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The present invention relates to utility pen and/or pencil apparatus having a health and wellness application, and more particularly, wherein such pen and/or pencil apparatus contains a lip balm applicator arranged for ease of protecting and relieving dry or chapped lips in cooperation with a pen and/or pencil apparatus.
Lip balm treatments are often used for the health and wellness purpose of protecting and relieving dry or chapped lips, cold sores, fever blisters, among other lip conditions. Lip balms are applied topically to lips and contain emollient or moisturizing ingredients that soften skin such as beeswax and petrolatum with varieties that may contain aloe, salicylic acid, and SPF protection.
These applicators are generally small and hard to find in carrying bags such as purses or backpacks. As such, the present invention consists of a dual-purpose lip balm applicator in conjunction with a pen and/or pencil apparatus.
The use of writing instruments in combination with topical, cosmetic preparation and/or cosmetic applicators for the sole purpose of beautifying a user is a known prior art, and has been indicated in U.S. Pat. No. 7,654,762. The aforementioned patent identifies the cosmetic products to be used in an applicator and includes lipstick, lip liners, eyeliners, and brow pencils. The aforementioned patent does not include nor make any mention of lip balm treatment and/or other applicators for health and wellness purposes. While lip balm may contain superfluous elements such as colors, flavors, and scents that may be interpreted as “cosmetic,” the primary purpose of lip balm is for lip treatment of dry or chapped lips, cold sores, fever blisters, among other lip conditions. As such, the pen and/or pencil apparatus with a lip balm applicator substantially departs from the concept of the prior art, and provides an apparatus developed for the purpose of a more convenient dual-purpose writing instrument in combination with an applicator for lip treatment.
The present invention is directed to a pen and/or pencil apparatus comprising of one end containing ink or lead for writing, and a second end containing a lip balm applicator. A partition wall will divide the barrel into two chambers. The lip balm applicator will include lip balms for application for treatment purposes such as to protect and relieve dry or chapped lips. The writing utensil on the pen and/or pencil apparatus may be any type of pen such as, a roller ball, a felt tip, etc. or pencil, mechanical or otherwise, and may also have a telescopic or retractable feature for presenting the point of the pen or pencil for use.
In one aspect of the invention, the end of the pen and/or pencil containing the lip-balm applicator may include a telescopic or retractable feature and the lip balm applicator may have caps to cover the balm when not in use. In another aspect of the invention, both ends of the pen and/or pencil may have caps to cover the ink, lead, or lip balm when not in use. In yet another aspect of the invention, the lip balm applicator end of the pen and/or pencil may contain a telescopic or retractable feature with a cap like mechanism to more easily present the lip balm when ready for use and making the balm not visible when not in use.
The drawings constitute a part of this specification and include non-limiting embodiments of the present invention and illustrate various objects thereof.
Additional aspects of the present invention will become more apparent upon reviewing the following detailed description thereof in conjunction with the accompanying illustrations, wherein like numerals designate like elements, and:
Preferred detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein. It is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, which may be embodied in various forms. As such, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein should not be interpreted as limiting.
While specific embodiments of the pen/pencil apparatus in combination with a lip balm applicator will be described in greater detail below, in general, the apparatus of the present invention includes a pen and/or pencil having a first end containing ink or lead for writing and a second end containing a lip balm applicator for lip treatment, as best illustrated in
The first chamber 3 may comprise of an ink or lead applicator of one or more ink or lead cartridges 6 which may protrude when in a position for use. In the illustrations, the preferred embodiment is illustrated with only one ink applicator orifice 5 through which any ink cartridge 6 or lead may protrude, but the invention is not so limited. For example, the use of two or more ink cartridges may be used depending on the design and the pen may have a cap. The pen may be any type of pen such as, a ballpoint pen 7 using an ink cartridge 6, a felt tip, etc. and may also have a telescopic or retractable feature allowing for the pen to protrude when in use. As shown in
The second chamber 18 may comprise of a lip balm applicator that contains a cylindrical mass of lip balm. As shown in
The lip balm mass 9 may contain balms with varying alleviating ingredients and in addition may come in different colors. For example, some balms may be scented or flavored and may also be in the color of the scent or flavor.
The mouth 17 of the sleeve is sized to receive a cap, which may be a completely removable cap 1 as shown in
While different principles of the present invention have been described in illustrative embodiments, the invention may be modified to adapt to different environments or suit particular needs. As such, the proportions, the size, materials, shapes and combinations of the above described'apparatus may be changed, without departing from the inventive concept.
Accordingly, the foregoing description and accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as only illustrative of the invention and defined by the following claims.
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20130170888 A1 | Jul 2013 | US |