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US 9,433,191 B2Granted
Applicator for applying cleaning, disinfecting and pet care solutions
AssigneeNew Way Manufacturing Corporation
InventorJohn Clifton Frye
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device that integrates a manually operable fluid dispenser for dispensing and applying a contained fluid to clean and/or disinfect a surface or care for a pet's fur coat. The device is preferably equipped with washable and reusable cleaning pads or various combing and brushing appliances thus obviating the need for a separate cleaning cloth or brush/comb.
Claims10
A novel applicator for applying cleaning, disinfecting, and pet care solutions to a surface, comprising:
- a) a means of affixing a cleaning pad to the bottom surface of said applicator;
- b) a compressible fluid bladder with a hollow cavity to contain a solution;
- c) a closable aperture for introducing and subsequently confining said solution inside said compressible fluid bladder;
- d) a means of manually pressurizing said compressible fluid bladder to expel solution from at least one discharge port on the bottom surface of said compressible fluid bladder wherein said discharge port is fluidically coupled between said hollow cavity and said bottom surface;
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- e) a cleaning pad wherein said cleaning pad is comprised of a multiplicity of cleaning pad elements vertically stacked together and wherein said cleaning pad has at least one perforate opening such that when said cleaning pad is affixed to said bottom surface of said applicator said discharge port is coextensive with said perforate opening in said cleaning pad.
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