EP2223628A1 - Wimperntuschenapplikator - Google Patents
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- EP2223628A1 EP2223628A1 EP09250538A EP09250538A EP2223628A1 EP 2223628 A1 EP2223628 A1 EP 2223628A1 EP 09250538 A EP09250538 A EP 09250538A EP 09250538 A EP09250538 A EP 09250538A EP 2223628 A1 EP2223628 A1 EP 2223628A1
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- mascara brush
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
- A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
- A45D40/26—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball
- A45D40/262—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like
- A45D40/265—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container
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- the present invention relates to mascara applicators, that is to say devices for applying mascara to the eyelashes for cosmetic purposes.
- Mascara applicators typically include a hollow grip or handle portion, connected to which is one end of a shaft, the other end of which carries a mascara brush.
- the grip portion is commonly constructed in the form of a cap of a mascara container and for this purpose the shaft carrying the mascara brush is commonly connected to the base of a well formed in one end of the tubular grip portion, the internal surface of the well carrying an internal screw thread intended to engage with an external screw thread on the outer surface of the upper portion of a mascara container, whereby the mascara brush is normally immersed in liquid mascara within the container.
- the grip portion- is unscrewed from the container and the shaft and mascara brush are removed from the container and the brush is then used to apply the mascara adhering to it to the eyelashes.
- Conventional mascara brushes are in the form of a generally cylindrical straight rod carrying a plurality of bristles extending radially outwardly from its outer surface.
- straight mascara brushes are not thought by some people to be ideal for all purposes and curved mascara brushes are also known.
- the eyelashes are curved and the curvature of the brush may at least approximately match the curvature of the lashes so as to facilitate the uniform application of mascara to all the lashes at the same time.
- the spacing of the bristles on the outside of the curvature will inherently be greater than that of the bristles on the inside of the curvature and the use of the bristles with a greater spacing to apply mascara will result in the lashes penetrating more deeply into the brush which results in the application of a greater amount of mascara to the lashes, thereby producing a so-called "volumising" effect.
- twisting a curved mascara brush upward into the lashes exerts greater pressure on the lashes, thereby creating a curling effect on the lashes, which is considered to enhance the attractiveness of the lashes.
- a mascara applicator of the type referred to above is characterised in that the shaft and the mascara brush are hollow, that the mascara brush is flexible, that an elongate flexible connector extends within the shaft and the mascara brush, that a first end of the connector is fixed with respect to the distal end of the mascara brush and that the second end of the connector is fixed with respect to actuating means within the grip portion which are selectively operable to move the second end of the connector in the direction away from the mascara brush, thereby applying a force to the distal end of the mascara brush and causing it to adopt a curved configuration.
- the mascara brush in accordance with the invention includes an actuator of some sort which is actuable to apply a force to the distal end of the mascara brush via an elongate flexible connector so as to cause the mascara brush to curve.
- the mascara brush may thus be moved at will between a straight configuration and a curved configuration.
- the applicator includes an end cap in contact with the distal end of the mascara brush, to which the connector is connected. Tension applied to the elongate connector will therefore be transmitted to the end cap and thus in turn to the distal end of the mascara brush.
- end cap and the connector may constitute separate components connected together, it is preferred that they constitute a one-piece plastic moulding, e.g. of nylon or the like.
- the applicator includes a resilient stiffening tab or plate which is integral with the end cap and extends within the mascara brush.
- the grip portion which is preferably constructed, as is usual, in the form of a cap for closing a mascara container in which the shaft and mascara brush are accommodated, when not in use, preferably includes an outer sleeve and an adjustment member which is rotatable with respect thereto, the actuating means being so constructed that rotation of the adjustment member with respect to the outer sleeve results in movement of the second end of the connector in the direction towards or away from the mascara brush.
- the mascara brush may be moved between the straight and curved configurations simply by rotating the base.
- the adjustment member comprises a disc, integral with which is a tube which carries an internal screw thread and is rotatably received within the outer sleeve, the internal screw thread being in mesh with an external screw thread on an actuating member, which is secured against rotation with respect to the tube, the elongate connector being connected to the actuating member, whereby rotation of the disc relative to the outer sleeve results in axial movement of the actuating member within the tube.
- the proximal end of the hollow shaft is integral with a plate, whose periphery is integral with a tubular portion which is snap-fitted within the outer sleeve.
- This tubular portion preferably defines a well or recess in one end of the grip portion, on whose peripheral wall an internal screw thread is formed for engagement with the external screw thread on a mascara container.
