Patent ID: 7390533

Claim:
A method for applying a fluid to an object comprising: providing a fluid in a container, said fluid to be applied to said object; providing an applicator tip to apply said fluid to said object, said applicator having an application surface for applying said fluid to said object; supplying said fluid from said container directly to said applicator tip through a small diameter tube, said fluid only coming into contact with said small diameter tube as said fluid is supplied from said container to said applicator tip; said small diameter tube having a diameter from about 1/16 to about 5/16 of an inch, one end of said small diameter tube extending into said container and being in fluid communication with said fluid in said container and other end of said small diameter tube being in contact with said application surface of said applicator tip whereby said fluid is supplied from said container directly to said applicator surface; and pumping said fluid from said container to said applicator surface by a pump that engages the exterior surface of said small diameter tube whereby said fluid only contacts said container, said small diameter tube, said applicator surface and said object, where a band of liquid material is applied to a marginal surface of said object.