EP0779044A1 - Improved massage-like application device for a fluid product on the skin - Google Patents

Improved massage-like application device for a fluid product on the skin Download PDF

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EP0779044A1
EP0779044A1 EP96500162A EP96500162A EP0779044A1 EP 0779044 A1 EP0779044 A1 EP 0779044A1 EP 96500162 A EP96500162 A EP 96500162A EP 96500162 A EP96500162 A EP 96500162A EP 0779044 A1 EP0779044 A1 EP 0779044A1
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Enrique Cuervo Hernandez
Guillermo Cuervo Hernandez
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Magic Dreams Cosmetica Infantil SL
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
    • A45D34/04—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
    • A45D34/041—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a roller, a disc or a ball
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H15/00—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
    • A61H15/0092—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains hand-held
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H15/00—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
    • A61H15/02—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains adapted for simultaneous treatment with light, heat or drugs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H15/00—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
    • A61H2015/0007—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains with balls or rollers rotating about their own axis
    • A61H2015/0014—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains with balls or rollers rotating about their own axis cylinder-like, i.e. rollers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
    • A61H2201/10—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy
    • A61H2201/105—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy with means for delivering media, e.g. drugs or cosmetics

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  • the present Patent of Invention relates to an improved massage-like application device for a fluid product on the skin.
  • the known devices generally consist of an enclosure containing a fluid, for instance a lotion, eau-de-Cologne or the like, and a dispensing head including layered fluid spreading means.
  • a fluid for instance a lotion, eau-de-Cologne or the like
  • a dispensing head including layered fluid spreading means.
  • the said fluid product spreading means consist of a roller ball which on sliding upon the skin surface transfers the fluid from the head, which is kept constantly communicated with the enclosure, onto the skin, spreading it evenly.
  • roller ball replaces the roller ball with a roller or cylinder turning freely about its longitudinal axis.
  • the applicator's function is merely to spread the fluid product, carrying out no other action beneficial for the skin, namely, for instance, a massage action concurrently with an exfoliation of dead skin cells.
  • a device has been conceived of the kind comprising a case containing a fluid, preferably a liquid product in the form of a lotion, and a head dispensing said liquid evenly onto the skin in layer-like fashion, the liquid dispensing means including second means specifically devised to provide a massage on the skin, concurrently upon the liquid being dispensed.
  • the device subject hereof carries out the dispensing function of the liquid product, a lotion or the like, and exerts friction on the skin, providing a revitalising effect with a view to improving the flow and penetration of the lotion in the skin, concurrently descaling and eliminating the dead skin cells.
  • the device comprises a liquid product container, which container has conventional means on its top base to be associated to a specific head, that is in turn provided with conjugated means to such end, and which includes means for dispensing the liquid contents and second means capable of carrying out a massage or friction on the skin, in the actual liquid dispensing operation.
  • Figure 1 is a front elevation view of the liquid product dispensing head generating friction on the skin.
  • Figure 2 is a cross-section of said head, along II-II.
  • Figure 3 illustrates a cross-sectional exploded view of the elements constituting the head, base and application and friction roller, the base connected to the container of the liquid product to be dispensed.
  • Figure 4 is a semi-sectional front elevation view of the entire device, comprising the liquid product case or container and the dispensing and massage-generating head.
  • Figure 5 is a perspective of the device when in use.
  • the embodiment therein is a massage-like application device for a fluid product on the skin consisting of a dispensing head, generally designated -1-, and a case, generally designated -2-, containing the fluid product, such as a lotion, eau-de-Cologne or the like.
  • Both elements -1- and -2- have conjugated connection means, respectively comprising a cylindrical wall -3- with a screw thread -4-, and a cylindrical neck -5- projecting centrally from the top base -6- of the case-2-, externally provided with a screw thread -7-.
  • Said connecting means have openings leading into the interior -8- of the case -2- and the head -1- dispensing means.
  • Said dispensing means comprise a prism-shaped box, rectangular in plan and open at the top, constituted on roughly the top middle portion of the head -1-.
  • At the base of this box -9- there is a circular opening -10- leading into the interior of the case -2-.
  • the shorter walls -9a- of said box -9- each include circular recesses -11- provided with guides -12- for the ends -13- of a roller -15- axis -14-, the recesses -11- serving as supports for said ends -13- for the purpose of enabling the roller -15- to rotate as it slides on a surface, namely the skin.
  • the longitudinal sides of the box -9- each have rectangular recessed incuts -16- which provide a greater contact surface between the roller -15- and the skin.
  • a primary characteristic of the invention lies in providing on the surface of the roller -15- a plurality of evenly distributed drop- or tear-shaped embossments-17-, preferably adopting a quincuncial arrangement, which embossments exert a specific and successive friction- or massage-like pressure on the skin, dead skin cells being exfoliated concurrently upon the fluid being spread in sheet-like fashion.

