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An apparatus is disclosed for use with an edible food dispenser. The apparatus has a nozzle and a spreader surface associated with the nozzle.

A dispenser for dispensing a substance, such as a pharmaceutical, ophthalmic, dermatological, cosmeceutical, cosmetic or other product, has a body defining a variable-volume storage chamber for storing the product. A dispensing portion of the dispenser is connected with the body and defines a bore coupled in fluid communication with the storage chamber for receiving substance therefrom, and an outlet aperture coupled in fluid communication with the bore. A one-way valve of the dispenser includes an axially-extending valve seat and an axially-extending flexible valve cover seated on the valve seat and defining a normally-closed, axially-extending seam therebetween forming a fluid-tight seal between the valve cover and valve seat. The flexible valve cover is movable relative to the valve seat and the seam is connectable in fluid communication with the outlet aperture to allow the passage of substance through the seam and out of the dispenser. The dispenser further comprises an actuator and piston assembly including a piston receivable within the bore, a manually-engageable actuator connected to the piston for moving the piston between first and second positions relative to the bore to dispense substance within the bore through the outlet aperture, and an integral, dome-shaped spring coupled to at least one of the piston and the actuator for biasing the piston in a direction from one of the first and second positions toward the other.

An antiperspirant product comprising an antiperspirant composition and an applicator for storing and discharging the antiperspirant composition. The antiperspirant composition comprises an antiperspirant active. The applicator has a longitudinal axis and comprises a release system structured to facilitate discharge of the antiperspirant composition such that the antiperspirant composition discharges as a portion of a foam comprising a dispersion of gas bubbles in a continuous liquid medium comprising the antiperspirant active that is suspended or dissolved therein, and a skin-contacting surface structured to receive and retain the portion of the foam thereon such that the portion of the foam of 0.2 gram is retained on the skin-contacting surface for at least 2 seconds when the applicator is inclined so that the longitudinal axis of the applicator and a gravity force vector form an angle of about 15 degrees therebetween, the skin-contacting surface being configured to apply an effective amount of the foam directly to an underarm area of a consumer.

A combination writing pen and stylus is disclosed. The device has an internal ink cartridge deployable through a hole in the stylus tip. The stylus tip extends from a sleeve that is formed of a conductive elastomeric material. The sleeve extends up a rigid shaft of the device such that it contacts a sufficient ground. The stylus tip may be coated with a protective material that adjusts the coefficient of friction and prevents carbon deposits on the touch screen. A sufficient contact patch is achieved to simulate a human finger so as to overcome false positives from common touch screen logic. This is done by altering tip geometries around an air cavity within the sleeve.

An emollient applicator particularly suited for use with liquid, semi-solid ointment or gel lip care products. The applicator tip has protrusions that may be hard or soft and resilient for exfoliating and massaging a user's lips. The dispensing tube is preferably a solid tube. The driving mechanism and applicator tip are sealed with the dispensing tube to allow for use of a liquid, semi-solid ointment or gel within the applicator.

[Object] To provide a reversibly thermochromic composition free from accidental discoloration by heat conducting from the opposite side writing surface or by self-heating due to quick writing; and also to provide a solid writing material and a writing ink composition comprising that composition.[Means to solve the problem] A reversibly thermochromic composition comprising a combination of: (a) a reversibly thermochromic component capable of being discolored or decolored by heat and (b) a component for controlling heat conducting to the reversibly thermochromic component; and also a solid writing material and a writing ink composition comprising that composition.

A dispenser for fluid materials, such as cosmetic products, having a hollow housing to store the product. The housing has apertures from which the product may be dispensed upon actuation of a piston, which may be accomplished in a one-handed operation. The piston forces the product out from within the housing to dispense the material into a compliant pad having apertures forming reservoirs for application by the consumer.

The invention relates to a writing brush and a manufacturing method for the writing brush. The brush head consists of wool and other animal hair; the other animal hair is selected from one of raccoon hair, badger hair, dressed water badger hair, broom corn millet fiber, bristle and wolf tail hair; the brush head is divided into a middle area, a modified area and a hair area; and the middle area is provided with a central brush core formed by one animal hair, the modified area is formed by the other animal hair and has conical structure with annular bottom, the hair area is positioned outside the modified area, the hair area is formed by wool, and the hair of the hair area is not arranged at the top. The invention belongs to the technical field of manufacturing of writing brushes. Compared with the conventional writing brush produced in Huzhou, the writing brush has the advantage of higher elasticity by adopting a technology of combining multiple kinds of hair.

