US20220160094A1

US20220160094A1 - Eyelash application tool

Info

Publication number: US20220160094A1
Application number: US17/531,664
Authority: US
Inventors: Jenna LYONS; Brett BOUTTIER; Kyle DEFORD; Lauralynn DRURY; Garret MCGREGOR; Adam Paskow; David Sutton
Original assignee: Bjx2 LLC
Current assignee: Bjx2 LLC
Priority date: 2020-11-20
Filing date: 2021-11-19
Publication date: 2022-05-26

Abstract

Systems and methods here may include a two armed, spring biased applicator tool. In some examples, the arms may include an approximately 90 degree offset arm with silicone pads to aid in application of false eyelashes. In some examples, the system may include a locking mechanism to hold the two arms together for storage or application.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application relates to and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/116,738 filed on Nov. 20, 2020, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This application relates to the field of systems and methods of application of cosmetic fake or false eyelashes.

BACKGROUND

Application of fake eyelashes is difficult to do by hand. Often, fake eyelashes are applied with fingers, tweezers or other tools. To apply a fake lash, one must apply one lash at a time, simplified in an 5 step process, 1: removing the lash from its container, 2: applying a line of glue on the lash line, 3: waiting for the glue to dry, 4: adhering the lash along the eyeline, 5: adjusting the lash position to fall exactly where desired. Challenges with the process are: Step 1: It is difficult to remove a lash from a container without ripping, stretching or otherwise damaging the lash. Step 2: Once removed, it is again logistically challenging to apply glue to the lash. Whether using fingers or existing tools, you must be able to get the glue on the lash while the lash is being held in your hands, either using your fingers or another tool. Step 3: While awaiting the glue to dry (typically 10-60 secs), one must continue to hold the lash, or place it down, risking getting the glue dirty, which could lead to an unsanitary environment or weaken the adhesion. Step 4: Once the glue is dry, one must apply the lash to one's eye using fingers or another device, often with a limited line of sight. Additionally, difficulty is presented to place a lash on both eyes, as one eye is usually easier given hand-dominance and line of sight. Steph 5: In finalizing application, one must adjust the lash, either by picking it up and placing it down again, or by tamping the lash edges. To do this, people typically use a variety of tools or their fingers. If a tool was used to place the lash on the eye (for example, a tweezer), this tool would be too dangerous or sharp to also be used to tamp.

SUMMARY

Methods and systems here may include a top arm with a hinge knuckle at a first end and an angled applicator arm at a second end, a bottom arm with a hinge knuckle at a first end and an angled applicator arm at a second end, where the first arm hinge knuckle and second arm hinge knuckle are arranged with a hinge pin connecting them a compression spring arranged between the top arm and bottom arm configured to exert a bias force against the two arms, a lock on the bottom arm with a hook, configured to move into a first position to engage with a hook on the top arm and move into a second position to disengage the hook on the top arm.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a better understanding of the embodiments described in this application, reference should be made to the Detailed Description below, in conjunction with the following drawings in which like reference numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the figures.

FIG. 1 is an example illustration of overall system according to certain embodiments described here;

FIG. 2 is another perspective illustration of a razor cartridge according to certain embodiments described here;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view illustration of a system according to certain embodiments described here;

FIG. 4 is another exploded view illustration of a system according to certain embodiments described here;

FIG. 5A-D are other exploded view illustrations of a system according to certain embodiments described here

FIG. 6 is another exploded view illustration of a system according to certain embodiments described here;

FIG. 7 is a detailed view illustration of a system according to certain embodiments described here;

FIG. 8 is another perspective illustration of a system in the closed configuration according to certain embodiments described here;

FIG. 9 is set of detail illustrations of a locking mechanism according to certain embodiments described here;

FIG. 10 is another set of detail illustrations of a locking mechanism according to certain embodiments described here; and

FIG. 11A-11C are example diagrams with detailed dimensions of the systems described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Overview

