
- means for painting said tubular objects when the tubular objects are within said painting chamber,
- mounting means for supporting said tubular objects during said painting,
- conveyor means for transporting said mounting means through said paint chamber,
- spinning means for rotating said mounting means during said painting within said paint chamber,
- said spinning means including a driven belt means in engagement with said mounting means for rotating said mounting means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.