US 12,064,784 B2
Paint applicator, kit and method
Deborah Wiener, Chestertown, MD (US)
Assigned to Designing Solutions, LLC, Chestertown, MD (US)
Filed by DESIGNING SOLUTIONS, LLC, Chestertown, MD (US)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/881,928.
Application 17/881,928 is a continuation of application No. 17/177,023, filed on Feb. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,413,644.
Application 17/177,023 is a continuation of application No. 16/413,154, filed on May 15, 2019, granted, now 10,919,069, issued on Feb. 16, 2021.
Application 16/413,154 is a continuation of application No. 15/695,353, filed on Sep. 5, 2017, granted, now 10,293,360, issued on May 21, 2019.
Application 15/695,353 is a continuation of application No. 13/733,823, filed on Jan. 3, 2013, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/582,746, filed on Jan. 3, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2022/0371046 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A46B 11/04 (2006.01); A46B 11/00 (2006.01); B05C 1/00 (2006.01); B05C 17/00 (2006.01); B05C 17/025 (2006.01); B05C 17/03 (2006.01); B05D 1/28 (2006.01)
CPC B05C 1/00 (2013.01) [A46B 11/0024 (2013.01); A46B 11/0027 (2013.01); A46B 11/0034 (2013.01); B05C 17/003 (2013.01); B05C 17/025 (2013.01); B05C 17/0308 (2013.01); B05C 17/0333 (2013.01); B05D 1/28 (2013.01); A46B 11/0062 (2013.01); A46B 11/0065 (2013.01); A46B 2200/202 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An applicator for fluids, including paint, stain, and other colorants, the applicator comprising:
a cylindrical main body having a first end and a second end, the cylindrical main body defining an interior volume configured to receive fluid, the main body made from a material that allows the color of the fluid to be seen;
an applicator structure disposed at the first end of the cylindrical main body, the applicator structure removably attached to the first end and in fluid communication with the interior volume of the cylindrical main body, the applicator structure including a tip for applying fluid from the interior volume to a surface;
an advancement mechanism disposed in the second end of the main body for advancing fluid from the interior volume to the applicator structure, the advancement mechanism including an advancement arm and a piston with a threaded piston rod, the advancement arm including threads for engaging the threaded piston rod; and
a movable end cap disposed adjacent the second end of the cylindrical main body, the movable end cap operably engaged with the advancement arm, the movable end cap rotatable in a first direction for advancing linearly the piston into the interior volume for causing fluid to be communicated to the applicator structure and the movable end cap being rotatable in an opposite second direction.