CN101836789B

CN101836789B - Mascara smearing tool

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Publication number: CN101836789B
Application number: CN 200910129102
Authority: CN
Inventors: J·索普; M·维埃加斯
Original assignee: Simpgmartin Co Ltd; HCT Europe Ltd
Current assignee: HCT Europe Ltd
Priority date: 2009-03-16
Filing date: 2009-03-16
Publication date: 2013-07-10
Anticipated expiration: 2029-03-16
Also published as: CN101836789A

Abstract

The invention relates to a mascara smearing tool, comprising a hollow handle part (2) which is connected with one end of a shaft (4), and the other end of the shaft (4) is provided with a mascara brush (6); the shaft (4) and the mascara brush (6) are hollow, and the mascara brush (6) is flexible; a slender flexible connecting piece (20) is extended in the shaft and the mascara brush (6); the first end of the connecting piece (20) is fixed relative to the remote end of the mascara brush, and the second end of the connecting piece is fixed relative to driving parts (38, 46) in the handle part (2); the driving parts can be operated selectively, so as to move the second end of the connecting piece (20) along the direction far away from the mascara brush (6), apply the force to the remote end of the mascara brush and lead the mascara brush to be in a bending structure.

Description

Mascara smearing tool

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of mascara smearing tool, namely a kind ofly be used to the cosmetic purpose and mascara is applied to device on the eyelash.Mascara smearing tool typically comprises the handle portion of hollow, and this handle portion is connected in an end of axle, and this other end then has eyelashes and covers with paint or varnish.Described handle portion ordinary construction is the form of the lid of mascara container, for this reason, have the described axle that described eyelashes cover with paint or varnish and be connected in the bottom that is formed on the shrinkage pool (well) in described pipe handle part one end usually, the inner surface of this shrinkage pool has internal thread, this internal thread is used for the external screw thread engagement on the outer surface with described mascara container top, thereby described eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish in the interior liquid mascara of the described mascara container of common immersion.When wanting to be applied to mascara on the eyelash, described handle portion is outwarded winding from described container, and described axle and described eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish from described mascara container shift out, use described eyelashes to cover with paint or varnish then and be applied on the eyelash sticking to the mascara that this mascara brushes.

Background technology

Traditional mascara brushing tool has cylindrical substantially straight-bar form, and this straight-bar has a plurality of bristles that extend radially outwardly from its outer surface.But some think that straight eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish and can not be ideally suited for all purposes, and curved eyelashes to cover with paint or varnish also be known.Thereby eyelash is crooked, and the curvature of brush can be mated the curvature of eyelashes at least approx, to be conducive to simultaneously all eyelashes to be smeared mascara equably.In addition, if brush is crooked, then be positioned at the spacing of the bristle in the sweep outside will be naturally greater than the spacing of the bristle that is positioned at the sweep inboard, and use the bristle with big spacing to smear mascara, will make eyelashes deeper enter in the brush, this can make more substantial mascara be applied on the eyelashes, thereby produces so-called " plentiful (volumising) " effect.And, curved eyelashes to be covered with paint or varnish in the precession eyelashes that make progress and can be applied bigger pressure to eyelashes, thereby can form the curling effect of eyelashes, this is considered to strengthen the glamour of eyelashes.

Summary of the invention

But, some some the time or like using straight eyelashes to cover with paint or varnish for some specific purpose, other the time or then like using curved eyelashes to cover with paint or varnish for different specific purposes.This requires them must have two different mascara smearing tools usually.Therefore, the objective of the invention is to provide a kind of mascara smearing tool, and the user can cover with paint or varnish the eyelashes on this mascara smearing tool in vertically conversion arbitrarily between structure and the warp architecture, does not contact and do not need the user to cover with paint or varnish with eyelashes.

According to the present invention, the mascara smearing tool of the above-mentioned type is characterised in that: it is hollow that axle and eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish, it is flexible that described eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish, in covering with paint or varnish, described axle and described eyelashes are extended with elongated flexible connector, the far-end that first end of described connector is covered with paint or varnish with respect to described eyelashes is fixed, and second end of described connector is fixed with respect to the driver part in the handle portion, this driver part can be selectively operated, with second end at the mobile described connector of the direction of covering with paint or varnish away from described eyelashes, thereby power is applied on the described far-end that described eyelashes cover with paint or varnish, and makes described eyelashes cover with paint or varnish to be warp architecture.

Therefore, eyelashes according to the present invention are covered with paint or varnish and are comprised certain driver part, and this driver part can be driven, by elongated flexible connector power being applied on the described far-end that described eyelashes cover with paint or varnish, thereby make described eyelashes cover with paint or varnish bending.Therefore, these eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish and can vertically moved arbitrarily between structure and the warp architecture.

