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US3640288A
US3640288A US59098A US3640288DA US3640288A US 3640288 A US3640288 A US 3640288A US 59098 A US59098 A US 59098A US 3640288D A US3640288D A US 3640288DA US 3640288 A US3640288 A US 3640288A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
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    • A45D24/00—Hair combs for care of the hair; Accessories therefor
    • A45D24/22—Combs with dispensing devices for liquids, pastes or powders
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    • 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
    • A45D19/028—Hand-actuated implements, e.g. hand-actuated spray heads having applicators other than brushes or combs, e.g. rollers, balls or sponges

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  • This invention relates to color applicators for the human hair and has for an object the provision of a hair applicator in block form having continuous or discontinuous surfaces some having a plurality of spaced and elongated and/or curved surfaces for application of the color to the hair in avoidance of the hair penetrating and scalp massaging characteristics of the usual comb.
  • a block of wax of a size which can conveniently be held in the palm of the hand. It is made of a mixture of wax and coloring material characterized by color applying elongated and/or curved surfaces which extend from one edge of the block to the other and for use by movement of these elongated surfaces mainly in direction normal to the length of the hair.
  • the block will have the multiple, elongated plane surfaces on opposed faces thus to extend the useful life. As one side is worn down, it may be utilized for the gross application of color and the other side for the final finishing application of the color to the hair. It is important that the color not only be in dry form and carried in intimate mixture with the wax but also that it be a nontoxic and certainly lacking in any poisonous or in toxicity potential characteristic in respect of the user such as is found in most liquid hair-dyeing preparations now on the market.
  • FIG. 1 is an isometric view of one form of the invention
  • FIG. 1A is an isometric view of a different embodiment in which multiple surfaces are provided by an endless surface which is shown circular, though it can be of different configuration;
  • FIG. 2 and 3 are end and side views of the embodiment of FIG- 1;
  • FIG. 4 is an isometric view of a modification of the invention' FIGS. 5 and 6 are respectively end and side views of the modification of FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 7 is a sectional view on reduced scale of the embodiment of FIGS. 4-6 together with the package for the device;
  • FIG. 8 is an enlarged isometric view illustrating the manner in which the package or enclosure is separable so that either half may be used as a partial container for the applicator when used to color the hair;
  • FIG. 9 is an isometric view partly in section of another embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 10 is an isometric view of a herringbone arrangement of the color applicators.
  • FIG. 11 is an isometric view of a further embodiment of the invention with the color applicators of the endless type.
  • FIG. 1 one form has been shown in FIG. 1 as comprising an applicatoror block 10 rectangular in shape, having its longest dimensions about 21; to 3 inches long and 2% to 2% inches wide, it being understood that these dimensions are suggestive only.
  • the block 10 is characterized by the provision of a plurality of surfaces 11-15 inclusive extending crosswise of the block and spaced one from the other lengthwise of the block.
  • These coloring surfaces 1l-l5 can be formed by the sawtooth construction illustrated or by other configurations, the important point being that they will present a succession of spaced color-applying surfaces as the block is moved along the hair in the direction of the arrow 21 which is shown embossed on the block.
  • an additional set of color-applying surfaces I620 inclusive are provided at the opposite surface of the block. These are shown as extending at right angles to the direction of the surfaces Ill-I5 inclusive. Again the direction of use will be normal to the direction of the color applicators 16-20. Though it is preferred that the color will be uniformly mixed throughout the wax composition forming the block as a whole, it is within the scope of the invention for the upper color applying surfaces 11-15 to carry one color and the opposite surfaces 16-20 to carry a different color.
  • the block may be extruded as a single piece and then cut to the final dimension thus requiring but one severing operation per block.
  • the applicator or block 30 has the surfaces 31-35 concave downwardly in the direction of the body of the block.
  • the curved line 31a of FIG. 5 of the surface 31 well illustrates this feature. With such curvature, the color-applying surfaces more nearly conform with the curvature of the head during use.
  • the opposite color applying surfaces 36-40 may also be concave in the direction of the central portion of the block 30 if desired and may also be divided as by the succession of slots 41 which, it will be observed. are relatively narrow so that there will be retained the feature of substantially continuous color-applying surfaces. The narrow slots while useful do not materially detract from the color-applying areas utilized as shown in FIG. 6.
  • color-applying areas 42 are sufficiently broad and blunt as to prevent penetration to the scalp with resultant unwanted striped coloring thereof.
  • unwanted striped coloring im parted on the scalp would not only create a strange ap pearance for those with short hair, but would be completely objectionable to persons with partial baldness.
  • FIG. 7 the color applicator 30 of FIG. .4 is shown within a container 50 consisting of an upper part and a lower part which may be separated one from the other.
  • the upper part 50A and the lower part 503 are shown separated one from the other in FIG. 8.
  • the package may be formed of transparent, translucent or opaque material, flexible, semiflexible, or rigid. It is preferred that each half may serve as a holder for the block 30 when it is to be used in coloring the hair, thus avoiding the effects of the heat of the hand on the wax applicator and resultant soiling thereof.