Systems described here may be used to apply fake or false eyelashes to an eyelid of a human user, resulting in methods of such application. FIG. 1 shows an example showing such fake or false eyelashes 190 that may be applied to a user with a glue or adhesive on a strip 192 having eyelashes 190 attached to it. To apply such a false eyelash 190 to the eye of a user, the user places the false eyelash strip just above the real eyelash 194 on the user eyelid. The adhesive on the false eyelash strip 192 adheres to the eyelid and eyelashes 194 of the user. It may be beneficial to clamp down, push, crimp, and/or otherwise squeeze 196 the false eyelash 190 and strip 192 to the eyelid and eyelashes 194 of the user. The systems 102 and methods here may be used in the process of applying such false eyelashes 190 and adherent strip 192 to the eyelashes of the user 194.
FIG. 1 shows such an example system 102. The system example includes a top arm 104 and bottom arm 106 connected by a hinged mechanism 108. In the example, the top arm 104 and bottom arm 106 both include a curved applicator arm portion 110, 112 which is formed at or near a generally perpendicular angle to the main arm portions 104, 106. The top arm curved applicator arm portion 110 and bottom applicator arm curved portion 112 may be curved in such a way that they mimic or follow the natural shape of the eyelid of a user 194 that bows outward around the generally spherical eyeball 198 of the user. These curved arms portions 110, 112 may be used to crimp together and thereby adhere the false lash 190 and adhesive strip 192 to the eyelash and lid 194 of the user as described herein.
FIG. 2 shows another view of the system 202 where the two arms 204, 206 are separated but having pivoted about the hinge system 208 (obscured). The system is configured to open and close 220 and pivot around the hinge system 208 as shown in the figure. By opening as shown in FIG. 2, the false eyelash 290 and adhesive strip 292 may be inserted between the curved arm portions 210, 212 and then the arms 208, 206 squeezed together 222 by a user to hold them in place and adhere them to the eyelid and lashes of a user (not pictured).
FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of the example overall system 302 with the top arm 304 separated from the bottom arm 306. In the figure, the curved arm portions 310, 312, are shown with optional pads 330, 332 which may be included on, attached to, or otherwise a part of the curved arm applicator portions 310, 312. FIG. 3 also shows the hinge system with an example hinge pin 308 that may fit into a top knuckle 328 mounted on the top arm 304 with a hole and bottom knuckle 326 mounted on the bottom arm 306 with a hole by sliding the hinge pin 308 into the knuckle holes to thereby allow the top arm 304 and bottom arm 306 to pivot relative to one another.
Also shown in FIG. 3 is a compression spring 304 mounted between the top arm 304 and bottom arm 306 in a spring housing 346. Such a compression spring 344 may be biased to push the top arm 304 and bottom arm 306 away from one another. In use, the assembled system 302 would rest with the top arm 304 and bottom arm 306 would rest in a hinged manner, but the two arms spread apart as shown in FIG. 2 due to the compression spring 344 force biasing the two arms 304, 306 away from one another. A user may then squeeze the two arms 304, 306 together, to overcome the spring force 344 and pinch or close the system 302 together.
Further still, FIG. 3 shows an optional lock mechanism with a bottom lock hook 340 and top lock bracket 342. The lock system 340, 342 allows for a hook 340 to slide back and forth on the bottom arm 306 and thereby engage and disengage another hook (not shown) on the top arm 304 thereby holding the two arms together or releasing them. In some examples, the sliding mechanism may be mounted on the top arm 304 but the example shows it on the bottom arm 306.
In use, the user may utilize the sliding lock arm 340 to hold the top arm 304 and bottom arm 306 together and thereby compress the compression spring 344. Such a lock may be useful in adhering the false lash to the user eye lid and/or lash in examples where a glue or adhesive takes time to set, gel, or dry. In some examples, it may be beneficial to store the system in a closed and locked position. In so locking the top arm 304 and bottom arm 306 in the pinched, closed, or compressed position, the user may not have to exert constant pressure, and the lock system 340 may take that load. To unlock the lock 340, the user may slide the lock hook in the opposite direction to disengage a hook on the top arm 304 and allow the top arm 304 and bottom arm 306 to pivot away from one another about the hinge 308.
In some examples, the top arm 304 and bottom arm 306 may be made of and/or include zinc. In some examples, they may be made of any one or combination of, aluminum alloys, iron, steel, brass, bronze, ferrous and non-ferrous metals. In some examples, they may be made of plastic, ceramics, and/or wood, and/or any combination of the above or different materials.

