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US 7,401,612 B2Granted
Device, method, and system for application of a hair product
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorVincent De Laforcade
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Abstract
A device for application of a hair product includes an applicator portion configured to be loaded with hair product and at least one finger fastener associated with the applicator portion. The applicator portion may include a container and be configured to apply the hair product to at least one strand of hair in response to manual pressure exerted on the container when the device is moved longitudinally relative to the strand of hair. The finger fastener may be configured to allow the device to be fixed to at least one finger of a hand.
Claims41
A device for application of a hair product, comprising:
- an applicator portion configured to be loaded with hair product,
- wherein the applicator portion comprises a compressible container,
- wherein the compressible container comprises a base and teeth about a perimeter of a surface of the base, the teeth and the base being arranged in order to define an interior volume of the compressible container to be occupied by the hair product,
- wherein the base is configured to prevent flow of the hair product through the base,
- wherein all teeth of the device comprise non-hollow free ends,
- wherein an interior of the compressible container is free of teeth and the applicator portion is configured to apply the hair product to at least one strand of hair in response to manual pressure exerted on the container when the device is moved longitudinally relative to the strand of hair;
- at least one finger fastener associated with the applicator portion,
- wherein the finger fastener is configured to allow the device to be fixed to at least one finger of a hand, so as to enable the at least one finger to be positioned so that the base is in-between the finger and the interior volume of the compressible container,
- wherein the finger fastener comprises at least one elastically deformable tab configured to be placed at least in part around the at least one finger.
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A device for application of a hair product, comprising:
- an applicator portion configured to be loaded with hair product,
- wherein the applicator portion comprises a compressible container,
- wherein the compressible container comprises a base and teeth about a perimeter of a surface of the base, the teeth and the base being arranged in order to define an interior volume of the compressible container to be occupied by the hair product,
- wherein the base extends out at least as far as an outer perimeter defined by outer most portions of the teeth,
- wherein the base is configured to prevent flow of the hair product through the base,
- wherein an interior of the compressible container is free of teeth and the teeth comprise non-hollow free ends,
- wherein the applicator portion is configured to apply the hair product to at least one strand of hair when the device is moved longitudinally relative to the strand of hair;
- and
- at least one finger fastener associated with the applicator portion,
- wherein the finger fastener is configured to allow the device to be fixed to at least one finger of a hand, so as to enable the at least one finger to be positioned so that the base is in-between the finger and the interior volume of the compressible container,
- wherein the finger fastener comprises at least one tab configured to be placed at least in part around the at least one finger, and
- wherein the applicator portion and the finger fastener comprise the same material.
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A method for applying a hair product, the method comprising:
- providing a device comprising an applicator portion configured to be loaded with hair product, and at least one finger fastener configured to allow the device to be fixed to at least one finger of a hand,
- wherein the applicator portion comprises a compressible container having teeth about the perimeter of a surface of the applicator portion, the teeth being arranged in order to define a volume of the compressible container to be occupied by the hair product,
- wherein an interior of the compressible container is free of teeth;
- fixing the device to at least one finger of a hand via the finger fastener;
- loading the container with hair product;
- sandwiching at least one strand of hair between at least one other finger of the hand and at least a part of the device;
- and
- exerting manual pressure on the applicator portion so as to apply a hair product to the at least one strand of hair.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.