CA2353204A1 - Lotion applicator with telescopic handle - Google Patents

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CA2353204A1
CA2353204A1 CA 2353204 CA2353204A CA2353204A1 CA 2353204 A1 CA2353204 A1 CA 2353204A1 CA 2353204 CA2353204 CA 2353204 CA 2353204 A CA2353204 A CA 2353204A CA 2353204 A1 CA2353204 A1 CA 2353204A1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45DHAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/26Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball
    • A45D40/261Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a ball, a roller or the like

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A lotion applicator with a telescopic handle includes a body having a top, a bottom, a forward end, a rearward end, and opposed sides. A roller retention cavity extends between the opposed sides along the bottom at the forward end of the body.
A cylindrical roller is rotatably mounted in the roller retention cavity. The roller projects from the bottom of the body. The roller defines a first axis. A female receptacle is positioned at the rearward end of the body. The female receptacle is adapted to receive a neck of a bottle containing lotion. The female receptacle defines a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis. The female receptacle is in fluid communication with the roller retention cavity, whereby lotion from the bottle is conveyed to the roller. The telescopic handle is connected to the body and extends past the rearward end substantially parallel to the second axis.

Description

TITLE OF THE INVENTION:
Lotion Applicator With Telescopic Handle FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a lotion applicator with a telescopic handle for applying various types of lotion, such as moisturizing body lotion and sun tan lotion, to hard to reach areas of the body.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A problem often encountered with lotion applicators is applying lotion to hard to reach areas of the body, such as the small of the back. To assist the user, various lotion applicators have been developed that have telescopic handles.
Examples of lotion applicators with telescopic handles include United States Patent 5,360,111 (Arispe) and United States Patent 5,810,027 (Frantzeskakis).
SUI~2ARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an alternative configuration of lotion applicator with telescopic handle.
According to the present invention there is provided a lotion applicator with a telescopic handle which includes a body having a top, a bottom, a forward end, a rearward end, and opposed sides. A roller retention cavity extends between the opposed sides along the bottom at the forward end of the body.
A cylindrical roller is rotatably mounted in the roller retention cavity. The roller projects from the bottom of the body. The roller defines a first axis. A female receptacle is positioned at the rearward end of the body. The female receptacle is adapted to receive a neck of a bottle containing lotion. The female receptacle defines a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis. The female receptacle is in fluid communication with the roller retention cavity, whereby lotion from the bottle is conveyed to the roller. The telescopic handle is connected to the body and extends past the rearward end substantially parallel to the second axis.
The lotion applicator, as described above, is unique vis a-vis the positioning of the telescopic handle relative to the bottle containing lotion.
Although beneficial results may be obtained through the use of the invention, as described above, even more beneficial results may be obtained when the female receptacle has internal threads and the telescopic handle is pivotally mounted to the body for pivotal movement between a first pivotal position substantially parallel to the second axis and a second pivotal position spaced from the second axis. When in the second pivotal position, sufficient space is provided to permit the bottle containing lotion to be rotated in order to mate external threads on the neck of the bottle containing lotion with the internal threads within the female receptacle. This combination of features enables a threaded engagement between the female receptacle and the neck of the bottle, while still maintaining the handle in close proximity with the bottle when in the operative first pivotal position.
Although beneficial results may be obtained through the use of the invention, as described above, even more beneficial results may be obtained when the telescopic handle has a hooked remote end positioned remote from the body, the hooked remote end being adapted to engage a bottom of a bottle when the telescopic handle is collapsed. This provides for a more secure form of storage with the bottle not supported solely by the female receptacle from the neck.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other features of the invention will become more apparent from the following description in which reference is made to the appended drawings, the drawings are for the purpose of illustration only and are not intended to in any way limit the scope of the invention to the particular embodiment or embodiments shown, wherein:
FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a lotion applicator constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention.
FIGURE 2 is side elevation view of the lotion applicator illustrated in FIGURE 1, with the telescopic handle retracted and in the first pivotal position.
FIGURE 3 is a side elevation view, in section, of the lotion applicator illustrated in FIGURE 1, with the telescopic handle partially extended and in the second pivotal position.
FIGURE 4 is a end elevation view, of a flow restriction collar for lotion applicator illustrated in FIGURE 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The preferred embodiment, a lotion applicator generally identified by reference numeral 10, will now be described with reference to FIGURES 1 through 4.
