Hand held liquid herbicide applicator

Claim 1

A hand-held liquid herbicide applicator for wipingly applying the liquid herbicide on undesired vegetation growing at ground level comprising: (a) an elongated tubular handle for holding at a forwardly and downwardly extending angle which defines an application position; (b) a liquid herbicide container means demountably mounted on the upper end of said tubular handle for supplying the liquid herbicide to the bore thereof; (c) vent valve means in said container means for admitting air thereto when the liquid herbicide flows therefrom into the bore of said tubular handle; (d) flow control valve means mounted in said tubular handle for controlling the flow of the liquid herbicide through the bore thereof; and (e) an elongated applicator head fixedly mounted on the lower end of said tubular handle and extending angularly therefrom in substantially horizontally plane when said tubular handle is held in its application position, said applicator head including, I. an elongated tubular dispenser conduit extending angularly from said tubular handle for receiving the liquid herbicide therefrom, said tubular dispenser conduit having its extending end closed and having a plurality of dispensing apertures formed incrementally along its bottom, II. a synthetic sponge affixed to said tubular dispenser conduit for internally absorbingly receiving the liquid herbicide dispensed thereby, said sponge having a porous relatively dense peripheral skin for retarding initial surface wetting to insure prior even internal saturation thereof.