Patent ID: 6309125
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
An adjustable brush applicator comprising, in combination:a hollow handle including a tubular sidewall at least partially enclosing an interior space;a guide rod attached to the handle and extending at least partially through the interior space;a tubular support sleeve having an elongated bore slidably coupled in telescoping engagement with the guide rod for reciprocal longitudinal movement through the interior space from a retracted position to an extended position;an elongated wand extending through the support sleeve bore, the elongated wand including a proximal end portion attached to the guide rod and a distal end portion projecting out of the support sleeve;a brush attached to the distal end portion of the wand; andwherein the wand comprises an elongated rod or tube of an elastic material that is characterized by shape memory recovery, the rod or tube being deformed by a predetermined bend angle in its relaxed memory recovery state.