Patent ID: 6719474
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: A45D,A46B

Abstract:
Powder distributor (1), comprising:a brush (9) fixed to a powder reservoir (4) and in communication with the said reservoir, said reservoir (4) acting as a manual gripping means for said distributor, in which said brush (9) comprises a hair tuft (2) and a tuft holder (3) provided with a first powder supply orifice (3000) in which said reservoir (4), that can be filled with powder, contains a peripheral skirt (40) and an opening of which is closed off by a closer (5) provided with a second powder supply orifice (5000) and in which brush (9) is capable of being turned manually with respect to the said closer (5) or reservoir (4) so as to transfer of powder from said reservoir to said brush, characterised in that: a) said closer (5) of the reservoir (4) comprises a central duct (50) with a bottom (510) that comprises said second orifice (5000), b) said tuft holder (3) comprises a lower tubular part (30) with a bottom (300) that comprises said first orifice (3000), said lower tubular part (30) cooperating with said central duct (50) so as to enable free rotation of said tuft holder (3) and said closer (5), an upper tubular part (31) in communication with said lower tubular part (30) forming a supply duct through which said powder is supplied to said tuft, and a first skirt (32) fixed to said lower tubular part (30) or upper tubular part (31) and with a cross section typically similar to the cross section of said reservoir (4), said first skirt (32) being located above said closer (5) in the axial direction and above said reservoir (4) in order to enable said free rotation regardless of the shape of the reservoir (4), the said tuft being clamped by said first skirt (32), c) said upper tubular part (31) comprises a powder distribution means d) said distributor is provided with a guide (6) comprising a said second skirt (60) coaxial with said first skirt (32) and that is free to slide along the outside of said first skirt (32) of said tuft holder (3), typically by a rotation R of said guide so as to achieve an axial displacement D of said guide, and to protect said tuft (2) depending on the axial position of said guide (6) with respect to said tuft holder (3).