Adjustable Cosmetic Applicator Tip With Detent Angle Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cosmetic applicators with directional applicator tips can be challenging for users with limited arm/hand mobility to use effectively due to difficulty in maintaining optimal application angles.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable cosmetic applicator with a rotating applicator tip mechanism, featuring a handle and chamber that can rotate independently around a central axis, utilizing detents and a locking device to allow for easy adjustment of the applicator tip's orientation without requiring full rotation of the applicator.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the applicator tip is fixed in a single orientation, then the device structure is simple, but users with limited mobility cannot maintain optimal application angles
Solution Approach 1:
The applicator tip is made dynamically adjustable through a rotating chamber mechanism with detent positions, allowing users with limited mobility to easily change the application angle between 0 to 180 degrees without complex procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The rotation mechanism is segmented into discrete detent positions that provide predetermined optimal angles, breaking down the continuous rotation into manageable, easily selectable positions that simplify user interaction
2Adaptability or versatility
If the applicator requires full rotation adjustment, then all angle positions are accessible, but users must release the applicator to reposition it
Solution Approach 1:
The chamber and handle can rotate independently around a central axis, allowing the applicator tip to be repositioned without releasing the entire applicator from the user's hand
Solution Approach 2:
The independent rotation capability segments the adjustment mechanism into two independent rotational degrees of freedom, enabling fine-tuned angle adjustments while maintaining grip on the applicator
3Adaptability or versatility
If the applicator tip orientation is fixed, then the device is simple to manufacture, but it cannot adapt to different application surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating chamber mechanism provides dynamic adaptability to match different application surfaces and angles, allowing the same device to effectively apply cosmetics to lips, cheeks, eyes, and other facial areas with varying geometries
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable orientation mechanism makes the applicator universal for multiple cosmetic application purposes, enabling a single device to replace multiple fixed-angle applicators for different facial features
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AI summary
An adjustable cosmetic applicator includes a stem; an applicator tip attached to a first end of the stem; a base attached to a second end of the stem, the base including a locking device disposed at a first end of the base, the locking device including a ball; a handle including a first end, the first end of the handle including a plurality of detents configured to receive the ball; and a chamber rotateably coupled to the handle, the chamber including a hollow cavity configured to receive the base inserted therein, the first end of the base being disposed proximal to the first end of the handle, wherein the chamber and the handle are configured to rotate independently around a rotation axis through a center of the chamber and the handle.