US2799880A

US2799880A - Floor wax applicator

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Publication number: US2799880A
Application number: US497931A
Authority: US
Inventors: Otto E Zahn
Original assignee: RAJO MOTOR Co
Current assignee: RAJO MOTOR Co
Priority date: 1955-03-30
Filing date: 1955-03-30
Publication date: 1957-07-23
Anticipated expiration: 1974-07-23

Description

Jul 23, 1957 o E. ZAHN FLOOR WAX APPLICATOR I 2 Sheets-Sheet l //Vl/EN7'OR OTTO E. ZAHN ATTORNEY Filed March 30, 1955 July 23, 1957 o. E. ZAHN FLOOR WAX APPLICATOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 30, 1955 illlililllllllfilll'l lNl/ENTOR: OTTO E. ZAHN By: WW

FLOGR WAX APPLICATOR Otto E. Zahn, Milwaukee, Wis., assignor to Rajo Motor Company, Racine, Wis, a corporation of Wisconsin Application March 30, 1955, Serial No. 497,931

3 Claims. (Cl. 15131) This invention relates to a floor wax applicator.

It is an object of this invention to provide a floor wax applicator upon which various sizes of standard liquid wax containers, such as the pint and the quart, can be mounted to dispense wax.

Another object of this invention is to provide a floor wax applicator which will readily support a standard liquid wax container and will permit controlled wax dispensing directly from said container during use of the applicator.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a floor wax applicator with an improved means of dispensing Wax from the container.

Other objects and advantages of this invention include the provision of an inexpensive, simple, eflicient, and convenient floor wax applicator.

Fig. 1 is a rear perspective view of a preferred embodiment of this invention with a standard wax container mounted thereon as shown fragmentarily in dotted lines and showing only a part of the handle.

Fig. 2 is a front perspective view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 with the wax can shown sectioned and in solid lines.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional View taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3, with the dotted lines showing another position of the valve and actuator.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts through the several views.

The drawings show a preferred form of the floor wax applicator of this invention with a head having a suitable handle 11 attached thereto to permit the applicator to be operated when the user is in a standing position. The head 10 and the handle 11 are preferably attached together through a sleeve 12 which is a portion of the handle and is shown in Fig. 3 to be flared at an end 13 to engage an opening in a rear section 14 of the head. Annular members 16 and 17 are fitted onto the sleeve end 13, as shown, on opposite sides of the head section 14 to rigidly secure the sleeve and the head together. The handle 11 is shown to include a reduced end portion 18 disposed within the sleeve 12 and rotatably attached thereto with a screw 19 passing through the sleeve to project into a slot 21 extended 180 degrees around on the handle, as shown in Fig. 5. Of course, the handle can then rotate 180 degrees in the sleeve 12.

It should also be noted that the handle portion 18 receives a rod 22 secured to the handle by being received in a slot therealong and by turning into the handle. An end 23 of the rod 22 projects beyond the end of the handle to be eccentric thereto and to attach to a spring clip 24, and the rod and the clip form a valve actuator as will be more apparent later. The clip 24 is suitably secured to the rod 22, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, to extend upwardly therefrom in a portion 26 between a front section 27 of the head 10, and the rear section 14. The

2,799,880 Fatented July 23, 1957 clip 24 is bent to extend in front of the section 27 to support a spherical valve closure 28 on a spring wire 29 which connects to the free ends of the clip 24 and extends through a diametrical hole in the ball 28. The latter is thus able to move with respect to the clip 24 since the ball is spring attached to the clip.

The head 16 contains a section, recess, or opening 31 adjacent the closure 28 which is therefore aligned with the opening 31 when the closure is in the full line position shown in Fig. 4. When the handle 11 is rotated in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 4, the rod or pin 22 moves upwardly to raise the clip 24 and the closure 28 to the dotted line position indicated, and to thus uncover the opening 31. A stop 32 is preferably formed on the end of the sleeve 12 to limit the rotation of the rod 22 and the handle 11 in the direction opposite to that of the arrow.

