Intermittent Grip-type Actuator Patents (Class 222/391)
  • Patent number: 8857673
    Abstract: A caulking gun that dispenses caulking material may have a drip free mechanism that is operable to prevent additional caulk material from being dispensed. In another embodiment a caulking gun may have a lever that permits the user to adjust the drip free mechanism between a drip free condition and a continuous application condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams Company
    Inventors: James E. Szpak, Victor J. Levand, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8851336
    Abstract: Device for ejecting a liquid or pasty product, comprising a body (2) that has a portion (2a) designed to contain the product to be ejected and that has a hole (13) for ejecting the product, a rack (3) that moves in a bore (20) in the body (2) and causes the volume of the portion (2a) designed to contain the product to vary, and a rack (3) movement mechanism comprising a pivoting lever (1) and a pawl (4) for acting on the rack (3), which device is characterized in that the pawl (4) and the lever (1) form a one-piece plastics structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Primequal S.A.
    Inventors: David Weill, Pierre-Yves Chassot
  • Publication number: 20140263469
    Abstract: A lightweight applicator system for efficient extrusive dispensing of work material from a cartridge is provided. The applicator system includes a body having a cartridge frame portion coupled to a base frame portion. The cartridge frame portion includes first and second elongate frame members projecting longitudinally from a bracing member extending transversely therebetween to define a cartridge loading compartment. At least a portion of the bracing member is received in conformed manner by the base frame portion. A drive portion is coupled to the body, which includes a drive member selectively displaceable responsive to user actuation for extruding work material from a cartridge retained within the cartridge frame portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Albert Lee, Huang-Cheng Yeh
  • Publication number: 20140252044
    Abstract: This invention relates to a discharge device of the dispenser gun type, which is suitable in particular for discharging semi-solid materials such as e.g. bone replacement materials. The discharge device comprises an adapter (400) which is removably attached to a main body (110) of the discharge device. A fastening structure for attachment of a container (300) is formed on the adapter substantially along a proximal direction (C) contrary to the feed direction (A). As a result various types of containers can be fastened to the machine without the need to change the mechanism of the device. The container can be provided on both ends with identical external threads and can be closed by closure caps in order to enable intuitive handling. In order to improve access to points which are difficult to reach, the container may be in the form of a curved pipe or may be formed flexibly. The piston rod (200) of the discharge device is then also formed flexibly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: MEDMIX SYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Andy Greter, Beat Mathys
  • Publication number: 20140203042
    Abstract: A driving unit for a caulking gun includes at least two push portions respectively located on two respective rear ends of at least two tubes of a dual-tube unit so as to push material in the at least two tubes toward an outlet on a front end of the dual-tube unit. At least one connection portion is connected between the at least two push portions and a blade is formed on the front end of the at least one connection portion. The blade cuts two adjacent walls of the dual-tube unit so that the at least two push portions are moved forward when the driving unit is pushed forward. The materials in the at least two tubes are mixed and quickly solidified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: GOOD USE HARDWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: WEN-CHI TSAI
  • Patent number: 8783525
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive mechanism of a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicament, comprising: a housing of substantially cylindrical geometry having a long axis extending in an axial direction, an at least axially displaceable piston rod adapted to become operably engaged with a piston of a cartridge containing the medicament for displacing the piston in a distal direction, at least one actuation means radially displaceable with respect to the housing by an externally applied depressing force for transferring a respective driving force to the piston rod, and a coupling means operably engaged with the actuation means and with the piston rod adapted to transfer the radially inwardly directed displacement of the at least one actuation means into a distally directed axial displacement of the piston rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Faiza Mariami
  • Patent number: 8783526
    Abstract: A dispenser (10) for dispensing the contents of cartridges (12), including an advancing mechanism (14) for a piston rod (16), a housing (18) on which a transmission lever (20) for actuating the advancing mechanism (14) is attached so as to swivel, and a handle (22), which is affixed to the housing and to which an actuation lever (24) is attached so as to swivel, whereby the transmission lever (20) and the actuation lever (24) are connected to each other in an articulated manner via a sliding block guide (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Strobel-Schmidt, Christian Hefele, Peter Ostermeier, Hans Peter Lederle
  • Publication number: 20140138406
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a film used to form a flexible bag including an inner sealant layer capable of providing a hermetic seal; an oxygen barrier layer capable of extending the shelf life of a food product; and an outer layer capable of providing abrasion and puncture resistance and tacking to the specialized tacky polymer strip mounted on the dispensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: JOHN E. SANFILIPPO, JAVIER SORIA
