Patent ID: 6794612
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: A61C,B05C

Abstract:
A modeling device for manually applying a modeling substance that flows when heated, said device comprising:an elongated stylus having first and second ends oppositely disposed, a chamber positioned within said stylus and extending lengthwise there along; a substance dispensing tip projecting from said first end, said tip having a bore in fluid communication with said chamber; a closable opening in said stylus adjacent to said first end for positioning said modeling substance in solid form within said chamber; a heating element positioned at said first end for heating said modeling substance at said first end to liquid form for flowing from said chamber through said bore and out from said tip; a piston movably mounted within said chamber between said first and said second ends, said piston being engageable with said modeling substance for forcing said substance toward said first end; a threaded spindle attached to said piston and extending therefrom toward said second end of said stylus; a spindle nut positioned within said chamber between said piston and said second end of said stylus; an electric motor movably positioned within said chamber between said spindle nut and said second end of said stylus, said motor engaging said spindle for moving said piston; a motor control switch mounted on said stylus for manually controlling said motor; a heating control switch mounted on said stylus for manually controlling said heating element; an energy supply and control unit; and an electrical cable extending from said energy supply and control unit and attached to said stylus at said first end.