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A dispenser-applicator assembly mounted on an aerosol container dispenses and applies a stain to a work surface. The assembly has two integral parts: a dispenser and a porous applicator. The dispenser is molded as one piece of polypropylene and includes a cap-shaped body which is truncated by a supp

A dispenser-applicator assembly mounted on an aerosol container dispenses and applies a stain to a work surface. The assembly has two integral parts: a dispenser and a porous applicator. The dispenser is molded as one piece of polypropylene and includes a cap-shaped body which is truncated by a support panel. An actuator panel is hinged to the rear side of the support panel, by means of a flexible dispensing tube which has a horizontal portion and a vertical end portion aligned with a vertical valve stem of the aerosol container. The dispensing tube has a passageway extending to a dispensing opening through the support panel. When the activator panel is depressed, the vertical end of the dispensing tube is lowered to engage the valve stem to open the valve and dispense stain through the passageway and the dispensing opening. The porous applicator is adhesively mounted on the support panel. To avoid oversaturation and dripping from the outer edges of the porous applicator, a tapered liquid reservoir recess is provided on the front face of the support panel adjacent the central portion of the applicator. The recess is closed by a ledge. If the applicator becomes too saturated, auxiliary recesses on the opposite side of the ledge collect the excess liquid. The outer edges of the applicator extend beyond the edges of the support panel enabling the application of stain to corner and edge areas of the work. Slits extend through the applicator to enhance liquid transfer to the work surface.

대표청구항 ▼

[ The invention claimed is:] [1.] A dispenser-applicator assembly for dispensing a liquid from an aerosol container having valve means, comprising:dispenser means including a cap structure;mounting means on said cap structure for mounting said assembly on said container;an activator panel;means for

[ The invention claimed is:] [1.] A dispenser-applicator assembly for dispensing a liquid from an aerosol container having valve means, comprising:dispenser means including a cap structure;mounting means on said cap structure for mounting said assembly on said container;an activator panel;means for hinging said activator panel on said cap structure;flexible tube means with one end aligned with said valve means, when said assembly is mounted on said container, said flexible tube means being connected to said activator panel so that when a user presses said activator panel, said flexible tube means is pushed into said valve means to open said valve means to dispense said liquid through said flexible tube means; andan applicator support panel, comprising means including an opening for receiving said liquid from said flexible tube means, a liquid reservoir recess for storing said liquid and having an open side, said recess being tapered in depth with said opening being located at the deepest portion of said recess, ledge means extending across said panel adjacent said deepest portion of said recess whereby one side of said ledge means forces said liquid into said recess, and means for mounting a porous applicator member on said support panel over said open side of said liquid reservoir recess, said applicator member having a central portion and outer edges, said reservoir recess being directly behind and closed by said central portion when said porous applicator member is mounted on said support panel, whereby said porous applicator member receives liquid from said recess in said central portion and is adequately saturated with said liquid in said central portion without excessive saturation of said outer edges to reduce dripping.