Liquid applicator especially suitable for application of suntan lotion

An improved liquid container and applicator, comprising in combination:

• a bottle for storing said liquid, said bottle including an opening;
• a bottle cap adapted for closure of said opening, said bottle cap including an inner and an outer surface and having a cam engaging portion adjacent said inner surface;
• a shaft having first and second ends with said first end coupled to said inner surface;
• a liquid applicator pad assembly including an absorbent applicator pad means coupled to said second end of said shaft;
• a sleeve situated about said shaft between said bottle cap and said absorbent liquid applicator pad, said sleeve including a cam for engaging said cam engaging portion so that said sleeve may be locked into a position which alters the shape of said liquid applicator pad assembly when said cam and said cam engaging portion are engaged;
• a handle coupled adjacent said outer surface of said bottle cap;
• said liquid applicator pad assembly further including an approximately X-shaped resilient support member having four legs with four ends and a central area attached to said second end of said shaft, each of said ends including an aperture having said shaft passing therethrough so that said liquid applicator pad assembly assumes an approximately ellipsoidal shape, and wherein said ellipsoidal shape is altered to produce an altered ellipsoidal shape when said cam and cam engaging portions are engaged;
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• said pad applicator pad means including four pad members, one attached to each of said legs.