Structure and Relationship of Parts:
Referring to FIGURE 1, there is provided a lotion applicator 10 that includes a body 12 which has a top 14, a bottom 16, a forward end 18, a rearward end 20, and opposed sides 22. A cylindrical roller retention cavity 24 extends between opposed sides 22 along bottom 16 at forward end 18 of body 12. A roller 26 is rotatably mounted in roller retention cavity 24 with roller 26 projecting from bottom 16 of body 12.
Roller 26 defines a first axis 28. Referring to FIGURE 3, a female receptacle 30 with internal threads 32 is positioned at rearward end 20 of body 12. Female receptacle 30 is adapted to receive a neck 34 of a bottle 36 containing lotion. Female receptacle 30 defines a second axis 38 substantially perpendicular to first axis 28. Female receptacle 30 is in fluid communication with roller retention cavity 24 through a flow passage 40, whereby lotion from bottle 36 is conveyed to roller 26. A telescopic handle 42 is pivotally mounted to opposed sides 22 of body 12. Telescopic handle 42 is pivotally movable between a first pivotal position illustrated in FIGURE
2 substantially parallel to second axis 38 and a second pivotal position illustrated in FIGURE 3 spaced from second axis 38.
In the second pivotal position there is sufficient space to permit bottle 36 containing lotion to be rotated in order to mate external threads 44 on neck 34 of bottle 36 containing lotion with internal threads 32 within female receptacle 30.
Telescopic handle 42 has a first portion 46, a second portion 47 which is received telescopically within first portion 46, and a third portion 48 which is received telescopically within second portion 47. Telescopic handle 42 is extended by relative movement of third portion 48, second portion 47 and first portion 46. First portion 46 of telescopic handle 42 and top 14 of body 12 have raised tactile ridges 50 to facilitate gripping of telescopic handle 42 by a user.
Referring to FIGURE l, telescopic handle 42 has a hooked remote end 52 positioned remote from body 12. Referring to FIGURE 2, hooked remote end 52 is adapted to engage a bottom 54 of bottle 36 when telescopic handle 42 is collapsed.
Referring to FIGURE 1, hooked remote end 52 has a raised ridge 56 which is adapted to engage bottom 54 of bottle 36 when telescopic handle 42 is collapsed.
Referring to FIGURES 3 and 4, a flow restriction collar 58 is provided in female receptacle 30. Flow restrictor collar 58 has a transversely positioned flow blocking membrane that is divided into flaps 60. Flaps 60 are formed and separated by slits 62 in the membrane. A cap 64 is provided for covering flaps 60 of flow restrictor collar 58. Cap 64 is secured to flow restrictor collar by a connecting tab 66.
Operation:
The use and operation of lotion applicator 10 will now be described with reference to FIGURES 1 through 4. Referring to FIGURE 3, in order to use lotion applicator 10, telescopic handle 42 is pivoted to the second pivotal position spaced from second axis 38. Second portion 48 of telescopic handle 42 is extended from first portion 46 to extend the length of telescopic handle 42. This leaves sufficient space to permit bottle 36 containing lotion to be rotated in order to mate external threads 44 on neck 34 of bottle 36 containing lotion with internal threads 32 within female receptacle 30. Referring to FIGURE 2, telescopic handle 42 is then pivoted to the first 5 pivotal position substantially parallel to second axis 38.
Telescopic handle 42 is used to position roller 26 at the desired location on one's back. The length of telescopic handle 42 can be adjusted, as required, to facilitate application of lotion to "hard to reach" places. Referring to FIGURES 2 and 3, as lotion from bottle 36 flows through flow passage 40 of female receptacle 30 to roller retention cavity 24 whereby lotion from bottle 36 is then conveyed to roller 26 for application. Referring to FIGURE 2, when not in use, telescopic handle 42 can be retracted to shorten the length of telescopic handle 42 until hooked remote end 52 engages bottom 54 of bottle 36 for convenient storage.
Referring to FIGURES 3 and 4, flow restriction collar 58 is provided in female receptacle 30 to restrict the flow of lotion from bottle 36 into roller retention cavity 24. As bottle 36 is squeezed, the pressure of lotion passing through flow restriction collar 58 causes flaps 60 to open and slits 62 to widen to permit lotion to pass through slits 62. When squeezing pressure on bottle 36 is alleviated, flow of lotion stops, and flaps 60 return to the closed position as illustrated in FIGURE 4. The use of flow restrictor collar 58 allows for greater control over the amount of lotion that is supplied to roller 26. In the closed position, flaps 60 prevent the unrestricted flow of lotion to roller 26. In the event that flow of lotion is to be prevented altogether, such as when lotion applicator 10 is not in use, cap 64 can be used to cover flaps 60 of flow restrictor collar 58 to prevent any lotion from passing from bottle 36 into roller retention cavity 24. To prevent cap from becoming lost or separated from lotion applicator 10, cap 64 is secured to flow restrictor collar 58 by a connecting tab 66. It will be appreciated that there are other configurations of flow restrictor collars 58 which can also work with lotion applicator 10. It will also be appreciated that lotion applicator 10 can still function without flow restrictor collar 58 or cap 64.
In this patent document, the word "comprising" is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article "a" does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be one and only one of the elements.
It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the illustrated embodiment without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter defined in the Claims.

