Nozzle for injecting a sealant into a crack
First Claim
1. A nozzle for injecting a sealant into a crack in a structure, comprising:
- an elongated tubular member having an inlet end, an outlet end and a sealant passageway extending from the inlet end to the outlet end; and
a positioning spider at said outlet end, insertable into a hole drilled into said structure at a location intersecting a crack, said positioning spider having a hub and at least three lugs extending radially outwardly from said hub, each said lug having an inner end and an outer end, and a flex hinge for each lug connecting the inner end of the lug to said hub,wherein said positioning spider has a maximum diameter position in which the outer ends of the lugs inscribe a circle of a predetermined diameter, and said lugs being bendable about said flex hinges, to reposition said lugs from said maximum diameter position inwardly towards said tubular member, in response to insertion of the positioning spider into a hole having a diameter smaller than said predetermined circle.
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Abstract
Sealant nozzle (10) includes a positioning spider (18) at its outlet end. Spider (18) is inserted into a mounting hole (50), or is secured to an outer surface, or is mounted in a corner region (76, 78) of a structure (46). Spider (18) includes a plurality of radial lugs (22) which bend about flex hinges (34), enabling the spider (18) to automatically conform to a range of hole sues. In a surface installation, the lugs (22) are glued to the surface. In a corner installation, some of the lugs (22) contact and are glued to intersecting surfaces (76, 78) which define the corner. A sealant is delivered into and through a passageway (26) in the nozzle (10), to and through an enlarged diameter end cavity (24) at the outlet of passageway (26), and then into the crack to be sealed.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A nozzle for injecting a sealant into a crack in a structure, comprising:
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an elongated tubular member having an inlet end, an outlet end and a sealant passageway extending from the inlet end to the outlet end; and a positioning spider at said outlet end, insertable into a hole drilled into said structure at a location intersecting a crack, said positioning spider having a hub and at least three lugs extending radially outwardly from said hub, each said lug having an inner end and an outer end, and a flex hinge for each lug connecting the inner end of the lug to said hub, wherein said positioning spider has a maximum diameter position in which the outer ends of the lugs inscribe a circle of a predetermined diameter, and said lugs being bendable about said flex hinges, to reposition said lugs from said maximum diameter position inwardly towards said tubular member, in response to insertion of the positioning spider into a hole having a diameter smaller than said predetermined circle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A nozzle for injecting a sealant into a crack in a structure which breaks an outer surface of said structure, comprising:
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an elongated tubular member having an inlet end, an outlet end and a sealant passageway extending from the inlet end to the outlet end; and a positioning spider at said outlet end, said positioning spider having a hub which includes a circular end cavity which is larger in diameter than said passageway and which enlarges the passageway at the outlet end of the tubular member, said hub including an annular boss which radially outwardly bounds the end cavity, said boss including a generally radial end surface which is positionable against a surface of the structure, in a position communicating said end cavity with a crack in the structure, and at least three lugs extending radially outwardly from said hub portion, each said lug having an inner end and an outer end, and a flex hinge for each lug connecting the inner end of the lug to said hub portion, wherein said lugs are movable towards the surface of the structure, when the end surface of the annular boss is against the surface and the end cavity is in communication with a crack, whereby the nozzle can be connected to the structure by use of a putty cone surrounding the positioning spider and adhering to the structure to be repaired. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A nozzle for injecting a sealant into a crack in a corner region of a structure, such corner region being defined by first and second intersecting surfaces, comprising:
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an elongated tubular member having an inlet end, an outlet end and a sealant passageway extending from the inlet end to the outlet end; and a positioning spider at said outlet end, insertable into the corner region of the structure at a location of a crack, said positioning spider having a hub and at least four lugs extending radially outwardly from said hub, each said lug having an inner end and an outer end, and a flex hinge for each lug connecting the inner end of the lug to said hub, wherein said positioning spider can be moved into the corner region, with at least a first pair of lugs in contact with the first surface and at least a second pair of lugs in contact with the second surface, and the lugs will bend at the flex hinges to allow close placement of the outlet end of the tubular member with the crack in the corner region of the structure, whereby a putty cone can be placed about the positioning spider and used for securing the nozzle to the first and second surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification