Patent ID: 6099184
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: A46B,B65D

Abstract:
A dispenser-applicator assembly for dispensing a liquid from an aerosol container having valve means, comprising:dispenser means including a cap structure;mounting means on said cap structure for mounting said assembly on said container;an activator panel;means for hinging said activator panel on said cap structure;flexible tube means with one end aligned with said valve means, when said assembly is mounted on said container, said flexible tube means being connected to said activator panel so that when a user presses said activator panel, said flexible tube means is pushed into said valve means to open said valve means to dispense said liquid through said flexible tube means; andan applicator support panel, comprising means including an opening for receiving said liquid from said flexible tube means, a liquid reservoir recess for storing said liquid and having an open side, said recess being tapered in depth with said opening being located at the deepest portion of said recess, ledge means extending across said panel adjacent said deepest portion of said recess whereby one side of said ledge means forces said liquid into said recess, and means for mounting a porous applicator member on said support panel over said open side of said liquid reservoir recess, said applicator member having a central portion and outer edges, said reservoir recess being directly behind and closed by said central portion when said porous applicator member is mounted on said support panel, whereby said porous applicator member receives liquid from said recess in said central portion and is adequately saturated with said liquid in said central portion without excessive saturation of said outer edges to reduce dripping.