U.S. patent application number 10/609928 was filed with the patent office on 2004-12-30 for brush dispensing aplicator device.
Invention is credited to Kluge, Luis F..
Application Number | 20040261808 10/609928 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 33540972 |
Filed Date | 2004-12-30 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040261808 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Kluge, Luis F. |
December 30, 2004 |
Brush dispensing aplicator device
Abstract
The current invention is directed to a dispensing applicator
device that delivers a product to the scalp of a user with out
having to dirty ones hands or using an excess of the product. The
brush dispensing and applicator device comprises a reservoir and
conic bristles attached to the reservoir. The conic bristles will
further contain, at the ends not contacting the reservoir a
delivery means. The delivery means can be a rolling mechanism (such
as the ones used in ball point pen), a cotton swab or a sponge like
material that will allow for the slow delivery of the product to
the scalp of the user. The delivery means will be located at the
tips of the bristles thereby preventing any waste of product
delivered to the scalp of the user. The device can further have a
handle attached to the reservoir.
Inventors: |
Kluge, Luis F.; (Miami,
FL) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Ruben Alcoba, Esq.
17347 SW 20th Court
Miramar
FL
33029
US
|
Family ID: |
33540972 |
Appl. No.: |
10/609928 |
Filed: |
June 30, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
132/115 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 19/02 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
132/115 |
International
Class: |
A45D 024/22 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A brush dispensing applicator device for the delivery of a
product to the scalp or the skin of any hairy area of the user
comprising: a first reservoir having at least two holes on one side
of the reservoir; a plurality of conic bristles having a first and
a second opening, wherein each conic bristle has the first opening
attach to the immediate areas surrounding each hole of the first
reservoir; and a plurality of delivery means for delivering the
product to an outside surface, wherein each delivery means is
attached or ingrained in the second opening of each conical
bristle.
2. The device of claim 1 further comprising a handle that is
attached to first reservoir at a position that would be
perpendicular to the bristles.
3. The device of claim 2, wherein the handle would be a second
reservoir, wherein the second reservoir defines a knob on one of
the ends that attaches to the first reservoir, and wherein the
first reservoir would further define an attachment means for the
connection of the second reservoir/handle.
4. The device of claim 3, wherein the delivery means would be a
ball that would be housed within the tip of the second opening of
the conical bristle and tip of the conical bristle would allow a
portion of the ball to protrude outward from the tip.
5. The device of claim 3, wherein the delivery means would be a
piece of cotton protruding from the tip of the second opening of
the conical bristle.
6. The device of claim 3, wherein the delivery means would be a
sponge-like material protruding from the tip of the second opening
of the conical bristle.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein the delivery means would be a
ball that would be housed within the tip of the second opening of
the conical bristle and tip of the conical bristle would allow a
portion of the ball to protrude outward from the tip.
8. The device of claim 1, wherein the delivery means would be a
piece of cotton protruding from the tip of the second opening of
the conical bristle.
9. The device of claim 1, wherein the delivery means would be a
sponge-like material protruding from the tip of the second opening
of the conical bristle.
Description
BACKBROUND
[0001] The present invention relates generally to combs and
hairbrushes and more specifically it relates to a combs and
hairbrushes dispenser-applicator and container of liquid, gel,
cream or powders to be apply on the scalp or on the skin of hairy
areas.
[0002] Combs and hairbrushes are common instruments in the
maintenance of one hair. Typically, combs and hairbrushes,
regardless of their shape or size, are constructed of having a
handle, a body and bristles.
[0003] These devices have been constructed for the purpose of hair
maintenance, they were not built for the purpose of dispensing
liquid to the scalp of a balding individual.
[0004] The development of new creams, gels and pharmaceutical
products that prevent hair loss or germinate new hair follicles has
necessitated a need for developing new devices for the maintenance
of ones hair or scalp.
[0005] Today, most dispensers or containers of cosmetic and
pharmaceutical products, for the scalp and hairy areas, are in the
form of a spray, tube or jar. Normally the person applies the
product to the desire area with the tips of the fingers, creating a
mess and a waste of product.
[0006] This invention will solve the problem discussed above by
providing a user with a device that will dispense and apply at the
same time, a liquid, gel, cream or power on the scalp of the user,
while not creating the mess that was associated with the above
process.
[0007] Information relevant to an attempt to address the above
problem can be found in U.S. Pat. No. 6,539,949. However, the
patent suffers from the following disadvantages: The device
delivers gels to the follicles surrounding the scalp and does not
contact the scalp directly.
[0008] For the foregoing reason, there is a need for a dispensing
device that will contact the scalp of a user and dispense the
product in a clean manner, while at the same time preventing the
waste of the product.
SUMMARY
[0009] The current invention is directed to a dispensing applicator
device that delivers a product to the scalp of a user with out
having to dirty ones hands or using an excess of the product. The
brush dispensing and applicator device comprises a reservoir and
conic bristles attached to the reservoir. The conic bristles will
further contain, at the ends not contacting the reservoir a
delivery means. The delivery means can be a rolling mechanism (such
as the ones used in ball point pen), a cotton swab or a sponge like
material that will allow for the slow delivery of the product to
the scalp of the user. The delivery means will be located at the
tips of the bristles thereby preventing any waste of product
delivered to the scalp of the user. The device can further have a
handle attached to the reservoir.
