Biodegradable, disposable tattoo tube

• US 20100206138A1
• Filed: 01/08/2010
• Published: 08/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Joseph B. Clark
• Original Assignee: Joseph B. Clark
• Inventors: Clark, Joseph B.
• Application Number:
  US12/654,944
• Publication Number:
  US 20100206138A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 81/9.220
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 37/0076 Tattooing apparatus apparatus for marking animals A01K11/00; vaccine applicators having needles or other puncturing means A61B17/205

Abstract

The biodegradable, disposable tattoo tube includes an elongated plastic tube adapted to be releasably attached to a tattooing device, a shaped tip at one end of the tube, an open ink reservoir adjacent the tip, and an ergonomic grip disposed between opposing ends of the tube. The tattoo tube is made from biodegradable plastic material that may be recycled naturally or in any other conventional manner.

Claims

1. A biodegradable, disposable tattoo tube, comprising:

an elongated tube having one end adapted for attachment to a tattooing device and a shaped tip formed on the opposite end of the elongated tube, the tip having an opening to allow passage of a tattoo needle, the tip having a top and an open slot formed at the top of the shaped tip;

a grip detachably mounted between the ends of the tube; and

an open ink reservoir aligned with the open slot, the open ink reservoir extending to the grip;

wherein the elongated tube is made from biodegradable plastic material.

2. The biodegradable, disposable tattoo tube according to claim 1, wherein the shaped tip is diamond-shaped.

3. The biodegradable, disposable tattoo tube according to claim 1, wherein the tip has a Flat Mag shape.

4. The biodegradable, disposable tattoo tube according to claim 1, wherein the shaped tip is round.

5. The biodegradable, disposable tattoo tube according to claim 1, wherein the grip comprises an ergonomically shaped handle.

6. The biodegradable, disposable tattoo tube according to claim 5, wherein the ergonomically shaped handle is deformable in order to conform to a user'"'"'s grip and provide comfort.

7. The biodegradable, disposable tattoo tube according to claim 5, wherein the ergonomically shaped handle comprises:

a substantially frustoconical base having a planar end, the planar end forming a guard adjacent the open ink reservoir to prevent ink splatter and to provide an abutment for the user'"'"'s fingers; and

a substantially frustoconical main body having a major end tapering towards the base and a minor end tapering towards the attachment end of the elongated tube, an annular groove being formed between the base and the main body, the annular groove providing ergonomic space for the user'"'"'s fingers while gripping the handle.

8. The biodegradable, disposable tattoo tube according to claim 5, wherein the ergonomically shaped handle includes textured surfaces to enhance grip.

9. The biodegradable, disposable tattoo tube according to claim 1, wherein the biodegradable plastic material is made from plant-based polymers.