Applicator for hair building solids
An improved applicator for hair building cosmetic fibers, powders and particles uses a gentle stream of gas to suspend the fibers and waft them onto the user's scalp. A low pressure, low velocity gas stream directed downwards into a mass of fibers in a closed container suspends them. The suspended fibers exit through a small orifice connected with a passageway ending in a nozzle. The suspended fibers are propelled from the bulb in a directed fashion to settle naturally in a controlled area. If a rubber bulb is used to supply air to suspend the fibers, a user can gently squeeze the bulb to allow controlled puffs of air and fibers to waft onto controlled regions of the scalp. A valve arrangement can be operated to provide an air stream to remove excess deposited fibers from regions of the scalp.
1 . An applicator for depositing cosmetic hair building solids on a selected region, the applicator comprising:
a container holding a mass of hair building solids;
a gas conduit disposed to direct a stream of gas onto a surface of the mass to suspend the hair building solids;
a passageway for conducting the suspended hair building solids;
a first orifice providing a connection between the passageway and an interior of the container; and
a second orifice through which the suspended hair building solids exit the passageway in a stream to deposit on the selected region.
2 . The applicator according to claim 1 , wherein the stream of gas is air provided by compression of a rubber bulb in communication with the gas conduit.
3 . The applicator according to claim 1 , wherein the container is equipped with a removable lid, and wherein the gas conduit penetrates the lid.
4 . The applicator according to claim 1 , wherein the connection provided by the first orifice passes through a portion of the lid.
5 . The applicator according to claim 1 further comprising a valve that is operable to close the first orifice whereby gas or gas containing hair building solids is delivered through the passageway depending on operation of the valve.
6 . The applicator according to claim 1 , wherein some portion of the passageway is longitudinally aligned with some portion of the gas conduit.
7 . The applicator according to claims 1 or 6 , wherein there is a connection between the aligned portions of the gas conduit and the passageway and gas is able to pass through the connection.
8 . The applicator according to claim 7 further comprising a first valve that is operable to close the connection and a second valve that is operable to close the first orifice whereby gas or gas containing hair building solids is delivered through the passageway depending on operation of the valves.
9 . A method of applying hair building solids comprising the steps of:
providing an applicator according to claim 1 ;
directing the second orifice towards a region in need of hair building solids;
operating the applicator to produce a stream of hair building solids; and
allowing the stream to deposit hair building solids on the region.
10 . The method according to claim 9 further comprising a step of applying an adhesive to the region.
11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the step of applying an adhesive occurs prior to the step of allowing the stream to deposit.
12 . The method according to claim 9 further comprising a step of using a template.
13 . The method according to claims 9 , 10 or 12 , wherein the device in the step of providing has a connection between the gas conduit and the passageway and gas is able to pass through the connection.