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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1992
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Melvin E Balster, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Michael J Fleckenstein, Rosemount, MN (US);
Assignee:
Mebco Industries, Inc., Shakopee, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ; B29D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264 37 ; 118 57 ; 118501 ; 132159 ; 264 80 ; 264129 ; 264243 ; 425805 ; 427223 ; 427284 ; 427346 ; 427348 ; 4274301 ;
Abstract
A process for permanently attaching smooth finished globules of coating material to the ends of the teeth of molded plastic combs, picks, lifts and the like, including roughening or oxidizing the teeth ends to remove the gloss finish and form a more adherent surface; dipping the roughened teeth ends into a bath of liquid coating material to attach a globule of coating material to each tooth end and cover the sharp mold-parting line located thereat; and drying the globules attached to the teeth ends.