Patent ID: 8287202

Claim:
A method of applying/dispensing an adhesive material, the method comprising: providing an applicator device for dispensing and/or applying an adhesive material, the applicator device comprising: a body portion comprising a closed proximal end and an open distal end providing a cavity; at least one breaking member integral with the body portion and each breaking member having a surrounding gap, the at least one breaking member at least partially deflectable into the cavity and each breaking member having a first engagement member; an annular housing movable with respect to the body portion and having a second engagement member complementary with the at least one first engagement member, the first and the second engagement member being cooperatively engageable with each other; a reservoir secured to the open distal end of the body portion, the reservoir further having a distal opening comprising applicator means, a retaining member between the body portion and the reservoir; and a frangible container of adhesive material disposed within the cavity between the closed proximal end and the retaining member; moving the annular housing relative to the body portion from a first position where the first and the second engagement member are not cooperatively engaged with each other, to a second position where the first and the second engagement member are cooperatively engaged with each other, deflecting at least a portion of the breaking member into the cavity breaking the frangible container; squeezing the reservoir providing a positive pressure within the reservoir and dispensing adhesive material from the reservoir to a substrate; wherein releasing the squeezed reservoir creates a negative pressure within the reservoir for urging of the adhesive material from the cavity into the reservoir.