Patent ID: 8408218
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: A45D,A46B,A61M

Abstract:
1. An extendable applicator system for applying a product to a surface, the extendable applicator system comprising: an extendable implement comprising: a stem having a top end and a bottom end, a first axis extending from the top end to the bottom end; an applicator comprising a brush and a tip attached to the brush, the brush extending between a proximal and distal end, the proximal end attached to the bottom end of the stem, and the tip is extendably attached at the distal end of the brush, the tip comprising a plurality of bristles and at least some of the plurality of bristles of the tip extending in a direction parallel to the first axis; a cap having a top end and a bottom end, the bottom end of the cap being securely disposed on the top end of the stem; a push-button disposed on the top end of the cap and coupled to a linkage that extends through the entire applicator between a first end and a second end, the second end remote from the stem; a tip insert attached to the second end of the linkage, the tip insert carrying the tip; the tip comprising a proximal end and a distal end, where the proximal end of the tip abuts the distal end of the brush in an un-extended position; the push-button for selectively extending the tip into an extended position relative to the brush, creating a gap between the distal end of the brush and the proximal end of the tip, the gap being free of any bristles in order to facilitate application of the product to portions of the surface; and a receptacle assembly for receiving the extendable implement.