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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1999
Robert J Sheffler, Morganville, NJ (US);
Charles Chang, Wayne, NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
A ball-applicator device for applying a cosmetic substance to the skin of a user, has a squeeze container in the form of an upright bottle which is molded of resilient plastic substance. The bottle or container has a relatively broad bottom surface by means of which it can be placed upright on a supporting surface, and has a tubular side wall construction which is adapted to be gripped by and held in the hand for manipulation and squeezing. The side wall construction can have generally the configuration of a pistol grip of mostly cylindrical cross section, being circular at its top. An externally threaded applicator head is disposed on the circular top of the side wall construction of the bottle. The applicator head has a reduced-diameter rim portion constituting an inwardly facing socket, in which a ball applicator member is held captive and exposed to the exterior for engagement with the skin of the user for the purpose of transferring cosmetic substance thereto from the bottle. An upper portion of the bottle is formed with a bellows configuration that is disposed below the top rim of the bottle, for enabling the threaded applicator head and applicator ball to be tilted angularly in various directions with respect to the lower portions of the bottle, thereby to permit the ball applicator member to face in different directions while the bottle is being hand held.