Personal care vaporizing device
OwnerThomas Nicholsinventor
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Abstract
A Personal Care Vaporizing Device is disclosed. The device has a central base unit including a large removable liquid reservoir and a handheld skin massage/exfoliating device. The handheld assembly can selectively emit vapor directly to the skin surface. Unlike the prior devices in the field, the present invention allows the user to selectively dispense either cool or warm vapor. The liquid reservoir is designed to accept skin care additives in addition to simple water for generating the vapor. The device has at least three operational modes: vapor only, massage head brush oscillation/massage motion only, and both vapor and oscillation/massage. Power for the device is available from a variety of sources, including internal batteries and/or external power supply.
Claims25
A vaporizer device, comprising:
- a base assembly comprising:
- a liquid reservoir;
- a vaporizer element configured to vaporize liquid fed to said vaporizer from said liquid reservoir, said vaporizer element forming cool vapor by vaporizing said liquid without application of heat;
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- an applicator head;
- a mist conduit in fluid communication with said vaporizer element and said applicator head;
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- a heater module located within said applicator head for selectively heating said vaporized liquid in said mist conduit before it exits said applicator head said applicator head being external to said base assembly.
A device for cleansing, exfoliating and hydrating a human's skin, comprising:
- a liquid reservoir tank comprising an outlet tube extending from said tank, said outlet tube further comprising a feed valve located therein;
- a sonic vaporizer element contained within a combination base element and upper housing, said sonic vaporizer element configured to vaporize liquid fed to said sonic vaporizer from said liquid reservoir, said vaporizer element vaporizing said liquid by applying high frequency vibration to said fed liquid;
- a massage head assembly comprising a head housing, said head housing external to said base element and said upper housing;
- a mist conduit in fluid communication with said sonic vaporizer element and said massage head assembly;
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- a heater module located within said head housing for selectively heating said vaporized liquid in said mist conduit before it exits said head housing.
A device for cleansing, exfoliating and hydrating a human's skin, comprising:
- a liquid reservoir tank comprising an outlet tube extending from said tank, said outlet tube further comprising a feed valve located therein;
- a sonic vaporizer element contained within a combination base element and upper housing, said sonic vaporizer element configured to vaporize liquid fed to said sonic vaporizer from said liquid reservoir, said vaporizer element vaporizing said liquid by applying high frequency vibration to said fed liquid;
- a massage head assembly comprising a head housing from which a detachable massage element extends, said massage element having at least one mist discharge orifice formed therein, said head housing external to said base element and said upper housing;
- a mist conduit in fluid communication with said sonic vaporizer element and said one or more mist discharge orifices;
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- a drive motor within said head housing, said drive motor operatively associated with said detachable massage element whereby operation of said motor generates movement at said detachable massage element.
A method for massaging the skin, comprising the steps of:
- placing a massage element extending from a head housing against the skin
- generating motion between said massage element and said skin by operation of a drive motor contained within said head housing;
- generating a mist by applying mechanical vibration to a fluid to vaporize said fluid, said generating conducted within a base assembly, said head housing of said placing step external to said base assembly of said mist generating step;
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- blowing said vaporized fluid down a mist conduit and out through one or more orifices formed in said massage element, said blowing conducted by operation of a blower, and said mist conduit interconnecting said base assembly and said head housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.