Caulking gun having angle adjustment function

• US 7,032,785 B1
• Filed: 08/17/2004
• Issued: 04/25/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: KAI Shyun Enterprise Company Limited
• Original Assignee: KAI Shyun Enterprise Company Limited
• Inventors: Huang, Chi-Chuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Mar, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): WILLIAMS, STEPHANIE ELAINE
• Application Number:
  US10/919,712
• Time in Patent Office: 616 Days
• Field of Search: 222/391, 222/145.4, 222/160, 741/69, 741/48, 741/415, 741/55, 741/28, 741/26, 741/29, 741/11, 745/31, 604/209
• US Class Current: 222/391
• CPC Class Codes: B05C 17/0123 Lever actuated
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 11/026 of the gun type hand operated grease guns F16N3/12
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/1553 Lever actuator
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/1565 Gripper releasing devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/1598 Driven ratchet-bar and power dog
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/2066 Friction

Abstract

A caulking gun includes a gun body, a push rod, a push plate, an adjusting knob, and a piston lever. Thus, the adjusting knob is rotated to move away from the push plate to increase the incline angle of the push plate, so that the push plate is locked on the push rod in a tilt manner to lock and move the push rod without having to replace the push plate, thereby enhancing the lifetime of the caulking gun.

Claims

1. A caulking gun, comprising:

a gun body having a first end formed with a mounting hole;

a push rod movably mounted on the gun body and extended through the mounting hole of the gun body;

a push plate mounted on the push rod in an inclined manner to push the push rod to move relative to the gun body and having a first end formed with a locking hole for slidably receiving the push rod therethrough;

an adjusting knob having a rearward portion rotatably and movably mounted within the mounting hole of the gun body and a forward portion, a first side of the first end of the push plate being biased into engagement with the forward portion of the adjusting knob; and

a piston lever pivotally mounted on the gun body and having an end provided with a link rested on a second end of the push plate to push the push plate for moving the push rod.

2. The caulking gun in accordance with claim 1, wherein the mounting hole of the gun body has a peripheral wall formed with a screw bore, and the reward portion of the adjusting knob is end formed with a threaded rod screwed into the screw bore of the gun body.

3. The caulking gun in accordance with claim 2, wherein the forward portion of the adjusting knob has a resting portion rested on the first side of the first end of the push plate.

4. The caulking gun in accordance with claim 3, wherein the resting portion of the adjusting knob has a circular shape.

5. The caulking gun in accordance with claim 1, wherein the adjusting knob is movable relative to the gun body to urge the first side of the first end of the push plate.

6. The caulking gun in accordance with claim 1, wherein the adjusting knob has an inside formed with a through hole mounted on the push rod.

7. The caulking gun in accordance with claim 1, wherein the locking hole of the push plate has a circular shape.

8. The caulking gun in accordance with claim 1, wherein the locking hole of the push plate has a diameter greater than that of the push rod.

9. The caulking gun in accordance with claim 1, wherein the second end of the push plate is formed with an urging portion rested on the link of the piston lever.

10. The caulking gun in accordance with claim 1, wherein the gun body has a second end formed with a handle.

11. The caulking gun in accordance with claim 1, wherein the adjusting knob is rotated to move away from the push plate to increase an incline angle of the locking hole of the push plate, so that the locking hole of the push plate is locked on the push rod in a tilted manner again to lock and move the push rod.

12. The caulking gun in accordance with claim 1, wherein the adjusting knob is rotated to move away from the push plate to increase a forward stroke of the push plate.

13. The caulking gun in accordance with claim 1, wherein the adjusting knob is rotated to move toward the push plate to decrease a forward stroke of the push plate.

14. The caulking gun in accordance with claim 1, further comprising an elastic member mounted on the push rod and biased between the gun body and a second side of the first end of the push plate.