Patent ID: 6896103

Claim:
A devise for applying a fluid onto a surface, comprising: a work surface which is substantiafly concave curved for engagement with said surface; a plurality of outlets arranged in said work surface for permitting transfer of said fluid onto said surface; a duct through which said fluid is flowable to said outlets; a closure member disposed rotatably and displaceably in each of said outlets for movement between a first position in which said closure element closes said outlet and a second position in which said closure element opens said outlet for dispensing said fluid onto said surface; each of said closure members protruding outwardly over the work surface and being configured to be pressed by said surface when in contact therewith for movement of said closure member from the first position to the second position; a spring for urging said closure member into said first position and for returning said closure member from said second position to said first position; and a pin for supporting a workpiece having a cylindrical tubelike part, wherein said pin is movable from first position, where said workpiece is placed with said cylindrical tubelike part onto said pin, to a second position where the external surface of said cylindrical tubelike part is brought into contact with said closure members for dispensing said fluid onto said external surface.