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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
John W. Pringle, IV, Gardena, CA (US);
John J. Brown, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Angelica Davancens, Reseda, CA (US);
Frederick B. Frontiera, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Martin Guirguis, Long Beach, CA (US);
Raul Tomuta, Stanton, CA (US);
Richard P. Topf, Orange, CA (US);
Don D. Trend, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Jake B. Weinmann, Signal Hill, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for delivering a glutinous substance from a cartridge to an applicator is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a sleeve and a pressure-cap assembly coupled to the sleeve. The pressure-cap assembly comprises a pressure cap proximate an inlet of the sleeve. The pressure cap is movable between, inclusively, a closed position, in which the pressure cap is in sealed engagement with a trailing end of the cartridge, and an open position, in which the pressure cap provides clearance sufficient for insertion of the cartridge inside the sleeve through the inlet of the sleeve. The pressure cap comprises a pressure input, through which pressure is selectively applied to the glutinous substance in the cartridge. The apparatus also comprises an applicator interface proximate the outlet of the sleeve.