US 7,111,354 B2 · Apparatus for applying a liquid coating onto an object

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for applying a liquid coating onto an object. The apparatus includes a device that has a handle and a transfer medium which is attached to the handle. The apparatus further includes a cover that is attached to the device. The cover includes a closure element that is operable to open and close an end of the cover. When the end of the cover is open, the cover is movable between a first position where the cover protects the transfer medium and a second position where the cover protects the handle. In another example embodiment, the cover is formed of a removable first layer that is positioned adjacent to the transfer medium when the cover is in the first position and a removable second layer that is positioned adjacent to the handle when the cover is in the second position.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for applying a liquid coating onto an object, the apparatus comprising:

a device that includes a handle and a transfer medium attached to the handle;
and
a cover attached to the device, the cover including an open end such that the cover is movable between a first position where the cover protects the transfer medium and a second position where the cover protects the handle, the cover being formed of a first layer that is positioned adjacent to the transfer medium when the cover is in the first position and a second layer that is positioned adjacent to the handle when the cover is in the second position, the first layer being removable such that the second layer is adjacent to the transfer medium when the cover is in the first position and the first layer is removed.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Apparatus for applying a liquid coating onto an object

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Apparatus for applying a liquid coating onto an object

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Abstract

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