Patent Publication Number: US-2006010630-A1

Title: Facial disc

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION  
      This invention is related to a facial pad; more particularly, a silicon facial buffering pad for removing facial dirt and massaging facial skin and muscle.  
     BACKGROUND  
      In everyday life, people usually wash their face with a towel, sometimes with the aid of a facial cleanser, to clean their face. A thorough facial cleansing to remove the residue is very important, especially when cosmetics are used. However, using only the towel in some situations, it may not be sufficient to effectively clean the face. Besides cleaning the face, people use various facial massage devices on their face to obtain various beauty effects. It can be more effective and economic to design a facial buffering pad that has the ability to clean as well as massage.  
     SUMMARY  
      The preset invention is intended to provide a silicon buffering pad for facial cleaning and massaging, which can be used with most kinds of facial cleanser. Washing with this invention will help the user remove facial dirt and dead skin cells while massaging the facial area flesh, enhancing blood circulation and relaxing facial area muscle. Most importantly, this invention is designed with a material that can be used repeatedly. After each usage, one can rinse the pad clean and let it air dry.  
      Accordingly, the facial buffering pad provided by the present invention includes a pad plate, a handle and a bristle portion. The pad plate includes a first face and an opposite second face. The handle is formed on the first face. The bristle portion includes at least two different types of bristle patterns. The most preferred embodiment design has a plurality of first bristles and a plurality of second bristles formed on the second face. The facial buffering pad of the present invention is skin contact safe, environment friendly, non-toxic, odor free, water resistant, UV resistant, durable and flexible and has an antibacterial additive built in.  
      These and other objectives of the present invention will become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of preferred embodiments.  
      It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary, and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
      These, as well as other features of the present invention, will become apparent upon reference to the drawings wherein:  
       FIG. 1  illustrates a perspective view of a facial buffering pad according to the present invention;  
       FIG. 2  illustrates a side view of a facial buffering pad according to the present invention;  
       FIG. 3  illustrates a front view of a facial buffering pad according to the present invention;  
       FIG. 4  illustrates a rear view of a facial buffering pad according to the present invention; and  
       FIG. 5  illustrates a side view of a facial buffering pad according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS  
      References will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanied drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.  
      Please refer to  FIG. 1  through  FIG. 4 , a facial buffering pad (present invention). The buffering pad [ 1 ] includes a pad plate [ 10 ], a handle [ 20 ] and a bristle portion [ 30 ]. The pad plate [ 10 ] is made of silicon material, such as a silicon rubber, and has a drop shape. Further, the pad plate [ 10 ] includes a first face [ 11 ] and an opposite second face [ 12 ]. The silicone rubber is made from the mixture of Dinethy methyl vingl siloxane, dimethy vingl terminated and cyclo siloxane reaction products with silica dimethyl polysiloxane silamol. An anti-bacterial agent, such as AGS700 is added to the silicone rubber. The handle [ 20 ] is mounted to the first face [ 11 ] of the pad plate [ 10 ] for easy grasping. In one preferred embodiment, the handle [ 20 ] can be also made of silicon material, such as a silicon rubber, and integrally formed with the pad plate [ 10 ]. Moreover, the bristle portion [ 30 ] is located on the second face [ 12 ] to have contact, which is safe for users&#39; faces, where the hardness of the bristle range between 15-40 degree. In this preferred embodiment, the bristle portion [ 30 ] includes two different arrangements of bristles [ 31 ] and [ 32 ] formed a substantial portion of surface of the second face [ 12 ] of the pad plate [ 10 ]. A plurality of thinner bristles [ 31 ], each with a diameter of about 0.5-1.0 millimeters, are well organized and arranged on the upper portion of the second face [ 12 ]. The invention also has a plurality of thicker bristles [ 32 ], each with a diameter of about 1.0-2.5 millimeters, well organized and arranged on the lower portion. As such, an image line to separate the thinner bristles [ 31 ] and the thicker bristles [ 32 ] is substantially located at the widest portion of the drop-shaped pad plate [ 10 ]. Consequently, users can conveniently utilize the thinner bristles [ 31 ] or the thicker bristles [ 32 ] of the bristle portion [ 30 ] to apply for different face regions. In one preferred embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 3 , the bristles [ 31 ] and [ 32 ] of the bristle portion [ 30 ] can be directly planted on the second face [ 12 ] of the pad plate [ 10 ]. In another preferred embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 5 , the bristle portion [ 30 ] can be also made of silicon material, such as a silicon rubber, and integrally formed with the pad plate [ 10 ]. Pluralities of first protrusions [ 33 ] and second protrusions [ 34 ] of the bristle portion [ 30 ] have different sizes. For example, each first protrusion [ 33 ] has a larger diameter than the second protrusion [ 34 ].  
      Accordingly, the facial buffering pad [ 1 ] provided by the present invention can be integrally formed or partially integrally formed to be made from the material being non-toxic, odor free, water resistant, UV resistant, durable and flexible, antibacterial additive built in and/or high heat resistant, such as about 475 degree Fahrenheit.  
      This disclosure provides exemplary embodiments of the present invention. The scope of this disclosure is not limited by these exemplary embodiments. Numerous variations, whether explicitly provided for by the specification or implied by the specification, such as variations in shape, structure, dimension, type of material or manufacturing process may be implemented by one of skill in the art in view of this disclosure.