摘要 |
Product cartridges that include a frangible seal are used for construction adhesives, sealants and caulks. A housing retains the product cartridge and cooperates therewith to form a gas enclosure separated from a product enclosure by a piston. A plunger is adapted to transfer a force to the piston to break the frangible seal of the product cartridge. In addition, the dispensing device provides pressurized gas to the gas enclosure to generate a force sufficient to dispense product from a dispensing orifice of the product cartridge. A method of enabling product to be dispensed from such cartridges includes associating a seal breaking mechanism with the dispensing device that can exert a frangible seal breaking force on the product cartridge. A separate dispensing mechanism is also associated with the dispensing device that can exert a product dispensing force on the product cartridge.
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