Patent ID: 7077146
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
1. A hair root coloring system for applying coloring to the roots of the hair of a user, the hair root coloring system comprising: a dispensing assembly being adapted for containing the coloring to be applied to the roots of the hair of user; an application member being coupled to said dispensing assembly such that said application member is in fluid communication with said dispensing assembly, said dispensing assembly being adapted for dispensing the coloring into said application member, said application member being adapted for being inserted into the hair of the user to position said application adjacent the roots of the hair of the user such that said application member is for applying the coloring to the roots of the hair of the user when said dispensing assembly dispenses coloring into said application member; said dispensing assembly comprising a sleeve member and a plunger member, said plunger member being selectively inserted into a lumen of said sleeve member, said lumen of said sleeve member being in fluid communication with said application member, said lumen of said sleeve member being adapted for receiving the coloring such that said plunger member is for forcing the coloring from said lumen of said sleeve member into said application member when said plunger member is inserted into said lumen of said sleeve member and slid along a length of said sleeve member; said plunger member comprising a shaft portion and a tip portion, said tip portion being coupled to said shaft portion such that said tip portion engages said sleeve member when said plunger member is inserted into said lumen of said sleeve member, said tip portion of said plunger member being adapted for inhibiting the coloring from passing between said tip portion and said sleeve member when said plunger member is inserted into said lumen of said sleeve member, said shaft portion being adapted for being engaged by a hand of the user to force said tip portion along the length of said sleeve member; said tip portion of said plunger portion comprising a flexible material, said flexible material forming a seal between said tip portion and said sleeve member such that said flexible material is adapted for inhibiting passage of the coloring between said tip portion of said plunger member and said sleeve member; said sleeve member comprising a connector end, said connector end being positioned opposite said plunger member when said plunger member is inserted into said lumen of said sleeve member, said connector end threadably engaging said application member such that said connector end permits said sleeve member to be separated from said application member; said application member comprising a perimeter wall, said perimeter wall of said application member defining an interior space of said application member, said interior space of said application member being in fluid communication with said lumen of said sleeve member of said dispensing assembly when said application member is coupled to said connector end of said sleeve member of said dispensing assembly, said interior space of said application member being adapted for receiving the coloring from said delivery assembly; said application member comprising a base portion, said base portion of said application member being threadably coupled to said connector end of said sleeve member of said dispensing assembly for permitting fluid communication between said interior space of said application member and said lumen of said sleeve member of said dispensing assembly; said application member comprising a plurality of tines, each of said tines extending outwardly from said base portion of said application assembly such that said tines are positioned opposite said dispensing assembly when said application member is coupled to said dispensing assembly, each of said tines being adapted for extending between the roots of the hair of the user when said application member is inserted into the hair of the user, each of said tines comprising a plurality of application apertures extending through said perimeter wall of said application member such that each of said application apertures is in fluid communication with said interior space of said application member, each of said application apertures of each of said tines being adapted for dispensing the coloring onto the roots of the hair of the user to color the roots of the hair of the user; each of said application apertures of each of said tines being aligned along opposing sides of the associated one of said tines such that said application apertures are adapted for directly contacting the roots of the hair of the user for applying the coloring directly to the root of the hair of the user when the coloring is dispensed from said dispensing assembly; a pan member selectively receiving said application member, said pan member being adapted for collecting coloring dripping from said application apertures of said tines of said application member when said application member is removed from the hair of the user and received by said pan member; said pan member comprising a bottom portion and a barrier portion, said barrier portion extending upwardly from said bottom portion such that said barrier portion is positioned around said application member when said pan member receives said application member, said bottom portion supporting said application member when said pan member receives said application member, said barrier portion being adapted for inhibiting the coloring from spilling from said pan member when the coloring drips from said application member; said pan member comprising a neck portion, said neck portion being coupled to said bottom portion, said said bottom portion being sloped towards said neck portion such that said bottom portion is adapted for funneling the coloring to said neck portion, said neck portion comprising a bore extending through said neck portion such that said neck portion selectively engages said dispensing assembly, said bore of said neck portion being fluid communication with said lumen of said sleeve member of said dispensing assembly such that said bore is adapted for transferring the coloring to said dispensing assembly when said neck portion is engaged to said dispensing assembly; and a cap member being selectively coupled to said neck portion of said pan member opposite said bottom portion of said pan member, said cap member sealing said bore such that said cap member is adapted for inhibiting leaking of the coloring from said bore of said neck portion when said neck portion is disengaged from said dispensing assembly.