Glue gun
AssigneeTechtronic Cordless GP
InventorSamuel Cox
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Abstract
A glue gun including a housing, an actuator, a carrier, and a stroke adjustment mechanism. The housing extends along an axis and includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end includes an outlet configured to dispense glue from the housing. The actuator is coupled to the housing. The carrier is supported by the housing and is configured to support a glue stick. The carrier is coupled to the actuator and movable a distance along the axis in response to actuation of the actuator to guide the glue stick toward the first end. The stroke adjustment mechanism is coupled to the carrier to adjust the distance that the carrier is movable along the axis.
Claims20
A glue gun comprising:
- a housing extending along an axis and including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end including an outlet configured to dispense glue from the housing;
- an actuator coupled to the housing;
- a carrier supported by the housing and configured to support a glue stick movable on the axis, the carrier coupled to the actuator and movable a distance along the axis in response to actuation of the actuator to guide a glue stick toward the first end;
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- a stroke adjustment mechanism coupled to the carrier and including a knob rotatable to adjust the distance that the carrier is movable along the axis, the stroke adjustment mechanism further including a ram coupled to the knob and on the axis, the ram extending toward and engageable with the carrier,
- wherein rotation of the knob moves the ram to adjust the carrier along the axis.
A glue gun comprising:
- a housing extending along an axis and including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end including an outlet configured to dispense glue from the housing;
- a projection supported by the housing adjacent the second end;
- a trigger assembly including
- a linkage mechanism having a first linkage coupled to a second linkage, and
- a trigger operably coupled to the second linkage, the trigger actuatable to translate the linkage mechanism toward the first end of the housing;
- and
- a carrier supported by the housing and configured to support a glue stick, the carrier coupled to the trigger via the linkage mechanism and movable a distance along the axis in response to actuation of the trigger and movement of the linkage mechanism to guide the glue stick toward the first end, the projection engaged with the carrier from behind the carrier to move the carrier absent actuation of the trigger to vary the amount of glue configured to be dispensed from the housing,
- wherein the first linkage and the second linkage are configured to move with the carrier in response to movement of the carrier absent actuation of the trigger, and
- wherein the projection is disengaged from the carrier on actuation of the trigger to move the glue stick.
A glue gun comprising:
- a housing extending along an axis and including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end including an outlet configured to dispense glue from the housing;
- an actuator coupled to the housing and movable between an unactuated position and a full-actuated position;
- a carrier supported by the housing and configured to hold a glue stick, the carrier coupled to the actuator and movable a distance along the axis in response to actuation of the actuator to guide the glue stick toward the first end;
- and
- a knob positioned on or adjacent the second end and including an aperture configured to receive and surround the glue stick on insertion of the glue stick into the housing;
- and
- a projection coupled to or engaged with the knob and defining a rearward limit of the carrier, the projection engaged with the carrier in the unactuated position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.