# US 11,998,102 B2 · Combination fluid dispenser and scalp massager

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- Number: US 11,998,102 B2
- Document ID: US11998102B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/248,639
- Filed: 2021-02-01
- Published: 2021-11-25
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2019-12-03
- Assignees: Shameeka Brown
- Applicants: Shameeka Brown
- Inventors: Shameeka Brown; Eugene Harris
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11998102B2

## CPC

- A45D 40/18: Casings combined with other objects (A45D40/24, A45D42/02 take precedence)
- A45D 34/04: Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
- A45D 40/26: Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball
- A45D 44/00: Other cosmetic or toiletry articles, e.g. for hairdressers' rooms
- A61H 7/003: {Hand-held or hand-driven devices}
- A61M 35/003: {Portable hand-held applicators having means for dispensing or spreading integral media (hand-held massage devices with liquid delivery A61H7/003)}
- A45D 2200/054: Means for supplying liquid to the outlet of the container
- A61H 2201/105: with means for delivering media, e.g. drugs or cosmetics
- A61H 2205/021: Scalp
- 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
- A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N)
- A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)}

## Abstract

A scalp massager that simultaneously dispenses fluid is provided. A reservoir of fluid is fluidly coupled to a plurality of dispensing conduits, wherein each dispensing conduit is operatively associated with a resilient leg so that the outlet of the dispensing conduit is adjacent the distal end of the resilient leg. Both the resilient leg and the dispensing conduit each terminate at two adjacent points. The resilient leg may provide a foot that extends the two adjacent points for massaging the scalp.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A device comprising:
a body defining a reservoir fluidly coupled to a manifold;
a plurality of dispensing conduits extending from the manifold;
for each dispensing conduit, a resilient leg extends from the manifold spaced apart by a proximal distance from the dispensing conduit, wherein an outlet of the dispensing conduit is joined to a terminus of the resilient leg; and
a distal distance defined by the terminus and said outlet, wherein the proximal distance is at least twice the distal distance.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising a diaphragm between the body and the manifold.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The device of claim 2, further comprising a foot extending from each terminus so as to entirely extend beyond said outlet.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The device of claim 3, wherein the diaphragm comprises elastic sections defined by discontinuities in such a way as to be movable between a sealed condition and a fluid condition through pressure applied to the body.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The device of claim 4, wherein the plurality of resilient legs is biased to apply pressure to an object, whereby said object is massaged.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The device of claim 5, further comprising one or more grips along an exterior surface of the body.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The device of claim 6, wherein the manifold provides a leg post for each resilient legs, wherein the manifold provides a conduit prong for each dispensing conduit, and wherein each leg post is spaced apart from each conduit prong.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A method of massaging and moisturizing a scalp, the method comprising:
providing the device of claim 1;
contacting an object's scalp with the termini of the resilient legs and/or the outlets of the dispensing conduits.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of resilient legs is biased to apply pressure to the object's scalp.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, further comprising massaging said object.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, further comprising:
providing a fluid in the body of the device; and
applying pressure to the body to distribute the fluid to the subject's scalp through the dispensing conduits.