Patent ID: 8561621
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
1. Applicator comprising: an applicator element for applying a product onto a strand of hair or fibers, wherein the product is conveyed to an application zone from a separate reservoir, and a strand gripper movable back and forth between a closed position and an opened position, that serves at least to guide a strand in the region of the application zone by a guidance surface provided on the gripper for that purpose, the strand gripper having a first functional portion having the guidance surface and a second functional portion, the first functional portion having a width smaller than a width of the second functional portion, the first functional portion having a longitudinal axis that extends substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the applicator element when the strand gripper is in its closed position, and the second functional portion having a longitudinal axis that extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the applicator element, wherein the strand gripper comprises at least one integrated spring portion that, under the influence of a compressive force applied by the user onto the gripper, deforms in such a way that the strand gripper is transferred into its opened position, and wherein the integrated spring portion comprises two oppositely disposed leaf springs, wherein when the gripper is in the closed position, the guidance surface overlaps the application zone and holds the strand in contact with the application zone, pressing it onto the application zone, and wherein the applicator is securable to the separate reservoir.