Applicator
AssigneeJacob Merzigian
InventorsJacob Merzigian, Damein Williams, Michael Edward Laut, Steven Wayne Bockmann
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Abstract
An applicator and methods of dispensing liquid. The applicator may include a reservoir with a body and a pad. The body may extend around and form a receptacle. The pad may be attached to the body. An actuator may be movably connected to the reservoir and may include a plunger. The plunger may be movable relative to the body in a first direction to drive the liquid from the receptacle and into the pad and a second direction to move the plunger away from the pad.
Claims19
An applicator to contain and dispense liquid, the applicator comprising:
- a reservoir comprising:
- a body that extends around and forms a receptacle, the body comprising an opposing top side and a bottom side with the top side being open;
- a pad attached to the body and that extends across the bottom side, the pad being constructed from a permeable material to allow the liquid to pass;
- an actuator that is movably connected to the reservoir, the actuator comprising:
- a plunger with a bottom and an outer wall that extends outward from the bottom and with an outer diameter that is smaller than an inner diameter of the receptacle to fit into the receptacle;
- a shell connected to the plunger and movably connected to the body of the reservoir, the shell being movable relative to the body to move the plunger within the receptacle in a first direction to drive the liquid from the receptacle and into the pad, and a second direction to move the plunger away from the pad.
An applicator to contain and dispense liquid, the applicator comprising:
- a receptacle formed within an outer wall and a bottom side, the bottom side comprising apertures, the receptacle further comprising an open top side opposite from the bottom side;
- a plunger sized to extend through the open top side and into the receptacle, the plunger comprising an outer diameter that is smaller than an inner diameter of the receptacle for the plunger to be axially movable within the receptacle;
- connectors positioned at the receptacle and the plunger to movably connected to the plunger to the receptacle and provide for the plunger to axially move relative to the receptacle;
- a pad that extends across the bottom side of the receptacle, the pad comprising an inner side that faces into the receptacle and an outer side that faces away from the receptacle, the pad configured for the liquid to move through the pad and be dispensed from the outer side.
A method of dispensing liquid, the method comprising:
- receiving the liquid into a receptacle;
- attaching a plunger to a body that forms the receptacle;
- axially moving the plunger into a first end of the receptacle and forcing the liquid out of the receptacle through a second end of the receptacle;
- moving the liquid through openings in the second end of the receptacle;
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- moving the liquid through the openings and into a pad that extends across the second end of the receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.