Control surfaces for applicator with moveable applicator head

US8985883B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Peter Jonathan Wyatt · Portland, US
• David Edward Wilson · Reisterstown, US
• Florina Winter · Schmitten, DE
• Neil Scott Beattie · Cambridge, GB
• Colin Dennis Ager · Cambridge, GB
• Peter David Cauwood · Cambridge, GB
• Thomas Elliot Rabe · Baltimore, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 29, 2008
• Grant date: Mar 24, 2015
• Expiry date: Dec 29, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A46B2200/1053
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A cosmetic applicator comprising a handle having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the handle comprises a drive; an applicator head operatively associated with the drive to move at least part of the applicator head relative to the handle; and a control surface disposed at the proximal end of the handle and operatively associated with the drive. The control surface may be rotatable about a control surface axis through a plurality of positions and the control surface axis may be aligned with the longitudinal axis of the handle. The control surface may be moveable through a plurality of positions. The applicator may comprise an additional control surface, such as a second control surface or temporary control surface, which may be operated independently or in combination with the first control surface.