US20070209671A1 - Hair-product applicator - Google Patents

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US20070209671A1
US20070209671A1 US11/715,832 US71583207A US2007209671A1 US 20070209671 A1 US20070209671 A1 US 20070209671A1 US 71583207 A US71583207 A US 71583207A US 2007209671 A1 US2007209671 A1 US 2007209671A1
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Michael Hase
Frank Romer
Ulrich Fleischer
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K13/00—Devices for grooming or caring of animals, e.g. curry-combs; Fetlock rings; Tail-holders; Devices for preventing crib-biting; Washing devices; Protection against weather conditions or insects
    • A01K13/002—Curry-combs; Brushes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K13/00—Devices for grooming or caring of animals, e.g. curry-combs; Fetlock rings; Tail-holders; Devices for preventing crib-biting; Washing devices; Protection against weather conditions or insects
    • A01K13/003—Devices for applying insecticides or medication
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D19/00—Devices for washing the hair or the scalp; Similar devices for colouring the hair
    • A45D19/02—Hand-actuated implements, e.g. hand-actuated spray heads
    • A45D19/026—Hand-actuated implements, e.g. hand-actuated spray heads having brush or comb applicators

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  • the present invention relates to a hair-product applicator. More particularly this invention concerns a device for applying a liquid to hair.
  • the invention relates to a device for applying a treatment agent, in particular a bleach or dye, to hair on the body of a person or animal and having at least one applicator part, typically one or more tubular spouts, that transfer the agent, normally a liquid, and that project through and past the applicator.
  • the applicator has an array of teeth that surround the spout(s), that are closely juxtaposed with the spout(s) and that project past the spout(s).
  • Hair applicators for applying a coloring agent to hair on the head are known, for example from German patent documents 578,740 and 80 34 382 as well as from U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,867,183, 6,378,529, and 6,746,165.
  • the part that transfers the coloring agent to the hair is typically shorter than the teeth in order to prevent the transfer part from touching the scalp and thus coloring it.
  • Another object is the provision of such an improved hair-product applicator that overcomes the above-given disadvantages, in particular that avoids injury to the skin of the user.
  • a supply holding hair-treatment liquid has an elongated dispenser spout and is used with an applicator having according to the invention a body fittable to the supply with the spout projecting a predetermined distance beyond the body.
  • a plurality of hard support core pins are fixed on the body extend adjacent the spout, and respective soft cover sheaths fitted over the support pins form therewith teeth projecting from the body beyond an outer end of the spout when the body is fitted to the supply.
  • the soft surface material of the teeth Because of the soft surface material of the teeth, there can be no negative effect on the skin, in particular it cannot be injured when the user of the apparatus forcefully presses the teeth onto the skin while moving the applicator over the scalp. Although the surfaces of the teeth are soft and elastic, the teeth cannot yield enough to let the spout come into direct contact with the scalp because the core pin ensures adequate stiffness and thus adequate resistance.
  • the technical solution is particularly simple and the teeth can be produced in a two-component injection molding process.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the applicator according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a large-scale axial section through one of the applicator teeth
  • FIG. 3 is an axial section through the applicator mounted on a supply of hair-treatment liquid.
  • the applicator 1 for applying a treatment agent, in particular a coloring agent is adapted to fit over a bottle or supply 9 of a treatment liquid L has a body 12 formed basically as a threaded cap with an array of nine throughgoing holes 2 adapted to accommodate tubular spouts 11 projecting from the neck 10 of the supply 9 , when the body 12 is fitted to the supply 9 .
  • the liquid L can be dye, bleach, or some other hair-treatment product.
  • the liquid L issues from the outer ends of the cylindrically tubular spouts 11 .
  • the body 12 of the applicator is formed with an annular array of nine parallel core pins 4 having bases 5 unitarily fixed to the body 12 .
  • These pins 4 are angularly equispaced in a circle around the square array of nine spout holes 2 .
  • Each pin 4 has an outer end projecting to a level L 2 past a level L 1 at the outer ends of the spouts 11 ( FIG. 3 ).
  • each hard pin 4 is surrounded by a respective softer sheath 7 having a closed outer end 9 forming a soft tip 6 projecting past the level L 2 , with each pin 4 therefore forming with the respective sheath 7 a tooth 3 that tapers slightly outward away from the body 12 of the applicator 1 .
  • the hard core pins 4 mean that, even if the applicator 1 is pressed forcibly against the scalp of the user so as to flatten and deform the soft tips 9 of the teeth 3 , the stiff core pins 4 will prevent the teeth 3 from deforming enough that the hard spouts 11 could directly contact the scalp. The treatment liquid L will thus be applied to the hair, not to the skin.
  • the core pins 4 are made of a thermoplastic with considerable stiffness, in particular a hardness of 40 to 85 Shore D or 50-190 Rockwell.
  • the core pins 4 also have a longitudinally extended frustoconical shape, having a larger diameter at their base 5 than at their outer ends.
  • the base 5 is molded unitarily formed with the base 12 of the applicator 1 or otherwise permanently fixed thereon.
  • the length of the core pin is 8 to 12 mm, in particular 9.5 mm.
  • the diameter at the outer end is 0.7 to 1.0 mm, preferably 0.85 mm, and at the base end 5 is 1.2 to 1.8 mm, preferably 1.5 mm.
  • each core pin 4 is completely enclosed by the respective sheath 7 forming the rounded tip 9 .
  • the sheaths 7 are made of an elastomeric plastic foam with a hardness of 20 to 100 Shore A. They can also be of foam rubber.
  • the sheaths 7 even work when they do not extend over the entire length of the core pin 4 , but rather encloses only the outer end of the core pin 4 in particular like a cap.
  • the sheaths 7 are colored, preferably corresponding to the color of the coloring agent to be applied. However, the coloring can also deviate from this instead and in particular can be a warning and/or fluorescent color.
  • the teeth are preferably produced in a two-component injection-molding process so that both the core pin 4 with higher stiffness and the soft, elastic sheaths 7 are made in a single production process.
  • a cap (not shown) is screwed onto the head 1 and held in place by a thread 8 of the body 12 from above so that the core pins 4 and the teeth 3 are covered.

