Patent ID: 7063476

Claim:
A dispensing applicator for applying liquid to the skin, comprising: (a) a handle having: (i) a base portion; (ii) a self-contained internal reservoir for containing a liquid, wherein the handle is elongated for extended reaching and is closed at one end and terminates at the base portion; (b) a head having a housing and an applicator portion; (c) the base portion being pivotally connected to the housing; and (d) a pump interconnecting the reservoir of the handle to the applicator portion of the head and operative responsive to unidirectional, pivotal movement of the handle about a fixed axis spaced apart from the pump to deliver liquid from the reservoir to the applicator portion by compression of the pump against a pivoting surface internal to the head when the applicator portion of the head is positioned against a user's skin, and the handle is pivotally operated to dispense the liquid and return the head to its original fixed position following the pumping action.