System and method of providing individual quantities of custom colored sealing compound

摘要

A system and method for providing custom colored sealant are generally provided with a dispensing container, containing a quantity of sealant base solution. A bottom wall of the dispensing container is positioned to limit any headspace within the interior of the dispensing container until the contents are ready to be mixed. The bottom wall is moved prior to adding a coloring agent to the dispensing container, which is mixed with the sealant base by agitating the dispensing container, until a desired color is attained. A sealant thickener may then be added and mixed by similar agitation of the dispensing container. A rod may be provided to engage and move the bottom wall. A pull string may also be provided to move the bottom wall. A nozzle is then coupled with the dispensing container and the custom-colored sealant is ready to be dispensed.

主权项

1. A kit for providing custom colored caulk; the kit comprising:
a dispensing container, having a first end portion, an open interior compartment, and a bottom wall that is selectively positionable at various locations along a long axis of the dispensing container, within the open interior compartment, toward and away from the open first end portion of the dispensing container; the bottom wall being located in a first position that defines a first volume within the interior compartment; a quantity of caulk base solution, having a viscosity of between 100 to 50,000 centipoise, disposed within the interior compartment of the dispensing container; a nozzle, having an open interior portion and opposite first and second end portions, the first end portion being shaped and sized to be secured with the first end portion of the dispensing container so that the interior compartment of the dispensing container is placed in open fluid communication with the interior portion of the nozzle; a supplemental container having an interior portion that is at least partially filled with a quantity of caulk thickener; a quantity of a coloring agent; and an elongated pushrod having at least one end that is shaped to engage the bottom wall of the dispensing container and move the bottom wall along the long axis of the dispensing container, within the open interior compartment, away from the open first end portion of the dispensing container; the first volume being insufficient to simultaneously hold said quantity of caulk base solution and said quantity of caulk thickener.