Lotion applicator with a fillable roller
AssigneeZoya, Inc.
InventorZoya Hajianpour
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Abstract
An applicator for applying a lotion, such as a sunscreen, to the skin includes a handle attached to an axle and a roller mounted to turn on the axle. The roller includes a housing having a central cavity holding the lotion and a number of holes extending between the central cavity and a cylindrical peripheral surface of the housing, which is covered with a porous elastomeric material through which the lotion is evenly applied to the skin. A cover is provided to minimize evaporation and contamination of the lotion during storage of the roller. The roller may be removed from the applicator for storage in a cover formed as a canister, or a clamshell cover may be closed over the roller in place on the applicator.
Claims9
Apparatus for applying a lotion comprising
- a frame including an axle extending from an outer end, a flexible detent, and a handle extending away from the axle;
- a roller including a housing having an inner end cap with a bearing opening to be rotatably mounted on the axle and removably held on the axle by the flexible detent, with the roller extending over the outer end of the axle, wherein the housing includes a cylindrical peripheral surface, a central cavity for holding a lotion, and a plurality of holes extending between the central cavity and the cylindrical peripheral surface, wherein the roller additionally includes a porous elastomeric cover stretched over the cylindrical peripheral surface of the housing, and an outer end cap disposed at an outer end of the housing to seal the central cavity, and wherein the roller can be removed from the axle by simply pulling the roller off the axle;
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- a canister including a storage cavity for holding the roller when removed from the frame, including an opening for receiving the roller, and a canister cap sealing the opening for receiving the roller.
A method for applying a lotion to skin and for storing a portion of the lotion between applications, comprising:
- a) filling a central cavity in a housing within a roller with lotion, wherein the housing includes a cylindrical peripheral surface and a plurality of holes extending between the central cavity and the cylindrical peripheral surface, wherein the roller additionally includes a porous elastomeric cover stretched over the cylindrical peripheral surface, and wherein lotion moves through the plurality of holes from the central cavity to the porous elastomeric cover;
- b) rolling the roller along the skin by means of a frame including an axle and a handle extending away from the axle;
- wherein the axle extends to an end within the roller, and wherein the roller is removably held on the axle by a flexible detent;
- c) removing the roller from the frame by overcoming the flexible detent and pulling the roller off the frame, with a portion of the lotion remaining within the central cavity;
- d) inserting the roller, with a portion of the lotion remaining within the central cavity, into a storage cavity within a canister separate from the frame, and
- e) sealing the storage cavity with a cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.