EP1070468B1 - Dispositif pour l'application d'un produit sur les cils ou les sourcils - Google Patents

Dispositif pour l'application d'un produit sur les cils ou les sourcils Download PDF

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EP1070468B1
EP1070468B1 EP00402092A EP00402092A EP1070468B1 EP 1070468 B1 EP1070468 B1 EP 1070468B1 EP 00402092 A EP00402092 A EP 00402092A EP 00402092 A EP00402092 A EP 00402092A EP 1070468 B1 EP1070468 B1 EP 1070468B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/023—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups arranged like in hair brushes, e.g. hair treatment, dyeing, streaking
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/26—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball
    • A45D40/262—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like
    • A45D40/265—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
    • A46B2200/1046—Brush used for applying cosmetics
    • A46B2200/1053—Cosmetics applicator specifically for mascara
    • A46B2200/106—Cosmetics applicator specifically for mascara including comb like element

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  • the present invention relates to an applicator for applying a product, such as a cosmetic product for example, to keratinous fibers such as eyelashes or eyebrows.
  • the invention also relates to an application assembly comprising an applicator and a container for containing the product to be applied.
  • the product to be applied is a mascara containing fibers
  • an applicator comprising an applicator element capable of aligning the fibers in such a way that they have an orientation substantially parallel to the eyelashes. when the product is applied.
  • the new device comprises a rod and an applicator element at one end of the rod, this applicator element comprising a base and at least two projecting elements connecting to the base and is characterized by the fact that said projecting elements each connect to the base along an axis extending substantially in the extension of a corresponding side of the base when it has a polygonal cross section or substantially tangentially to the base when the latter This has a non-polygonal cross-section.
  • the axis of the projecting element extends substantially in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the base.
  • the axis of the projecting element also extends from the portion of the projecting element which joins the base to a free end of the projecting element.
  • the applicator comprises an applicator element having a polygonal cross-section base, having a plurality of sides and a plurality of projecting elements disposed on the base. At least two projecting elements extend from the base substantially in the continuation of different sides of the base and in different directions.
  • the arrangement of the projecting elements on the base makes it easier for the eyelashes to come into contact with the latter, which may have a perfectly defined surface state, which is not always the case with a conventional brush of the twisted-core type. .
  • the eyelashes can be loaded with product in contact with the base.
  • the base can thus participate actively in the application of the product on the eyelashes thanks to the particular arrangement of the projecting elements in the invention, which offers more freedom in the choice and arrangement of the latter. .
  • a protruding member within the meaning of the present invention may correspond to or include a row of individual elements or reliefs, which may be arranged in multiple ways.
  • the applicator advantageously makes it possible to produce such individual elements with a small spacing between two consecutive individual elements within each row.
  • projecting elements or “individual elements” may correspond, for example, to bristles or teeth.
  • the teeth or bristles can be initially separated from the base and fixed to the base to form the application element.
  • the teeth or bristles can be made in one piece with the base, for example by molding.
  • the applicator comprises at least two projecting elements oriented in the same direction of rotation around the longitudinal axis of the base.
  • the protruding elements may be either substantially parallel or substantially non-parallel.
  • the base may have a substantially constant cross section over at least a portion of its length, the totality of the individual elements of a row situated on this portion, preferably of each row, extending substantially in the extension of the corresponding side of the base when it has a polygonal section.
  • the base may have a variable cross section, with substantially a regular or irregular polygonal profile, preferably regular, for example triangular, square, pentagonal, hexagonal or octagonal, the faces corresponding to the sides of the base being able to be flat or slightly concave or convex.
  • the base When the base has a non-polygonal cross section, it may be circular or elliptical for example.
  • the device can enable combing of the eyelashes or eyebrows and comprises at least one row of consecutive individual elements comprising a succession of consecutive individual elements at least partially offset alternately on either side of a surface. geometric separation.
  • the individual elements may be teeth.
  • Portions of at least two consecutive individual elements in the row of consecutive individual elements may be substantially aligned.
  • substantially aligned is to be understood to mean that a portion of each of the substantially aligned portions of the consecutive individual elements is disposed at a first side of a line passing through the portions of the consecutive individual elements in question and a another part of each of the aligned portions of the consecutive elements is disposed on a second side of the line opposite the first side, this line being substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the row of consecutive individual elements.