  • Patent number: 8727185
    Abstract: A dispensing device is described. The dispensing device can include a body comprising a downwardly extending, elongated handle, at least one plunger slidably coupled to the body, and a trigger pivotably coupled to the body at a pivot point. The trigger can include a trigger portion extending downward from the pivot point and a transfer arm extending above the pivot point. The dispensing device can also include an actuator for engaging and advancing the at least one plunger in an axial direction and an elongated linkage extending axially and transmitting motion from the transfer arm to the actuator. The actuator can be positioned behind the handle and the linkage can cause the actuator to move forward axially when the trigger portion is pulled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: GM Ergonomics, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Gilliam, Rafael A. Martinez
  • Patent number: 8721600
    Abstract: A delivery gun for discharging bone cement from a cartridge that includes a piston. The gun has a casing from which a drive rod and a disk extend. A drive assembly advances the drive rod and disk so that disk displaces the piston causing the discharge of cement. The drive assembly includes plural links that are pivotally connected to a trigger. The links are displaced in response to the manual displacement of a trigger. One of the links is configured to selectively engage the drive rod. When this particular link is engaged with the drive rod and displaced, the drive rod the drive rod is advanced at a first speed. When this link does not is not engaged with the drive rod, the drive rod is advanced by another link at a second speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Henniges, Christopher S. Brockman, Marshall K. Proulx
  • Patent number: 8701938
    Abstract: An applicator for extruding strings of cake icing or other flowable semi-solid material comprises a longitudinally slotted screw rotated in a fixed nut and thereby advanced longitudinally in a tube, and a rotating nozzle assembly having a partition extending into the slot or slots of the screw whereby the nozzle assembly rotates with the screw as the screw advances. Pistons formed at an end of the screw fit cylinders formed by the interior wall of the tube and the partition to eject icing through one or more nozzles of the rotating nozzle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Inventor: Michael Eric Darian
  • Patent number: 8684241
    Abstract: A squeezing device capable of squeezing a viscous liquid in a packaging bag includes a pair of bag body support parts for stretching and supporting the bag bodies by fixing the front end and the rear end of a bag body and performing fixing of the rear end by applying a tension thereto rearwards; a squeezing mechanism part which is so provided as to be capable of sliding in the direction towards the front end in such a state the rear end of the bag supported by the bag body support parts is held from the upper and lower sides; and a drive mechanism part for slidingly driving the squeezing mechanism part in the direction towards the front end. The squeezing mechanism part is installed at the tip end of the device, and the drive mechanism part includes a slide bar disposed parallel to the sliding direction of the squeezing mechanism part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Wallha Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Haruo Minegishi
  • Publication number: 20140084022
    Abstract: An assist assembly incorporated into a dispensing gun supporting an elongated cartridge containing a volume of a flowable material. An internally collapsible seating end of the cartridge is engaged by a rod and forward most plunger of the gun in order to force a flowable material through a forward disposed nozzle of the cartridge. A body contains a compressible spring and is mounted to the plunger so that the body contacts the internally collapsible seating end of the mounted cartridge. Forward advancing of the plunger results in a continuous force application by the spring in order to continuously and evenly dispense through the nozzle the flowable material. A secondary spring is mounted between a forward end of the cartridge from which the nozzle projects and an opposing forward end of the gun for additionally assisting in applying a controlled force discharge of fluid from the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventors: William Paul, Carol Paul
  • Patent number: 8672193
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dispenser for discharging at least one component. Said dispenser comprises a base body (100) and an advancing element (300) that can be slid. The advancing element (300) acts upon a container having the component so that the component is discharged from the container by means of an advancement of the advancing element (300). The advancing element (300) comprises teeth (321) in the advancing direction. An actuating lever (400) can be swiveled relative to the base body (100) between an initial position and an activated position. The actuating lever comprises one or more teeth (421), which are engaged with the teeth (321) of the advancing element when the advancing element (300) is advanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Medmix Systems AG
    Inventors: Mathey Vukic, Andy Greter
  • Publication number: 20140021225
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a dispensing device. The dispensing device includes a container; a dispensing opening located at one end of the container; a plunger located inside the container; a push button associated with the plunger; and a drive mechanism configured to drive the plunger linearly inside the container from a first position towards the dispensing opening when the push button is pressed and to hold the plunger at a second position, wherein the second position is closer to the dispensing opening than the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: LUCAS PACKAGING GROUP, INC.
