Abstract: A teaching kit organization includes a series of rigid planar stencils, including variously configured openings directed therethrough. Chalk application members are provided, including a chalk stick, an eraser, and an applicator bottle to direct chalk through the stencil openings to apply a predetermined configuration to a rearwardly positioned board to provide visual aid and assistance in positioning variously configured shapes upon a blackboard and the like for use as a teaching tool. The applicator bottle is formed as a resiliently deformable body directing a predetermined quantity of chalk dust through a forwardly positioned conduit, whereupon a surrounding perimeter of bristles positioned about the perimeter opening of the conduit and associated applicator slot formed within an applicator head of the bottle directs the chalk dust in a smooth continuous pattern therefrom.

Abstract: A brush applicator device is disclosed herein which is adapted for use with a squeeze tube. The applicator device includes an annular mounting member which has an opening extending completely therethrough. The applicator device is adapted to be threadably connected to the squeeze tube and includes a plurality of bristles connected at one end of the mounting member. An extension member extends from one end of the mounting member and terminates in the middle of the bristle members so that material squeezed into the opening from the squeeze tube travels to and is discharged in the middle of the bristle members. A wedge shaped annular sealing member is attached to the mounting member in the area of connection to the end of the squeeze tube and facilitates sealing between the mounting member and the squeeze tube. A bristle area adaptor is also disclosed for use with the brush applicator for the purpose of reducing the area of the bristles when a finer and/or precise area is needed.

Abstract: A self-contained power painting system is provided in which a battery operated motor and pump are contained in a lid for a paint reservoir, and that entire unit is adapted to be carried on a user by a strap or belt. A paint applicator, such as a brush or roller, is connected to the pump by a flexible conduit and includes a switch activator at the applicator to permit the user to selectively control operation of the pump and to move about freely while painting without being emcumbered by a relatively immobile paint reservoir or power source connection through extension cords.

Abstract: The hand held shower apparatus of this invention includes a shower body having a hollow handle connectable at one end to a source of water and a shower head, water regulating means for regulating the supplied water into two different water streams, one with a showering effect and the other with a massaging effect, and a cap member having a perforated bottom surface with two groups of holes for the two water streams. The hollow handle is constructed in such a way that it can be extended by pulling it away from the shower head. The shower apparatus also has a shower utensil, such as a shower brush, connected with the cap member in such a way that the shower utensil moves up or down when rotated clockwise or counterclockwise with respect to the cap member. Construction of the shower apparatus has been made simple so that it can be assembled or disassembled with ease. Other embodiments of the shower utensil are also presented.

Abstract: A shoe polish applicator includes a hollow body having a plurality of internal walls defining a reservoir for shoe polish. The internal walls include a rearward internal sidewall having elliptical cross-sections about a rearward axis and a forward internal sidewall having circular cross-sections about a forward axis. The rearward and forward internal sidewalls are joined at a shoulder.

Abstract: An applicator device for a liquid, powder or pasty material includes a housing having a foil cartridge therein containing the liquid, powder or pasty material, and an ejector device is slidably mounted on the housing to provide for squeezing out the material from the foil cartridge for application at a desired site.

Abstract: A disposable liquid applicator includes a plastic tube with a tapered neck portion. A brush holder is disposed in the neck portion and includes bristles extending outwardly therefrom. A cap is integrally formed with the neck of the tube and encloses the bristles. The neck includes an annular reduced thickness portion surrounding the brush holder adjacent the cap which is removed by breaking the cap at the reduced thickness portion. The brush holder covers the reduced thickness portion and prevents leakage therefrom during storage.

Abstract: A fluid dispensing container with brush type applicator. The container having an annular flange formed thereon. An applicator/brush is detachably coupled to the container by mating with the annular flange of the container. The applicator/brush has at least one opening thereto. A dispensing cap with at least one opening is affixed to at least one opening of the container in fluid communication therewith and positioned internal to the applicator/brush, so that when the dispensing cap is opened, the fluid may pass from at least one opening of the container through the dispensing cap and at least one opening in the applicator/brush.

