Applicator for pesticides with trigger and cartridge

US10334837B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• BAYER CROPSCIENCE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

• Byron Reid · Raleigh, US
• Peter Jardine · Wake Forest, US
• Steven Wayne Bockmann · Raleigh, US
• Michael Edward Laut · Raleigh, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 14, 2018
• Grant date: Jul 2, 2019
• Expiry date: Feb 14, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D83/775
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An applicator assembly for gel-based product and method of use that includes a housing enclosing a pump with a handle extending from the housing. The handle holds a flush mounted trigger assembly that operates the pump. Product is drawn from an external cartridge by vacuum. A movable plug maintains product structural integrity as product is withdrawn from the cartridge.