Abstract: A low pressure fluid applicator assembly includes a frame having a first roller mounting location and a second roller mounting location spaced from the first roller mounting location such that first and second rollers can mount to the frame having their central axes spaced from one another. The frame includes first and second side rails selectively connected to one another by a strut that is not integrally formed with at least one of the first and second side rails. A fluid supply member is connected to the frame and spaced from the first roller mount. The fluid supply tube is adapted to communicate with an associated fluid source.

Abstract: A surface treatment dispenser is provided for substantially eliminating potentially harmful surface contaminants. The dispenser includes a handle coupled to a pair of nesting roller members each having a plurality of openings with one roller member being rotatable between a position where the plurality of apertures are aligned to allow the flow of decontaminant from within the inner nesting roller member and where the plurality of apertures are not aligned to prevent the flow of decontaminant. The device may also include a fine mesh cylinder within the inner nesting roller member to substantially prevent soaking the surface with decontaminant and a storage sleeve. Other decontamination devices are also provided that includes a container of decontaminant with a removable applicator in fluid communication with the contents of the container and a wipe containing decontaminant.

Abstract: A paint roller (10) has a frustoconically-shaped applicator (12), a paint-absorbable member (14) and a movement coupler (16). The applicator (12) has a coupling portion (18) and two opposite ends (20, 22) and is rotatable at the coupling portion (18) about a rotary axis (24). The end (20) is a coupling end (20) that has a planar cross-section smaller than that of the other end (22). The coupling portion (18) is formed at the coupling end (20) and is disposed centrally thereat. The movement coupler (16) has a rotary connecting portion (40) that is detachably coupled to the applicator (12) at the coupling portion (40) that is detachably coupled to the applicator (12) at the coupling portion (18) for rotary movement about the rotary axis (24) and a pivotal connecting portion (42) that is adapted to coact with a pivot mount of a handle (not shown) for pivotal movement of the applicator (12).

Abstract: An applicator adapted for applying a liquid from a source of liquid to the skin of an individual subject. The applicator includes a housing delimiting a chamber, and a roller rotatably mounted in the housing with an adhesion side extending into the chamber and a transfer side extending out of the chamber. A cylinder is attached to the housing, at least one outlet and one through hole which are formed in the wall of the cylinder, is connecting the cylinder to the source of liquid and to the chamber, respectively, with the through holes axially and angularly displaced in relation to each other. A slider is arranged for sliding between first and second positions in the cylinder, a recess is formed in the slider, and the recess communicates with the source of liquid in the first position of the slider via the at least one first through hole and with the chamber in the second position of the slider via the at least one second through hole.

Abstract: A device for packaging and applying a cosmetic or care product includes a container intended to contain the product and having at least one product outlet orifice. An applicator member is connected to the container so as to be in communication with the outlet orifice, and a cap is mounted removably on the container between a position covering the applicator member and a removed position. The cap is able to engage with the applicator member in order to close off the outlet orifice. The device includes a guide or means for guiding the cap in relation to the container, and configured such that the cap is guided in relation to the container along a translation path extending in at least two different directions.

Abstract: A writing instrument having a selective engagement mechanism includes a first barrel portion with a writing tip and a second barrel portion. A docking collar with male projections extending laterally therefrom is associated with one of the first and second barrel portions, and for each male projection, at least one complementary track is provided in a track-carrying member associated with the other of the first and second barrel portions. A biasing element, such as a gasket, facilitates securement of the first and second barrel portions when engaged with one another.

Abstract: A self-cleaning paint roller has a handle, a frame for carrying a roller sleeve attached to the handle, and a cleaning portion for cleaning a roller sleeve carried by the frame.

Abstract: A lotion applicator which provides total, even coverage of the back of the user and does not require manual dexterity or stretching, consisting of a door mount, rotor, rotor guide, and one or more pads. The door mount is attached to a vertical surface, preferably a door, but the device can also be mounted to a wall. The user stands with her back against the device and, raising her arms to about shoulder level, grabs a handle attached to the rotor guide and pushes up, thus lifting the rotor guide. The rotor travels with the guide, whereupon one or more pads, which are impregnated with lotion and attached to the rotor in an off-center position, spin along the back of the user, spreading lotion.

