Skin cleanser

• US 10,213,064 B2
• Filed: 12/16/2014
• Issued: 02/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Foreo, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Foreo, Inc.
• Inventors: Sedic, Filip
• Primary Examiner(s): Holwerda, Kathleen
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lauer, Christina
• Application Number:
  US14/572,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20150105802A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,533 Days
• Field of Search: 606131
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 7/02 Bathing sponges, brushes, gloves, or similar cleaning or rubbing implements brushes in general A46B; sponges for domestic cleaning A47L13/16; specially for massage A61H7/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 7/04 Mechanical washing or cleaning devices, hand or mechanically, i.e. power operated
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 7/043 hand operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/443 Evaluating skin constituents, e.g. elastin, melanin, water
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/445 Evaluating skin irritation or skin trauma, e.g. rash, eczema, wound, bed sore
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2023/0272 multiple masses each rotated by an individual motor
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0153 hand-held
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0157 portable
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/02 heated or cooled
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0207 heated
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/105 with means for delivering media, e.g. drugs or cosmetics
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1215 Rotary drive
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1223 Frequency controlled AC motor
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5002 Means for controlling a set of similar massage devices acting in sequence at different locations on a patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5035 Several programs selectable
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5038 freely programmable by the user
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5041 control is restricted to certain individuals
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5097 wireless
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/022 Face
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/00 Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibration; Suction-vibration massage; Massage with moving diaphragms apparatus for passive exercising A61H1/00; generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations in general B06B
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/006 : Percussion or tapping massage hand percussion A61H23/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/02 : with electric or magnetic drive
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0254 : with rotary motor
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0263 : using rotating unbalanced masses
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/002 : by rubbing or brushing
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/003 : Hand-held or hand-driven devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/004 : power-driven, e.g. electrical
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/005 : hand-held

Abstract

A skin cleanser includes a surface, such as a silicone surface, with at least one textured portion for transmitting vibrational tapping to the skin. The skin cleanser includes at least one oscillating motor for generating the tapping motion to the skin. The textured portion includes touch-points or a wave that transmit the tapping motion to skin in contact with the textured portions. The touch-points may include thicker and thinner formations of the touch-points to provide firmer or softer vibrations to the skin. The touch-points are within about 0.5 to 2.5 mm in diameter. One configuration includes multiple oscillating motors configured to provide different vibration frequencies at around 50-300 Hertz and operable simultaneously.

Claims

1. A skin cleanser comprising:

a skin cleanser body having a substantially flat base configured to stand unaided on a substantially flat surface and configured to be held in a hand of a user, the skin cleanser body having an upper portion and a lower portion, the skin cleanser body having a cross-sectional shape that is longer in a first direction substantially parallel to the base than in a second direction substantially parallel to the base, the skin cleanser body comprising;

a silicone exterior covering substantially all of an exterior of the skin cleanser body;

a first side of the silicone exterior including;

a first textured surface area of thicker touch-points positioned at the upper portion of the skin cleanser body, the first textured surface area integrally forming part of the silicone exterior, and

a second textured surface area of thinner touch-points positioned at the upper portion of the skin cleanser body, wherein the thicker and thinner touch-points are within a range of about 0.5 to 2.5 millimeters (mm) in diameter, the second textured surface area integrally forming part of the silicone exterior, and

a second side of the silicone exterior including;

a third textured surface area of touch-points or raised, smooth ridges positioned on the skin cleanser body, the third textured surface area integrally forming part of the silicone exterior, and

a first oscillating motor located within the skin cleanser body, the first oscillating motor configured to produce pulsations of the first and second textured surface areas; and

at least one control located on the lower portion of the skin cleanser body and operable through the silicone exterior, the at least one control configured to operate the first oscillating motor.

2. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the thicker touch-points are grouped at a top of the upper portion of the first side of the skin cleanser body, and wherein the thinner touch-points are positioned below the thicker touch-points.

3. The skin cleanser of claim 2, wherein the thicker touch-points form a substantially semi-circular pattern at the top of the upper portion of the skin cleanser body, and wherein the thinner touch-points are positioned around at least one side of the semi-circular pattern.

4. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the third textured surface area is made up of thicker touch-points.

5. The skin cleanser of claim 4, wherein the second side does not include thinner touch-points.

6. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein a portion of the skin cleanser body including the first textured surface area and the second textured surface area is substantially equal to a portion of the skin cleanser body including the third textured surface area.

7. The skin cleanser of claim 1, further comprising a second oscillating motor operable at a different frequency from the first oscillating motor.

8. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the first oscillating motor is operable to oscillate within the range of about 50 to 300 Hertz (Hz).

9. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the at least one control comprises an indentation in the lower portion of the skin cleanser body, the indentation configured to turn on and off the skin cleanser.

10. The skin cleanser of claim 9, wherein the at least one control further comprises plus and minus controls on either side of the indentation, the plus and minus controls configured to increase and decrease, respectively, a speed of the first oscillating motor.

11. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the third textured surface area is made up of a plurality of raised, smooth ridges.

