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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4846201 | Applicator bottle with metering means A squeeze-type applicator bottle has a cap provided with an opening in the top wall thereof through which solution is adapted to be dispensed and a mechanism for metering the flow of the solution through the opening comprising a disk having apertures alig... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4838722 | Device for dispensing flowable substances A device for dispensing flowable substances which includes an elongated housing having a chamber between a front discharge opening and a rear end opening, a piston rod axially longitudinally displaceable in the housing, an applicator at a forward end of t... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4826340 | Hand brush 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... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4810124 | Applicator device An applicator device for nail-varnish has a dosing pump device operating in the axial direction, which cooperates with an actuating element which can be actuated transversely to the axis.... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4790679 | Power paint brush with flow restrictor and removable brush head 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 su... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4786199 | Shaving brush 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 capab... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4773785 | Brush with means for releasing a flowable medium A pin-shaped device for releasing a flowable medium comprises a housing having front and rear ends and an axis, a brush-like application element arranged to extend through the front end of the housing and displaceable in a an axial direction, a piston rod... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4764046 | Fluid storing member and its fluid outlet opening/closing mechanism A fluid outlet opening/closing mechanism and a fluid storing member equipped with this mechanism including a valve seat having a portion formed of a magnetic material, housed in the fluid storing member and adapted to be attached to an outlet portion of t... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4674904 | Applicator brush for self service car wash A brush for use in a self service car wash having an applicator head containing cleaning bristles and an elongated tubular handle adapted to bring wash fluids to the head. A relief valve is positioned in the handle which is designed to open when the fluid... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4652162 | Cosmetic powder dispenser and applicator A hollow elongated capsule containing cosmetic powder slides removably into an open end of a first elongated hollow member. The other end of the first member has a plurality of spaced openings. A second hollow elongated member has two opposite ends, one o... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4630954 | Cosmetic powder dispenser and applicator A hollow elongated capsule containing cosmetic powder slides removably into an open end of a first elongated hollow member. The other end of the first member has a plurality of spaced openings. A second hollow elongated member has one end with like openin... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4630955 | Cosmetic powder dispenser and applicator A first elongated hollow member has a first open end and an opposite closed end with a plurality of small spaced openings therein. A hollow elongated capsule, adapted to be filled with cosmetic powder, closed at one end and open at the other, is removably... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4629347 | Fluid and brush cleaning apparatus 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 provid... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4622984 | Toothbrush A toothbrush with a paste-carrying hollow handle and a hand-manipulated dispensing apparatus including a threaded open end of the handle for connection with a container of toothpaste during loading, and connection with the bristle portion during operation... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4615635 | Toothbrush with flow control valve A toothbrush includes an elongated shank suitable for mounting onto a toothpaste container at a first end thereof and having a brush head at a second end. A plurality of bristles are carried by the brush head and extend outwardly from an upper surface the... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4548524 | Dispensing package with applicator surface Disclosed is a package for dispensing flowable materials such as powders and liquids, particularly those intended for cosmetic use. A cover (30) fits snugly against chamber wall (12) and overlies dispensing opening (14). Removal of the cover draws a measu... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4534670 | Cleaning device A cleaning device specifically designed for use in the cleaning of combs or similarly shaped tools or devices wherein the comb being cleaned is repeatedly moved into engagement with cleaning brushes movably mounted on a housing in direct receiving positio... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4506403 | Cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus includes a mop with a rotatable wiper, a pail having a reservoir for cleaning liquid, and a motor-driven wringer mounted upon the pail for receiving and rotating the wiper of the mop at relatively high speed to extract cleaning liquid... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4493576 | Oil mop An oil mop employing oil-saturable wiping assemblies is described. The assemblies are fed from a reservoir made up of non-saturable cords and batting. This reservoir is supplied from a primary storage volume contained in a hollow mop handle through a non-... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4475838 | Closure means for a liquid A liquid dispenser for attachment to or forming part of a liquid container including a bore and a plug portion of substantially the same cross-section as the bore mounted in and across the bore so that the outer surface of the plug and the inner surface o... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4312598 | Household appliance for cleaning floors, windows and other washable surfaces This appliance which provides instantaneous cleaning and immediate drying comprises a handle, at one end of which is hinged a heating sole protected by a cover, in combination with a swab made from any absorbing material held under this heating sole as we... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4236840 | Internal reservoired soap dispensing animal washer The washing of domestic animals, particularly pets, is facilitated by the brush of the present invention which has reservoirs for animal grooming aids such as soap and cream rinse and a hose connected water supply for applying and removing the grooming ai... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4236651 | Dispenser device with valve piston pump A dispenser device comprising a reservoir for a flowable or fluent filled material as well as a piston pump equipped with a valve arrangement. The valve arrangement is coaxially dispositioned with regard to the pump and possesses parts connected with the ... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4217059 | Valve system for control of paint to spreader The valve system described herein comprises a valve for controlling the flow of paint to a brush, roller or other paint spreading device which is actuated to permit the flow of paint through the valve by the pressure applied to the spreading device. The v... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4201490 | Toothbrush 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 too... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4152084 | Portable floor finish applicator 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... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4066367 | Brush shave device Improvement in a brush shave device for dispensing liquid shaving soap from a bottle having a shaving brush carried thereon, the bottle having a neck, the shaving brush being of the type having a single tuft of bristles, the improvement comprising a taper... | 01/03/1978 |
| 3981597 | Shaving cream dispenser A shaving cream dispenser has a brush removably mounted in a housing that permits a purchaser to selectively depress the valve of a standard shaving cream aerosol can to cause the pressurized cream to be dispensed from the can into the center of the brush... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3981106 | Scrubber-sander with cleaner dispensing means A hollow body closed at its lower end by means of a bottom wall is provided and the body includes an upper filler opening for introducing a selected fluent material into the body. A false bottom wall is disposed in surface-to-surface engagement with and u... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3936200 | Toothbrush with dentifrice attachment A toothbrush having a brushing unit and a dentifrice-containing cartridge unit. The cartridge unit is shaped to permit it to be comfortably held in the hand and has a squeezable wall for the purpose of expelling dentifrice from the dentifrice-containing c... | 02/03/1976 |
| 3933415 | Painting system A painting system has a container and a flexible wall with a source of pressure on the flexible wall for extending the flexible wall toward the paint and forcing paint through an opening, a valve and a conducting tube into an applicator. A membrane is fit... | 01/20/1976 |
| 3932043 | Applicator especially adapted for applying fluids to bowling lanes and the like An applicator is described which is especially adapted for applying lane conditioner, wax and other fluids to bowling lanes for the purpose of cleaning and conditioning the lanes, and to distribute said fluids uniformly and quickly thereover. The applicat... | 01/13/1976 |
