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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 1980
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1978
Heinz Gruber, Tonisvorst, DE;
Alfred Keller, Inman, SC (US);
Kusters Corporation, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Abstract
In apparatus for applying application liquid to a web of material moving therebelow, the apparatus including a pan, an application roll supported for rotation in said pan and a doctor blade which can be brought into contact with the edge of said roll to scrape liquid therefrom, the doctor blade being directed so that the liquid will flow in a film onto the web of material therebelow, the apparatus is made self supporting to permit it to be disposed directly above and closely adjacent to the web by a construction which includes: first and second side plates spaced apart with the roll extending between the side plates and supported in suitable bearings; a cross beam attached to said two side plates extending therebetween directly behind the roll, the pan being disposed between the plates and having a portion extending below the roll, with a plurality of rods attached to the inside of the bottom of the pan and supported by the cross beam; and a pan stiffener which is an integral portion of said pan secured to the two sides to provide support at the rear end of the pan.