Abstract: A device for packaging and applying a product, which includes a container suitable for containing the product, and an application component having at least one applicator portion suitable for coming in contact with the product in order to take up some of the product. A rotational coupling arrangement is provided on at least one side of the applicator portion to allow the application component to be moved in rotation about an axis Y relative to the container. The application component includes at least one portion separating the applicator portion from the coupling means, with portion(s) having a non-constant cross section measured transversely to the axis of rotation Y.

Abstract: A writing instrument comprising: a main body having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis extending in a longitudinal direction through the first and second ends; a writing tip disposed at the first end of the main body; an ink-containing cartridge; a rear body comprising an elongate housing having a first end a second end and an access opening at the first end allowing the ink-containing cartridge to be inserted into or removed from the housing, the housing extending in a loading direction between the first and second ends of the elongate housing; and an articulation means connecting the main body and the rear body. The articulation means allows the rear body to pivot with respect to the main body about an axis of articulation perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, between a loading or open position in which the access opening is rotated away from the longitudinal axis of the main body and a closed position in which the longitudinal direction and the loading direction substantially coincide.

Abstract: Disclosed is a ballpoint pen including: an ink accommodation cylinder; a ballpoint pen tip in which a ball is rotatably held, the pen tip being attached to a tip end of an ink-accommodation cylinder directly or through a tip holder; and ballpoint oil-based ink comprising at least a coloring agent, organic solvent, a lubricant comprising organic acid and phosphoric ester, and organic amine, the ink having ink viscosity at shearing speed 6.8 sec?1 of 500 to 6000 mPa·s (20° C.) and directly being accommodated in the ink-accommodation cylinder, wherein the ballpoint pen satisfies 2.5×10?3?Z?1.0×10?3 where ink amount per 1 mm2 is Z mg/mm2 which is calculated from Y=X×105×Z where writing width of the ballpoint pen is X mm and ink consumption per 100 m is Y mg.

Abstract: A rolling marker assembly enables a user to mark serially-presented, repeating patterns upon a marking surface. The marker assembly comprises an outer casing and a marking caster assembly. The caster assembly comprises a marker carriage and a rotating pen assembly. The marker carriage comprises a casing attachment member and certain pen assembly-receiving structure. The pen assembly comprises an inner pen core, a plurality of ink-applying tiles, and a marker rotation axis. Each tile is adapted for receiving and applying ink. The pen assembly is rotatably received by the marker carriage via the pen assembly-receiving structure. The caster assembly is rotatably attached to the casing. The ink-applying tiles comprise raised patterns. The casing is manually traceable adjacent a marking surface such that the raised patterns are engageable upon the marking surface for applying ink thereto.

Abstract: The present glass cleaning tool is a small, handheld, easily stored device having a self-contained supply of cleaning fluid stored therein and an applicator head for applying the fluid to a glass surface. The applicator head is stored within the storage handle of the device when the device is not in use. An attachment mechanism extends between the storage handle and the applicator head to secure the head to the handle and to allow the head to be extended from its storage location within the handle to its deployed position across the end of the handle, with the handle and head forming a T-shaped configuration. The device is particularly well-suited for carriage in an interior storage area of a motor vehicle for use in cleaning cigarette smoke film, fingerprint smears, and other contaminants from the interior of the windshield and other glass surfaces in the vehicle.

Abstract: A touch up system for applying small quantities of single or multi-component liquids to small surface areas. Each material or component is packaged, in the correct proportion, in a fluorinated plastic bottle. A dense foam roller is attached to the base component bottle. One of the other bottles utilize a spout tip cap to puncture an inductive barrier seal that is present on the opening of the base component bottle. Exposure to all coating components is eliminated and waste is minimized since material remaining in the bottle is minimal and can be disposed of by conventional methods. An angled roller wiper surface and an angled liquid output surface are provided.

Abstract: A water-based ink composition for ballpoint pen which has a colorant, water, a water soluble organic solvent and, as a shear-thinning tackifier, a polysaccharide, wherein the polysaccharide exists in the ink as particles having an average particle size less than 5 ?m, and a water-based ballpoint pen using the composition.

