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EP 0153431 B1 19870805 - HOT-ADHESIVE GUN

Title (en)

HOT-ADHESIVE GUN

Publication

EP 0153431 B1 19870805 (DE)

Application

EP 84102136 A 19840229

Priority

EP 84102136 A 19840229

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4642158A] A hot glue pistol for melting and dispensing a hot melt glue (3) comprises a hot air blower (6) for heating the bonding location, the hot air flow simultaneously acting as the heat source for melting the glue.

IPC 1-7

B05C 17/00; B05C 5/04; B05C 9/14

IPC 8 full level

B05C 5/04 (2006.01); B05C 17/005 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B05C 17/00546 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 156/1788 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 156/1798 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 156/18 (2015.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0153431 A1 19850904; EP 0153431 B1 19870805; AT E28731 T1 19870815; DE 3465170 D1 19870910; JP H058066 B2 19930201; JP S60206467 A 19851018; US 4642158 A 19870210

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 84102136 A 19840229; AT 84102136 T 19840229; DE 3465170 T 19840229; JP 3772485 A 19850228; US 70393085 A 19850221