Therapeutic heat and cosmetic applicator

Claim 1

A therapeutic hand-held electrical applicator for facial treatment comprising: a hollow elongated tubular handle, a hollow heat applying element mounted at one end of said handle, an electrical means comprising a rheostat mounted within said handle and a heating means mounted within said element, said rheostat selectively controlling the electric current flowing through said heating means for heating said element, a material dispensing means mounted within said handle, at least one opening in said element, conduit means connecting said material dispensing means with said opening, and control means on the exterior of said handle for selectively controlling said electrical means and said material dispensing means, said control means comprising a sleeve mounted for rotatable movement around the outer periphery of said handle for controlling said rheostat and a switch for selectively actuating said material dispensing means, a vibrator means mounted within said handle for vibrating said heat applying element, said vibrator means comprising a piezoelectric transducer having a sleeve mounted around the outer periphery of said handle adjacent said heat applying element; and said control means actuating said vibrator means.