Liquid applicator attached to container

Claim 1

AN APPLICATOR FOR THE LIQUID IN A CONTAINER HAVING A NECK SURROUNDING A MOUTH THROUGH WHICH THE LIQUID IS DISCHARGED FROM THE CONTAINER, COMPRISING (A) A TUBULAR BODY OF SOFT, RESILIENT, FLEXIBLE MATERIAL CAPABLE OF BEING DISTORTED BY MANUAL PRESSURE AND OPEN IS ITS ENDS AND INCLUDING (A) MEANS SECURING AND SEALING ONE OPEN END OF SAID BODY AND TO SAID NECK TO FORM A CONTINUATION THEREOF, (B) A FLEXIBLE CONTROL MEMBRANE ACROSS THE INTERIOR OF SAID BODY NEAR THE OPPOSITE END THEREOF TO FORM (A) A CHAMBER AT THE INBOARD END OF SAID BODY IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE INTERIOR OF THE CONTAINER AND (B) A CHAMBER OF SUBSTANTIAL DEPTH AT THE OUTBOARD END OF SAID BODY AND HAVING (C) A THROUGH SLIT, (C) AND A PAD SECURED ACROSS SAID OPPOSITE END OF SAID BODY TO (A) PROTRUDE FROM SAID BODY, (B) FORM A WALL ENCLOSING SAID CHAMBER AT THE OUTBOARD END OF SAID BODY, (C) HAVE AN EXTERNAL WORKING FACE AND BEING (D) COMPOSED OF A FLEXIBLE PLASTIC SPONGE OF THE OPEN CELL TYPE IN WHICH THE WALLS BETWEEN THE CELLS ARE RUPTURED TO ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID CELLS AND WITH THE EXTERNAL SURFACE CELLS FORMING CRATERS SO THAT A SUBSTANTIAL QUANTITY OF LIQUID CAN BE ABSORBED INTO SAID SPONGE PAD, TO BE RELEASED THROUGH THE CRATERS ON THE EXTERNAL WORKING FACE THEREOF (D) WHEREBY UPON MOVING SAID CONTAINER TO COMPRESS AND DISPLACE SAID PAD AGAINST THE SURFACE TO BE COATED A SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTION OF SAID PAD IS DISPLACED INTO SAID CHAMBER AT THE OUTBOARD END OF SAID BODY TO FORCE THE LIQUID IN SAID CHAMBER AT THE OUTBOARD END OF SAID BODY POSITIVELY INTO SAID PAD AND TO DISTRIBUTE IT THROUGH THE OPEN CELLS THEREOF TO SAID CRATERS ON SAID EXTERNAL WORKING FACE FOR APPLICATION TO SAID SURFACE TO BE COATED, AND (E) UPON MOVING SAID CONTAINER TO RELEASE SAID PAD FROM SAID SURFACE TO BE COATED, SAID PAD SPRINGS FROM SAID CHAMBER AT THE OUTBOARD END OF SAID BODY TO MOVE LIQUID THROUGH SAID SLIT INTO SAID CHAMBER AT THE OUTBOARD END OF SAID BODY, AND (F) IN RESPONSE TO MANUAL PRESSURE FROM SAID CONTAINER THROUGH SAID BODY AND PAD AGAINST SAID SURFACE TO BE COATED, THE SIDE WALL OF SAID BODY IS DISPLACED INWARDLY INTO SAID CHAMBER AT THE INBOARD END OF SAID BODY TO FORCE ADDITIONAL LIQUID THROUGH SAID SLIT AND PAD ONTO THE SAID SURFACE TO PRODUCE A HEAVIER COATING THEREON.