Applicator heads for handheld treatment apparatus for modifying keratinous surfaces
An applicator head is releasably connectable to an outer housing of an apparatus for treating human skin includes a body having a housing connector end having a releasable connecting feature configured to connect to the outer housing and a skin engaging end having an opening therethrough for delivering a skin treatment composition through an opening in the applicator head onto human skin. A pair of skin engagement members is arranged and configured to flatten a surface of the skin.
1. An applicator head releasably connectable to an outer housing of an apparatus for treating human skin, the applicator head comprising:
a body having a housing connector end configured to releasably connect to the outer housing and a skin engaging end having an opening therethrough for delivering a skin treatment composition through the opening in the applicator head onto human skin; and
a pair of skin engagement members arranged and configured to flatten a surface of the skin, wherein the pair of skin engagement members comprises a first roller at a first side of the opening and a second roller at a second, opposite side of the opening, wherein each of the first and second rollers is connected to the applicator head at a pivot axis, wherein the distance between the pivot axes of the first and second rollers is between about 5 mm and about 15 mm.
2. The applicator head of claim 1 , wherein a gap between the first and second rollers is no greater than about 10 mm.
3. The applicator head of claim 1 , wherein the first and second rollers share a tangent plane that defines an imaginary flat rolling surface.
4. The applicator head of claim 1 , wherein the opening is no greater than about 100 mm 2 .
5. The apparatus of claim 1 including a battery.