Device and method for improved dispensing control during placement of viscous material
AssigneeSteady-Flo Inc.
InventorThomas Richard Hibbs
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Abstract
A resiliently deformable member for use in an apparatus for dispensing a viscous material from a container, such as an apparatus consisting of a container for holding the viscous material and a dispensing gun. The resiliently deformable member has a relaxed state and a compressed state. In use, the resiliently deformable member applies a force between the container and the dispensing gun to modulate the flow of the material from the container.
Claims15
An apparatus for dispensing a viscous material, the apparatus comprising:
- a dispensing gun including a plunger;
- a container for holding the viscous material, the container comprising a first end having a nozzle, a second end opposite the first end, and a plug recessed within the second end, wherein the plug is configured to be shifted from the second end toward the first end upon advancement of the plunger into the second end to thereby dispense the viscous material from the nozzle during use;
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- a resiliently deformable member at least partially recessed within the second end of the container and between the plug and the plunger during use, the resiliently deformable member having a relaxed state and a compressed state, wherein the resiliently deformable member is configured to shift between the relaxed and compressed states to modulate a flow of the viscous material from the container,
- the resiliently deformable member comprising a first end that engages the plug during use and a second end that engages the plunger during use, the resiliently deformable member being compressible between the first and second ends,
- wherein the resiliently deformable member comprises a compressible housing at least partially enclosing a spring or a flexible enclosure containing a compressible material.
A container for holding a viscous material to be dispensed from a dispensing gun having a plunger, the container comprising:
- a first end having a nozzle, a second end opposite the first end, and a plug recessed within the second end, wherein the plug is configured to be shifted from the second end toward the first end to thereby dispense the viscous material from the nozzle;
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- a resiliently deformable member at least partially recessed within the second end of the container, the resiliently deformable member having a relaxed state and a compressed state, wherein the resiliently deformable member is configured to shift between the relaxed and compressed states to modulate a flow of the viscous material from the container,
- the resiliently deformable member comprising a first end that engages the plug during use and a second end that engages the plunger during use, the resiliently deformable member being compressible between the first and second ends,
- wherein the resiliently deformable member comprises a compressible housing at least partially enclosing a spring or a flexible enclosure containing a compressible material.
A dispensing gun having a plunger for dispensing a viscous material from a viscous material container, the container comprising a first end having a nozzle, a second end opposite the first end, and a plug recessed within the second end, wherein the plug is configured to be shifted from the second end toward the first end upon advancement of the plunger into the second end to thereby dispense the viscous material from the nozzle during use,
- the dispensing gun comprising a resiliently deformable member configured to be at least partially recessed within the second end of the container when the dispensing gun is in use, the resiliently deformable member having a relaxed state and a compressed state, wherein the resiliently deformable member is configured to shift between the relaxed and compressed states to modulate a flow of the viscous material from the container,
- the resiliently deformable member comprising a first end that engages the plug during use and a second end that engages the plunger during use, the resiliently deformable member being compressible between the first and second ends,
- wherein the resiliently deformable member comprises a compressible housing at least partially enclosing a spring or a flexible enclosure containing a compressible material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.