Specific embodiment
The form of the cylindrical linear brush on the end of bar is usually taken in traditional mascara brush.Some users may
It is desirable to selection and uses the brush with straight line or curved configuration.Some such devices are well known in the art, such as beautiful
State's patent 8,141,561 and/or United States Patent (USP) 8,881,745, the disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.These disclosed dresses
It puts and usually pulls the brush positioned at bar distal end by manipulating filament come work.Some examples allow to promote filament instead, such as logical
It crosses using the inclined filament that can be drawn into bar to keep linear structure, and when filament is extended in brush, brush is taken curved
Song construction.
Described device has the shortcomings that them, such as complexity and the improper possibility used.It for example it may be desirable to will
It is linear structure when brush takes out from cosmetics containers.This can prevent container wiper damage brush and/or take out brush when pair
Brush loading tension, and when brush leave wiper completely when the tension can be released, cause the splashing of mascara and cause dirty and messy.
Inventors have determined that a kind of new and different design, prevent that brush is placed in volume when applicator is fixed on bottle
Bent construction.
Fig. 1 shows illustrative cosmetic applicator and container.Cosmetic applicator 10 is included positioned at the distal end of bar 14
The applicator element 12 at place.The near-end of bar 14 is fixed in the cover including lower cover 16 and upper cover 18.12 quilt of applicator element
Mascara brush is shown as, but can be alternatively using other applicator elements as described below.
Lower cover 16 and upper cover 18 is rotatable relative to each other so that bar 14 extends or compresses, when bar 14 extends in applicator
Apply bending on element 12, and when bar 14 compresses applicator element 12 is allowed to keep linear position as depicted.Makeup
Product applicator 10 include with the relevant screw thread of cover, on bottle 20 screw thread match.It can alternatively use change
Cosmetic applicator 10 is fixed to other designs of bottle 20.Bottle 20 can accommodate cosmetic product, such as mascara or be mentioned below
Other products, and wiper can be included at the top of the bottle to control the product that can be removed on applicator 12
Amount.
Fig. 2 shows illustrative cosmetic applicator and container with exploded.The cosmetic applicator includes cover
Divide 100, cover 100 includes upper cover 102, lifter 104 and lower cover 106.Upper cover and lifter coordination with one another can revolve each other
It is fixed to turn ground, and can be reversed compared with lower cover.In some embodiments, upper cover 102 and lifter 104 can be formed as single
Part, but in the example shown, the rwo snaps together.Upper cover 102 and lower cover 106 can also snap into one
It rises.It can include additional O-ring and sealing element (not shown) as needed, to obtain the sealing between suitable component and match somebody with somebody
It closes.
Bar assembly shows at 110, and including bar itself, including near-end 112 and distal end 114.It distally 114 can be
Downward constriction is to receive the near-end of applicator element 116 on circumference.Filament 118 is further included, filament, which has, extends to applicator member
The distal end (not shown) at the remote tip of part 116, and prevent applicator element 116 from moving axially away from bar 114.When complete assembling
When, the enlarged of filament 118 is trapped in the slot of lifter 104, by upper cover (including upper cover 102 and lifter 104) and
Lower cover 106 is axially coupled to the remote tip of applicator element 116.When in use, bar is allowed compared with upper cover 102, lifter
104 and lower cover 106 axially move, and bar is allowed to be revolved compared with lower cover 106 rather than compared with upper cover and lifter 104
It is mobile to turn ground, is further illustrated Ru following.