Example Hinged Arrangement

FIG. 4 shows an example detail of the system 4A with the top arm 404 and the bottom arm 406 as viewed from the back side and a detail arrangement example of the hinged mechanism 4B. In 4B, the top arm 404 and bottom arm 406 are shown disconnected. The exploded view 4B shows example parts of the hinge system and embodiments of how it may be arranged. The example shows a hinge pin 408 that is secured to one arm 406 by a knuckle or retaining portion 426 and can be fit into a knuckle or multiple knuckles 428 or set of knuckles or retaining portions on the other arm 404. In example embodiments, the arrangement of retaining portions or hinge knuckles may be arranged on either of the two arms in either way, the example shown in FIG. 4 is merely illustrative.
The hinged arrangement allows for the top arm 404 and bottom arm 406 to pivot relative to one another around the pivot hinge pin 408. In some examples, a spring system is arranged between the two arms in order to supply a bias force between the arms and exert a force to push them away from one another when in rest. In such examples, a spring 444 may be set between the two arms 404, 406 and held in place by a spring housing 446, 448 which may be arranged in the form of a wall, circular wall, semi-circular wall, or other arrangement in order to allow the spring 444 to exert pressure but stay in place. In some examples, one of the spring wall housings 446 is generally circularly shaped with a diameter smaller than that of the other spring housing wall 448. In such examples, when compressed, the smaller wall 446 may be nested into and/or fit inside the larger circular wall 448 when force is applied to counteract the spring 444 which is biased to pushing the top arm 404 and bottom arm 406 away from one another.
In some examples, guide ribs 462, 460 may be arranged on the two arms 406, 404 in order to help keep the arms aligned properly when opening and closing. In such examples, one set of guide ribs 462 may include more than one rib generally running down the length of the arm 406 and the guide ribs 460 on the other arm 404 may be arranged parallel to the other guide ribs 462 but be singular and fit between the two guide ribs 462. In such a way, the single guide rib 460 may slide between the two guide ribs 462 on the other arm when the system is closed and the arms are pushed together. In some examples, a second set of guide ribs 464, 468 may be arranged on the arms in order to further facilitate the alignment of the system in opening and closing in the same or similar way, with one guide rib 464 arranged to slide between two guide ribs 468 on the other arm 406 when in a closed position. In the example of FIG. 4, these guide ribs 460, 462, 464, 468 are arranged around the spring 444 and hinge 408 arrangements but are not limited to being so arranged. In some examples, guide ribs may be arranged further along the system, in multiple places, and/or other portions of the arms 404, 406. Some examples have an a rib 470 arranged off the end of the system that may be beveled or sloped and fit into a coupling groove 472 on the other arm when the system is assembled.
In some examples, the spring 404 may not be a coiled metal spring as shown, but may be a compressible silicone block that could deform and deflect during opening and closing of the system. In some examples, a leaf spring may be used. In some examples, a washer spring or compressed media such as rubber may be used. In some examples, a combination of these materials may be used, such as a wire spring embedded in a silicone block and/or any other combination to create a pushing bias force against the two arms to force the system into the open position.
FIG. 5 shows more examples of the entire system 502 in an open position, with various dimensions of the arms and hinge portions explained in different example embodiments. This difference between the two maximum opening angles between 5A and 5B may be due to the ability for the system to pivot and the ends of the arms 504, 506 to not touch one another and stop the opening movement. By moving the position of the hinge pin, the two arms may be allowed to open at a larger or smaller angle as the ends of the arms may touch or rub together to stop the arms from opening further. Other variables may be altered when designing a system that may open to a different degree including the shape and angle of the ends of the arms 504 and 506 to allow for them to touch at different points. The examples of FIG. 5 show a relatively flat arm design 504, 506 at the ends thereby stopping the maximum opening of the arms 504, 506.
In 5A, the hinge pin 508 is arranged approximately 10 mm from the end of the two arms 504, 506. In such examples, the system may open, when the spring (not shown) biases the two arms apart, a total of around 7 degrees when measured at the applicator ends 510, 512. In such examples, the system may be pushed closed as described back to 0 degrees by user force.
In the example of FIG. 5 at 5B, the hinge pin 508B is arranged approximately 5 mm from the end of the two arms 504, 506. In such examples, the maximum opening angle of the two applicator ends 510, 512 may be about 11 degrees.
5C shows a hinge pin 508C at approximately 12 mm from the end allowing for about 5 degrees maximum opening angle. 5D shows a hinge pin 508D at approximately 3 mm from the end allowing for about a 17.5 degrees maximum opening angle. Many various arrangements of hinge pin placement, arm shape and/or other geometries may be arranged to allow for different maximum opening angles of the two arms 504, 508, the examples in FIG. 5 are only illustrative and not limiting.

