CN104869863A

CN104869863A - Ergonomic cosmetic applicator

Info

Publication number: CN104869863A
Application number: CN201280077935.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: M·西马尔
Original assignee: Avon Products Inc
Current assignee: Avon Products Inc
Priority date: 2012-10-23
Filing date: 2012-10-23
Publication date: 2015-08-26
Also published as: BR112015009343A2; EP2911549A4; EP2911549A1; AR090807A1; CA2888672A1; WO2014065783A1

Abstract

An ergonomic applicator is provided for applying a cosmetic composition to the eyelashes. The applicator comprises a handle portion and a head portion wherein the longitudinal axis of the head portion is positioned or can be rotatably positioned with respect to the longitudinal axis of the handle. The handle being suitable dimensioned for holding between the thumb and fingers without rotation of the handle. The head portion having at its distal end means for holding a charge of cosmetic composition and transferring it to the eyelashes on contact therewith, such as but not limited to bristles.

Description

Ergonomics cosmetic applicator

Technical field

The present invention relate in general to ergonomics applicator and include for by the cosmetic applying of such as mascara to the external member of such applicator of eyelashes.Described external member can comprise flexible reservoir, can to be placed in described holder to make applicator and can to serve as closure member and spill with the cosmetics preventing splendid attire in holder or overflow, described flexible reservoir has chamber disposed therein and is arranged in described chamber or the wiper of top.

Background technology

The general service of mascara applicator or brush obtains a certain amount of mascara from container, it to be taken out of from the holder of container and it is smeared to eyelashes equably when not dripping by dosage or metering system (in one embodiment, wiper).Applicator must not complete these when remaining material block or group on eyelashes.

Conventional mascara applicator generally comprises the brush being attached to strip bar, and described strip bar is also connected to handle.Described brush generally includes distortion core and bristle part, and described bristle portion divides the bristle of the length uniform throughout ground a lot of consistent size being separately included in it.Described brush and bar are contained in usually a little as in columniform container, and the handle of brush is formed when mascara applicator does not use the closure member being used for described container.

When require use mascara applicator time, pull handle away from described container to shift out the brush of fully loaded mascara.During by mascara application to eyelashes, brush holder support is usually parallel to face and places, and is oriented horizontally, and wherein in order to handle and will brush the object of aiming at eyelashes, the handle of brush is held in cheek or temple side.

During mascara is passed to eyelashes, make applicator in that be held in level or vertical position (such as, upwards reach forehead to process upper eyelashes, and from forehead downwards to process lower eyelashes) time to reverse along its central axis or rotate and with vertical, move up and down and move.Some user by hold mascara brush with the right hand handle by mascara application to right eye eyelashes, and the handle of brush is converted to left hand by mascara application to left eye eyelashes.Other user has a preference for the right hand or left hand and also uses the hand had a preference for by mascara application to the eyelashes of right eye and left eye.But, even if when had a preference for hand is used to the eyelashes of two eyes, may also need to hold mascara applicator with another hand, with arrive the hand had a preference for of distance farthest or the end of eyelashes that the distance bridge of the nose is nearest.

It should be pointed out that adopting conventional mascara applicator to smear mascara usually needs the stroke of tens of repetitions and rotation or reverse to realize desired eyelashes outward appearance.Owing to being the mode holding and handle conventional mascara applicator, smearing of mascara may for difficult and boring task.

Summary of the invention

According to aforesaid and other object, the invention provides a kind of ergonomics applicator for the cosmetic composition of such as mascara being smeared to body quilt, use the method for described ergonomics applicator, and include the external member of described ergonomics applicator.In one embodiment, the invention provides a kind of cosmetic applicator for smearing cosmetics, its hand that is available had a preference for or non-preference is easily handled.In another embodiment, be availablely directly positioned over (but not in sight line) instead of the hand to the side of head before face and hold cosmetic applicator easily.In another embodiment, can easily handle with the same hand the four corner that cosmetics (such as, mascara) to be smeared to the eyelashes of two eyes by cosmetic applicator.

In one aspect of the invention, a kind of applicator is provided.Described applicator can comprise the handle portion with front side opposite to rear side, and described handle portion can have suitable size to be held by applicator between thumb and other finger to allow user.Usually, handle can have suitable shape to prevent from during use rotating and/or otherwise stablizing handle.

Described applicator also can comprise head portion, described head portion has many bristles at its distal end place, and described many bristles are for preserving a certain amount of cosmetic composition and during use described composition being passed to body by (such as eyelid) and/or to keratin fiber (such as hair, eyelashes etc.).In one embodiment, the size of the distal end of described head portion can be configured to the eyelashes of at least major part contact user of the transverse width along people's eyelid.And described head portion and handle portion engage by hinge or pod, and described hinge or pod allow head portion relative to handle portion pivotable.Hinge and/or pivotal point can be positioned at away from extending lengthwise through handle portion and the position of the axis extended towards the rear side of handle portion, with make user can when not making their hand be in direct sight line and/or when the handle portion not making to hold between thumb and other finger and head portion coplanar cosmetic composition smeared to the keratin fiber of such as eyelashes.

In another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of external member, described external member comprises described applicator and is filled with the holder of the liquid cosmetic composition for smearing to keratin fiber.The head portion of accommodating described applicator when the head portion that described holder can be formed at applicator is inserted in holder, to make the bristle of applicator contact with described composition.Described external member also can comprise the wiper being attached to described holder, and described wiper is used for removing excessive composition when applicator is moved out of from holder from bristle.

In another aspect of the present invention, a kind of method for the cosmetic composition of such as mascara being smeared to eyelashes is provided.Described method can comprise a certain amount of cosmetic composition (such as, mascara) metering is supplied to applicator bristle on and by making described bristle contact with eyelashes, described composition is passed to eyelashes.

In another aspect of the present invention, a kind of applicator is provided.Described applicator can comprise the handle portion with front side opposite to rear side, and described handle portion can have suitable size is held to allow applicator the motion of unexpected and/or unexpected handle portion do not existed relative to thumb and other finger between thumb and other finger during use.Described applicator also can comprise head portion, and described head portion is in one embodiment via pivotable connector, be connected to described handle portion via hinge at its proximal end place in one embodiment.Usually, described head portion can have many bristles at its distal end place, and described many bristles are for preserving a certain amount of cosmetic composition and described composition being passed to keratin fiber (such as hair and/or eyelashes) during use.The head portion of applicator can comprise a line bristle that the distal end along head portion is arranged, and the bristle replaced along described row can be protruding to the opposite side of the plane of the distal end by head portion, with make adjacent bristle limit roughly 1 degree to roughly 179 degree, in another embodiment roughly 10 to roughly 25 degree (such as roughly 18 degree), in another embodiment roughly 35 degree to roughly 55 degree (such as roughly 45 degree) and in another embodiment roughly 80 degree to the angle of roughly 100 degree (such as 90 degree).Other any bristle existing on the comparable head portion of bristle in the bristle of described row is long or short.

