Patent ID: 6513999
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: A45D,B05C,B43M

Abstract:
A roller-type liquid applicator comprising:a liquid reservoir including a wall defining an inner surface and an outer surface, said wall having an opening for dispensing liquid from the reservoir outwardly through the opening; a roller support adjacent to said opening, connected to said wall of the liquid reservoir, having internal and external surfaces and a rotational support member; a roller mounted for rotation and supported by said rotational support member and positioned so that an outer circumferential surface of said roller rotates closely adjacent to said opening; and a chamber defined by the outer surface of the wall of said liquid reservoir, the internal surface of the roller support, and the outer circumferential surface of the roller, so that excess liquid dispensed from the liquid reservoir and not deposited on an applicating surface by said roller, is collected within said chamber as said roller circumferential surface rotates closely adjacent said opening in the liquid reservoir; and wherein said roller support and said outer surface of the wall of the reservoir are provided with a snap-fit connection for removably connecting said roller support to said outer surface of the wall of the reservoir.