| CPC B05C 5/0254 (2013.01) [B05B 1/044 (2013.01); B05C 17/00506 (2013.01); B05C 17/00516 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
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7. A nozzle configured to receive and mate with a dispensing tube of a cartridge of a sealer; comprising:
a central body having a first end and a second end, with the central body further defining an interior volume; and
a guide member that is integral with or otherwise mounted to a lateral surface to the central body of the nozzle;
wherein the first end of the central body is open, has a rectangular cross-sectional shape including four wall portions, and is configured to receive and mate with the dispensing tube;
wherein a lower portion of the interior volume defined by the central body, which is near the first end, has a constant cross-sectional shape and is configured to receive and mate with the dispensing tube;
wherein the central body includes a series of raised protrusions on one or more of the four wall portions of the central body, which protrusions are configured to engage and press into the dispensing tube, creating an interference fit that, in use, assists in holding the nozzle in place;
wherein the second end of the central body defines a slit via which the sealer is dispensed;
wherein an upper portion of the interior volume defined by the central body, which is near the second end, has a cross-sectional shape that decreases in area, such that, in use, it directs the sealer to and out of the slit; and
wherein a leading portion of the guide member extends beyond the slit, and, in use, engages an edge of a panel to which the sealer is applied.
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