Patent ID: 7645085

Claim:
A nozzle for attachment to a dispenser for dispensing material, the nozzle comprising: a) a fitting at a first end to facilitate attachment to the dispenser; b) an opening at a second end opposite the first end through which material is dispensed, a center of the opening being located along a central axis of the nozzle, the fitting being wider than the opening, the opening defining a periphery having a lateral width dimension and a height dimension, the opening further comprising arcuate and concave surfaces at widthwise opposite ends that remain of fixed dimension to define an oval periphery, the lateral width dimension substantially exceeding twice the height dimension of the opening; and c) a forwardly-projecting side wall extending from the first end to the opening, the side wall having a peripheral outer surface defined by a concave surface that transitions into an outwardly rounded convex surface that terminates at the opening; d) wherein the side wall further comprises an upper wall and a lower wall, each of the upper and lower walls comprising a portion of the peripheral outer surface such that each of the upper and lower walls comprises a concave surface that transitions into an outwardly rounded convex surface terminating at the opening, e) whereby a substantially constant layer of material is dispensed through the opening and having a width of the opening.