Patent ID: 7014041
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A method of applying a viscous material to a threaded fastener, said method comprising: providing a package having a pouch containing the viscous material, said pouch comprising at least one flexible wall; creating an opening in said pouch for accessing the viscous material in said pouch; inserting a threaded portion of a threaded fastener through said opening and into said pouch while maintaining a head portion of the threaded fastener outside of said pouch; squeezing said at least one flexible wall of said pouch to direct the viscous material onto the threaded portion of the threaded fastener in said pouch while the head portion of the threaded fastener is outside of said pouch so as to coat the threaded portion of the threaded fastener in said pouch with the viscous material while limiting coating of the head portion of the threaded fastener; and removing the coated threaded portion of the threaded fastener from said pouch by grasping the head portion of the threaded fastener and moving the threaded fastener in a direction away from said pouch.