Apparatus for applying adhesive product to road barriers
AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
InventorJohn L. Marty
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Abstract
A tape applying apparatus for applying adhesive tape product to a primarily vertical surface includes a taping head which can be adjusted to apply the tape product at a specific predetermined location along such a primarily vertical surface, wherein the taping head is mounted to follow surface fluctuations. Moreover, the taping head is preferably vertically adjustable, horizontally movable, and angularly repositionable. Thus, adhesive tape product can be applied consistently and for an indefinite length based on preset positions, and the taping head is movable to follow surface changes or undulations.
Claims20
An apparatus for applying adhesive tape product to a primarily vertical surface of an object for an indefinite length, said apparatus comprising:
- a taping head from which adhesive tape product can be dispensed and applied onto a primarily vertical surface, said taping head comprising a support member, a tape supply support assembly on said support member, and an application roller rotatably connected to said support member, wherein a tape guide path is defined between said tape supply support assembly and said application roller;
- a frame including means facilitating movement of the apparatus along the object to which adhesive tape product is to be applied by said taping head;
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- a tilt mechanism operatively connected between said frame and said taping head for permitting an axis of rotation of said application roller to be oriented in plural angular positions relative to vertical so that adhesive tape product can be dispensed and applied by said taping head to a primarily vertical surface during movement of said frame relative to the object.
An apparatus for applying adhesive tape product to a primarily vertical surface of an object for an indefinite length, said apparatus comprising:
- a taping head from which adhesive tape product can be dispensed and applied onto a primarily vertical surface, said taping head comprising a support member, a tape supply support assembly on said support member, and an application roller rotatably connected to said support member, wherein a tape guide path is defined between said tape supply support assembly and said application roller;
- a frame including means facilitating movement of the apparatus along the object to which adhesive tape product is to be applied by said taping head;
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- a movable member that is movably disposed on said frame and also operatively connected to said taping head, so that said application roller of said taping head is positionable toward or away from the primarily vertical surface of an object without moving said frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.