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

Claim 18:
19. 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 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 each of the first applicator member and the second applicator member comprises a support body;
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 with a hollow interior and 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;
wherein the first applicator member is mounted at least in part within the hollow interior of the second applicator member;
wherein the distal ends of the first applicator member and the second applicator member are fixed to one another in such a manner that the distal ends of the first applicator member and the second applicator member do not move independently of each other and are fixed relative to each other in the hollow interior of the second applicator member;
wherein the second applicator member is capable of assuming at least a first configuration and a second configuration, and wherein the first configuration corresponds to a radially retracted position of the second applicator member and the second configuration corresponds to a radially extended position of the second applicator member wherein a plurality of protrusions for each one of the at least two longitudinal strips extends into a respective one of the slots when the first applicator member is displaced axially toward a proximal end of the adjustable applicator; and
wherein in the second configuration, one of the at least two longitudinal strips of the second applicator member is deformed radially outward to separate from the at least two longitudinal projecting strips of the first applicator member.