Coating apparatus for continuous fibers
First Claim
1. An apparatus for coating a continuous fiber which comprises:
- (a) a coating composition container having an orifice in the bottom portion thereof;
(b) means for introducing coating composition into the coating composition container;
(c) a catch vessel positioned below the orifice in the coating composition container;
(d) a gas jet for deflecting excess coating composition flowing through the container orifice into the catch vessel;
(e) means for removing coating composition from the catch vessel and returning the same to the coating composition container; and
(f) means for transporting a continuous fiber to be coated through the orifice and the coating composition in the coating composition container;
wherein the orifice in the coating composition container is of sufficient diameter that the continuous fiber need have no contact therewith and that said coating composition can continuously flow therethrough.
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Abstract
An apparatus for coating a continuous fiber which includes (a) a coating composition container having an orifice in the bottom portion thereof; (b) means for introducing coating composition into the coating container; (c) a catch vessel positioned below the orifice in the coating container; (d) means for deflecting excess coating composition flowing through the container orifice into the catch vessel; (e) means for removing coating composition from the catch vessel and returning the same to the coating container; and (f) means for transporting a continuous fiber to be coated through the orifice and the coating composition in the coating container; wherein the orifice in the coating container is of sufficient diameter that the continuous fiber need have no contact therewith, and preferably, has no contact therewith.
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1. An apparatus for coating a continuous fiber which comprises:
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(a) a coating composition container having an orifice in the bottom portion thereof; (b) means for introducing coating composition into the coating composition container; (c) a catch vessel positioned below the orifice in the coating composition container; (d) a gas jet for deflecting excess coating composition flowing through the container orifice into the catch vessel; (e) means for removing coating composition from the catch vessel and returning the same to the coating composition container; and (f) means for transporting a continuous fiber to be coated through the orifice and the coating composition in the coating composition container; wherein the orifice in the coating composition container is of sufficient diameter that the continuous fiber need have no contact therewith and that said coating composition can continuously flow therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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