In another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of external member, described external member accommodates the applicator for cosmetic composition being smeared to eyelashes.Described external member can comprise have flexible wall, for preserving the holder of cosmetic composition and being placed in described holder or the chamber of top.Described chamber can be suitable for applicator to be placed in wherein, and can have by one or more passage, enters chamber to make cosmetic composition when inside power is applied to the flexible wall of described holder.When described power is removed, cosmetic composition can retain in chamber, thus the cosmetic composition in holder is contacted with applicator.Described external member can comprise the wiper with one or more aperture, and described one or more aperture forms passage between the outside and the inside of chamber of holder.Described external member also can comprise the edge at the edge along described holder for chamber and/or wiper being fixed to holder, ring or skirt.Usually, described edge, ring or skirt can be made up of such material, this material has or is structurally designed to have the rigidity larger than holder, can not make holder or other the sleeve portion that is positioned at below grip areas or feature distortion to make it possible to grasp external member.Described edge, ring or skirt also can comprise a lot of projection on one or more sidepiece, to shift out and/or to increase described edge, ring or the friction between skirt and the finger of user during replacing applicator.

In certain embodiments, described external member can comprise for a part for cosmetic composition being shifted out from holder and it being passed to the applicator on a surface.Described applicator can be and is reversibly arranged through described wiper, contacts with the cosmetic composition in chamber to make one or more bristle of applicator.External member also can comprise lid, and described cover to be configured to adapt to above applicator and to be fixed on described edge, ring or skirt, bottle and/or holder.Finally, the holder of external member can be loaded with the liquid cosmetic composition with non-Newtonian rheological, flowed to easily in chamber by described passage with the first viscosity when inside power is applied to the wall of holder to make composition, and after this present second viscosity higher than described first viscosity when described inside power is released, to make to stop described composition to flow out from chamber.

For a person skilled in the art, after reading the present invention's the following specifically describes of (comprising accompanying drawing and claims), these and other side of the present invention will become apparent.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 a and 1b illustrates the front side of ergonomics mascara applicator and the stereogram of rear side according to an embodiment of the invention respectively.

Fig. 2 illustrates the exploded view of ergonomics mascara applicator according to an embodiment of the invention.

The stereogram of head portion 120 that Fig. 3 a and 3b illustrates exemplary ergonomics mascara applicator respectively, that include bristle 125 and side view.

Fig. 4 a and 4b includes the exemplary external member 140 of ergonomics applicator respectively shown in the figure of closed stereogram Sum decomposition.

Fig. 5 a and 5b illustrates top perspective view and the side view cutaway drawing of exemplary edge, ring or skirt 160 according to an embodiment of the invention respectively.

Fig. 6 a-6c illustrates the top perspective view of exemplary wiper 180 according to an embodiment of the invention, face upwarding stereogram and side view cutaway drawing respectively.

Fig. 7 a-7c illustrates the top perspective view of exemplary chamber 190 according to an embodiment of the invention, side view cutaway drawing and upward view respectively.

Fig. 8 illustrates and is placed in holder, wiper, chamber and edge, ring or skirt to close exemplary human's engineering applicator of described holder.

Fig. 9 illustrates the sectional view of the exemplary external member 140 according to embodiments of the invention.Described external member is shown as and comprises holder 170, chamber 190, wiper 180 and edge, ring or skirt 160.

The flow chart of Figure 10 a-b for using exemplary human's engineering mascara applicator 100 according to embodiments of the invention cosmetic composition to be smeared to the eyelashes of user.

Detailed description of the invention

All terms used herein have their its ordinary meaning in the art, unless otherwise designated.

The material distributed is not particularly limited and comprises such as pigment, cosmetics and adhesive, ink, and can be the form of solid (such as powder), suspension, emulsion, liquid, semiliquid etc.As use alpha nerein, term " liquid ", by comprising the material of very thickness, comprises the non-newtonian liquid with very high initial viscosity and can be assigned to colloid applicator and other material from container.Also can be used for a lot of cosmetics and personal care articles being smeared to keratin fiber or smearing to body quilt or skin according to applicator of the present invention, include but not limited to, eyelashes composition, eyeliner, mascara, hair dye, treatment, hair pigment, hair styling composition, lip line cream, lipstick, lip gloss, lip gloss etc.As use alpha nerein, term " keratin fiber " can include, but not limited to the hair of any part (comprising scalp) of eyelashes, eyebrow or health.The viscosity of described composition is not defined and such as can between roughly between 10cps to roughly 1,000,000cps.

In one embodiment, ergonomics applicator of the present invention described herein is suitable for the composition of such as cosmetic composition to smear to eyelashes.Especially, applicator is used for eyelashes composition to smear to eyelashes, include but not limited to, painted and uncoloured mascara, be one or more part in active eyelashes composition, multicomponent mascara formulation or its combination in medicine and/or cosmeceutical.

Usually, applicator of the present invention comprises ergonomic shape, to improve the comfort level of user during smearing cosmetic composition and/or agility.It is believed that, applicator of the present invention has favourable shape, compared with the cosmetic applicator of routine, described favourable shape allows that applicator to be held more easily in the hand of user and more easily to handle with by effectively and uniform mode smears cosmetic composition by one hand.In addition, it is believed that compared with the cosmetic applicator of routine, applicator each run of the present invention the eyelashes coverage of increase can be provided and the length that can stride across eyelashes provide mascara evenly distribution.When not being bound by any theory, it is believed that the size and shape (which increasing the contact area with eyelashes) by favourable obtains the eyelashes coverage of the increase of each run.Correspondingly, it is believed that, applicator can use stroke shorter compared with the applicator by routine that mascara is deposited into eyelashes effectively, and can by eyelashes evenly force applications and/or eyelashes between better bristle to penetrate and by mascara more efficiently and be effectively passed on the larger surface area of eyelashes.

With reference to figure 1a and 1b, the front perspective view according to exemplary mascara applicator 100 of the present invention and rear perspective view are shown respectively.Applicator 100 is shown as the handle portion 110 comprising and extending towards its proximal end 112 and the head portion 120 extended towards its distal end 121.

As shown, handle portion 110 comprises distal end 111 and proximal end 112, and described distal end 111 and proximal end 112 have the first and second convex edge betwixt, to limit roughly nonplanar structure.Handle portion 110 is formed to allow the mode of user's hand or finger control applicator 100.Especially, the size and shape of handle portion 110 allows user's hand and finger to hold handle portion 110 and allows the applicator of user's manipulation for cosmetic composition being smeared to eyelashes.

In one embodiment, handle portion 110 comprises front side 115 and rear side 116, described front side 115 is suitable for making the forefinger of user and/or middle finger lay thereon, described rear side 116 be suitable for making the thumb of user by upwards and/or downward power be applied thereto.Front side 115 and rear side 116 can comprise the amendment improving the comfort level of applicator 100 and/or any suitable of stability when being held between pointing.Such as, front side 115 can comprise the profile of nick, and rear side 116 can comprise the combination of convex or convex and concave curve.

