US 12,458,127 B2
Insect repellent and sunscreen applicator
Mary Diane Blagg, Hot Springs, AR (US)
Filed by Mary Diane Blagg, Hot Springs, AR (US)
Filed on Jul. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/863,290.
Application 17/863,290 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/511,172, filed on Oct. 26, 2021, granted, now 12,029,872.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/123,713, filed on Dec. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0346524 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A45D 40/04 (2006.01); A45D 34/04 (2006.01)
CPC A45D 34/04 (2013.01) [A45D 2200/1009 (2013.01)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An applicator for use with substances to be topically applied to the body, the applicator comprising:
a container adapted to at least temporarily hold said substances, the container comprising an interior;
a lid adapted to be secured to the container for closure, the lid functioning as a handle when removed from said container, and wherein the lid comprises an underside;
a downwardly projecting wiper made from sponge material that is attached to the lid underside for dispensing and applying said substances, the wiper having a periphery;
a fiberglass covering shrouding a substantial portion of the wiper for preventing dripping during use and easing substance application;
a wringer-saturator disposed within said container that divides said interior and which at least slightly contacts said wiper when said lid is attached to said container, said wringer saturator comprising a partition with a plurality of orifices through which said substances may pass;
the wringer saturator seated upon supports disposed within said container;
whereby, when said lid is attached to said container, the wiper at least slightly compresses, and when the lid is removed the wiper may contact the body to apply said substances, with said fiberglass covering preventing dripping and ergonomically smoothing the feel of the applicator; and,
wherein the lid comprises an inner bottom surface comprising a tubular ring for snugly receiving and removably mounting the wiper, the ring circumscribing a flat inner wiper-mounting region at the center of the lid underside, the wiper mounting region comprising a plurality of spaced apart, raised ribs with flat channels defined between said ribs for evenly distributing fluids and for preventing over-saturation of the wiper.