Patent ID: 6272715
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: A46B,B05C

Abstract:
A pad for use in a liquid coating applicator, the pad comprising:an elongate handle defining a major longitudinally extending dimension and a minor transversely extending dimension, the handle including a longitudinal extending central portion and first and second wings extending from opposite sides to the central portion to form first and second force application surfaces configured to receive a user's fingers and thumb, respectively, and spaced from one another by an elongate void longitudinally extending between the wings, wherein the wings pivot relative to the central portion, wherein the central portion and the first and second wings are integrally formed as a single unitary body, wherein the first and second wings and the central portion are compressible and resiliently flexible; anda flexible liquid applying medium coupled to an underside of the first and second wings and extending across the void, wherein the medium is configured to deform along a plurality of longitudinally extending axes into the void so as to wrap about an elongate object.