[0010] A primary object of the present invention is to provide a
dispensing applicator device for any product designed to be applied
to the scalp or the skin of hairy areas of the user without
dirtying ones hand or unduly wasting the product.
[0011] Another object is to provide a dispensing applicator device
that will massage the scalp of the user without causing undue
aggravation to the scalp.
[0012] Yet another object is to provide a re-useable container that
can be refilled with different products for the treatment of the
scalp or other hairy areas.
[0013] Other objects and advantages of the present invention will
be come obvious to the reader and it is intended that these objects
and advantages are within the scope of the present invention.
[0014] Before explaining the invention in detail, it is to be
understood that the invention is not limited in its application to
the details of construction and to the arrangements of the
component set forth in the following description or illustrated in
the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of
being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be
understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are
for the purpose of the description and should not be regarded as
limiting.
DRAWINGS
[0015] These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the
present invention will become better understood with regard to the
following description, appended claims, and drawings where:
[0016] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the dispensing applicator
device;
[0017] FIG. 2. shows a perspective view of another version of the
dispensing applicator device;
[0018] FIG. 3. shows a side view of the bristles of the above
device contacting the scalp of a user; and
[0019] FIG. 4. shows three different types of bristle/delivery
combinations that could be used with this device.
DESCRIPTION
[0020] As shown in FIG. 1, a brush dispensing applicator device for
the delivery of a product to the scalp or the skin of any hairy
area of the user comprises a first reservoir 10 having at least two
holes on one side of the reservoir, a plurality of conic bristles
12 having a first 12a and a second 12b opening, wherein each conic
bristle 12 has the first opening 12a attach to the immediate areas
surrounding each hole of the first reservoir 10, and a plurality of
delivery means 14 for delivering the product to an outside surface,
wherein each delivery means 14 is attached or ingrained in the
second opening 12b of each conical bristle 12.
[0021] The first reservoir 10 can be of any shape, so long as the
first reservoir 10 can have one of the sides of the first reservoir
10 contain sufficient surface area to allow the placement of the
conic bristles 12 in an effective manner, those in the art of hair
brushes are aware of how to place the bristles in the effective
manner. In a second embodiment of the current invention, as seen in
FIG. 2, the first reservoir 10 will have an receiving means 22 on
one of the sides perpendicular to the side securing the conical
bristles 12. The first reservoir 10 can be fabricated of any
material, but preferably will be made of a material that will allow
the user to apply pressure on the body of the reservoir so that the
product within the first reservoir will be pressured outward toward
the bristles 12, for example a soft plastic material.
[0022] As seen in FIG. 3, the conical bristles 12 could have three
different types of delivery means 14. In a preferred embodiment of
the invention, the delivery means will be the type used in ball
point pens, a ball 16 shall be placed within a housing 12c defined
in the body of the second opening of the conical bristle 12b, and
the a portion of the ball shall protrude outward from the tip of
the second opening of the conical bristle 12b. Another embodiment
of the present invention shall have a piece of cotton 18 attached
to the second opening of the conical bristle 12b as the delivery
means. Yet another embodiment, a sponge like material (a synthetic
soft porous material) shall protrude outward from the tip of the
second opening of the conical bristle 12b. Ideally, the conical
bristles 12 will be fabricated from a material that will be
flexible and non-porous, although the material could also be rigid.
It would be preferable for the material to be flexible, for this
would cause the least amount of abrasion on the scalp of the
user.
[0023] As seen in FIG. 2, in yet another embodiment of the present
invention, a second reservoir/handle 20, that defines a male
attachment 20a (similar to a hollowed bolt) on one of its ends is
attached to the first reservoir receiving means 22, the first
reservoir receiving means being a female receiver (a nut). The two
reservoirs would attach at a position that would be perpendicular
to the bristles.
[0024] You would use this device by pushing down the device against
the scalp or the skin of hairy area of the user. The pressure
created between the delivery means of the device and the scalp or
the skin of the hairy area of the user will dispense the product
uniformly on the scalp or the hairy area of the user.
[0025] As discussed previously, the advantage of this invention is
that it eliminates the mess or the waste of product created by old
methods of delivering products to the scalp or the skin of the
hairy areas of the user.
[0026] another advantage of this invention is that the device
massages the scalp of the user without causing undue aggravation to
the scalp or the skin of the hairy areas of the user.
[0027] With respect to the above description then, it is to be
realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts
of the invention, to include variations in size, material, shape,
form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are
deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and
all equivalent relationships with those illustrated in the drawings
and described in the specifications are intended to be encompassed
by the present invention.
[0028] Therefore, the forgoing description is considered as
illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further,
since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to
those skilled in the art, it is not desire to limit the invention
to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and
accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be
resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.
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