Abstract: In the outer sleeve there runs a threaded spindle which is mounted in a bearing sleeve (5) and on which a piston (30) is movable up and down. The outer sleeve (1) is in relation to its inner diameter Ad considerably longer than with known glue sticks. The ratio of the inner diameter Ad of the outer sleeve (1) to the length AL of the part of the outer sleeve which serves for receiving a rod-like adhesive mass (10) here lies in the region of 1:6 to 1:15. This however according to the invention demands that the threaded spindle is configured such that it simultaneously serves as a conveyor worm. Thanks to the special configuration of the piston (30) is spite of the great length of the threaded spindle there is achieved a bending-breakage stabilization.

Abstract: A container for receiving and dispensing a fluid medium, in particular adhesive, comprises a container opening that is sealed by means of a membrane that can be pierced; a dispensing tube that can be connected with the container via the container opening for dispensing the fluid medium; and a screw cap for sealing the dispensing tube. There is a dispensing tube holder fixed on the container housing, in which the dispensing tube is axially supported between a starting position, in which its lower end is resting above the membrane to be pierced, and an axially blocked end position, in which its lower end has pierced the membrane. There is a servo-drive integrated in the screw cap for the dispensing tube. The servo-drive translates a rotational motion for opening the screw cap into a movement for displacing the dispensing tube into its end position.

Abstract: A container for receiving and discharging a flowable medium comprises a resilient wall enclosing a volume receiving the flowable medium, an opening through which the flowable medium may be discharged when the volume of the container is reduced by applying pressure to the resilient wall, and an automatically resetting pneumatic device for indirectly applying the pressure to the resilient wall. This device may be an actuating hollow body comprised at least partly of a resilient material, the hollow body bordering on the resilient wall, and the resilient wall and hollow body together closing the volume of the container.

Abstract: In the outer sleeve there runs a threaded spindle which is mounted in a bearing sleeve (5) and on which a piston (30) is movable up and down. The outer sleeve (1) is in relation to its inner diameter Ad considerably longer than with known glue sticks. The ratio of the inner diameter Ad of the outer sleeve (1) to the length AL of the part of the outer sleeve which serves for receiving a rod-like adhesive mass (10) here lies in the region of 1:6 to 1:15. This however according to the invention demands that the threaded spindle is configured such that it simultaneously serves as a conveyor worm. Thanks to the special configuration of the piston (30) is spite of the great length of the threaded spindle there is achieved a bending-breakage stabilisation.