In certain embodiments, modification can comprise finger grip reinforcement 117, and it is attached to handle portion 110 or integrally formed with handle portion 110.Finger grip reinforcement 117 can comprise for increasing any device of friction of handle portion 110 relative to finger and/or thumb, is such as but not limited to, protruding semicircle, ridge, depression, the projection of other shape or the void space between this type of projection.This type of reinforcement can be present on all or part of of front side 115.And finger grip reinforcement 117 can be integrally formed or be attached by any suitable mode with handle portion 110, comprises adhesive or reinforcement and handle portion fused together.Any suitable technology can be used to form finger grip reinforcement 117, comprise shaping and finishing technology, the such as double injection of soft contact fine finishining or polymer is shaping/injection mo(u)lding.

In shown embodiment, front side 115 is shown as and comprises in projection or a lot of finger grip reinforcements 117 of the form of tip, it can be any size and/or shape improves grasping (such as, comfort level and/or stability) of handle portion 110 to allow.Projection 117 can comprise any material (that is plastics, polymer, rubber, glass, metal etc.) and can comprise from the same or analogous material in front side 115 of handle portion 110 or can comprise different materials.And, although projection 117 be shown as exist only in front side 115 a part on, should be understood that, they can be present in order to functional purpose everywhere and/or can exist by the design of any aesthetically pleasant.In one embodiment, the rear side 116 of handle portion 110 also or can alternately comprise finger grip reinforcement.

In another embodiment, the rear side 116 of handle portion 110 is shown as and comprises " recess (scoop) " 118 or substantially elliptical indenture.Recess 118 is designed to ideally to allow and is placed in wherein at least partially by the thumb of user between the operating period of applicator.Therefore, recess 118 can assist the location of applicator 100, comfort level, feel and/or control.

In certain embodiments, handle portion 110 can comprise roughly 20mm to roughly 80mm, roughly 25 to roughly 35mm or the length of roughly 30mm.Handle portion 110 can change in thickness along its length, can have the thickness of roughly 7mm towards its distal end 111 to make it and have the thickness of roughly 3mm at its recent side end 112 place.Handle portion 110 also can change in width along its length, can comprise the width of roughly 15mm to roughly 23mm at its widest part to make it and comprise the width of roughly 5mm to roughly 12mm at its narrowest place.Handle portion 110 and head portion 120 can be suitably designed the length having and be suitable for desired use; Such as, the length of handle can be longer and/or is separated to a greater degree with bristle 125, so as by applying material to easy to use when hair, eyebrow, eyelid, cheek etc.

Usually, compared with previously known handle, handle portion 110 can be so shaped that it allows more simply processing and better controlling applicator 110.Such as, handle curved before 115 and below 116 in conjunction with handle portion, the thickness that changes everywhere in its length to allow handle portion better, more cosily grasping between the thumb of user and other finger.And convex side edge can provide other control, because user more easily can determine the place that handle portion 110 starts and terminates.Handle portion 110 can be enough wide to prevent handle from undesirably reversing between the finger of user during using and handling or rotating (that is, radial motion).Such as, when being held between pointing, handle may rotate around its central axis or roll or automatically tilt relative to central axis as having the applicator of circle or oval cross-section.

Applicator 100 also comprises the head portion 120 being connected to handle portion 110 by any jockey 130 (specifically discussing below).Head portion 120 comprises any suitable size and shape, but its size and shape that will preferably include for using easily and cosily with any hand, and no matter whether user has the hand had a preference for for composition being smeared to eyelashes.Wherein user only with have a preference for hand-held hold applicator 100 by mascara application to eyelashes on both right and left eyes when, head portion 120 is formed to make applicator 100 can easily close to the gamut of the eyelashes of two eyes, comprise hand that distance has a preference for farthest or those eyelashes that the distance bridge of the nose is nearest.In one embodiment, head portion 120 is connected to handle portion 110 via joint.In another embodiment, described joint is made up of deformable material or flexible material.In another embodiment, described joint is made up of " stepwise " joint, and described " stepwise " joint allows head portion 120 and handle portion 110 relative to each other to move by restriction interval.In another embodiment, described joint is cut with scissors by stepwise pin and forms.

Head portion 120 generally includes spill, convex or smooth distal end 121, and includes the proximal end 122 of jockey 130, and described distal end 121 has the bristle 125 extended from it.Distal end 121 and proximal end 122 by general planar, plane, solid structure is connected.Preferably, head portion 120 by for essence Shangdi firm, can not bend during applying to make it.But in certain embodiments, head portion 120 can be pliable and tough slightly, " (give) can be surrendered " during use to make it.As handle portion 110, head portion 120 can comprise in projection or any amount of finger grip reinforcement 117 of the form of tip, it can be any size and/or shape improves grasping (such as, comfort level and/or stability) and/or pointing out the physical location of the placement of finger to allow of head portion 120 to allow.

As shown, head portion 120 can comprise one or more outside projection or " wing " 123 on either side thereof.The wing 123 is generally enough little, not disturb user during smearing cosmetic composition.But, as following concrete discussion, can utilize the wing 123 in the holder preventing from applicator 100 to extend to further than preset distance being loaded with composition and/or to be held in appropriate location by applicator in transport and daily memory period.The wing 123 also can be arranged on arbitrary surface of head portion 120.In one embodiment, the wing 123 is configured to prevent applicator 100 from extending to than preset distance in the holder being loaded with composition further and/or is formed at transport and applicator is held in appropriate location by daily memory period.In another embodiment, the wing 123 can prevent applicator 100 to extend to further than preset distance in the holder being loaded with composition and/or is held in appropriate location by applicator in transport and daily memory period.

Usually, the length of head portion 120 and curvature can be designed to be suitable for desired application (such as, for the smearing of coating, to body by carry out smear, to hair carry out to smear etc.).In one embodiment, the length of head portion 120 can between roughly 15mm to roughly between 45mm, between roughly 20mm to roughly between 35mm or can be roughly 25mm in certain embodiments.Head portion 120, towards its distal end 121 width can between roughly 10mm to roughly between 50mm, between roughly 12.5mm to roughly between 45mm, between roughly 15mm to roughly between 40mm or between roughly 18mm to roughly (such as, 21.5mm) between 23mm.The width of the proximal end 122 of head portion 120 can between roughly 2mm to roughly between 45mm, more preferably between roughly 4mm to will be roughly between 8mm and most preferably roughly 5mm.The thickness of head portion 120 can along its length variations, but usually by between it, towards the thickest position of proximal end 122 roughly 10mm to it, roughly between the 1.5mm of the thinnest position of distally end 121.In one embodiment, head portion can have the nearside thicker than head portion between nearside and distal end and/or distal end.

With reference to figure 2, head portion 120 can may be operably coupled to handle portion 110 via jockey 130.In certain embodiments, jockey 130 can be hinge, friction fit mechanism, locking mechanism, adhesive or the distal end 111 of handle portion 110 processed (such as, double injection shaping or injection mo(u)lding) to head portion 120 proximal end 122 during the fusion that formed.In an alternative embodiment, head portion 120 and handle portion 110 can be integral type and be formed together by parts.In certain embodiments, head portion 120 can removably be attached to handle portion 110.

