# US 2018/0021795 A1 · Tilt action pump > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0021795 A1 - Document ID: US20180021795A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/655,154 - Filed: 2017-07-20 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-22 - Assignees: Hct Group Holdings Limited - Applicants: Hct Group Holdings Limited - Inventors: ADRIAN C. APODACA; DENIS PIERRE MAURIN; JEREMY WILSON; XIAOJUN HUANG; ARMANDO VILLARREAL - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180021795A1 ## CPC - B05B 11/1014: {the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the container} - A45D 34/04: Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball - B05B 11/0091: {movable, e.g. articulated on the sprayer} - B05B 11/1074: {located outside pump chambers} - A45D 2200/056: Reciprocating pumps, i.e. with variable volume chamber wherein pressure and vacuum are alternately generated - B05B 11/0059: {allowing operation in any orientation, e.g. for discharge in inverted position} - B05B: SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F25/72; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by spraying B05D) - 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 device for dispensing a cosmetic product may include a container configured to hold a volume of cosmetic product, the container having a closed lower end and an open upper end, a pump assembly disposed at least partially within the open upper end of the container, and a tip connected to the pump assembly, the tip having an outlet for dispensing the cosmetic product. The pump assembly and tip may be configured such that manually tilting the tip actuates the pump assembly to deliver a portion of the volume of cosmetic product to the outlet. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for dispensing a cosmetic product, the device comprising: a container configured to hold a volume of cosmetic product, the container having a closed lower end and an open upper end; a pump assembly disposed at least partially within the open upper end of the container; and a tip connected to the pump assembly, the tip having an outlet for dispensing the cosmetic product; wherein the pump assembly and tip are configured such that manually tilting the tip relative to the container actuates the pump assembly to deliver a portion of the volume of cosmetic product to the outlet. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a driver connected to the pump assembly and an actuator connected to the driver, wherein the tip and the actuator are pivotably connected at a hinge adapted to translate tilting the tip relative to the container causes pivoting of the tip relative to the actuator via the hinge. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device of claim 2, wherein the actuator has an angled upper face and the tip has a horizontal lower surface, wherein the actuator upper face angles away from the tip lower surface on a side of the device opposite the hinge, defining a space between the tip horizontal lower surface and the actuator upper face. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The device of claim 3, wherein the driver includes a rod extending through the space and into contact with the tip horizontal lower surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The device of claim 4, wherein movement of the horizontal lower surface of the tip towards the actuator upper face moves the rod, thereby actuating the pump assembly. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a collar connected to the container, wherein the collar and the tip are pivotably connected at a hinge. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6, wherein a lower edge of an outer surface of the tip abuts the collar on a hinge side, and the lower edge of the outer surface of the tip is spaced apart from the collar on a side opposite the hinge side, defining a gap between the tip and the collar. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7, wherein pivoting movement of the tip at the hinge moves the lower edge of the outer surface of the tip towards the collar on the side opposite the hinge, thereby actuating the pump assembly to deliver product from the container. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein actuation of the pump assembly includes moving the pump assembly in a downward motion, compressing a spring disposed around the pump assembly. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The device of claim 9, wherein pivoting movement is achieved by application of tilting force on the tip, wherein upon removal of the tilting force, the spring causes the tip to return to a rest position, stopping product delivery. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the tip is flexible. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The device of claim 11, wherein the tip is silicone. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The device of claim 11, wherein the tip includes one or more internal voids. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein an upper portion of the tip is curved, and the outlet is disposed on a side surface of the tip defining a convex curve. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the pump assembly is an airless pump. ### Claim 16 A device for dispensing a cosmetic product, the device comprising: a container configured to hold a volume of cosmetic product; and a cosmetic dispensing system coupled to an open upper end of the container and comprising: a pump assembly disposed within an open upper end of the container; a driver connected to the pump assembly; an actuator connected to the driver; and a tip connected to the actuator and having an outlet for dispensing cosmetic product, the tip defining a curved upper surface of the device; wherein the tip is configured to be tilted relative to the container to deliver a portion of the volume of cosmetic product to the outlet, wherein the tip is pivotably connected to the actuator on a first side of the tip, and a bottom surface of the tip is separated from an upper surface of the actuator by a space on a second side of the tip, wherein the first and second sides are opposite each other; wherein the driver includes an elongated member extending into the space, wherein an upper end of the elongated member contacts the bottom surface of the tip; wherein manually tilting the tip moves the bottom surface of the tip through the space towards the upper surface of the actuator, the bottom surface of the tip applying a downward force on the elongated member, which applies a downward force on the pump assembly, thereby activating the pump assembly, and expelling the portion of cosmetic product from the outlet. ### Claim 17 A device for dispensing a cosmetic product, the device comprising: a container configured to hold a volume of cosmetic product; and a cosmetic dispensing system coupled to an open upper end of the container and comprising: a collar connected to the open upper end of the container; a pump assembly disposed within the collar; and a tip connected to the collar and pump assembly, the tip having an outlet for dispensing cosmetic product, the tip defining a curved upper surface of the device, the tip having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; wherein the tip is configured to be moved from a rest position to a tilted position relative to the container to actuate the pump assembly and deliver a portion of the volume of cosmetic product to the outlet, wherein the tip is pivotably connected to the collar on the first side of the tip, and a lower edge of the tip is spaced apart from an upper edge of the collar by a gap on the second side of the tip; wherein the pump assembly includes an upper portion extending across the gap when the tip is in the rest position; wherein manually tilting the tip moves the lower edge of the tip across the gap towards the upper edge of the collar, the tip applying a downward force on the upper portion of the pump assembly, thereby activating the pump assembly, and expelling a portion of cosmetic product from the outlet. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17 wherein the outlet of the tip is on the second side of the tip, and the first side of the tip includes a curved surface for engagement with a finger of a user. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17 comprising a flexible connector having a first end and a second end and defining a product delivery passageway therebetween, the first end coupled to the pump assembly and the second end coupled to the tip, the flexible connector adapted to flex from a first configuration when the tip is in the rest position to a second configuration when the tip is in the tilted position. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The device of claim 19 wherein the flexible connector defines an axis with the first end laterally offset from the second end relative to the axis of the flexible connector, such that the product delivery passageway remains open in both the first and second configurations.