Patent ID: 7086565

Claim:
An adhesive dispensing cartridge comprising: a housing enclosing a space for containing a quantity of adhesive, said housing having a front end and a rear end; an adhesive delivery element connected at said front end of said housing, said element being composed of a plurality of teeth spaced apart by recesses and being provided with a plurality of adhesive flow passages extending between said space enclosed by said housing and said recesses; and a plate disposed in said space at said rear end of said housing, said plate cooperating with said housing to contain the adhesive and being movable within said housing toward said front end to force adhesive from said space and through said flow passages, wherein each of said recesses has an inlet end and an outlet end, the inlet and outlet ends being spaced apart in the direction between the front and rear ends of said housing, and each of said adhesive flow passages has an outlet that opens into a respective one of said recesses between said inlet and outlet ends.