Combined container and applicator for sun lotion and other solutions

• US 6,010,264 A
• Filed: 03/06/1998
• Issued: 01/04/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tom Freeman
• Original Assignee: Tom Freeman
• Inventors: Scuderi, Richard, Freeman, Thomas J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Walczak, David J.
• Application Number:
  US09/036,447
• Time in Patent Office: 669 Days
• Field of Search: 401/21, 401/6, 401/16, 401/17, 401/209, 401/213, 401/219, 401/216
• US Class Current: 401/21
• 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 34/041 using a roller, a disc or a ball

Abstract

A method and apparatus for applying various topical solutions, the ends of which are able to either spray, roll or sponge on (or a combination of the aforementioned) various topical solutions applied to a living body. The sprayer enables the user to spray on various liquid products. The roller ball enables the user to apply topical solutions with a massage effect. The sponge or sponges enable the user to apply a wide range of solutions while achieving a cleansing effect. The present invention greatly improves upon the functionality and appearance of the product known as Reach-It of DES 285,172 and utility U.S. Pat. No. 4,571,106.

Claims

1. An apparatus for effectively applying a wide variety of solutions to the body of a user comprising:

a hand-held container having first and second ends and a hollow interior chamber for containing solution therein;

a sealer cap removably attached to said first end of said container

a roller ball removably attached to said sealer cap and adapted to dispense solution from said interior chamber to the body of a user;

a plurality of sponges removably mounted to said container adjacent to said roller ball such that said sponges and said roller ball are adapted to contact the user'"'"'s body at the same time to effectively apply solution thereto;

a plurality of mounting means positioned on said container and spaced from said first end whereby each of said plurality of sponges can be removed from said first end of said container and positioned in a respective mounting means to thereby store said sponges in a retracted position on said container in order to enable a user to use only the roller ball to contact the body.

2. The apparatus as defined in claim 1 and further including a spray cap removably mounted to said second end of said container for enabling the solution to be sprayed from said container to the user.

3. The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said sealer cap is adapted to release said roller ball and securely support an additional sponge thereon such that only a sponge surface contacts the user'"'"'s body.

4. The apparatus as defined in claim 1 and further including a flow control means for controlling the amount of solution dispensed from said container.

5. The apparatus as defined in claim 4 wherein said flow control means includes a tub having apertures therein and a disk having apertures therein wherein said disk is attached to said sealer cap such that when said sealer cap is rotated, said apertures in said disk are aligned with apertures in said tub to thereby dispense a selected amount of solution.