Apparatus for applying roll-on and rub-on medications

• US 8,715,252 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Issued: 05/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Richard Dale Wayne Connor
• Original Assignee: Richard Dale Wayne Connor
• Inventors: Connor, Richard Dale Wayne, Connor, Ronald Lowell Franklin
• Primary Examiner(s): Wiest, Philip R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zimbouski, Ariana
• Application Number:
  US13/615,869
• Publication Number:
  US 20140081220A1
• Time in Patent Office: 599 Days
• Field of Search: 152/442, 151/444, 152/441, 152/101, 151/431, 151/471, 151/48, 151/53, 152/31, 138/95, 138/97, 604/289, 164/21, 164/29, 164/30, 607/89, 607/88, 606/13, 606/19, 206/581
• US Class Current: 604/289
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2200/1081 Applying a substance on the back of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/0092 hand-held A61H15/0085 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/0064 with freely rotating spheres
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0153 hand-held
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/105 with means for delivering media, e.g. drugs or cosmetics
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1635 Hand or arm, e.g. handle
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/081 Back
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 37/00 Accessories for massage
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/003 Hand-held or hand-driven devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 35/003 Portable hand-held applicators having means for dispensing or spreading integral media hand-held massage devices with liquid delivery A61H7/003

Abstract

A clamp and handle is designed exclusively for holding purchased containers of rub on and roll on pain killers, deodorants and any other substance that is in a container with a built in applicator. The handle is for applying these substances to hard or impossible places to reach due to anatomy or injury. The clamp, handle and knob are constructed from PVC that has a smooth glossy finish for the purpose of not causing any injury. The PVC can move smoothly over skin. The knob is flower shaped to make it easier to grip. The knob and clamp body prevent the stainless steel screw from scratching any skin. The screw will never rust.

Claims

1. An apparatus for applying roll-on and rub-on medications, comprising

an elongated handle;

a clamp body formed as an integral member that completely surrounds an opening, the opening having at least one arc-shaped inside surface configured to receive a container of roll-on or rub-on medication;

a screw threaded through an opening in the clamp body and having a threaded end that remains outside the clamp body and a screw head end that is inside the clamp body;

a knob on the threaded end of the screw; and

a clamp saddle having a hole through which the screw passes entirely through the clamp saddle, the clamp saddle being loosely held in place directly at the screw head end of the screw such that the clamp saddle can move longitudinally within the clamp body as the screw rotates, the clamp saddle having an arc-shape operable to secure against the container of roll-on or rub-on medication, the clamp saddle disposed inside the opening;

whereby, when the container of medication is inserted into the clamp body and the knob is turned, the container becomes securely held directly between the clamp saddle and the clamp body and the medication is capable of being applied to hard to reach areas of a body.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the opening is shaped as an elongated ellipse.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the clamp body includes threads operable to receive threads of the screw.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the clamp saddle is made from a flexible material.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the clamp saddle is made from flexible PVC.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the clamp saddle moves independently of the screw.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the elongated handle is pressure fitted into the clamp body.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the opening of the clamp body permits access to a top end and a bottom end of the container of roll-on or rub-on medication.

9. An apparatus comprising

an elongated handle;

a clamp body, the clamp body formed as an integral member that completely surrounds an opening, the opening having at least one arc-shaped inside surface configured to receive a container;

a screw threaded through a threaded opening in the clamp body, the screw having a threaded end that remains outside the clamp body and a screw head end that extends inside the clamp body;

a knob on the threaded end of the screw; and

a clamp saddle having a hole through which the screw passes entirely through the clamp saddle, the clamp saddle being loosely held in place directly at the screw head end of the screw, the clamp saddle having a flexible arc-shape operable to secure against the container, the clamp saddle disposed inside the opening, wherein

the opening of the clamp body permits access to a top end and a bottom end of the container.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the opening is shaped as an elongated ellipse.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the clamp saddle is made from flexible PVC.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the clamp saddle moves independently of the screw.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the elongated handle is pressure fitted into the clamp body.