Patent ID: 8316863
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
1. An applicator nozzle comprising: an attachment portion configured to attach the nozzle to a receptacle configured to contain a product; and an arrangement of at least five teeth disposed so as to form a single row comprising first and second end teeth, and at least three intermediate teeth positioned directly next to one another, the at least three intermediate teeth being between the first and second end teeth, each of the intermediate teeth defining a channel extending lengthwise along each of the intermediate teeth and being configured to be placed in flow communication with product contained in the receptacle, the channel opening laterally on an exterior of each of the intermediate teeth via at least one outlet aperture facing substantially in a direction of at least one adjacent tooth, wherein each of the intermediate teeth define at least one groove, wherein the outlet aperture opens into the groove at a first end of the groove, wherein the groove extends lengthwise relative to each of the intermediate teeth from the first end of the groove substantially to a second end of the groove at a free extremity of each of the intermediate teeth, wherein the arrangement is formed by a single molded piece, wherein the arrangement is configured so as to present an obstacle to product flowing from the at least one outlet aperture, in the direction of the at least one aperture, beyond said first and second end teeth, wherein the first and second end teeth are devoid of any outlet aperture, wherein the first and second end teeth are the only teeth in the row devoid of any outlet aperture, wherein the nozzle does not have any row of teeth other than the single row of teeth formed by the arrangement of at least three five teeth, wherein the nozzle is configured to apply product to hair on an individual's head, and wherein the at least five teeth of the arrangement include teeth tip free ends that are in a substantially linear alignment, and wherein the outlet apertures of each of the at least three intermediate teeth are in a substantially linear arrangement, and wherein the groove of each of the intermediate teeth has a length that promotes capillary dispersion of said product between two adjacent teeth.