US 12,263,500 B2
Compound applicator
Matthew W. Jungklaus, Lawrenceville, GA (US); and Michael T. Ventura, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
Assigned to Ames Tools Corporation, Suwanee, GA (US)
Filed by AMES TOOLS CORPORATION, Suwanee, GA (US)
Filed on Mar. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/608,209.
Application 18/608,209 is a continuation of application No. 17/938,888, filed on Oct. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,964,296.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/253,199, filed on Oct. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0216944 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B05C 17/005 (2006.01)
CPC B05C 17/00503 (2013.01) [B05C 17/00593 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A compound applicator comprising:
a nozzle assembly including a nozzle opening and a plug movable relative to the nozzle opening between a first position in which the nozzle assembly is in a closed state, and a second position in which the nozzle assembly is in an open state;
a cylinder configured to receive and store a compound material;
a main housing coupled to the cylinder;
a handle coupled to the main housing and movable relative to the main housing;
a pull rod; and
an input mechanism located at least partially within the handle and/or the main housing and configured to convert motion of the handle relative to the main housing into axial movement of the pull rod, thereby moving the plug from the first position toward the second position,
wherein the pull rod is biased into tension.