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A liquid applicator having a curved hollow handle and a sponge head assembly. Liquid is poured into the hollow handle or the hollow handle is threadably secured to a threaded neck of a bottle. The sponge head assembly removably mounts to a dispensing end of the hollow handle and includes a base and

A liquid applicator having a curved hollow handle and a sponge head assembly. Liquid is poured into the hollow handle or the hollow handle is threadably secured to a threaded neck of a bottle. The sponge head assembly removably mounts to a dispensing end of the hollow handle and includes a base and a sponge. A pair of aligned holes are formed in the dispensing end of the handle and the base of the sponge head assembly for allowing liquid contained within the handle to flow therethrough and be absorbed by the sponge. A valve assembly is provided to adjust the flow of the liquid from the handle to the sponge. The valve assembly may include a dial formed with a plurality of different-sized holes. The dial is rotatable between a fully open position, a closed position or several intermediate positions. Alternatively, the valve assembly may include a slide plate having a tapered opening. Different portions of the tapered opening may be aligned with the holes of the dispensing end and sponge head assembly allowing a user to adjust the flow rate of the liquid therethrough.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A liquid applicator including:a hollow tubular handle having a dispensing end and an open end, said handle being adapted to hold a liquid and being formed from a resilient squeezable material so that the handle is adapted to be squeezable to cause the liquid in the handle to exit th

[ I claim:] [1.] A liquid applicator including:a hollow tubular handle having a dispensing end and an open end, said handle being adapted to hold a liquid and being formed from a resilient squeezable material so that the handle is adapted to be squeezable to cause the liquid in the handle to exit the handle through the dispensing end;an opening formed in the dispensing end of the handle;a front wall covering said opening, said front wall having an inner surface and an outer surface with both the inner and outer surfaces being concave such that the front wall has a thin area, said front wall further including a hole formed in the front wall in the thin area;a sponge attached to the front wall;whereby said front wall acts as a valve assembly for controlling the flow of the liquid from the handle to the sponge.