Abstract: In a liquid applicator comprising: a main body or shaft sleeve; a front shaft provided with at least one inner shoulder portion, the front shaft being fixedly mounted on the shaft sleeve; a brush tip for applying an application liquid, which brush tip has its rear-end portion formed into a solid flange portion, the brush tip being constructed of a tuft of fibers while mounted in the front shaft so as to extend forward from the front shaft; and a pipe-connecting piece provided with an axial through-hole in its central portion, in which through-hole is fixedly mounted a guide pipe for supplying the application liquid from the shaft sleeve to the brush tip which is sandwiched between the inner shoulder portion of the front shaft and a front-end surface of the pipe-connecting piece, the improvement exists in that: the pipe-connecting piece is provided with a front resilient projection in its front-end surface, which projection resiliently deform to reduce a pressure applied to the solid flange portion of the brus

Abstract: In a liquid applicator provided with a brush tuft for applying a high-viscosity liquid such as nail polish, the liquid is supplied to the brush tuft through a guide pipe a front half of which is axially slidably received in the brush tuft to make it possible that the liquid is supplied to an appropriate position in the vicinity of a tip portion of the brush tuft so as to improve application efficiency of the liquid.

Abstract: An applicator tool includes a housing for holding a disposable cartridge containing liquid such as glue, caulk or sealant. The cartridge has a flexible nozzle at one end and a plunger at another end. To dispense liquid from the cartridge, the applicator tool supplies air pressure behind the plunger to drive the plunger toward the nozzle, thereby forcing the liquid through the nozzle. To stop dispensing liquid from the cartridge, the applicator tool removes driving pressure on the plunger and clamps the nozzle between two pistons so that the liquid cannot flow through the nozzle. The applicator tool also includes a rotatable brush mounted on the housing and a pneumatic motor within the housing for rotating the brush. The tip of the cartridge nozzle extends out of the housing and into the brush, and as liquid flows out of the nozzle the rotating brush spreads the liquid onto a surface.

Abstract: A barrel shaped holder defines a fluid reservoir and is provided with an applicator at its front and a plug at its rear end. A valve independent of the applicator is interposed between the reservoir and the applicator, and is arranged to be in normally closed condition and opened by an actuator which extends through the reservoir in abutment with both the valve and the plug. The plug is flexible and resiient so that manipulation of the plug operates the actuating rod and the valve.

Abstract: The invention is a liquid applicator having an integral brush means connected to a container for the liquid by a variable flow resistance liquid flow passage. The applicator has a movable sleeve which surrounds the brush and engages the cap to seal the brush in the environment of the liquid.

Abstract: A brush adapted for selective application of a flowable fluid to a workpiece is formed in its entirety of a heat fusible synthetic material and includes a hollow head section, a plurality of bristles depending from the head section, and a fluid distribution channel defined by a flexible membrane and extending substantially axially within the radial interior of the bristles from the head section of the brush toward the free ends of the bristles. Fluid fed to the brush head is delivered through the head section to the distribution channel and is discharged from the channel onto the bristles within the interior of the bristle tuft and proximate the bristle ends for facilitated distribution among the bristles and ready application to a workpiece by the user.

Abstract: A powder dispenser for supplying a predetermined amount of powder for, for example, cosmetic applicators, by a simple finger-tip operation. The dispenser has a tubular casing which has a nib at one end and an actuator at the other end thereof, a powder chamber containing therein a predetermined powder, a spiral member extending within the powder chamber, and a rotary device having an actuator for providing relative rotation between the spiral member and the powder chamber. A tube may be provided within the tubular casing to form the powder chamber.

Abstract: A liquid applicator for applying a liquid to a surface such as fingernails. The applicator includes a squeezable container which holds the liquid and includes an open neck. A brush holder supports a hollow brush in the open neck. A sleeve in the open neck is displaceable by the container cap between a first position where the brush is exposed for use and a second position where the cap is sealed against the sleeve to prevent brush dry-out.

