Compact personal roller

Claim 1

A roller device for the application of liquids upon the human skin comprising: a holder for a roller, a cylindrical roller rotatably supported in the holder, and an arcuate cover for the roller, wherein the holder comprises a partially cylindrical member having a distal edge and a proximal, edge defining an open portion along one side thereof, said holder having spaced closed ends, and having a detent recess on each of the proximal and distal edges; the cylindrical roller's outer surface having a covering of a liquid absorbing material which is capable of releasing a liquid stored therein temporarily, upon the application of pressure upon said covering; the arcuate cover being a partially cylindrical member, larger than said roller, rotatably mounted about a common rotational coaxial axis with said roller, and being interposed between said holder and said roller; said cover having a pair of closely spaced first and second bosses adjacent the same edge of the partial cylindrical member, each boss being disposed inwardly from that edge a different distance, and each of which bosses is adapted to engage a different one of the detent recesses of said holder; said cover being movable from a first position to a second position, the first position being internal between the cover and the roller thereby permitting usage of the roller; the second position being external of the holder and covering the roller thereby denying access to said roller, whereby when said cover is in the first position, one of said bosses engages a detent recess on the proximal edge of said holder, and when said cover is in the second position, the other of said bosses engages a detent recess on the distal edge of said holder.