Applicator with individually flexible pad support fingers

摘要

A liquid applicator is configured to apply liquid to a contoured surface. The liquid applicator includes a frame with a laterally extending base and a plurality of elongated fingers spaced laterally along the base. The fingers flex to follow the contoured surface when a liquid application force is applied. The liquid applicator also includes a flexible applicator pad assembly supported on multiple ones of the fingers. The applicator pad assembly is operable to carry liquid and is flexible at least generally with the fingers so as to follow the contoured surface during liquid application.

主权项

1. A liquid applicator operable to apply liquid to a contoured surface, said liquid applicator comprising:
a frame including a laterally extending base and a plurality of elongated fingers spaced laterally along the base, said fingers cooperatively presenting opposite laterally extending frame faces, said fingers projecting from the base and being flexible along the length so that the fingers individually follow the contoured surface when a liquid application force is applied by the fingers, with the frame face being substantially planar when no liquid application force is applied; and a flexible applicator pad assembly supported on multiple ones of the fingers, said applicator pad assembly being operable to carry liquid and being flexible at least generally with the fingers so as to follow the contoured surface during liquid application, said applicator pad assembly presenting liquid application surfaces that extend along the frame faces, said applicator pad assembly including a pair of pad sections respectively defining the liquid application surfaces, with each of the pad sections being removably attached to a respective one of the frame faces, said pad sections being joined along a laterally extending fold, said frame including a plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners, said frame faces each having multiple respective fasteners secured thereto at corresponding fingers, with the applicator pad assembly being removably attached to the fasteners.