Nozzle for dispensing adhesive and methods of dispensing adhesive
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsChase M. O'Brien, Steven E. Turch
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides inventive nozzles and applicators for dispensing adhesive. These nozzle comprise: a main body cavity and a cap releasably attached to the main body cavity; wherein the cap includes spaced orifices for dispensing adhesive on an outer surface of a male pipe and a sleeve extending inwardly from the cap into the main body cavity; wherein the main body cavity includes a barrel portion, a funnel portion and a conduit, and wherein the sleeve is sized to accommodate the outer surface of a selected male pipe.
Claims45
1-22. (canceled)
A nozzle for dispensing adhesive, comprising:
- a main body cavity and a sleeve is sized to accommodate the outer surface of a selected male pipe;
- wherein the main body cavity includes a barrel portion, a funnel portion and a conduit;
- wherein the main body cavity and sleeve form a spaced opening for dispensing adhesive on the outer surface of a male pipe, wherein the spaced opening is an annularly spaced ring;
- a channel for an adhesive to flow through from the conduit to the spaced opening, wherein the channel is formed between sleeve and the funnel and barrel portions.
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32-39. (canceled)
A dual nozzle for dispensing adhesive, comprising:
- a first main body cavity and a first cap releasably attached to the main body cavity;
- wherein the first cap includes spaced orifices for dispensing adhesive on an outer surface of a first male pipe and a first sleeve extending from the first cap;
- wherein the first main body cavity includes a barrel portion, a funnel portion and a conduit, and wherein the first sleeve is sized to accommodate the outer surface of a first male pipe;
- and
- a second main body cavity and a second cap releasably attached to the first main body cavity;
- wherein the second cap includes spaced orifices for dispensing adhesive on an outer surface of a second male pipe and a first sleeve extending from the second cap;
- wherein the second main body cavity includes a barrel portion, a funnel portion and a conduit, and wherein the second sleeve is sized to accommodate the outer surface of a second male pipe.
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55-63. (canceled)
A dual nozzle for dispensing adhesive, comprising:
- a first main body cavity and a first cap releasably attached to the first main body cavity;
- wherein the first cap includes a first sleeve is sized to accommodate the outer surface of a first male pipe;
- wherein the first main body cavity includes a barrel portion, a funnel portion and a conduit;
- wherein the first cap and first sleeve form a first spaced opening for dispensing adhesive on the outer surface of the first male pipe;
- and
- a first channel for an adhesive to flow through from the conduit to the spaced opening,
- wherein the channel is formed between the first sleeve and the funnel and barrel portions;
- and
- a second main body cavity and a second cap releasably attached to the second main body cavity;
- wherein the second cap includes a second sleeve is sized to accommodate the outer surface of a second male pipe;
- wherein the second main body cavity includes a barrel portion, a funnel portion and a conduit;
- wherein the second cap and second sleeve form a second spaced opening for dispensing adhesive on the outer surface of the second male pipe;
- and
- a second channel for an adhesive to flow through from the conduit to the spaced opening, wherein the second channel is formed between the second sleeve and the funnel and barrel portions.
81-105. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.