Patent ID: 11882926
Assignee: ZEN DESIGN SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. An adjustable applicator comprising:
an applicator head comprising at least two applicator members;
wherein the at least two applicator members comprise a first applicator member and a second applicator member;
wherein the applicator head is capable of assuming at least a first configuration and a second configuration;
wherein the first applicator member has a first proximal end and a first distal end and the second applicator member has a second proximal end and a second distal end, wherein the first and second distal ends are fixed relative to each other in a hollow interior of the second applicator member;
wherein each of the first applicator member and the second applicator member comprises a support body;
wherein the support body of each of the first applicator member and the second applicator member includes an outer surface facing away from a central longitudinal axis of the applicator head;
wherein the support body of the first applicator member comprises an elongated body and at least two longitudinal projecting strips projecting from the elongated body;
wherein at least one of the at least two longitudinal projecting strips of the first applicator member has at least one row of application elements;
wherein the support body of the second applicator member comprises a tubular body having a plurality of slots that extend longitudinally to define at least two longitudinal strips between them;
wherein one of the at least two longitudinal strips of the second applicator member has at least one row of application elements;
wherein the at least two longitudinal projecting strips of the first applicator member have a shape corresponding to the slots of the second applicator member; and
wherein each of the at least two longitudinal strips of the second applicator member includes a plurality of protrusions extending into each respective one of the slots in the second applciator member, wherein a compression stress is exerted on the second applicator member when the first applicator member is displaced axially towards the proximal end of the adjustable applicator, a mechanical interference between the first and the second applicator member is generated.