Example Applicator Details

FIG. 6 shows an exploded view example of an embodiment of the system described herein. The top arm 604 and bottom arm 606 are shown with a hinged connection 608 at one end. The other end shows a layer on the top arm 630 and bottom arm 632. These layers 630, 632 may be attached to, made of, and/or removably attached to the curved applicator arm portions 610, 612. These portions may be made of silicone, plastic resin, rubber, latex, and/or any other kind of material that may be useful for securing a false lash and adhering it to a user eyelid and/or lash. In some examples, a bulbed nub 631, 633 may be made of the same material as the layer 630, 632 and arranged at the end tip of the curved applicator arm portions 630, 632. In such examples, the bulbed nub 631, 633 may help protect the eye of the user, and may wrap all the way around the tip of the curved applicator arm portions 630, 632.
FIG. 7 shows a detail view of the applicator end of the system in both a closed 7A and open 7B position. In the closed position 7A, the top curved applicator arm portion 710 and bottom curved applicator arm portion 712 are squeezed together, each with their own applicator layer 730, 732 in between. In some examples, these layers 730, 732 of extended gripping area, allows for precise and uniform adjustment of lashes after initial application. In some examples, these layers 730, 732, are made of silicone. In some examples, they are made of latex, rubber, plastic, resin, and/or any other kind of material. The layers 730, 732 may be flexible, grippy, tacky, compressible, and/or any other combination of features and characteristics that may allow them to grip and hold a false eyelash and adhere it to a user eyelid and/or lash.
In some examples, a tip, bulb, nub, and/or other bulbous feature 731, 733 may be located at the end of the curved applicator arms 710, 712 for protection to the user.
FIG. 8 shows another detail of the curved applicator end 810 and the angle of the curved applicator end 810 to the arms 804 (back of top arm not visible) on which it is mounted. The example shows the curved applicator end 810 at approximately 90 degrees from the arms 804 if generally measured against one another. In some examples, it may be less than or more than 90 degrees. In some examples, it may be between 80 and 90 degrees. In some examples, it may be between 80 and 110 degrees. In some examples, it may be 85 degrees.
The example of FIG. 8 shows that, because of this offset design, the eye of a user 898 may be able to see straight, and in some examples into a mirror, even while the applicator system is applying the eyelash. That is, the arm 804 may be open and closed and manipulated by a user in a comfortable position, while the curved applicator end 810 may reach the top eyelid of the eye 898 and not get in the way of the line of sight 898 of the user. In this way, the offset angle of the arm 804 to the application end 810 allows for better visibility by a user when attempting the delicate application process.