Abstract: A paint-coating brush is disclosed which comprises a body with an axial center bore and with a threaded portion on the butt side, a plurality of piliform members bundled on the outer surface of a muzzle-side end portion of the body, a cylindrical sleeve for fastening the piliform members to the body, and a cylindrical cover tube with which the piliform members are sheathed in such a manner that one end portion of the piliform members is left unsheathed. The cover tube is either made of a rigid material or in the form of a strap wound round the piliform members and the sleeve. In order to mount this paint-coating brush on an automatic paint-coating installation such as a robot, the above-mentioned threaded portion of the body is threaded into a tapped hole in the paint-coating installation.

Abstract: A pet flea and tick brush comprising a container with deforming walls. The container includes a threaded hollow container neck in communication with the inside of the container. A hollow brush neck threadably engages the container neck. The hollow brush neck includes an essentially central axis that defines approximately between about 50.degree. and about 70.degree. angle with a horizontal plane. A brush head having a generally oval elliptical shaped face is integrally bound to the brush neck. The oval elliptical shaped face includes a facial plane that makes approximately between about 50.degree. and about 70.degree. angle with the central axis of the hollow neck brush. A plurality of generally frusto-conical hollow teeth with a discharge aperture is integrally bound to the oval elliptical shaped face. The ingredients from within the container pass from the container through the discharge aperture of the hollow teeth when the container is squeezed and/or inverted.

Abstract: A spray arrangement, particularly a brush-like body-cleaning and/or massage device, particularly a toothbrush (1) with at least a nozzle body (10') may be coupled to a hollow handle which is connectable by a hose to a water faucet. Nozzle body (10') is preferably a fluidic oscillator without moving parts. The hollow handle may receive into a metering cartridge a rod of a slow-to-dissolve active substance. The handle is provided with a removable elongated cap whose forward end may be coupled securely irrotationally with tube (5) of the cleaning brush. Moreover, the cap includes a manually actuatable water valve which is manually displaceable into the open position against a spring force and/or opposing water pressure. The water valve is preferably formed as a multi-step slide valve piston (68) with a conical shut-off member (72).

Abstract: A disposable container for application of paints, medicaments and coatings having a compressible hollow body with a closed end and a membrane sealed open end, and a stationary applicator housing fitted on the membrane sealed open end so that when the hollow body containing liquid is compressed, the membrane is punctured or fractured and the liquid is supplied to the applicator.

Abstract: A decontaminating composition and delivery system therefor. The decontaminating composition is prepared by combining a "per-salt", an activator for hydrogen peroxide which effects free radical formation, both of which are in a dry form and an aqueous solution comprised of a nonvolatile alcohol and a surface active agent. The "per-salt" of the present invention is a basic water-soluble salt such as percarbonate, perborate, persilicate or perphosphate which releases hydrogen peroxide in aqueous solution. While not true per-salts in the strict chemical sense, they are otherwise conventional salts containing hydrogen peroxide of crystallization which is released in aqueous solution. The decontaminating composition and delivery system comprise a dispenser containing, in separate compartments, the various components as aforesaid which are thoroughly mixed prior to being dispensed onto the surface to be treated.

Abstract: The container is provided with an outlet opening associated with a dispensing head (5) including an ejection duct (21-26) disposed in the axis of the outlet opening of the container, and a nozzle (28) forming an angle with the ejection duct, an applicator (8) being disposed at the free end of the nozzle (28). This applicator (8) includes on the one hand a cylindrical sleeve (31) cooperating with the free end of the nozzle (28) and on the other hand a base plate (29) joined by the cylindrical sleeve and which includes bristles (30) on its face opposite the cylindrical sleeve (31). The projection (7), a movable part of the dispensing head, includes on its top wall a device (17) for retaining the cylindrical sleeve (31) in a position in which its axis is substantially parallel to that of the outlet opening, so that a guard cap can be put into place on the dispensing zone of the container (1).