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JP2014094168A (ja) * 2012-11-09 2014-05-22 Dainippon Printing Co Ltd 薬剤収納容器
USD760500S1 (en) * 2013-09-06 2016-07-05 Patricia Stephens Grooming device
US9961878B2 (en) * 2015-03-09 2018-05-08 Josh Rifkin Multifunctional liquid dispensing grooming system for pets
US11596129B2 (en) 2019-06-12 2023-03-07 Christopher C Mogren Methods of making and using a pet grooming and skin care tool
US11712023B2 (en) * 2021-11-08 2023-08-01 Bounce Enterprises Llc Pet grooming device
USD1038513S1 (en) * 2023-12-22 2024-08-06 Shenjie Pan Applicator comb

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US2922425A (en) * 1957-04-24 1960-01-26 Gillette Co Applicator for applying liquid to hair
US4867183A (en) * 1986-07-02 1989-09-19 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien Dispenser for hair cosmetics
US4993437A (en) * 1986-12-09 1991-02-19 Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd. Hair cosmetics coating tool
US5054504A (en) * 1990-05-07 1991-10-08 Winrow Robert L Scalp applicator apparatus
US5575297A (en) * 1995-01-30 1996-11-19 Jerry Hatchett Hair braiding device
US6378529B1 (en) * 1999-06-30 2002-04-30 Juan Carlos Clemente Marco Application tooth for the hair and/or scalp treatment
US6460546B1 (en) * 1999-02-22 2002-10-08 Montec Product Devolopment Ltd. Cartridge for hair dye dispenser and corresponding method
US6746165B2 (en) * 2001-06-08 2004-06-08 L'oreal Device for applying a hair product to sections of hair and method of hair treatment

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DE578740C (de) * 1933-06-17 Ernst Rychner Geraet zum Behandeln der Haare
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US2922425A (en) * 1957-04-24 1960-01-26 Gillette Co Applicator for applying liquid to hair
US4867183A (en) * 1986-07-02 1989-09-19 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien Dispenser for hair cosmetics
US4993437A (en) * 1986-12-09 1991-02-19 Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd. Hair cosmetics coating tool
US5054504A (en) * 1990-05-07 1991-10-08 Winrow Robert L Scalp applicator apparatus
US5575297A (en) * 1995-01-30 1996-11-19 Jerry Hatchett Hair braiding device
US6460546B1 (en) * 1999-02-22 2002-10-08 Montec Product Devolopment Ltd. Cartridge for hair dye dispenser and corresponding method
US6378529B1 (en) * 1999-06-30 2002-04-30 Juan Carlos Clemente Marco Application tooth for the hair and/or scalp treatment
US6746165B2 (en) * 2001-06-08 2004-06-08 L'oreal Device for applying a hair product to sections of hair and method of hair treatment

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JP2014094168A (ja) * 2012-11-09 2014-05-22 Dainippon Printing Co Ltd 薬剤収納容器
USD760500S1 (en) * 2013-09-06 2016-07-05 Patricia Stephens Grooming device
US9961878B2 (en) * 2015-03-09 2018-05-08 Josh Rifkin Multifunctional liquid dispensing grooming system for pets
US11596129B2 (en) 2019-06-12 2023-03-07 Christopher C Mogren Methods of making and using a pet grooming and skin care tool
US11712023B2 (en) * 2021-11-08 2023-08-01 Bounce Enterprises Llc Pet grooming device
USD1038513S1 (en) * 2023-12-22 2024-08-06 Shenjie Pan Applicator comb

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