APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCTECTING A FILLER GUN

摘要

A protective apparatus for use with a filler gun (1) having in sequence a barrel (2), a head (3), and a handle (4), includes a protective body (11). The protective body includes an outer shell (13) surrounding at least a portion of the filler gun (1). The outer layer or shell (13; 80) is made of a hard material so as to resist scratching, absorb the initial impact, and distribute the forces away from the filler gun. A pair of arcuate ribs (79) are provided between the filler gun (1) and outer shell (80) to assist in the distribution of impact forces, absorb direct impacts, and act as spacers between the outer shell (13; 80) and the filler gun (1).