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1. A lotion applicator with a telescopic handle, comprising:
a body having a top, a bottom, a forward end, a rearward end, and opposed sides;
a roller retention cavity extending between the opposed sides along the bottom at the forward end of the body;
a cylindrical roller rotatably mounted in the roller retention cavity, the roller projecting from the bottom of the body, the roller defining a first axis;
a female receptacle at the rearward end of the body, the female receptacle being adapted to receive a neck of a bottle containing lotion, the female receptacle defining a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis, the female receptacle being in fluid communication with the roller retention cavity, whereby lotion from the bottle is conveyed to the roller; and the telescopic handle being connected to the body and extending past the rearward end substantially parallel to the second axis.
2. The lotion applicator as defined in Claim 1, wherein the female receptacle has internal threads and the telescopic handle is pivotally mounted to the body for pivotal movement between a first pivotal position substantially parallel to the second axis and a second pivotal position spaced from the second axis, thereby leaving sufficient space to permit the bottle containing lotion to be rotated in order to mate external threads on the neck of the bottle containing lotion with the internal threads within the female receptacle.
3. The lotion applicator as defined in Claim 1, wherein the telescopic handle has a hooked remote end positioned remote from the body, the hooked remote end being adapted to engage a bottom of a bottle when the telescopic handle is collapsed.
4. The lotion applicator as defined in Claim 1, wherein a flow restrictor is positioned within the female receptacle, the flow restrictor restricting flow until a predetermined liquid pressure is exerted upon the flow restrictor, such that lotion does not pass by the flow restrictor until the bottle containing lotion is squeezed.
5. The lotion applicator as defined in Claim 4, wherein the flow restrictor consists of a membrane divided into several flaps by slits, upon pressure being exerted upon the membrane the flaps are forced outwardly enlarging the slits to permit the passage of lotion.
6. A lotion applicator with a telescopic handle, comprising:
a body having a top, a bottom, a forward end, a rearward end, and opposed sides;
a cylindrical roller retention cavity extending between the opposed sides along the bottom at the forward end of the body;
a roller rotatably mounted in the roller retention cavity, the roller projecting from the bottom of the body, the roller defining a first axis;
a female receptacle having internal threads positioned at the rearward end of the body, the female receptacle being adapted to receive a neck of a bottle containing lotion, the female receptacle defining a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis, the female receptacle being in fluid communication with the roller retention cavity, whereby lotion from the bottle is conveyed to the roller; the telescopic handle being pivotally mounted to the opposed sides of the body for pivotal movement between a first pivotal position substantially parallel to the second axis and a second pivotal position spaced from the second axis, thereby leaving sufficient space to permit the bottle containing lotion to be rotated in order to mate external threads on the neck of the bottle containing lotion with the internal threads within the female receptacle; and a flow restrictor positioned within the female receptacle, the flow restrictor restricting flow until a predetermined liquid pressure is exerted upon the flow restrictor, such that lotion does not pass by the flow restrictor until the bottle containing lotion is squeezed.
7. The lotion applicator as defined in Claim 6, wherein the flow restrictor consists of a membrane divided into several flaps by slits, upon pressure being exerted upon the membrane the flaps are forced outwardly enlarging the slits to permit the passage of lotion.
8. The lotion applicator as defined in Claim 6, wherein the telescopic handle has a hooked remote end positioned remote from the body, the hooked remote end being adapted to engage a bottom of a bottle when the telescopic handle is collapsed.
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US10328568B1 (en) 2018-10-16 2019-06-25 Stephen Scibilio Telescoping back tool kit
US11931883B1 (en) 2023-04-07 2024-03-19 Eddie N Sons Investments Llc Reach extending tool system

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