System and method for treating a surface

• US 9,492,001 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2012
• Issued: 11/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: El Global Trade Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Derma Dream Group, Ltd.
• Inventors: Luzon, Josef, Gurovich, Martin
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Victor
• Assistant Examiner(s): HOLLM, JONATHAN A
• Application Number:
  US13/527,626
• Publication Number:
  US 20130110032A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,609 Days
• Field of Search: 606/131
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 to mount the apparatus on a device; and

a pad with a flexible surface comprising one or a plurality of treatment sections, the pad including one or a plurality of chambers, each provided with a plurality of supports, said one or a plurality of chambers and said plurality of supports to control flexibility of the flexible surface and enable the flexible surface to adapt to the uneven surface, a fluid substance being directable into one or more of said one or a plurality of chambers to dynamically control the flexibility of the flexible surface; and

a device to which the pad is mounted using the mounting section, the device configured to rotate the pad.

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 a discharge unit for discharging material onto the treated uneven surface.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to translate the treatment sections with respect to the treated uneven surface.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein suction provided to the chamber of the apparatus causes substance to flow from the chamber into a container.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to control a flexibility of the apparatus by controlling a pressure in the chamber of the apparatus.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to control a temperature of the apparatus.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to control a flexibility of the apparatus by controlling an amount of the substance in the chamber of the apparatus.

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

a pad with a flexible surface comprising one or a plurality of treatment sections, the treatment sections comprising an abrasive material, the pad including one or a plurality of chambers, each being fillable with a fluid substance, a plurality of supports being arranged within said one or a plurality of chambers, said one or a plurality of chambers and said plurality of supports to control flexibility of the flexible surface and enable the flexible surface to adapt to the uneven surface of the skin, a fluid substance being directable into one or more of said one or a plurality of chambers to dynamically control the flexibility of the flexible surface; and

a device to which the pad is mounted, the device configured to rotate the pad.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the wherein the flexible surface includes cracks between a plurality of the treatment sections, and 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.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the device is configured to:

control a pressure in the chamber of the apparatus;

control a temperature of the apparatus; and

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

17. 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 pad with a flexible surface comprising one or a plurality of treatment sections, the treatment sections comprising an abrasive material, the pad including one or a plurality of chambers, each being-fillable with a fluid substance, a plurality of supports being arranged within said one or a plurality of chambers, said one or a plurality of chambers and the supports to control flexibility of the flexible surface and enable the flexible surface to adapt to the uneven surface of the skin;

directing the fluid substance into one or more of said one or a plurality of chambers to dynamically control the flexibility of the flexible surface; and

rotating the pad.