In the embodiment shown, handle portion 110 via stepwise pin hinge connection to head portion 120.The proximal end of head portion 120 is shown as and comprises the accommodating component 132 of pin, and it can be inserted in the otch 133 of the complementation at distal end 111 place of handle portion 110.When the accommodating component 132 of pin is placed in otch 133, handle portion 110 and head portion 120 can be retained in appropriate location by the pin 131 be inserted through wherein.Such structure allows that handle portion 110 tilts to desired Angle Position relative to head portion 120.

Therefore, some embodiment allows that head portion 120 is what freely or semi-freely rotatably can regulate relative to handle portion 110, to regulate the angle between the longitudinal axis of head portion and the longitudinal axis of handle portion.Preferably, head portion 120 and handle portion 110 for can fully rotate, to make angle between the longitudinal axis of handle portion and the longitudinal axis of head portion between roughly 0 to roughly 180 degree.In certain embodiments, the outside of selling accommodating component 132 can comprise any amount of protuberance or the projection of the groove in the inside corresponding to complementary otch 133, to make (to be 0 ° in one embodiment by a lot of predetermined angular, be roughly ± 35 ° in another embodiment, be roughly ± 45 ° in another embodiment, be roughly ± 55 ° in another embodiment, be roughly ± 65 ° in another embodiment, be roughly ± 75 ° in another embodiment, be roughly ± 85 ° in another embodiment, and in another embodiment for roughly ± 90 °) make handle be " stepwise ".In such a way, user can relative to head portion 120 by the expected angle arrange or reversibly " locking " handle portion 110, and the relative angle not worrying between handle and head portion changes (that is, slip) during use.

Usually, applicator 100 can have suitable size, can lean against on cheek be used for other support to make the hand of user during composition is smeared to eyelashes or wrist, and in the sight line that hand can not be made to be between the eye of user and mirror.The ability leaned against in the part (such as cheek or forehead) of face can provide the stability of increase and can enable user that composition (such as mascara) is smeared to eyelashes more accurately and avoids appearance of making dirty.

Applicator 100 (comprising handle portion 110 and head portion 120) can be made up of any suitable material, such as, and molded plastics or blow molded plastic, glass, metal, laminated material or its any combination.Preferably, applicator 100 can be for by the relatively little of consumer's portable use and easily size.Such as, applicator 100, the length (such as, more than 80mm) that can be the mascara applicator of roughly standard at the total length of the most strong point of the distal end 121 (not comprising bristle 125) of proximal end 112 to the head portion 120 from handle portion 110; Can between roughly 15mm to roughly between 80mm, between roughly 25mm to roughly between 80mm, between roughly 25mm to roughly between 75mm, between roughly 35mm to roughly between 80mm, between roughly 35mm to roughly between 65mm or between roughly 40mm to roughly between 60mm.In a specific embodiment, applicator 100 can be about 55mm at the total length of most strong point, and wherein the length of handle portion 110 is the length of roughly 30mm and head portion 120 is roughly 25mm.

With reference to figure 3a and 3b, stereogram and the side view of the bristle 125 of the head portion 120 of exemplary human's engineering mascara applicator is shown respectively.As shown, head portion 120 comprises from its outwardly many bristles 125.Head portion 120 and bristle 125 are individually formed by any suitable technique, and/or can be made of one piece by any suitable material, such as plastic material, such as thermoplastic polyester elastomer, TPUE or composite thermoplastic material, comprise SBS or SEBS.In one embodiment, head portion 120 and bristle 125 injection moldable.

Show for preserve and release ratio as the many bristles 125 of the composition of cosmetic composition (such as mascara).Usually, every root bristle 125 can be described as projection and/or pointed tooth, it has the bottom wider than its top.In certain embodiments, by any mode well known in the prior art (comprising staple group, fusion, adhesive or forming method), bristle 125 can be fastened to head portion 120.Bristle 125 can comprise any suitable (the such as veined or smooth) surface can preserving and transmit a certain amount of composition.And bristle 125 also can be can give the outward appearance (outward appearance (that is eyelashes are respectively with separated from one another) of such as dense outward appearance, separation, curling outward appearance etc.) of various types of aesthetically pleasant for eyelashes.

Head portion 120 can not have the bristle 125 being parallel to and being extended by the fore-and-aft plane of head portion.Such as, head portion 120 can comprise the first row bristle roughly extended along its distal end.Described the first row bristle can comprise first group of bristle of the side of the longitudinal axis be protruding to by distal end and be protruding to second group of bristle of opposite side of described longitudinal axis.Described first and second groups of bristles can be arranged along the first row by over-over mode, to make to limit first jiao of (θ that roughly 10 to roughly 25 spend (such as roughly 18 spend) between the bristle in bristle in the first set and second group ₁).In other words, a line bristle that the distal end along head portion is arranged can comprise along described row, the bristle replaced of the opposite side of the plane that is protruding to the distal end by head portion, limit angle (θ to make adjacent bristle ₁), described angle (θ ₁) in one embodiment between roughly 10 degree to roughly 25 degree between, in another embodiment between roughly 15 to roughly 20 degree between and be in another embodiment roughly 18 spend.In another embodiment, described first and second groups of bristles are configured such that described two groups of bristles are overlapping, to limit above-described angle---that is the angle formed from head portion and when leaving with respect to the parallel fore-and-aft plane of head portion at it by bristle is acute angle.In another embodiment, location, the angle of bristle can according to the difference of the end of brush difference (that is, can be asymmetrical).In another embodiment, described first and second groups of bristles are configured such that described two groups of bristles are not overlapping, to limit above-described angle---that is the angle formed from head portion and when leaving with respect to the parallel fore-and-aft plane of head portion at it by bristle is obtuse angle.In another embodiment, described first and second groups of bristles can be arranged along the first row and the second row, instead of along arranging with a line.

Head portion also can comprise roughly along second and the third line bristle that the distal end of applicator extends, wherein said second and the third line bristle protrude away from longitudinal axis, to limit the second jiao (θ of roughly 35 degree to roughly 55 degree (such as roughly 45 degree) between second and the third line bristle ₂).Head portion also can comprise roughly along the 4th and fifth line bristle that the distal end of applicator extends, wherein said 4th and fifth line bristle protrude away from longitudinal axis, to limit the triangle (θ of roughly 80 ° to roughly 100 ° (such as 90 °) between the 4th and fifth line bristle ₃).The bristle 125 of any amount of other row can be set orthogonally or almost orthogonally relative to the fore-and-aft plane of head portion.Such structure between every root bristle and at the void space of often allowing appropriate amount between row bristle, can be packed to bristle to make the composition of appropriate amount and can be distributed in subsequently on the eyelashes of user.In an alternative embodiment, bristle can be roughly parallel to the longitudinal axis extension of head portion 120.

In certain embodiments, a line or multirow bristle 125 can extend generally across the width of head portion 120.And bristle 125 can by any suitable shape or mode arrangement and need not be symmetrical.The example of suitable pattern comprise separately and parallel row, staggered row and column, linear row and column or arbitrary patterns.

