Apparatus for extrusive dispensing of work material having adaptively adjustable containment vessel retention

An applicator apparatus for extrusively dispensing work material from a containment vessel received thereby, comprising:

• a base portion including a handle and a control member;
• a cage portion coupled to said base portion, said cage portion defining a receiving compartment for at least one containment vessel, the cage portion having a proximate end disposed adjacent said base portion and an intermediate section extending to a distal end longitudinally therefrom;
• a drive portion coupled to said base portion, said drive portion being actuated responsive to said control member for driving extrusion of the work material from the containment vessel;
• and,
• a clasp portion displaceably coupled to said cage portion, said clasp portion being slidably coupled to said cage portion for slidable adjustment relative to said cage portion between the first and second positions, the second position being disposed along said intermediate section of said cage portion, said clasp portion forming a cuff about the receiving compartment of said cage portion for laterally retaining the containment vessel received therein, said clasp portion including first and second collar members detachably coupled to one another to capture said cage portion therebetween, wherein at least said first collar member includes a body section extending between first and second clip sections, said body section defining a bulbous profile configured to traverse the receiving compartment while extending laterally about the containment vessel received therein, at least one of said first and second clip section including a leaf spring extension resiliently biased to press against said cage portion for frictional resistance when said clasp portion is in the closed configuration.

An applicator apparatus for extrusively dispensing work material from a containment vessel received thereby, comprising:

• a base portion including a handle and a control member;
• a cage portion coupled to said base portion, said cage portion defining a receiving compartment for at least one containment vessel, the cage portion having a proximate end disposed adjacent said base portion and an intermediate section extending to a distal end longitudinally therefrom;
• a drive portion coupled to said base portion, said drive portion being actuated responsive to said control member for driving extrusion of the work material from the containment vessel;
• and,
• a clasp portion displaceably coupled to said cage portion, said clasp portion being slidably coupled to said cage portion for slidable adjustment relative to said cage portion between the first and second positions, the second position being disposed along said intermediate section of said cage portion, said clasp portion forming a cuff about the receiving compartment of said cage portion for laterally retaining the containment vessel received therein, said clasp portion including first and second collar members detachably coupled to one another to capture said cage portion therebetween,
• wherein:
• said cage portion forms an open frame structure, said cage portion includes a pair of frame members defining the receiving compartment therebetween, each of said frame members extending longitudinally between the proximate and distal ends;
• at least said first collar member includes a body section extending between first and second clip sections, said body section defining a bulbous profile configured to traverse the receiving compartment while extending laterally about the containment vessel received therein;
• and,
• each of said first and second clip sections of said first collar member forms a slide groove slidably engaging one of said frame members, said clasp portion being thereby slidably displaceable along said frame members responsive to user applied force sufficient to overcome a resiliently biased frictional engagement against said frame members.

An applicator apparatus for extrusively dispensing work material from a containment vessel retained in adaptively adjustable manner thereby, comprising:

• a base portion including a handle and a control member;
• an end bracket longitudinally spaced from said base portion;
• a cage portion coupled to said base portion on one end thereof and said end bracket on an opposing end, said cage portion forming a longitudinally extended open frame structure between said base portion and said end bracket, said cage portion defining a receiving compartment for at least one containment vessel;
• a drive portion coupled to said base portion, said drive portion being actuated responsive to said control member for driving extrusion of the work material from the containment vessel;
• and,
• a clasp portion slidably coupled to said cage portion to be displaceable between first and second positions on said cage portion, the first position being adjacent to said base portion and the second position being disposed at a location longitudinally displaced from the first position, wherein:
• said clasp portion forms a cuff substantially circumscribing the receiving compartment of said cage portion and thereby laterally retains the containment vessel received therein;
• and,
• said clasp portion is reconfigurable between closed and open configurations, said clasp portion in the closed configuration being releasably locked to maintain resiliently biased engagement of said cage portion.

