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US 6,270,577 B1Granted
Apparatus for producing coated base products
AssigneeFort James Corporation
InventorsKenneth John Shanton, Erland R. Sandstrom, Timothy Paul Hartjes, Dean Patrick Swoboda
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Abstract
An apparatus for applying a high solids coating to a surface of a base product is provided. The apparatus includes a rotatable coating roll that opposes a feeding roll. The rolls combine to define a nip portion through which a base product is passed. A cleaning blade is disposed in contact with the coating roll and a calendar box is disposed adjacent the surface of the coating roll.
Claims3
An apparatus for applying a high solids coating to a surfacer of a base product, comprising:
- a wet stack having at least two calender role disposed in a substantially vertical arrangement;
- a feeding roll disposed adjacent the bottom of the at least two calender rolls;
- a rotatable king roll disposed opposite the feeding roll, said rolls defining a nip portion configured to receive a base product from the at least two calender rolls;
- a cleaning blade disposed adjacent a lower portion of the king roll;
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- a calender box disposed adjacent the surface of the king roll between the cleaning blade and the nip and configured to apply a high solids coating to the surface of the king roll for application to the base product.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.