Glue dispenser and method of using same

In combination, a bottle carrying liquid glue, the bottle having a liquid dispensing head including a liquid dispensing nozzle normally closed by a spring biased valve member that can be opened to provide a flow of the glue to a workpiece surface in response to the member bearing against the workpiece surface;

• the glue, bottle and nozzle being arranged so that in response to the valve being pressed against the workpiece surface, the glue flows through the nozzle onto the workpiece portion contacting the valve;
• a holder for holding the bottle, the holder and the bottle being dimensioned and arranged so the valve is closed and the glue bears against the valve and valve parts while the bottle is in the holder whereby air does not contact the valve and valve parts while the bottle is in the holder.

In combination, a squeeze bottle carrying liquid glue, the bottle having a squeezable wall and a liquid dispensing head including a liquid dispensing nozzle normally closed by a spring biased valve member that can be opened to provide a flow of the glue to a workpiece surface in response to the member bearing against the workpiece surface;

• the glue, bottle and nozzle being arranged so that in response to the bottle wall being squeezed and the valve being pressed against the workpiece, the glue flows through the nozzle onto the workpiece portion contacting the valve and stays substantially in situ under ambient room temperature and pressure conditions, the valve including a sphere and a spring, the spring comprising a coiled compression spring having one end bearing against a surface of the sphere, the nozzle including a passage ending at an end face of the nozzle, the passage having an end with a circular cross-section in which the sphere is located;
• the sphere and the passage at its end being dimensioned and shaped such that the sphere projects beyond the end of the passage while the valve is closed by a distance that is slightly less than the radius of the sphere.

A method of storing and dispensing glue in a dispensing container including a spring biased valve in a dispensing nozzle,

• the method comprising:
• preventing the glue from drying around the valve, spring and in the nozzle between dispensing operations by storing the dispensing container in a position so that the valve, nozzle and spring are below the remainder of the container and are covered by the glue, and
• dispensing the glue in the container onto a workpiece by pushing the valve against the workpiece.

In combination;

• a container carrying liquid glue, the container having a wall and a liquid dispensing head including a liquid dispensing nozzle normally closed by a spring biased valve member that can be opened to provide a flow of the glue to a workpiece surface in response to the member bearing against the workpiece surface;
• the glue, container and nozzle being arranged so that in response to the valve being pressed against the workpiece surface, the glue flows through the nozzle onto a portion of the workpiece surface being contacted by the valve, the container including human readable indicia advising a user to keep the nozzle below the container.