Remote Hot Melt Adhesive Metering Station

The remote, hot melt adhesive metering station as set forth in claim 13, wherein:

• said at least one manifold pump drive gear rotatably disposed within said drive gear manifold comprises a plurality of coaxially disposed manifold pump drive gears;
• said at least one rotary, gear-type metering pump assembly mounted upon said drive gear manifold comprises a plurality of rotary, gear-type metering pump assemblies which respectively comprise pump driven gears disposed in enmeshed engagement with said plurality of coaxially disposed manifold pump drive gears rotatably disposed within said drive gear manifold;
• and
• said at least one outlet port comprises a plurality of outlet ports respectively fluidically connected to said plurality of rotary, gear-type metering pump assemblies.

A remote, hot melt adhesive metering station, comprising:

• a drive gear manifold;
• at least one manifold pump drive gear rotatably disposed within said drive gear manifold;
• at least one rotary, gear-type metering pump assembly mounted upon said drive gear manifold and comprising a pump driven gear disposed in enmeshed engagement with said at least one manifold pump drive gear rotatably disposed within said drive gear manifold;
• an inlet port mounted upon said drive gear manifold for permitting a supply of hot melt adhesive material to be introduced into said drive gear manifold;
• and
• at least one outlet port hose connection, to which a conveyance hose can be operatively connected, mounted upon said drive gear manifold for permitting precisely metered amounts of the hot melt adhesive material, supplied to said at least one outlet port hose connection by said at least one rotary, gear-type metering pump assembly, to be dispensed toward a remote hot melt adhesive applicator by the conveyance hose operatively connected to said at least one outlet port hose connection.