Ergonomically designed liquid dispenser and applicator

A liquid applicator adapted to be used with livestock comprising:

• a reservoir for fluid, said reservoir having filling means, an application implement in the form of a sponge, said reservoir having at least one flat surface on one of its sides, said application implement having a first mounting plate, valve means disposed between said flat surface of said reservoir and said first mounting plate of said application implement for selectively controlling the passage of fluid from the reservoir to the sponge and comprising a substantially rectangular second plate, said second plate being wedge shaped across its width, said second plate being slidably mounted between said flat surface of said reservoir and said first mounting plate, said flat surface of said reservoir, said first mounting plate and said second plate having a plurality of openings therein for selective registration from a first closed position to a second open position, said second plate being spring loaded to be normally closed in its said first position, means to manually urge said second plate into its said second position, means to removably affix said first mounting plate to said flat surface of said reservoir, whereby,
• when said valve means is in its said first position said openings are out of registration and when said valve means is in its said second position, said openings are in registration and said fluid may pass thru said openings into said application implement.