Roller-ball applicator assembly for topical oils application
AssigneeYoung Living Essential Oils, LC
InventorsSon Q. Le, Cole Woolley, Marc Schreuder, John Whetten
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Abstract
Applicator devices for applying topical oils to an individual are presented. Exemplary applicators may include a topical oil container, and a roller-ball applicator coupled to the container. The roller-ball applicator may include, a roller-ball housing, wherein the roller-ball housing includes a well configured to hold topical oil for application to an individual regardless of the orientation of the roller-ball applicator, and a roller-ball within the housing, the roller-ball being freely rotatable within the housing.
Claims26
A device for applying topical oils to an individual, the device comprising:
- a roller-ball housing having an inner cavity adapted to hold a roller-ball, the inner cavity having an inner surface that approximates the exterior shape of a roller-ball, the inner surface having a substantially vertical surface when the roller-ball housing is in an upright position, the substantially vertical surface transitioning into an inwardly-slanted surface;
- an annular well formed in the inner surface of the inner cavity, the inwardly-slanted surface of the inner surface of the inner cavity transitioning into an inner surface of the annular well;
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- a roller-ball disposed within the inner cavity of the roller-ball housing.
A method of applying topical oil to an individual, the method comprising:
- coupling a roller-ball assembly to a container of topical oil, the roller-ball assembly having an inner cavity housing a roller-ball, the inner cavity having an inner surface that approximates the exterior shape of a roller-ball, an annular well being formed in the inner surface, the inner surface having a substantially vertical surface when the roller-ball assembly is in an upright position, the substantially vertical surface transitioning into an inwardly-slanted surface, the inwardly-slanted surface transitioning into an inner surface of the annular well;
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- moving the roller-ball assembly such that the roller-ball rotates within the roller-ball assembly and delivers oil to the skin of the individual.
An applicator for topical oil, the apparatus comprising:
- a roller-ball housing having an inner cavity adapted to hold a roller-ball, the inner cavity having an inner surface that approximates the exterior shape of a roller-ball, the inner surface having a substantially vertical surface when the roller-ball housing is in an upright position, the substantially vertical surface transitioning into an inwardly tapered section;
- a well formed in the inner surface of the inner cavity, the inwardly tapered section of the inner surface of the inner cavity transitioning into an inner surface of the well;
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- a roller-ball disposed within the cavity of the roller-ball housing.
An applicator for topical oil, the apparatus comprising:
- a roller-ball housing having an inner cavity adapted to hold a roller-ball, an inner surface of the inner cavity having a substantially vertical surface when the roller-ball housing is in an upright position, the substantially vertical surface transitioning into an inwardly slanted surface;
- a well formed in the inner surface of the inner cavity;
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- a roller-ball disposed within the cavity of the roller-ball housing, the well formed such that an upper edge of the well does not contact the roller-ball, wherein the inwardly-slanted surface of the inner surface of the inner cavity transitions to an inner surface of the well at the upper edge of the well.
A topical applicator for oil, the topical applicator comprising:
- a roller-ball;
- a roller-ball housing having a retainer lip, a lower seat, and an inner cavity interposed therebetween, the inner cavity being configured to receive the roller-ball, the retainer lip having a diameter that is less than a maximum diameter of the roller-ball, and the lower seat having a diameter that is less than the diameter of the retainer lip, wherein, when the roller-ball housing has an upright orientation, the roller-ball is in contact with the lower seat and, when the roller-ball housing has an overturned orientation, the roller-ball is in contact with the retainer lip;
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- an annular well formed on an inner surface of the inner cavity, the annular well for holding an oil such that the oil is able to flow into the annular well when the roller-ball housing is in the overturned orientation and, when the roller-ball housing is in the upright orientation, the lower seat is adapted to prevent the held oil from exiting the inner cavity via the lower seat but the annular well is adapted to allow the held oil to transfer from the annular well to the outer surface of the roller-ball as the roller ball is rotated within the inner cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.