Application system
First Claim
1. An applicator system comprising an applicator having a handle and an applicator member, a container having a liquid medium into which the applicator is inserted through an opening for wetting the applicator member with the liquid medium, wherein the applicator seals off the container when in a closed position, the improvement which comprises a hollow sleeve member extending into the container from the opening wherein the hollow sleeve member receives the applicator when in the closed position, said hollow sleeve member comprising an upper end, a middle portion and a lower end portion;
- said upper end of said hollow sleeve is sealingly fixed to the container at the opening;
said middle portion is provided with at least one aperture communicating the hollow sleeve with the medium in the interior of the container surrounding the sleeve; and
said lower end portion is formed of a conically tapered shaping portion for re-shaping the applicator member, wherein adjoining the shaping portion at the lower end portion of the hollow sleeve is a sleeve end portion which touches the bottom of the container, said sleeve end portion being provided with a plurality of capillary slots for communicating the medium in the interior of the container with the hollow sleeve portion.
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Abstract
Described is an application system (10) having an applicator (16) and a container (12) in which a liquid application medium (14) is disposed. The applicator (16) has a handle (18) and an applicator member (20) which can be wetted with the liquid application medium, and it can be introduced into the container (12) through an opening (26), with the applicator member (20) leading. Starting from the opening (26), extending into the container (12) is a sleeve (32) which is sealingly fixed to the container (12) with its upper end portion (36) and which at a middle portion (42) is provided with at least one aperture (44) through which the inside of the sleeve (32) is communicated with the interior of the container (12), which surrounds the sleeve (32). The sleeve (32) is also provided with a shaping portion (48) which serves for re-shaping the applicator member (20).
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Citations
10 Claims
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1. An applicator system comprising an applicator having a handle and an applicator member, a container having a liquid medium into which the applicator is inserted through an opening for wetting the applicator member with the liquid medium, wherein the applicator seals off the container when in a closed position, the improvement which comprises a hollow sleeve member extending into the container from the opening wherein the hollow sleeve member receives the applicator when in the closed position, said hollow sleeve member comprising an upper end, a middle portion and a lower end portion;
- said upper end of said hollow sleeve is sealingly fixed to the container at the opening;
said middle portion is provided with at least one aperture communicating the hollow sleeve with the medium in the interior of the container surrounding the sleeve; and
said lower end portion is formed of a conically tapered shaping portion for re-shaping the applicator member, wherein adjoining the shaping portion at the lower end portion of the hollow sleeve is a sleeve end portion which touches the bottom of the container, said sleeve end portion being provided with a plurality of capillary slots for communicating the medium in the interior of the container with the hollow sleeve portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- said upper end of said hollow sleeve is sealingly fixed to the container at the opening;
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