Patent Application
20110142530
Shave cream brushes have long been known and widely used to apply shave cream/gel/soap to the body to achieve optimum hydration to the body hairs to be removed via a shaving razor.
Aside from electric razor use, the use of a ‘straight edge’ or ‘safety’ razor typically requires the use of a cream, gel or soap in order to hydrate the whiskers to be shaved from the body. Shave gel is typically dispensed from an aerosol can into the hand of the user. Then spread on the body part to be shaved with the other hand of the user. This application process creates an excess use of the product and an extra step in cleaning as; once applied to the body part to be shaved, the excess shave gel has to be rinsed from the hands before shaving the body part can commence. Using hands to apply shave gel also creates an uneven application of the product to the body part to be shaved.
The use of a shave brush utilizes a brush and a cake of soap stored in a cup. The brush is moistened with water and rapidly brushed on the cake of soap creating a lather that is then applied to the body part to be shaved. Although the brush does provide much better moisturizing action to the body hairs via the swirling motion of the bristles on the whiskers, this process most often, creates an inferior lather and creates a storage issue for the cake of soap and its storage cup. The hygiene and maintenance issues with the cup full of lather also become an unnecessary challenge.
This invention combines the shave brush and aerosol dispensing can to eliminate the aforementioned problems and provides the ultimate moisturizing of the body part to be shaved resulting in a clean, efficient, quick and close shave.
There have been other shave cream application brushes that attach to a large shave cream can which makes it difficult to apply because of its large size. Other shave cream application devices also include complicated activation mechanisms which increases the possibility for failure of such device.
United States of America patents:
This shave cream/gel application brush with its proprietary cream/gel can is easy to handle, stores easily and is an efficient ‘all in one’ gel dispensing & application system for home use and travel . The cream/gel can is replaceable.
Therefore, it is the object of this invention to eliminate the aforementioned challenges and create a shaving device that avoids the disadvantages of applying shaving cream as mentioned before.
In keeping with this object and others which will become apparent hereinafter, this invention includes a proprietary, replaceable, reservoir (aerosol can) which contains shave gel and is small enough to fit in one hand to easily apply the gel to the body. The brush attached to the can contains a brush head. It is designed to aerate and apply the gel in a foamy manner. The dispensing mechanism in the brush contains a simple spring loaded button which, when depressed in a downward direction, allows the gel to move from the nozzle of the can through a delivery tube, through the body of the brush to the hollow core of the bristles of the brush to be applied to the body.
This invention has a simple deployment method of gel delivery from the aerosol can to the brush head thus eliminating the chance for mechanical failure of the system. When the brush head is submersed in warm water prior to applying the gel it warms the gel once delivered to the brush head creating a warm, moist, whisker penetrating shaving foam to the body part to be shaved. This process also delivers a virtual massage to the body part to be shaved.
This shave cream/gel application brush with its proprietary cream/gel aerosol can is easy to handle and stores in any medicine cabinet, shave kit or travel bag. The cream/gel aerosol can is replaceable.
This invention will be best understood when the following claims, drawings, and detailed description of the invention are read and reviewed.
The shave cream/gel application system includes a cream/gel aerosol can and a brush attachment. The simple application mechanism allows a clean application of the gel and insures longevity of the product.
