Patent ID: 7334583
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
1. An applicator for applying a fluid hair-treatment material to hair comprising a body portion and a comb portion, wherein the body portion forms an elongate cavity and has at least one groove between adjacent teeth of said comb portion that provides fluid communication between said cavity and said comb portion and further comprises an inlet for introducing said hair-treatment material into said cavity, said applicator further comprising a distributor valve in said cavity, said distributor valve being configured to contact hair pulled through said comb portion, elongate, and extending along most of the length of said elongate cavity with a maximum transverse dimension smaller than the minimum transverse dimension of said elongate cavity, whereby the distributor valve moves transversely in said cavity and rotates about a longitudinal axis in response to said contact with said hair as said comb portion is engaged with and moved through said hair.