    Inventor: Frank Francavilla
  • Patent number: 8628536
    Abstract: A system for harvesting, preparing, and delivering biological materials or other therapeutic agents is disclosed. The system is adaptable to a variety of biological materials or other therapeutic agents. The system is adaptable for minimally invasive procedures where access may be limited. The system includes provisions for delivering biological materials or other therapeutic agents along a curved path. The system is adaptable to maximize the delivered quantity of biological materials or other therapeutic agents, thus minimizing waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: IMDS Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon T. Walker, Joseph Q. Marietta, Daniel E. Gerbec, Douglas M. Lorang, Harold Linville
  • Publication number: 20130341352
    Abstract: A system for dispensing sprayable material such as paint and other liquefied products. The system includes a dispenser designed to accept a flexible, crushable container filled with sprayable material and having a valve and spray tip at one end. The container is placed into an interior portion in the dispenser with the valve on the container secured in the housing of the dispenser. In operation, a pump action lever is activated causing a piston to slide lengthwise in the housing of the dispenser and exert force on the bottom of the container crushing it as it is emptied and forcing the sprayable material out through the valve and spray tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: AERVOE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Mark Williams
  • Patent number: 8602267
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for discharge of liquid or substantially liquid products (2), preferably foodstuffs, e.g. mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup or dressing, from a compressible container (3) made of flexible material, preferably of plastic bag type. The container (3) is placed in an outer container (7) and is compressible by a compression device (4) in order to feed product (2) out therefrom through a nozzle (6). The invention is characterised in that a compression means (9) which forms part of the compression device (4) is disposed on a piston (17) adapted to being subjected to movements in a portioning direction (P3) so that the movable compression means (9) squeezes the container (3) in the outer container (7), and that the piston with its compression means (9) can perform a return movement in a return direction (P4) which is opposite to the portioning direction (P3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Asept International AB
    Inventors: Sten Drennow, Stefan Cedergren
  • Patent number: 8584907
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a dispensing device includes a receptacle for containing and dispensing the flowable material, such as caulk. The dispensing device also includes a drive member which moves a piston within the receptacle for dispensing the flowable material from the device. A handle is arranged to be gripped by an operator and includes a clamp member disposed over the receptacle which is arranged to move from an open position whereby the handle is moveable to any desired position along the receptacle, to a closed position for engaging the handle to the receptacle. A user input is provided on the moveable handle and adapted to be depressed by a user for operation of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Albion Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Mark C Schneider, Joseph B Hanni
  • Publication number: 20130299515
    Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-chamber container with a container housing with at least two chambers arranged one upon the other for receiving product components, and a dosing element which discharges the product components by means of pistons allocated to the chambers and movable along the longitudinal axis of the container. The present invention provides a multi-chamber container which discharges the product components from the chambers in an improved manner. The multi-chamber container according to the present invention has at least one piston which is movably engaged with an element extending along the longitudinal axis of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Scapa Holding GmbH
    Inventor: Christoph Geiberger
  • Patent number: 8561850
    Abstract: A device for dispensing materials and a method for operating the device are disclosed. An embodiment of the device comprises a tube, a disk for transferring piston pressure to the material to be dispensed and a pliable cone-shaped plastic nozzle attached to the tube. A tab attached to the disk enables latching on with a hook and removal of the disk when the material is in the tube is depleted, thus allowing refilling the tube as needed. Metal in the form of wire strands, wire mesh or coil is imbedded in the walls of the nozzle and provides pliability to the nozzle, but prevents recoil due to the characteristic memory of plastics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Inventor: Melvin L Dawson
  • Patent number: 8561854
    Abstract: A dispensing device having a housing capable of receiving a pre-packaged charge of pre-whipped topping or icing. The housing has an inner wall with a slot formed therein for receiving a rod. The rod engages with a pawl mechanism to move a piston in the axial direction to force the pre-whipped topping or icing through the outlet in its packaging. The pawl engages with the rod when it moves in a first direction and the pawl disengages with the rod when it is moved in a second direction opposite the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Rich Products Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Vincent Tirone, James Faller, Gerald A. Rusch
  • Patent number: 8544700
    Abstract: An epoxy injection controller including a housing having a housing body and a handle, the housing body having a front wall, opposing side walls, a bottom wall, and a rear wall, and the handle having a front wall. A cartridge holder configured to receive a cartridge of material is disposed within the housing. A trigger having a first end and a second end is rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position. A rotatable link member having a first end and a second end is disposed within the housing, and is in engagement with the trigger. An actuator for dispensing material from the cartridge is selectively engaged with the link member. The actuator dispenses material from the cartridge when the trigger is unlocked, and the actuator is retracted from the cartridge and prevented from dispensing material from the cartridge when the trigger is locked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: David Zhi Chen, Mark Anthony Ali
