Stained glass foil applicator
OwnerJohn J. Salvatoreinventor
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Abstract
An applicator for evenly applying an adhesive backed foil to edges of pieces of stained glass. The applicator includes guide members which direct a foil strip from a foil spool past an application point to a take-up reel. The take-up reel is motor driven to pull the foil from the foil spool at a constant speed and to wind up a protective backing after the backing has been removed from the foil and the foil applied to the edge of a piece of stained glass.
Claims13
An apparatus for applying a foil strip from a foil reel containing a wound, continuous strip of foil having an adhesive on one side and a removable backing covering the adhesive to an edge of a piece of glass, the apparatus comprising:
- a planar base;
- means, co-planarly mounted on the base, for rotatably receiving the foil spool;
- guide means, mounted on the base, for guiding the foil from the foil spool past an application point with the adhesive surface of foil facing outward;
- take-up means, rotatably and co-axially mounted above the means for rotatably receiving the foil spool, for receiving one end of the backing after the backing has been separated from the foil and for winding up the backing;
- drive means, mounted on the base and coupled to the take-up means, for rotatably driving the take-up means to pull the foil from the foil spool and to wind up the backing about the take-up means;
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- glass guide support means, mounted on the base at the application point, for slidably supporting a piece of glass as the piece of glass is urged past the application point and the foil applied to an edge thereof.
An apparatus for applying a foil strip from a foil reel containing a wound, continuous strip of foil having an adhesive on one side and a removable backing covering the adhesive to an edge of a piece of glass, the apparatus comprising:
- a planar base;
- means, co-planarly mounted on the base, for rotatably receiving the foil spool;
- guide means, mounted on the base, for guiding the foil from the foil spool past an application point with the adhesive surface fo the foil facing outward;
- take-up means, rotatably and co-planarly mounted on the base, for receiving one end of the backing after the backing has been separated from the foil and for winding up the backing;
- drive means, mounted on the base and coupled to the take-up means, for rotatably driving the take-up means to pull the foil from the foil spool and to wind up the backing about the take-up means;
- glass guide support means, mounted on the base at the application point, for slidably supporting a piece of glass as the piece of glass is urged past the application point and the foil applied to an edge thereof;
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- means, mounted on the base separate from the guide means, for folding at least one edge of the foil applied to an edge of a piece of glass over an adjacent surface of the piece of glass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.