One end of described elongated connector must be fixed with respect to the described far-end that described eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish, though realize the inside that these eyelashes that can be connected in described hollow in theory by the end with described connector are covered with paint or varnish, but in fact be difficult to realize, therefore, preferably, the end cap that the described far-end that described applicator comprises with described eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish contacts, described connector is connected in this end cap.Thereby the pulling force that is applied on the described elongated connector can be passed to described end cap, and therefore in turn is delivered to the described far-end that described eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish.

Though described end cap and described connector can form the individual part that links together, preferably, they form the one-piece plastic molded part, for example, and the moulded parts of nylon or similar material.

When the pulling force on will being applied to described connector discharges, described eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish and will be turned back to vertical structure from warp architecture, though this can reach under the effect of being covered with paint or varnish the elastic force that applies by the eyelashes of described bending separately, but in fact this power may be insufficient, therefore, preferably, described applicator comprises the elastic reinforcement sheet, this elastic reinforcement sheet and described end cap form as one, and cover with paint or varnish interior extension at described eyelashes.Thereby, when pulling force being applied on the described connector, not only can cause described eyelashes to be covered with paint or varnish and be warp architecture, and can cause the described elastic reinforcement sheet of described eyelashes in covering with paint or varnish also to be warp architecture, and when pulling force was discharged from described connector, described eyelashes were covered with paint or varnish and are turned back to its vertical structure be applied to the elastic-restoring force that this mascara brushes by the elastic reinforcement sheet by described bending.

As common situation, described handle portion preferably is configured to the form covered, this lid is used for when not using closed interior and accommodates the mascara container that described axle and described eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish, this handle portion preferably includes outer sleeve and with respect to the rotatable adjusting parts of this outer sleeve, described driver part is configured to, make described adjusting parts can cause described connector with respect to the rotation of described outer sleeve second end towards or the direction of covering with paint or varnish away from described eyelashes mobile.Therefore, simply by rotating base, can vertically move between structure and the warp architecture so that described eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish.In a preferred embodiment, described adjusting parts comprise rotating disk, this rotating disk forms the pipe that has internal thread, and this pipe rotatably is contained in the described outer sleeve, external screw thread engagement on described internal thread and the described driver part, this driver part is fixed to can not be with respect to the rotation of described pipe, and described elongated connector is connected in described driver part, thereby described rotating disk can cause described driver part moving axially in described pipe with respect to the rotation of described outer sleeve.

In a preferred embodiment, the near-end of the axle of described hollow has formed plate, and the periphery of this plate has formed tubular portion, and this tubular portion is clasped (snap-fitted) in described outer sleeve.Described tubular portion preferably is limited with the shrinkage pool that is arranged in described handle portion one end, is formed with internal thread at the internal perisporium of this shrinkage pool, this internal thread be used for the mascara container on described external screw thread engagement.

Can limit described driver part in many ways with respect to the described pipe rotation integrally formed with described rotating disk, but in a preferred embodiment, described driver part has radially boss, this radially boss be contained in the groove of longitudinal extension on the inner surface of described tubular portion, thereby prevent that described driver part from rotating with respect to described outer sleeve.

" bristle " that described eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish can have conventional version, that is to say, can be for being generally plastics silk or the synthetic fibers form that bunch ground is connected in the outer surface of tubular carrier, but preferably, in fact described bristle forms as one with described tubular carrier, therefore described eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish the monoblock type tubulose moulded parts that comprises polymeric material, and this unitary molded part has the bristle of one.

Description of drawings

By with reference to the accompanying drawings, the only explanation of the specific embodiment providing of the mode by embodiment, additional features of the present invention and details will be more clear, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the perspective view according to mascara smearing tool of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the axial cutaway view of the applicator of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the cutaway view of amplification of the handle portion of described applicator;

Fig. 4 is the axial cutaway view of the eyelashes amplification of covering with paint or varnish;

Fig. 5 is the decomposition diagram of described applicator;

Fig. 6 be similar to Fig. 2, show the axial cutaway view that the eyelashes be in warp architecture are covered with paint or varnish, for clarity sake, omitted the bristle that eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish; And

Fig. 7 is the perspective view with externally threaded driver part, shows that elongated connector is fixed on the mode of appropriate location with respect to this driver part.

The specific embodiment

Illustrated mascara smearing tool is configured to the lid of eyelashes oil bottle or mascara container in a conventional manner, because mascara container itself does not constitute parts of the present invention, therefore will the mascara container be described, and also not show the mascara container in the accompanying drawings.As shown in the figure, described mascara smearing tool comprises handle portion 2, and the top surface of this handle portion 2 is limited with shrinkage pool, and certainly, when described applicator was connected in the mascara container, described shrinkage pool was guided downward usually.The interior perimeter surface of described shrinkage pool is provided with internal thread 3, this internal thread 3 be used for the neck that is formed on the mascara container on the external screw thread engagement.The bottom of described shrinkage pool is connected with upright axle 4 integratedly, and eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish 6 and are positioned on this far-end of 4.So far, described applicator is undoubtedly traditional generally.

