Fluid-filled cleaning head
AssigneeL'Oreal
InventorDanny Elery Simon
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Abstract
A cleaning head for a personal care appliance includes an elastic bladder having a bladder wall enclosing a fluid. The bladder wall has an inner base portion with a base thickness, which may be non-uniform, and a plurality of spaced projections extending outwardly from the inner base portion. The bladder is fixedly attached to a receiver portion of a bladder support, and a retainer is provided for attaching the bladder support to the personal care appliance such that the bladder support is drivably engaged by the personal care appliance. At least some of the plurality of spaced projections are configured to dynamically engage and disengage with neighboring ones of the plurality of spaced projections during use.
Claims20
A cleaning head for a personal care appliance comprising:
- an elastic bladder comprising a bladder wall enclosing a fluid, wherein the bladder wall comprises an inner base portion having a base thickness and a plurality of spaced projections extending outwardly from the inner base portion;
- a bladder support comprising a receiver portion, wherein the elastic bladder is fixedly attached to the receiver portion;
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- a retainer configured to attach the bladder support to the personal care appliance such that the bladder support is drivably engaged by the personal care appliance;
- wherein at least some of the plurality of spaced projections are configured to dynamically engage and disengage with neighboring ones of the plurality of spaced projections during use.
A cleaning head for a personal care appliance comprising:
- a bladder support comprising a receiver portion defining a cavity;
- an elastic bladder having a first portion disposed in the cavity and fixedly attached to the bladder support and a second portion having a non-uniform thickness and a plurality of spaced projections extending outwardly from the second portion, wherein the elastic bladder encloses a liquid;
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- a retainer configured to releasably attach the bladder support to the personal care appliance such that the bladder support is drivably engaged by the personal care appliance;
- wherein the elastic bladder is configured to flex during use such that the plurality of spaced projections engage and disengage with neighboring ones of the plurality of spaced projections during use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.