Patent ID: 8683941

Claim:
A device for applying a strip of a viscoelastic material to a receiving surface in relative motion relative to the device, comprising: a feed means; and an articulated application nozzle having an internal channel therethrough, the application nozzle having: (i) a body, into which said feed means emerges, and (ii) a head, rotatably movable with respect to the body, the end of the head having an outlet orifice and means for exerting a force on the head of the articulated application nozzle so as to force the outlet orifice to come into contact with the receiving surface, wherein the head of the articulated application nozzle is linked to the body of the application nozzle via an articulation defined by a rotating mechanism provided between a portion of the internal channel in the body and a portion of the internal channel in the head, the body, the head and the rotating mechanism cooperating to permit rotational deformation of the head with respect to the body along an axis roughly parallel to the receiving surface and perpendicular to the direction of application of the strip.