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US 6,599,567 B2Granted
Method for glitter coating a cylindrical article
AssigneeRose Art Industries, Inc.
InventorWilliam P. Whitehorn
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Abstract
Glitter is applied to cylindrical articles by forcing them through a pot of clear lacquer, squeegeeing the coating to a desired thickness by means of an elastic elastomeric grommet, and then immediately passing the articles through a pot of glitter. The articles then pass through a vacuum tube, which removes the excess glitter for reuse.
Claims7
A method of applying a decorative glitter coating to a succession of cylindrical objects, comprising:
- a) propelling the objects through a quantity of lacquer in a first pot;
- b) then propelling the objects through a deformable elastomeric grommet with an aperture smaller than the objects' dimension by an amount sufficient to squeegee the lacquer to a coating thickness to provide sufficient adherence to the subsequently applied decorative glitter coating thereby producing lacquer coated objects;
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- c) then propelling the lacquer coated objects through a second pot filled with glitter particles, whereby glitter adheres to the lacquer coated objects, providing the decorative glitter coating, thereby forming glitter-coated objects.
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