Device for applying liquid or creamy substances
It is desribed a device for applying a liquid or creamy substance, e.g. sunoil, suncream, polish, shoepolish etc. The device comprises a rear, impermeable layer (1), a porous layer (2) containing the substance to be applied and optionally a tear-off layer (3). The porous layer (2) can e.g. comprise a foamed plastic material, a nonwoven material or a bristlelike material. Optionally the porous layer (2) in addition is provided with holes or perforations.
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The present invention regards a device for applying a liquid or creamy substance such as suntan oil, suntan lotion, shoe polish, polishing agent or similar, comprising a porous layer, a rear impermeable layer and possibly a tear-off layer, which porous layer contains the substance to be applied.
Various substances such as suntan oil, suntan lotion, shoe polish, polishing agent and similar, which are applied to different types of surfaces, are normally supplied in bottles, tubes or spray cans. Use of these substances normally entails pouring them into the hand and rubbing them into the surface in question, or spraying them on. This will inevitably lead to the person using such substances becoming soiled to a certain degree. At the same time, the amount of substance applied will be more or less incidental, as it is difficult to apply an even amount, in particular when applying the substance by hand.
Thus the object of the present invention is to provide an application device that minimises the likelihood of the user getting soiled, while ensuring more even application of the substance than when using conventional methods.
These objects are achieved by an application device of the type mentioned by way of introduction, characterised in that the rear impermeable layer consists of a non-rigid material, that the porous layer is provided with holes or perforations, and that an edge of a material impermeable to the substance contained in the porous layer is optionally provided along the outer edges of the porous layer.
Preferably, the porous layer is manufactured from a foam rubber material or a non-woven material having sufficient porosity to absorb the substance to be applied.
The porous layer may optionally be manufactured from a bristle-like material.
Preferably, the impermeable layer is manufactured from a plastic material or a metal foil.
Preferably, the tear-off layer consists of a plastic material or a metal foil.
In the following, the invention will be explained in greater detail through examples of embodiments, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
In order to prevent the substance to be applied from escaping the application device, both embodiments are equipped with an edge (not shown) with an impermeable material along the outer edges of the generally plate shaped device
Claims
1. An application device for applying a liquid or creamy substance such as suntan oil, suntan lotion, shoe polish, polishing agent or similar, comprising a porous layer (2), a rear impermeable layer (1) and possibly a tear-off layer (3), which porous layer (2) contains the substance to be applied characterized in that the rear impermeable layer (1) consists of a non-rigid material, that the porous layer (2) has holes or perforations, and that an edge impermeable to the substance contained in the porous layer (2) is optionally provided along the outer edges of the porous layer (2).
2. An application device in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the porous layer (2) is manufactured from a foam rubber material or a non-woven material with sufficient porosity to absorb the material to be applied.
3. An application device in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the porous layer (2) is manufactured from a bristle-like material.
4. An application device in accordance with any of the preceding claim 1, characterized in that the impermeable layer (1) is manufactured from a plastic material or a metal foil.
5. An application device in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the tear-off layer (3) consists of a plastic material or a metal foil.
6. An application device in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the back of the device is provided with a pocket adapted to the user's fingers.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 12, 2002
Publication Date: Oct 20, 2005
Applicant: PADTECH AS (OSLO)
Inventors: Per Dammen (Bekkestua), Ellen Iversen (Oslo)
Application Number: 10/510,699