Applicator mounting apparatus and a method of using the same
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A45F-005/00
A45D-040/00
A45C-011/00
A45D-040/18
출원번호
US-0597197
(2015-01-14)
등록번호
US-9451815
(2016-09-27)
발명자
/ 주소
Murray, William C.
출원인 / 주소
Murray, William C.
대리인 / 주소
The Law Office of Patrick F. O'Reilly III, LLC
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An applicator mounting apparatus for supporting an applicator from a mounting surface is disclosed herein. The applicator mounting apparatus includes a housing defining an applicator cavity for receiving at least a portion of an applicator therein; a mount engaging with the housing to contain the ap
An applicator mounting apparatus for supporting an applicator from a mounting surface is disclosed herein. The applicator mounting apparatus includes a housing defining an applicator cavity for receiving at least a portion of an applicator therein; a mount engaging with the housing to contain the applicator, the mount configured to be coupled to a mounting surface, a portion of the mount configured to serve as a cap for the applicator; and at least one coupling device releasably coupling the housing to the mount. An applicator system and a method of using an applicator mounting apparatus are also disclosed herein.
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1. An applicator mounting apparatus for supporting an applicator from a mounting surface, said applicator mounting apparatus comprising: a housing defining an applicator cavity for receiving at least a portion of an applicator therein, a side wall bounding said applicator cavity comprising an elonga
1. An applicator mounting apparatus for supporting an applicator from a mounting surface, said applicator mounting apparatus comprising: a housing defining an applicator cavity for receiving at least a portion of an applicator therein, a side wall bounding said applicator cavity comprising an elongate slot formed therein so as to enable said side wall to flex when said applicator is inserted into said applicator cavity, said elongate slot being disposed along a length of said applicator cavity;a mount engaging with said housing to contain said applicator, said mount configured to be coupled to a mounting surface, a portion of said mount configured to serve as a cap for said applicator, said mount further including a support member and an engagement member extending in a cantilevered manner from said support member, said support member configured to couple said mount to said mounting surface, and said engagement member forming said portion of said mount that is configured to serve as said cap for said applicator; andat least one coupling device releasably coupling said housing to said mount. 2. The applicator mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one surface of said housing comprises a textured gripping pattern, knurling, protrusions, or indentations for enhancing a grip of a user on said housing. 3. The applicator mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one surface of said housing comprises an aperture for enabling a user to gain access to a dispensing mechanism on said applicator without requiring said applicator to be removed from said housing. 4. The applicator mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said support member of said mount is configured to matingly engage with a portion of said housing. 5. The applicator mounting apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said portion of said housing with which said support member of said mount matingly engages is an elongate groove formed in a surface of said housing. 6. The applicator mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said engagement member of said mount comprises a cavity for receiving an end portion of said applicator, said cavity of said engagement member configured to substantially align with said applicator cavity of said housing when said housing is engaged with said mount. 7. The applicator mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said engagement member of said mount comprises an interface surface, said interface surface of said engagement member configured to abut an end surface of said housing when said housing is engaged with said mount. 8. The applicator mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said side wall bounding said applicator cavity comprises a pointed tip for preventing an exposed end of a substance disposed in said applicator from contacting a front surface of said support member when said housing is engaged with said mount. 9. The applicator mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said at least one coupling device comprises at least one pair of coupling devices, a first of said at least one pair of coupling devices being disposed in or on said housing, and a second of said at least one pair of coupling devices being disposed in or on said mount. 10. The applicator mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said at least one coupling device comprises one or more magnets. 11. The applicator mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an interior surface of said side wall bounding said applicator cavity comprises an elongate protrusion disposed along a length of said applicator cavity for engaging a side of said applicator; and wherein an interior surface of an end wall bounding said applicator cavity comprises a conical projection for creating a gap between a dispensing mechanism of said applicator and said end wall of said applicator cavity so as to enable an uninhibited rotation of said dispensing mechanism. 12. An applicator system configured to be supported from a mounting surface, said applicator system comprising: an applicator configured to dispense a substance for application on a body portion of a user or on an object; andan applicator mounting apparatus, which includes: a housing defining an applicator cavity for receiving at least a portion of said applicator therein, a side wall bounding said applicator cavity comprising an elongate slot formed therein so as to enable said side wall to flex when said applicator is inserted into said applicator cavity, said elongate slot being disposed along a length of said applicator cavity;a mount engaging with said housing to contain said applicator, said mount configured to be coupled to a mounting surface, a portion of said mount configured to serve as a cap for said applicator, said mount further including a support member and an engagement member extending in a cantilevered manner from said support member, said support member configured to couple said mount to said mounting surface, and said engagement member forming said portion of said mount that is configured to serve as said cap for said applicator; andat least one coupling device releasably coupling said housing to said mount. 13. The applicator system according to claim 12, wherein said substance that is configured to be dispensed by said applicator comprises one of: (i) lip balm, (ii) lip gloss, (iii) sunblock or sunscreen, (iv) deodorant, (v) hair spray, (vi) perfume, (vii) insect repellant, and (viii) glue stick. 14. The applicator system according to claim 12, wherein said engagement member of said mount comprises a cavity for receiving an end portion of said applicator, said cavity of said engagement member configured to substantially align with said applicator cavity of said housing when said housing is engaged with said mount. 15. The applicator system according to claim 14, wherein said at least one coupling device of said applicator mounting apparatus comprises at least one pair of coupling devices, a first of said at least one pair of coupling devices being disposed adjacent to said applicator cavity of said housing, and a second of said at least one pair of coupling devices being disposed adjacent to said cavity of said engagement member of said mount. 16. A method of using an applicator mounting apparatus, said method comprising the steps of: (i) providing an applicator configured to dispense a substance for application on a body portion of a user or on an object, said applicator comprising an applicator body portion and an applicator cap removably engaged with said applicator body portion;(ii) providing an applicator mounting apparatus for supporting said applicator from a mounting surface, said applicator mounting apparatus including: a housing defining an applicator cavity for receiving at least a portion of said applicator therein, a side wall bounding said applicator cavity comprising an elongate slot formed therein so as to enable said side wall to flex when said applicator is inserted into said applicator cavity, said elongate slot being disposed along a length of said applicator cavity;a mount engaging with said housing to contain said applicator, said mount configured to be coupled to said mounting surface, a portion of said mount configured to serve as a cap for said applicator, said mount further including a support member and an engagement member extending in a cantilevered manner from said support member, said support member configured to couple said mount to said mounting surface, and said engagement member forming said portion of said mount that is configured to serve as said cap for said applicator; andat least one coupling device releasably coupling said housing to said mount;(iii) attaching said mount of said applicator mounting apparatus to said mounting surface;(iv) inserting said applicator body portion of said applicator into said applicator cavity of said housing of said applicator mounting apparatus;(v) removing said applicator cap from said applicator body portion of said applicator so as to expose an end portion of said applicator; and(vi) engaging said housing of said applicator mounting apparatus with said mount of said applicator mounting apparatus such that said engagement member of said mount serves as a cap for said end portion of said applicator. 17. The method according to claim 16, wherein said engagement member of said mount of said applicator mounting apparatus further comprises a cavity for receiving said end portion of said applicator, said cavity of said mount configured to substantially align with said applicator cavity of said housing when said housing is engaged with said mount; and wherein the step of (vi) engaging said housing of said applicator mounting apparatus with said mount further comprises inserting said end portion of said applicator into said cavity of said engagement member of said mount so as to cover said end portion of said applicator.
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