Patent ID: 9527106
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B05C

Claim Text:
1. An applicator for dispensing a first viscous fluid, the applicator comprising: a support structure; a cartridge including a first wall and a first interior space, the first interior space receiving a first collapsible tube holding the first viscous fluid, said first collapsible tube formed from a flexible material and having a length with generally opposite sidewall portions defined along said length, said first collapsible tube positioned against the first wall and further including a closed end and a dispensing end; and an actuator operatively coupled to said support structure, said actuator movable through said first interior space of said cartridge along said length of said first collapsible tube and against one of said generally opposite sidewall portions to compress said one sidewall portion against said other sidewall portion and said first wall along said length and squeeze the first viscous fluid from said dispensing end, wherein a gap is defined by said actuator and said first wall for receiving said compressed collapsible tube therebetween.