Bowling alley dressing oil applicator

Claim 1

IN A FLOOR TREATING DEVICE OF THE CHARACTER DESCRINED, HAVING A FRAME CARRIED BY A TRANSVERSE, CYLINDRICAL, APPLICATOR ROLLER AND A GENERALLY PARALLEL, WIPER MEMBER EACH ADAPTED SELECTIVELY TO FUNCTIONALLY CONTACT THE FLOOR AS THE DEVICE IS MOVED ALONG, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING IN COMBINATION THEREWITH: FLOOR-CONTACT MEANS FOR ELEVATING SAID APPLICATOR ROLLER OFF THE FLOOR AND SIMULTANEOUSLY LOCATING SAID WIPER MEMBER AT A POSITION DISPOSING A MAXIMUM AREA FOR SLIDING CONTACT WITH THE FLOOR, A CONTAINER FOR A SUPPLY OF LIQUID DRESSING MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME ADJACENT TO SAID ROLLER, WICK MEANS EXTENDING FROM SAID CONTAINER FOR SUPPLYING LIQUID DRESSING TO SAID ROLLER, MEANS FOR MOVING SAID CONTAINER IN ONE DIRECTION TO DISENGAGE THE WICK FROM THE ROLLER AND MEANS EXTENDING FROM SAID CONTAINER AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A CONTACTED FLOOR TO MOVE THE CONTAINER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO CAUSE THE WICK TO CONTACT THE ROLLER WHEN THE ROLLER IS IN FLOOR ENGAGEMENT.