Electrostatic flocking system
CA 1109249 A · Owner: Solar Suede Corporation · Inventors: Mchugh, John P.
Overview
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An electrostatic flocking system having a hopper for gravitationally feeding flock fibers at a controlled rate to a pickup chamber in an air flow pump. The flow pump has a venturi inlet connector with a multi-branched outlet for delivering accelerated air into the pickup chamber. The pickup chamber has an arcuately recessed bottom wall to cause air from the inlet connector to swirl within the chamber to entrain the flock fibers and to carry them out of the flow pump via an outlet connector to an applicator gun. Conveniently the, flow pump has an auxiliary air inlet port opening into the pickup chamber to allow additional flock-entraining air to be pulled into the chamber by the air swirling …
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- Granted September 22, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 22, 1998.
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