# US 2014/0153996 A1 · Lotion application device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0153996 A1 - Document ID: US20140153996A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/691,419 - Filed: 2012-11-30 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30 - Inventors: Brian Ammerman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140153996A1 ## CPC - A45D 34/041: {using a roller, a disc or a ball} - A45D 2200/056: Reciprocating pumps, i.e. with variable volume chamber wherein pressure and vacuum are alternately generated - 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 A lotion applicator includes a body including a holding tank adapted to store a quantity of lotion; a roller applicator at one end of the body; a pump mechanism adapted to pump lotion from the holding tank to the roller applicator; a manifold adjacent to the roller applicator adapted to coat the roller applicator with the lotion pumped from the holding tank; and a cover moveable between a first position in which it seals the roller applicator, thereby also sealing the holding tank, and a second position in which it uncovers the roller applicator for use. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lotion applicator comprising: a holding tank adapted to store a quantity of viscous material; a body within which the holding tank is located, wherein the body includes a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the body further includes a handle located closer to the proximal end than the distal end; a trigger located on the body such that a user can activate the trigger while grasping the handle; a roller applicator located adjacent to the distal end of the body; a pump mechanism activated by the trigger to pump any viscous material stored in the holding tank from the tank; a manifold for receiving any viscous material pumped from the holding tank and distributing any viscous material pumped from the holding tank onto the roller applicator; and a cover movable between a first position in which it seals the roller applicator and a second position in which the roller applicator is exposed. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The lotion applicator of claim 1 wherein the manifold includes a plurality of outlets, wherein the outlets vary in diameter with respect to each other. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The lotion applicator of claim 2 wherein the manifold includes six evenly spaced outlets, including an inner pair of outlets, a middle pair of outlets, and an outer pair of outlets, wherein the inner pair of outlets is the smallest and the outer pair of outlets is the largest. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The lotion applicator of claim 1 wherein the manifold includes a distribution channel surrounding the outlets. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The lotion applicator of claim 1 wherein the trigger is activated by squeezing the trigger towards the handle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The lotion applicator of claim 1 wherein the roller applicator is a foam roller. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The lotion applicator of claim 1 wherein the roller applicator is cylindrical shaped. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The lotion applicator of claim 1 wherein the pump mechanism includes a piston disk that pressurizes any viscous material stored in the holding tank when advanced into the holding tank by the trigger. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The lotion applicator of claim 8 wherein the trigger advances the piston disk using a ratcheting mechanism. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The lotion applicator of claim 9 wherein the piston disk is prevented from backing out of the holding tank by a spring-loaded locking mechanism. ### Claim 11 A lotion applicator comprising: a body including a holding tank adapted to store a quantity of lotion; a roller applicator at one end of the body; a pump mechanism adapted to pump lotion from the holding tank to the roller applicator; a manifold adjacent to the roller applicator adapted to coat the roller applicator with the lotion pumped from the holding tank; and a cover moveable between a first position in which it seals the roller applicator, thereby also sealing the holding tank, and a second position in which it uncovers the roller applicator for use. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The lotion applicator of claim 11 wherein the body includes a trigger that activates the pump mechanism. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The lotion applicator of claim 12 wherein the pump mechanism is activated by squeezing trigger. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The lotion applicator of claim 11 wherein the roller applicator is a cylindrical foam roller. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The lotion applicator of claim 14 wherein the manifold is within ten percent of the width of the roller applicator. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The lotion applicator of claim 15 wherein the manifold includes a series of outlets across the width of the manifold. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The lotion applicator of claim 16 wherein the series of outlets are evenly spaced across the width of the manifold. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The lotion applicator of claim 17 wherein the outlets further from center of the manifold are larger in diameter than the outlets closer to the center of the manifold. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The lotion applicator of claim 18 wherein the manifold further includes a distribution channel surrounding the outlets. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The lotion applicator of claim 11 wherein the pump mechanism includes a spring-loaded locking mechanism through which a user may reset the association between the pump mechanism and the holding tank.