Refillable grout dispenser with guide

a dispenser and grout technology, applied in the field of dispensers, can solve the problems of compound back up into the tip and blockage of the opening, gap in the sealing compound, waste of repeated disposal of empty tubes,
US20060163293A1Inactive Publication Date: 2006-07-27PEAY JAMES M
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
PEAY JAMES M
Publication Date
2006-07-27
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

The refillable grout dispenser with guide has a reversible dispensing tip that fits into either end of the tube. The dispenser is operated by standard caulking guns. A plunger disc is pushed through the tube by the caulking gun plunger, forcing the grout out the dispensing tip. The dispensing tip may be removed from one end of the tube, and may be re-installed on the other end of the tube so that the tube may be refilled with grout and used again. The tip has a guide pin extending from near its opening. The guide pin helps keep the dispensing tip raised above the surface the grout is being applied to, and also helps the user move the dispenser along the desired path. The outer surfaces of the dispensing tip may be flat to help the user grip the tip when removing or installing it.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 646,529, filed Jan. 25, 2005.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention relates to dispensers. More specifically, the invention relates to dispensers used in dispensing grout, caulk, or other similar materials.

[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0005] Caulk, grout and other sealing compounds used in building construction are often sold in tubes. The tubes are designed to fit into dispensing mechanisms known as caulking guns. The tubes usually have an opening at their front end through which the compound is dispensed when a plunger at the back of the caulking gun is pushed through the tube and toward the front opening. When all of the sealing compound is pushed out of the tube, the empty tube is removed from the caulking gun and replaced with a new, full tube. Repeatedly disposing of these empty tube...

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