Oxygenating cosmetic instrument having various numbers of heads

• US 20060058714A1
• Filed: 09/10/2004
• Published: 03/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: East West Bank (East West Bancorp Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Dean L. Rhoades
• Inventors: Rhoades, Dean L.
• Granted Patent: US 7,384,405 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 601/73
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2200/1018 comprising a pad, i.e. a cushion-like mass of soft material, with or without gripping means
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2200/1054 Abrasive cosmetic skin peeling or scrubbing
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2200/155 Heating or cooling means, i.e. for storing or applying cosmetic products at a predetermined temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2200/207 Vibration, e.g. ultrasound
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 24/007 power-driven
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 34/04 Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 13/023 with means for inducing vibration to the bristles
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 15/0034 with a source of radiation, e.g. UV, IR, LASER, X-ray for irradiating the teeth and associated surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/1006 Brushes for cleaning the hand or the human body
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/102 Brush specifically designed for massaging the skin or scalp A46B2200/1026 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/3093 Brush with abrasive properties, e.g. wire bristles
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 5/0016 Brushes with heads on opposite sides or ends of a handle not intended for simultaneous use
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/54 Chiropodists' instruments , e.g. pedicure chiropractic devices A61H1/008
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00734 battery operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00747 Dermatology
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320004 abrasive
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2033/143 with oxygen
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1685 interchangeable modular devices, A61H2201/0107
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0236 using sonic waves, e.g. using loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0245 with ultrasonic transducers, e.g. piezoelectric
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 33/14 : Devices for gas baths with ozone, hydrogen, or the like production of ozone or hydrogen C01B, C25B1/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/005 : hand-held
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 35/003 : Portable hand-held applicators having means for dispensing or spreading integral media hand-held massage devices with liquid delivery A61H7/003
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0644 : Handheld applicators
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0652 : Arrays of diodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0659 : infrared
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0616 : Skin treatment other than tanning

Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus including a handle capable of manipulation by a human hand, and one or more head portions to mate to various types of treatment attachments, which may be moved over an area of skin and/or body part by a motion generator moving the head portions, and/or by a user manipulating the handle. Various suitable attachments include applicator attachments having abrasive surfaces, oxygenating attachments having pores through which oxygen may travel, brush attachments for cleaning and polishing, thermal attachments for heating and cooling, and light radiating attachments. The motion generator may move the attachments by vibrating, spinning, oscillating, or propagating sonic waves through the head portions. Thus, attachments may be attached and removed from the head portions to treating skin and/or body parts by abrasion, cleaning, polishing, lighting, or oxygenation. Moreover, during treatment abrasive composition, cleaning solution, and/or polishing solution may be applied to the skin and/or body part.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a first head portion;

a second head portion;

a handle portion coupled to the first head portion and to the second head portion, the handle portion and suitable for gripping by a human hand;

wherein the handle portion comprises a motion generator to move one of the first head portion and the second head portion.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a switch to cause to motion generator to move either the first head portion of the second head portion.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motion generator comprises a motor coupled to an eccentric mass to move at least one of the first head portion and the second head portion.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motion generator comprises:

a motor and a plurality of gears to at least one of spin and vibrate the first head portion or the second head portion.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motion generator comprises:

a sonic wave generator to propagate one of sonic and ultrasonic waves through at least one of the first head portion and the second head portion.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first head portion includes a first end to removably attach to an applicator attachment to apply a treatment agent to a localized area of human skin or a body part, and the second head portion includes a second end to removably attach to a brush attachment to brush a localized area of human skin or a body part.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first head portion comprises an exterior shape to mate with an interior volume of the applicator attachment.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein first head portion comprises an exterior sidewall and an exterior surface to be accepted by an interior volume defined by an interior intermediate surface and an interior sidewall of the applicator attachment.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the exterior sidewall has at least one recess to be engaged by at least one protuberance extending longitudinally from a portion of the interior sidewall into the interior volume.

10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the applicator attachment comprises:

a first end having dimension suitable for mating with the first head portion, and a second end comprising an abrasive surface having dimensions suitable for contacting localized areas of human hair or skin.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the abrasive surface comprises a generally triangular shaped surface for abrading or exfoliating areas of human skin.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the abrasive surface comprises a plurality of abrasive particles coupled to a generally planar surface body, and a cushioning layer including an elastic material coupled between the generally planar surface body and an exterior intermediate surface of the applicator attachment.

13. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the second head portion comprises an exterior shape to mate with an interior volume of the brush attachment.

14. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein second head portion comprises an exterior sidewall and an exterior surface to be accepted by an interior volume defined by an interior intermediate surface and an interior sidewall of the brush attachment.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein exterior sidewall has at least one recess to be engaged by at least one protuberance extending longitudinally from a portion of the interior sidewall into the interior volume.

16. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the brush attachment comprises:

a first end having dimension suitable for mating with the second head portion, and a second end comprising a plurality of bristles having dimensions suitable for contacting localized areas of human hair or skin.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the plurality of bristles define a generally polygon shape.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the plurality of bristles comprise one of a plurality of one of abrasive bristles for abrading or exfoliating areas of human skin, and a plurality soft bristles for polishing or cleansing areas of human hair or skin.

19. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first head portion includes a first end to attach to an oxygenating attachment to apply a treatment gas to a localized area of human skin;

a plurality of openings extending through the first end to allow the treatment gas to travel from the first head portion to the oxygenating attachment.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the oxygenating attachment comprises:

a first end having dimension suitable for attaching to the first head portion with one of an adhesive and a double sided tape, and a second end comprising a surface having dimensions suitable for contacting localized areas of human hair or skin.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the oxygenating attachment comprises:

a porous material having a generally discus shape with a sidewall and a center portion defined within the sidewall;

wherein the center portion has a porosity that is greater than a porosity of the sidewall.

22. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first head portion includes a first end to removably attach to one of an applicator attachment, a brush attachment, a light treatment attachment, a gas treatment attachment, a cold treatment attachment;

and a heat treatment attachment to treat a localized area of one of human hair, face, neck, hands, feet, elbows, knees, scalp, nails, and cuticles.

23. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one additional head portion coupled to the handle portion, wherein the motion generator is to move the at least one additional head portion.

24. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motion generator is a physical attachment between the handle portion and the head portion such that manipulation of the handle portion causes movement of the head portion over a skin surface or a body part of a person.

25. An apparatus comprising:

a porous material including a first end having dimension suitable for attaching to a device that is capable of manipulation within a human hand and suitable for gripping by a human hand, a second end including a surface having dimensions suitable to apply a treatment gas to localized areas of human skin, and a plurality of pores to allow a treatment gas to travel from the first end to the second end.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the first end has a dimension suitable for attaching to a first head portion of the device with one of an adhesive and a double sided tape.

27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the porous material comprises:

a generally discus shape with a sidewall and a center portion defined within the sidewall;

wherein the center portion has a porosity that is greater than a porosity of the sidewall.

28. The apparatus of claim 25, further comprising a device having one head portion and a handle portion that is capable of manipulation within a human hand and suitable for gripping by a human hand, wherein the first end is attached to the one head portion.

29. A method comprising:

moving a first head portion with a motion generator of an apparatus;

moving a second head portion with the motion generator;

manipulating a handle portion of the apparatus to treat an area of human skin with a first treatment attachment coupled to the first head portion.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein moving the first head portion and moving the second head portion includes at least one of vibrating, spinning in one direction, oscillating, spinning back and forth, and propagating sonic waves through at least one of the first head portion and the second head portion.

31. The method of claim 29, wherein moving the first head portion and moving the second head portion includes moving either the first head portion or the second head portion at the same time.

32. The method of claim 29, wherein manipulating comprises:

applying an abrasive surface of the first treatment attachment to a layer of human skin;

manipulating the abrasive surface about the layer of human skin to allow the abrasive surface to abrade an epidermal layer of the human skin.

33. The method of claim 29, further comprising:

orienting the handle portion to treat an area of human skin with a second treatment attachment coupled to the second head portion.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein orienting comprises:

applying a plurality of bristles of a brush attachment to a layer of human hair or skin;

manipulating the brush attachment to brush the layer of human hair or skin with the plurality of bristles to one of clean particles off of the layer of human skin, and polish the layer of human skin.

35. The method of claim 33 further comprising one of removably attaching the first treatment attachment to the first head portion and removably attaching the second treatment attachment to the second head portion.

36. The method of claim 29, further comprising one of removing the first treatment attachment from the first head portion and attaching a second treatment attachment to the first head portion.

37. The method of claim 29, further comprising, in the course of manipulating, applying one of an abrasive composition, a cleaning solution, and a polishing solution to the area of human skin.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein applying a composition or solution comprises:

applying the composition or the solution between an abrasive surface or a plurality of brush bristles of the first treatment attachment and the area of human skin;

manipulating the composition or the solution over the area of human skin with the first treatment attachment.

39. An apparatus comprising:

a first end having dimension suitable for manipulation with a human hand and suitable for gripping by a human hand;

an attachment to attach to a source of treatment gas;

a second end having at least one opening and a surface having dimensions suitable to apply a treatment gas to localized areas of human skin; and

at least one conduit to allow a treatment gas to travel from the attachment to the opening.

40. The apparatus of claim 39, wherein the second end has a plurality of bristles about the opening.

41. The apparatus of claim 39, wherein the second end has a porous material including a surface having dimensions suitable to apply a treatment gas to localized areas of human skin.