- the actuating member may be restrained against rotation with respect to the tube integral with the disc in many ways but in the preferred embodiment the actuating member carries a radial projection which is received in a longitudinally extending recess in the inner surface of the tubular portion, thereby preventing rotation of the actuating member with respect to the outer sleeve.
- the “bristles” of the mascara brush may be of conventional type, that is to say in the form of plastic filaments or synthetic fibres connected to the external surface of a tubular carrier, conventionally in tufts, but it is preferred that the bristles are in fact integral with the tubular carrier and thus that the mascara brush comprises a one-piece tubular moulding of polymer material with integral bristles.
- the illustrated mascara applicator is constructed as the cap of a mascara bottle or container in the conventional manner and since the mascara container itself forms no part of the present invention it will not be described and nor is it shown in the drawings.
- the applicator comprises a grip portion 2 which defines a recess or well in its uppermost surface as shown in the figures, which is of course normally directed downwardly, when the applicator is connected to a mascara container.
- the peripheral surface of the well is provided with an internal screw thread 3 for engagement with an external screw thread formed on the neck of a mascara container.
- Integrally connected to the base of the well is an upstanding shaft 4, at the distal end of which is a mascara brush 6.
- the shaft 4 is, however, in this case hollow and defines in its interior an elongate passage. At its upper end, the shaft 4 has a boss 8 of reduced diameter, which extends into and engages within a passage 12 within the mascara brush 6, which is therefore also hollow.
- the mascara brush is a one-piece moulding of plastic material, in this case of synthetic rubber of styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene type.
- the "bristles" 14 of the brush therefore form an integral part of it.
- an end cap 16 At the distal end of the brush is an end cap 16, which is formed with a circular boss 18, which also extends into and engages within the passage 12.
- Asymmetrically integral with the boss 18 is an elongate flexible connector 20 which extends through the passage 12 in the brush and also the passage within the hollow shaft and extends into the grip portion 2, as will be described below.
- a spring plate 22 which extends within the passage 12 of the brush.
- the end cap 16, connector or filament 20 and spring plate 22 constitute a one-piece moulding of tough, resilient plastic material, in this case nylon.
- the connector 20 and spring plate 22 are asymmetrically connected to the boss 18 such that the connector 20 extends along one side of the passage 12 whilst the spring plate 22 extends along the diametrically opposite side of the passage 12.
- the spring plate 22 may be in the form of a simple rectangular section plate but it is preferred that whilst one side surface is indeed flat, the other is of part-circular shape such that it sits flush against the inner surface of the passage 12.
- the grip portion comprises an external tubular sleeve 30. Secured to one end of it, that is to say the upper end as seen in the figures, is the tubular shaft 4.
- the shaft 4 is integral at its lower end with an annular plate 32. Integral with the outer edge of the plate 32 is a tubular portion 34, which extends on both sides of the plate 32.
- the tubular portion 34 is received within the sleeve 30 and snap-fitted to it by a snap connection, indicated at 36, comprising an integral bead on the internal surface of the sleeve 30, which fits into a complementary annular recess on the outer surface of the tubular portion 34.
- the sleeve 30 is closed by a base comprising an adjustment member in the form of a disc or dial 38, whose external diameter is the same as that of the sleeve 30.
- a base comprising an adjustment member in the form of a disc or dial 38, whose external diameter is the same as that of the sleeve 30.
- Integrally upstanding from the outer edge of the disc 38 is a tubular wall 40, the external diameter of whose upper portion is reduced by an amount equal to the thickness of the sheath 30.
- the tubular portion 40 of reduced thickness is received within the sheath 30 and connected to it by a further snap-fit connection 42, similar to the snap connection 36.
- the internal surface of the tubular portion 40 is provided with a screw thread 44.
- an actuating member 46 Received within the tubular portion 40 and extending above it is an actuating member 46, which is provided with an external screw thread 48, which is in mesh with the screw thread 44 and the tubular portion 40.
- the actuating member 46 carries an annular projection or stud 50, which is slidably received within a recess 52 formed in the inner surface of the tubular portion 34, whereby the actuating member 46 is unable to rotate with respect to the tubular portion 34 and is thus unable to rotate also with respect to the sheath 30 and the disc 38.
- the views of Figures 2 and 3 are sectional views, the lower portion of the actuating member 46 is shown unsectioned in each case so that the external screw thread 48 on it may clearly be seen.
- the actuating member 46 has a small segmental cut-out 54 formed in it, which extends to the axial centre of the actuating member 46.
