Hand-held precision self warming applicator

Abstract

An application system applies a product, such as a lotion, cream or other therapeutic product to a skin surface of a user, the application system includes: an applicator comprising: a handheld container to hold the product; and a plurality of spheres which acquire on surfaces thereof the product upon rotating relative to the container.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An application system to apply a product to a surface of a target, comprising:
 an applicator comprising:
 a handheld container to hold the product; and 
 a plurality of spheres which acquire on surfaces thereof the product upon rotating relative to the container. 
   
     
     
         2 . The application system according to  claim 1 , wherein axes of rotation of the spheres are along a line. 
     
     
         3 . The application system according to  claim 2 , further comprising a cover to contain the container and the spheres, wherein greater than 180 degrees of surface area of the spheres are exposed to outside of the cover. 
     
     
         4 . The application system according to  claim 1 , wherein axes of rotation of the spheres are not along a single line. 
     
     
         5 . The application system according to  claim 4 , wherein the axes of rotation of the spheres form a concave shape. 
     
     
         6 . The application system according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a warming unit to warm the surfaces of the spheres prior to the spheres acquiring the product; and   a cover to contain the container, the spheres and the warming unit.   
     
     
         7 . The application system according to  claim 1 , wherein an end of the container away from the other end where the spheres are located is crimped. 
     
     
         8 . The application system according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a cover to contain the container; and   a sphere holder to hold the spheres, wherein the sphere holder is detachable from the cover.   
     
     
         9 . The application system according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a docking station to receive the applicator, wherein the docking station has a warming unit to warm the spheres when the applicator is received by the docking station.   
     
     
         10 . The application system according to  claim 5 , further comprising:
 a docking station to receive the applicator, wherein the docking station has a warming unit to warm the spheres when the applicator is received by the docking station wherein the warming unit has a convex shape to complementarily receive the spheres of the applicator.   
     
     
         11 . The application system according to  claim 10 , wherein the spheres are warmed by the warming unit on surfaces that are different from the ones that receive the product from the container. 
     
     
         12 . The application system according to  claim 6 , further comprising a switch to enable adjustment of temperature of the warming unit. 
     
     
         13 . The application system according to  claim 1 , wherein the spheres have craters in surfaces thereof to increase adhesion of the product to the surfaces. 
     
     
         14 . The application system according to  claim 9 , wherein the spheres have craters in surfaces thereof to increase adhesion of the product to the surfaces. 
     
     
         15 . The application system according to  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a rechargeable battery unit located within the cover, to provide power to the warming unit for warming.   
     
     
         16 . The application system according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a rechargeable battery unit located within the docking station, to provide power to the warming unit for warming.   
     
     
         17 . The application system according to  claim 9 , wherein the docking station maintains the applicator in an upright position, wherein the liquid flows by gravity to be in contact with warming unit to be warmed. 
     
     
         18 . An application system to apply a product to a surface of a target, comprising:
 an applicator comprising:
 a handheld container to hold the product; and 
 a plurality of spheres which receive the product on one side, and upon rolling of the sphere across the surface, applies the product to the surface with another side of the spheres. 
   
     
     
         19 . The application system according to  claim 18 , wherein the applicator further comprises a warming unit to warm the spheres prior to the spheres receiving the liquid on the another side. 
     
     
         20 . The application system according to  claim 19 , further comprising:
 a docking station to receive the applicator, further comprising a warming unit to warm the spheres prior to the spheres receiving the liquid on the another side.