An expandable and contractible stylus for interfacing with a touchscreen of an electronic device. The expandable and contractible feature allows for a stylus that contracts to fit into a stylus holder in a small handheld device and expands to facilitate its removal from a device and to fit more comfortably in a user's hand. It holds either its expanded or contracted position for any orientation in space. An expandable and contractible stylus can facilitate the user's experience and thus provide an advantage over the other conventional styluses.

An article of manufacture for dispensing an adhesive material, such as a synthetic or semi-synthetic polymerizable or cross-linkable monomer material, includes a container body, and a porous applicator tip having a proximal end that is attached to the container body, and a distal end located away from the container body, wherein the adhesive material is located in the container body in a non-contacting relationship with the applicator tip prior to dispensing the material. A flow pattern of the adhesive material within or on the applicator tip is controlled by controlling lengths of flow paths of the material through the applicator tip, forming one or more grooves in the applicator tip, providing a hollow, controlled thickness tip, and / or adding a cover surrounding at least a part but not all of an exposed area of the applicator tip.

An hand held elongated implement with a retractable tip at one end and a stylus point at the opposite end. The implement incorporates a retraction and extension means by which pressure need not be applied to the stylus tip for actuation but rather, retraction or extension is accomplished by the application of generally downward force upon the sloping sides of the implement proximate the stylus end. The implement may further include a clip which serves many purposes, including the providing of a curved surface on which said downward force may be comfortably applied and the providing of a contoured surface upon which the user may comfortably rest their thumb or forefinger when the implement is used in its inverted position as a stylus point instrument.

An applicator system includes a handle and an applicator head coupled to the handle, the applicator head including at least one helical applicator surface, the at least one helical applicator surface disposed about a space. The applicator system also includes a source of product disposed axially within the at least one helical applicator surface.

A device for applying a thickened cleaning composition to a selected surface area that minimizes or eliminates any unintentional or excess application of the composition and / or minimizes or eliminates any spreading or wicking of the composition beyond the selected surface area after application. A dispensing device featuring the combination of a thickened cleaning composition having a specified rheology and dispensing means with one or more orifices of preferred cross-sectional area that enable convenient application of a cleaning composition to the selected region of a soft or hard surface. Additionally, the dispensing device features cleaning compositions having preferred wicking rates with respect to the treated surfaces so that only the selected stained or soiled region of the surface is effectively treated, as the cleaning compositions will not spread or wick into adjacent regions of the surface where damage may occur.

Included are embodiments of an angled cartridge assembly for modifying a treating surface. These embodiments may include a reservoir for storing a treatment composition, the treatment composition for being applied to the treating surface. Embodiments may also include a body portion that is coupled to the reservoir, where the body portion comprises a base surface and a dispensing surface, where the dispensing surface is disposed opposite the base surface on the angled cartridge assembly, and where the dispensing surface is disposed in a nonparallel configuration relative to the base surface.

A cosmetic applicator formed from ceramic material covered in a metal sheath. The tip is designed to provide a product chilling effect when applying creams, lotions, treatment products, etc. The applicator is provided with a relatively substantial mass of ceramic material so that it has a greater thermal capacity than the dose of cosmetic and the application area combined. The applicator is in the form of a molded-ceramic applicator head or applicator tip sheathed, coated or plated in metal. The tip provides a relatively larger product-chilling effect to both the dose of cosmetic applied and to the user's skin in the application area when applying creams, lotions, treatment products, etc. The applicator provides an application device which will deliver the creams, lotions, treatment products, etc. such that the temperature of the product being delivered is lower than the temperature of the skin, and to provide a means of lowering the temperature of the skin by virtue of the thermal absorption capacity of the applicator head or tip, and to provide a vehicle by which formulations may be activated or enhanced by specific compounds in the ceramic material from which the applicator tip is comprised.

