Applicator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9314810-B2
Application number	US-201214114261-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 23, 2012
Priority date	Apr 28, 2011
Publication date	Apr 19, 2016
Grant date	Apr 19, 2016

Abstract

An applicator includes a squeezer for pushing out a content liquid to an applicator part, and the shape of a content liquid delivering port of the applicator part is formed to be oval or rectangular while the minor axis and major axis on the delivery port side are specified to be 0.5 to 2 mm and 2 to 8 mm, respectively. In this applicator, large-sized particles can be delivered by enlargement of the bore inside the applicator part. Further, formation of an oval delivering port allows for drawing fine lines in the minor axis direction and thick lines in the major axis direction. Moreover, provision of small-diametric projections at the front end of applicator, enables drawing of long lines and retaining of the liquid cosmetic stored between projections.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An applicator comprising:
an applicator part having a mechanism for delivering or applying a content liquid;
a reservoir filled with the content liquid; and
an extruder having a mechanism of pushing out the content liquid to the applicator part, and
wherein a flow passage that connects between the applicator part and the reservoir is formed, thereby pushing out the content liquid inside the reservoir, and the content liquid passes through the flow passage communicating between the applicator part and the reservoir, thereby being ejected out from the applicator part, and
wherein the shape of the content liquid delivery port of the applicator part is oval or rectangular, and the minor axis and major axis on the delivery port side are specified to be 0.5 to 2 mm and 2 to 8 mm, respectively, and
the content liquid is a liquid cosmetic that has a viscosity (25 deg. C.) at a shear rate of 7.68 S −1 in an EMD type viscometer, falling within the range of 250 to 1,000 mPa·s.

2. The applicator according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of small-diametric projections are formed on the delivery port side of the applicator part, being 0.1 to 1 mm in outside diameter and 0.5 to 3 mm long with a pitch of 0.1 to 1.5 mm.

3. The applicator according to claim 2 , wherein the tip of the small-diametric projection arranged on the delivery port side of the applicator part flexes 1 mm when a force of 0.001 to 0.5 N is applied in a direction at right angles thereto.

4. The applicator according to claim 3 , wherein the applicator part has a flange part on a rear side of the applicator part,
The flange part is fitted into a front barrel, and
the applicator part is comprised of rubber or elastomer.

5. The applicator according to claim 1 , wherein the applicator part has a flange part on a rear side of the applicator part,
the flange part is fitted into a front barrel, and
the applicator part is comprised of rubber or elastomer.

6. The applicator according to claim 2 , wherein the applicator part has a flange part on a rear side of the applicator part,
the flange part is fitted into a front barrel, and
the applicator part is comprised of rubber or elastomer.

Assignees

• Uehara Junya
• Mitsubishi Pencil Co

Inventors

• Uehara Junya

Classifications

• A45D2200/055

  Piston or plunger for supplying the liquid to the applicator · CPC title

• A45D34/00

  Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes · CPC title

• B05C1/00 Primary

  Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating (B05C5/02, B05C7/00 take precedence) · CPC title

• B05C17/01

  with {manually} mechanically or electrically actuated piston or the like {(B05C17/00533 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B65D83/00

  Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents (dispensing means incorporated in closures B65D47/00) · CPC title