Scoop coater
US4492486A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41F15/44
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved scoop coater for manual application of emulsions to screens in the screen printing industry is formed inexpensively from metal extrusions and is configured to provide good handling characteristics when applying an emulsion coating. The scoop coater includes a one-piece extruded metal body having a trough-shaped portion for holding liquids and two upstanding extruded metal end walls which are attached to opposite ends of the trough-shaped portion of the body. Two legs and a handle projecting from the trough-shaped portion of the body have beads which provide improved fingerholds along their edges. Guide surfaces formed on the end walls function to keep the scoop coater at an optimal inclination toward a screen during use. An extruded metal cover is provided to cover emulsion in the trough between usages of the scoop coater.
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