Tiling adhesive applicator
OwnerStuart Edward Saundersinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus (10) for applying adhesive to a surface to be tiled has a container (11) for the adhesive and a pair of opposed end walls (12,14) at least one of which is removable. The container has an outlet port (24) and one end wall (14) supports a plunger (19,23) for driving adhesive through the port (24) out of the container A drive mechanism such as a hydraulic ram (17) is provided on that one end wall (14) to cause movement of the plunger (19,23). A multi-outlet nozzle (26) for adhesive is connected by a duct (25) to the outlet port so that a plurality of beads of the adhesive are laid on the surface to be tiled.
Claims37
Apparatus for applying adhesive to a surface to be tiled and having a container for the adhesive, an applicator having at least one outlet opening for adhesive and a duct interconnecting the applicator with an adhesive outlet port provided on the container, wherein the container is of generally tubular form having opposed end walls at least one of which is in the form of a removable lid for the container, a plunger supported on one of the end walls for movement into the container so as to expel adhesive from the container, and a drive arrangement operable to cause relative movement of the plunger with respect to the end wall supporting the plunger thereby to expel adhesive from the container through the duct to the applicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.