  • Patent number: 8544686
    Abstract: A system for dispensing sprayable material such as paint and other liquefied products. The system includes a dispenser designed to accept a flexible, crushable, container filled with sprayable material and having a valve and spray tip at one end. The container is placed into a slot in the dispenser with the valve on the container secured in the housing of the dispenser. In operation, a plunger that runs lengthwise within the housing of the dispenser exerts force on the bottom of the container crushing it as it is emptied and forcing the sprayable material out through the valve and spray tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Aervoe Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark D. Williams
  • Patent number: 8540124
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a dispensing device. The dispensing device includes a container; a dispensing opening located at one end of the container; a plunger located inside the container; a push button associated with the plunger; and a drive mechanism configured to drive the plunger linearly inside the container from a first position towards the dispensing opening when the push button is pressed and to hold the plunger at a second position, wherein the second position is closer to the dispensing opening than the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Lucas Packaging Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Frank Francavilla
  • Patent number: 8528793
    Abstract: An actuator for advancing a rod which enables release of the rod from an actuating mechanism by rotating the rod to allow the rod to be retreated. The actuator may also provide a mechanism for disabling the driving mechanism as the rod is fully advanced to prevent damage by excessive forces being applied to the rod. The actuating mechanism can be fully enclosed in a stock of a dispenser gun or applicator, facilitating cleaning of the dispenser gun. The disclosed dispenser gun is particularly suitable for dentistry applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: P. C. Cox Limited
    Inventor: Richard Brummitt
  • Patent number: 8511520
    Abstract: A fluent material dispensing system comprising: a bottle, a plunger engaged inside the bottle, and a dispensing mechanism having a lever for operation of the plunger for fluid expulsion. The plunger may frictionally engage the bottle to a degree sufficient for holding the plunger in place against a force applied due to return motion of the lever. The dispensing mechanism may comprise a cap for attachment to an end of the bottle opposite a fluid outlet and a handle attached to the cap, the lever pivotally coupled to the cap, the lever and the handle aligned with the bottle. The dispensing mechanism may comprise a portioning mechanism configured to limit distance travelled by the lever from the rest position to the engaged position to a defined amount, thereby limiting expulsion of the fluid to a corresponding defined portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: JDi Design Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian Albert Van Wijk, Samuel Charles Richards, James William McDonald
  • Patent number: 8499977
    Abstract: A plunger for a dispenser for cartridges containing materials to be dispensed, for example viscous materials, is disclosed, the plunger having three plunger portions which define empty spaces therebetween so that cartridges, for example two-component concentric cartridges, of a plurality of dimensions and configurations can operatively mate with the plunger. A dispenser having a plunger as described can be used with a multitude of different cartridge types, including concentric two component cartridges or cylindrical single component cartridges, of varying overall dimensions and configurations. Also disclosed is a plunger for assisting the alignment of a cartridge in the dispenser. Corresponding dispensers and methods of loading cartridges are further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: P. C. Cox Limited
    Inventor: Graham Hughes
  • Publication number: 20130193168
    Abstract: In the case of a dispenser for packs containing single-component or multi-component compounds, having a receptacle for the pack, having at least one piston rod and having an advancing mechanism for moving the at least one piston rod in the direction of the receptacle, whereby the advancing mechanism has at least one clamping element that can engage with the piston rod and that can be detachably clamped to the at least one piston rod in order to move it, it is provided that the advancing mechanism is movably joined to the receptacle for the pack in such a way that the advancing mechanism with the piston rod can be moved along the advancing axis out of a first position into a second position. This can prevent or minimize afterflow of the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
  • Publication number: 20130168417
    Abstract: A dispensing device is described. The dispensing device can include a body comprising a downwardly extending, elongated handle, at least one plunger slidably coupled to the body, and a trigger pivotably coupled to the body at a pivot point. The trigger can include a trigger portion extending downward from the pivot point and a transfer arm extending above the pivot point. The dispensing device can also include an actuator for engaging and advancing the at least one plunger in an axial direction and an elongated linkage extending axially and transmitting motion from the transfer arm to the actuator. The actuator can be positioned behind the handle and the linkage can cause the actuator to move forward axially when the trigger portion is pulled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: GM Ergonomics, LLC
    Inventors: Michael GILLIAM, Rafael A. MARTINEZ
  • Publication number: 20130161360
    Abstract: A caulking gun may include a trigger mechanism that is used to dispense caulk material and an adjustable thrust mechanism that is adjustable to change the force applied by the trigger when dispensing the caulk material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrew K. Marsden, Dennis P. De Renzo, JR.
