Liquid dispensing side handle apparatus and method

A removable side handle assembly for use with hand-held buffing machines that include a threaded side handle bore disposed to receive a removable threaded side handle, the side handle assembly being interchangeable with original equipment threaded side handles to enable a buffing machine operator to dispense a liquid rubbing compound on a surface while maintaining an uninterrupted grip on the buffing machine, the side handle assembly comprising:

• a liquid compound dispenser for dispensing liquid rubbing compounds onto a surface, the liquid compound dispenser having an elongate reservoir for storing liquid rubbing compounds, a finger operated pump mechanism attached to an inlet tube, the inlet tube being in communication with the reservoir, a discharge nozzle operatively connected to the pump mechanism for directing liquid rubbing compounds onto a surface, and a seal cap disposed between the discharge nozzle and the pump mechanism, the seal cap being mountable to the reservoir, wherein a seal cap so mounted secures and seals the pump mechanism to the reservoir;
• a receiving side handle that receives the liquid compound dispenser, the receiving side handle being engageable with the threaded side handle bore of a hand-held buffing machine;
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• the receiving side handle comprising a handle frame attached to a threaded rod, the threaded rod being threadably engagable with the threaded side handle bore of a hand-held buffing machine, wherein a portion of the handle frame defines a coupling structure that receives the seal cap of the liquid compound dispenser.