Coating implements with material supply – Supply container and independent applicator – Tool supported out of communication with supply
Reexamination Certificate
2001-01-19
2001-10-16
Walczak, David J. (Department: 3751)
Coating implements with material supply
Supply container and independent applicator
Tool supported out of communication with supply
C401S137000, C401S123000, C220S736000, C215S390000, C206S361000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06302608
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates in general to liquid bottles and relates in particular to a combination of a bottle and an applicator or brush releasably attachable to the bottle.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It has been known in the prior art that various liquid products can be packaged and marketed in containers. These containers take a multiplicity of shapes and sizes. The larger sizes in the prior art generally include an integral handle for ease of pouring and handling of the container and a neck at the top for receipt of a suitable cap to close off the container when not in use or when being shipped or stored.
Containers of this type are well known in the art and, as previously noted, are provided in a wide variety of sizes and shapes. They all have in common, however, a body and a handle and a neck which may or may not be threaded for receipt of a cap.
Similarly, it is known in the prior art, particularly in the prior art pertaining to cleaning products, such as soaps, lotions, etc., that brushes can be provided to be utilized in combination with various types of cleaning products to assist in removing dirt or grime in cooperation with the cleaning fluid, such as soap, etc. These brushes are sold and provided in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Most of these brushes include structural features mounted on the surface of the body of the brush, such as bristles, to assist in the cleaning operation.
It is known that, particularly where containers contain soaps or other cleaning instruments, it is desirable to provide the brush along with the container of the cleaning material at the point of sale so that the purchaser acquires both the cleaning liquid and the brush to be used with it in one stop.
In view of that, brushes or other applicators have been marketed together with containers in the past. Generally, this is accomplished by shrinkwrapping the brush onto the exterior of the container with a well-known film. Other means of attachment have also been employed such as tape or a flexible attachment means such as a lanyard, string, tape, etc. The result, however, is a somewhat unsightly combination when the product is presented to the purchasing public.
Furthermore, the means of attaching the brush to the container are, by their nature, temporary in that once the shrinkwrap, for example, is removed, items become two separate items and it is relatively easy to misplace the brush so that when one returns to the container for another or subsequent cleaning operation, it becomes a problem to locate the brush to use in conjunction therewith.
Additionally, the means of attachment described above which are known in the industry are relatively expensive and require further fabrication or manufacturing costs.
Therefore, it is believed desirable to provide a combination bottle and applicator, making it probable that the brush will remain in close adjacency to the container throughout the use of the contents thereof and which does not add to manufacturing or packaging or fabrication or assembly costs, while retaining the advantage of having the brush readily accessible when one desires to use the contents of the container.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is accordingly a principal object of this invention to provide a bottle and a brush combination wherein the bottle is readily and securely attached to the bottle, but yet readily removable therefrom without sacrifice of the packaging advantages of having the articles both presented to the purchaser as a combined unit and providing a secure place for storage of the brush when not in use.
It has been discovered that this object can be achieved by providing the typical container with a formed area in one wall of the bottle with this formed area being provided with a projecting shoulder which terminates in inwardly directed recesses. Such a bottle can be used in combination with a brush which has a main body and opposed depending legs with the legs terminating in inwardly turned shoulders so that the brush may be snapped into place in the cavity in the wall of the container.
These and other objects of the invention will become more apparent upon a reading of the following brief specification considered and interpreted in view of the accompanying drawings.
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Cichello, II John P.
Holmes Richard A.
Houghton William H.
Ouillette Paul G.
Kanfer Joseph S.
Nguyen Tuan
Taylor Reese
Walczak David J.
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