METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING AN ADHESIVE SUBSTANCE AT PRECISE LOCATIONS ON A FABRIC PIECE OR SHEET-LIKE MATERIAL

摘要

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING AN ADHESIVE SUBSTANCE AT E LOCATIONS ON A FABRIC PIECE OR SHEET-LIKE MATERIAL A method and apparatus for applying a fine granular adhesive substance at a precise location on a piece of sheet-like material having a predetermined shape. The apparatus comprises an adhesive applicator having a pattern dispensing device to apply an oriented quantity of the granular adhesive substance on a non-adherent surface. The adhesive substance is then heated to melt the adhesive on the surface and then a piece of the sheet-like material is oriented over the melted adhesive pattern to tack the sheet-like material on the surface. The material and the adhesive are then fused together and scraped off the support surface after the adhesive has cooled.