Patent ID: 7241339

Claim:
An apparatus for applying a gel on a face substantially free of entrapped air, said apparatus comprising: a rotatable vacuum chamber comprising: a gel dispenser, a first holding means for holding a work piece having said face; a second holding means for holding said gel dispenser with respect to said face such that a dispensing nozzle of said gel dispenser is substantially perpendicular pointing towards a central area of said face; a hinge for rotatably holding said rotatable vacuum chamber between a first orientation and a second orientation, wherein during said first orientation said face is pointing downwards and said dispensing nozzle is pointing upwards, and wherein during said second orientation said face is pointing upwards and said dispensing nozzle is pointing downwards; a means for remotely actuating said gel dispenser while maintaining a vacuum in said rotatable vacuum chamber; and a vacuum providing means for applying a vacuum to said rotatable vacuum chamber.