Applicator device with automatic retraction
AssigneeSociete BIC
InventorEirini Petratou
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Abstract
An applicator device for a product, said applicator device comprising a housing, a product carriage, for supporting the product, that is mobile within the housing between an extended state and a retracted position, and a retraction mechanism configured to move the product carriage into the retracted position after a predetermined period of time in the extended state. A glue stick comprising said applicator device and an adhesive product.
Claims20
An applicator device for a product, the applicator device comprising:
- a housing,
- a product carriage for supporting the product, that is mobile within the housing, between an extended state and a retracted position,
- a retraction mechanism configured to move the product carriage into the retracted position after a predetermined period of time in the extended state, and
- a retarding mechanism configured to retard retraction of the product carriage in response to an application force on the applicator device meeting or exceeding a predetermined level, wherein the applicator device is configured to generate a signal of the predetermined period of time.
An applicator device for a product, the applicator device comprising:
- a housing,
- a product carriage for supporting the product, that is mobile within the housing, between an extended state and a retracted position,
- a retraction mechanism configured to move the product carriage into the retracted position after a predetermined period of time in the extended state, and
- a timer for generating a signal of the predetermined period of time.
An applicator device for a product, the applicator device comprising:
- a housing,
- a product carriage for supporting the product, that is mobile within the housing, between an extended state and a retracted position,
- a retraction mechanism configured to move the product carriage into the retracted position after a predetermined period of time in the extended state, and
- a shifter configured to select one or more operating modes of the applicator device, wherein the applicator device is configured to generate a signal of the predetermined period of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.