Couplable To External Source Patents (Class 401/203)
  • Patent number: 4336073
    Abstract: Apparatus for cleaning glass or other nonporous surfaces having an applicator pad of open pored spongy material for juxtaposition with the surface to be cleaned. A disposable cloth or tissue is interposed between the pad and the surface to be cleaned. A flexible conduit directs moisture laden gas, usually human breath, from the user's mouth, to the applicator pad and thence to the surface to be cleaned where moisture condenses for easy removal of soil therefrom. The escape of gas in undesired directions is avoided by a hood element which confines the gas to the spongy material except where it contacts the surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1982
    Inventor: John H. Mack
  • Patent number: 4217062
    Abstract: An apparatus into which a can of paint is placable, the apparatus including a motor driven pump that draws the paint from the can and through a hose into the interior of a paint roller from where it filters through the roller and upon its outer surface so to be applied to any surface being painted, the roller including a perforated hollow cylinder covered by lamb wool on its outer side so the paint can soak therethrough; and the apparatus in a modified design being developed to deliver paint in a controlled manner from two paint cans to a common paint roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1980
    Inventors: Peter Trp, Mile Lipovac, Rodolfo Ribich, deceased, by Virginia Ribich, legal representative
  • Patent number: 4165942
    Abstract: A washing implement for personal body care comprises an elongated washing rod provided with a hand grip. The washing rod has a protective cover which is secured at the inner end of the washing rod to the hand grip. The protective cover opens at the top and is designed to be slipped down along the washing rod and over the hand grip to form a protective sleeve for the hand of the person using the washing rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1979
    Inventor: Hans A. V. Johansson
  • Patent number: 4032239
    Abstract: A scrubbing apparatus for washing, drying and/or polishing a car or other object comprises a base and a plurality of fingers adjoining the base, extending generally radially away from a centerline and also extending generally axially with respect to the centerline in a uniform direction. The fingers are flexible and resilient to accomodate the curvatures of various parts of the object being scrubbed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1977
    Inventor: Roger A. Maupin
  • Patent number: RE29311
    Abstract: An apparatus is used for applying paint in a container to a surface. The apparatus includes a paint applicator which is movable along the surface to apply paint directed thereto to the surface. Conduit means is provided for directing the paint from the container to the applicator means. A pump having an inlet in communication with the paint in the container and which is operable to continuously draw paint from an open-end container has an outlet which communicates with the conduit means the the pump directs the paint through the conduit means to the applicator. Means is provided for continuously directing at least a part of the paint from the outlet of the pump back to the container so that the paint in the container is continuously mixed in the container while paint is being delivered to the applicator. In addition, the applicator is carried on an extensible or telescoping-type handle and the handle is removable from the applicator without disconnecting the conduit for directing the paint to the applicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1977
    Inventor: Erwin A. Ritter