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Applicator and methods of applying a substance

  • US 20050010174A1
  • Filed: 08/06/2004
  • Published: 01/13/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An applicator for dispensing a substance therethrough, which comprises:

  • a body formed about a longitudinal axis and with an axial passage having an entry opening at a first end of the axial passage for receiving therein a substance to be dispensed;

    the axial passage of the body extending from the first end thereof toward a closed distal end of the body, and to a closed second end of the axial passage, which is opposite the first end thereof;

    at least one slot having a prescribed slot length formed through the body;

    the at least one slot extending from a first end thereof, in an axial direction, to a second end thereof spaced from the first end by the prescribed slot length;

    the at least one slot being in communication with an intermediate section of the axial passage and with an exterior of the body at a location on the longitudinal axis of body where the first end of the axial passage is spaced by a prescribed proximal distance from the first end of the at least one slot; and

    the prescribed proximal distance being less than the prescribed slot length;

    whereby the substance to be dispensed can be passed through the entry opening, the axial passage, and the at least one slot to the exterior of the body.

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