It Will be further noted that a piece 33 is disposed on the sleeve 12 and is curved to conform to the sleeve and be attached thereto through the screw 19. The piece 33 is provided with

abutments

36 and 37 with the latter one of the abutments extended further from the sleeve 12. With this arrangement, standard liquid wax containers of various sizes, such as either the pint or quart size, can be mounted onto the applicator with the bottom of the pint container engaging the lower abutment 36, and alternatively, the bottom of the quart container engaging the abutment 37. The drawings show a pint size container 38 mounted onto the applicator. Also, the head section 14 is provided with a resilient member 41 which abuts the tops of the containers to be compressed thereby to insure tight mounting of the containers onto the applicator.

An important feature is that the container spout 42 aligns with the valve 28 when the container is mounted onto the applicator as described. The spout thus serves as the valve seat for the closure 28 which effectively seals the spout 42 and will readily roll upwardly off the spout when actuated as described. Of course, opening the valve 28 will permit the liquid wax to fiow from the can 38 and it should be noted that the section 27 of the head 10 is provided with spaced apart guides 40 which guide the wax onto the floor directly in front of the head 18 and thus prevent the wax from spilling to the sides of the applicator. Further, the container exerts a force on the valve 28, and therefore the clip 24, to, in effect, resiliently mount the container on the applicator and thereby secure the container in position.

The head 10 includes a pad 43 retained to the head by a rectangular piece of wire 44 which snaps onto the lower ends of the

head sections

14 and 27. The pad is thus readily removable from the head 10. The sections of the head are preferably springy to secure the wire and the pad in grooves in the ends of the head, as shown. The pad 43 is, of course, disposed to be horizontal when the handle 11 is inclined upwardly in a well-known position of use of this type of floor-working device.

As used in the specification and claims, the term standard liquid wax container or the like is defined as a container employed for the distribution of liquid wax, such as the container employed for the sale of Wax through retail stores.

While a specific embodiment of this invention has been shown and described, it should be obvious that certain changes can be made therein without departing from the scope of this invention which should, therefore, be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A floor wax applicator comprising in combination a head having an opening therein, a valve resiliently mounted on said head and disposed in said opening, a handle axially rotatably attached to said head with the axis of said handle parallel to the axis of said opening,

3 clamp means on said handle to secure ,a liquid wax container-to said applicator with the spout of said container disposed insaid opening of said head and with said valve yieldably seated on said spout, a valve actuator connected between said valve and said handle at an axially eccen-,

tric point on said handle for actuation of 'said' valve in response to-rotation of said handle to control the flow-of liquid wax from said container. p

2. A fioor liquid wax applicator comprising in combination-ahead, a sleeve attached to said head, ah'andle rotatably disposed withiu'said-sleeve and extending there'- from at one end thereof and projecting into said'head at the other end of said handle, a valve actuator connected to said other end of said handle, a valve'closu'r e resiliently mounted on said actuator and disposed-on said head, abutments on said sleeve and spaced therealong to each separately engage the bottom rims of difierent sizes of'standard wax containers when the spout of each of said containers is juxtaposed to said valve closure, abutment means on said head and oppositely-disposed to said abutments on said sleeve for mounting each of said containers on said applicator between a selected one'of said abutments on said sleeve and said abutment means, said handle and said valve actuator connected together for actuation of said valve closure upon rotation of said handle in said sleeve to open and close said valve closure on said spout to control wax flow out of each of said containers. 7 t

,3. A floor liquid wax applicator comprising in combination a head suitable for spreading liquid wax over a floor, a handle, handle supporting means on said head for rotatably securing said handle to said head to the .rear .thereof, .a valve .actuator connected .to said handle and extending to said head, a valve mounted on said actuator at said head, means on said handle supporting means for engaging the bottom of any one of various sizes 'of liquid wax containers to secure said bottom to said applicator with the spout of said one of said containers positioned adjacent said head to provide a seat for said valve, means on said head for engaging the top of said one of said containers to secure said top to said applicator, said valveactuator connected to an axially eccentric portion of said handle for actuation of said valve on said spout upon rotation of said handle, ,a guide forming a trough on said head below the position of said spout to guide the liquid wax from said spouttand onto the floor in front of said applicator.

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