Abstract: A paint striper has a main body having a head portion, an interior cavity, and a slot in fluid communication between the head portion and the interior cavity. The slot is configured for receiving a wheel, and the interior cavity is configured for receiving paint. A wheel is rotatably mounted in the slot with a portion of the wheel extending into the interior cavity. A shoulder extends from the main body, and a guide extends from the shoulder for following a guide track formed in a strip positioned on a surface of the vehicle, wherein the track is substantially parallel to the desired position of the pinstripe. The strip is secured in position on the surface of the vehicle using adhesive which permits removal of the strip from the surface of the vehicle without leaving a residue, and re-use of the strip on a surface of another vehicle.

Abstract: A caulk applicator attachable to a caulk delivery apparatus. The caulk applicator comprises an applicator body having a retainer bracket and a scraper element, wherein the retainer bracket is attachable to the caulk delivery apparatus. An applicator wheel is rotatably mounted to the applicator body and has a fluid application surface, wherein the fluid application surface is engageable with the scraper element.

Abstract: A paint roller assembly includes a roller support having head and neck portions and a support tube defining an axis, a coupling unit, and a roller unit. The support tube has a free end, and a plurality of spaced-apart apertures in fluid communication with an axial hole in the roller support. The neck portion has a retaining part. An end cap is sleeved on the free end of the support tube. The roller unit includes a tubular sleeve that has first and second end portions coupled rotatably and respectively to the retaining part and the end cap, and a sponge body fixed around the tubular sleeve. The coupling unit is disposed between the retaining part and the first end portion of the tubular sleeve. A handle is connected to the head portion of the roller support.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in applying lotion to a portion of a body of an individual includes first and second handles which are connected with a lotion dispensing section. The lotion dispensing section includes a reservoir which holds a supply of lotion and a plurality of rollers. Each of the rollers has an inner portion exposed to the lotion in the reservoir and an outer portion which is engageable with the body of the individual using the apparatus.

Abstract: Fluid material, including medication, dermatological fluids, cream eye shadow and lip-coloring material such as lip gloss, is stored in a reservoir. Rotating a collar with respect to the reservoir advances a piston therein to deliver lip coloring or other material through a valve to a roller mounted on a dispensing head.

Abstract: A writing implement, wherein elements forming a reverse flow prevention mechanism are formed in rather simple shapes and assembly process for the reverse flow prevention mechanism is rather simplified. The reverse flow prevention mechanism (19) comprises a valve chamber (54b), an inflow port (55) opened to the ink storage part (16) side of the valve chamber (54b), an outflow port (56) opened to the writing tip (17) side of the valve chamber (54b), a valve element (57) stored in the valve chamber (54b), a restricting body (58) stored in the valve chamber (54b) at a position on the outflow port (56) side of the valve element (57), and a valve seat (54c) formed around the inflow port (55). When the writing tip (17) is faced upward, the inflow port (55) is closed by the valve element (57), and when faced downward, the valve element (57) is allowed to touch the restricting body (58) and does not reach the outflow port (56).

Abstract: The water dispenser for quilting of the present invention is a hand tool for dispensing a precise amount of liquid in a line on a seam of a quilt. The dispenser includes a dispensing wheel and a hollow plastic squeezable bottle body having two ends. The first end has two prongs and an aperture disposed between the prongs. The second end has a fill aperture through which liquid is poured into the body; the fill aperture is closed by a screw cap. The wheel is removably attached between the two prongs of the body. The wheel has a channeled center flanked by two ridged sides. The channeled center of the wheel is aligned with the aperture of the body to receive the liquid. The liquid is then dispersed to the ridges of the wheel and dispensed on the seam of the quilt as the wheel rotates.

Abstract: A highlightable ink including a colored pigment and an eradicable colorant; a kit including the highlightable ink and an eradicator solution; an ink complex including a colorless or substantially colorless eradicable dye selected from the group consisting of diarylmethane derivatives, triarylmethane derivatives, and methine dyes, and a colored pigment; and methods of applying an eradicator to at least a portion of a marking made with a highlightable ink, are disclosed herein.

Abstract: The burp filtering device has the body of a writing pen, with an intake port at the upper end of the body, a plurality of exhaust ports adjacent the writing tip, and a filter disposed within the body. The filter may be made of activated charcoal or other media for filtering eructation odors. In use, the user holds the upper end of the pen body to his lips, releases the suppressed burp, and the filtered gas is exhausted through the ports at the writing tip.