Usually, the Design of length of bristle 125 can be become be suitable for desired application (such as the smearing of pigment, to body by carry out smear, to hair carry out to smear etc.).Bristle 125 described according to one embodiment of present invention usually will have the length being less than roughly 7mm, the length being less than 4mm, be less than the length of 3mm and be less than the length of 2mm.In one embodiment, the length of bristle 125 is between 2mm to 4mm.In another embodiment, when measuring at base portion place, bristle 125 comprises between roughly 0.1 to the diameter roughly between 1mm, and generally includes the diameter of roughly 0.5mm.Bristle 125 can be formed to make in bristle some or all there is different diameters, length or shape of cross section.Such as, some bristle can have a kind of diameter, length and/or shape and other bristle will have another kind of diameter, length and/or shape.In addition, the shape of cross section of each bristle or diameter can change along their length.Bristle can (but being not limited to) become to be integrated with head portion or can be the synthesis be implanted in head portion or natural fiber.

In a particular embodiment, to be separated by with the longitudinal axis of head portion 120 first jiao of (θ ₁) other multirow bristle (that is second jiao of (θ of being separated by comparable other angle that is separated by of described multirow bristle ₂) or triangle (θ ₃) bristle) long.

Although be described in this article " bristle ", but should be understood that, such bristle 125 can by can preserving a certain amount of liquid or solid material and it being passed to any material on desired surface and structure is formed, desired surface ratio, as being human body quilt, comprises keratin fiber (hair, eyelashes etc.), nail, lip, skin etc.Bristle such as can take following form: foam pad, molded brush, twisted wire brush, flocked surface, the fiber brush lain in stake, comb, plastic spatula, sponge maybe can preserve and other any surface of transmit fluid or solid material.In one embodiment, bristle 125 can be the form of foam pad.In other embodiments, bristle 125 can be made up of rubber, sponge or other any flexibility or rigidity material.

With reference to figure 4a and 4b, illustrate the exemplary external member 140 including ergonomics applicator respectively with closed view Sum decomposition.External member 140 can comprise holder 170, described holder 170 splendid attire or be filled with cosmetic composition (preferably, the liquid cosmetic composition of such as mascara), and applicator 100 can be placed in wherein.As shown, exemplary external member comprises lid 150, edge, ring or skirt 160, holder 170, wiper 180, chamber 190, and applicator 100.

In fig .4, external member 140 is shown as and is in closed state, and its middle cover 150 can engage with holder 170 hermetically via edge, ring or skirt 160.Holder 170 generally includes sidewall, and described sidewall extends to open mouth to be defined for the inner space of preserving a certain amount of composition (such as liquid cosmetic composition (such as mascara)) from the base portion closed.Holder 170 is made up of any suitable flexible material (such as molded plastics or blow molded plastic, laminated material, paper tinsel or its any combination) usually, can be extruded/roll by user think that the bristle of the applicator be placed in wherein loads with composition to make holder.Should be understood that, the size of holder and/or shape can be depending on a lot of variable, are such as but not limited to, and the size/shape of desired use, applicator and/or splendid attire are in composition wherein.

In one embodiment, holder 170 can have suitable size, to preserve the market of certain volume material on sale (such as, size is configured to preserve shampoo, personal care articles etc. with safari suit, conventional size and/or economic dress).In one embodiment, holder comprise roughly 20 to roughly 50mm, more preferably roughly 25 to roughly 45mm's and most preferably roughly 30mm's to roughly 40mm (such as, 38mm) height.Holder 170 can comprise along longer side roughly 20mm to roughly 40mm's and more particularly roughly 25 to roughly 35mm length; And to comprise along shorter side roughly 10mm to roughly 30mm, the length of more particularly roughly 15mm to roughly 20mm.Holder 170 can comprise opening, described opening have along a direction roughly 20 to roughly 30mm width or diameter and have in opposite direction roughly 10 to roughly 15mm width or diameter.

As shown in fig 4b, lid 150 can comprise and holder 170 and edge, ring or skirt 160 any size and shape of complementation, described edge, ring or skirt 160 can around the handle portion of applicator 100 adaptive and by fixing for the handle portion of applicator 100 in the inner.Usually, lid 150 is also made up of the flexible material of such as plastics, but in certain embodiments, lid can comprise the rigid material of one or more size or the combination of flexibility, rigidity and liner/rubber type of material.

Lid 150 will comprise snap-fit (snap fit) or other locking device usually, can be temporarily fixed to or be fixed and be compressed into the locking device of the complementation of edge, ring or skirt 160 to make it.In such a way, lid 150 reversibly can be attached to holder 170 (directly or via edge, ring or skirt 160), by mistake depart from from it to prevent applicator 100 or shift out.When user wants to shift out applicator 100, lid 150 is removed (that is, pull off) from holder 170 and applicator is pulled out in holder and/or chamber.That be to be understood that but not importantly, lid 150, edge, ring or skirt 160, and holder 170 all can comprise complementary size and shape, with the continuous print outer surface making all parts form container when being joined together.

In one embodiment, cover 150 can comprise roughly 30 to roughly 80mm, more preferably roughly 40 to roughly 50mm's and most preferably roughly 42mm's to roughly 46mm (such as, 44mm) length.Lid 150 can comprise opening, described opening have roughly 20mm to roughly 50mm, more preferably roughly 30 to roughly 40mm's and most preferably roughly 32 to roughly 36mm (such as, 33mm) width or diameter.Certainly, the size of lid will at least depend on applicator 100, the size of edge, ring or skirt 160 and holder 170 and/or shape.

In one embodiment, lid 150 can be integrally formed with the handle portion of applicator, is moved out of when cover removes to make handle portion from holder 170.In another embodiment, cover 150 and can comprise the handle portion be formed at removedly wherein.

With reference to figure 5a and 5b, top perspective view and the sectional view of exemplary edge, ring or skirt 160 described is according to one embodiment of present invention shown respectively.As shown, edge, ring or skirt 160 comprises open base section 161, and the base section 161 of described opening has the sidewall extending to open top, top 162 from it.Edge, ring or skirt 160 is suitable for usually between the lid 150 and holder 170 of exemplary external member 140.Like this, the base section 161 of described edge, ring or skirt can comprise any shape matched with the top section of holder 170, and the top section 162 of described edge, ring or skirt can comprise any shape matched with the base section of lid 150.

In one embodiment, the inner surface of the base section 161 of edge, ring or skirt 160 can comprise inner fastener 166 (be such as clasped, be threaded etc.), described inner fastener 166 be suitable for by described edge, ring or skirt for good and all fastening, engage or be clipped to corresponding fastener on the outer surface of the top section being arranged in holder (Fig. 4 b is expressed as 170).The outer surface of the top section 162 of edge, ring or skirt 160 can comprise external fastening devices 167 (such as snap-fit, be threaded etc.), described external fastening devices 167 be suitable for by edge, ring or skirt 160 removedly fastening, engage or be clipped to corresponding fastener on the inner surface of the base section being arranged in lid (Fig. 4 b is expressed as 150).Therefore, when user arrests edge, ring or skirt 160 and attempts lid 150 to remove from external member, maintenance is attached to holder 170 by described edge, ring or skirt, and cover dismounting.As following concrete discussion, described edge, ring or skirt also can comprise inner arresting stop 168 to engage the wing 123 of applicator, to make to prevent applicator be pushed down in holder in transport or memory period or depart from.

