(57) 0 A liquid dispensing and atomizing device comprises a reservoir (22) for liquid
to be dispensed, a capillary feed device, preferably a wick (23) of absorbent material,
for feeding liquid from the reservoir (22) and nozzle means (9, 10) for directing
a jet of air or other gas under pressure over or against the tip of the wick (23),
or other capillary feed device, whereby liquid in the tip is dispensed as an atomized
spray in the jet leaving the tip and liquid is simultaneously drawn to the tip from
the reservoir (1). The nozzle means (9,10) is connected to a source (1) of compressed
air or other gas through a manually-operable valve (5). With such a device, a variety
of effects can be produced in a simple manner, particularly in the graphics art and
fine art fields. In a further embodiment a conventional felt or fibre-tip pen, or
a conventional technical drawing pen is used as the liquid reservoir.
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