Method and apparatus for application of pressure sensitive adhesive material

Claim 1

APPARATUS OF THE TYPE DESCRIBED COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A HOUSING INCLUDING MEANS FOR ROTATABLY RETAINING A ROOL OF FLEXIBLE CRRIER MATERIAL, A HAMMER MEMBER SECURED ADJCENT AN OUTER SURFACE OF SAID HOUSING, A DRIVE ARM PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID HOUSING AT ONE END THEREOF AND HAVING A CONTACT PORTION AT ITS OTHER END DISPOSED ADJCENT SAID HAMMER, SAID DRIVE ARM BEING NORMALLY POSITIONED WITH SAID CONTACT PORTION SPACED OUTWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID FACE OF SAID HOUSING AND SAID HAMMER, MEANS RESILIENTLY URGING SAID DRIVE ARM TOWARDS SAID NORMAL POSITION THEREOF, A DRIVE ROLLER ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID HOUSING, MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID DRIVE ARM TO SAID DRIVE ROLLER FOR INCREMENTAL ROTATION OF THE LATTER UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID DRIVE ARM CONTACT PORTION TOWARDS SAID HOUSING AND AN IDLER ROLLER ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID HOUSING IN PERIPHERALLY ADJACENT POSITION TO SAID DRIVE ROLLER, SAID HOUSING INCLUDING GUIDE MEANS FOR GUIDING SAID CARRIER MATERIAL FROM SAID RETAINING MEANS AROUND SAID HAMMER AND INTO OPERATIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID DRIVE AND IDLER ROLLERS FOR INCREMENTAL ADVANCEMENT PAST THE HAMMER BY SAID ROLLERS, SAID CONTACT PORTION BEING MOVABLE INWARDLY RELATIVE TO SAID HOUSING TO A POSITION UNOBSTRUCTING SAID HAMMER FROM FORCING SAID STRIP AGAINST A SURFACE.