Cosmetic applicator having movable protuberances

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10548394-B2
Application number	US-201615746555-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 20, 2016
Priority date	Jul 21, 2015
Publication date	Feb 4, 2020
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020

Abstract

An applicator for applying an eyelash cosmetic including a body and protuberances having a free end and arranged so as to be movable relative to the body between a retracted position and an extended position, in which the protuberances extend outward from the body further than in the retracted position. The applicator is designed such that every free end moving from the retracted to the extended position follows a path that is transversal to a longitudinal axis of the applicator.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An applicator for applying an eyelash cosmetic comprising:
a body, and
protuberances having a free end, an internal end and a median portion between the free end and the internal end, the protuberances being arranged so as to be movably mounted relative to the body between a retracted position and an extended position, in which the protuberances extend outward from the body further than in the retracted position, at least some of the protuberances having a bead which is present on the median portion and spaced from the free and internal ends,

the applicator being arranged such that each free end follows a path transverse to a longitudinal axis of the applicator from the retracted position to the extended position.

2. The applicator according to the claim 1 , arranged such that all the protuberances extend fully into the body in the retracted position.

3. The applicator according to claim 1 , wherein the protuberances form groups of protuberances extending in a given plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the protuberances of each group being connected together by an internal end of the protuberances in the body.

4. The applicator according to claim 3 , wherein each group has a star configuration.

5. The applicator according to claim 4 , wherein the body comprises stacked discs.

6. The applicator according to claim 5 wherein the groups extend between the stacked discs.

7. The applicator according to claim 3 , wherein the body comprises stacked discs and the groups extend between the stacked discs.

8. The applicator according to claim 1 , wherein the body comprises stacked discs.

9. The applicator according to claim 8 , wherein the groups extend between the stacked discs.

10. The applicator according to claim 1 , wherein the body has cells for receiving the protuberances, at least some of the cells having a free volume for receiving product when the protuberance is in the retracted position in the cell.

11. The applicator according to claim 10 , arranged such that the free volume extends around the protuberance.

12. The applicator according to claim 1 , arranged such that at least some of the protuberances are in a non-rectilinear shape in the retracted position.

13. The applicator according to claim 1 , wherein the bead is located at a distance from each of the free and the internal ends.

14. The applicator according to claim 1 , wherein at least some of the protuberances occupy diametrically opposed positions on each side of the axis.

15. The applicator of claim 1 configured as part of a cosmetic product article.

16. The article according to claim 15 , comprising a case, the applicator being fastened to the case but movable relative to the case between a retracted position and an extended position in which the applicator extends outward from the case further than in the retracted position.

17. The article according to claim 16 , arranged such that the applicator moves from the retracted position to the extended position along a path parallel to a longitudinal direction of the article.

18. The article according to claim 16 , comprising a member for making the applicator move from the retracted position to the extended position and for making the protuberances move from the retracted position to the extended position.

19. The article according to claim 16 , comprising a cosmetic product container and means for applying product on the applicator when the applicator is inside the case.

20. The article according to claim 15 , comprising a cosmetic product container which applies product on the applicator when the protuberances are in the retracted position.

Assignees

• Chanel Parfums Beaute

Inventors

• Castex Nicolas
• Lassus Marc

Classifications

• A46B7/023

  where the bristle carrier retracts or collapses, i.e. for storage · CPC title

• A46B2200/1053

  Cosmetics applicator specifically for mascara · CPC title

• A45D2200/054

  Means for supplying liquid to the outlet of the container · CPC title

• A46B9/021

  arranged like in cosmetics brushes, e.g. mascara, nail polish, eye shadow · CPC title

• A45D40/262

  using a brush or the like · CPC title