Patent ID: 8032973

Claim:
A coating applicator comprising: a substrate removably mounted to a frame, where the frame includes an actuator repositionable between an engaging position and a disengaging position, where the engaging position is operative to maintain the substrate in mounting engagement with the frame, where the disengaging position is operative to discontinue the substrate in mounting engagement with the frame, where the substrate includes a receptor for retaining a coating composition for application wherein the frame includes a turret rotationally repositionable with respect to the substrate and the turret includes the actuator for disengaging the substrate from the frame, wherein the actuator includes at least one lateral detent that engages a corresponding feature of the substrate when the actuator is in the engaging position; and the lateral detent is repositioned with respect to the corresponding features of the substrate when the actuator is in the disengaging position, wherein the actuator includes a deformable panel that extends laterally on the underside of the frame, where an end of the deformable panel comprises the lateral detent; the actuator includes a projection mounted to the deformable panel that is operative to reposition the deformable panel between a substantially planar position and a substantially bowed position; the substantially planar position corresponds to the engaging position of the actuator; and the substantially bowed position corresponds to the disengaging position of the actuator.