Portable coating applicator kit

Abstract

A portable coating applicator kit preferably includes a liquid jug, an applicator brush, and a surface coating liquid. The liquid jug preferably includes an integral handle, a pour spout and a removable cap. A brush opening is formed through a side wall of the liquid, such that a small amount of surface coating liquid may be retained in a bottom of the liquid jug. A height of the brush opening is sufficient to allow the plurality of bristles to be freely inserted into the brush opening to coat tips thereof with the surface coating liquid. The brush preferably includes a brush handle and a brush tether. The brush tether extends from a free end of the brush handle. The brush tether preferably includes a flexible line and a hook. The hook is preferably large enough to hook around a bottom of the integrated handle.

Claims

1. A portable coating applicator kit, comprising: an applicator brush includes a plurality of bristles extending in a longitudinal direction along and axis and a brush handle, said axis of said plurality of bristles is perpendicular to a lengthwise axis of said handle when said brush handle is attached to said plurality of bristles; and a liquid container includes an integral handle, a brush opening is formed through a side wall of said liquid container to receive said applicator brush, a bottom of said brush opening is high enough to retain a quantity of surface coating liquid at a bottom of said liquid container.

2. The portable coating applicator kit of claim 1, wherein: a height of said brush opening is sufficient to allow said plurality of bristles to be freely inserted into the brush opening to coat tips thereof with the quantity of liquid.

3. The portable coating applicator kit of claim 1, wherein: a surface height of said plurality of bristles corresponds to a side wall thickness of a tire.

4. A portable coating applicator kit, comprising: an applicator brush includes a plurality of bristles, a brush handle and a brush tether, one end of said brush tether is retained on said brush handle, a hook is retained on an opposing end of said brush tether; and a liquid container includes an integral handle and a pour spout, a brush opening is formed through a side wall of said liquid container to receive said applicator brush, a bottom of said brush opening is high enough to retain a quantity of surface coating liquid at a bottom of said liquid container, said hook is sized to receive said integral handle.

5. The portable coating applicator kit of claim 4, wherein: a height of said brush opening is sufficient to allow said plurality of bristles to be freely inserted into the brush opening to coat tips thereof with the liquid.

6. The portable coating applicator kit of claim 4, wherein: a surface height of said plurality of bristles corresponds to a side wall thickness of a tire.

7. The portable coating applicator kit of claim 4, wherein: said brush tether includes a flexible line and said hook, one end of said hook extends from one end of said flexible line, an opposing end of said flexible line is attached to said brush handle.

8. A portable coating applicator kit, comprising: an applicator brush includes a plurality of bristles, a brush handle and a brush tether, one end of said brush tether is retained on said brush handle, a hook is retained on an opposing end of said brush tether; a quantity of surface coating liquid; a liquid container includes an integral handle and a pour spout, a brush opening is formed through a side wall of said liquid container to receive an applicator brush, a bottom of said brushing opening is high enough to retain said quantity of surface coating liquid at a bottom of said liquid container, said hook is sized to receive said integral handle.

9. The portable coating applicator kit of claim 8, wherein: a height of said brush opening is sufficient to allow said plurality of bristles to be freely inserted into the brush opening to coat tips of said plurality of bristles with the tire coating liquid.

10. The portable coating applicator kit of claim 8, wherein: a surface height of said plurality of bristles corresponds to a side wall thickness of a tire.

11. The portable coating applicator kit of claim 8, wherein: said brush tether includes a flexible line and said hook, one end of said hook extends from one end of said flexible line, an opposing end of said flexible line is attached to said brush handle.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire coating applicator kit in accordance with the present invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a tire coating applicator kit in accordance with the present invention.

(3) FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of a top portion of a liquid jug of a tire coating applicator kit in accordance with the present invention.

(4) FIG. 4 is a side perspective view of a liquid jug of a tire coating applicator kit in accordance with the present invention.

(5) FIG. 5 is a top view of a liquid jug of a tire coating applicator kit in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(6) With reference now to the drawings, and particularly to FIGS. 1-2, a portable coating applicator kit 1 preferably includes a liquid container 10, an applicator brush 12, and a surface coating liquid 14. The liquid container 10 preferably includes an integral handle 16, a pour spout 18 and a removable cap 20. A brush opening 22 is formed through a side wall 24 of the liquid container 10, such that a small amount of tire coating liquid 14 may be retained in a bottom of the liquid container 10. A height of the brush opening 22 is sufficient to allow the applicator brush 12 to be freely inserted into the brush opening 22 to coat tips of the bristles 26 with the surface coating liquid 14. The liquid container 10 is preferably similar to a liquid container used to store window washer fluid, but other designs of liquid containers or jugs may also be used.

(7) The applicator brush 12 preferably includes the plurality of bristles 26, a brush handle 28 and a brush tether 30. A bristle surface height 32 is preferably equal to a side wall height of a tire. The brush tether 30 extends from a free end of the brush handle 28. The brush tether 30 preferably includes a flexible line 34 and a hook 36. One end of the hook 36 extends from one end of the flexible line 34 and the other end of the flexible line 34 is attached to the free end of the brush handle 28. The hook 36 is preferably large enough to hook around a bottom of the integrated handle 16.

(8) In use, a small amount of surface coating liquid 14 is poured into a bottom of the liquid container 10 through the brush opening 22. A tip of the plurality of bristles 26 are dipped into the surface coating liquid 14. The brush bristles 26 are then applied to the side wall of a tire (not shown) or other surface to coat the tire side wall with the surface coating liquid 14. Optionally, surface coating liquid 14 in a bottom of the liquid container 10 is poured back into a container of surface coating liquid 14 or disposed of by unscrewing the removable cap 20 from the pour spout 18 and pouring the contents of the liquid container 10 through the pour spot 18, when the tire treatment is done.

(9) While particular embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made without departing from the invention in its broader aspects, and therefore, the aim in the appended claims is to cover all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.