US 12,263,501 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. 18/608,245.
Application 18/608,245 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 2024/0216945 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)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
16. 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 spring configured to bias the plug into the first position;
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 rotatable relative to the main housing;
a pull rod having a first end coupled with the plug;
an input mechanism located at least partially within the handle and/or the main housing and configured to convert rotational motion of the handle into axial movement of the pull rod; and
a pin movable relative to a slot in the handle, wherein the pin is configured to engage the input mechanism at a plurality of positions along the slot in the handle such that the position of the handle is adjustable relative to the main housing.