Apparatus or method for applying a solvent

• US 20070201939A1
• Filed: 02/24/2006
• Published: 08/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hammond Wong
• Original Assignee: Hammond Wong
• Inventors: Wong, Hammond
• Granted Patent: US 7,572,079 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 401/134
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 11/0041 Flexible or deformable reservoirs, e.g. resilient bulbs, compressible tubes
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/20 Brushes for applying products to surfaces in general A46B2200/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B43M 11/06 Hand-held devices

Abstract

An apparatus is disclosed comprising a cover, a foam housing, a pushing cap, a container, and a seal. The container may be adaptable for retaining a solvent, and the combination of the seal and the container may retain the solvent in a completely enclosed chamber. The seal may prevent the solvent from coming out of the container unless the seal is broken. The cover may be oriented with respect to the pushing cap so that when the cover is pressed in a first direction, the pushing cap moves in the first direction, and snaps into a first position on the container while breaking the seal, and allows the solvent to come out of the container and out of the foam housing.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a cover;

a foam housing;

a pushing cap;

a container;

and a seal; and

wherein the container is adaptable for retaining a solvent, and the combination of the seal and the container retain the solvent in a completely enclosed chamber, wherein the seal prevents the solvent from coming out of the container unless the seal is broken; and

wherein the cover is oriented with respect to the pushing cap so that when the cover is pressed in a first direction, the pushing cap moves in the first direction, and snaps into a first position on the container while breaking the seal, allowing the solvent to come out of the container and out of the foam housing.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein

the cover can be separated from the pushing cap by pulling the cover in a second direction which is opposite the first direction.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein

the pushing cap has a pointed section which breaks the seal when the pushing cap is moves in the first direction.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein

the pointed section is located substantially in the center of the pushing cap.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 the pointed section is surrounded by one or more openings through which the solvent can pass to go from the container to the foam housing.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein

when the pushing cap moves in the first direction, the pushing cap snaps into a first position on the container while breaking the seal.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of sets of bristles located on the foam housing.

8. A method comprising:

placing a solvent into a container through an opening;

sealing the opening with a seal, such that the solvent is contained within a completely enclosed chamber;

placing a pushing cap on the container;

placing a foam housing on the pushing cap;

placing a cover over the foam housing;

wherein the cover is oriented with respect to the pushing cap so that when the cover is pressed in a first direction, the pushing cap moves in the first direction and snaps into a first position on the container while breaking the seal, allowing the solvent to come out of the container and out of the foam housing.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein

the cover can be separated from the pushing cap by pulling the cover in a second direction which is opposite the first direction.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein

the pushing cap has a pointed section which breaks the seal when the pushing cap is moves in the first direction.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein

the pointed section is located substantially in the center of the pushing cap.

12. The method of claim 11 the pointed section is surrounded by one or more openings through which the solvent can pass to go from the container to the foam housing.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein

when the pushing cap moves in the first direction, the pushing cap snaps into a first position on the container while breaking the seal.