Patent ID: 8210398
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: B05C

Abstract:
1. A thermally insulated applicator for applying heated thermoplastic liquid, comprising: an applicator body including a thermoplastic liquid supply passage and a heating element for supplying heat to liquid in the supply passage, the applicator body further including first and second opposite sides, a dispensing valve module coupled in thermal contact with an outer surface of the applicator body and including an outlet in fluid communication with the liquid supply passage, the dispensing valve module further including first and second opposite sides located respectively along the first and second sides of the applicator body and a third side located between the first and second sides of the dispensing valve module, and a cover formed of a thermally insulating plastic and including first, second and third sides, the first and second sides of the cover respectively covering the first and second sides of the applicator body, and the third side of the cover covering the third side of the dispensing valve module, the first and second sides of the cover each including a plurality of point contact projecting elements respectively supporting the first and second sides of the cover on the first and second sides of the applicator body, the plurality of point contact projecting elements configured to space remaining portions of the first and second sides of the cover from the first and second sides of the applicator body.