(under subclass 264) Coating apparatus in which at least a portion of the pad or applicator surface is distorted into contact with the coating material supply.
(1) Note. Deformation of the surface of the applicator, per se, must occur, resulting either in indirect application of coating material to the applicator from a remote supply, or in direct contact of the applicator into coating material supply.
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243, and 263, for coating devices in which the entire applicator is removably mounted for movement to a source of coating material supply.
