PRE-MOISTENED APPLICATORS FOR CHEMICAL REACTANT DELIVERY

• Main Authors: ZOOK, JONATHAN D, WILLARD, DEAN M, HASS, HANS E, FEIST, MARK W, SNYDER, MARCIA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 21.08.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL; APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PROSTHESES; SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; STORING; TESTING; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

An article (10) for delivery of a chemical reactant includes a liquid or solvated chemical reactant pre-moistened into an adaptor (11). A chemical reactant impervious package has a pouch (16) adapted to enclose the applicat or for storage. The chemical reactant delivery article is based on capillary action to wick the continuing supply of chemical reactant to the substrate contacting portion of the applicator and as such is operative independent of chemical reactant gravitational flow.