- a hemispherical recess 56 Formed on the axis of the underside of the actuating member 46 is a hemispherical recess 56.
- a spherical ball 58 Formed on the associated end of the elongate connector or filament 20 is a spherical ball 58.
- the filament 20 extends within the segmental cut-out 54 and is normally received in the recess 56, whereby movement of the connector 20 relative to the actuating member 46 in the direction towards the mascara brush is prevented.
- the mascara applicator will normally be connected to a mascara container with the brush 6 immersed in liquid mascara. If the user wishes to apply mascara to their eyelashes, the applicator is removed from the container.
- the brush 6 will normally be in the straight configuration illustrated in Figures 1 to 5 . Mascara may then be applied to the eyelashes with the brush in the straight configuration. If, however, it is desired to use the brush in a curved configuration, the disc 38 is rotated manually with respect to the sleeve 30. This results of course in rotation of the screw thread 44 on the tubular portion 40 and since the actuating member 46 is constrained against rotation, it is caused to move in the axial direction, that is to say downwardly in the drawings.
- connector 20 is flexible over its entire length in the described embodiment, it will be appreciated that this is not essential and that it may in fact be rigid over much of its length, though it is necessary that that portion of it which extends within the brush 6 is flexible so as to permit it to bend with the brush, when it is moved into the curved configuration.
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Priority Applications (4)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| AT09250538T ATE519397T1 (de) | 2009-02-27 | 2009-02-27 | Wimperntuschenapplikator |
| ES09250538T ES2370968T3 (es) | 2009-02-27 | 2009-02-27 | Aplicadores de máscara. |
| EP09250538A EP2223628B1 (de) | 2009-02-27 | 2009-02-27 | Wimperntuschenapplikator |
| JP2009249984A JP5496603B2 (ja) | 2009-02-27 | 2009-10-30 | マスカラアプリケータ |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| EP09250538A EP2223628B1 (de) | 2009-02-27 | 2009-02-27 | Wimperntuschenapplikator |
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| EP2223628A1 true EP2223628A1 (de) | 2010-09-01 |
| EP2223628B1 EP2223628B1 (de) | 2011-08-10 |
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| EP09250538A Active EP2223628B1 (de) | 2009-02-27 | 2009-02-27 | Wimperntuschenapplikator |
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| EP (1) | EP2223628B1 (de) |
| JP (1) | JP5496603B2 (de) |
| AT (1) | ATE519397T1 (de) |
| ES (1) | ES2370968T3 (de) |
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| FR2958129A1 (fr) * | 2010-03-30 | 2011-10-07 | Oreal | Applicateur cosmetique |
| FR3013195A1 (fr) * | 2013-11-21 | 2015-05-22 | Dior Christian Parfums | Applicateur reglable d'un produit cosmetique |
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| KR200481757Y1 (ko) * | 2014-11-17 | 2016-11-08 | (주)아모레퍼시픽 | 솔대에 연질금속이 삽입된 마스카라 용기 |
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| EP4346500B1 (de) * | 2021-05-28 | 2025-11-05 | L'oreal | Kosmetikapplikator mit verstellbarer applikatorspitze |
| USD1016620S1 (en) | 2022-06-17 | 2024-03-05 | HCT Group Holdings Limited | Flex dropper |
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| US4446880A (en) | 1981-05-27 | 1984-05-08 | L'oreal | Make-up brush |
| WO1992011785A1 (en) * | 1990-12-27 | 1992-07-23 | Maybe Holding Co. | Adjustable curve mascara brush |
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| US4446880A (en) | 1981-05-27 | 1984-05-08 | L'oreal | Make-up brush |
| WO1992011785A1 (en) * | 1990-12-27 | 1992-07-23 | Maybe Holding Co. | Adjustable curve mascara brush |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| FR2958129A1 (fr) * | 2010-03-30 | 2011-10-07 | Oreal | Applicateur cosmetique |
| FR3013195A1 (fr) * | 2013-11-21 | 2015-05-22 | Dior Christian Parfums | Applicateur reglable d'un produit cosmetique |
| WO2015075339A1 (fr) | 2013-11-21 | 2015-05-28 | Parfums Christian Dior | Applicateur reglable d'un produit cosmetique |
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| JP5496603B2 (ja) | 2014-05-21 |
| ES2370968T3 (es) | 2011-12-26 |
| JP2010201153A (ja) | 2010-09-16 |
| EP2223628B1 (de) | 2011-08-10 |
| ATE519397T1 (de) | 2011-08-15 |
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