Patent Application
20210289917
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The disclosure relates to applicator devices and more particularly pertains to a new applicator device for applying a viscous skin treatment to a user's back without assistance.
The prior art relates to applicator devices. The prior art discloses a handle with a head and a pad that is attachable to the head for applying lotion to a user's back. The prior art also discloses a handle that comprises a first portion hingedly coupled to a second portion and a pad being coupled to said handle for spreading lotion on a user. The prior art discloses a back tool that has a pair of elbows and a plurality of members extending between the elbows to facilitate a user to scratch the user's back. The prior art discloses a lotion handle that includes a sponge coupled to a head for applying lotion to a user's back.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a plurality of applicators that is each pre-filled with a viscous skin treatment. Each of the applicators is substantially comprised of a fluid permeable material to release the viscous skin treatment onto a user's skin and each of the applicators has a coupler thereon. A wand is included that has a telescopically adjustable length and a releasing unit is movably coupled to the wand. The releasing unit engages the coupler on a respective one of the applicators for retaining the respective applicator on the wand. In this way the wand can be gripped to rub the respective applicator on the user's skin. Additionally, the releasing unit is urgeable into a releasing position for disengaging the coupler on the respective applicator.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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Each of the applicators 12 has a top surface 22, a bottom surface 24 and an outer surface 26 extending therebetween; the outer surface 26 is continuously arcuate about a line extending through the top surface 22 and the bottom surface 24 such that each of the applicators 12 has a disk shape. Each of the outer surface 26 and the bottom surface 24 is comprised of a fluid permeable material and the top surface 22 is comprised of a fluid impermeable material. Moreover, the top surface 22 is comprised of a rigid material and the coupler 16 is coupled to the top surface 22. The coupler 16 has a first portion 28 forming an angle with a second portion 30 having the first portion 28 extending upwardly from the top surface 22 and having the second portion 30 being spaced from the top surface 22. The second portion 30 has a distal end 32 and the second portion 30 has a channel 34 extending inwardly therein that is spaced from the distal end 32.
A wand 36 is included that comprises a first half 38 which slidably engages a second half 40 such that the wand 36 has a telescopically adjustable length. The wand 36 has a first end 42, a second end 44 and an outer wall 46 extending therebetween; the first end 42 is associated with the first half 38 and the second end 44 is associated with the second half 40. The outer wall 46 corresponding to the first half 38 has a first hole 48 extending into an interior of the first half 38 and the first hole 48 is positioned adjacent to the first end 42. The outer wall 46 corresponding to the first half 38 has a second hole 50 extending into an interior of the first half 38 and the second hole 50 is positioned adjacent to a termination of the first half 38.
The wand 36 is hollow to define an interior of the wand 36 and the wand 36 has a divider 52 positioned therewithin to define a first portion 28 and a second portion 30 of the interior of the wand 36. The divider 52 is positioned closer to the second end 44 than the first end 42. Additionally, the first portion 28 is associated with the first end 42 of the wand 36 and the second portion 30 is associated with the second end 44 of the wand 36. The second end 44 has an opening 54 extending into an interior of the wand 36 and the outer wall 46 corresponding to the second half 40 has a slot 56 extending into the first portion 28 of the interior of the wand 36.
A lock 58 is movably integrated into the wand 36 and the lock 58 is positioned on the outer wall 46 corresponding to the second half 40. The lock 58 engages the first hole 48 when the wand 36 is positioned in a shortened position and the lock 58 engages the second hole 50 when the wand 36 is positioned in a lengthened position. The lock 58 comprises a ball 60 that is biased outwardly from the outer wall 46 and the ball 60 is positioned adjacent to a termination of the second half 40.
A releasing unit 62 is provided and the releasing unit 62 is movably coupled to the wand 36. The releasing unit 62 engages the coupler 16 on a respective one of the applicators 12 for retaining the respective applicator 12 on the wand 36. In this way the respective applicator 12 can be rubbed on the user's skin. The releasing unit 62 comprises a plunger 64 that has a primary end 66 and a secondary end 68, and the plunger 64 is slidably positioned within the wand 36. The plunger 64 extends through the divider 52 in the wand 36 such that the primary end 66 is positioned in the first half 38 of the interior of the wand 36. Additionally, the secondary end 68 is positioned in the second half 40 of the interior of the wand 36.
The plunger 64 has a button 70 extending upwardly therefrom and the button 70 is positioned in the slot 56 in the outer wall 46 of the second half 40. In this way the button 70 can be manipulated by the user for sliding the plunger 64 back and forth. A washer 72 is coupled around the plunger 64 and the washer 72 is positioned on the first half 38. A biasing member 74 is positioned between the washer 72 and the divider 52, and the biasing member 74 biases the secondary end 68 of the plunger 64 to retract into the opening 54 in the interior of the wand 36.
A stopper 76 is positioned around the plunger 64 and the stopper 76 is positioned between the secondary end 68 of the plunger 64 and the divider 52. The stopper 76 abuts the divider 52 when the biasing member 74 biases the plunger 64 rearwardly in the wand 36 to retain the secondary end 68 of the plunger 64 in the second portion 30 of the interior of the wand 36. A cone 78 is included that has a forward end 80, a back end 82 and an outer wall 84 extending therebetween. Each of the forward end 80 and the back end 82 is open and the outer wall 46 has a plurality of slots 84 each extending from the forward end 80 toward the back end 82. The slots 84 in the cone 78 are spaced apart from each other to define a plurality of sections 86 of the cone 78.
The cone 78 is comprised of a resiliently bendable material and each of the sections 86 of the cone 78 is biased toward each other. In this way each of the sections 86 of the cone 78 engages the channel 34 in the coupler 16 of the respective applicator 12 for removably attaching the respective applicator 12 to the wand 36. The back end 82 of the cone 78 is directed toward the stopper 76. The stopper 76 passes into the cone 78 and urges the plurality of sections 86 away from each other when the plunger 64 is urged forwardly. In this way the sections 86 of the cone 78 can disengage from the channel 34 in the coupler 16 for removing the respective applicator 12 from the wand 36.
In use, the coupler 16 on a respective one of the applicators 12 is inserted into the wand 36 to releasably attach the respective applicator 12 to the wand 36. The wand 36 is positionable in either the shortened position or the lengthened position, depending on the preference of the user. The wand 36 is gripped to facilitate the user to rub the respective applicator 12 on the user's back, and other hard to reach areas on their body, to apply the viscous skin treatment 14. In this way the user can moisturize or clean their back without assistance. The button 70 is slid forwardly to release the respective applicator 12 from the wand 36 when the viscous skin treatment 14 in the respective applicator 12 is depleted.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