  • An example of such an embodiment with portions "substantially aligned” corresponds to consecutive individual elements arranged so that a straight line passes through the centers of each of the bases of the consecutive individual elements, especially when the elements are teeth.
  • other achievements can be envisaged.
  • At least two consecutive individual elements may have substantially contiguous portions.
  • the expression “substantially joined” may be understood to mean that an eyelash is prevented from freely moving through the portions of at least two consecutive individual elements in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the base, because of the proximity of said portions.
  • an eyelash penetrating between two consecutive individual elements having substantially contiguous portions is prevented from move freely through said portions due to the proximity of said portions and is gripped.
  • the portions may be close enough to prevent the passage of an eyelash between them.
  • substantially contiguous includes contacting or overlapping portions, these portions are not necessarily in contact, as long as the eyelash is prevented from moving freely between them.
  • the choice of the spacing between the substantially contiguous parts may result from various considerations, including the average diameter of an eyelash and the nature of the product applied.
  • the substantially contiguous parts make it possible to grip an eyelash.
  • This gripping distributes the product in a substantially uniform manner over substantially the entire length of an eyelash.
  • the gripping of the eyelashes by the substantially joined parts also allows to rearrange the eyelashes by moving the applicator.
  • the displacement, in particular in rotation, of the applicator can allow to bend them.
  • overlapping should be understood as meaning that two overlapping portions overlap when the applicator element is viewed from the side or from the front or, at the limit, only overlap with a ridge or point of contact.
  • the substantially contiguous portions may have overlapping faces, extending either perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the base (or the row of elements) or substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base (or the row of elements).
  • At least one gap may be formed between consecutive individual elements having substantially contiguous portions.
  • At least two consecutive individual elements may have upper parts either diverging away from one another or converging on the other. to each other, either crossing or extending substantially parallel to each other.
  • At least two consecutive individual members may have upper portions directed toward opposite ends of the base.
  • the above-mentioned geometric separation surface preferably passes through the centers of the bases of the substantially aligned individual elements.
  • the bases are preferably parallel and their height may be, for example, greater than or equal to about 0.2 mm.
  • the individual elements are teeth
  • the latter can be made with a small gap at their base so that the eyelashes can be effectively grasped between two consecutive teeth, while having a greater distance between their free ends, this spacing promoting the engagement of the eyelashes between the teeth and the constitution of product reserves on the application element.
  • the geometric separation surface may be a plane.
  • the geometric separation surface is advantageously a joint plane for molding the applicator element.
  • the geometric separation surface may also be a cylindrical surface whose director is a curve or a broken line.
  • the geometric separation surface may be a non-planar surface, for example twisted or helical.
  • the geometric separation surface is a plane of alignment of substantially aligned portions of at least two consecutive teeth.
  • the application element comprises individual elements in the form of teeth having bases whose depth is greater than the width.
  • a relatively high depth provides the individual elements with good mechanical resistance to the forces exerted by the eyelashes on the device.
  • the device can thus be used to apply a product that can harden relatively quickly.
  • the ratio b / e is for example greater than or equal to 1.2, or even greater than or equal to 1.4, b being the depth of the base of a tooth and e its width.
  • the ratio b / c is, for example, greater than or equal to 1.2, or even greater than or equal to 1.4, where b is the depth of the base of a tooth and c is the interval separating two successive teeth staggered from the same side of said geometric separation surface.
  • the teeth may have a depth that varies according to the axial positioning along the axis of the base.
  • the teeth can thus have an increasing depth, decreasing, increasing then decreasing or vice versa, from front to rear.
  • the individual elements may be deeper than the gap separating two adjacent individual elements disposed on the same side of the geometric separation surface, the depth being measured in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the geometric separation surface.
  • the base and the aforesaid gap being measured in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base.
  • the device according to the invention comprises at least one row of individual elements such as teeth whose bases have front and / or rear faces perpendicular to the axis of the base or forming an acute angle or obtuse with this one.
  • the row of individual elements may comprise a first series of elements having faces directed towards one end of the base and being inclined in a given direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the row, and a second series of elements, alternating with those of the first series, having faces directed towards one of the ends of the base, inclined in a direction different from that of the elements of the first series, with respect to the longitudinal axis of the row.
