# US 11,641,922 B2 · Hair applicator

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- Number: US 11,641,922 B2
- Document ID: US11641922B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/758,441
- Filed: 2018-10-24
- Published: 2020-08-20
- Granted: 2023-05-09
- Earliest claimed: 2017-10-25
- Assignees: Mitsubishi Pencil Company, Limited
- Applicants: Mitsubishi Pencil Company, Limited
- Inventors: Shoichi Saito
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11641922B2

## CPC

- A45D 34/042: {using a brush or the like}
- A45D 19/026: {having brush or comb applicators (A45D24/22 take precedence; brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances A46B11/00)}
- A45D 24/22: Combs with dispensing devices for liquids, pastes or powders
- A45D 24/24: with provision for free supply; using wicks
- A45D 24/26: with flexible walls of the liquid, paste, or powder storing device
- A45D 2200/1009: Applicators comprising a pad, tissue, sponge, or the like
- A45D: HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT (wigs, toupees or the like A41G3/00, A41G5/00; hairdressers' chairs A47C1/04; hair cutting appliances, razors B26B); EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING

## Abstract

To provide a hair applicator which can fix an applying part to combing elements with a sufficient fixing strength to prevent the applying part from being displaced even by an impact from a fall and also can dispense a sufficient coating amount. The hair applicator is configured such that the coating amount by the applying part is 0.090 g/m or greater (porosity is 80% or higher) and the hardness (ISO7619A) of the applying part is less than A70.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A hair applicator comprising:
an applying part made of a porous material; and
a comb having a plurality of comb elements provided with the applying part, to thereby apply a hair dye from a container through the applying part to the hair while combing hair with the comb, wherein:
a coating amount by the applying part is 0.090 g/m or greater (porosity is 80% or higher), and
a hardness of the applying part, as determined in accordance with ISO7619A, is less than A70.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The hair applicator according to claim 1, wherein the comb elements hold the applying part on a front side thereof, and the comb elements are projected forward from the applying part.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The hair applicator according to claim 2, wherein a hollow is formed on a surface of the comb element.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The hair applicator according to claim 3, wherein the surface area of a front endface of the comb element is 0.3 to 1.0 mm2.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The hair applicator according to claim 4, further comprising a cap that covers the applying part and the comb, wherein the cap can be fitted to the container by screw fitting, and the cap and the container are formed with projections that ride over each other into a fitted state.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The hair applicator according to claim 5, wherein a groove for air replacement is formed on an inner surface of the comb.