AU2005100952A4 - Template System - Google Patents

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]I-Nov, 2005 16:56 Wal ington-Dummer Sydney No.3054 P. 4 P/00/009 Regulation 3.2B

AUSTRALIA

Patents Act 1990 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION FOR AN INNOVATION PATENT Invention Title' TEMPLATE SYSTEM The invention is described in the following statement together with the best method of performing it known to us: Our Reference 046013 COMS ID No: SBMI-01943899 Received by IP Australia: Time 17:59 Date 2005-11-11 1 .Nov. 2005 16:56 Wal ington-Dummer Sydney No.3054 P. 2 fln TEMPLATE SYSTEM 0 The present invention relates to the removal of unwanted hair and, more particularly to the removal of hair ~Z from the human body in specific patterns by means of the application of depilatory agents controlled by templates.

As used in the present specification and claims a positive pattern is defined as an area of exposed skin from Swhich the hair is removed surrounded by remaining hair and Sa negative pattern is defined as an area of hair surrounded Ci 10 by exposed skin from which the hair has been removed.

BACKGROUND

Particularly for women, the tendency to more revealing fashions in clothing and in personal appearance have led to a demand for the removal of unwanted body hair. More recently it has become fashionable among some women to remove a portion of pubic hair so. as to express some individuality by shaping the remaining hair into a recognizable pattern. The pattern may be expressed as a positive or negative; that is as a portion of bare skin surrounded by remaining hair or as a residual portion of hair.

Among some men with close cropped hair it has also become a further means to expressing individuality by shaping a pattern on some portion of the scalp by removing COMS ID No: SBMI-01943899 Received by IP Australia: Time 17:59 Date 2005-11-11 11 Nov. 2005 16:56 Waliington-Dummer Sydney No.3054 P. 6 3 *n a portion of hair. Similarly, a shaped pattern may be 0- desired in the hair of the chest.

0 In all these applications, the shaping of a well defined recognizable pattern by the application of waxes, razors, creams, sprays or other depilatory agents is awkward.

O\ It is an object of the present invention to address or o ameliorate the above disadvantages or to offer a useful In o alternative.

010 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION Accordingly in one broad form of the invention there is provided a system for the removal of unwanted hair by means of a template and a depilatory agent; said system adapted to the provision of a pattern by said removal; said template in the form of flexible sheeting and wherein the shaped periphery of said flexible sheeting defines said pattern; and wherein said depilatory agent is applied to said hair exposed around said shaped periphery of said flexible sheeting.

Preferably said unwanted hair includes pubic hair.

Preferably said unwanted hair includes chest hair.

Preferably said depilatory agent includes razors.

Preferably said depilatory agent includes electric shavers.

COMS ID No: SBMI-01943899 Received by IP Australia: Time 17:59 Date 2005-11-11 11Nov. 2005 16:56 Wal inston-Dummer Sydney No.3054 P. 7 4 0 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS o Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein: .q Figure 1 is a perspective view of a positive and negative example of a template according to a first O preferred embodiment of the invention.

o Figure 2 is a view of the positive template of figure Ci 10 1 applied to the hair of the head of a user.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a negative and positive template according to a second preferred embodiment of the invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a negative and positive template according to a third preferred embodiment of the invention.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a template according to a fourth preferred embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In a first preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to figure 1, flexible sheet 10 of suitable material is prepared as a positive template 11 by the cutting out of a pattern 12 such as in this example, a representation of a dolphin. This process may automatically produce the accompanying negative template 13 of the COMS ID No: SBMI-01943899 Received by IP Australia: Time 17:59 Date 2005-11-11 11Nov, 2005 16:56 Wallington-Dummer Sydney No.3054 P. 8 Sn dolphin, but clearly positive and negative templates of the C- same general shape but of different sizes may be made o independently- Z The material of sheet 10 may be paper or plastic for example and, in the case of positive templates, will be of a size sufficient to cover the surrounding hair during the In depilation procedure.