Usually, the outer surface of edge, ring or skirt 160 can comprise finger grip reinforcement 165 (such as swell, protruding, groove and/or otch) on one or more side, with the thumb of the outer surface and user that increase external member and/or the friction between pointing.Although the holder 170 of exemplary external member and lid 150 can be made up of flexible material, in one embodiment, edge, ring or skirt 160 comprises relatively firm material, is such as but not limited to the plastics of injection molding or blow molding, glass, metal, laminated material or its any combination.In such a way, user can remove lid 150 by gripping, ring or skirt 160, and without the need to extruding holder 170.

With reference to figure 6a to 6c, the top perspective view of exemplary wiper 180 described according to one embodiment of present invention, face upwarding stereogram and sectional view are shown respectively.Usually, wiper 180 is suitable for being placed in holder 170.Wiper 180 can be included in aperture 181 in its top section and one or more projection 182 (such as sword, tooth etc.), and described one or more projection 182 engages with them when the bristle of applicator extends in the inside of holder.When by such as to pull etc. applicator is shifted out from holder time, bristle can through the projection 182 of wiper 180, and any excessive composition comprised thereon can be released and be stored in holder inside.

The size of wiper 180 and geometry can according to multiple factors vary, such as but not limited to shape and the size of the thixotropy of, composition, pseudoelasticity or other viscosity and/or bristle.As shown, an embodiment of wiper 180 comprises a lot of projection 182, and described projection 182 has bending V-arrangement shape that is broad, wide otch from the either side extension of the bottom side of wiper to be formed.Projection 182 from the bottom of wiper 180 directed through the plane of the centre in the aperture of described wiper to downward-extension.

In certain embodiments, can prevent the composition of splendid attire in holder from leaking when applicator is placed in the aperture 181 of wiper 180.The aperture 181 of wiper and applicator 100 can form sealing when applicator is placed in described aperture, preferably liquid-tight sealing and more preferably air-locked steam seal.Therefore, aperture 181 can comprise the size/shape with the size/shape complementation of the head portion of exemplary applicator.Such as, the size in aperture 181 and large I change according to the structure of the geometry of head portion and the bristle of applicator.Therefore, when the cross section of the head portion of applicator is rectangle, aperture 181 can be rectangle.

In certain embodiments, the bending V-arrangement shape of projection 182 can prevent applicator from by mistake leaving holder, such as when certain power puts on the bristle of applicator or the either side of head portion by described projection.Additionally or alternatively, wiper 180 can comprise or can not comprise snap-fit, friction fit or other interconnector 184, to be anchored to removedly by applicator in its aperture 181.As shown, wiper 180 can comprise wiper external margin 188, and described wiper external margin 188 to extend away from aperture 181 and towards the bottom of wiper slightly to downward-extension from the top section of wiper.As following concrete discussion, such structure can enable wiper be housed inside in the chamber 190 of external member.

With reference to figure 7a to 7c, the top perspective view of exemplary chamber 190 described according to one embodiment of present invention, side view cutaway drawing and upward view are shown respectively.As shown, chamber 190 comprises the lower surface 191 being connected to open top section 192 by sidewall 193.In one embodiment, chamber 190 does not have lower surface 191, but can comprise limited part at the bottom place of chamber, to limit or to regulate the flowing entering and/or leave chamber.Usually, chamber 190 can be suitable for being positioned at holder 170 and therefore can comprising any size/shape matched with holder.As shown, exemplary chamber 190 comprises lower surface 191, and described lower surface 191 has the rectangular shape of band fillet.

Lower surface 191 comprises passage or the hole 194 of any quantity and shape, and described passage or hole 194 allow that cosmetic composition to be inserted in holder period through wherein when inside pressure (such as extruding) is applied to holder or at chamber.The roughly half-duplex channel entered in chamber 190 of hole 194 tolerable composition, just can not leave or can partly leave chamber (or only can leave on a small quantity) to make composition once enter.In such a way, chamber 190 forms the chamber being filled with composition when user extrudes the outer wall of holder or chamber is inserted in holder.In another embodiment, chamber 190 does not have lower surface 191, but being configured for the roughly half-duplex channel entered in chamber 190 of allowing composition, just can not leaving or can partly leave chamber (or only can leave on a small quantity) to make composition once enter.In another embodiment, chamber 190 has the lower surface 191 of band single opening, but being configured for the roughly half-duplex channel entered in chamber 190 of allowing composition, just can not leaving or can partly leave chamber (or only can leave on a small quantity) to make composition once enter.

Hole 194 can comprise any suitable shape and size.Such as, the shape in hole 194 can be, but is not limited to, circular, semicircle, square, rectangle, triangle etc.In a specific embodiment, described hole can comprise the roomy 1.4mm of causing and grows up and cause the rectangular shape of 1.8mm.More generally, described hole can comprise roughly 1mm ²extremely roughly 5mm ²surface area.If described hole is present in lower surface, then any amount of hole 194 can in lower surface everywhere separately, and such as roughly 1 to roughly 20 hole, roughly 5 to roughly 15 holes or roughly 10 to roughly 12 holes can be present in lower surface.Such hole 194 can base section 191 everywhere separately such as roughly 1mm to roughly 4mm's and preferably roughly 2mm's distance.

Sidewall 193 along the longer side of chamber 190 is shown as length much other hole separately or the perforate 195 (such as, strip sealing) being everywhere included in sidewall.Should be understood that, perforate 195 tolerable composition is when inside pressure (such as, extruding) is applied to holder or pass wherein during chamber is inserted in bottle.The roughly half-duplex channel entered in chamber 190 of perforate 195 tolerable composition, just can not leave chamber (or the composition of only limited quantity can leave) to make composition once enter.

Perforate 195 can comprise any suitable shape and size, such as but not limited to rectangle, circle, semicircle, square, triangle etc.In one embodiment, described perforate can comprise the roomy 1.2mm of causing and grows up and cause the rectangle sealing of 9mm.More generally, exemplary sealing can comprise roughly 5mm ²extremely roughly 12mm ²(such as, roughly 10mm ²) surface area.If described perforate is present in sidewall, then any amount of perforate 195 can at sidewall 193 everywhere separately, and such as roughly 1 to roughly 40 perforate, roughly 10 to roughly 30 perforates, roughly 15 perforates can be present in sidewall to roughly 25 perforates or roughly 18 to roughly 20 perforates.Such perforate 195 can in the length of sidewall 193 everywhere separately, be such as separated by roughly 1 to roughly 3mm (roughly 2mm of such as, being separated by) distance.In one embodiment, chamber 190 can not comprise any perforate 195 on the sidewall that it is shorter.In other embodiments, chamber can comprise perforate along whole or sidewalls 193 whole substantially.

In a specific embodiment, chamber 190 can comprise along its longer side roughly 20mm to roughly 30mm, more preferably roughly 22mm to roughly 28mm's and most preferably roughly 24mm's to roughly 26mm length.Exemplary chamber 190 can comprise along its shorter side roughly 5mm to roughly 15mm, more preferably roughly 8 to roughly 13mm's and most preferably roughly 9 to roughly 12mm length.As discussed above, in one embodiment, the size that has of chamber 190 and/or shape are by the size of the holder 170 and/or applicator 100 that depend on external member and/or shape.

