Apparatus for Applying Liquid Agents to Hair on the Head

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for applying for liquid agents, such as hair cosmetics and/or dyeing and/or bleaching liquids, to hair on the head by means of wicks which are arranged in parallel rows and, on account of their capillary action, obtain the liquid agent from a reservoir chamber, with the wicks forming the tines of a comb.

1 . (canceled) 
   
   
       2 . The apparatus according to  claim 28  wherein the wicks are separated from one another a spacing corresponding to at least half a diameter of the wicks. 
   
   
       3 . The apparatus according to  claim 28  wherein the array of wicks is substantially square and has 4, 9, or 16 wicks. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus according to  claim 28  wherein the comb teeth are provided to the wicks, between or spaced adjacent to the wicks. 
   
   
       5 . The apparatus according to  claim 4  wherein the comb teeth are situated inside the wick rows. 
   
   
       6 . The apparatus according to  claim 4 , further comprising
 a frame carrying the comb teeth attached to the wick holder or to the wicks.   
   
   
       7 . The apparatus according to  claim 28  wherein the wicks project on both sides from the wick holder, and the wick holder forms semicylindrical or partially cylindrical indentations that enclose outer sides of the wicks, the wick holder having pointed projections that protrude into the indentations to prevent longitudinal shifting of the wicks. 
   
   
       8 . The apparatus according to  claim 6  wherein the projections are integrally molded onto the wick holder. 
   
   
       9 . The apparatus according to  claim 28  wherein free ends of the wicks have a tapered or rounded shape. 
   
   
       10 - 12 . (canceled) 
   
   
       13 . The apparatus according to  claim 28 , further comprising
 filling material in the reservoir, the one side of the wick holder contacting the filling material of the reservoir.   
   
   
       14 . The apparatus according to  claim 28  wherein the wick holder has three or four layers containing lateral semicylindrical or partially cylindrical indentations for the wicks. 
   
   
       15 . The apparatus according to claim, further comprising
 spacers attached next to or between the wicks and having free ends projecting out from the other side of the holder farther than free ends of the wicks.   
   
   
       16 . The apparatus according to  claim 15  wherein the spacers are pin-shaped and of plastic. 
   
   
       17 . The apparatus according to  claim 15  wherein the spacers enclose the wicks from outside. 
   
   
       18 . The apparatus according to  claim 15  wherein the spacers are situated between the wicks. 
   
   
       19 . The apparatus according to  claim 15  wherein the spacers are situated axially parallel to the wicks. 
   
   
       20 . The apparatus according to  claim 15  wherein the spacers have a smaller diameter than the wicks. 
   
   
       21 . The apparatus according to  claim 15  wherein the spacers are attached to the wick holder. 
   
   
       22 . The apparatus according to  claim 15  wherein the spacers taper generally conically outwardly. 
   
   
       23 . The apparatus according to  claim 28  wherein the wicks each have a longitudinally throughgoing passage. 
   
   
       24 . The apparatus according to  claim 23  wherein each wick has a pin-shaped reinforcing element the respective passage. 
   
   
       25 . The apparatus according to  claim 24  wherein the element completely fills the passage. 
   
   
       26 . The apparatus according to  claim 23  wherein each passage is closed off at an outer end of the respective wick. 
   
   
       27 . The apparatus according to  claim 24  wherein each passage is open at an outer end of the respective wick, and the reinforcing element in the form of a spacer projects beyond the end of the wick. 
   
   
       28 . An apparatus for applying liquid agents to hair on the head, the apparatus comprising:
 a wick holder having a pair of sides, one of the sides forming a reservoir for the liquid agent;   a plurality of rows of wicks in a substantially rectangular array, the wicks being and formed of a single sintered piece with the holder, projecting from and forming comb teeth on the other side of the holder, and being exposed at the one side thereof for drawing liquid agent from the reservoir by capillary action through the holder.