NON-CYLINDRICAL BEAD FOR CAULKING TUBE
An example tube for receiving a fluent material includes a generally large container portion and a nozzle molded with the container portion. The nozzle has a dispensing tip shaped to dispense a non-cylindrical bead.
1 . A tube for receiving a fluent material comprising:
a generally large container portion;
a nozzle molded with said container portion; and
said nozzle having a dispensing tip, said dispensing tip being shaped to dispense a non-cylindrical bead.
2 . The tube of claim 1 , wherein said dispensing tip is formed of a plurality of generally planar sides to form the non-cylindrical bead.
3 . The tube of claim 2 , wherein there are three such generally planar sides such that the bead will be generally triangular.
4 . The tube of claim 3 , wherein an apex between at least two of said sides extends radially outwardly at an angle away from a central axis of the nozzle, such that the size of the triangular bead can be selected by cutting the at least two sides at a selected location along a length of said at least two sides.
5 . The tube of claim 1 , wherein said nozzle includes a portion having a cylindrical cross-section.
6 . The tube of claim 1 , where said portion having a cylindrical cross-section terminates at one end in at least one transition face.
7 . The tube of claim 1 , wherein said dispensing tip extends from at least one transition face transverse to a central axis of the nozzle.
8 . The tube of claim 1 , wherein said generally large container portion is for holding caulk.
9 . A tube for receiving a fluent material comprising:
a container portion;
a nozzle extending from said container portion; and
said nozzle having a rearward portion and a forward portion extending from said rearward portion, said rearward portion being shaped to form a cylindrical bead and said forward portion shaped to form a triangular bead.
10 . The tube of claim 9 , wherein said forward portion is formed of a plurality of generally planar sides to form the triangular bead.
11 . The tube of claim 10 , wherein an apex between at least two of said sides extends radially outwardly at an angle away from a central axis of the nozzle, such that the size of the triangular bead can be selected by cutting the at least two sides at a selected location along a length of said at least two sides.
12 . The tube of claim 9 , wherein said nozzle is molded with said container portion.
13 . The tube of claim 9 , wherein said forward portion extends from at least one transition face transverse to a central axis of said nozzle.
14 . The tube of claim 9 , where said rearward portion terminates in at least one transition face transverse to a central axis of said nozzle.
15 . The tube of claim 9 , wherein said forward portion has a generally circular cross-section.
16 . The tube of claim 9 , wherein said rearward portion has a generally triangular cross-section.
17 . A tube for receiving a fluent material comprising:
a generally large container portion;
a rearward nozzle portion having a cylindrical cross-section extending from said container portion; and
a forward nozzle portion having a triangular cross-section extending from said rearward nozzle portion, wherein said container portion is molded together with said rearward nozzle and said forward nozzle.
18 . The tube of claim 17 , wherein said forward nozzle includes an angled dispensing tip.