REUSABLE APPLICATORS AND RELATED METHODS

A method (500) for removing glutinous substance (298) from applicator (100) comprises removing plunger (342) from applicator (100) before glutinous substance (298) has solidified; allowing glutinous substance (298) to solidify inside applicator (100); detaching side cover (110) from base portion (Il...

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Hauptverfasser:	RAUL TOMUTA, ANGELICA DAVANCENS, MARCOS ROBERT VAUGHN ESPINOSA, JOHN WALTER PRINGLE IV
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL PERFORMING OPERATIONS SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A method (500) for removing glutinous substance (298) from applicator (100) comprises removing plunger (342) from applicator (100) before glutinous substance (298) has solidified; allowing glutinous substance (298) to solidify inside applicator (100); detaching side cover (110) from base portion (Ill) of first body portion ( 1 02) to expose first sealant plug (302); severing first sealant plug (302) from second sealant plug (304); severing first sealant plug (302) from third sealant plug (300); detaching tip portion (106) of applicator (100) from second body portion (104) to expose a portion of second sealant plug (304); extracting second sealant plug (304) from second body portion (104) by pulling portion of second sealant plug (304) in direction (320) along second body portion (104); separating first sealant plug (302) from base portion (Ill) of first body portion (102); and extracting third sealant plug (300) from end-effector interface (112) of first body portion (102).