Container and applicator for fluids

• US 4,733,784 A
• Filed: 11/17/1986
• Issued: 03/29/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: RJS Industries Inc.
• Original Assignee: RJS Industries Inc.
• Inventors: Bennett, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): FIDEI, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US06/931,543
• Time in Patent Office: 498 Days
• Field of Search: 206/209, 206/216, 206/229, 206/15.2, 215/32, 215/33, 215/228, 401/120, 401/129, 401/121, 401/122, 222/541
• US Class Current: 215/49
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/0087 for samples
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/265 connected to the cap of the container
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 215/901 Tamper-resistant structure

Abstract

A vertical hollow container has a hollow interior chamber adopted to store fluid. The lower end of the container is sealed. A bowl shaped member with an opening in the bottom thereof is disposed in the upper and of the container. The member has an exposed upper surface. The opening flares outwardly as it extends downwardly through the member into the chamber. A vertical prong shaped plastic element extends downwardly into the member and is secured at its lower end to the upper surface of the member in the region of the opening to seal the opening in a leak proof manner. The element has a vertical bore extending upwardly from the lower end to a point intermediate the ends. The element, when manually pivoted about the opening, breaks away from the container and breaks the seal to expose the opening whereby the element can be removed from the container. Vertical bristles are secured in the bore and extend downwardly out of the lower end of the element through the opening in the member and into the chamber. An horizontal annular lip is secured to the upper surface of the member adjacent the upper end of the container and extends into the interior of the member whereby excess fluid on the bristles can be wiped off by moving the bristles over the lip.

Claims

1. A container and applicator for fluids comprising:

a vertical plastic container having a hollow interior chamber adapted to store fluid, the container having upper and lower ends, the lower end being sealed;

a downwardly extending bowl shaped plastic member disposed in the upper end of said container, said member having an exposed upper surface and having an opening in the bottom which flares outwardly and extends downwardly through said member into said chamber;

a vertical prong shaped plastic element which extends upwardly from said member and has a vertical bore extending upwardly from the lower end of said element to a point intermediate the ends of said element, the lower end of said element being secured to the upper surface of said member in the region of said opening to seal off said opening in a leak proof manner, said element, when manually pivoted about said opening, breaking away from said container and at the same time breaking the seal to expose said opening whereby said element can be removed from said container;

vertical bristles secured in said bore and extending out of the lower end of said element through said opening and into said container whereby when said element is broken away from said container, said element with said bristles can be removed from said container and said element can be used as a handle to repeatedly dip said bristles in the fluid to charge said bristles with fluid for repeated application as desired by a user; and

a horizontal annular lip secured to the inner periphery of said member adjacent the upper end of said container for enabling excess fluid on the bristles to be wiped off when the bristles are moved over the lip.

2. The container and applicator of claim 1 further including fluid in said chamber, said container being chemically inert with respect to said fluid.

3. The container and applicator of claim 2 wherein the lower end of said container is open and is closed by a flat plastic disc sealed thereto, said container other than said disc and said element being a single integral unit.

4. The container and applicator of claim 3 wherein said container, element and disc are all formed from like plastic.