Deposition of sealant or similar materials

An applicator for the deposition of sealant onto a surface of a workpiece, the applicator comprising:

• at least one inlet for depositing sealant on the surface of the workpiece or a nozzle-receiving space for receiving a nozzle comprising at least one inlet for depositing sealant on to a surface;
• at least one sealant-contacting surface for contacting sealant deposited onto the surface through the inlet as the applicator is moved across said surface, thereby forming a film of sealant on said surface;
• at least one spacer for contacting the surface onto which sealant is to be deposited and for maintaining the sealant-contacting surface in spaced relationship with the surface;
• wherein the applicator is configured to facilitate the formation of films of different widths;
• wherein the at least one inlet is a plurality of inlets;
• wherein the applicator comprises a plurality of inlet reservoirs for receiving the sealant;
• wherein the plurality of inlet reservoirs is configured to facilitate the formation of films
• of different widths;
• and,
• wherein at least one of the plurality of inlet reservoirs has an open face for placement proximate to the surface on to which the sealant is to be deposited, and is configured to provide a covered space for the receipt of sealant when the at least one spacer for contacting the surface of the workpiece onto which sealant is to be deposited is in contact with the surface of the workpiece, such that at least a portion of the applicator is in contact with sealant received in the covered space.