US 11,130,189 B2 · Applicator device

Abstract

An applicator device (1) for applying a composition to an end of a pipe. The applicator device comprises an applicator head (3), the applicator head having a cavity (9) with an opening into which the end of the pipe can be inserted. The applicator head comprises at least one brush (10) and at least one aperture (12) for delivering the composition into the cavity, each brush having bristles which extend into the cavity (9) to wipe against the end of the pipe, each aperture being closer to the opening of the cavity than to a base of the cavity. There is further provided an applicator device (1) comprising a supplementary brush for wiping the composition over an internal surface of the pipe, a container (60) of flux composition for connecting to the applicator device, and a method of applying a composition to an end of a pipe.

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Dependent claims

An applicator device for applying a composition to an end of a pipe, the applicator device comprising an applicator head, the applicator head having a cavity with an opening into which the end of the pipe can be inserted, wherein the applicator head comprises at least one brush and at least one aperture for delivering the composition into the cavity, each brush having bristles which extend into the cavity to wipe against the end of the pipe, each aperture being closer to the opening of the cavity than to a base of the cavity;

wherein each brush comprises a base from which the bristles extend and wherein the at least one apertures extend through the bases of the at least one brushes, to deliver the composition to the brushes;
and
wherein the applicator head comprises a centre piece which holds the base of each brush between the centre piece and an outer housing of the applicator head.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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