Extruder

Claim 1

Portable apparatus for applying a sealant to a surface comprising: a portable extruder which can be hand held and moved and operated by hand, said extruder having a. an elongated barrel, b. an extruding screw coaxially and rotatively mounted within the barrel, c. a feed port for sealant toward one end of the barrel and which extends through the side of the barrel and communicates with the interior thereof adjacent the extruding screw, d. a sealant extrusion orifice located toward the end of the barrel opposite the end at which the feed port is located, e. means for heating the barrel, f. a power head attached to the screw and whereupon applying power to the head the extrusion screw is rotated and a sealant can be drawn into the barrel, conveyed along the length thereof and then discharged through the extrusion orifice by rotation of the extrusion screw, B. hand grip means on said extruder for holding, moving and thus guiding the extrusion orifice by hand over a surface onto which the sealant is applied, and C. a reel rotatively mounted on the extruder and a sealant rope wound upon the reel and extending from the reel to said feed port, said rope being drawn from said reel and into the extruder barrel upon rotation of said extruding screw in the barrel.