  • Publication number: 20130161361
    Abstract: A caulking gun that dispenses caulking material may have a drip free mechanism that is operable to prevent additional caulk material from being dispensed. In another embodiment a caulking gun may have a lever that can be adjusted to permit additional caulk material to be dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
    Inventors: James E. Szpak, Victor J. Levand, JR.
  • Publication number: 20130161353
    Abstract: A dispensing device for a multi component cartridge includes a housing in which a reception element for receiving a cartridge end of the multicomponent cartridge is arranged. The cartridge end is located at the inlet side of a first and second storage container filled with a filling mass and respectively sealed in a fluid tight manner at the cartridge end by a respective piston. A plunger arrangement and a drive arrangement for moving the plunger arrangement are arranged in the housing. A movement of the plunger arrangement in a dispensing direction can be carried out by the drive arrangement for dispensing the filling mass from the storage containers of the multicomponent cartridge. The reception element has an axis of rotation which is substantially arranged in parallel to the dispensing direction. The cartridge end pushed into the reception element can be transferred from an assembly position into a dispensing position by a rotation about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventor: Sulzer Mixpac AG
  • Patent number: 8469289
    Abstract: A tissue sealant applicator system includes a tissue sealant applicator having an elongate body forming a bore containing a tissue sealant component, a piston, and a spray adaptor in fluid communication with the bore and forming a gas flow path. The system also includes a control unit adapted to be connected to a gas source, and a first gas passageway connecting the gas flow path and the control unit. The applicator includes an actuating member cooperatively associated with the piston to eject the tissue sealant from the bore upon user actuation. The control unit is adapted to supply gas from the gas source to the first gas passageway essentially simultaneously with user actuation of the actuating member, and to permit the supply of gas to the spray adaptor from the gas source to continue to flow for a predetermined time delay after the user stops actuating the actuating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Heinz Redl, Zafar Khakpour, Scott R. Ariagno, Andreas Kellner, Lillian G. Zakarija
  • Patent number: 8469063
    Abstract: A filling head gun includes a housing; a handle assembly connected to the housing; a filling head attached to the housing; a plunger extends through an opening of the housing and an activator reservoir attached to the plunger, wherein the reservoir is moved into contact with the filling head via the plunger to manually feed activator through the filling head depressing a valve of the aerosol can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Pro Form Products Limited
    Inventor: James Speck
  • Publication number: 20130134189
    Abstract: A knock-type propelling container includes a body storing a medium therein and having a tip end opening for allowing the medium to be propelled therefrom, a propelling member slidably arranged in the body and capable of propelling the medium toward the opening, the propelling member being provided with a forward/rearward extending prolongation portion having engaging-stop portions formed at fixed intervals in a forward/rearward direction, a knock member provided at the body so as to be reciprocably moved relative to the body, a thrusting member arranged in the body so as to be moved forward by knocking the knock member, and having an engagement portion engageable with the engaging-stop portions, and a detent member fixedly arranged in the body and engageable with the propelling member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: KOTOBUKI & CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidehei Kageyama, Yoshio Noguchi, Tomoaki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8444018
    Abstract: An extrusion device for the extrusion of single- or multi-component materials from at least one container is provided. The extrusion device includes a housing having a functional section and a manual operation section. The housing extends substantially along an axial direction. The functional section includes at least one container receptacle. The manual operation section includes a lever arrangement via which an extrusion rod arrangement can be actuated to extrude materials from the at least one container. The lever arrangement includes a lever body mounted on a rotary axis. The lever body includes a lever push arm on one side of the rotary axis and a lever grip arm on the other side of the rotary axis. The lever push arm acts in a force-transmitting manner on a drive body attached on the extrusion rod arrangement upon actuation of the lever grip arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Strobel-Schmidt, Christian Hefele, Hans-Peter Lederle
  • Patent number: 8434318
    Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a body defining a storage space; a door selectively shielding the storage space; a container connecting part disposed in the storage space or the door; a water supply container separably coupled to the container connecting part, the water supply container including an opening for injecting water; an ice making device for making ice using the water supplied from the water supply container; a water supply passage fluidly connecting the water supply container to the ice making device, the water supply passage extending in an inside direction of the water supply container; and a pump connected to the water supply passage to supply the water within the water supply container into the ice making device. According to the refrigerator, installation cost is reduced, and quality and reliability are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Sung Kyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 8397959
    Abstract: A packaging container formed by a container body has a connector with a thread. The connector has a predetermined breaking point where a tear-off part may be torn off. The tear-off part has a handle and may be torn off without a tool. The container body is fitted with an application nozzle which, when not in use, is positioned on the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Fischbach KG Kunststoff-Technik
    Inventor: Achim Helmenstein
  • Patent number: 8381950
    Abstract: A piston and piston rod for a rodless dispenser for extrudable material are configured such that compressive force exerted on the piston from a push chain causes a reactive torque to be created that locks the links of the chain together. The push rod is located away from the piston's geometric center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Prince Castle, LLC
    Inventors: Loren Veltrop, Eric Schmidt, Scott Rote, Daniel Somen, Mark Kurth, Aaron Eiger, Timothy Payne, Paulette Van Erden
  • Publication number: 20130043281
    Abstract: An electrical caulking gun has a gun body and a clutching device. The clutching device has a clutching switch, a linking lever, a clutching block and a block spring. The clutching switch is mounted on the gun body and has a pressed segment and a pushing segment having an inclined pushing surface. The linking lever is pivotally mounted in the gun body and has an abutting end and a pushing end. The abutting end abuts with the pushing surface of the clutching switch. The clutching block has an inclined pushed surface and an engaging rod. The engaging rod detachably engages a transmission device of the caulking gun. The block spring provides a force to push the engaging rod on the clutching block to engage the transmission device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: TECHWAY INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Hua Hsu, Chen-Chen Cheng, Rui-Heng Lin
  • Patent number: 8376193
    Abstract: A push chain is used to drive a piston into a canister of extrudable material. The push chain is stored in an elongated chain magazine, withdrawn from the magazine and into the canister by actuation of a trigger connected to a sprocket for the chain. The push chain obviates the need for an elongated piston rod used in conventional extrudable material dispensers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Prince Castle, LLC
    Inventors: Loren Veltrop, Eric Schmidt, Scott Rote, Daniel Somen, Donald Van Erden
  • Patent number: 8365953
    Abstract: A dispensing tool for dispensing material from a cartridge includes a cartridge holder defining an opening sized to receive the cartridge and including a cartridge rail. The tool further includes a plunger coupled to the cartridge holder such that it is movable axially through the cartridge holder opening, a plunger restraining member coupled to the cartridge holder, a handle coupled to the cartridge rail, and a trigger pivotably coupled to the handle. The handle may be repositionable along the cartridge rail and the plunger restraining member may disengage with the plunger to allow axial movement when the trigger is pivoted relative to the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Inventors: Rafael Adolfo Calvo, Janet Ellis Calvo
  • Publication number: 20130001256
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for discharge of liquid or substantially liquid products (2), preferably foodstuffs, e.g. mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup or dressing, from a compressible container (3) made of flexible material, preferably of plastic bag type. The container (3) is placed in an outer container (7) and is compressible by a compression device (4) in order to feed product (2) out therefrom through a nozzle (6). The invention is characterised in that a compression means (9) which forms part of the compression device (4) is disposed on a piston (17) adapted to being subjected to movements in a portioning direction (P3) so that the movable compression means (9) squeezes the container (3) in the outer container (7), and that the piston with its compression means (9) can perform a return movement in a return direction (P4) which is opposite to the portioning direction (P3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: ASEPT INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventors: Sten Drennow, Stefan Cedergren
  • Patent number: 8337450