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Abstract

An improved massage-like application device for a fluid product on the skin. The device comprises a head (1) for dispensing a fluid product and a case (2) containing said product, associated to form a unit through suitable means providing for an internal communication between both elements for the purpose of dispensing the fluid. The head (1) includes an application roller (15) with its general surface provided with a plurality of drop- or sheet-like embossments (17).
The device is applicable for massage-like spreading of a lotion or the like, exfoliating dead skin cells.

Description

  • The present Patent of Invention relates to an improved massage-like application device for a fluid product on the skin.
  • Various devices devised to spread a fluid product upon the skin surface form an integral part of the prior art.
  • The known devices generally consist of an enclosure containing a fluid, for instance a lotion, eau-de-Cologne or the like, and a dispensing head including layered fluid spreading means.
  • In certain devices, the said fluid product spreading means consist of a roller ball which on sliding upon the skin surface transfers the fluid from the head, which is kept constantly communicated with the enclosure, onto the skin, spreading it evenly.
  • Other known devices replace the roller ball with a roller or cylinder turning freely about its longitudinal axis.
  • In the latter case, a greater surface contact is achieved between the applicator and the skin.
  • In the above cases, however, head with a ball and head with a roller, the applicator's function is merely to spread the fluid product, carrying out no other action beneficial for the skin, namely, for instance, a massage action concurrently with an exfoliation of dead skin cells.
  • In the invention, a device has been conceived of the kind comprising a case containing a fluid, preferably a liquid product in the form of a lotion, and a head dispensing said liquid evenly onto the skin in layer-like fashion, the liquid dispensing means including second means specifically devised to provide a massage on the skin, concurrently upon the liquid being dispensed.
  • In accordance with the foregoing, the device subject hereof carries out the dispensing function of the liquid product, a lotion or the like, and exerts friction on the skin, providing a revitalising effect with a view to improving the flow and penetration of the lotion in the skin, concurrently descaling and eliminating the dead skin cells.
  • Broadly speaking, the device comprises a liquid product container, which container has conventional means on its top base to be associated to a specific head, that is in turn provided with conjugated means to such end, and which includes means for dispensing the liquid contents and second means capable of carrying out a massage or friction on the skin, in the actual liquid dispensing operation.
  • For ease of explanation, attached hereto is a sheet of drawings showing an embodiment cited for illustrative purposes.
  • In the drawings:
  • Figure 1 is a front elevation view of the liquid product dispensing head generating friction on the skin.
  • Figure 2 is a cross-section of said head, along II-II.
  • Figure 3 illustrates a cross-sectional exploded view of the elements constituting the head, base and application and friction roller, the base connected to the container of the liquid product to be dispensed.
  • Figure 4 is a semi-sectional front elevation view of the entire device, comprising the liquid product case or container and the dispensing and massage-generating head.
  • Figure 5 is a perspective of the device when in use.
  • With reference to the figures, the embodiment therein is a massage-like application device for a fluid product on the skin consisting of a dispensing head, generally designated -1-, and a case, generally designated -2-, containing the fluid product, such as a lotion, eau-de-Cologne or the like.
  • Both elements -1- and -2- have conjugated connection means, respectively comprising a cylindrical wall -3- with a screw thread -4-, and a cylindrical neck -5- projecting centrally from the top base -6- of the case-2-, externally provided with a screw thread -7-. Said connecting means have openings leading into the interior -8- of the case -2- and the head -1- dispensing means.
  • Said dispensing means comprise a prism-shaped box, rectangular in plan and open at the top, constituted on roughly the top middle portion of the head -1-. At the base of this box -9- there is a circular opening -10- leading into the interior of the case -2-. The shorter walls -9a- of said box -9- each include circular recesses -11- provided with guides -12- for the ends -13- of a roller -15- axis -14-, the recesses -11- serving as supports for said ends -13- for the purpose of enabling the roller -15- to rotate as it slides on a surface, namely the skin. The longitudinal sides of the box -9- each have rectangular recessed incuts -16- which provide a greater contact surface between the roller -15- and the skin.
  • A primary characteristic of the invention lies in providing on the surface of the roller -15- a plurality of evenly distributed drop- or tear-shaped embossments-17-, preferably adopting a quincuncial arrangement, which embossments exert a specific and successive friction- or massage-like pressure on the skin, dead skin cells being exfoliated concurrently upon the fluid being spread in sheet-like fashion.
  • In accordance with the above description, when the device -1-2- is arranged upside down or inclined, as shown in figure 5, the fluid contained in the case -2- flows through the neck -5- and opening -10-, reaching the roller -15- which, upon rotating on the skin -18-, transfers the product onto the skin, and the embossments -17- concurrently exert a friction or massage action on the skin, considerably enhancing flow and assimilation of the fluid.

