Applicator device or dispenser with applicator tip assembly
View Patent ↗An applicator device or dispenser includes an applicator tip assembly and a housing which may, in some examples, have a reservoir for containing a product, such as a cosmetics product or a medicinal product. The applicator tip assembly may be coupled to the housing and may comprise a thermal storage applicator portion having an application face for applying the product to a surface, the thermal storage applicator portion being made from a material that is capable of storing and retaining and/or transferring thermal energy during application of the product. The applicator tip assembly may further comprise a main body portion having a product delivery passageway extending through the main body portion for dispensing a product to the application face of the thermal storage applicator portion, the main body portion configured to at least partially enclose the thermal storage applicator portion at a periphery of the thermal storage applicator portion.
1. An applicator device comprising:
a housing having a reservoir for containing a cosmetic or medicinal product; and
an applicator tip assembly comprising:
a main body portion coupled to the housing and comprising a product delivery passageway extending through the main body portion to convey the cosmetic or medicinal product, the main body portion forming a surface of the product delivery passageway that contacts the product, and
a thermal storage applicator portion coupled to the main body portion and enclosed by the main body portion at a periphery of the thermal storage applicator portion, the thermal storage applicator portion having an application face for applying the cosmetic or medicinal product to a surface.
2. The applicator device of claim 1 , wherein the thermal storage applicator portion comprises at least one of metal, ceramic, or stone material configured to store and/or transfer thermal energy.
3. The applicator device of claim 1 , wherein the main body portion comprises a thermoplastic polymer.
4. The applicator device of claim 3 , wherein the thermoplastic polymer comprises polypropylene.
5. The applicator device of claim 1 , wherein the main body portion and the housing may be integrally formed.
6. The applicator device of claim 1 , wherein the main body portion and the housing are formed separately and sealingly coupled together.
7. The applicator device of claim 1 , wherein the thermal storage applicator portion is generally disk-shaped with an aperture defined therein.
8. The applicator device of claim 7 , wherein the thermal storage applicator portion is generally convex on the application face.
9. The applicator device of claim 7 , wherein main body portion further comprises a neck portion that extends through the aperture defined in the thermal storage applicator portion.
10. The applicator device of claim 1 , wherein the applicator tip assembly is fixed to the housing against movement relative to the housing.
11. The applicator device of claim 1 , wherein the thermal storage applicator portion comprises a thickness in a range of 1.25 millimeters to 3.5 millimeters.
12. The applicator device of claim 1 , wherein a product delivery passageway is curved along at least part of the product delivery passageway.
13. The applicator device of claim 1 , further comprising a product delivery mechanism to dispense the cosmetic or medicinal product from the reservoir, the product delivery mechanism comprising:
a reverse click motion delivery mechanism;
a click motion delivery mechanism;
a squeeze tube delivery mechanism;
an airless pump delivery mechanism; or
an aerosol delivery mechanism.
14. A dispenser comprising:
a housing having a reservoir for containing a product; and
an applicator tip assembly comprising:
a main body portion coupled to the housing and having a product delivery passageway extending through the main body portion, the main body portion forming a surface of the product delivery passageway that contacts the product, and
a thermal storage applicator portion coupled to, and at least partially enclosed by, the main body portion, the thermal storage applicator portion comprising an application face for applying the product to a surface.
15. The dispenser of claim 14 , wherein the thermal storage applicator portion comprises at least one of metal, ceramic, or stone.
16. The dispenser of claim 14 , wherein the thermal storage applicator portion comprises stainless steel.
17. The dispenser of claim 14 , wherein the applicator tip assembly is fixed to the housing against movement relative to the housing.
18. The dispenser of claim 14 , wherein the thermal storage applicator portion is generally disk-shaped with an aperture defined therein.
19. The dispenser of claim 14 , wherein main body portion comprises a thermoplastic polymer.
20. The dispenser of claim 19 , wherein the thermoplastic polymer comprises polypropylene.
21. The dispenser of claim 14 , wherein the thermal storage applicator portion is substantially enclosed by the main body portion at a periphery of the thermal storage applicator portion.
22. A dispenser comprising:
a housing having a reservoir for containing a product; and
an applicator tip assembly coupled to the housing, the applicator tip assembly comprising:
an applicator portion made of thermal storage material and comprising an application face with an aperture therein for applying a product to a surface; and
a main body portion configured to at least partially enclose the applicator portion around a periphery of the applicator portion, the main body portion comprising a delivery passageway configured to convey the product from the reservoir to the application face via the aperture in the application face, the main body portion forming a surface of the product delivery passageway that contacts the product.
23. The dispenser of claim 22 , wherein the main body portion is made of a thermoplastic polymer.
24. The dispenser of claim 22 , wherein the applicator portion comprises metal.
25. The dispenser of claim 22 , wherein the main body portion substantially encloses the applicator portion around a periphery of the applicator portion.
26. The dispenser of claim 22 , wherein the applicator portion is generally flat and disk-shaped.
27. An applicator tip assembly comprising:
a main body portion adapted to be coupled to a housing and at least partially defining a product delivery passageway extending through the main body portion to convey a product stored in the housing, the main body portion forming a surface of the product delivery passageway that contacts the product, and
a thermal storage applicator portion coupled to the main body portion and enclosed by the main body portion at a periphery of the thermal storage applicator portion, the thermal storage applicator portion having an application face for applying the product to a surface.
28. The applicator device of claim 27 , wherein the thermal storage applicator portion comprises at least one of metal, ceramic, or stone material configured to store and/or transfer thermal energy.