Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
583 words
A gun for ejecting a metered quantity of material comprising: a first housing having a diametrically relatively large cylinder defining an actuating chamber; a second housing having a diametrically relatively small cylinder defining a displacement chamber; each said housing having an end adjacent the other said housing and an opposite outer end; a nipple interconnecting said housings at their adjacent ends with their said cylinders in axial alignment; said nipple having an internal bore axially aligned with said cylinders; a floating piston in said housings and nipple having a plunger portion at one end in said displacement chamber, an enlarged head on the other end in said actuating chamber and an intermediate portion in said bore; a first seal in said nipple at said displacement chamber and a second seal in said nipple at said actuating chamber sealing against said intermediate portion of said piston; a head seal on said piston head sealing against said cylinder of said first housing defining said actuating chamber; said piston head having a shoulder surrounding saiD intermediate portion of said piston with said shoulder facing toward said nipple and said second seal; said piston head having a top surface facing said outer end of said first housing; said piston head and said head seal dividing said actuating chamber into a retract portion facing said shoulder on said piston and an advance portion facing said top surface of said piston head; said first housing having a first channel leading to said retract portion of said actuating chamber for introducing air pressure bearing against said piston head shoulder; said first housing having a second channel leading to said advance portion of said actuating chamber for introducing air pressure bearing against piston head top; said second housing having an inlet port for admitting material to said displacement chamber and an exit port for emitting material from said displacement chamber; said second housing having means for connecting a first one-way check valve to said inlet port for passing material into said displacement chamber and preventing material flow therefrom and having means for connecting a second one-way check valve to said outlet port for passing material out of said displacement chamber and preventing material flow thereinto; said first housing having means for connecting said channels to valve means for selectively introducing air pressure into said retract and advanced portions of said actuating chamber at said shoulder and head top surface respectively to retract said plunger portion of said piston out of said displacement chamber to draw material into said displacement chamber and to advance said plunger portion of said piston into said displacement chamber to force material out of said displacement chamber; movement of said piston retracting said piston plunger portion out of said displacement chamber with said inlet port connected to a supply of material by a duct and through said a first oneway check valve as blocked by said second one-way valve at said exit port creating low pressure in said displacement chamber whereby atmospheric pressure or greater on the material forces material into said displacement chamber; and movement of said piston advancing said piston plunger portion into said displacement chamber with said exit port connected to an exit duct through said second one-way check valve as blocked by said first one-way check valve at said inlet port creating high pressure in said displacement chamber whereby atmospherical pressure on greater on the exit duct is overcome and the material in the displacement chamber is forced out of said exit port.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
583 words
A gun for ejecting a metered quantity of material comprising: a first housing having a diametrically relatively large cylinder defining an actuating chamber; a second housing having a diametrically relatively small cylinder defining a displacement chamber; each said housing having an end adjacent the other said housing and an opposite outer end; a nipple interconnecting said housings at their adjacent ends with their said cylinders in axial alignment; said nipple having an internal bore axially aligned with said cylinders; a floating piston in said housings and nipple having a plunger portion at one end in said displacement chamber, an enlarged head on the other end in said actuating chamber and an intermediate portion in said bore; a first seal in said nipple at said displacement chamber and a second seal in said nipple at said actuating chamber sealing against said intermediate portion of said piston; a head seal on said piston head sealing against said cylinder of said first housing defining said actuating chamber; said piston head having a shoulder surrounding saiD intermediate portion of said piston with said shoulder facing toward said nipple and said second seal; said piston head having a top surface facing said outer end of said first housing; said piston head and said head seal dividing said actuating chamber into a retract portion facing said shoulder on said piston and an advance portion facing said top surface of said piston head; said first housing having a first channel leading to said retract portion of said actuating chamber for introducing air pressure bearing against said piston head shoulder; said first housing having a second channel leading to said advance portion of said actuating chamber for introducing air pressure bearing against piston head top; said second housing having an inlet port for admitting material to said displacement chamber and an exit port for emitting material from said displacement chamber; said second housing having means for connecting a first one-way check valve to said inlet port for passing material into said displacement chamber and preventing material flow therefrom and having means for connecting a second one-way check valve to said outlet port for passing material out of said displacement chamber and preventing material flow thereinto; said first housing having means for connecting said channels to valve means for selectively introducing air pressure into said retract and advanced portions of said actuating chamber at said shoulder and head top surface respectively to retract said plunger portion of said piston out of said displacement chamber to draw material into said displacement chamber and to advance said plunger portion of said piston into said displacement chamber to force material out of said displacement chamber; movement of said piston retracting said piston plunger portion out of said displacement chamber with said inlet port connected to a supply of material by a duct and through said a first oneway check valve as blocked by said second one-way valve at said exit port creating low pressure in said displacement chamber whereby atmospheric pressure or greater on the material forces material into said displacement chamber; and movement of said piston advancing said piston plunger portion into said displacement chamber with said exit port connected to an exit duct through said second one-way check valve as blocked by said first one-way check valve at said inlet port creating high pressure in said displacement chamber whereby atmospherical pressure on greater on the exit duct is overcome and the material in the displacement chamber is forced out of said exit port.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
