SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING A SURFACE

• US 20130110032A1
• Filed: 06/20/2012
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: El Global Trade Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Martin Gurovich
• Inventors: Gurovich, Martin, LUZON, Josef
• Granted Patent: US 9,492,001 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/22
• 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 2200/1045 with one or more internal reservoirs, e.g. rupturable microcapsules
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2200/1054 Abrasive cosmetic skin peeling or scrubbing
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 34/041 using a roller, a disc or a ball

Abstract

System and method for treating a surface are provided. A flexible or adaptable pad for treating a surface may be particularly suitable for treatment of uneven surfaces. An apparatus may include a mounting section and a flexible surface comprising a plurality of treatment sections. The treatment sections may comprise an abrasive material. Cracks or grooves on a surface of the apparatus enable a first and second treatment sections to assume a respective first and second positions with respect to a treated surface. An edge of a groove may be designed to increase an abrasiveness of the apparatus and may remove material from a treated surface. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Claims

1. An apparatus for treating an uneven surface, the apparatus comprising:

a mounting section; and

a flexible surface comprising a plurality of treatment sections;

wherein the treatment sections are designed to maximize a contact area of the apparatus with a treated uneven surface.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a flexible material.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a crack enables a first and second treatment sections to assume a respective first and second positions.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein a sharp edge of the crack is designed to increase an abrasiveness of the apparatus.

5. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the crack is designed to remove material from the treated uneven surface.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the treatment sections comprise an abrasive material

7. The apparatus of claim 1, comprising holes for passage of substance between an inner space of the apparatus and a space external to the apparatus.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, comprising an internal support designed to control a reaction of a treatment section to an external pressure.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of an internal space of the apparatus is filled with a substance to control a reaction to external pressure.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, comprising a discharge unit for discharging material onto the treated uneven surface.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is mounted on a device using the mounting section and wherein the device is to translate the treatment sections with respect to the treated uneven surface.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein suction provided to an inner chamber of the apparatus causes substance to flow from the chamber into a container.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the device is configured to control a flexibility of the apparatus by controlling a pressure in an inner chamber of the apparatus.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the device is configured to control a temperature of the apparatus.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the device is configured to control a flexibility of the apparatus by controlling an amount of substance in an inner chamber of the apparatus.

16. An apparatus for treating an uneven surface of a skin, the apparatus comprising:

a flexible surface comprising a plurality of treatment sections, the treatment sections comprising an abrasive material;

wherein cracks between the treatment sections enable a first and second treatment sections to assume a respective first and second positions with respect to an uneven surface of a skin

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the cracks are designed to remove material from the treated uneven surface and wherein a sharp edge of a crack is designed to increase an abrasiveness of the apparatus.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein:

an internal support controls a reaction of a treatment section to an external pressure; and

at least a portion of an internal space of the apparatus is filled with a substance to control a reaction to external pressure.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein a device connected to the apparatus is configured to:

control a pressure in an inner chamber of the apparatus;

control a temperature of the apparatus; and

control a flow of substance from an inner chamber of the apparatus.

20. A method of treating an uneven surface of a skin, the method comprising:

translating with respect to a treated uneven surface of a skin a flexible surface comprising a plurality of treatment sections, the treatment sections comprising an abrasive material;

wherein cracks between the treatment sections enable a first and second treatment sections to assume a respective first and second positions with respect to an uneven surface of a skin.