But in this embodiment, axle 4 is hollow, and this inside of 4 is limited with elongated passage.Axle 4 upper end has swedged lug boss 10, and this lug boss 10 extends into and is bonded on eyelashes and covers with paint or varnish in the passage 12 in 6, thus eyelashes to cover with paint or varnish 6 also be hollow.It is the unitary molded part of plastic material that described eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish, and is the elastomeric unitary molded part of styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene type in this embodiment.Thereby " bristle " 14 of described brush forms the integral piece of brush.End cap 16 is positioned at the far-end of described brush, and this end cap 16 is formed with round boss 18, and this boss 18 also extends in the passage 12 and is bonded in this passage 12.Boss 18 asymmetricly is formed with elongated flexible connector 20, and this connector 20 extends through the interior passage of axle of the interior passage 12 of described brush and described hollow, and extends in the handle portion 2, will be described hereinafter.Described boss 18 also asymmetricly is formed with flexure strip 22, and this flexure strip 22 extends in the passage 12 of described brush.End cap 16, connector or filamentary pieces 20 and flexure strip 22 constitute the unitary molded part of tough and tensile elastic plastic material, are the unitary molded part of nylon in this embodiment.Connector 20 and flexure strip 22 are connected in boss 18 asymmetrically, so that connector 20 extends along a side of passage 12, flexure strip 22 extends along the opposite side on the diametric(al) of passage 12 simultaneously.Flexure strip 22 can be the form of simple square-section sheet, and still, preferably, a side surface of this flexure strip 22 is smooth, and the opposite side surface then has the shape of part circular, so that this flexure strip 22 can be fitted on the inner surface of passage 12.

Handle portion comprises outer tubular sleeve pipe 30.Tubular shafts 4 is fixed in an end of this tubular sleeve 30, the just upper end shown in the figure.The lower end of axle 4 has formed annular slab 32.The outward flange of this annular slab 32 has formed tubular portion 34, and this tubular portion 34 extends in the both sides of annular slab 32.Tubular portion 34 is contained in the sleeve pipe 30, and by snapping on the described sleeve pipe 30 with 36 bayonet connections of representing, this bayonet connection is included in projection integrally formed on the inner surface of sleeve pipe 30 (bead), and this projection sticks in the cannelure of the complementation on tubular portion 34 outer surfaces.As shown in the figure, in the lower end of sleeve pipe 30, sleeve pipe 30 is by the base sealing, and this base comprises the adjusting parts of rotating disk 38 forms, and the external diameter of this rotating disk 38 is identical with the external diameter of sleeve pipe 30.Erectly be formed with tubular wall 40 from the outward flange one of rotating disk 38, the external diameter of the top part of this tubular wall 40 reduces with the amount of the thickness that equals sleeve pipe 30.The tubular wall 40 that reduces thickness is contained in the sleeve pipe 30, and is connected in sleeve pipe 30 by another connector 42 that is clasped, and this connector 42 that is clasped is similar with bayonet connection 36.The inner surface of tubular wall 40 is provided with screw thread 44.Accommodate driver part 46 in this tubular wall 40, this driver part 46 extends above tubular wall 40, and driver part 46 is provided with external screw thread 48, and this external screw thread 48 meshes with the screw thread 44 of tubular wall 40.The upper end of driver part 46 has annular boss 50, this annular boss 50 is slidably received within the groove 52 on the inner surface that is formed at tubular portion 34, therefore driver part 46 can not rotate with respect to tubular portion 34, thereby can not be with respect to sleeve pipe 30 and rotating disk 38 rotations.Although Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are cutaway views, the bottom of driver part 46 all is shown as and does not analyse and observe under each situation, thereby can be clear that the external screw thread 48 on this driver part 46.

As clear demonstration the among Fig. 7, driver part 46 has the little otch 54 of cutting apart that is formed on this driver part 46, and this cuts apart the axle center that otch 54 extends to driver part 46.Be formed with hemispherical groove 56 on the axis of the downside of driver part 46.Be formed with ball 58 on the link of elongated connector or filamentary pieces 20.As shown in the figure, filamentary pieces 20 is extended in cutting apart otch 54, and is contained in usually in the groove 56, thereby prevents that connector 20 from moving with respect to driver part 46 on the direction of covering with paint or varnish towards described eyelashes.

