Liquid product applicator
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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Abstract
The present invention achieves the above object, among others, by providing in a preferred embodiment, an apparatus, comprising: a liquid product applicator; and means to wipe liquid product from only a portion of said liquid product applicator, while leaving a greater amount of liquid product on other portions of said liquid product applicator. A method of using said liquid product applicator is also provided.
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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(a) a liquid product applicator, and (b) means to wipe liquid product from only a portion of said liquid product applicator, while leaving a greater amount of liquid product on other portions of said liquid product applicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
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(a) a liquid product carrier, (b) means to wipe liquid product from only a portion of said liquid product carrier, while leaving a greater amount of liquid product on other portions of said liquid product carrier, and (c) said liquid product carrier being selected from the group consisting of;
a spiral wound brush, flocked doe'"'"'s foot tip, foam mitt, narrow tipped liner brush, and wide tipped liner brush.
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11. A method, comprising:
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(a) providing a container of liquid product;
(b) providing a liquid applicator that can be disposed in said container of liquid product, in contact with said liquid product;
(c) providing a wiper operatively connected to said container of liquid product, through which wiper said liquid applicator passes to have wiped off said liquid product from only a portion of said liquid applicator;
(d) applying said liquid product using a portion of liquid applicator using other than said portion; and
(e) using said portion to brush out clumps of said liquid product. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. A method, comprising:
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(a) providing a container of liquid product;
(b) providing a liquid product carrier that can be disposed in a container of liquid product, in contact with said liquid product;
(c) providing a wiper operatively connected to said container of liquid product, through which wiper said liquid product carrier passes to have wiped off said liquid product from only a first portion of said liquid product carrier;
(d) applying said liquid product using a second portion of said liquid product carrier, (e) using said first portion of said liquid product carrier to brush out clumps of said liquid product; and
(f) providing said liquid product carrier selected from the group consisting of;
spiral wound, flocked doe'"'"'s foot tip, foam mitt, narrow tipper liner, and wide tipped liner brushes.
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21. A dispenser for storing and applying liquid product, comprising in combination:
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(a) a container having a neck portion;
(b) a closure cap adapted to be mounted on said neck portion of said container to selectively form a seal therewith;
(c) an elongate applicator device frictionally and turnably carried by the interior of said closure cap, said elongate applicator device having a body portion and a distal end portion receivable in an interior of said container for contact with liquid product; and
(d) cooperable, activatable keying means on said neck portion of said container and said elongate applicator device, for selectively prevent turning movement of said elongate applicator device with respect to said container, (e) said cooperable keying means being rendered active as said elongate applicator device and said closure cap are being installed to said neck portion of said container, (f) said keying means being rendered inactive as said elongate applicator device and said closure cap are being withdrawn from said neck portion of said container; and
(g) whereby, said elongate applicator device becomes restrained against turning movement with respect to said container as said distal end portion of said elongate applicator device is inserted into said neck portion of said container. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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