In some instances, applicator element 116 is fixed against its rotation fortune compared with bar 114 on its proximal end
It is dynamic, but it is not fixed against its rotary motion compared with filament 118 in its distal end.In other examples, applicator member
Part 116 is fixed against its rotary motion compared with filament 118 in its distal end, but is not fixed against at its proximal end
Compared with the rotary motion of bar 114.Still in other examples, applicator element 116 is fixed against it compared with 114 He of bar
The rotation of any of filament 118.Finally, in a further alternative, applicator element 116 is not consolidated in its either end
Determine to resist rotary motion.It is not fixed on one end, the other end or both ends to resist rotary motion in applicator element
In example, this can prevent applicator element 116 to be stressed due to the relative twisting movement between filament 118 and bar, answer
Become, damage or deform, realized in this example that can be shown below, bent with applying on applicator element 116.At other
In example, applicator element 116 is fixed and can contribute to that user is allowed to apply applicator element 116 on each end
Change in shape (such as flattening) in addition to bending (containing bending).In some instances, applicator element 116 is at one end or separately
It is fixed against rotating on one or both ends, to prevent the movement of applicator during use.For example, this fixation can lead to
Cross frictional fit, heat bonding, double injection or using adhesive.
Bottle 120 is also shown, has to receive cosmetic product (such as mascara or other productions cited below
Product) low portion 124.The upper end 122 of bottle 120 includes can be with the opening of placing cosmetics applicator.Opening can also include
Wiper, to control the amount for the product that can be removed on applicator element 116.The upper end 122 of bottle 120, which is shown with, to be used for
Screw thread fixed to cap assemblies 100 can include the screw thread on lower cover 106 (referring to Fig. 6, below) accordingly.
Fig. 3 to 5 shows separately the component of illustrative cosmetics containers.Fig. 3 shows illustrative filament 200 and lifting
Device 220.Filament 200 has distal end 202, and the distal end is used as the /V for preventing the axial movement of applicator element (not shown)
Device.Include optional supporting member 204 near distal end 202 to provide rigidity to applicator element so that when in relaxation shape
During state, applicator element (not shown) will from bent (bent) or bending (curved) return to linear structure.
It is enlarged 206 in the near proximal ends of filament 200, is trapped in the filament slot of lifter 220.Filament slot
More preferable view shown in following Fig. 4.Lower slot 222 allows the axial movement between lifter 220 and bar (not shown), but
Do not allow rotary motion.Lifter 220 also includes upper slot at 224, for the tab on the inside of upper cover (not shown)
Engagement, the rotary motion being again prevented between them.As described above, lifter 220 can be formed as single-piece together with upper cover, but
It is in embodiment as shown here, lifter 220 is individual component.Therefore, slot 222,224 is rotatably solid compared with upper cover
Fixed pole.Upper cover can be reversed compared with lower cover, as further described below, can be used to cause bar compared with lifter
220 axial movement.
Fig. 4 shows separately lifter 220, which is bottom view.Lower slot 222 therefore before image, and
Upper slot 224 now faces towards at a distance.Filament slot is provided at 230 to receive filament from gap 232.The size of filament slot 230 is set
Into causing amplifier section 206 (Fig. 3) that cannot pass axially through.For assembly purposes, filament will be sent in gap, then
It moves laterally in filament slot 230.If desired, using adhesive or melt bonded further filament can be fixed on carefully
In silk slot 230.
Fig. 5 shows separately bar 250.Bar 250 include with inner surface near-end 252, the inner surface have for liter
The tab 254 that the lower slot 222 (Fig. 4) of device is slidably engaged is dropped, so as to prevent the rotary motion between bar and lifter, but allows axis
To movement.The outer surface of near-end 252 includes a pair of channels 256,258, and the pair of passage is at a certain angle around near-end.Passage
256th, 258 offers are compared with the inclined-plane of the main shaft of bar 250, and the inclined-plane is in response to the torsion between bar and lower cover (not shown)
It moves and bar is forced to be axially moved compared with lower cover.Bar 250 further includes main shaft 260, and there is the main shaft inner cavity to pass through wherein.Bar
250 can optionally include the distal neck 262 for receiving the near-end of applicator element.
Fig. 6 shows the partial sectional view of the lower cover of illustrated examples.Lower cover 280 is included in the screw thread at 282, for solid
Surely cosmetics containers (such as eye black bottle) are arrived.It is the region 284 that is clasped at upper end, suitable for receiving upper cover (not shown) simultaneously
It is clasped with upper cover.Centre is the column shown at 286.Column is sized and shaped to suitable passage 256,258 (Fig. 5)
In one so that lower cover 280 is converted into axial movement compared with the twist motion of bar 250.
