Applicator device
First Claim
1. An applicator device comprising a main head defining a planar applicator face comprising an array of uniformly sized and uniformly shaped protrusion surface portions thereon, wherein the protrusion surface portions are surrounded by planar surface portions of the applicator face, wherein the protrusion surface portions are of convex character protruding upwardly from the applicator face and have a diameter of from about 0.5 to about 1.5 cm, a height measured from the planar face of from about 0.05 to about 0.2 cm, a height-to-diameter ratio of from about 0.03 to about 0.40, and a protrusion surface portion density of from about 1 to about 3 surface protrusion portions/cm2.
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Abstract
An applicator device comprising a main head having a surface bearing protrusion elements of specified dimensional character. The disclosed device has superior utility for the application to the skin of materials such as skin lotions, tanning oils, salves, massage oils, depilatory creams, shaving creams and gels, personal lubricants, and the like.
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- 1. An applicator device comprising a main head defining a planar applicator face comprising an array of uniformly sized and uniformly shaped protrusion surface portions thereon, wherein the protrusion surface portions are surrounded by planar surface portions of the applicator face, wherein the protrusion surface portions are of convex character protruding upwardly from the applicator face and have a diameter of from about 0.5 to about 1.5 cm, a height measured from the planar face of from about 0.05 to about 0.2 cm, a height-to-diameter ratio of from about 0.03 to about 0.40, and a protrusion surface portion density of from about 1 to about 3 surface protrusion portions/cm2.
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16. An applicator device comprising a main head defining a planar applicator face comprising an array of uniformly sized and uniformly shaped protrusion surface portions thereon, wherein the protrusion surface portions are surrounded by planar surface portions of the applicator face, wherein the protrusion surface portions are of convex character protruding upwardly from the applicator face and have a diameter of from about 0.6 to about 1.2 cm, a height measured from the planar face of from about 0.05 to about 0.20 cm, a height-to-diameter ratio of from about 0.04 to about 0.33, and a protrusion surface portion density of from about 1.25 to about 2.5 surface protrusion portions/cm2.
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17. An applicator device comprising a main head defining a planar applicator face comprising an array of uniformly sized and uniformly shaped protrusion surface portions thereon, wherein the protrusion surface portions are surrounded by planar surface portions of the applicator face, wherein the protrusion surface portions are of convex character protruding upwardly from the applicator face and have a diameter of from about 0.7 to about 1.0 cm, a height measured from the planar face of from about 0.05 to about 0.15 cm, a height-to-diameter ratio of from about 0.05 to about 0.21 and a protrusion surface portion density of from about 1.5 to about 2.0 surface protrusion portion/cm2.
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