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US 12,588,746 B2Granted
Cosmetic application device and method
OwnerJane M. Henryinventor
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Abstract
A cosmetic application device and method of use. The cosmetic application device includes a roller adapted to apply cosmetics (and/or other types of products such as face paint, adhesives, glitter, etc.) to a person's skin. The device includes a handle configured with a roller. The roller includes embossed patterns or images on its outer surface that, once coated with cosmetics, may be transferred to a user's skin using a rolling process. The device also includes a feedback system that guides the user during the rolling process.
Claims4
A method of applying cosmetics comprising:
- (A) providing a cosmetic roller applicator;
- the cosmetic roller applicator comprising:
- a roller,
- a roller support rotatably supporting the roller;
- and
- a haptic feedback system comprising a first haptic mechanism disposed on the roller and a second haptic mechanism disposed on the roller support;
- (B) applying cosmetics to an outer circumferential surface of the roller, the outer circumferential surface including at least one embossed structure;
- (C) rolling the outer circumferential surface on a person's skin;
- (D) receiving a sense of touch haptic feedback from the haptic feedback system when the roller is rotated to a first rotational position;
- wherein the sense of touch haptic feedback is defined by an interaction between the first haptic mechanism and the second haptic mechanism where the first haptic mechanism includes a spring-loaded ball housed within a shell and the second haptic mechanism includes at least one ridge or groove.
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