Patent ID: 6939405

Claim:
An apparatus for applying a tire dressing fluid to a tire surface, the device comprising: (a) a tire engagement arm comprising (i) an applicator manifold having an opening for receiving the tire dressing fluid and a plurality of openings for dispensing the tire dressing fluid onto the tire surface, wherein in the applicator manifold comprises a front surface and the plurality of openings are provided along the front surface; and (ii) a leveling pad for engaging the tire surface and spreading the tire dressing fluid over the tire surface wherein the leveling pad comprises a plurality of holes that extend through the leveling pad and the leveling pad is arranged on the front surface of the applicator manifold so that the plurality of holes that extend through the leveling pad line up with the plurality of openings to allow the tire dressing fluid to flow out the plurality of openings and through the plurality of holes and onto the tire surface; (b) at least two swing arms each having a first end and a second end, the first end of each swing arm being rotatably attached to the tire engagement arm; and (c) an anchor rotatably attached to the second end of the at least two swing arms.