Device for applying a hair product to sections of hair and method of hair treatment
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorVincent de Laforcade
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Abstract
An applicator device for applying product to at least one section of hair includes an elastically deformable component, a reservoir for the product, and a slot at least partially defined by the elastically deformable component. The slot is bounded by edges and is configured to receive a section of hair between the edges. The slot comprises a first slot portion lying in a first plane and at least one second slot portion lying in a second plane different from the first plane.
Claims82
An applicator device for applying a product to at least one section of hair, said device comprising:
- a component formed of at least one elastically deformable material;
- a reservoir for a product;
- and
- a slot in communication with the reservoir, the slot being at least partially defined by said component and being accessible from an outside of the device, said slot being bounded by edges configured to be placed in a substantially contiguous position along at least one portion of the slot so as to create a seal, wherein the slot is configured to permit at least one section of hair to pass through the slot and become coated with product in response to movement of the device in a longitudinal direction with respect to the section of hair,
- said slot comprising a first slot portion formed in a first plane and at least one second slot portion formed in a second plane different from the first plane.
A method of applying a hair product to at least one section of hair, the method comprising:
- selecting a section of hair to be coated with the product;
- passing the selected section of hair through a slot defined at least partially by substantially contiguous edge portions, the slot being at least partly bounded by a component formed of at least one elastically deformable material, the component at least partly defining a reservoir containing a product, the slot being in communication with the reservoir, the slot having a first slot portion lying in a first plane and at least one second slot portion lying in a second plane different from the first plane;
- and
- moving the component in a longitudinal direction with respect to the section of hair to transfer the product to the section of hair.
An applicator device for applying a product to at least one section of hair, comprising:
- an elastically deformable component;
- a reservoir for the product, the reservoir being positioned in the elastically deformable component;
- a hair product contained in the reservoir;
- and
- a slot at least partially defined by the elastically deformable component, the slot being bounded by edges and being configured to receive a section of hair between the edges, and wherein the slot comprises a first slot portion lying in a first plane and at least one second slot portion lying in a second plane different from the first plane.
An applicator device for applying a product to at least one section of hair, comprising:
- an elastically deformable component;
- a reservoir for the product, the reservoir being positioned in the elastically deformable component;
- and
- a slot at least partially defined by the elastically deformable component, the slot being bounded by edges and being configured to receive a section of hair between the edges, and wherein the slot comprises a first slot portion lying in a first plane and at least one second slot portion lying in a second plane different from the first plane,
- wherein the elastically deformable component is formed of an elastically deformable material comprising at least one of open cells and semi-open cells.
An applicator device for applying a product to at least one section of hair, comprising:
- an elastically deformable component;
- a reservoir for the product, the reservoir being positioned in the elastically deformable component;
- and
- a slot at least partially defined by the elastically deformable component, the slot being bounded by edges and being configured to receive a section of hair between the edges, and wherein the slot comprises a first slot portion lying in a first plane and at least one second slot portion lying in a second plane different from the first plane,
- wherein the edges bounding the slot are configured to be placed in a substantially contiguous position so as to create a seal.
A method of applying a product to at least one section of hair, comprising:
- providing an applicator device for applying the product to at least one section of hair, the device comprising:
- an elastically deformable component;
- a reservoir for the product, the reservoir being positioned in the elastically deformable component;
- and
- a slot at least partially defined by the elastically deformable component, the slot being bounded by edges and being configured to receive a section of hair between the edges, and wherein the slot comprises a first slot portion lying in a first plane and at least one second slot portion lying in a second plane different from the first plane,
- wherein the reservoir contains the product;
- passing a section of hair through the slot;
- and
- moving the device longitudinally with respect to the section of hair to transfer product from the device to the section of hair.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.