Cartridge-based portable device for dispensing skin treatments

Abstract

The present invention discloses a wrist- or forearm-mounted device for dispensing a small amount of alcohol-based disinfectant hand rub, moisturizer, or other hand medicament. Even powder-based hand treatments can be dispensed using the present invention. A wristband or other attachment means affix the device to arm or wrist. Various locations are feasible including the top, side, or underside of the wrist or forearm. In a preferred embodiment, the device is in the form of the device is in the form of a wrist-mounted dispenser with a nozzle that uses refill cartridges or packets to supply a small amount of dispensed skin treatment when actuated. Surreptitious actuation and dispensing of hand treatments is made possible with embodiments of the invention that are mounted on the underside of the wrist and can be easily actuated in a casual, not easily detected manner.

1 . A device for discharging skin treatment material from a user's forearm to said user's skin, the device comprising in combination: 
 (a) a dispenser further comprising: 
 (i) a reservoir for containment of packets of said skin treatment material;  
 (ii) a push button actuated pump mechanism;  
 (iii) a return spring mechanism; and  
 (iv) nozzle means, and  
   (b) attachment means for affixing said dispenser to said user's forearm,    said push button actuated pump mechanism serving to dispense said skin treatment material from said reservoir through said nozzle means upon actuation and said return spring mechanism serving to restore the state of said pump mechanism for a next dispensing.    
   
   
       2 . A device as recited in  claim 1  wherein said attachment means affixes said dispenser to the top side of said user's wrist.  
   
   
       3 . A device as recited in  claim 1  wherein said attachment means affixes said dispenser in adjustable fashion to said user's wrist so that said dispenser can be positioned at an arbitrary location along the circumference of said user's wrist, whereby said skin treatment material can be ejected onto the top, side, bottom of said user's skin.  
   
   
       4 . A device as recited in  claim 1  wherein said dispenser includes check valve means for preventing the leakage of said skin treatment material.  
   
   
       5 . A device as recited in  claim 1  wherein said dispenser is removably attached to said attachment means.