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Hair colorant applicator

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-12-21
SAILNOTE
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[0017] The tubular body may include a flange located to prevent the forcing member fal

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There are a number of problems associated with the prior-art approach described above.
One problem is that the approach is not well suited to retouching the roots of the hair after the hair has grown out of the scalp subsequent to initial dying.
This is because there are difficulties in applying small amounts of the dye mixture to particular locations of the scalp.
Another problem is that the measuring and mixing of the peroxide developer and the liquid dye is inconvenient.

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[0023]FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 are respectively a plan side view, a cross-sectional side view and an exploded perspective view of a hair colorant applicator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The applicator includes a container in the form of a bottle 2 which is preferably made of a deformable plastic so that it may be squeezed. The bottle contains a first part 7 of a two-part hair colorant mixture.

[0024] Located within the bottle is a sub-container in the form of a cup or “thimble”8 which has a flange 20 that rests upon the top of the rim 26 of bottle 2 so that thimble 8 is suspended in the first part of the mixture. The thimble contains the second part 5 of the two-part hair colorant mixture. The thimble is formed with an upper portion 12 and a lower portion 10 separated by an internal ledge 24. The wall of the thimble adjacent ledge 24 is thinned to form a circle of weakness 28 that is frangible in use as will be explained.

[0025] The applicator further includ...

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Abstract

A hair colorant applicator includes a deformable container (2) of colorant having a cap (4) to which a sponge (6) is affixed. The sponge communicates with the interior of the container via an aperture (22). The colorant is provided in a two-part form wherein one part is contained in a subcontainer (8) suspended within container (2) which contains the other part of the colorant mixture. A forcing member (15) is provided for conveying rupturing force from the cap to break subcontainer (8) into an upper portion (12) and a lower portion (10) thereby mixing the two parts of the two-part colorant. The sponge may be wetted to a desired degree by squeezing deformable container (2). The applicator provides a means for precise and convenient retouching of hair roots and hairline.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus for applying hair colorant. The invention is particularly applicable where there is a need to apply hair colorant to localised areas, for example to hair roots and hairlines. BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION [0002] Approximately 20-30% of the female population dye or color their hair from time to time. Hair colorants or dyes are commercially available in a pack for use in the home. Such a pack typically includes a container of a peroxide developer with a lid in the form of a removable nozzle that may be unscrewed from a neck of the applicator. The pack also contains a bottle of liquid dye and a pair of plastic gloves. The dye is firstly added to the peroxide developer in the soft-sided bottle and mixed to form a coloring mixture that is applied to the hair through the nozzle. The mixture is rubbed into the hair with the gloves being worn to prevent staining of the hands. [0003] There are a number of problems asso...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D25/08A45D19/02A45D34/04B65D51/28B65D81/32
CPCA45D19/02A45D34/042B65D81/3211A45D2200/1018A45D2200/058A45D19/028
Inventor MCCLOUD, TERENCE PATRICK
Owner SAILNOTE
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