Foam dispensing gun

• US 5,462,204 A
• Filed: 03/29/1994
• Issued: 10/31/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Clayton Corporation
• Original Assignee: RHH Foam Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: Finn, Clifford J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kashnikow, Andres
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kaufman, Joseph A.
• Application Number:
  US08/219,151
• Time in Patent Office: 581 Days
• Field of Search: 222/135, 222/137, 222/145, 222/146, 222/153, 222/459, 222/567, 239/414, 239/432, 239/600
• US Class Current: 222/137
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/3066 the valve element being at least partially hollow and liquid passing through it when the valve is opened
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 12/0026 to inhibit delivery
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 7/0408 with arrangements for mixing two or more liquids
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 7/1209 the controlling means for each liquid or other fluent material being manual and interdependent
• CPC Class Codes: B29B 7/7404 Mixing devices specially adapted for foamable substances B29B7/76 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29B 7/7438 Mixing guns, i.e. hand-held mixing units having dispensing means B29B7/761, B29B7/7678 take precedence

Abstract

A foam dispensing gun has a body with a depending handle. The body has two passageways divided into forward and rearward portions by an intermediate chamber. A hose connector and duck-bill one-way valve are mounted in the rearward portion of each passageway, and a valve member extends through both the forward and rearward portions of each passageway. The valve member has a conical needle valve mating with a conical valve seat that opens directly to the nose of the body. A trigger lever is pivotally mounted in the chamber and engages the valve members to open and close the valves. A disposable nozzle with a mixing chamber and outlet is attached about the nose of the body by resilient arms engaging with ears extending from the body.

Claims

1. A foam dispensing gun, comprising:

a body having a pair of longitudinal passageways each including an inlet at one end adapted to be connected to a source of a pressurized fluid component, each passageway also including a conical valve seat at the other end of the passageway that opens to a nose at the end of the body;

a nozzle connected to the body and surrounding the nose, the nozzle including an outlet and a mixing chamber disposed between the nose and the outlet;

a valve member disposed in each passageway, each valve member having a forward needle portion with a conical outer surface that mates with the like surface of a respective valve seat and a rearward portion that seals off the respective passageway, each valve member also having an internal passage in fluid communication with the inlet of its respective passageway and terminating in a port short of the needle portion;

a spring connected to urge each valve member to a closed position in which the needle portion seats against the respective valve seat; and

a manually operable trigger to move the valve members to an open position against the urging of the springs.

2. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 1 wherein each needle portion has a circular cylindrical portion extending from the tip of the needle portion and the valve seats have mating circular cylindrical openings extending from the conical portions of the valve seats and opening into the mixing chamber of the nozzle.

3. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 1 together with a one way valve disposed in each of the passageways between the inlet and a respective valve member.

4. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 3 wherein the one way valve is a duck-bill valve.

5. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 1 together with a handle attached to the body and wherein the manually operable trigger comprises a lever pivoted to the body and engaging the valve members intermediate the needle portions and rear portions, said lever opposing the handle.

6. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 1 wherein the nozzle is detachable from the body.

7. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 6 wherein the body has a pair of ears extending from opposite sides thereof and the nozzle is formed with a pair of resilient arms engageable with the ears when the nozzle is in place on the body but disengageable from the ears by depressing the resilient arms.

8. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 1 together with a seal between the conical surface of the needle portion of each valve member and the port that seals the junction of the conical surface of the needle portion and the valve seat from the port when the valve members are in the closed positions.

9. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 8 wherein the seal comprises an O-ring disposed in an annular recess at the rear of the conical portion.

10. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 8 together with an O-ring seal disposed about each valve member behind the port and sealing with the respective passageway.

