Hair treatment applicator

• US 7,475,688 B2
• Filed: 09/24/2004
• Issued: 01/13/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wella Operations US LLC
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: Colacioppo, Keith, Brangi, Anne Marie
• Primary Examiner(s): DOAN, ROBYN KIEU
• Application Number:
  US10/949,832
• Publication Number:
  US 20050066989A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,572 Days
• Field of Search: 132/126, 132/219, 132112-116, 132/160, 132/161, 132/159, 132/158, 132/901, 132141-142, D28/20, D28/7, D28/21, D28 9- 10, D28 28- 29, D28/25, D28/44.1, D28 56- 57, D28 61- 62, D28/99, D28/99.1
• US Class Current: 132/126
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 19/0066 Coloring or bleaching
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 19/028 having applicators other than brushes or combs, e.g. rollers, balls or sponges

Abstract

The invention relates to a hair treatment applicator for applying a hair treatment product composition to a user'"'"'s hair by passing the applicator through the hair in a predetermined direction, where the applicator comprises a handle and a head connected to the handle, where the head includes a body having a base and a retaining structure, the retaining structure comprising a pair of opposed blades extending downwardly from the base and proximate the edges of the base, the pair of opposed blades being disposed coincident with the direction of use and the opposed blades defining a retaining volume adapted to receive the hair treatment product composition.

Claims

1. A hair treatment applicator for applying a hair treatment product composition to hair of a user by passing the applicator through the hair in a predetermined direction, the applicator comprising:

an elongated handle having a longitudinal axis; and

a head connected to said handle, the head comprising a body and a retaining structure, the body having a base with edges and the retaining structure consisting of

a first pair of opposed, pillow-shaped blades, each blade having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being attached to the base and the blade extending downwardly from the base, wherein each blade is perpendicular to the base and disposed proximate the edges of the base and wherein the distal end of each blade is beveled, the first pair of opposed blades being disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle, and

a second pair of opposed blades, each blade having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being attached to the base and the blade extending downwardly from the base, wherein each blade is perpendicular to the base, disposed proximate the edges of the base, and essentially coincident with the longitudinal axis of the handle, said first and second pairs of opposed blades defining a retaining volume adapted to receive the hair treatment product composition

whereby in use the applicator passes through the hair towards and essentially along the longitudinal axis of the handle.

2. The applicator of claim 1 wherein the first and second pairs of opposed blades have rectangular planar shapes.

3. The applicator of claim 1 wherein said retaining volume is about 0.4 inch to about 2 inch in width.

4. A hair treatment applicator for applying a hair treatment product composition to hair of a user by passing the applicator through the hair in a predetermined direction, the applicator comprising:

a handle having a longitudinal axis; and

a head connected to said handle, the head comprising a body and a retaining structure, the body having a base with edges and the retaining structure consisting of

a first pair of opposed, pillow-shaped blades, each blade having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being attached to the base and the blade extending downwardly from the base, wherein each blade is perpendicular to the base and proximate the edges of the base and wherein the distal end of each blade is beveled, and the pair of blades being parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle, and

a second pair of opposed, pillow-shaped blades, each blade having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being attached to the base and the blade extending downwardly from the base, wherein each blade is perpendicular to the base, disposed proximate the edges of the base, and essentially coincident with the longitudinal axis of the handle,

the retaining structure comprising a hair treatment composition selected from the group consisting of a hair bleach composition and a hair dye composition,

whereby in use the applicator passes through the hair towards and essentially along the longitudinal axis of the handle.

5. The applicator of claim 4 wherein the opposed blades have rectangular planar shapes.

6. The applicator of claim 4 wherein the leading edges of the opposed blades have airfoil configurations.