A seam sealing applicator for dispensing chemical sealant into seams
between adjacent sheets of flooring is comprised of a sealant reservoir
mounted atop an improved seam sealer applicator tip. The applicator tip
of the invention has an elongated, hollow, rigid plastic body with a pair
of laterally projecting wings or flanges between its proximal end which
receives the sealant reservoir and its opposite, distal sealant
dispensing end. The distal end of the plastic body terminates in a flat
face, preferably oriented at an angle of about seventy degrees relative
to the alignment of the linear sealant delivery duct formed within the
body. A thin, hollow, narrow metal insert is set into the distal end of
the body. A keel or fin portion of the metal insert protrudes beyond the
flat face and projects into a seam between adjacent sheets of flooring.
The fin portion of the metal insert defines a thin, narrow, dispensing
slit through which sealant may be dispensed deep into the seam between
sheets of adjacent flooring. A tracking sight ridge is preferably formed
on the front of the applicator tip at the distal end thereof, directly
above the flat sealant application flow face. The applicator tip body is
at least three inches in length so that it can be gripped by the hand of
the installer in a variety of different ways.