Coating implements with material supply – Including ball – roller or endless-belt tool
Reexamination Certificate
2000-06-30
2001-06-12
Walczak, David J. (Department: 3751)
Coating implements with material supply
Including ball, roller or endless-belt tool
C401S006000, C401S219000, C401S220000, C401S183000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06244776
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The applicator is for fluid materials of all viscosities and has an angular dispensing head for conveniently reaching difficult body surfaces. The fluid material reservoir serves as a handle and the handle has an extension thereon to reach more distant application points.
PRIOR ART
In the original application, Ser. No. 08/641,892, filed May 2, 1996, the Examiner cited Stephens U.S. Pat. No. 824,752; Peeples U.S. Pat. No. D252,219; and Fitzpatrick U.S. Pat. No. 5,816,619.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Various lotions of medication and various lotions of materials used as health and beauty products are applied to the skin for various health and beauty purposes. These lotions are generally liquid, gels or are of fluid consistency and may vary in consistency from almost-liquid to almost-solid. The applicator is useful for lotions, creams, oils, moisturizers, liquid lipsticks, liquid make-up, eye make-up, as well as therapeutic materials of that general consistency or the like without touching the material and the skin.
The application of such materials is difficult to achieve. Quite often the materials are applied to the hand, but the concave shape of the palm of the hand prevents even coating of the skin. The fluid material is spread from the palm of the hand onto the area to which it is to be applied. Unless great care is taken, when applied from the palm of the hand, the spreading is uneven. It must be noted that it is usually not intended that this material be applied to the palm of the hand, but that is merely a way of conveying the fluid material to the skin area to which it is to be applied. There is loss because that material remaining in the palm of the hand is washed away. There is an additional problem of having the fluid material deposited in the rings being worn by the user. If the ring is taken off, it may be left behind and lost. If the ring is left on, it will be filled with the fluid material and must be regularly cleaned. Thus, the present method of applying the fluid material by application from the hand is undesirable. Furthermore, the roller of the applicator helps the fluid material to penetrate into the skin effectively and evenly.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In order to aid in the understanding of this invention, it can be stated in essentially summary form that it is directed to an applicator for health and beauty products which are of many consistencies. The applicator comprises a reservoir which also serves as a handle for manipulation of the applicator. The handle may be extensible for longer length to permit a longer reach. The angular dispensing head on the applicator has a rolling member therein. When the applicator is manipulated, the rolling member rolls against the skin. The reservoir delivers the fluid material to the rolling member so that it is applied to the desired area of the skin surface.
It is thus a purpose and advantage of this invention to provide an improved applicator for health and beauty products which insures smooth and even distribution of the material to the selected body area.
It is a further purpose and advantage of this invention to provide an applicator which includes a reservoir from which health and/or beauty products of fluid consistency are dispensed to an angular head with a rolling member so that the rolling member is placed in contact with the skin to apply the material.
It is another purpose and advantage of this invention to provide a length extender for the material reservoir so that the angular dispensing head can be positioned farther away from the manipulating end so that the fluid material can be applied to the selected body area.
It is a further purpose and advantage of this invention to provide an applicator which is easy to manufacture so that it may inexpensively employed for application for a variety of different health and beauty products of many consistencies.
These and other purposes and advantages of this invention will become apparent from the study of the following portion of this specification, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Dicke, Jr. Allen A.
Walczak David J.
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