Machine for heating elongated flat surfaces
US4445850A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 1982 |
| Grant date | May 1, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB44D3/166
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A machine for heating elongated flat surfaces comprising an elongated supporting framework having on its upper portions peripheral ledges for supporting edges of an elongated flat plate to be heated, parallel tracks beneath said ledges running lengthwise of the framework, a wheeled carriage adapted to move in said tracks from one end of the framework to the other, heating means carried on the carriage to direct heat against the undereneath surface of the plate, and means for driving the carriage at a steady pace over the length of the tracks. This machine is useful in heating the underneath side of painted plates so that the paint may be stripped therefrom and the plates used again.
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