Patent ID: 6315482
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: A45D,A61M

Abstract:
An applicator for applying and distributing a substance onto a target surface, said applicator comprising:(a) a substantially planar sheet of compressible, conformable material having opposed first and second surfaces and an interior region between said first and second surfaces, said sheet of material having a thickness between said first and second surfaces which decreases when said sheet of material is subjected to an externally-applied force in a direction substantially normal to said first surface, said material adapted to glide across the target surface to thereby expel the substance onto the target surface;(b) at least one discrete reservoir extending inwardly of said first surface into the interior of said sheet of material;(c) a substance at least partially filling said reservoir; and(d) at least one discrete aperture formed in said first surface, said aperture being in fluid communication with said reservoir;whereby compression of said sheet of material via an externally-applied force substantially normal to said first surface expresses said product from said aperture and translational motion of said first surface relative to a target surface applies and distributes said product onto said target surface; wherein said applicator is made from all conformable elements.