Patent ID: 8544683
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: B05C,B65D

Abstract:
1. A fluid cartridge for storing and dispensing first and second fluids using a dispensing gun having a single cradle configured to receive a single cylindrical cartridge and a single plunger coupled with a drive rod moveable along a drive rod axis, the fluid cartridge comprising: a first tubular cartridge wall having a first central longitudinal axis and including a first outlet, the first tubular cartridge wall being configured to be received in the cradle of the dispensing gun so the first central longitudinal axis is aligned with the drive rod axis; a second tubular cartridge wall having a second central longitudinal axis and a second outlet, the second tubular cartridge wall coupled with the first tubular cartridge wall in a side-by-side relation such that the second central longitudinal axis is offset laterally from the first central longitudinal axis, and such that the second central longitudinal axis is offset laterally from the drive rod axis when the first tubular cartridge wall is received in the cradle of the dispensing gun; a first piston element disposed within the first tubular cartridge wall, wherein the first tubular cartridge wall and the first piston element define a first fluid chamber for the first fluid; a second piston element positioned in the second tubular cartridge wall, wherein the second tubular cartridge wall and the second piston element form a second fluid chamber for the second fluid; wherein a coupling portion extends generally between the first and second piston elements, and wherein a force may be applied by the plunger to the first piston element along the first central longitudinal axis to move both the first and second piston elements along the respective first and second central longitudinal axes and within the respective first and second fluid chambers as the coupling portion travels within an opening between the first and second fluid chambers, thereby dispensing the first and second fluids from the first and second outlets.