Fig. 7 shows cosmetic applicator and the sectional view of container combination.Combination unit 300 includes upper cover 310 and lower cover
312.As it appears from the above, lower cover 312 is included for the column 314 with the channel engagement in bar 320, show in more detail in Fig. 8 below
The engagement is gone out.Lifter is shown with gray shade at 316, with the resolution element of the prominent figure.Lifter 316 is at it
Expansion section office engages filament 318.Bar 320 is extended to elongated shaft 322 in bottle 330, and optional neck is terminated at 324.
Applicator element 326 (being shown as mascara brush) extends to distal end from neck 324, and the distal end is remote on filament 318
Hold limiter 328.Bottle 330 is included in the wiper shown at 332, with when applicator element 326 is removed from wiper
Extra product is wiped on element 326.For purposes of illustration, cosmetic product 334 is shown in bottle 330, and can be
Mascara product or other materials as described below.
Stent at 340 shows the feature of some embodiments of the present invention.Bar includes adjacent bottle top/wiper
332 limiter edge (highlighting in fig. 8), so as to prevent bar from being removed from shown fully compressed position.Therefore, the spy
Sign prevents user to extend bar portion and applicator element 326 is caused to be bent (curved)/bending (bent) in bottle.
This then prevents the damage of applicator element 326 and/or wiper 332 when taking out and/or can prevent applicator element 326 from existing
Tension is loaded when being taken out with curved configuration from bottle/wiper (otherwise, can cause applicator element 326 " once " simultaneously
And undesirably ejecting product 334, cause dirty and messy).
Fig. 8 shows partial cross section/exploded view of the cosmetic applicator of Fig. 7.Lower cover shows that center pillar exists at 312
It is shown at 314.As can be seen that in this example, on the opposite side for the inner surface 370 that two columns are located at lower cover 312.372 show
The screw thread being arranged in product bottle is gone out.
Top shows bar 320 and lifter 316 and filament 318.Filament 318 has at 362 to be connect with lifter 316
The enlarged of conjunction.Lifter 316 is shown as having the ring that is clasped at 360, for being clasped with upper cover (not shown)
Engagement.Bar 320 includes the tab 364 in the slot of lifter 316, prevents the rotation between bar and lifter, but allows it
Between axial movement.
The outer surface of shown near-end includes highlighted passage in Figure 5.Include two passages in this example,
The upper end is in 350a, 352a, and in 350b, 352b, passage is suitable for the column 314 for receiving lower cover 312 for lower end.For the compression position of bar
(for example, as shown in Figure 7), column 314 is located in lower end 350b, 352b of the passage of bar.Compared with upper cover, (it is compared with bar 320
Rotatably fix) torsion lower cover 312 so that column 314 slides in its corresponding passage towards upper end 350a, 352a of passage, makes
Bar is obtained to move compared with the direction shown in lifter 316 along arrow 380.Such movement causes filament 318 to pull applicator member
The distal end of part bends so as to apply to applicator element.Amount of exercise can be fairly limited, such as in about 1 to about 20 millimeter of model
In enclosing, for example, as shown in FIG. 9 below, it is therefore an objective to enough compressions are generated on applicator element to generate bending.Show at some
In example, scope is about 1mm to about 10mm.
As described above, user causes bar position in extension when on fixed to bottle in order to prevent, bar 320 includes
Limiter edge at 342, the limiter edge be configured to when its be inserted into bottle/wiper in when with bottle/wiper
Upper end.
In some instances, spring can be included to resist this movement, such as by being carried in the notch ring of lower cover 312
For spring, there is the tab for the tab grooves being used for on bar on spring.However, this spring is not required, and from institute
It is omitted in the embodiment shown.
