APPARATUS FOR RECONSTITUTING AND APPLYING LIQUIDS AND METHOD OF USING SAME
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1. A combined applicator container and concentrate cartridge device comprising:
- an applicator container including a holder, a concentrate inlet, and a dilutant inlet;
a cartridge for receiving a concentrate, configured to be received in the holder and including an outlet for, upon mounting in the holder, being disposed in fluid communication with the inlet to form a concentrate flow passage;
a transfer device for transferring concentrate from the cartridge, through the flow passage to the applicator container.
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Abstract
Combined applicator container and concentrate cartridge with the container including a holder for releasably holding the cartridge thereon and a transfer device interposed between the container and cartridge for transferring selected quantities of concentrate from the cartridge to the container.
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28 Claims
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1. A combined applicator container and concentrate cartridge device comprising:
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an applicator container including a holder, a concentrate inlet, and a dilutant inlet; a cartridge for receiving a concentrate, configured to be received in the holder and including an outlet for, upon mounting in the holder, being disposed in fluid communication with the inlet to form a concentrate flow passage; a transfer device for transferring concentrate from the cartridge, through the flow passage to the applicator container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 27, 28)
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21. A combination applicator container and concentrate cartridge device comprising:
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an applicator container for receipt mixing an application of a combination concentrate and dilutant and including a wall formed with an inlet; a cartridge for receipt of a concentrate and including an outlet; means for mounting the cartridge from the container; transfer means responsive to mounting of the cartridge to container to establish fluid communication from the outlet to the inlet and including means for transferring concentrate from the cartridge to the container.
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22. A combined applicator container and concentrate cartridge device comprising:
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an applicator container including a holder having a recessed dock wall of a predetermined shape and a valve deck wall, and being formed with a concentrate inlet; a cartridge to be received against the dock wall and having a outlet wall formed with a concentrate outlet; a transfer valve assembly including a discrete valve housing removably received on the valve deck, configured with a passage to be disposed in fluid communication with the outlet when the cartridge is received against the dock wall and further including a inlet tube configured to, when the valve assembly is on the deck, project through the inlet and to form a valve passage from the outlet to the interior of the container the valve further including a control device for controlling flow from the cartridge outlet to the container inlet.
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23. A method of diluting and applying a concentrate, including:
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selecting a cartridge and container combination; filling the cartridge with the concentrate; releasably fastening the cartridge to a holder on the container; while maintaining the cartridge fastened to the holder, flowing a selected quantity of concentrate directly from the cartridge to the container; adding a dilutant to the container to be mixed with the concentrate to form a reconstitute; and applying the reconstitute to a work piece. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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