11. A foam dispensing gun, comprising:

a body with a depending handle, the body including a pair of parallel longitudinal passageways each having a forward portion and a rearward portion interrupted by a chamber that is open to the bottom of the body, the forward portion of each passageway terminating in a valve seat in a nose of the body, and the rearward portion defining an inlet for a fluid component;

a removable nozzle connected to the body and surrounding the nose, the nozzle including a mixing chamber beyond the valve seats and an outlet;

a pair of valve members disposed in the passageways and spanning the chamber, each valve member having a forward valve portion that is adapted to seat against a respective valve seat;

front and rear seals sealing each valve member with both the forward and rearward portions, respectively, of its passageway;

each valve member including a central passage in fluid communication with the inlet of its respective passageway and terminating in a port that is forward of the front seal; and

a trigger lever mounted to the body in the chamber and engaging the valve members for movement of the valve members between open and closed positions with respect to the valve seats.

12. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 11 wherein the valve portion of each valve member is a needle valve having a conical surface and the valve seats each have a mating conical surface.

13. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 12 together with a seal between the conical surface of the needle portion of each valve member and the port that seals the junction of the conical surface of the needle portion and the valve seat from the port when the valve members are in the closed position.

14. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 11 wherein the trigger lever includes a yoke having spaced arms with lateral cylindrical bosses received for pivoting in openings in the sides of the body chamber.

15. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 14 wherein the trigger lever opposes the handle and a releasable safety is provided between the lever and the handle to prevent the trigger lever from being moved to open the valve members.

16. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 11 together with a hollow connector received in the rearward portion of each passageway and adapted to connect to a hose leading to a source of pressurized fluid.

17. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 16 together with a one-way valve in each passageway between the connector and the valve member.

18. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 17 wherein the one-way valve is a duck bill valve mounted in a bushing sealed with the passageway.

19. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 18 together with a compression spring in each passageway between the bushing and the valve member to urge the valve member to a closed position.

20. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 11 wherein the body has a pair of ears extending from opposite sides thereof and the nozzle is formed with a pair of resilient arms engageable with the ears when the nozzle is in place on the body but disengageable from the ears by depressing the resilient arms.

21. In a foam dispensing gun having a body with a nose through which two fluid components can be ejected and a disposable nozzle attached to the body, the improvement wherein:

the body has a pair of ears extending from opposite sides and the nozzle is formed with a pair of resilient arms engageable with the ears when the nozzle is in place on the body but disengageable from the ears when the arms are squeezed toward the body.

22. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 21 wherein the ears each have an opening through which an arm can extend, and each arm has a curved end that engages an ear and cams the arm inwardly as the nozzle is inserted on the body, and each arm also has a notch that receives the respective ear when the nozzle is seated on the body.

23. A foam dispensing gun, comprising:

a body having a pair of spaced longitudinal passageways each including an inlet at one end adapted to be connected to a source of a pressurized fluid component, each passageway opening to a nose at the other end of the body; and

a disposable nozzle connected to the body and having an open inlet chamber surrounding the nose, the nozzle including a wall portion dividing the inlet chamber and disposed between the openings to the longitudinal passageways, the nozzle further including an outlet and a mixing chamber disposed between the wall portion and the outlet, the wall portion extending longitudinally from the nose toward the mixing chamber.

24. A dispensing gun in accordance with claim 23 wherein the nozzle is detachable from the body.

25. In a foam dispensing gun having a body with a nose having a pair of spaced openings through which two fluid components can be respectively ejected and a disposable nozzle attached to the body, the improvement wherein:

the nozzle has an inlet that fits around the nose and includes an open inlet chamber and a wall portion that divides the inlet chamber and extends transverse to the nose between the openings, the nozzle further includes an outlet and a mixing chamber between the wall portion and the outlet, and the wall portion extends longitudinally from the nose toward the mixing chamber.

26. A removable nozzle for attachment to the nose of a foam dispensing gun through which two fluid components are ejected through a pair of spaced openings, the nozzle having:

an outlet end;

an inlet end adapted to fit to the nose of the gun and including an open inlet chamber a transverse wall portion that is adapted to be disposed against the nose and between the openings, the wall portion extending longitudinally toward the outlet end; and

a mixing chamber between the wall portion and the outlet end.