A dual reservoir handliner apparatus, system and method. In a typical embodiment, the apparatus includes a carrier cart, a thermoplastic reservoir located in a forward position on the carrier cart; and a dual reservoir located in a position rearward of the thermoplastic reservoir.
Thomas M. Waxler - Douglasville GA Russell W. Clark - Fayetteville GA
Assignee:
Stimsonite Corporation - Niles IL
International Classification:
E01C 1945 B28C 508 C08F 502 D06F 1500 A23L 3710
US Classification:
1263435R
Abstract:
A heated kettle for melting and mixing a thermoplastic resin into a homogeneous mixture has a helically-formed agitator which rotates about a central shaft in close proximity to the internal wall of the kettle. Fixed to the shaft at approximately the center of the kettle is a cluster of radially extending paddles. The paddles and agitator have opposite pitch when the agitator and paddles are rotated, the resin circulates along the wall of the kettle and thence through a central region of the kettle. The circulation action serves to thoroughly melt and mix the resin into a homogeneous liquid mass.