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US 6,607,600 B2Granted
Electrostatic coating apparatus and method
AssigneeAction Caps LLC
InventorCharles R. DeWent
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Abstract
The invention relates to an intermediate component for protecting hangers associated with electrostatic coating processes. The component is an electrically conductive, pliable, tubular member, and inexpensive relative to the hanger which it serves to protect. The component lessens the cost associated with traditional hanger cleaning and preserves hanger life and integrity. The tubular member may have a longitudinal slit for installing the member over a cross bar of a hanger.
Claims11
An electrostatic coating system, comprising:
- a disposable or recyclable intermediate interposed at a junction between an article to be coated and an electrically conductive hanger, wherein said intermediate is of pliable, electrically conductive material and serves to protect said hanger, thereby preserving the useful life of the hanger, while simultaneously promoting coating of said article;
- the intermediate comprising a strip of pliable, electroconductive material having an upper face and a lower face, and a layer of electrically conductive adhesive for securing the strip to an upper surface of the hanger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.