Patent · US Expired

Spreading apparatus for flowable materials

US7223038B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
13References
13Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJul 6, 2004
Grant dateMay 29, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 13, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05C11/028
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An apparatus spreads flowable materials such as adhesives and/or sealants on a surface such as a floor and/or a wall. The apparatus has a pad retainer for a removable spreader pad and a reservoir chamber for flowable material pivotally attached to the pad retainer to permit pivoting of the reservoir chamber frontwards and backwards. The reservoir chamber has an adjustable gate through which the flowable material may exit. The gate is proximal the bottom of the reservoir chamber and complementary to the width of the pad retaining means to permit more uniform spreading of the flowable material. A handle is attached to and extends from the reservoir chamber. The handle may pivot from side to side on the reservoir chamber and may be hollow to house a cable associated with the means for opening the gate.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.