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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry C Trevathan, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Scott C Hoover, Elyria, OH (US);
James C Smith, Lorain, OH (US);
Assignee:
Nordson Corporation, Westlake, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J / ; B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264 459 ; 264 50 ; 261D / ; 425 / ; 425209 ; 4253824 ; 4258 / ; 422139 ; 169 15 ; 521 74 ; 521917 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for dispensing a foamable, pressurized solution of a gas and a high viscosity polymeric material in a manner which produces a foamed bead having a hollow core. Initial foaming occurs in a nozzle through which the solution is dispensed to atmosphere, at a core of the bead. Subsequent foaming of of the bead exteriorly of the core occurs outside the nozzle, and results in an extruded, foamed bead of high viscosity polymeric material having a tubular shape and particularly suitable for form-in-place gasket applications.