Patent ID: 6035806
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
An applicator comb for applying liquid solutions to hair and adjacent areas of skin, comprising a reservoir handle for containing the liquid solution to be applied, said reservoir handle being formed from a resiliently deformable material such that inward deformation of said reservoir handle urges fluid from said handle, and an applicator head attached to said reservoir handle, said applicator head including a substantially rigid hollow body defining a manifold therein, said manifold being in fluid communication with said reservoir handle, a plurality of elongate rigid parallel tines extending from said body, said tines being disposed to be bisected longitudinally by a plane of symmetry, each said tine having a proximal end integral with said body and a distal end remote from said body, each said tine having a planar chamfer adjacent said distal end, said chamfers of said tines being substantially parallel to one another and being orthogonal to said plane of symmetry, each said tine being formed with a substantially linearly aligned passage extending centrally therethrough and extending from said manifold to an egress opening substantially centrally disposed on the planar chamfer of the respective tine, said rigid tines enabling said egress openings to be in always-opened conditions for dispensing fluid in response to inward deformation of said reservoir handle independent of any direction of movement of said tines.