The roughly half-duplex channel entered from holder 170 chamber of composition is allowed in the design of the present invention with the chamber 190 of passage, described passage that is hole 194 and perforate 195, open bottom design and/or be designed with single opening (such as, the lower end place of chamber, one or more limited parts (being avette, to take physical baffle in another embodiment form in one embodiment) for regulating the fluid entering and/or leave chamber flow) bottom.Therefore, user can extrude the outer wall of holder, to fill chamber 190 with composition, and such composition does not just leave chamber (or only can marginally leave) by described opening, hole or perforate once be stored in chamber.Then only by bristle being positioned in chamber, the bristle of applicator 100 can be loaded with composition, and will not be pushed to dearly in holder by applicator.This is characterized as favourable, because it allows the applicator that utilization is shorter and can to prevent from being stored in the bristle of the applicator be full of in the chamber of composition over-drying.In one embodiment, external member design of the present invention enables user load with mascara by such as being made mascara contact with brush by extruding flexible container by applicator, instead of such as by being inserted in the holder of mascara by brush, brush is contacted with mascara.

Should be understood that, the design of chamber 190 is not limited to any specific structure, if its (1) be suitable for allow cosmetic composition from holder enter in chamber with the position of the bristles contact of applicator; And (2) stop cosmetic composition to be back to holder from chamber indoor moveable.

In one embodiment, the liquid cosmetic composition with non-Newtonian rheological can fill holder, easily flowed in chamber 190 by described passage (that is, hole and/or perforate) with the first viscosity when inside power is applied to the wall of holder to make described composition.When described inside power is released, liquid then can present second viscosity higher than described first viscosity, flows out from chamber to stop described composition.Therefore, chamber 190 can be suitable for liquid make-up and give the second viscosity, and the viscosity of described second viscosity ratio liquid when splendid attire is in holder is high.In addition, in geometry, described perforate can have suitable design, to allow the only roughly half-duplex channel with liquid make-up.

In one embodiment, chamber 190 comprises outside lip 196, can not drop to the bottom of holder to make it can be attached to holder 170 at certain depth place.Such as, chamber 190 can be inserted into during manufacture in holder 170 until the lip 196 of chamber is hooked on the external margin 176 (specifically discussing below) of holder.

With reference to figure 8, applicator 100 can serve as holder 170 and/or the closure elements of sub-component of holder 170, and without the need to using the independent locking device of such as lid or cover.Usually, can prevent the composition of splendid attire in holder 170 from leaking when applicator is placed in wiper and holder.The aperture of wiper and applicator 100 can form sealing, preferably liquid-tight sealing and more preferably not steam and/or air-locked sealing thoroughly when applicator is placed in described aperture.

And the head portion of applicator can comprise one or more wing 123 on either side thereof, it can be taked from the form of outside projection that extends of head parts transversely ground.Described outside projection or the wing 123 can prevent from applicator to be exceeded predetermined point being pressed in holder.Therefore, can " hook (catch) " described outside projection or the wing or otherwise prevent described outside projection or the wing from moving in downward direction by the stop member be positioned on wiper, the inside of chamber or described edge, ring or skirt or outside.Such as, edge, ring or skirt 160 can comprise inner arresting stop (see Fig. 5 b, be expressed as 168), the head portion of its tolerable applicator is inserted through wherein, but it can prevent the wing 123 of head portion from advancing downward or upward when power is applied in.

With reference to figure 9, the sectional view of exemplary external member 140 is shown, wherein wiper 180 is placed in chamber 190, and chamber 190 is placed in holder 170 then.As discussed above, when being closed, external member 140 comprises the applicator 100 be placed in wiper 180, contacts with the composition of splendid attire in holder 170 to make the head portion 120 of applicator.

As shown, holder 170 comprises closed base section, and described closed base section has the flexible sidewall extending to open top section from it.The outer surface of the top section of the opening of holder is suitable for the inner surface of accommodating edge, ring or skirt 160.Such as, the outer surface of the top section of holder 170 can comprise the snap-fit (that is groove, edge, lip or projection) 177 with inside fastener 167 complementation of edge, ring or skirt 160.In such a way, edge, ring or skirt 160 can for good and all be attached to holder 170.In alternative embodiments, edge, ring or skirt 160 can be attached to holder removedly or can be attached via screw thread of complementation etc.

The external margin 176 being positioned at the top office of holder 170 can be suitable for the outside lip 196 of chamber resettling 190, to make the lip of described chamber be hooked on described top section, prevents chamber from falling into holder when being inserted in holder.Usually, by any suitable device by fastening for chamber 190, buckle or the top section being bonded to holder 170.

Chamber 190 can comprise top edge 198 around the top section of its opening, can be hooked in top edge 198 to make the outside wiper edge 188 of wiper 180 when wiper is inserted in chamber.Therefore top edge 198 prevents wiper 180 (that is, when applicator is pushed in holder and when utilizing applicator to form sealing) when downward power is applied in thereon from falling into chamber 190.Usually, by any suitable device by fastening for wiper 180, buckle or the top section being bonded to chamber 190.

In a particular embodiment, prevent chamber 190 and wiper 180 from being pulled off (such as, during withdrawing applicator) from holder by being attached on holder 170 by edge, ring or skirt 160 above chamber and wiper.The top section of chamber 190 and wiper 180 all can be formed to make the inner surface of edge, ring or skirt 160 be placed in it and go up at least partially.Therefore, will by being secured to the edge of (that is, be prevented from being pulled away from) holder, ring or skirt 160 and prevent chamber 190 to be drawn out from holder 170.

Holder 170, chamber 190 and wiper 180 are configured to the head portion 120 of accommodating applicator 100, to make the bristle 125 of applicator contact with the composition be contained in holder.Once the head portion 120 of applicator is placed in holder 170 (via wiper and chamber), any composition of splendid attire in holder is left by the aperture of wiper with regard to being prevented from.Therefore, external member of the present invention can prevent or reduce germ contamination and due to extruding, overflow, after the forfeiture of the volume of composition of spattering and/or spreading and causing.

With reference to Figure 10, the flow chart using exemplary applicator 100 to smear cosmetic composition is shown.Once the bristle of applicator 100 is impregnated with composition, such as when user's extruding is wherein mounted with the holder of applicator, applicator just can be moved out of and be used for described composition to smear to required structure or surface.In one embodiment, applicator 100 is moved out of from holder, and wiper plays the effect of removing excessive product from bristle.

When for mascara, the applicator 100 loaded can be used to mascara application to the eyelashes of user.As shown, user the handle portion of applicator 100 can be held in thumb and other finger between and head portion is set up the front being directly positioned over eyelashes at generally horizontal position, being wherein set up head portion at described generally horizontal position will be orthogonal with eyelid or roughly orthogonal.Then easily make applicator 100 with single motion upwards (top towards head) or (towards cheek) motion downwards, also in an uniform manner that mascara is deposited thereon to make bristle engage eyelashes.

