Devices and systems for dispensing material

US11407563B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Gorilla Glue Company LLC · US

Inventors

• Trond Erik Tollefsen · Stamford, US
• Ryan Joseph Boudreaux · Yorktown Heights, US
• Nicholas John Wagner · Plano, US
• Mitchell James Wagner · Sugar Grove, US
• Ryan David Mahoney · Cincinnati, US
• Kevin Jay Gampfer · Milford, US
• Jeremy Thomas Lacy · Centerville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 24, 2020
• Grant date: Aug 9, 2022
• Expiry date: Nov 24, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D35/28
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for dispensing a material having: a first surface with an orifice; a second surface opposite the first surface; a first endface comprising an annular opening; a second endface opposite the first endface; a cavity defined by the above. An actuator is anchored to the second surface and has at least a portion of a pressing pad extending through the orifice in the first surface. An inner side of the second surface comprises a contoured portion within the cavity, the contoured portion having a first end positioned toward the second endface and a second end positioned toward the first endface, wherein the contoured portion has a maximum height at or near the first end, and a minimum height at a position between the first end and the second end.