Claims (2)

  1. An improved massage-like application device for a fluid product on the skin, of the kind comprising a product dispensing head and a case containing said product, associated to one another through conjugated connection means existing in both elements, which means lead into the interior of the case and the dispensing head, to transfer the product in the case onto the surface of a roller applying the product onto the application surface, particularly the skin, essentially characterised in that the surface of the application roller, generally flat, has a plurality of embossments spread equidistantly and evenly on said surface, said embossments exerting a specific and successive friction- or massage-like pressure on the skin concurrently upon the fluid being spread in a sheet-like layer.
  2. An improved massage-like application device for a fluid product on the skin, as in claim 1, characterised in that the embossments provided on the roller surface are drop-like, granular and pear-shaped.
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ES09502461A ES2117938B1 (en) 1995-12-14 1995-12-14 PERFECTED DEVICE FOR THE APPLICATION OF A FLUID PRODUCT ON THE SKIN IN THE FORM OF MASSAGE.
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EP1593363A1 (en) * 2004-05-05 2005-11-09 L'oreal Device for distribution and application of products, especially cosmetic products
WO2008053154A1 (en) * 2006-10-28 2008-05-08 Reckitt Benckiser N.V. Product
EP2138066A1 (en) 2008-06-24 2009-12-30 Figie Luxembourg S.A. Device for massaging and dispensing in particular a cosmetic product
WO2012140354A1 (en) 2011-04-14 2012-10-18 Seb S.A. Motor-driven massage unit capable of applying cosmetics
JP2012210959A (en) * 2011-03-31 2012-11-01 Yoshino Kogyosho Co Ltd Coating container
EP2793804B1 (en) * 2011-12-23 2021-03-17 L'Oréal Makeup process

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CH130571A (en) * 1927-12-13 1928-12-15 Reinhold Nikielewsky Otto Device for massaging and warming up the body.
FR717258A (en) * 1931-05-19 1932-01-06 Roller massager
US2892202A (en) * 1957-12-03 1959-06-30 Williams Edward Roll-on applicator
US3235900A (en) * 1962-03-05 1966-02-22 Edward J Klassen Roll-on cosmetic applicator
US3542016A (en) * 1968-03-18 1970-11-24 David E Zimmer Body massager and/or cosmetic applicator
EP0046038A2 (en) * 1980-08-12 1982-02-17 International Chemical Company Limited Roll-on dispensing device
EP0155616A2 (en) * 1984-03-17 1985-09-25 Eau de Cologne- & Parfümerie-Fabrik Glockengasse No. 4711 gegenüber der Pferdepost von Ferd. Mühlens Container with a device for the application of liquid to a surface
FR2605518A1 (en) * 1986-10-27 1988-04-29 Oreal Device for massaging the outer skin
EP0380391A1 (en) * 1989-01-24 1990-08-01 Reckitt Et Colman France Directly detachable roller, in particular for distributing fluids
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CH130571A (en) * 1927-12-13 1928-12-15 Reinhold Nikielewsky Otto Device for massaging and warming up the body.
FR717258A (en) * 1931-05-19 1932-01-06 Roller massager
US2892202A (en) * 1957-12-03 1959-06-30 Williams Edward Roll-on applicator
US3235900A (en) * 1962-03-05 1966-02-22 Edward J Klassen Roll-on cosmetic applicator
US3542016A (en) * 1968-03-18 1970-11-24 David E Zimmer Body massager and/or cosmetic applicator
EP0046038A2 (en) * 1980-08-12 1982-02-17 International Chemical Company Limited Roll-on dispensing device
EP0155616A2 (en) * 1984-03-17 1985-09-25 Eau de Cologne- & Parfümerie-Fabrik Glockengasse No. 4711 gegenüber der Pferdepost von Ferd. Mühlens Container with a device for the application of liquid to a surface
FR2605518A1 (en) * 1986-10-27 1988-04-29 Oreal Device for massaging the outer skin
EP0380391A1 (en) * 1989-01-24 1990-08-01 Reckitt Et Colman France Directly detachable roller, in particular for distributing fluids
WO1994021211A1 (en) * 1993-03-18 1994-09-29 Hokanson, Jon, E. Thermally conductive rolling massage device

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EP1593363A1 (en) * 2004-05-05 2005-11-09 L'oreal Device for distribution and application of products, especially cosmetic products
FR2869881A1 (en) * 2004-05-05 2005-11-11 Oreal DEVICE FOR DISTRIBUTING AND APPLYING A PRODUCT, IN PARTICULAR A COSMETIC AND / OR CARE PRODUCT
US7775735B2 (en) 2004-05-05 2010-08-17 L'oreal Device and method for dispensing and applying a fluid such as a cosmetic product or a care product
WO2008053154A1 (en) * 2006-10-28 2008-05-08 Reckitt Benckiser N.V. Product
EP2138066A1 (en) 2008-06-24 2009-12-30 Figie Luxembourg S.A. Device for massaging and dispensing in particular a cosmetic product
JP2012210959A (en) * 2011-03-31 2012-11-01 Yoshino Kogyosho Co Ltd Coating container
WO2012140354A1 (en) 2011-04-14 2012-10-18 Seb S.A. Motor-driven massage unit capable of applying cosmetics
EP2793804B1 (en) * 2011-12-23 2021-03-17 L'Oréal Makeup process
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