Abstract: A container with a brush to be used for fluid type cosmetics, wherein the fluid type cosmetics contained with the container are supplied to the brush mounted at the tip of the container by pushing a pushing unit mounted on the periphery of the container in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the container.

Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing a suitable material comprising a tubular casing having a reduced diameter portion at its one end portion, a nib fixed to an open end of the one end portion of the tubular casing, an elongated cap for protecting the nib and a sleeve slidably mounted on the reduced diameter portion of the tubular casing. The sleeve is slidable longitudinally along the reduced diameter portion, and has a first shoulder on its outer surface. The elongated cap has an open end for fitting to the tubular casing to enclose and protect the nib, and a second shoulder on an inner surface of the open end to abut against the first shoulder when the cap is moved to fit to the tubular casing.

Abstract: A hand brush having a housing and a handle which jointly enclose a space for storing a cleaning liquid applied thereinto through a filing opening closed with a flap. A valve which closes a liquid discharge opening is formed on a spring yoke connected to a hand-operated actuating slide provided on the handle. The yoke exerts on the valve a force in the closing direction of the discharge opening.

Abstract: A brush and scraper attachment for a hand-held auxiliary sprayer associated with a kitchen faucet. The brush attachment fits over the nozzle end of the sprayer while the scraper is received within the brush attachment. A seal ring seated within the fluid passageway of the brush provides a sealing engagement between the brush and sprayer to prevent back flow particularly upon attachment of the scraper. The scraper attachment includes a restricted flow passage which supplies water to the scraper blade.

Abstract: A pressure-fed brush may be used for efficient painting. The elastomeric bladder member inside the brush member is provided with a plurality of slots which separate the pressure-fed V-slots into separate fingers, thereby allowing flexing over irregular surfaces. A flow control restrictor is also provided to allow the flow fed to the brush to be varied according to the nature and viscosity of the materials being used. By providing such a flow controller, the need to feather or otherwise modulate the valve at the brush is removed. The handle and valve assembly may be utilized with different size brush heads by provision of different intermediate members which retain varying size bladders for use with varying size brush members.

Abstract: A liquid applicator composed of a stem cylinder body enclosing a liquid supply vessel, a knocking member at the rear end and a brush part at the top of the outer stem.The liquid supply vessel is composed of a pressure-tight container having a specific quantitative valve and containing a pressurized liquid which contains a raw liquid and an ejecting agent.An adapter is interposed betwen an ejecting nozzle of a valve in the liquid supply vessel and the brush part. The liquid is leaked from the brush part by a knocking on the knocking member.

Abstract: An improved instant shaving lather forming brush includes a container which is to be filled with liquid soap. The container is joined with a specially structured brush body that completes a one touch system by matching the characteristics of a brush capable of containing a large amount of water. The inherent nature of the soap will produce a massive lather after it contacts the water and is brushed on one's face, thus achieving the lather required for shaving. In particular, the present invention is applicable to a brush having long hair (above 2.5 cm). The specially structured brush body includes a flexible central guide tube and a pad plate which controls the opening and closing of the flow of liquid soap through the guide tube to outermost ends of the brush hair.

Abstract: An aerosol dispenser and applicator assembly for cleaning and lubricating the sprocket chain of a chain drive. The dispenser comprises a sealed can filed with a liquid lubricant and a gas propellant. Projecting above the upper end of the can is the hollow stem of a spring-biased valve, such that when the stem is depressed, emitted therefrom is a lubricant mist. The applicator is formed by a headpiece having a pair of parallel jaws cantilevered therefrom and supporting respective brushes in opposed relation to define a twin brush whose bristles are flexible. Formed in the twin brush is an internal channel which snugly accommodates the sprocket chain to be treated when the twin brush is pushed against the chain to cause the opposing bristles to yield and admit the chain into the channel. The headpiece includes a depressible actuator key on whose underside is a hollow socket which receives the stem when the headpiece is seated on the upper end of the can.

