Method and apparatus for positioning a plurality of continuous stripson a support surface
Abstract
Abstract A METHOD FOR POSITIONING A PLURALITY OF STRIPS ON A SUPPORT SURFACE IN A DESIRED PATTERN WHEREIN THE STRIPS AND THE SUPPORT SURFACE HAVE A PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE AFFINITY FOR EACH OTHER, THE METHOD COMPRISNG THE STEPS OF PASSING EACH STRIP INTO CONTACT WITH A ROTATING INTERMEDIATE SURFACE, TRANSFERRING EACH STRIP FROM THE INTERMEDIATE SURFACE TO THE SUPPORT SURFACE AND PRESSING EACH STRIP AGAINST THE SUPPORT SURFACE WITH ROLLING PRESSURE ADJACENT THE CONTACT POINT OF THE STRIP WITH THE SUPPORT SURFACE; EACH STRIP INCLUDING A MULTIPLICITY OF CONTINUOUS CORDS WITH THE RELATIVE POINT OF CONTACT BETWEEN EACH STRIP AND THE SUPPORT SURFACE BEING SUCH THAT EACH STRIP IS POSITIONED ON THE SUPPORT SURFACE IN A PRESELECTED PATTERN WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER STRIPS POSITIONED ON THE SUPPORT SURFACE. ALSO, APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING THE ABOVE METHOD.
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- 👤 C Greene
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