  • a container with flexible walls is well suited for the stated purposes.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates an applicator block 60 which has a configuration ideal for extruding and yet retains the principal features of the invention as discussed above. Only half of the block 60 is shown in detail. It includes a plurality of the colorapplying surfaces extending lengthwise of the cylindrically shaped applicator. If desired, the applicator instead of being cylindrical may be oval shaped or other curvilinear configuration or of any extrudable shape in which there may be retained along the elongated color-imparting surfaces extending longitudinally thereof.
  • FIG. 10 there has been illustrated an applicator device 70 having the color applying surfaces disposed in herringbone array along opposite faces, two of such surfaces 71 and 72 having been identified in FIG. 10.
  • the color-applying surfaces may be disposed in concentric array, as shown in FIG. 11 for the applicator 80.
  • Such color-applying surfaces 81-83 may be of any other pattern in which the surfaces are endless, each outer surface of greater length enclosing an inner surface of lesser length.
  • the block be made with its primary ingredient either saponified stearic acid or candelilla wax with beeswax, some camauba wax and the desired coloring material thoroughly mixed therein.
  • saponified stearic acid or candelilla wax with beeswax, some camauba wax and the desired coloring material thoroughly mixed therein.
  • candelilla wax parafiine or other suitable wax may be used.
  • the proportions to be utilized may be varied in proportion and ingredients. It is essential that the coloring material be harmless to human beings and lacking in toxicity or scalp irritant properties. It will be desirable to include in the mixture antibacterial and/or antifungal properties.
  • the preferred composition will be as follows:
  • an antifungal, antibacterial substance having an 80 percent cationic activity consisting of 68 percent of stearyl dimenthyl benzyl ammonium chloride and the balance in related cationics; such as is to be had in Triton X-400 made by Rohm and Haas.
  • the examples of differing coloring materials are as follows:
  • one of the features of the invention is the presentation to the hair of first one elongated surface of the applicator followed by a second elongated color-applying surface.
  • these elongated surfaces take the form of the concentric circular projections 81, 82 and 83, it will be seen that if a single endless elongated surface were provided, for example, the circular element 82, there would be in effect available on the applicator one semicircular portion which would first contact the hair followed by the remaining semicircular portion which would then contact the hair. Thus a single endless color-applying surface will be satisfactory. As shown in FIG.
  • the color applicator 90 comprises the block of color-applying wax with a single circular applying surface 91 but in addition may include a diametrically disposed color-applying surface 92 thus effectively providing three color-applying surfaces as the circular applicator is stroked over the hair, i.e., the two opposing sides of the circular surface 91 and the diametrically disposed surface 92.
  • the crossmember 92 forming a third color-applying surface may be of a thickness greater than, less than, or equal to that of the outer surface 91.
  • the device of FIG. 1A like the device of FIG. 9 comprises an extrudable shape or configuration advantageous in mass production.
  • a dry-color applicator for pressure coloring human hair comprising:
  • a block of wax of substantial length, width and breadth having an unobstructed face providing spaced sides and ends and of size adapted to be held in the hand for stroking the outer surface of the hair including coloring material in intimate mixture therein characterized by the provision along said unobstructed face of a plurality of elongated and substantially continuous color-applying surfaces in spaced relation one from the other along said face of said block and extending from one side to an opposite side of said block for multiple transfer of color the hair with each stroke, first from one and then from another of said surfaces, said plurality of said substantially continuous elongated surfaces each being of sufficient length to avoid combing action.
  • the applicator of claim 1 which includes a container therefor, said container being circumferentially separable and having relatively flexible sidewalls so that a separated portion of the container containing said block may be held in the hand for manipulation of the exposed color-applying surfaces.
  • a dry-color applicator for pressure coloring human hair comprising:
  • a block of wax of an area of size adapted to be held in the hand including coloring material in intimate mixture therein characterized by the provision of a first set of a plurality of elongated outwardly extending color applying surfaces in spaced relation one from the other for guided movement by the user with pressure applied to the outer surface of the human hair for transfer of wax and coloring material to the hair to color the same, first from one of said elongated color-applying surfaces and then from another of said elongated color-applying surfaces, said block of wax further having a second set of color-applying surfaces extending outwardly and in direction away from the first set of color-applying surfaces.
  • a dry-color applicator'for pressure coloring human hair comprising:
  • a block of wax of an area of size adapted to be held in the hand including coloring material in intimate mixture therein characterized by the provision of a first set of a plurality of elongated outwardly extending color-applying surfaces in spaced relation one from the other for guided movement by the user with pressure applied to the outer surface of the human hair for transfer of wax and coloring material to the hair to color the same first from one of said elongated color-applying surfaces and then from another of said elongated color-applying surfaces, said block of wax having a second set of color-applying surfaces extending outwardly on the opposite side of said block from said first set of color-applying surfaces said second set of color-applying surfaces extending in longitudinal directions at right angles to said first set of color-applying surfaces.
  • a dry-color applicator for the coloring of hair comprising:
  • said block of colored wax having at least one edge portion extending from one side to an opposite side thereof to present at least one unobstructed elongated substantially continuous surface for color stroking the hair without a combing action

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