Patent ID: 7332035

Claim:
A multiple orifice applicator for applying a fluid material to a work piece, comprising: an applicator body having an inlet port; a detachable applicator plate coupled to said applicator body, said applicator plate having a plurality of outlet orifices configured to dispense fluid material onto the work piece; at least two dispersing chambers providing a fluid flow path between said inlet port and at least two or more of said plurality of outlet orifices, wherein the cross-sectional area of said at least two dispersing chambers proximate said inlet port is smaller than the cross-sectional area of said at least two dispersing chambers proximate said outlet orifices, wherein said at least two dispersing chambers are partially disposed within said applicator plate and partially disposed in said applicator body; and a wall in said applicator plate that separates said at least two dispersing chambers, said wall having a top end and a bottom end that is narrower than said top end, a sealing member contacting said top end of said wall and said bottom end of said wall being proximate said outlet orifices of said applicator plate.