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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2009
Paul James Smith, Twickenham, GB;
Paul James Smith, Twickenham, GB;
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an applicator () which allows for precise, non-messy and even application of a hair treatment composition to a hair strand. The applicator () comprises a plate () movably joined by a connection () to a well (), a first fin () and a second fin () which project from the internal surface () of the plate () and point to one another and a fluid metering element comprising a lower metering portion () positioned on the internal surface of the wall () of the well () adjacent the rim (). When said applicator () is in a closed state, the lower metering portion () and the first fin () are substantially juxtaposed to provide said fluid metering element.