Hand application tool for laying sealant spacer strip on glass or like material
An hand application tool for laying a sealant spacer strip along a glass sheet for forming insulating glass units having a handle with first and second ends; a base having freely rotatable rollers connected to the first end of the handle; and a housing connected to the first end of said handle and to the base the housing having a positioning roller, at least one guide pin and a housing roller wherein the at least one guide pin and the housing roller form a guideway for deploying the adhesive strip and the housing roller provides pressure for applying the sealant spacer strip onto the glass sheet.
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10 . An apparatus for laying a sealant spacer strip along a glass sheet, said apparatus comprising:
a housing means for deploying the sealant spacer adhesive strip and including a down-pressure means for providing pressure for applying the sealant spacer strip onto the glass sheet;
a handle means for allowing an operator of said apparatus to hold said apparatus in a hand; and
an adjustable guide plate means for controlling a distance of said apparatus from an edge of said glass sheet.
11 . The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising:
a targeting means for projecting at least one indicator light for indicating a position of said apparatus proximate to said glass substrate.
12 . The apparatus of claim 11 further comprising:
a cutting means for cutting the sealant spacer strip.
13 . The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said targeting means projects a first indicator light indicating when the apparatus is in position at a corner of said glass sheet indicated when to cut said sealant spacer strip, and projects a second indicator light indicating when the apparatus is in position to turn said apparatus about said corner.
14 . The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said housing means comprises a front positioning roller and at least one guide pin to form a guideway for deploying the sealant spacer strip, and said down-pressure means comprises a down-pressure roller to provide pressure for applying the sealant spacer strip onto the glass sheet.
15 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein said targeting means comprises at least one laser.