Wella Aktiengesellschaft

The Procter Gamble Company

Wella Aktiengessellschaft

Johannes Burghaus

Susanne Birkel

Bodo Hildebrandt

Udo Kohn

Heiko Eberhardt

Andreas Pohler

Martina Schmitt

Gernot Mecks

Joerg Mayer

Wassiliki Christopoulou

Klaus Gänger

Bettina Giesen

Markus Klein

Paolo Dal BÒ

Scott Smith

A spray head () with a nozzle insert () for atomizing a fluid, which tends to gum up or harden, from a reservoir, wherein the nozzle insert () is substantially designed as a hollow cylinder () that is open on one side and has, on the other side, a nozzle opening () towards the outside, and the nozzle insert () is connected to a nozzle insert receptacle (), which has a channel () for the fluid, wherein the channel () corresponds to the nozzle opening (). The nozzle insert () consists of an elastic material () and, in this manner, is connected to the nozzle insert receptacle () so that an external, free section () of the nozzle insert () along with the nozzle opening () is at least partially manually compressible and/or is designed to be manually bendable from its standby position (R), whereby hardened resin residue () can be removed from the nozzle opening ().

Spray head with a nozzle insert

The method of oxidative dyeing of individual hair strands includes providing an applicator with a first and second compartment containing an oxidative hair dye composition and an oxidizing agent respectively and respective liquid-permeable inserts. The two compartments are provided with respective product-dispensing openings, which open next to each other into a product-dispensing area. The liquid-permeable inserts protrude somewhat beyond the product-dispensing openings and are made of spongy material, bristles, or a fabric. At least a portion of a hair strand to be dyed is wet with the oxidative hair dye composition and the oxidizing-agent-containing solution from the liquid-permeable inserts so that a reactive hair dyeing mixture is formed on the hair strand. The hair dyeing mixture is worked or massaged into the hair strand by hand. The individual hair strand may be uniformly dyed or dyed in a point-like or spot-like pattern.

Applicator for applying an oxidative hair dye and method of repeatedly dyeing individual hair strands uniformly or non-uniformly with same

The applicator () for applying an oxidative hair dye to human hair, especially to hair strands, has two compartments or chambers () for a liquid oxidation dye and an oxidizing agent respectively. Both the oxidation dye and the oxidizing agent are dispensed together at a product-dispensing spot or area of the applicator. The compartments () are provided with respective product-dispensing openings (), which open next to each other, so that a reactive dyeing mixture is provided only outside of the applicator, especially on human hair. For improve applicability liquid-permeable inserts () made of spongy material, bristles or fabric, especially felt, are provided in the product-dispensing openings (), preferably protruding from them somewhat.

Applicator for applying an oxidative hair dye

A label for a container has a transparent first foil ( ) consisting of a transparent nonslip material ( ), which can be a thermoplastic elastomer, a transparent second foil ( ) consisting of a transparent material ( ) with tensile strength, such as polypropylene, and an adhesive layer ( ). The second foil ( ) is arranged between the first foil ( ) and the adhesive layer. The second foil ( ) is provided with an imprint ( ) on a side facing the adhesive layer ( ) and the imprint ( ) is embedded in the adhesive layer. In another embodiment the label includes a transparent foil ( ), which is made of a transparent material ( ) with tensile strength, a nonslip coating ( ) on a first side ( ). The coating ( ) is preferably a lacquer coating ( ). These labels provide a nonslip gripping surface on a container and are dimension stable, which facilities imprinting.

Dimensionally stable label for a bottle providing a nonslip gripping surface

A compressed gas container apparatus having at least two compressed gas containers disposed side by side, each for one foamable liquid product which contains a liquidified propellant gas, wherein both compressed gas containers are each provided with a valve; both valves are actuatable in common by a top fitting, and each valve is provided through the top fitting with a connecting conduit; the connecting conduits discharge into a mixing chamber and an expansion conduit adjoins the mixing chamber and on its end has a foam dispensing opening; wherein the connecting conduits and the mixing chamber have such small cross-sectional areas that when a product is dispensed, the products flowing through the connecting conduits and the mixing chamber remain in a liquid phase.

Device for mixing, foaming and dispensing liquids from separate compressed-gas containers

The container for dispensing pressurized fluids includes a container-closing valve plate and a dispensing valve mounted in the valve plate. The dispensing valve includes a sealing disk (13); a closing body (15) and a membrane (14) in one piece with the closing body under the sealing disk (13), an inwardly-directed circumferential fold of the valve plate compressing and holding peripheral edges of the sealing disk and membrane together and the closing body (15) having at least one throughgoing passage; and a foam head (16) with an extension (17) engaged in a blind hole provided in the closing body (15) so that, when the foam head (16) is depressed, the at least one throughgoing passage in the closing body (15) is unsealed so that the pressurized fluid can flow through it. A safety valve device is provided for releasing a container over-pressure including at least one ring-like indentation provided in the valve plate by reducing a valve plate thickness and dimensioned so that rupture occurs when a predetermined over-pressure occurs in an interior portion of the container.

Container for dispensing a pressurized fluid including a safety device

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Gross-Umstadt, Germany

Johannes Burghaus