Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9730481-B2
Application number	US-201414580384-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 23, 2014
Priority date	Dec 31, 2013
Publication date	Aug 15, 2017
Grant date	Aug 15, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for dispensing artificial eyelashes, comprising a housing equipped with a dispensing region, a carrier to which a plurality of artificial eyelashes is fixed, a movement mechanism capable of being actuated to cause movement of the carrier in order to convey the artificial eyelashes towards the dispensing region and to allow the artificial eyelashes to exit through said dispensing region, said eyelashes being oriented transversely to an axis of extension of the carrier, at least when they are passing through said dispensing region.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes, comprising a housing equipped with a dispensing region, a carrier to which a plurality of artificial eyelashes is fixed, and a movement mechanism capable of being actuated to cause movement of the carrier in order to convey the artificial eyelashes towards the dispensing region and to allow the artificial eyelashes to exit through said dispensing region, each artificial eyelash comprising a unit of eyelashes interconnected at one end by a connecting strip; said connecting strip positioned to the side beyond said carrier, said eyelashes being oriented transversely to an axis of extension of the carrier, at least when they are passing through said dispensing region, wherein the eyelashes of one of said units of eyelashes are oriented in the opposite direction to the preceding and/or subsequent unit of eyelashes along the carrier.

2. Device according to claim 1 , wherein said eyelashes are curved so as to be able to fit closely to the curvature of natural eyelashes, each artificial eyelash being positioned on said carrier in the region of the middle of the eyelashes in the longitudinal direction thereof.

3. Device according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier comprises a strip, said eyelashes being positioned on said strip.

4. Device according to claim 3 , wherein said strip comprises an adhesive region or a plurality of separate adhesive regions.

5. Device according to claim 4 , wherein each of said adhesive regions is an adhesive strip positioned along the carrier.

6. Device according to claim 5 , wherein said adhesive strip, of which one is provided, is located substantially along a central axis of said strip.

7. Device according to claim 5 , wherein said adhesive strips, of which two are provided, are located along two longitudinal edges of said strip.

8. Device according to claim 1 , wherein the movement mechanism comprises a reel that is rotatably mounted relative to the housing, said carrier being wound around said reel so as to be gradually unwound by the eyelashes exiting, said reel having a winding surface which is intended for receiving said eyelashes, said winding surface being provided with a curvature that is substantially identical to the curvature of the eyelashes.

9. Device according to claim 1 , wherein the dispensing region comprises a dispensing opening located on a side of the housing.

10. Device according to claim 9 , wherein said dispensing opening extends in parallel with said carrier.

11. Device according to claim 1 , wherein the edges of the dispensing opening form tweezers together with the walls of the housing, allowing said eyelashes to be gripped and removed from the carrier.

12. Assembly for applying artificial eyelashes, comprising:
at least one device according to claim 1 ,
a bottle of an adhesive capable of applying adhesive to units of eyelashes, and
a bottle of a product capable of dissolving said adhesive.

Assignees

• Albea Services

Inventors

• Uresti Osvaldo

Classifications

• A41G5/02 Primary

  Artificial eyelashes; Artificial eyebrows · CPC title

• A45D44/00

  Other cosmetic or toiletry articles, e.g. for hairdressers' rooms · CPC title

• A41G5/0086 Primary

  Applicators or tools for applying hairpieces to the user · CPC title

• A41G5/004

  Hairpieces, e.g. hair extensions · CPC title

• A41G5/00

  Hair pieces, inserts, rolls, pads, or the like; Toupées · CPC title