The invention discloses a writing brush and a manufacturing method thereof. The writing brush comprises a brush rod and a brush head, and the brush head is made of 10-15 wt.% of flax wool and 85-90 wt.% of goat hair. The manufacturing method includes steps of (a) coarse degreasing, (b) refined degreasing and (c) cleaning and degreasing. The writing brush is soft and hard, good in elasticity, large in ink containing quantity and high in corrosion resistance.

A clog free drain for a surface water drain such as that utilized in a tub or stall shower including a basket having side openings permitting waste water to flow there through and into the drain pipe in which the basket is disposed. Directing waste water into the basket is by a sleeve located coaxially of the basket and the drain pipe and below the drain plate whereby the waste water flows through the sleeve, out an opening in the bottom thereof in to the closed bottom of the basket. The waste water accumulates below and into the sleeve and into the basket to a level of the side openings in the basket where it flows into the drain pipe. Pooling of the waste water in the bottom of the basket allows the debris, hair, soap scum and other suspended particles to accumulate in the bottom of the basket and thus separated from the waste water flowing in to the drain pipe.

A cosmetic stick applicator for treating the lips of a person. The applicator has an elongate, tubular body with an inner chamber for storing a chemical formulation or substance such as an exfoliant, to be applied to the lips. One end of the body has an external, oblique, lip-engageable abrasive applicator surface containing a product-dispensing orifice through which the substance can be ejected. Such ejection is accomplished by means of a finger-engageable wheel that is turned to forcibly discharge the substance through the orifices and onto the applicator surface. Thereafter this surface which now contains the discharged substance, is rubbed against the lips and thus effects a scrubbing thereof, which brings about gentle and controlled exfoliation of accumulated dead skin cells. Following this, excess dead cell material can be wiped off with a tissue or pad.The opposite end of the body is provided with a similar external, oblique, lip-engageable applicator surface also having a textured or abrasive surface configuration, whereby following the user's scrubbing or gently exfoliating the lips from the first noted abrasive surface, the applicator body can be reversed and the second applicator surface utilized to polish the lips and thus impart a smooth appearance or characteristic thereto. The advantage of the invention is that both a moderately coarse scrubbing and a gentler, polishing effect can be achieved by the use of the same applicator instrument. And, the applicator is especially compact and easy to use.

A multi-purpose fingertip pen / stylus comprising a flexible shaft having first and second ends made of a bendable material, which retains a twisted shape, said shaft sized of sufficient length to wrap and secure about the fingertip of a writing digit or to be used in a straightened position as a conventional pen; the first end adapted as a stylus tip for use with pressure sensitive computer screens, and the second end adapted as a writing tip to extend sufficiently beyond the fingertip of the writing digit stylus to contact and write on a writing surface.

A product dispenser includes: a) a tubular body containing the product and a skirt open at its lower portion and closed at its upper portion by an arch equipped with at least one opening, b) a piston capable of sliding, in a leak-proof manner, inside the skirt, so as to compress the product, and force the passage of the product through the opening, and c) a cap designed to seal the opening, cooperating reversibly with the tubular body at its upper part or with said arch.

The present application provides a porous sintered multicomponent applicator nib and methods of making and using these nibs. The porous nibs are made from sintered plastic particles. These nibs are used with liquid applicators devices, medical devices, writing tools or cosmetic applicators to apply liquids containing high solids or pigments to surfaces such as metal, paper, skin, hair, tissue or a wound.

PCT No. PCT / JP97 / 04264 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 8, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 8, 1999 PCT Filed Nov. 21, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO98 / 30401 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 16, 1998A ball-point pen having a point assembly, in which the inside and outside diameters of a press formed portion (3) for preventing a ball (1) from slipping out, a sealing face (8), the projected amount of the ball, the diameter of a ball seat (16), the longitudinal backlash and the like are formed in optimized dimensions, sealing face (8) is configured so as to have a radius of curvature approximately equal to that of ball (1), and ball seat (16) having a radius of curvature approximately equal to that of ball (1) is formed in the rear of ball (1), while a multiple number of channels (4) for leading ink (13) to the pen point are provided inside the point assembly.

Apparatus for use with a hand manipulable flowable material dispenser, the combination comprising a dispensing nozzle associated with the dispenser to dispense material, and a spreader surface associated with the nozzle whereby the dispenser may be manipulated to cause the spreader surface to spread material dispensed via the nozzle, and the spreader surface can be used to spread material around after it is dispensed.