Fig. 9 shows the cosmetic applicator of the applicator element with curved configuration.Cosmetic applicator has display
It is in curved configuration in the far-end of bar 404 for the applicator element 402 of sponge element.The near-end of bar 404 enters lower cover 406,
It is shown as neighbouring outer cover 408.In order to realize shown construction, lower cover 406 and outer cover 408 will be turned round relative to each other
Turn, bar 404 is pushed to the extended position compared with cap assemblies 406,408, and applicator element 402 is therefore placed in compression
Under pressure, this will cause it to bend.In order to obtain preferential curve (that is, predictable bending), filament in bar 404 can be as
Shown on include stiffener on one side thereof, this will tend to so that applicator element is with easily more curved than any other direction
A bent direction.If desired, filament there can be non-circular profile, to coordinate with the non-circular shape in applicator, make
To prevent the another way rotated between applicator and bar.
Various annotations and example
It is as implied above go out and the mascara brush can be made of any suitable material, for example, thermoplastic elastic
Body (TPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE) (LDPE), synthetic polymer, part resin such as acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) (ABS),
Styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN), five chlorothioanisoles (PCTA), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polyurethane, rubber, silicon
Resin, ceramics, glass, metal or composite material and/or their combination.
Other elements of upper cover and lower cover, bottle, bar, wiper, lifter etc. can be made of any suitable material,
Such as include but not limited to:Glass, metal, timber, plastics, polymer, their composite material etc..For example, lid and bottle can
To be made of one or more resins, for example, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) (ABS), styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN), pentachloro- sulphur
For methyl phenyl ethers anisole (PCTA), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), combination thereof etc..In addition, various elements can be by substantially thoroughly
Bright, substantially opaque and/or trnaslucent materials any combinations are made.
Although several examples concentrate on mascara brush, the present invention can also be with sponge, flocked applicator, automatic smearing
Device may expect that any other applicator of various shapes is used together.Mascara is a kind of cosmetics that can be used;
In other examples, other products such as lip gloss, informer, concealer, eye shadow cream base, eyelashes cream base, lipstick and other pass through brush, are extra large
The product that silk floss or the like applies.
First illustrative and non-limiting example uses the form of cosmetic applicator, including:Upper cover;Lower cover, it is described
Lower cover and upper cover can be reversed relative to each other, and lower cover has outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface of lower cover include it is at least one from
Its column protruded;Bar has proximally and distally, and the near-end has the one or more of columns being configured to the lower cover
At least one passage of interaction;Filament is fixed compared with the upper cover and extends through the bar;And applicator member
Part, the bar far-end and be axially fixed to the filament;Wherein, it is opposite to may be in response to the upper cover for the bar
It is moved axially in the torsion of the lower cover compared with the upper cover and lower cover, to limit compression position and extended position;And
Wherein:When the bar is in extended position, curved configuration is presented in the applicator;And when bar is in compression position, apply
Linear structure is presented in dauber.
Additionally or alternatively, at least one passage and at least one column could be configured such that and can lead to
Crossing makes upper cover be reversed compared with lower cover so that at least one column slides to realize axial direction at least one passage
Movement.
Additionally or alternatively, applicator can also include lifter, riser configuration into the near-end for being connected to bar to prevent
The only rotary motion between lifter and bar, while allow the axial movement between them, lifter compared with upper cover rotatably
It is fixed.
Additionally or alternatively, the form of mascara brush may be employed in applicator element.
Additionally or alternatively, the form of automatic applicator may be employed in applicator element.
Additionally or alternatively, applicator element can take the form of sponge.
Additionally or alternatively, cosmetic applicator can also include spring, and bar is biased in compression position.
Additionally or alternatively, applicator element can be fixed to the distal end of bar, prevent the rotary motion between them, and
And applicator element can be rotated compared with the distal end of filament.
Additionally or alternatively, applicator element can be fixed to the distal end of filament, prevent filament and applicator element it
Between rotary motion, and applicator element can be rotated compared with the distal end of bar.
Additionally or alternatively, axial movement of the applicator element compared with bar and the distal end of filament can be prevented, and
Applicator element is freely rotatable compared with the distal end of bar and filament.
Additionally or alternatively, applicator element can include non-circular interior, and filament can include being suitable for and painting
The non-circular distal ends part of dauber element cooperation, to prevent rotary motion of the applicator element compared with filament.
