Means for depositing roving in fiber-resin laminate

Claim 1

A FIBER DEPOSITOR GUN FOR MAKING FROM INCOMING CONTINUOUS ROVING HAVING A PLURALITY OF FIBER STRANDS A REINFORCED PLASTIC LAMINATE BY DEPOSITING ON A SURFACE WITH LIQUID PLASTIC SAID ROVING EITHER AS A DISPENSED CONTINUOUS ROVING AS ONE TYPE FIBERS OR AS DISPENSED CHOPPED LENGTHS OF SAID STRANDS AS OTHER TYPE FIBRS, COMPRISING A FRAME, FEEDING MEANS ON SAID FRAME FOR FEEDING CONTINUOUS ROVING FROM A SUPPLY INTO SAID GUN AND FOR DIRECTING SAID FIBER STRANDS TOWARD SAID SURFACE, AND CONTROL MEANS ON SAID FRAME FOR CONTROLLING THE RELATIVE QUANTITY OF EACH TYPE FIBER FED TOWARD THE LIQUID PLASTIC AND SAID SURFACE, SAID FEEDING MEANS INCLUDING MUTUALLY ENGAGING POWER DRIVEN FEED ROLLS ON SAID FRAME FOR FEEDING SAID FIBER STRANDS THROUGH THE BIGHT OF SAID ROLLS TOWARD SAID SURFACE, A FIRST PORTION OF SAID ROLLS HAVING FIBER CUTTING MEANS CARRIED BY AT LEAST ONE OF SAID ROLLS WHEREBY TO FEED SAID CHOPPED FIBERS IN ONE POSITION OF ROVING FEED, A SECOND PORTION OF SAID ROLLS HAVING GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL ENGAGING SURFACES WHEREBY TO FEED SAID CONTINUOUS ROVING TOWARD SAID SURFACE IN A SECOND POSITION OF SAID ROVING FEED, AND ROVING GUIDE MEANS ON SAID FRAME FOR GUIDING THE STRANDS OF SAID INCOMING ROVING INTO THE BIGHT OF SAID ROLLS IN SAID POSITIONS.