Liquid or gel applicator
OwnerJarred Schade Browninventor
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Abstract
An applicator for applying liquid and gel stains, lacquers, shellac, or other sealers to wood by hand. In various embodiments, the applicator comprises various layers including an outer applicator layer, an inner reservoir layer, and, in some embodiments, a semi-permeable middle layer. The middle layer may act as a barrier of variable permeability and/or provide varying levels of rigidity to the pad. In all cases the various layers are fastened to one another throughout the planar intersection so that the applicator sheet can be cut to provide applicators of diverse sizes without compromising the integrity of the construction.
Claims14
A stain applicator comprising:
- an inner flexible membrane, the inner flexible membrane comprising a semi-permeable or impermeable flexible membrane;
- a permeable, porous reservoir layer having an inner side, an outer side, and a pair of opposing ends, the permeable, porous reservoir layer folded around and secured to the inner flexible membrane along a pair of generally planar opposing surfaces and defining a pair of generally planar intersections between the inner surface of the permeable porous reservoir layer and the inner flexible membrane, wherein the pair of opposing ends define a seam displaced from each of a pair of ends of the stain applicator;
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- an outer application layer comprising an outer application layer surface and an inner application layer surface, the inner application layer surface secured to the outer side of the permeable, porous reservoir layer along the outer side of the permeable, porous reservoir layer and defining an intersection of the inner application layer surface of the outer application layer and the outer side of the permeable, porous layer;
- wherein the inner flexible membrane and the permeable, porous reservoir layer are secured to one another along the pair of generally planar intersections of the inner surface of the permeable, porous reservoir layer and the inner flexible membrane and the intersection of the inner application layer surface of the outer application layer and the outer side of the permeable, porous layer so that the applicator can be cut to any desired size without compromising the adherence of the layers of the stain applicator.
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