In use, usually described mascara smearing tool is connected in the mascara container, and makes brush 6 immerse in the liquid mascara.If the user wants mascara is applied on their eyelash, then applicator is taken off from container.Brush 6 can be in the vertical structure shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 5 usually.Can mascara be applied on the eyelash by the brush of vertical structure then.But, if wish to use the brush of warp architecture, then with respect to sleeve pipe 30 rotary turnplate 38 manually.This can cause the rotation of the screw thread 44 on the tubular wall 40 certainly, simultaneously because driver part 46 is limited rotation, thereby makes driver part 46 mobile in the axial direction, just moves down in the drawings.This moves down and is delivered to connector 20, thereby makes connector 20 apply downward power at end cap 16.As shown in Figure 6, this downward power in turn is delivered to the tubulose mascara and brushes, and causes eyelashes to be covered with paint or varnish being warp architecture.Connector 20 is that the asymmetric fact is conducive to eyelashes and covers with paint or varnish movement from vertical structure to warp architecture to the connection of end cap 16.Therefore, as shown in Figure 6, eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish towards right lateral bending.Because brush 6 is deformed into warp architecture, so flexure strip 20 also is deformed into warp architecture, and keep the stability of brush.If want to make brush to get back to its original vertical structure afterwards, then rotating disk 38 is rotated in the opposite direction, thereby discharge the pulling force that is applied on the connector 20.Thereby brush more specifically, is got back to its vertical structure under the elastic force effect of the flexure strip 22 of distortion under the effect of himself elastic force.

Should be understood that, can carry out multiple change to above-mentioned embodiment, particularly, exist multiple pulling force to be applied to mode on the connector 20, but illustrated embodiment only is a kind of embodiment.Though connector 20 all is flexible on its whole length in said embodiment, but should be understood that, this is not to be necessary, in fact, although the part that connector 20 extends in brush 6 must be flexible, when brush is moved into warp architecture, allowing it crooked with brush, but on its most of length, can be rigidity.

Claims

1. mascara smearing tool, this mascara smearing tool comprises the handle portion (2) of hollow, the handle portion of this hollow (2) is connected in an end of the axle (4) of hollow, the other end of described axle (4) has hollow, flexible eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish (6), cover with paint or varnish at described axle (4) and described eyelashes and to be extended with elongated flexible connector (20) in (6), first end of this flexible connector (20) is fixed in the far-end that described eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish (6), and second end of described flexible connector (20) is fixed in the driver part (46) in the described handle portion (2), this driver part (46) can be selectively operated, with described second end at the mobile described flexible connector of the direction of covering with paint or varnish (6) away from described eyelashes (20), thereby power is applied to described eyelashes covers with paint or varnish on the described far-end of (6), it is characterized in that, described first end of described flexible connector (20) asymmetricly is connected in described eyelashes and covers with paint or varnish the end cap (16) that the described far-end of (6) contacts, cover with paint or varnish on the described far-end of (6) thereby power is applied to described eyelashes, make described eyelashes cover with paint or varnish (6) and be warp architecture.

2. mascara smearing tool according to claim 1, wherein, described end cap (16) and described flexible connector (20) form the one-piece plastic molded part.

3. mascara smearing tool according to claim 2, wherein, this mascara smearing tool comprises elastic reinforcement sheet (22), this elastic reinforcement sheet (22) forms as one with described end cap (16), and extension described eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish (6) in.

4. any described mascara smearing tool in requiring according to aforesaid right, wherein, described handle portion (2) comprises outer sleeve (30) and with respect to the rotatable adjusting parts of this outer sleeve (30), described driver part (46) be constructed so that described adjusting parts cause described flexible connector (20) with respect to the rotation of described outer sleeve (30) described second end towards or to cover with paint or varnish the direction of (6) away from described eyelashes mobile.

5. mascara smearing tool according to claim 4, wherein, described adjusting parts comprise rotating disk (38), this rotating disk (38) forms the pipe (40) of band internal thread (44), and this pipe (40) rotatably is contained in the described outer sleeve (30), external screw thread (48) engagement on described internal thread (44) and the described driver part (46), described driver part (46) is fixed to and can not rotates with respect to described pipe (40), described elongated flexible connector (20) is connected in described driver part (46), thereby makes described rotating disk (38) cause described driver part (46) to move axially in described pipe (40) with respect to the rotation of described outer sleeve (30).

6. mascara smearing tool according to claim 4, wherein, the near-end of the axle of described hollow (4) has formed plate (32), and the periphery of this plate (32) has formed tubular portion (34), and this tubular portion (34) snaps in the described outer sleeve (30).

7. mascara smearing tool according to claim 5, wherein, described driver part (46) has radially boss (50), this radially boss (50) be contained in the groove (52) of longitudinal extension on the inner surface of described tubular portion (34), thereby prevent that described driver part (46) from rotating with respect to described outer sleeve (30).

8. mascara smearing tool according to claim 1, wherein, described eyelashes are covered with paint or varnish the monoblock type tubulose moulded parts that (6) comprise polymeric material, and this monoblock type tubulose moulded parts has the bristle (14) of one.