12. The skin cleanser of claim 11, wherein the raised, smooth ridges are arranged in lines running across the skin cleanser body.

13. The skin cleanser of claim 12, wherein the raised, smooth ridges are arranged in a wave formation.

14. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the lower portion of the first side of the skin cleanser body comprises silicone and does not include any touch-points.

15. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the first textured surface area of touch-points is compressible to contour to a skin surface.

16. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the thicker and the thinner touch-points are compressible or bendable to contour to a skin surface, and wherein each touch-point of the thicker and the thinner touch-points is formed as a single structure.

17. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the first oscillating motor is arranged within the skin cleanser body to vertically oscillate the thicker and the thinner touch-points.

18. The skin cleanser of claim 17, wherein the thicker and the thinner touch-points are configured to provide a tapping motion via the vertical oscillations against a skin surface when the first and second textured surface areas are placed against the skin surface.

19. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the thicker touch-points are grouped at a top of the upper portion of the first side of the skin cleanser body, and wherein the thinner touch-points are positioned below the thicker touch-points,

wherein the at least one control comprises:

an indentation in the lower portion of the skin cleanser body, the indentation configured to turn on and off the skin cleanser, and

controls on either side of the indentation that are configured to increase and decrease a speed of the first oscillating motor,

wherein the lower portion of the first side of the skin cleanser body comprises silicone and does not include any touch-points,

wherein the thicker and the thinner touch-points are compressible or bendable to contour to a skin surface,

wherein each touch-point of the thicker and the thinner touch-points is formed as a single structure;

wherein the skin cleanser is shaped to be held in a hand of a user with a thumb of the user resting against the at least one control and one or more fingers of the user resting on the second side of the skin cleanser body, and

wherein the first and second textured surface areas are positioned on the upper portion of the skin cleanser body such that the user is able to press the first and second textured surface areas against the skin surface when the skin cleanser is held in the hand of the user.

20. A skin cleanser comprising:

a skin cleanser body having a cross-sectional shape that is longer in a first direction substantially parallel to a base of the skin cleanser body than in a second direction substantially parallel to the base, wherein the base is substantially flat and is configured to stand unaided on a substantially flat surface, the skin cleanser body comprising;

a silicone exterior covering substantially all of an exterior of the skin cleanser body;

a first side of the silicone exterior including;

a first textured surface area of first touch-points positioned on the skin cleanser body, the first textured surface area integrally forming part of the silicone exterior,

a second textured surface area of second touch-points positioned on the skin cleanser body, wherein the second touch-points are thinner than the first touch-points, the second textured surface area integrally forming part of the silicone exterior, and

a second side of the silicone exterior including;

a third textured surface area of touch-points or ridges positioned on the skin cleanser body, the third textured surface area integrally forming part of the silicone exterior;

a first oscillating motor located within the skin cleanser body, the first oscillating motor configured to produce pulsations of the first and second textured surface areas; and

at least one control located on the skin cleanser body and operable through the silicone exterior, the at least one control configured to operate the first oscillating motor.

21. The skin cleanser of claim 20, wherein the first touch-points are grouped at a top of the first side, and wherein the second touch-points are positioned below the first touch-points.

22. The skin cleanser of claim 21, wherein the first touch-points form a substantially semi-circular pattern at the top of the skin cleanser body, and wherein the second touch-points are positioned around one side of the semi-circular pattern.

23. The skin cleanser of claim 20, wherein the third textured surface area is made up of touch-points of substantially a same size as the first touch-points.

24. The skin cleanser of claim 20, wherein a portion of the skin cleanser body including the first textured surface area and the second textured surface area is substantially equal to a portion of the skin cleanser body including the third textured surface area.

25. The skin cleanser of claim 20, wherein the at least one control comprises an indentation in the skin cleanser body, the indentation configured to turn on and off the skin cleanser.

26. The skin cleanser of claim 25, wherein the at least one control further comprises controls on either side of the indentation that are configured to increase and decrease a speed of the first oscillating motor.

27. The skin cleanser of claim 20, wherein the third textured surface area is made up of a plurality of raised, smooth ridges arranged in lines running across the skin cleanser body.

28. The skin cleanser of claim 20, wherein the skin cleanser body includes an additional surface area below the second textured surface area that does not include any touch-points.

29. The skin cleanser of claim 20, wherein the first oscillating motor is arranged within the skin cleanser body to vertically oscillate the first and second touch-points to provide a tapping motion against a skin surface when the first and second textured surface areas are placed against the skin surface.

30. The skin cleanser of claim 20, wherein the first textured surface area of first touch-points and the second textured surface area of second touch-points are compressible or bendable to contour to a skin surface,

wherein each one touch-point of the first and second touch-points is formed as a single structure;

wherein the skin cleanser is shaped to be held in a hand of a user with a thumb of the user resting against the at least one control and one or more fingers of the user resting on the second side of the skin cleanser body, and

wherein the first and second textured surface areas are positioned on the skin cleanser body such that the user is able to press the first and second textured surface areas against the skin surface when the skin cleanser is held in the hand of the user.