Method and apparatus for electrostatic spraying

Claim 1

IN A METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING LIQUID COATING FROM A PLURALITY OF SEPARATED AND ELONGATED ELECTRODES EMANATING RADICALLY OUTWARDLY FORM A COMMON CENTRAL HUB, THE STEPS COMPRISING; SUPPLYYING LIQUID COATING MATERIAL TO A CENTRAL DISTRIBUTING ZONE, ROTATING THE SUPPLY OF LIQUID COATING MATERIAL IN SAID ZONE TO CENTRIFUGALLY DISTRIBUTE THE SAME AS A RADIALLY EXPANDING UNIFORM THICKNESS FILM OUTWARDLY FROM SAID ZONE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY FEEDING LIQUID COATING MATERIAL TO SAID ZONE FOR REPLENISHING THAT WHICH IS DISTRIBUTING THEREFROM, DIVIDING SAID EXPANDING FILM INTO A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE SUPPORTED FILM PATHS, EACH SPACED FROM THE OTHER IN GENERALLY RADIALLY EXPANDING PATTERN, SIMULTANEOUSLY ROTATING SAID SEPARATE FILM PATHS FOR PROGRESSIVELY CENTRIFUGALLY THROWING LIQUID COATING MATERIAL MAKING UP SAID FILM PATHS OUTWARDLY AND AWAY FROM THEIR SUPPORTS, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY ELECTROSTATICALLY CHARGING THE UNSUPPORTED LIQUID COATING MATERIAL FOR DISPERSING THE SAME AND FOR CAUSING DEPOSITION OF THE DISPERSED AND CHARGED MATERIAL UPON AND OBJECT BEARING AN OPPOSITE CHARGE AND SPACED FROM SAID SUPPORTED FILM PATHS.