Abstract: A container adapted to heat and dispense material comprises a container (1) which defines a first compartment (3) adapted, in use, to be filled with the material requiring heating, such as epilatory wax, and a second compartment (9) adjacent to the first compartment and separated therefrom by a dividing wall (8). The container (1) has an inlet to the second compartment (9) in the outer wall thereof which is closeable by a plug or stopper (10). In use, the second compartment (9) is filled with a heated liquid, such as warm water, to heat the material in the first compartment (3), so that it can be applied to a site through an applicator (12).

Abstract: This invention relates to a portable nail polish remover. The prior nail polish remover has some problems in that, since the remover solution accommodating bottle and the swabs have to be keep individually, the keeping and management for them is troublesome. The remover of the invention comprises a remover body 10 having an opening at an upper end thereof; a non-woven fabric 40 accommodated within the remover body with wound to be exposed through the opening of the remover body; a remover solution receptacle 20 built in the remover body so that a outlet of the remover solution receptacle is directed to the opening of the remover body, the remover solution receptacle providing the non-woven fabric with the remover solution; and a head 30 engaged with the opening of the remover body to open and close the remover body, the head providing the non-woven fabric with the remover solution. Thus, since a user has a nail polish removed with the remover erected, the user may use and treat it simply.

Abstract: A container adapted to heat and dispense material comprises a container (1) which defines a first compartment (3) adapted, in use, to be filled with the material requiring heating, such as epilatory wax, and a second compartment (9) adjacent to the first compartment and separated therefrom by a dividing wall (8). The container (1) has an inlet to the second compartment (9) in the outer wall thereof which is closeable by a plug or stopper (10). In use, the second compartment (9) is filled with a heated liquid, such as warm water, to heat the material in the first compartment (3), so that it can be applied to a site through an applicator (12).

Abstract: This device will allow decorative painting to be accomplished in an easy task using one simple device. It will produce a uniform application pattern so that there is consistency of the result.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for coating prostheses via contact patterning with an applicator. Applicators can include rollers, tampons, and ribbons. Coating materials include a variety of substances including polymers and therapeutic agents.

Abstract: An applicator includes a receptacle that has upper and lower portions. The upper portion includes intake ports extending from a top surface thereof. Each port defines an opening at a top end thereof. The lower portion includes a spout extending therefrom. A tubular shaft has a handle portion. A bracket includes arms and a top edge bridged therebetween. The top edge is engageable with a distal end of the shaft and one intake port. The arms are forwardly offset from a vertical axis. Each arm has an aperture formed therein for receiving the rod ends. A roller is connected to the arms and spaced below the spout. A linear rod is conjoined to the roller. An insert is positioned within the receptacle and includes an adaptable spring positioned therein that is isolated from the fluids, minimizing contamination thereof. The insert is abutted against the bracket.

Abstract: A device for applying a painted pinstripe to a surface includes a paint applicator having an adaptor for attaching a paint striping wheel head to a low profile paint container. A traveler adjustably coupled to the applicator is moveable along a magnetized flexible guide track in order to control direction of the paint applicator as an annular paint carrying surface of the striping wheel is rolled against the surface being pinstriped. The paint applicator is adjustably positionable on a connecting arm extending from the traveler for controlling and adjusting the distance of the striping wheel relative to the guide track. The paint applicator is also pivotally adjustable relative to the connecting arm and the guide track to accommodate for variations in surface configuration and contour so that the annular surface of the striping wheel is maintained in flat contact with the work surface to produce a uniform painted pinstripe.

Abstract: Devices and methods for softening the infill layer of artificial turf. Multiple prongs extend from a rake or a rotating drum or wheel that is pushed or pulled across the artificial turf. In one embodiment, the prongs eject pressurized gas or liquid into the base of the infill. In another embodiment, the prongs vibrate within the base of the infill. Ideally, both methods are employed. The forced gas and/and or fluid, and the vibration, serve to loosen the rubber and sand particulate that make up the infill and thereby soften the artificial field.