    Abstract: An apparatus that includes two syringes, or a “double barrel syringe,” includes one syringe that injects or infuses while the other syringe aspirates. In the double barrel syringe, injection and aspiration may be effected by a single action. The double barrel syringe may include a handle with two members. A first member of such a handle includes one arm that pivotally couples to a plunger of a first syringe and another arm that pivotally couples to a barrel of a second syringe. A second member of the handle includes one arm that pivotally couples to a barrel of the first syringe and another arm that pivotally couples to a plunger of the second syringe. Methods for injecting or infusing simultaneously with aspirating are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Control Medical Technology, LLC
    Inventor: Shawn P. Fojtik
  • Patent number: 8328052
    Abstract: A dispensing gun includes a housing for holding a cartridge, a push rod engaged through the housing and having a plunger for engaging with the cartridge, an actuating plate engaged onto the push rod, a trigger pivotally secured to the housing and having an actuating pin for operating the actuating plate to move the push rod relative to the housing, a spring member biasing the actuating plate to engage with the actuating pin of the trigger, a latch engaged onto the push rod and biased to prevent the push rod from moving rearwardly relative to the housing when the actuating plate is released by the trigger, and a release member is located between the latch and the actuating pin of the trigger for being moved to release the push rod from the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Slang Syuan Fu Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hung Chih Hung
  • Publication number: 20120298691
    Abstract: A dispensing device having a housing capable of receiving a pre-packaged charge of pre-whipped topping or icing. The housing has an inner wall with a slot formed therein for receiving a rack that is capable of rotational and translational motion within the slot. The rack has a set of gear teeth that engage with a catch on a plunger. The piston moves in the axial direction to force the pre-whipped topping or icing through the outlet in its packaging. The catch on the piston is locked in one direction and pivots in the opposite direction such that the rack engages with the piston when it moves in a first direction and the rack disengages with the piston when it is moved in a second direction opposite the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Rohit Jalali, Christopher Vincent Tirone, Theodore Watson Rich, Steven A. Franz, William E. Grieshober, JR., Joseph Victor Bisacca, Lisa Augustine, Kerry Marshal Chace, Timothy A. Falken, David E. Moomaw
  • Patent number: 8302814
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus provides for the dispensing of product from a collapsible tube. The apparatus includes a body for supporting the tube. The body has a forward end for accommodating a dispensing end of the tube and rearward end for accommodating a closed end of the tube. An elongate actuatable plunger is supported by the body. The plunger includes an elongate rod and a base attached to the rod. Actuating means is provided for effecting movement of the plunger in a first direction along the body for engagement with the collapsible tube wall thereby deforming the tube wall and dispensing the contents of the tube from the dispensing end. The actuating means also provides for retractable movement of the plunger in the second direction opposite the first direction. The base is positioned on the rod for dispensing engagement with the tube upon movement of the plunger in the first direction and movable out of dispensing engagement with the tube upon in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Henkel Corporation
    Inventors: John P. Breault, Steven J. Hemsen
  • Publication number: 20120273528
    Abstract: A dispenser (10) for dispensing the contents of cartridges (12), including an advancing mechanism (14) for a piston rod (16), a housing (18) on which a transmission lever (20) for actuating the advancing mechanism (14) is attached so as to swivel, and a handle (22), which is affixed to the housing and to which an actuation lever (24) is attached so as to swivel, whereby the transmission lever (20) and the actuation lever (24) are connected to each other in an articulated manner via a sliding block guide (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer STROBEL-SCHMIDT, Christian HEFELE, Peter OSTERMEIER, Hans Peter LEDERLE
  • Patent number: 8297481
    Abstract: A dispensing device having a housing capable of receiving a pre-packaged charge of pre-whipped topping or icing. The housing has an inner wall with a slot formed therein for receiving a rack that is capable of rotational and translational motion within the slot. The rack has a set of gear teeth that engage with a catch on a plunger. The piston moves in the axial direction to force the pre-whipped topping or icing through the outlet in its packaging. The catch on the piston is locked in one direction and pivots in the opposite direction such that the rack engages with the piston when it moves in a first direction and the rack disengages with the piston when it is moved in a second direction opposite the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Rich Products Corporation
    Inventors: Rohit Jalali, Christopher Vincent Tirone, Theodore Watson Rich, Steven A. Franz, William E. Grieshober, Jr., Joseph Victor Bisacca, Lisa Augustine, Kerry Marshal Chace, Timothy A. Falken, David E. Moomaw