Systems, methods, and apparatuses for a reusable dropper and bottle assembly and replacement capsule for personal care product dispensing system

Abstract

The present application relates to the design of a class of beauty products that facilitates personalized replenishment. The physical product is a new type of dispenser comprising a pump assembly and a sleeve or housing for containing a replaceable cartridge of a specific type of product, such as a foundation. The cartridge is an air-less cartridge that may be releasably secured to the dispenser or pump assembly such that a user may remove the cartridge from the dispenser or pump and replace the cartridge with another cartridge containing the same or a different product.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present application relates to dispensing systems for dispensing fluid personal care products including hair care, skin care, body care, and cosmetic products and in particular to dropper bottle type dispensing systems.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]A wide range of personal care products, including hair care, skin care or skincare, body care, cosmetics, foundation, concealer, primer, and a range of other beauty products, that consumers replenish frequently. As used herein, personal care and beauty care are used interchangeably to cover the afore-mentioned broad range of products. Often personal care products are selected based on consumer experience with trying such products and achieving a certain result. For these products, rather than seeking newness and variety, consumers purchase the same product for consistency in application and results. Due to all the packaging typically used with personal care products, replenishing a consumer's product is ...

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Benefits of technology

[0014]The first embodiment dropper bottle liquid dispenser may be further characterized in one or more of the following manners and features: wherein the actuator mechanism is spring-biased and is self-actuated upon a user rotating the top component to draw in a pre-determined amount of liquid contained in the interior space of the body; wherein the actuator mechanism comprises a depressible pump adapted to causes personal care product liquid to flow into the dropper tube and to exit the dropper tube upon further action; further comprising a retaining cover adapted to be received on to the top of the body, the retaining cover comprising a threaded interior circumference serving as a first connector and adapted to matingly couple with an oppositely positioned threaded neck or shoulder serving as a second connector disposed on the top, whereby the retaining cover may be removably attached and secured to the top by threading and screwing the first and second connectors together; wherein the retaining cover further comprises a first neck extending upward from the top of the cover and defining an opening configured to receive therethrough the dropper tube, the first neck having a first neck threaded portion, and wherein the dropper top component includes a threaded interior portion, whereby the first neck threaded portion and the dropper top interior threaded portion are adapted to be threaded and screwed together to secure the dropper to the body with the dropper tube contained at least in part in the interior space of the body; wherein the retaining cover further comprises a second neck extending downward opposite the first neck and having a second neck threaded portion adapted to threadedly engage with a threaded portion of a capsule, whereby the second neck threaded portion and the capsule threaded portion are adapted to be threaded and screwed together to secure the capsule to the retaining cover and whereby the dropper tube is inserted through the first neck, through the second neck and into an interior space of the capsule; wherein the capsule is disposed within the interior space of the body through the top opening and the assembled dropper assembly and retaining cover are secured to the dispenser bottle body via the first and second connectors; wherein the capsule comprises an outer cap to conceal and protect the top of the capsule and to prevent spillage of liquid contents of the capsule prior to use, the outer cap being removeable from the capsule to provide access to the capsule threaded portion for secure attachment to the retaining cover; f...

Problems solved by technology

Due to the reusable configuration of the dropper bottle, the more limited packaging of the capsules, the shipping costs would be relatively low compared to shipping a traditional product case.

Also, while prior di...

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