Patent ID: 6964536

Claim:
A lotion applicator for dispensing and applying lotions and other fluids to a user's back, said applicator comprising: a receptacle for housing fluids, said receptacle having monolithically formed upper and lower portions, said upper portion including a plurality of intake ports extending vertically from a top surface thereof, said intake ports each defining a threaded opening formed at a top end thereof and extending upwardly from said upper portion, said lower portion converging downwardly from said upper portion and including a monolithically formed spout extending away therefrom such that the fluids are channeled towards a center of said lower portion; wherein the opening of one said intake portion has a diameter greater than the opening of another said intake portion; a rectilinear and elongated tubular shaft having a monolithically formed handle portion; a bracket including a plurality of spaced arms and a monolithically formed top edge directly bridged therebetween, said top edge being threadably engageable with a distal end of said tubular shaft and one said intake ports of said receptacle such that said tubular shaft becomes securely conjoined to said bracket and said receptacle respectively, said arms being forwardly offset from a vertical axis; a roller directly and rotatably connected to said arms and spaced below said spout in such a manner that fluid exiting said lower portion of said receptacle lands directly onto a target zone of said roller during operating conditions, said target zone being defined along one-half a surface area of said roller such that the fluids do not prematurely and undesirably ooze away from said target zone during operating conditions; and an insert positioned within said receptacle and extending downwardly therefrom along a vertically registered longitudinal axis, said insert including a deformably resistant spring member medially positioned therein and selectively adaptable between compressed and decompressed positions, said spring member being isolated from the fluids for minimizing undesirable contamination thereof, said insert being maintained within said upper portion of said receptacle and directly abutted against said bracket.