Claims
- 1. A machine for applying a fused configuration of powder on a shoe substrate comprising
- a non-rigid flat belt for receiving a deposit of powder,
- means for displacing said belt along a predetermined path from a deposition station whereat powder will be deposited on the belt to a heating station whereat the deposited powder will be fused together,
- a stencil having a selectively configured cut-out,
- means for deforming the belt portion beneath said cut-out to define with said stencil a selectively configured volume,
- means for actuating said deforming means when powder is to be deposited on said belt,
- means for depositing powder on said stencil to fill said selectively configured volume when said belt has been so deformed, and
- means for releasing said deforming means after said selectively configured volume of power has been deposited whereby said belt portion will reassume its original flat condition.
- 2. A machine according to claim 1, wherein said deforming means comprises spacing means disposed about at least a portion of said cut-out on the bottom side of said stencil.
- 3. A machine according to claim 2, wherein said spacing means comprises a strip of material.
- 4. A machine according to claim 3, wherein said strip of material is tapered from the thickest portion near its midpoint to their portion near its ends.
- 5. A machine according to claim 3, wherein said deforming means further comprises
- planar support means, and
- means for elevating said planar support means from a lowered position to an elevated position against the bottom surface of said stencil.
- 6. A machine according to claim 5, further comprising shim means secured to and extending outwardly from the top surface of said planar support means.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 729,897, filed on May 2, 1985, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,592,798.
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