US PATENT SUBCLASS 118 / 680-- .~.~.~.~ By means to initiate movement of applicator or applicator adjunct

US PATENT SUBCLASS 118 / 680
.~.~.~.~ By means to initiate movement of applicator or applicator adjunct

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118 /	HD	COATING APPARATUS

663	DF	CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A RANDOMLY OCCURRING SENSED CONDITION {5}
668	DF	.~ Responsive to attribute, absence or presence of work {6}
676	DF	.~.~ Presence of work at or passage of work through coating station sensed {3}
679	DF	.~.~.~ Having means to control coating application {4}
680		.~.~.~.~ By means to initiate movement of applicator or applicator adjunct {1}
681	DF	.~.~.~.~.~> By means to move applicator or applicator adjunct from inoperative position to operative position

DEFINITION

Classification: 118/680

By means to initiate movement of applicator or applicator adjunct:

(under subclass 679) Apparatus wherein means are provided to begin movement of either a coating applying means from one point to another during a coating operation or an element associated with but external to the coating applying means which allows a coating to be applied to the work.

(1) Note. An example of an associated element is a backup roll which is used to move the work into contact with the coating applying means so that the coating operation can be performed.