Application brush for cosmetic formula

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11272780-B2
Application number	US-201716622177-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 16, 2017
Priority date	Jun 16, 2017
Publication date	Mar 15, 2022
Grant date	Mar 15, 2022

Abstract

An application brush for a cosmetic formula comprising: i) a base having a central axis and including a top surface that is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the central axis and a bottom that is spaced apart from the top surface along the central axis; and ii) a bundle of bristles that is mounted on the bottom of the base. Tips of bristles forming the bundle of bristles cooperate to define a virtual plane that is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the central axis, and the virtual plane has an oval shape.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An application brush for a cosmetic formula, comprising:
a base having a central axis and including a top surface that is perpendicular to the central axis and a bottom that is spaced apart from the top surface along the central axis, wherein the top surface of the base has a hexagonal shape, and the bottom of the base has an oval shape, the top surface lies within a contour line of the bottom when viewed from the direction of the central axis, and the top surface and the bottom are connected to each other by first to sixth side surfaces that are connected in a ring around the central axis; and
a bundle of bristles that is mounted on the bottom of the base,
wherein tips of bristles forming the bundle of bristles cooperate to define a virtual plane that is perpendicular to the central axis, and the virtual plane has an oval shape.

2. The application brush according to claim 1 , wherein the bundle of bristles has the shape of an oval frustum, and an area of a cross section of the oval frustum that is parallel with the virtual plane increases toward the virtual plane.

3. The application brush according to claim 1 , wherein the first and fourth side surfaces opposed to each other are positioned to intersect with a major axis of the virtual plane of the bundle of bristles, and
the areas of the first and fourth side surfaces are smaller than the areas of the second and fifth side surfaces opposed to each other and than the areas of the third and sixth side surfaces opposed to each other.

4. The application brush according to claim 1 , wherein when the application brush is placed on a horizontal surface in such a manner that the first side surface or the fourth side surface is in contact with the horizontal surface, the center of gravity of the application brush lies within a region corresponding to the first side surface or the fourth side surface and above the region.

5. The application brush according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first to sixth side surfaces is provided with a recess.

Assignees

• Oreal

Inventors

• Asano Yuji

Classifications

• A46B5/021

  Grips or handles specially adapted to conform to the hand · CPC title

• A46B2200/1046

  Brush used for applying cosmetics · CPC title

• A46B5/02

  specially shaped for holding by the hand · CPC title

• A45D34/042

  using a brush or the like · CPC title

• A46B9/021 Primary

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