Flow-thru cosmetic applicator package
AssigneeEL Management Corp.
InventorsHerve Bouix, Jonathan Thayer
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Abstract
The present invention is a flow-thru cosmetic dispenser and applicator that comprises a means for controlling the flow of product from a reservoir to an applicator tip. The flow control means comprises wedge structures attached to biased hinges. The wedge structures move on the hinges in response to the removal or placement of a closure. The movement of the wedges alternately opens and pinches-off a deformable conduit in which the product flows. The invention includes means for converting any ordinary cosmetic container into a flow-thru container.
Claims27
A flow-thru cosmetic dispenser for a flowable product comprising:
- a container having a reservoir that is capable of dispensing a flowable product through a container orifice;
- an applicator tip having a base and an external surface;
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- a deformable, resilient conduit that defines a lumen which, in an undeformed state, is capable of conducting product between the reservoir and the applicator tip, but which in a deformed state is hindered from conducting product;
- the deformable conduit having proximal and a distal ends which define proximal and distal orifices of the lumen.
26 The flow-thru cosmetic dispenser according to claim 25 wherein the one or more wedges occupy the first position when the closure is not on the housing and occupy the second position when the closure is fully seated on the housing.
A method for converting a cosmetic dispensing container into a flow-thru applicator package, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a container that is to be converted into a flow-thru applicator package;
- fitting the container finish with a housing that houses a deformable conduit, the deformable conduit being connected to an applicator tip that has a base that is held securely in flow communication with the deformable conduit;
- providing a means of deforming the deformable conduit;
- providing a closure that activates the conduit-deforming means when the closure is seated on the package.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.