Abstract: A tool and method for painting pinstripes on vehicles or other objects includes a wheel which cooperates with a paint reservoir. As the wheel is rolled along a surface, the wheel picks up paint from the reservoir and deposits it upon the surface. The wheel has rounded edges to prevent damage to the surface being striped. The tool has a rectangular shape which prevents it from rotating in the hand of the user, and has a slim transverse profile so that a pinstripe may be placed close underneath an obstruction such as a side view mirror. The guide bar of the present invention, which cooperates with a magnetic guide strip, is flat and has a rounded distal end. As such, the guide bar provides a more positive fit in the groove of the magnetic guide strip, and also allows the tool to be turned substantially perpendicular to the surface being striped.

Abstract: A roller dispenser for dispensing liquids has a headpiece mounted on a container. A barrier component is fitted between the headpiece and the container. The barrier component and the headpiece have respective annular seal elements which can fit together to form a plug seal, isolating the underside of the roller from the liquid supply when the barrier and headpiece are moved close together. The barrier and headpiece can be moved apart by a cam action, e.g., a thread, in order to allow liquid onto the roller.

Abstract: This invention relates to a writing Pen with built-in facility to create an embossed and metallic coated under-layer for signature, to secure originality. The pen is provided at the rear end with roller cartridge arrangement in the form of a cartridge, which is attached/connected in any conventional manner to the body of the pen. This cartridge houses the coating substance in a replaceable sub-cartridge and a roller arrangement. The coating substance is a paste made of metal such as gold, which has appropriate qualities to ensure quick drying, non-peeling, clarity and compatibility with ink signature and is provided in a container in the form of a replaceable sub cartridge inside the main cartridge. The main cartridge is a cylinder made of suitable material housing an assembly of embossing cum coating roller arrangement and a means to store and uniformly supply the coating substance to the coating roller.

Abstract: The water dispenser for quilting of the present invention is a hand tool for dispensing a precise amount of liquid in a line on a seam of a quilt. The dispenser includes a dispensing wheel and a hollow plastic squeezable bottle body having two ends. The first end has two prongs and an aperture disposed between the prongs. The second end has a fill aperture through which liquid is poured into the body; the fill aperture is closed by a screw cap. The wheel is removably attached between the two prongs of the body. The wheel has a channeled center flanked by two ridged sides. The channeled center of the wheel is aligned with the aperture of the body to receive the liquid. The liquid is then dispersed to the ridges of the wheel and dispensed on the seam of the quilt as the wheel rotates.

Abstract: A paint striper has a main body having a head portion, an interior cavity, and a slot in fluid communication between the head portion and the interior cavity. The slot is configured for receiving a wheel, and the interior cavity is configured for receiving paint. A wheel is rotatably mounted in the slot with a portion of the wheel extending into the interior cavity. A shoulder extends from the main body, and a guide extends from the shoulder for following a guide track formed in a strip positioned on a surface of the vehicle, wherein the track is substantially parallel to the desired position of the pinstripe. The strip is secured in position on the surface of the vehicle using adhesive which permits removal of the strip from the surface of the vehicle without leaving a residue, and re-use of the strip on a surface of another vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for applying a liquid to a surface.

Abstract: An applicator assembly comprises a flexible reservoir, to which are joined a pair of applicators. The latter includes a first and second applicators. The first applicator has its longitudinal axis of symmetry perpendicularly disposed relative to the flexible reservoir, respectively to its longitudinal axis, while the second applicator is coaxial with the flexible reservoir. The first and second applicators are located at opposite ends of the flexible reservoir. An arm connects the first applicator to the flexible reservoir. A pair of protective covers including a first and second protective covers is intended to slip over the pair of applicators, respectively the first and second applicators. A valve is incorporated into the flexible reservoir, so as to resist passage of a fluid contained in the latter, while letting the atmospheric air to infiltrate therein.

Abstract: A hand-held dispenser for applying a flowable correction medium on a substrate surface. The correction medium is provided in a reservoir of the dispenser and in fluid communication with an application member at least during operation of the dispenser, when the dispenser is pressed against a substrate surface, such that the correction medium can flow from the reservoir to the application member. The application member is configured and dimensioned such that an application width of the application member can be selected by adjusting the dimensions of a contact region of the application member and the substrate surface. This can be particularly done by adjusting the force and/or the direction by which the application member is pressed against the substrate surface.

