Dispensing – With casing or support
Patent
1999-01-29
2000-03-28
Douglas, Steven O.
Dispensing
With casing or support
222108, 2221465, 2481172, 219247, H05B 342
Patent
active
060419725
ABSTRACT:
A warming tray is provided for holding and preheating removable heating cartridges of hot glue guns. The heating cartridges include electrically powered heating elements and releasable interfaces for releasably connecting the heating elements to a power supply. The warming tray includes a platform having a drip pan, and plurality of heating cartridge stations which are spaced apart and extend adjacent to the drip pan. Each of the heating cartridge stations has a power interface member for releasably connecting to a releasable interface of one of the heating cartridges to provide electric power to the heating element. The heating cartridge stations have lineally extending, upwardly protruding portions which define alignment members for engaging within an alignment channel formed into the heating cartridges. A mounting rail extends across the platform, parallel to and spaced apart from the drip pan. The mounting rail has an upwardly facing edge into which a plurality of spaced apart openings are formed, with one opening being provided for each station for passage of the hot melt glue stick and a glue feed member of the heating cartridges. The mounting rail is clasped by latch members of the heating cartridges to secure the heating cartridges to the warming tray.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4692587 (1987-09-01), Spirk, Jr. et al.
patent: 4826049 (1989-05-01), Speer
patent: 5984246 (1999-11-01), Gardner
patent: 5988445 (1999-11-01), Massena
Bokros Les
Maayeh Elias S.
Maayeh George
Douglas Steven O.
Handley Mark W.
Howison Gregory M.
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