Patent ID: 6161734
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: A61C,B05C

Abstract:
An apparatus (12) for dispensing a compound from a sleeve (14), one end of the sleeve capable of being pushing into the apparatus for assembly thereto; the apparatus comprising:a housing (17, 19);a rotary drive (16) mounted within the housing, the rotary drive including a threaded rod (20) and a plunger (22) at one end of the threaded rod, which plunger can engage a piston within the sleeve (14);threaded jaws (24, 26) carried by the housing and movable radially into and out of engagement with the threaded rod; andan actuator (40) carried by the housing for forcing the threaded jaws into engagement with the threaded rod when the sleeve is pushed into the apparatus, and which will permit the threaded jaws to move away from the threaded rod when the sleeve is removed from the apparatus to permit free axial movement of the threaded rod.