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Chuck apparatus for substrate shaping

US5895529A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 19, 1997
Grant dateApr 20, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05C13/02
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

There is disclosed a chuck apparatus for holding and shaping a hollow, flexible, endless substrate during dip coating comprising: (a) a hollow, flexible bladder adapted to be disposed within the substrate; and (b) a first spindle and a second spindle which are partially disposed within the bladder, the second spindle being movable to press the bladder against the substrate and to shape the bladder and the substrate into an elongated shape.

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