Patent ID: 6357450
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: A45D,B05C

Abstract:
A dye application device for applying hair dye to the hair of a person, said device being adapted to mix a gel dye and a peroxide activator, said device comprising:a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall and a pair of lateral side walls; a cartridge, said cartridge comprising a first tubular member and a second tubular member coupled together, each of said tubular members having an open first end and a closed second end, each of said second ends of said tubular member having a hole extending therein, an annular lip being integrally coupled to said second end and encompassing said holes in said second end, wherein said dye gel is positionable in one of said tubular members and said peroxide activator is positionable in the other of said tubular members; a coupling member for removably coupling said first end of said cartridge to said front wall of said housing, said coupling member being securely coupled to said front wall of said house; a rod, said rod being elongate and having a first end and a second end, said rod being generally hollow and having open first and second ends; a bracket member for releasably securing said first end of said rod to said second end of said cartridge such that said annular lip extends into said first end of said rod; a manifold, said second end of said rod extending into and being fluidly coupled to said manifold; at least one conduit being fluidly coupled to and extending away from said front side of said manifold; and an actuator assembly for forcing the gel dye and peroxide activator out of said cartridge and into said manifold, said actuator assembly being positioned in said housing and being adapted for extending through said housing and into said cartridge.