Liquid applicator

Abstract

A fillable container and applicator for storing and then later applying liquids such as paints, dyes, and varnishes to a surface the container including a resilient bottle adapted to hold a liquid including a open end, a pin that fits over the bottle open end that includes a opening complementary to the bottle open end, a cap that fits over the pin that includes an opening complementary to the bottle open end, an applicator holder and a liquid applicator.

1 - 17 . (canceled)  
   
   
       18 . A method for applying a liquid to a surface using a liquid applicator including a resilient bottle adapted to hold a liquid having an opening; a pin including a body forming a first opening and a second opening wherein the pin body at least partially surrounds the resilient bottle and wherein the resilient bottle opening is concentric to the pin second opening; a cap including a first open end, a second open end, wherein the pin first open end is united with cap first open end and wherein the pin second open end is concentric to the cap second open end; and an applicator holder comprising the steps of; 
 filling the resilient bottle with a liquid;    attaching an applicator to the liquid applicator holder;    squeezing the resilient bottle with enough force to deform the resilient bottle to force liquid out of liquid applicator cap first open end; and    applying the liquid to a surface with the applicator.    
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the applicator is a roller.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the squeezing forces liquid from the resilient bottle onto the applicator.  
   
   
       21 - 22 . (canceled)  
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the liquid applicator is filled with a liquid by pouring a liquid into the open end of the resilient bottle and then uniting the resilient bottle with the pin.  
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the liquid applicator is filled with a liquid by squeezing the resilient bottle until it is at least partially deformed, placing the open end of resilient bottle in a liquid while keeping resilient bottle deformed, halting deformation of the resilient bottle while keeping the resilient bottle open end in the liquid and removing the resilient bottle from the liquid after the deformation has disappeared.  
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the pin includes a plug associated with pin second opening that is slightly smaller in size than cap first open end wherein the plug is moved axially in into cap first open end by indexing the cap toward the pin and wherein the plug is moved axially out of cap first open end by indexing the cap away from the pin.  
   
   
       26 . A liquid applicator comprising; 
 a resilient bottle adapted to hold a liquid having an opening including a locator bump;    a pin including a body forming a first opening and a second opening wherein the pin body at least partially surrounds the resilient bottle and wherein the resilient bottle opening is concentric to the pin second opening, the pin further including a recess complementary to the resilient bottle locator bump;    a cap including a first open end and second open end wherein the pin first open end is united with cap first opening and wherein the pin second open end is concentric to the cap second opening; and    an applicator holder.    
   
   
       27 . The liquid applicator of  claim 26  wherein the resilient bottle includes a neck and a hollow body wherein the neck is located between the bottle opening and the hollow body.  
   
   
       28 . The liquid applicator of  claim 27  wherein the neck includes a threaded outer surface and the pin includes threads located on the pin inner surface wherein the neck outer surface threads are complementary to the pin inner surface threads.  
   
   
       29 . The liquid applicator of  claim 26  wherein the pin includes an annular wall having a first end associated with a shoulder dividing pin first opening from pin second opening the annular wall further including a first end united with pin shoulder and a second open end concentric to pin first opening.  
   
   
       30 . The liquid applicator of  claim 29  wherein the pin annular wall includes a threaded inner surface wherein the threaded inner surface is complementary to the threads on the resilient bottle neck outer surface.  
   
   
       31 . The liquid applicator of  claim 26  wherein the cap first open end is an annular wall having an inner surface and an outer surface wherein the cap annular wall inner surface includes threads.  
   
   
       32 . The liquid applicator of  claim 31  wherein the pin includes a neck located between the shoulder and the first opening wherein the neck includes a threads on the neck outer surface that are complementary to the threads on cap annular wall inner surface.  
   
   
       33 . A liquid applicator comprising; 
 a resilient bottle adapted to hold a liquid having an opening;    a pin including a body forming a first opening and a second opening wherein the pin body at least partially surrounds the resilient bottle and wherein the resilient bottle opening is concentric to the pin second opening, the pin further including a detent;    a cap including a first open end and second open end wherein the pin first open end is united with cap first opening and wherein the pin second open end is concentric to the cap second opening and wherein the cap includes at least one rib  108  that engages the pin detent; and    an applicator holder.    
   
   
       34 . The liquid applicator of  claim 31  wherein the resilient bottle includes a neck and a hollow body wherein the neck is located between the bottle opening and the hollow body.  
   
   
       35 . The liquid applicator of  claim 34  wherein the neck includes a threaded outer surface and the pin includes threads located on the pin inner surface wherein the neck outer surface threads are complementary to the pin inner surface threads.  
   
   
       36 . The liquid applicator of  claim 31  wherein the pin includes an annular wall having a first end associated with a shoulder dividing pin first opening from pin second opening the annular wall further including a first end united with pin shoulder and a second open end concentric to pin first opening.  
   
   
       37 . The liquid applicator of  claim 36  wherein the pin annular wall includes a threaded inner surface wherein the threaded inner surface is complementary to the threads on the resilient bottle neck outer surface.  
   
   
       38 . The liquid applicator of  claim 31  wherein the cap first open end is an annular wall having an inner surface and an outer surface wherein the cap annular wall inner surface includes threads.  
   
   
       39 . The liquid applicator of  claim 38  wherein the pin includes a neck located between the shoulder and the first opening wherein the neck includes a threads on the neck outer surface that are complementary to the threads on cap annular wall inner surface.  
   
   
       40 - 41 . (canceled)