Example Locking Features

FIG. 9 shows a series of images detailing an optional locking system that may be used on the system described herein. In the examples, the top arm 904 and bottom arm 906 are attached by a hinge as described, and biased away from one another due to the spring 944 system. Thus, in order to hold the top arm 904 to the bottom arm 906 in close proximity, the spring force 94 pushing the two arms away from one another may have to be overcome. A user may push the two arms 904, 906 together to overcome the spring force 944, but when released, the arms would again push away and open up the system. However, in examples where a lock system is utilized and configured, the top arm 904 and bottom arm 906 may be locked together so a user may not have to retain the squeezing pressure, and instead, the lock may be used to hold the arms 904, 906 together when adhering the lash as described herein, and/or storing the system.
FIG. 9A shows a system already in the locked position. A lock slider 940 and hook arm 941 is shown mounted in the bottom arm 906 and engaged with an opposing hook arm 943 on the top arm 904. When engaged, the two hook arms 941, 943, hook together by friction force and do not allow the top arm 904 and bottom arm 906 to open away from one another. In FIG. 9B, the hook slider 940 is moved back 999 thus disengaging the bottom hook arm 941 from the top hook arm 943. When the two hook arms are thus disengaged from one another 941, 943, there is no force holding the spring 944 from pushing the top arm 904 away from the bottom arm 906. FIG. 9C shows an example where the bottom arm 906 and top arm 904 are swinging away from one another 920 due to the spring 944 and the arms 904, 906 are not held together by the hook arms 941, 943. In this way, the system may be opened. If the steps in FIG. 9 were completed in reverse order, the two arms could be squeezed together by the user in the opposite of FIG. 9C, then the slider lock 940 could be slid into position, in the opposite of FIG. 9B and then the hook arms 941, 943 could be engaged to hold the arms 904, 906 together as shown in FIG. 9A.
In some examples, the slider lock 940 may be adjusted to add more friction by increasing interference with the slider or adding materials that are more grippy, tacky, bumpy, sticky, and/or textured, or any combination of the above.
In some examples, the hook arm 941 may not necessarily be located on the bottom arm 906 but may be located on the top arm 904. In some examples, the lock system may not be a slider lock, but a rotating lock as described below.
FIG. 10 shows an example where the lock system like that in FIG. 9 is configured to hold the top arm 1004 to a bottom arm 1006 by a rotating lock system. In the example, instead of sliding the lock open and closed as in FIG. 9, a rotatable portion 1036 may engage its hook arm with an opposing hook arm 1038 on the opposite arm 1004. The rotatable hook 1036 may then engage and disengage its hook arm with the opposing hook arm 1038 to hold the arms 1004, 1006 together or allow them to open due to the spring force (not shown). The movable lock portions may be located on either arm, the top 1004 or bottom 1006 in any embodiment examples. In some examples, the hook 1036 on the lock may be adjusted to twist into place and interact with the hook 1038 on the top arm 1004. In such examples, an arrangement of a dial, knob, or other features may be connected to the hook 1036 twistable portion that may rotate such as but not limited to 90 degrees, 180 degrees, 45 degrees, or any other degree to lock and unlock the system.

