Combination tire sidewall protectant dispenser and applicator

US6945722B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Valvoline Company, a division of Ashland, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Todd Colburn · Village of La Jolla, US
• Frederick Large · Carlsbad, US
• Brooke T. Baxter · Sherman, US
• Wen-Chen Su · Pinehurst, US
• Dan Anderson · Eagan, US
• William R. Bucknam, Jr. · Woodbury, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 14, 2003
• Grant date: Sep 20, 2005
• Expiry date: Jul 19, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A46B2200/3046
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A tire applicator for applying treatment fluid to sidewall of a vehicle tire, which is constructed with an applicator head including a dispenser housing having a bottom distribution plate and an applicator pad affixed thereto, and which may be configured to complementally and releasably receive an associated container.