O To produce a desired positive effect, for example in Sthe formation of a pattern on the scalp, a positive C( 10 template 20 of the desired shape is placed over the scalp in the desired position as shown in figure 2, and a suitable depilatory agent applied through the opening 21 of the template. Thus a portion of the skin of the scalp is exposed after the agent has taken effect to display the desired pattern.

A similar process may be employed for the provision of a positive pattern in pubic hair. A positive template of the desired shape is placed over the pubic area and a suitable depilatory agent applied through the opening of the pattern so as to leave a portion of bare skin within the surrounding pubic hair.

A negative pattern may be applied to the pubic hair region by the application of a negative template. In this case the negative template is placed over the desired area and the depilatory agent applied around it to isolate and COMS ID No: SBMI-01943899 Received by IP Australia: Time 17:59 Date 2005-11-11 11-Nov 20D5 16:b7 Wallington-Dummer Sydney N o. 30 54 P 9 6 Sdefine the pattern of hair. Any remaining areas of hair may 0- then be removed by conventional means.

O In a second preferred embodiment of the invention, with reference to figure 3, templates are prepared in the manner described above but in this case the underside 30 of the sheet 31 is coated with a depilatory agent 32. For a negative pattern the agent is applied to sheet 31 Ssurrounding the cut-out pattern 33, while for a positive Spattern the whole of the positive template 34 is coated.

C1 10 Thus in this second preferred embodiment of the invention, the process of providing a positive or negative pattern in hair or of remaining hair is reversed to the process described above.

To provide an exposed pattern of scalp, a positive template is placed over the desired area and the depilatory agent allowed to take effect, thus leaving the desired exposed portion of scalp.

Similarly, to leave a bare portion of skin within the pubic hair, a positive template is applied. For a remaining pattern of hair, the positive template is applied.

In a third preferred embodiment of the invention, the templates may be prepared without any cutting out of the desired pattern. In this embodiment as shown in figure 4 a carrier sheet 40 is prepared with the depilatory agent 43 applied to the sheet to define the desired pattern either as a negative template 41 or a positive template 42. Thus a COMS ID No: SBMI-01943899 Received by IP Australia: Time 17:59 Date 2005-11-11 11Nov, 2005 16:57 .WalI nton-Dummer Sydney N o. 30 4 P 7 fl template for a negative hair pattern in this embodiment O will have all the underside of the carrier sheet coated with the depilatory agent, leaving the desired pattern -Z clear of agent in the middle of the sheet. Conversely, a template for a positive pattern of hair will leave the underside of the carrier sheet clear of agent, coating only 0\ the pattern in the middle of the sheet.

SIn a fourth preferred embodiment of the invention as Sshown in figure 5, a template 50 may consist of an 10 absorbent material 51, such as woven cloth, impregnated with the depilatory agent. In at least one form of this embodiment as shown in figure 5, the template may be provided with a laminated impervious backing sheet 52 on a first side and a peel-off protective impervious sheet 53 on the opposite side. In this embodiment also the template may be provided in positive or negative form as described above; that is with a pattern cut out of the central portion of the absorbent material 51 to provide a negative image in the hair or with the absorbent material shaped to provide a positive image.

In yet a further embodiment of the present invention the depilatory agent of any of the above described embodiments may include a colouring agent so as to add a colour to the area of skin exposed by the depilatory agent.

The above describes only some embodiments of the present invention and modifications, obvious to those COMS ID No: SBMI-01943899 Received by IP Australia: Time 17:59 Date 2005-11-11 9.005 16:57 Wa inston-Dummer Sydney No. 3 054 P- I I skilled in the art, can be made thereto without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

COMS ID No: SBMI-01943899 Received by IP Australia: Time 17:59 Date 2005-11-11

Claims (3)

1. 2. The system of claim 1 wherein said unwanted hair includes pubic hair.
2. 3. The system of claim 1 wherein said unwanted hair includes chest hair.
3. 4. The system of any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein said depilatory agent includes razors. The system of any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein said depilatory agent includes electric shavers. DATED: 11 November 2005 LAMBRINI DBANGANOUDIS by their Patent Attorneys: WALLINGTON-DUMER COMS ID No: SBMI-01943899 Received by IP Australia: Time 17:59 Date 2005-11-11