An applicator apparatus for extrusively dispensing work material from a containment vessel retained in adaptively adjustable manner thereby, comprising:

• a base portion including a handle and a control member;
• a cage portion coupled to said base portion, said cage portion defining a receiving compartment for at least one containment vessel, the cage portion having a proximate end disposed adjacent said base portion and an intermediate section extending to a distal end longitudinally therefrom;
• a drive portion coupled to said base portion, said drive portion being actuated responsive to said control member for driving extrusion of the work material from the containment vessel;
• and,
• a clasp portion slidably coupled to said cage portion to be displaceable between first and second positions on said cage portion, the second position being disposed along said intermediate section of said cage portion, wherein:
• said clasp portion forms a cuff substantially looped about the receiving compartment of said cage portion for laterally retaining the containment vessel received therein;
• and,
• said clasp portion is reconfigurable between closed and open configurations, said clasp portion in the closed configuration being releasably locked to maintain resiliently biased engagement of said cage portion, wherein said clasp portion includes first and second collar members detachably coupled to one another to capture said cage portion therebetween,
• wherein:
• said first and second collar members are identical in structure and configured for releasably locked mutual engagement when intercoupled in complementary orientation relative to one another;
• and,
• said receiving compartment of said cage portion is configured to concurrently receive a plurality of longitudinally extended containment vessels therein, and wherein at least said first collar member includes a body section extending between first and second clip sections, said body section defining a bulbous profile configured to traverse the receiving compartment while extending laterally about the containment vessel received therein, at least said first clip section including a leaf spring extension resiliently biased to press against said cage portion for frictional resistance when said clasp portion is in the closed configuration.

An applicator apparatus for extrusively dispensing work material from a containment vessel retained in adaptively adjustable manner thereby, comprising:

• a base portion including a handle and a control member,
• a cage portion coupled to said base portion, said cage portion defining a receiving compartment for at least one containment vessel, the cage portion having a proximate end disposed adjacent said base portion and an intermediate section extending to a distal end longitudinally therefrom;
• a drive portion coupled to said base portion, said drive portion being actuated responsive to said control member for driving extrusion of the work material from the containment vessel;
• and,
• a clasp portion slidably coupled to said cage portion to be displaceable between first and second positions on said cage portion, the second position being disposed along said intermediate section of said cage portion, wherein:
• said clasp portion forms a cuff substantially looped about the receiving compartment of said cage portion for laterally retaining the containment vessel received therein;
• and,
• said clasp portion is reconfigurable between closed and open configurations, said clasp portion in the closed configuration being releasably locked to maintain resiliently biased engagement of said cage portion, and wherein said clasp portion includes first and second collar members detachably coupled to one another to capture said cage portion therebetween,
• wherein:
• said cage portion forms an open frame structure, said cage portion includes a pair of frame members defining the receiving compartment therebetween, each of said frame members extending longitudinally between the proximate and distal ends;
• said first and second collar members each including a body section extending between first and second clip sections, said body section defining a bulbous profile configured to traverse the receiving compartment while extending laterally about the containment vessel received therein;
• and,
• each of said first and second clip sections forms a slide groove slidably engaging one of said frame members, said clasp portion being thereby slidably displaceable along said frame members responsive to user applied force sufficient to overcome the frictional engagement of said leaf spring extension against said frame members.

An applicator apparatus having continually adjustable retention of a containment vessel for extrusively dispensing work material therefrom, comprising:

• a base portion including a handle and a control member;
• a cage portion coupled to said base portion, said cage portion defining a receiving compartment for at least one containment vessel, the cage portion forming an open frame structure including a pair of frame members defining the receiving compartment therebetween, each of said frame members extending longitudinally from a proximate end disposed adjacent said base portion to terminate at a distal end;
• a drive portion coupled to said base portion, said drive portion being actuated responsive to said control member for driving extrusion of the work material from the containment vessel;
• and,
• a clasp portion slidably coupled to said cage portion to be displaceable between first and second positions on said cage portion, the second position being disposed along said intermediate section of said cage portion, wherein:
• said clasp portion is reconfigurable between closed and open configurations, said clasp portion in the closed configuration being releasably locked to maintain resiliently biased engagement of said cage portion;
• said clasp portion includes first and second collar members detachably coupled to one another to capture said cage portion therebetween, said first and second collar members cooperatively forming a cuff about the receiving compartment of said cage portion for laterally retaining the containment vessel received therein;
• and,
• at least said first collar member includes a body section extending between first and second clip sections, said body section defining a bulbous profile configured to traverse the receiving compartment while extending laterally about the containment vessel received therein, at least said first clip section including a leaf spring extension resiliently biased to press against said cage portion for frictional resistance when said clasp portion is in the closed configuration.