Method and apparatus for application of 360° coatings to articles
AssigneeND Industries, Inc.
InventorsJohn S. Wallace, James P. DeFillipi, Joseph A. Lopetrone, Charles M. Stempien
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for applying coatings to a portion of the internal bore or threads of a fastener or similar article having an opening on at least one end is provided. A 360° coating with material is provided using centrifugal force to assist in direction the material to a desired surface, which does not require use of a pressurized air stream in order to propell the coating material toward the walls of the article desired to be coated.
Claims8
An apparatus for loading and positioning internally threaded fasteners, comprising:
- a rotating table having an outer edge, an inner edge and a plurality of pockets;
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- first and second tracks supporting said fasteners to be loaded onto said table, said first track terminating prior to and in close proximity to said outer edge of said table and said second track extending partially over said table and terminating in close proximity to said inner edge.
An apparatus for loading and positioning internally threaded fasteners, comprising:
- a rotating table having an outer edge, an inner edge and a plurality of pockets;
- first and second tracks supporting said fasteners to be loaded onto said table, said first track terminating prior to and in close proximity to said outer edge of said table and said second track extending partially over said table and terminating in close proximity to said inner edge;
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- an angled surface between said inner edge and each of said pockets.
An apparatus for loading and positioning internally threaded fasteners, comprising:
- a rotating table having an outer edge, an inner edge and a plurality of pockets;
- first and second tracks supporting said fasteners to be loaded onto said table, said first track terminating prior to and in close proximity to said outer edge of said table and said second track extending partially over said table and terminating in close proximity to said inner edge;
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- means for urging said fasteners into said pockets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.