| US 7,520,406 B2 | ||
| Device for dispensing a controlled dose of a flowable material | ||
| Doraiswami Jaichandra, Racine, Wis. (US); Gerard Michael O'Brien, Hertfordshire (United Kingdom); George Reeves, Bucks (United Kingdom); Michael E. Klinkhammer, Racine, Wis. (US); Steven A. Zach, Racine, Wis. (US); Chris A. Kubicek, East Troy, Wis. (US); and Nathan R. Westphal, Union Grove, Wis. (US) | ||
| Assigned to S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Racine, Wash. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 08, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/177,460. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0007302 A1, Jan. 11, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B67D 5/22 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 222—47 [222/386] | 25 Claims |
| 1. A device for applying controlled doses of a flowable adhesive material to a surface, the device comprising:
a tubular body having a wall defining a cavity, the body having a first open end and an opposite second end having a dispensing
orifice;
a flowable adhesive material in the cavity;
a plunger having an outer sleeve dimensioned for surrounding at least a section the body and having an inner pushing structure
dimensioned for axial movement in the cavity; and
means for indexed positioning of the second end of the body and an inner end of the inner pushing structure of the plunger
relative to each other to provide controlled doses of the flowable adhesive material such that the controlled doses of the
flowable adhesive material may be applied to the surface when the plunger is moved toward the dispensing orifice, and
wherein the means for indexed positioning comprises a guide track and a guide pin that travels stepwise in the guide track,
one of the guide track and the guide pin being located on an outer surface of the body and the other of the guide track and
the guide pin being located on the outer sleeve of the plunger.
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