Patent ID: 8413859
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: B05C,B65D

Abstract:
1. A nozzle assembly for use with a device for dispensing a flowable material, said nozzle assembly comprising: a. a conduit having an inlet end adapted for connecting to the dispensing device, an outlet end, and a passage extending therethrough, said conduit including a first straight section that extends from said inlet end to a bend and a second straight section that extends from said bend to said outlet end; and, b. a rotatable head assembly arranged to be connected to the outlet end of said conduit, said head assembly comprising a nozzle having a larger diameter inlet opening, a smaller diameter outlet opening, and a tapered wall, said nozzle tapered wall comprising a single notch extending proximally from said nozzle outlet opening, said outlet opening and said single notch together forming a dispensing opening from which a bead of flowable material may be dispensed, the direction of dispensing of flowable material through said dispensing opening being alterable by rotation of said head assembly during dispensing, said head assembly arranged to rotate in response to manual actuation to any one of a plurality of positions, said rotatable head assembly additionally comprising an adapter surrounding said conduit at the outlet end thereof, and a cap portion arranged for securement to said adapter, said nozzle being secured between said adapter and said cap portion, and said nozzle extending through a central opening in said cap portion.