More Example Features

Either along, in combination, or alternatively or additionally to the examples described herein, FIGS. 11A, 11B and 11C show more details, options, and example dimensions of the features of embodiments as described herein. FIG. 11A shows the system in a side orientation with different dimensions pointed out. For example, the width of each of the two main arms 1102, 1104 is shown at 2.76 mm. In some examples, this width is between 2 and 3 mm. The distance 1106 between the top arm applicator end/end effector and the bottom arm bottom angle is 37.75 mm. In some examples, this distance 1106 is between 35 and 42 mm. In the example, the width 1108 of the top arm below the angled portion is 2.46 mm. In some examples, this width 1108 may be between 2 and 3 mm. In the example, the width 1110 of the lower arm below the angled portion is 2.5 mm. In some examples, this width 1110 may be between 2 and 3 mm. The length of the lower arm is shown from the tip of the applicator end/end effector to the top of the hinged portion 1112 to be 115.38 mm. In some examples, this distance 1112 may be between 110 mm and 120 mm. The angled portion on the back of the hinged section is shown at 2.7 mm 1114 but in some examples is between 2 and 3 mm wide. The angle 1116 between the top and bottom arms is shown at 9.4 degrees. In some examples, the angle 1116 between top and bottom arms is between 8.5 and 10.5 degrees.
In the cutaway example of the top and bottom arms of the system, the distance between the top applicator end/end effector and bottom applicator end/end effector when in an open position 1120 is 5.61 mm. In some examples, the distance between the top applicator end/end effector and bottom applicator end/end effector when in an open position 1120 is between 5 and 6 mm. The angle 1122 between the bottom arm and the top angled arm is shown at 49.8 degrees. In some examples, this angle 1122 is between 45 and 55 degrees. The angle 1124 between the bottom arm and angled portion of the bottom arm is 48.8 degrees. In some examples, this angle 1124 is between 45 degrees and 55 degrees.
The example shows a width distance 1126 of the applicator end/end effector itself at 2.88 mm. In some examples, this width 1126 is between 2 and 3.5 mm. The example in FIG. 11A shows a distance 1128 of a cutout on the bottom arm for the hinge and lock to be 26.19 mm. In some examples, this distance 1128 is between 25 and 27 mm. A width of a pivoting axle hole 1130 is shown at 1.5 mm wide diameter.
FIG. 11B shows a top side 1139 and bottom side 1138 of the system with dimensions described. In the example, the length 1140 of the bottom handle before it angles is 49.48 mm. In some examples, this length 1140 is between 48 and 52 mm. The bottom handle length 1142 from hinge point to applicator end/end effector is shown at 102.08 mm. In some examples, this handle length 1142 is between 100 and 104 mm. The width of the hinge portion 1144 is shown at 13.09 mm. In some examples, this width 1144 is between 12 and 14 mm. The angle 1146 between the bottom handle angled portions is shown at 10.8 degrees. In some examples, this angle 1146 is between 9 and 12 degrees. A distance 1148 between the end of the angled portion of the bottom handle and the applicator end/end effector is 59.17 mm. In some examples, this distance 1148 is between 55 and 65 mm. In the bottom handle portion, the distance 1150 between where the bottom handle angles and the applicator end/end effector is 39.82 mm. In some examples, this distance 1150 is between 36 and 44 mm. The width 1152 of the applicator end/end effector from tip to where it touches the bottom arm is 26.77 mm. In some examples, this distance 1152 is between 24 and 32 mm. The width 1154 of the applicator end/end effector from tip to the far side of the bottom arm is 32.73 mm. In some examples, this width 1154 is between 30 and 35 mm. The tip of the applicator end/end effector 1156 is shown at 3.01 mm. In some examples, this tip 1156 is between 2.5 and 3.5 mm.
In the FIG. 11B top handle portion 1139, the length of the top handle before it angles is 48.23 mm. In some examples, this distance 1158 is between 46 and 54 mm. The top handle length 1160 from hinge point to applicator end/end effector is shown at 98.29 mm. In some examples, this distance 1160 is between 96 and 104 mm. In the example, the width 1162 of the applicator end/end effectors at the tip are 2.17 mm. In some examples, this width 1162 is between 1.5 and 3 mm. The example width of the arms where they turn into the applicator end/end effectors 1164 is 3.04 mm. In some examples, the arm width 1164 is between 2.5 and 3.5 mm.
FIG. 11C shows an end on view of the applicator end/end effectors looking down toward the hinged section. The height 1170 of the system from this view is shown as 46.96 mm. In some examples, the height 1170 is between 42 and 52 mm. The example of FIG. 11C shows the width 1172 of an arm at the point where it becomes the applicator end/end effector and is 5.11 mm wide. The example 11C shows the applicator end/end effector in an open position, and the distance 1174 between the two applicator ends/end effectors is 8.79 mm. In some examples, the distance 1174 is between 8.3 and 9.4 mm wide. The width in the example between the top arm and the bottom arm at the wide portion 1176 is 8.84 mm. In some examples, the width 1176 is between 7.5 and 9.5 mm.