Abstract: A device for dispensing and applying shaving foam to the face from an aerosol container comprising a circular body and an obliquely extending discharge arm which terminates in a natural hair applicator brush. The discharge arm extends from the circular wall and is attached to a support disk which activates the aerosol valve to dispense foam. The arm has a conduit of increasing cross-section disposed internally for transporting the dispensed foam to the applicator brush. The discharge outlet of the conduit is located at point between the ends of the brush hairs and the mounting surface of the hairs and acts with the increasing cross section of the conduit to prevent the destruction of the foam bubbles during facial application.

Abstract: A sealing apparatus wherein the nozzle on the forward end portion of a sealing gun on a programmable industrial robot includes a nozzle holder and a nozzle body made of a flexible material. The forward inner end of the nozzle body can gradually diverge and a reinforcement pipe can be provided in the nozzle holder. The nozzle body can be in the form of a tubular brush made of nylon bristles, a solid tubular body of polyurethane foam or a solid tubular body of silicone rubber.

Abstract: A power brush coating applicator including a separable handle, valve housing and brush housing. A bristle assembly and flexible tapered insert are confined in sealing engagement in the applicator, the flexible insert having a plurality of capillary holes extending from an upper chamber to bottom openings aligned with a plurality of V-shaped slots. The V-shaped slots are supported by tapered ribs terminating at the slot ends, and the flexible insert is tapered to a plurality of closed ends bridging the shaped slots. The handle of the applicator is adapted for connection to a source of pressurized liquid and an interior liquid flow path is provided through a valve chamber and into flow communication with the capillary openings through the flexible insert.

Abstract: A washing apparatus includes a nozzle having a liquid inlet to which a liquid pump is connected for supplying a wash liquid under pressure thereto. The nozzle has an outlet for discharging the wash liquid. A hollow sweeper member is connected at one end to the outlet of the nozzle for discharging the wash liquid in a jet from the other end. The sweeper member has at the other end a sweeper portion comprising a plurality of flexible strips peripherally mounted around the other end whereby the flexible strips are caused to flutter when the jet of wash liquid is discharged from the other end.

Abstract: A fluid pressure cleaning apparatus for cleaning large or inaccessible surfaces, such as a floor or truck sidewall. A housing has a manifold assembly mounted in the interior thereof with a plurality of linearly aligned spray nozzles spaced apart to provide a continuous spray or curtain of cleaning fluid to the surface to be cleaned. Portions of the manifold assembly extend through the housing and are connected to a handle assembly. A first brush array lines the outer edges of the housing and confines the spray from the manifold assembly and assists in cleaning the surface. A second array of scrub brushes is provided within the periphery of the first array. In one form of the cleaning apparatus the manifold assembly has a fluid discharge port and a valve selectively operable to open and close the port. When the valve is closed high pressure fluid is discharged from the nozzles to wash and rinse the surface. Detergent and fluid is directed unto the surface when the valve is open.

Abstract: A brush for cleaning articles like bottles includes a hollow handle and a brush body connected to the latter and having a plurality of bristles. The brush body accommodates a passage through which the fluid flows and is provided with a plurality of slots radially extending from the passage in one plane. Cooperating with the slots is a deflector which has a rim portion extending beyond the plane of the slots so that the fluid after flowing through the handle and the passage is discharged through the slots and deflected onto the bristles at an acute angle with respect to the center axis of the brush.

Abstract: A washing apparatus includes a nozzle having a liquid inlet to which a liquid pump is connected for supplying a wash liquid under pressure thereto. The nozzle has an outlet for discharging the wash liquid. A hollow sweeper member is connected at one end to the outlet of the nozzle for discharging the wash liquid in a jet from the other end. The sweeper member has at the other end a sweeper portion comprising a plurality of flexible strips peripherally mounted around the other end whereby the flexible strips are caused to flutter when the jet of wash liquid is discharged from the other end.

