Method and apparatus for decorating web or sheet material with glitter

Claim 1

THE METHOD OF DECORATING MATERIAL COMPRISING PROVIDING A SUSPENSION OF FINELY-DIVIDED DECORATIVE PARTICLES IN A LIQUID, CONTINUOUSLY MOVING THE SAID LIQUID IN A CIRCULATING PATH INCLUDING THE SURFACE OF AN APPLICATOR ROLL THEREBY MAINTAINING THE SAID PARTICLES IN SUSPENSION AND PROVIDING A FILM OF THE LIQUID WITH THE SUSPENDED PARTICLES IN DISCRETE SPACED UNITS ON AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE SURFACE OF SAID ROLL, MOVING THE MATERIAL TO BE DECORATED IN CONTACT WITH THE FILM OF LIQUID AND PARTICLES ON SAID ROLL WHILE ROTATING THE LATTER WHEREBY THE LIQUID AND SUSPENDED PARTICLES ARE APPLIED TO THE MATERIAL WITH THE PARTICLES DISPOSED IN RANDOM ARRANGEMENT, AND THEREAFTER APPLYING TO THE DECORATED SURFACE OF THE MATERIAL A LIQUID CAPABLE OF FORMING A TRANSPARENT COVERING OVER THE DEPOSITED PARTICLES.