Applicator

• US 5,935,111 A
• Filed: 05/07/1997
• Issued: 08/10/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NJ Phillips Pty Ltd. (Province of Québec)
• Original Assignee: NJ Phillips Pty Ltd. (Province of Québec)
• Inventors: Bunyan, Glen Walter
• Primary Examiner(s): McDermott, Corrine
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hayes, Michael J.
• Application Number:
  US08/852,559
• Time in Patent Office: 825 Days
• Field of Search: 604/68, 604/71, 604/91, 604/180, 604/183, 604/184, 604/187, 604/191, 604/214, 604/218, 222/135, 222/137, 222/386, 222/478, 239/528
• US Class Current: 604/191
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 11/00 Marking of animals marking poultry or other birds A01K35/00
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 11/005 Branding or tattooing devices for animals
• CPC Class Codes: A61D 7/00 Devices or methods for introducing solid, liquid, or gaseous remedies or other materials into or onto the bodies of animals for reproduction or fertilisation A61D19/00 ; devices for implanting pellets, radon seeds or the like A61M37/0069
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/19 having more than one chamber , e.g. including a manifold coupling two parallelly aligned syringes through separate channels to a common discharge assembly surgical glue applicators A61B17/00491
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/204 connected to external reservoirs for multiple refilling

Abstract

An applicator (10) to deliver a medication from a first interacting cylinder (15) and piston (16) and a marking dye from a second interacting cylinder (20) and piston (21). Extending from the second piston (21) is a piston rod (23) which is engaged by the second piston (16) so as to be moved thereby.

Claims

1. An applicator 10 comprising:

a body 11;

a delivery member 24 movably mounted on the body 11 and operable to deliver a medication;

an interacting piston 21 and cylinder 20 mounted on the body 11 and enclosing a variable volume space 22;

first duct means 42 to deliver a liquid to said space 22;

second duct means 44 through which liquid passes from said space 22 to be ejected; and

wherein said delivery member 24 and said interacting piston 21 and cylinder 20 are operatively associated so that actuation of said delivery member 24 to deliver said medication reduces the volume of said space 22 to cause delivery of said liquid separately with respect to said medication.

2. The applicator 10 of claim 1 wherein:

said cylinder 20 is fixed to said body 11 and said piston 21 is movable relative thereto between a first position at which said space 22 has a maximum volume and a second position at which said space 22 is reduced in volume; and

said delivery member 24 is fixed to said piston 21 so as to move therewith.

3. The applicator 10 of claim 1 wherein:

said piston 21 and cylinder 20 are a first piston 21 and cylinder 20 and said applicator 10 further includes a second interacting piston 16 and cylinder 15 enclosing a variable volume space 17 for containing a liquid providing said medication; and

said delivery member 24 includes a delivery passage 36 extending to the space 17 of the said second piston 16 and cylinder 15 so that the liquid providing said medication is delivered through said passage 36 as the space 17 of said second piston 16 and cylinder 15 is reduced.

4. The applicator 10 of claim 3 wherein:

said second cylinder 15 is fixed to said body 11 and said second piston 16 moves relative thereto between a first position at which the volume of the space 17 of said second piston 16 and cylinder 15 is a maximum and a second position at which the volume of the space 17 of said first piston 21 and cylinder 20 is reduced.

5. The applicator 10 of claim 4 wherein said second piston 16 causes movement of said first piston 21 when said second piston 16 is displaced from its first position.

6. The applicator 10 of claim 5 further including:

extension means 23 extending from said first piston 21 and into the space 17 of said second piston 16 and cylinder 15, said extension means 23 being engaged by said second piston 16 to cause movement of said first piston 21, with said extension means 23 having a passage 36 communicating with the passage 36 of said delivery member 24 and communicating with the space 17 of said second piston 16 and cylinder 15 so that liquid contained in the space 17 of said second piston 16 and cylinder 15 passes through said 40 extension means 23 to be delivered to said delivery member 24.

7. The applicator 10 of claim 6 further including:

a piston rod 18 extending from said second piston 16; and

a passage 19 extending through said piston rod 18 enabling the delivery of liquid to the space 17 of said second piston 16 and cylinder 15.

8. The applicator 10 of claim 7 further including a handle 13 fixed to said body 11 and a trigger 14 pivotally mounted on said handle 13 and associated with said piston rod 18 so that movement of said trigger 14 towards said handle 13 causes movement of said piston rod 18 to reduce the volume of the space 17 of said second piston 16 and cylinder 15 and the subsequent reduction of the volume of the space 22 of said first piston 21 and cylinder 20.

9. The applicator 10 of claim 8, further including spring means urging the pistons 16,21 and cylinders 15,20 to move to a position at which the volumes of the spaces 17,22 are at a maximum.

10. The applicator 10 of claim 9, further including adjustment means 48 to vary the maximum volume of the space 17 of said second piston 16 and cylinder 15.

11. The applicator 10 of claim 1 comprising first nozzle means 47 operatively associated with the space 22 for providing a separate passage through which the separately delivered liquid is ejected.

12. The applicator 10 of claim 11 comprising second nozzle means 25 operatively associated with delivery member 24 for providing a passage through which the medication is ejected.