Abstract: An applicator for an aerosol-type container having a movable nozzle projecting from its head comprises a cap and a brush attached to the cap. The cap includes, as integrally molded together, a peripheral wall fittable to the head of the container to surround the nozzle, a nozzle pushing member, and a discharge tube fittable to the nozzle for supplying a foam of detergent from the container to the brush for cleaning when the pushing member is depressed. The applicator, which has the brush, can be used and stored as attached to the container.

Abstract: A brush assembly comprising a brush portion and a cartridge portion, the brush portion comprising an elongated housing open at a first end thereof, a bristle-retaining wall at a second end thereof, the brush portion housing having therein first connecting structure for releasably connecting the brush portion to the cartridge portion, the cartridge portion comprising a cartridge housing adapted to be inserted in the brush portion by way of the open first end of the brush portion, the cartridge housing defining a chamber adapted to retain a fluid, second connecting structure disposed on the cartridge portion for releasable connection to the first connecting structure, and actuator and valve structure adapted to facilitate movement of the fluid in selected amounts from the cartridge to the bristles of the brush portion.

Abstract: A liquid dispenser and applicator for use with a squeeze-type container having a neck portion with a neck member affixed thereto, the neck member having an opening for passage of fluid and a generally outwardly axially extending needle-shaped portion. A generally hollow frusto-conical cap member threadably engages the neck member, the cap portion having an aperture at the apex thereof for receiving the needle-shaped portion therethrough with the cap member fully threaded to thereby seal the container. A brush member is affixed to the apex end of the cap member, the brush member having an aperture in alignment with the aperture of the cap for dispensing liquid therethrough into contact with the bristles of the brush.

Abstract: A shaving brush attachable on a replaceable aerosol can of shaving cream, the brush attachment including a spout extension, that fits on the can spout, so as to carry the discharged shaving cream directly into the brush bristle head.

Abstract: A brush provided with a hollow handle for containing a supply of material and having a flexible wall for forcing the material past a valve and to the brush bristles at one end and a removable closure at the other end for material supply to the handle.

Abstract: A toothbrush has a shank portion with the brush head carried at one end thereof and a handle at the other end. The shank has a passageway which communicates a paste-holding cavity in the handle to a plurality of bristles mounted on the head end of the toothbrush. The paste-holding cavity of the handle mounts a piston which is axially movable within the paste-holding cavity of the handle in response to a rotatable threaded member so as to compress the paste within the cavity and force the same through the passageway for communication with the bristles. The head has a valve means movable between a first position closing off communication between the passageway and the bristles and a second position permitting such communication.

Abstract: A portable floor finish applicator includes a pressurized liquid finish storage tank carried by a shoulder harness on the operator's back and a hand carried floor finish applicator comprising a hollow elongated handle and an applicator head mounted on the lower end of the handle. The applicator includes a liquid finish outlet tube for dispensing liquid finish uniformly over the surface of an applicator frame and wick applicator mounted on the underside of the applicator frame. Finish is applied through the wick by contact of the soaked wick with the floor. For water emulsion finishes, the wick applicator can be formed of a natural or synthetic lambs wool or it can be a flexible absorbent fibrous yarn material attached to a mesh backing material that permits liquid finish to flow readily through the backing.

Abstract: A car wash or polishing mop is provided comprising an elongated hollow handle open at one end for connection to a water supply; the other end defining a hollow transverse cross member open at laterally extending ends through which water can be discharged. A tubular frame assembly, having apertures through which the water or other fluid can discharge, is pivotally connected to the laterally extending ends of the transverse cross member so that during use pivotal movement of the frame assembly relative to the handle can occur. A mop head fits over the tubular frame assembly to aid in the distribution of water and to facilitate the cleaning of the surface of an automobile.