Glue stick dispenser with angled tip
OwnerShawn HEIPP, Louis A. Farchione, IIIinventors
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Abstract
A glue stick dispenser that includes an elongated tubular body adapted to receive a glue stick, wherein the elongated tubular body is substantially triangular in cross-section, and wherein the triangular shape of the body is operative to encourage a user of the dispenser to hold the dispenser in a predetermined manner; a tip attached to or formed integrally with one end of the elongated tubular body, wherein the angle of the terminal portion of the tip, when oriented substantially parallel to a horizontal surface, positions the elongated tubular body at a predetermined angle relative to the horizontal surface; and a mechanism for advancing the glue stick through the elongated tubular body and out of the angled tip.
Claims20
A dispenser for use with a manually-operated glue stick, comprising:
- (a) an elongated tubular body, wherein the elongated tubular body is adapted to receive a glue stick, wherein the elongated tubular body is substantially triangular in cross-section, and wherein the triangular shape of the body is operative to encourage a user of the dispenser to hold the dispenser in a predetermined manner;
- (b) a tip attached to or formed integrally with one end of the elongated tubular body, wherein the angle of the terminal portion of the tip, when oriented substantially parallel to a horizontal surface, positions the elongated tubular body at a predetermined angle relative to the horizontal surface;
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- (c) a mechanism for advancing the glue stick through the elongated tubular body and out of the angled tip.
A dispenser for use with a manually-operated glue stick, comprising:
- (a) an elongated tubular body, wherein the elongated tubular body is adapted to receive a glue stick, wherein the elongated tubular body is substantially triangular in cross-section, and wherein the triangular shape of the body is operative to encourage a user of the dispenser to hold the dispenser in a predetermined manner;
- (b) a tip attached to or formed integrally with one end of the elongated tubular body, wherein the angle of the terminal portion of the tip, when oriented substantially parallel to a horizontal surface, positions the elongated tubular body at a predetermined angle relative to the horizontal surface;
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- (c) a mechanism for advancing the glue stick through the elongated tubular body and out of the angled tip, wherein the mechanism further includes a rotatable screw and an elevator apparatus mechanically coupled with the rotatable screw for advancing the glue stick when the screw portion is rotated.
A dispenser for use with a manually-operated glue stick, comprising:
- (a) an elongated tubular body, wherein the elongated tubular body is adapted to receive a glue stick, wherein the elongated tubular body is substantially triangular in cross-section, and wherein the triangular shape of the body is operative to encourage a user of the dispenser to hold the dispenser in a predetermined manner;
- (b) a tip attached to or formed integrally with one end of the elongated tubular body, wherein the angle of the terminal portion of the tip, when oriented substantially parallel to a horizontal surface, positions the elongated tubular body at a predetermined angle relative to the horizontal surface;
- (c) a mechanism for advancing the glue stick through the elongated tubular body and out of the angled tip, wherein the mechanism further includes a rotatable screw and an elevator apparatus mechanically coupled with the rotatable screw for advancing the glue stick when the screw portion is rotated;
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- (d) a cap for covering and enclosing the tip, wherein the cap is triangular in cross-section and further includes a lip formed circumferentially around the cap for facilitating removal thereof from the elongated tubular body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.