Roller applicator for touch-up system
View Patent ↗A touch up system for applying small quantities of single or multi-component liquids to small surface areas. Each material or component is packaged, in the correct proportion, in a fluorinated plastic bottle. A dense foam roller is attached to the base component bottle. One of the other bottles utilize a spout tip cap to puncture an inductive barrier seal that is present on the opening of the base component bottle. Exposure to all coating components is eliminated and waste is minimized since material remaining in the bottle is minimal and can be disposed of by conventional methods. An angled roller wiper surface and an angled liquid output surface are provided.
1. A roller applicator system for applying liquid material to a surface comprising:
a first bottle having an opening;
a second bottle, said second bottle having a spout tip cap attached to said second bottle, said spout tip cap being sized so that there is no back pressure when pressure is exerted on the walls of said second bottle to expel the contents;
a steel ball disposed in said first bottle for ensuring agitation of said liquid material and for creating sufficient chemical shear so that a complete reaction takes place;
an attachment connected to said opening of said first bottle;
a dense foam roller applicator attached to said attachment via upwardly extending arms; said attachment having a roller wiper surface formed at a first angled plane having a first angle to aid in the uniform application of the liquid material onto said dense foam roller applicator, said first angled plane extends in a first direction, said roller wiper surface being in constant contact with the surface of said dense foam roller applicator at the upper end of said roller wiper surface to depress same;
a hole allowing the liquid material to flow from said first bottle onto said dense foam roller applicator, wherein said hole is formed in proximity to the surface of said dense foam roller applicator and adjacent the upper end of said roller wiper surface; wherein said hole is located in a second angled plane, said second angled plane connected to the upper end of said roller wiper surface and extended away from the upper end of said roller wiper surface in a second direction that opposites said first direction and formed a second angle which different from said first angle.
2. The roller applicator system of claim 1 further including a stopper flexibly attached to said first bottle for closing said hole.
3. A roller applicator system for applying liquid material to a surface comprising:
a first bottle having an opening;
a second bottle, said second bottle having a spout tip cap attached to said second bottle, said spout tip cap being sized so that there is no back pressure when pressure is exerted on the walls of said second bottle to expel the contents;
a steel ball disposed in said first bottle for ensuring agitation of said liquid material and for creating sufficient chemical shear so that a complete reaction takes place;
an attachment connected to said opening of said first bottle;
a dense foam roller applicator attached to said attachment via upwardly extending arms; said attachment having a roller wiper surface formed at a first angled plane having a first angle of about 30 degrees from the horizontal to aid in the uniform application of the liquid material onto said dense foam roller applicator, said first angled plane extends in a first direction, said roller wiper surface being in constant contact with the surface of said dense foam roller applicator at the upper end of said roller wiper surface to depress same;
a hole allowing the liquid material to flow from said first bottle onto said dense foam roller applicator, wherein said hole is formed in proximity to the surface of said dense foam roller applicator and adjacent the upper end of said roller wiper surface; wherein said hole is located in a second angled plane, said second angled plane connected to the upper end of said roller wiper surface and extended away from the upper end of said roller wiper surface in a second direction that opposites said first direction and formed a second angle of about 15 degrees with respect to the horizontal.
4. The roller applicator of claim 3 further including stopper means attached to said first bottle for closing said hole.