Patent ID: 7237578

Claim:
An adhesive liquid dispensing apparatus movable by a robot between desired positions, the apparatus comprising: an adhesive liquid dispenser having a liquid inlet port and configured to be coupled to the robot for movement to the desired positions; a reservoir coupled with said adhesive liquid dispenser in communication with said inlet port and having a recharge port, said reservoir configured to contain an adhesive liquid under pressure so as to cause the adhesive liquid to enter said adhesive liquid dispenser through said liquid inlet port; a heating element operatively coupled with said reservoir and configured to maintain said adhesive liquid within said reservoir at a temperature; and a docking station for supplying additional adhesive liquid and including a connecting port for releasably coupling to said recharge port; wherein said docking station is configured to fill said reservoir with the additional adhesive liquid when the robot moves said adhesive liquid dispenser such that said recharge port is coupled to said connecting port.