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US 10,343,183 B2Granted
Glue gun
AssigneeStoneridge Kitchen & Bath LLC
InventorSteven P. Baylis
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Abstract
Various aspects and embodiments are directed to a precision dispenser that is hand held and constructed and arranged to receive and release a variety of glue cartridges. In various embodiments, the adhesive cartridges include precision tips that provide, for example, flat even bead with little or no spill or drip. Other precision tips can be constructed and arranged for use with the precision glue gun. In some examples, the precision tips can be tailored to the specific adhesive contained in the cartridge.
Claims20
A glue gun comprising:
- a molded housing comprising:
- a handle;
- a trigger;
- a drive piston having a flexible portion disposed internal to the molded housing or the handle, the drive piston operable upon actuation of the trigger to advance a drive head at an end of the drive piston, and the drive piston subtending an angle greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees from end to end;
- a cartridge housing constructed and arranged to accept and release adhesive cartridges;
- and
- an adhesive cartridge, the adhesive cartridge comprising:
- a body;
- a dispensing tip;
- and
- a piston internal to the body constructed and arranged to force an adhesive through the dispensing tip upon pressure delivered via the drive piston.
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A glue gun comprising:
- a molded housing constructed and arranged of:
- a handle;
- an operating channel within the molded housing and handle;
- a trigger constructed and arranged to advance a drive piston through the operating channel and into a cartridge housing;
- and
- the drive piston having a flexible portion at least a part of the flexible portion disposed internal to the molded housing or the handle, the drive piston operable upon actuation of the trigger to advance a drive head at an end of the drive piston, and the drive piston constructed and arranged to subtend an angle greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees from end to end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.