Conclusion

The foregoing description, for purpose of explanation, has been described with reference to specific embodiments. However, the illustrative discussions above are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the embodiments to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in view of the above teachings. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the embodiments and its practical applications, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, throughout the description, the words “comprise,” “comprising,” and the like are to be construed in an inclusive sense as opposed to an exclusive or exhaustive sense; that is to say, in a sense of “including, but not limited to.” Words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number respectively. Additionally, the words “herein,” “hereunder,” “above,” “below,” and words of similar import refer to this application as a whole and not to any particular portions of this application. When the word “or” is used in reference to a list of two or more items, that word covers all of the following interpretations of the word: any of the items in the list, all of the items in the list and any combination of the items in the list.
Although certain presently preferred implementations of the embodiments have been specifically described herein, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which the embodiments pertain that variations and modifications of the various implementations shown and described herein may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the embodiments. Accordingly, it is intended that the embodiments be limited only to the extent required by the applicable rules of law.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:

a top arm with a hinge knuckle at a first end and an angled applicator arm at a second end;

a bottom arm with a hinge knuckle at a first end and an angled applicator arm at a second end,

wherein the first arm hinge knuckle and second arm hinge knuckle are arranged with a hinge pin connecting the first arm hinge knuckle and second arm hinge knuckle;

a compression spring arranged between the top arm and bottom arm configured to exert a bias force against the two arms and force them into an open position unless a counter closing force is exerted on the top arm and bottom arm to counteract the compression spring and force the top arm and bottom arm into a closed position; and

a bottom lock on the bottom arm, the bottom lock including a bottom hook configured to move into a first position to engage with a top hook on the top arm and move into a second position to disengage the top hook on the top arm.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising a top silicone pad on the top arm angled applicator arm and a bottom silicone pad on the bottom arm angled applicator arm.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the angled applicator arm of the top arm and the angled applicator arm of the bottom arm are arranged generally 90 degrees from the top arm and bottom arm.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising a spring housing wall on the top arm and a spring housing wall on the bottom arm, the spring housing wall on the top arm being generally circular and the spring housing wall on the bottom arm being generally circular.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein a diameter of the generally circular spring housing wall on the top arm is smaller than a diameter of the generally circular spring housing wall on the bottom arm.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the hinge pin is arranged approximately 10 mm from an end of the first arm and the second arm, and wherein the first arm and second arm may pivot open to a maximum open angle of approximately 7 degrees.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the hinge pin is arranged approximately 5 mm from an end of the first arm and the second arm, and wherein the first arm and second arm may pivot open to a maximum open angle of approximately 11 degrees.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the hinge pin is arranged approximately 12 mm from an end of the first arm and the second arm, and wherein the first arm and second arm may pivot open to a maximum open angle of approximately 5 degrees.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the hinge pin is arranged approximately 3 mm from an end of the first arm and the second arm, and wherein the first arm and second arm may pivot open to a maximum open angle of approximately 17.5 degrees.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the movable lock is slidable.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the movable lock is rotatable.

12. A system comprising:

a top arm with a first end and a second end, the top arm first end having a hinge component and the top arm second end having a top arm angled applicator arm;

a bottom arm with a first end and a second end, the bottom arm first end having a hinge component and the bottom arm second end having a bottom end angled applicator arm,

wherein the top arm hinge component is in communication with the bottom arm hinge component, the top arm hinge component and bottom arm hinge component configured to allow the top arm and bottom arm to pivot in relation to each other;

a spring arranged between the top arm and bottom arm configured to push the top arm and bottom arm away from one another, the spring configured on the arms between the hinge components and the angled applicator arms; and

a lock configured to lock the top arm and bottom arm together, the lock arranged between the arm hinge components and the arm angled applicator arms.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the movable lock is slidable.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the movable lock is rotatable.

15. The system of claim 12 further comprising a top silicone pad on the top arm angled applicator arm and a bottom silicone pad on the bottom arm angled applicator arm, wherein the angled applicator arm of the top arm and the angled applicator arm of the bottom arm are arranged generally 90 degrees from the top arm and bottom arm.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the top arm and bottom arm each include a circular recess and the spring is configured between the top arm circular recess and the bottom arm circular recess.

17. The system of claim 12 wherein the top arm includes at least one top guide rib along at least a part of a length of the top arm, and wherein the bottom arm includes at least one bottom guide rib along at least a part of the bottom arm, the top arm at least one top rib and the bottom arm at least one bottom rib configured to aid alignment of the top arm and bottom arm when the top arm and bottom arm are in a closed configuration.

18. The system of claim 15 wherein the top applicator arm and bottom applicator arm are each curved and include a silicone nub at a terminal end of each respective applicator arm.