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Combination shoe brush and liquid applicator

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-01-27
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Granted: 1993-05-25
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Expires: 2012-01-27
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Abstract

Abstract A combined shoe brush and liquid container that has an atomizer head attached. The shoe brush has a conforming opening on one end to allow the engagement of a like conforming liquid container. The container is held in place with two spring devices which allow the container to be manually inserted into opening, and reversely allows the container to be manually extracted to facilitate refilling or replacing the container with a new like container. One end of the shoe brush has a cut away area which allows only the atomizer head to protrude outside of the shoe brush base. This allows the user to operate the atomizer in a push down manner with a convenient finger. The container holds for application, water or shoe polishing liquid to be sprayed through atomizer onto shoe surface, then brushed to produce a shine.

Inventors

  • 👤 Thomas A. Pandola

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 20:02
CPC Classifications
A; A46; A46B; A46B11/00; A46B11/001; A46B11/002; A46B11/0055; A47; A47L; A47L23/00; A47L23/04; A47L23/05

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 186 words
A combined shoe brush and liquid container arrangement comprising, a conventional shoe brush constructed with an opening on one end which accepts a conforming sized liquid container with an atomizer head attached, p1 and said shoe brush is constructed with a cut away section on one end working in conjunction with the opening stated above allowing the operation of the atomizer with a convenient finger and while not protruding beyond the end of the brush base allowing contents of container to be applied through the atomizer to shoe surface without being blocked or interrupted by brush bristles, and said liquid container is constructed to fit conforming opening in brush base and capable of manual insertion and extraction, wherein the liquid container is secured in place by two springs that are resilient and deflect to provide adequate clearance for the container body to pass into or out of conforming opening, said liquid container is constructed with two notches that align with the two springs securing container inside brush base opening when properly seated and ready for use while allowing the removal of container with moderate manual force.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 186 words
A combined shoe brush and liquid container arrangement comprising, a conventional shoe brush constructed with an opening on one end which accepts a conforming sized liquid container with an atomizer head attached, p1 and said shoe brush is constructed with a cut away section on one end working in conjunction with the opening stated above allowing the operation of the atomizer with a convenient finger and while not protruding beyond the end of the brush base allowing contents of container to be applied through the atomizer to shoe surface without being blocked or interrupted by brush bristles, and said liquid container is constructed to fit conforming opening in brush base and capable of manual insertion and extraction, wherein the liquid container is secured in place by two springs that are resilient and deflect to provide adequate clearance for the container body to pass into or out of conforming opening, said liquid container is constructed with two notches that align with the two springs securing container inside brush base opening when properly seated and ready for use while allowing the removal of container with moderate manual force.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1996-05-24 1996-11-23 1997-05-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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