Handheld motorized facial brush having three floating heads

• US 10,383,486 B2
• Filed: 10/29/2015
• Issued: 08/20/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thomas Nichols
• Original Assignee: Thomas Nichols
• Inventors: Nichols, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Douglas, Steven O
• Application Number:
  US14/926,299
• Publication Number:
  US 20170119220A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,391 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 13/008 Disc-shaped brush bodies
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 13/02 power-driven carriers
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 13/023 with means for inducing vibration to the bristles
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 15/0044 with light signalling means A46B15/0034, A46B15/0036 takes precedence
• 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: A61H 15/0085 hand-held
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1215 Rotary drive
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1238 with hydraulic or pneumatic drive
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1635 Hand or arm, e.g. handle hand-held, A61H2201/0153; fore-arm support, A61H2003/006
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1661 Wobbling interface, e.g. Stewart platform or Hexapod nutating movement, A61H2001/0207
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1671 rotational
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1685 interchangeable modular devices, A61H2201/0107
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1692 Enhanced rubbing effect
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5035 Several programs selectable
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/022 Face
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/02 with electric or magnetic drive

Abstract

A Handheld Motorized Facial Brush Having Three Floating Heads. The motorized device can generate rotational, oscillating or vibrating motion at a plurality of micro-treatment heads. The microheads are interchangeable and selectable from a group including bristle brushes, sponge applicator, silicone massage finger/element, among others. The device has a detachable three-headed treatment head assembly that interlocks to the main handle housing by twist-lock or other mechanism. The treatment head assembly may have the option of being pivotally attached to the handle housing in order to allow it to closely follow the contours of the user'"'"'s face. Finally, the device has internal batteries that are rechargable.

Claims

1. A skin treatment device, comprising:

a handpiece defined by an internal motor driving a drive gear assembly to rotationally move a motor drive shaft, said motor drive shaft extending from a head portion of said handpiece;

and a treatment head assembly attachable to said head portion, said treatment head assembly comprising;

a base comprising a base first face;

an interlock sleeve extending from said base first face;

a head drive shaft extending from said base first face; and

three or more microdrive interface elements disposed on a second face of said base, each of said three or more microdrive interface elements being interconnected to said head drive shaft, whereby rotating said head drive shaft causes each of said three or more microdrive interface elements to cooperatively rotate; and

a microhead element attachable to each of said three or more microdrive interface elements.

2. The skin treatment device of claim 1, wherein said treatment head assembly further comprises a pivot subassembly, said pivot subassembly permitting pivoting movement between said second face and said head drive shaft.

3. The skin treatment device of claim 2, wherein said interlock sleeve is further defined by one or more interlock slots formed therein for engaging with an interlock element on said head portion of said handpiece to prevent said interlock sleeve from rotating relative thereto.

4. The treatment device of claim 3, wherein said microhead element comprises:

a microbase defined by a first face and a second face, said first face cooperatively formed to be attachable to a one of said three or more microdrive interface elements; and

a microtreatment element extending from said second face of said microbase, said microtreatment element selected from the group consisting of;

a plurality of bristles;

a sponge-like element; and

a silicone-coated element.

5. The treatment device of claim 4, wherein said plurality of bristles defines an outer face comprising a distal end of each of said plurality of bristles.

6. The treatment device of claim 4, wherein said sponge-like element defines an outer face of said microtreatment element.

7. The treatment device of claim 4, wherein said silicone-coated element defines an outer face of said microtreatment element, wherein said outer face comprises silicone, rubber or plastic material.

8. A device for treating a user'"'"'s skin prior to shaving, comprising:

a handpiece;

a treatment head assembly attachable to said handpiece, whereby said treatment head assembly can pivotally move relative to said handpiece when attached thereto, said treatment head assembly comprising;

a base comprising a base first face;

an interlock sleeve extending from said base first face;

a head drive shaft extending from said base first face; and

three or more microdrive interface elements disposed on a second face of said base, each of said three or more microdrive interface elements being interconnected to said head drive shaft, whereby rotating said head drive shaft causes each of said three or more microdrive interface elements to cooperatively rotate; and

a microhead element attachable to a one of said three or more microdrive interface elements; and

three or more microtreatment heads extending from said treatment head assembly, each of said three or more microtreatment heads comprising said microtreatment element extending therefrom and selected from the group consisting of;

a plurality of bristles;

a sponge-like element; and

a silicone-coated element.

9. The treatment device of claim 8, wherein said plurality of bristles defines an outer face comprising a distal end of each of said plurality of bristles.

10. The treatment device of claim 8, wherein said sponge-like element defines an outer face of said microtreatment element.

11. The treatment device of claim 8, wherein said silicone-coated element defines an outer face of said microtreatment element, wherein said outer face comprises silicone, rubber or plastic material.

12. The device of claim 8, wherein said microhead elements comprise:

a microbase defined by a first face and a second face, said first face cooperatively formed to be attachable to a one of said three or more microdrive interface elements; and

said microtreatment element extending from said second face of said microbase.

13. A method for treating the skin, comprising the steps of:

obtaining a skin treatment device, the skin treatment device, comprising;

a handpiece having an internal drive motor;

a treatment head assembly attachable to said handpiece, said treatment head assembly comprising a base comprising a base first face, said treatment head further comprising an interlock sleeve extending from said base first face, a head drive shaft extending from said base first face, three or more microdrive interface elements disposed on a second face of said base, and a microhead element attachable to a one of said three or more microdrive interface elements, each of said three or more microdrive interface elements being interconnected to said head drive shaft, whereby rotating said head drive shaft causes each of said three or more microdrive interface elements to cooperatively rotate, whereby said treatment head assembly can pivotally move relative to said handpiece when attached thereto; and

three or more microtreatment heads extending from said treatment head assembly, each of said three or more microtreatment heads comprising a microtreatment element extending therefrom defined by a face and selected from the group consisting of;

a plurality of bristles;

a sponge-like element; and

a silicone-coated element;

placing said face against the skin; and

activating said drive motor to drive said face to move rotationally.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein said three or more microhead elements of said obtaining step comprise:

a microbase defined by a first face and a second face, said first face cooperatively formed to be attachable to a one of said three or more microdrive interface elements; and

said microtreatment element extending from said second face of said microbase.