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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2012
Applicant:
Graco Minnesota Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Daniel P. Ross, Maplewood, MN (US);
Paul R. Quam, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Joseph E. Tix, Hastings, MN (US);
Assignee:
Graco Minnesota Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67B 7/00 (2006.01); G01F 11/00 (2006.01); B67D 7/80 (2010.01); B05B 7/00 (2006.01); B29B 13/02 (2006.01); B05B 7/14 (2006.01); B05B 7/16 (2006.01); B05B 9/04 (2006.01); B29C 31/02 (2006.01); B65G 53/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 13/022 (2013.01); B05B 7/1404 (2013.01); B05B 7/1472 (2013.01); B05B 7/16 (2013.01); B05B 9/0409 (2013.01); B29C 31/02 (2013.01); B65G 53/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hot melt dispensing system including a container for storing adhesive pellets, a feed system for transporting adhesive pellets from the container, and a blower. The blower is positioned with respect to an inlet of the feed system for applying a flow of air for agitating the adhesive pellets and moving the adhesive pellets toward the inlet.