Additionally or alternatively, lower cover can be configured to be fixed to bottle for cosmetics, and when lower cover is fixed to bottle for cosmetics
When, bar is forced into compression position;And when lower cover is not affixed on bottle for cosmetics, allow bar in response to upper cover and lower cover it
Between twist motion change between compression position and extended position.
Additionally or alternatively, lower cover includes screw thread to be fixed to bottle for cosmetics.
The form that second illustrative and non-limiting example is combined using cosmetic applicator and cosmetics containers, bag
It includes:Cosmetic applicator in any one in property and non-limiting example and the bottle comprising cosmetics as indicated above,
The bottle is adapted for secure to cosmetic applicator.
The form that 3rd illustrative and non-limiting example is combined using cosmetic applicator and cosmetics containers, bag
It includes:Such as the first illustrative and non-limiting example or cosmetic applicator in its any of above deformation and portion has at one end
The bottle of opening, the bottle have wiper in the opening and it is adjacent with opening be used to being fixed to cosmetics apply
The screw thread of dauber.
4th illustrative and non-limiting example uses the form of cosmetic product, applicator and container combination, including:
Such as the cosmetic applicator in the first illustrative and non-limiting example or its any of above deformation;Bottle comprising cosmetic product
Son is adapted for secure to the cosmetic applicator;With the cosmetics being contained in bottle, for by the use of cosmetic applicator
Person is used.
5th illustrative and non-limiting example is included the use of such as first to fourth non-limiting example or its any deformation
In any one in cosmetic applicator carry out the method for applied cosmetics material.
6th illustrative and non-limiting example uses such as the first illustrative and non-limiting example and its is any of above
Cosmetic applicator in deformation carrys out the form of the method for applied cosmetics material, including:It is taken from the bottle comprising cosmetics
Go out applicator element;The upper cover is reversed compared with the lower cover, to force the bar into the extended position, so as to institute
It states applicator element and applies bending;And apply the cosmetic material using the applicator element.
Each in these non-limiting examples can be individually present or can be with various arrangements or combination and one
Or other multiple example combinations.
Foregoing detailed description includes the reference of the attached drawing to forming the part being described in detail.By explanation, attached drawing is shown
It can implement specific embodiments of the present invention.These embodiments are also referred herein as " example ".These examples can wrap
Include the element in addition to shown or described element.However, the present inventor also contemplate only provide it is shown or
The example of those described elements.In addition, the present inventor is also contemplated using shown in those or description element (or one
A or many aspects) any combinations or arrangement example, the element can be for particular example (or one or more
Aspect) or other examples (or in terms of one or more) element for showing or describing.
In the case of the use herein between any file for being incorporated herein by reference is inconsistent, with herein
Based on use.Herein, as common in patent document, independently of " at least one " or " one or more " it is any its
Its example or usage cover one or more than one using term " one (a) " or " one (an) ".In addition, following
In claim, term " first ", " second " are used only as label, and are not intended to and force numerical requirements to its object.It is above-mentioned to retouch
State be intended to it is illustrative and not restrictive.For example, above-mentioned example (or in terms of one or more) can be combined with each other
It uses.Other embodiment, such as the embodiment by those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the above description can be used.
Summary is provided to meet 37C.F.R. § 1.72 (b), reader is allowed quickly to determine property disclosed in technology.It is to be understood that
Summary is not used in explanation or limits the scope or meaning of claim.In addition, in discussed in detail above, various features may group
It is combined to simplify the disclosure.This disclosed feature for being not necessarily to be construed as being not claimed is for any claim must
It wants.On the contrary, subject matter can be less than all features of specifically disclosed embodiment.Therefore, thus appended claims are made
It is incorporated to for example or embodiment in detailed description, wherein each claim is independently used as individual embodiment, and is expected this
The embodiment of sample can be combined with each other with various combinations or arrangement.The scope of the present invention should refer to appended claims and this
The four corner of the equivalent that a little claims are assigned determines.