258 words
In a gun as set forth in claim 1: said first housing having a valve chamber, a duct from said valve chamber to atmosphere, a duct from said valve chamber to said actuation chamber retract portion, a duct from said valve chamber to said actuation chamber advance portion, and a duct from said valve chamber to air pressure supply; a valve core in said valve chamber having a normal position channeling air pressure supply to said actuation chamber retract portion via said ducts and channeling said actuation chamber advance portion to atmosphere via said ducts to normally retract said piston to load said displacement chamber cylinder with material; a valve core actuator pin; a lever mounted on said second housing for depressing said pin against said core; said valve core, valve chamber, and ducts being so coordinated that depressing said lever and pin against said valve core moves said valve core from its normal position to a dispense position; said dispense position of said valve core sealing off said duct to atmosphere and channeling air pressure to both the advance and retract portions of said actuation chamber; and force developed by air pressure on said large area of said head top surface overcoming the force developed by air pressure on the small area of said shoulder of said piston to move the piston head in its advance stroke to dispense maTerial from said displacement chamber with air pressure from said retract chamber portion back feeding to said advance chamber portion via said ducts, valve chamber and valve core.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
124 words
In a device as set forth in claim 1, a four-way, valve having an air pressure duct, an atmospheric duct, a tube leading to said gun retract chamber portion, and a tube leading to said advance chamber portion; said valve having a normal position supplying air pressure to said retract chamber portion and venting said advance chamber portion to atmosphere to normally retract said piston head and said piston displacement portion from said displacement chamber cylinder to load material in same; and said valve having a dispense position supplying air pressure to said advance chamber portion and venting said retract chamber portion to atmosphere to advance said piston head and said piston displacement portion into said displacement chamber cylinder to eject material from same.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
93 words
In a gun as set forth in claim 1, said nipple having a radial relief internally between said first and second seals creating a neutral zone between said housings; said nipple having at least one aperture leading from said neutral zone to atmosphere constituting a neutral zone vent, said neutral zone receiving leakage of material and air past said first and second seals respectively and said aperture venting leakage to atmosphere thereby preventing introduction of air into the material in said displacement chamber and preventing the introduction of material into said actuating chamber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
In a gun as set forth in claim 1, an axially adjustable stop on one said housing lying in one said cylinder for abutting said piston to selectively limit the travel of said piston to provide means for changing the volumetric displacement of said piston by controlling the stroke distance of said piston.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
In a gun as set forth in claim 1, a like gun as set forth in claim 1 in combination therewith: each said gun having an exit duct; a common receiver communicating with both said exit ducts; each said gun having an inlet duct feeding from a different container having different material, and said guns thereby drawing metered quantities of different materials from different containers and delivering metered quantities of different materials to said common receiver.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
240 words
In a combination as set forth in claim 6 said common receiver being a mixing device; said mixing device comprising: a case having an internal cavity; said case having opposite ends; a base on one end of said case having at least two feed channels leading to said cavity of said case and having means for connecting tubes to said base leading to said channels; a tube leading from said outlet port of each said gun to one said connecting means and one said channel in said base for introducing a metered quantity of material from each said gun to said cavity of said case; a head on the other said end of said case; bearings in said head and said base aligned with said cavity of said case; a rotor having blades rotatably positioned in said cavity of said case on said bearings; a motor on one said base and head connected to said rotor to drive said rotor rotationally; said case having a mixture emission port at an end of said case opposite to said feed channels; a spout on said case connected to said mixture emission port; said guns force feeding material to said mixing device, through said case internal, cavity, and out said case emission port and said spout; and said motor rotating said rotor to mix the materials in said cavity of said case as the materials are fed through said cavity by said guns.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
82 words
In a mixing device as set forth in claim 7, said blades on said rotor each comprising a discular flange having a plurality of slots and grooves lying parallel to the flow of materials in said case; said blades in rotating swinging said slots and grooves at right angles to said material as its flows to shear the materials as they flow past said blades while said blades are rotating to mix the materials with each other in a through homogenized mixture.