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 nozzle 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 for 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 connection to provide communication directly between the gas conduit and the passapeway;
a first valve opening or closing the first connection between the gas conduit and the passageway;
a first orifice providing a second connection between the passageway and an interior of the container;
and a second valve opening or closing the second connection; 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 lid, and wherein the gas conduit penetrates the lid.
4. The applicator according to claim 1 , wherein the second connection provided by the first orifice passes through a portion of the lid.
5. The applicator according to claim 1 , wherein some portion of the passageway is longitudinally aligned with some portion of the gas conduit.
6. A method of applying hair building solids comprising the steps of:
providing an applicator comprising:
a container for 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 thorough which the suspended hair building solids exit the passageway in a stream;
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.
7. The method according to claim 6 further comprising a step of applying an adhesive to the region.
8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the step of applying an adhesive occurs prior to the step of allowing the stream to deposit.
9. The method according to claim 6 further comprising a step of using a template.
10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the applicator further comprises means for blowing a stream of air not containing hair building solids, further comprising a step blowing a stream of air not containing hair building solids.