Patent ID: 7025069

Claim:
A device for applying a hair product to a section of hair comprising: a first part, said first part including a cavity defining a volume that can contain a hair product such that the hair product can be applied to the section of hair by contacting the section of hair with the hair product disposed in the volume of the cavity and moving the cavity along the section of hair, and wherein the cavity includes an opening; a second part, said second part including a retention member, and wherein said first and second parts are movable relative to each other such that the retention member can selectively hold the section of hair in contact with the hair product disposed in the volume of the cavity, and further wherein the retention member is at least partially formed of an impregnatable material, and wherein said retention member includes a shape which is substantially the same as a shape of the opening of said cavity; wherein said retention member has a shape which matches a shape of the volume defined by said cavity, and wherein said first and second parts are movable relative to each other between a first position and a second position, and wherein in said first position said retention member at least partially extends through the opening of the cavity and into the volume of the cavity to substantially close said opening, and wherein in said second position said retention member is spaced from said cavity, and wherein said cavity includes at least one notch that is not closed by a member of said device when said retention member is in said first position so that said notch can receive said section of hair during a relative movement of said cavity with respect to said section of hair.