In one embodiment, make the ability that head portion 120 rotates relative to handle portion, in conjunction with " notch type (scooped) " design of the rear side of handle portion and/or jockey 130, enable user utilize applicator when not making their hand be in their direct sight line along the location of handle.As shown, the axis II-II that can extend through handle along the proximal end of the head portion from applicator arranges jockey 130.When user holds applicator along handle, can limit axis I-I, described axis I-I roughly extends lengthwise through the distal end of handle portion and is approximately centered between finger.As shown, jockey 130 is arranged on handle, under described axis I-I position (that is, the rear side towards handle portion).Such structure allows that cosmetic applying is observed eyelashes to during eyelashes at use applicator by user in mirror etc.

By to the above description of each embodiment, invention has been described, but should be understood that, those skilled in the art can form amendment and the distortion of these embodiments, and do not depart from as in following claim the spirit or scope of the present invention of setting forth.

Claims

1. an applicator, comprising:

Have the handle portion of front side opposite to rear side, described handle portion has suitable size and is held during use between thumb and other finger to allow handle portion; And

Head portion, described head portion has many bristles at its distal end place, described many bristles are for preserving a certain amount of cosmetic composition and during use described cosmetic composition being passed to eyelashes, and the distal end of wherein said head portion has suitable size with at least major part contact eyelashes of the transverse width along people's eyelid;

Wherein, described handle portion and head portion are joined so and make to allow head portion relative to handle portion pivotable, joint is positioned at away from extending lengthwise through handle portion and the position of the axis extended towards the rear side of handle portion, when not making their hand be in direct sight line, cosmetic composition can be smeared to eyelashes to make user.

2. applicator according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described handle portion and head portion pass through hinge joint.

3. applicator according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described handle portion and described head portion not coplanar.

4. applicator according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the distal end of described head portion has certain structure with the curvature close to eyelid.

5. applicator according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the rear side of described handle portion has concave shape.

6. applicator according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described hinge is stepwise pin hinge.

7. applicator according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described head portion can extend lengthwise through handle portion relative to described and spend along both direction pivotable roughly 90 towards the axis that the rear side of handle portion extends.

8. applicator according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described bristle does not extend along the direction being parallel to the fore-and-aft plane coplanar with head portion.

9. an external member, comprising:

Applicator according to claim 1;

Be filled with the holder of the composition for smearing to keratin fiber, the head portion of accommodating described applicator when the head portion that wherein said holder is formed at applicator is inserted in holder, to make bristle contact with described composition; And

Be attached to the wiper of described holder, described wiper is used for removing excessive composition when applicator shifts out from holder from bristle.

10. for by mascara application to the methods of eyelashes, described method comprise a certain amount of mascara metering is supplied to applicator according to claim 1 bristle on and by making described bristle contact with eyelashes, described composition is passed to eyelashes.

11. 1 kinds of applicators, comprising:

Have the handle portion of front side opposite to rear side, described handle portion has suitable size and is held between the thumb of user and other finger to allow described applicator; And

Head portion, described head portion is connected to described handle portion at its proximal end place, described head portion has many bristles at its distal end place, and described many bristles are for preserving a certain amount of composition and during use described composition being passed to body quilt

It is characterized in that, described head portion comprises a line bristle that the distal end along head portion is arranged, wherein be protruding to the opposite side of the plane of the distal end by head portion along the bristle replaced of described row, limit the angles of roughly 10 degree to roughly 25 degree to make adjacent bristle.

12. applicators according to claim 10, is characterized in that, described head portion does not have the bristle being parallel to the fore-and-aft plane coplanar with head portion and extending.

13. applicators according to claim 10, is characterized in that, described the first row bristle comprises and has the length bristle larger than the length of any remaining bristle.

14. 1 kinds of external members, comprising:

Have flexible wall, for preserving the holder of cosmetic composition; And

Chamber, described chamber is placed in described holder or top and be suitable for applicator to be placed in wherein, described chamber has by least one passage wherein, to make cosmetic composition enter chamber when inside power is applied to the flexible wall of described holder and after this be retained in chamber when described power removes, thus the cosmetic composition in holder is contacted with applicator.

15. external members according to claim 14, is characterized in that, described cosmetic composition is liquid cosmetic composition.

16. external members according to claim 14, comprise the wiper with aperture further, and described aperture forms passage between the outside and the inside of chamber of holder.

17. external members according to claim 16, comprise the edge at the edge along described holder for chamber and wiper being fixed to holder, ring or skirt further.

18. external members according to claim 17, is characterized in that, described edge, ring or skirt are made up of the material having ratio of rigidity holder large, holder can not be made to be out of shape to make it possible to grasp described external member.

19. external members according to claim 17, it is characterized in that, described edge, ring or skirt comprise one or more projection on one or more outer side, to increase described edge, ring or the friction between skirt and the finger of user during removing and/or replace applicator and/or lid.

20. external members according to claim 17, comprise for a part for cosmetic composition being shifted out from holder and described cosmetic composition being passed to the applicator on a surface further, described applicator is reversibly arranged through described wiper, contacts with the cosmetic composition in chamber to make one or more bristle of applicator.

21. external members according to claim 20, it is characterized in that, described applicator comprises one or more projection, described one or more projection engages described wiper or described edge, ring or skirt when applicator is arranged in wiper, described projection is suitable for preventing applicator from extending to further in holder than preset distance.

22. external members according to claim 20, comprise lid further, and described cover to be configured to adapt to above applicator and to be fixed on described edge, ring or skirt or holder.

23. external members according to claim 15, it is characterized in that, described holder is loaded with the liquid cosmetic composition with non-Newtonian rheological, to be flowed to easily in chamber by described passage with the first viscosity when inside power is applied to the wall of holder to make described cosmetic composition and after this present second viscosity higher than described first viscosity when described inside power is released, to make to stop cosmetic composition to flow out from chamber.

24. applicators according to claim 1, comprise further be arranged at head portion at least one side at least one wing, at least one wing wherein said can prevent applicator to extend to further than preset distance in the holder being loaded with composition and/or is held in appropriate location by applicator in transport and daily memory period.

25. external members according to claim 15, it is characterized in that, described applicator comprise further be arranged at head portion at least one side at least one wing, at least one wing wherein said is configured to prevent applicator from extending to further than preset distance in the holder being loaded with composition and/or in transport and daily memory period to be held in appropriate location by applicator.

26. methods according to claim 10, is characterized in that, by compression stress is applied to holder wall in case mascara is contacted with applicator and a certain amount of mascara is measured be supplied to applicator according to claim 1 bristle on.

27. methods according to claim 26, it is characterized in that, described a certain amount of mascara is pseudoplastic behavior composition, described pseudoplastic behavior composition has the first viscosity when there is not applied shearing, second viscosity of described first viscosity ratio when there is the shearing applied is large, to make when compression stress is applied to the wall of holder, mascara thin out in viscosity and under the viscosity reduced by channel flow in chamber, and trend towards retaining in chamber when the compression stress being in application to the wall of holder is removed.