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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1997
Geoffrey M Foley, Fairport, NY (US);
Robert W Hedrick, Spencerport, NY (US);
Henry T Mastalski, Webster, NY (US);
Ernest F Matyi, Webster, NY (US);
Yonn K Rasmussen, Fairport, NY (US);
Mark S Thomas, Williamson, NY (US);
Huoy-Jen Yuh, Pittsford, NY (US);
William G Herbert, Williamson, NY (US);
Gary J Maier, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
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.