Inventors:
Thomas J. Sentementes - Wakefield MA
Eugene A. Castello - North Reading MA
Richard Coppola - Beverly MA
Assignee:
GTE Sylvania Incorporated - Danvers MA
International Classification:
B05D 124, B05D 302
Abstract:
A method of coating the glass envelope of a photoflash lamp with a thermoplastic material, the method comprising: preheating the glass envelope at a predetermined temperature for approximately one minute; immersing the heated envelope into a fluidized bed of powdered thermoplastic material from 1 to 5 seconds; removing the coated lamp from the fluidized bed; and postheating the coated envelope at a predetermined temperature for about 1 minute. To assist in preventing inadvertent flashing during these steps, the lamp can be held by a heat sink structure gripping the ignition leads or primer tube.