Patent ID: 6997227

Claim:
An applicator tip for seaming abutting side-by-side layers of planar material with adhesive and a backing tape to form a seam extending along the line of abutment, comprising: a) an upright body having, from top to bottom, a leg portion, a relatively narrow ankle portion, a foot portion, and a tape retainer portion, the body having a leading edge and a trailing edge which are aligned with the line of abutment; b) the leg portion forming a leg passageway extending longitudinally therethrough, the leg portion having connection means at its upper end for connection with an adhesive supply dispenser, whereby adhesive may flow from the dispenser into the leg passageway; c) the foot portion having a bottom surface having a longitudinal center line aligned with the seam, the foot portion comprising tilting means for uplifting and tilting marginal portions of the planar material layers and for bringing the edges of the planar material close to the ankle portion side surfaces as the tip is advanced along the line of abutment; d) the foot portion having a pair of spaced-apart runners protruding downwards from the bottom surface, the runners extending at least partially from the leading edge to the trailing edge, the runners substantially parallel with the line of abutment; e) the ankle portion having an ankle passageway transverse to the line of abutment, the ankle passageway extending through the ankle from side to side and communicating with the leg passageway, the ankle passageway forming a first outlet means for dispensing adhesive immediately above the central part of the tilting means, whereby adhesive is directed towards the edge of the adjacent upraised and tilted planar material; f) the foot portion having a foot passageway in communication with the leg passageway, the foot passageway forming a second outlet means for dispensing adhesive immediately above the bottom surface from the trailing edge of the body; and g) the tape retainer portion having tape alignment means for guiding the tape towards the bottom surface and for centering the tape along the line of abutment, whereby the top surface of the tape receives adhesive as it is dispensed from the second outlet means.