Abstract: Hair is removed from the skin using an applicator comprising a dispenser to be mounted on an open container of depilatory material, the dispenser comprising a housing containing a roller having ribs, the facing wall of the housing having recesses by which depilatory material is applied to the skin in a substantially even thin layer.

Abstract: A method an apparatus for coating prostheses via contact patterning with an applicator. Applicators can include rollers, tampons, and ribbons. Coating materials include a variety of substances including polymers and therapeutic agents.

Abstract: A resin applicator comprises a roller mounted on a shank connected to a handgrip, and a hose for feeding the resin to the roller under the action of a prime mover. A normally open air bleed switch is positioned so that it is accessible to a thumb or finger of a hand holding the handgrip and is operable to control operation of the prime mover.

Abstract: The present application relates to a device (1) for the packaging and application of a product, in particular a cosmetic product, the device comprising a container (2) containing the product and fitted with an applicator structure (20, 50, 70) of the roll-on type, comprising i) a support (50) delimiting a housing (58) able to communicate with the container via an opening (28), and ii) a non-spherical application element (70) arranged inside the housing, the surface (71) of which revolves around at least one axis X, said application element (70) being mounted so as to have a portion capable of closing in a sealed manner the said opening (28) when the device is in a storage position.

Abstract: A device for dispensing comprises a reservoir containing a composition comprising particles containing at least one fluid, an application member having at least a portion removably disposed within the reservoir and configured to be loaded with the composition and a compacting member configured to exert pressure on at least the portion of the application member during removal of the portion of the application member from the reservoir.

Abstract: A container to heat and dispense material comprises a container which defines a first compartment adapted, in use, to be filled with the material requiring heating, such as epilatory wax, and a second compartment adjacent to the first compartment and separate therefrom by a dividing wall. The container has an inlet to the second compartment in the outer wall thereof which is closeable by a plug or stopper. In use, the second compartment is filled with a heated liquid, such as warm water, to heat the material in the first compartment, so that it can be applied to a site through an applicator.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for securing an edge of a paintless type film gore. A fluid sealant material is beaded along the edge of the gore using a bead striping apparatus. The striping apparatus comprises a serrated wheel rotatably coupled to a housing which contains the fluid sealant. The sealant is transferred to the wheel and subsequently is transferred the gore edge as the wheel is rolled.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to apply wax or solutions to cars, car tires, car seats, walls, floors, and the human body using a rolling brush or gloved mitten so that when you either push the roller brush or gloved mitten against a surface or roll the rolling brush against a surface or compress a hand squeeze type pump, a solution is pushed to the rolling brush or hand mitten. The apparatus is made connected to the roller brush and container, hand mitten and container or can be made as a tool to be attached to many product containers. It consist of a cylindrical brush or hand mitten, a pump device, a pipe system that delivers a solution to the roller brush or hand mitten, a cap that can be screwed onto various product containers. Also a hollow connecting tube is used to extend the length of function.

Abstract: A massaging device comprises a base, a massaging member, and a cover. The base is provided with a basin for containing the cleansing lotion. The massaging member is rotatably mounted in the base such that the massaging member is partially submerged in the cleansing lotion. The cover is provided with an opening and is joined with the base such that the massaging member is partially jutted out of the cover via the opening. The massaging member is provided in the outer surface with a plurality of grooves and ridges, which dispense and apply the cleansing lotion to a body part being massaged by the massaging member in motion.

Abstract: A paint striper has a main body having a head portion, an interior cavity, and a slot in fluid communication between the head portion and the interior cavity. The slot is configured for receiving a wheel, and the interior cavity is configured for receiving paint. A wheel is rotatably mounted in the slot with a portion of the wheel extending into the interior cavity. A shoulder extends from the main body, and a guide extends from the shoulder for following a guide track formed in a strip positioned on a surface of the vehicle, wherein the track is substantially parallel to the desired position of the pinstripe. The strip is secured in position on the surface of the vehicle using adhesive which permits removal of the strip from the surface of the vehicle without leaving a residue, and re-use of the strip on a surface of another vehicle.