  • the device comprises at least one row of individual elements comprising a first series of elements whose front and / or rear faces are inclined relative to the axis of the base and a second series of elements. whose front and / or rear faces are inclined in a manner different from that of the elements of the first series relative to the axis of the base, the elements of the first series and those of the second series being arranged alternately at less partially on either side of a geometric separation surface.
  • the application element may comprise at least one individual element having a concave or convex face directed towards an end of the application element.
  • At least two individual elements may have a convex or concave face directed towards an end of the applicator element, one of the two elements may have a concave or convex face directed towards an end of the applicator element while the other of the two consecutive elements may have a planar face directed towards one end of the application element.
  • the ratio of the gap separating two adjacent individual elements located on the same side of the geometric separation surface to the width of the individual element disposed on the opposite side of the geometric separation surface and located between the adjacent individual elements is between about 0.2 and 2.
  • the above-mentioned gap and width are measured substantially midway up the individual elements.
  • each projecting element and the adjacent side of the base, other than the face that the protruding element substantially extends defines an open volume arranged to contain the product to be applied.
  • the device comprises at least one succession of teeth offset at least partially alternately on either side of a geometric separation surface, these teeth having upper portions respectively oriented towards the front and towards the back.
  • the device comprises at least one succession of teeth comprising upper parts moving away from each other, when the device is viewed from the front.
  • the device comprises at least one succession of teeth having upper portions oriented towards each other, when the device is viewed from the front.
  • the device comprises at least one succession of teeth arranged so that two adjacent teeth overlap when the device is viewed from the front.
  • the device may comprise at least one row of individual elements comprising a first series of teeth located on one side of the geometric separation surface and a second series of teeth located on the other side of this geometric separation surface, alternately with the teeth of the first series, the teeth of the first series having their front face, respectively rear, convex or concave forward, respectively rearward, and the teeth of the second series having their front face respectively rearward , concave or convex forwards or backwards respectively.
  • the device may also include a row of teeth comprising a first series of teeth located on one side of a geometric separation surface and a second series of teeth located on the other side of this geometric separation surface, the teeth of the first series being arranged alternately with the teeth of the second series, the teeth of the first series having their front face, respectively rear, concave or convex forward, respectively rearward, and the teeth of the second series having their rear face, respectively before, plane.
  • two consecutive individual elements when the device is observed in its axis, two consecutive individual elements have free ends that diverge. Alternatively, when the device is observed in its axis, two consecutive individual elements have converging free ends. In a further variant, when the device is observed in its axis, two consecutive individual elements have free ends that intersect or are substantially parallel. Thus, the free ends of the individual elements of the same row can point in the same direction. When the device is observed in its axis, at least three consecutive individual elements may have free ends that are aligned.
  • the projecting elements are advantageously made by molding of material plastic in one piece with the base.
  • the device may comprise two parts made with a film hinge and assembled against each other.
  • the base is preferably of substantially elongate shape and the projecting elements preferably extend along the base.
  • the row of consecutive individual elements preferably extends along the base.
  • the base preferably has a uniform cross section over at least a part of its length.
  • the base may have a cross section in the form of a regular or irregular polygon, with one or more sides of the plane or non-planar base, for example concave or convex.
  • the projecting elements may have a free edge which is serrated or serrated, the slots or teeth being arranged to grip the eyelashes between them.
  • the height of the projecting elements may be between 0.5 and 15 mm and preferably between 7 and 13 mm.
  • the height of the individual elements can be variable.
  • the height of the individual elements can be between 0.5 and 15 mm.
  • the device according to the invention when it is used as an application element, advantageously comprises a tapered nose facilitating re-entry into the container.
  • This nose may or may not have projecting elements.
  • the invention further relates to a packaging and application device comprising a container for containing a product reserve, a wiper member and an applicator comprising a rod provided at one end with a device as mentioned above, used to the application.
  • the applicator element may be constituted by an insert on the rod of the applicator.
  • the applicator element may alternatively be made by plastic molding integrally with the applicator shaft.
  • the applicator element can be made by molding plastics material in one piece with the applicator rod and with a sealing member intended to ensure a tight closure of the container in the absence of use, this sealing member have a shaped surface to fit tightly into a neck of the container.
  • the base is made of an elastomeric material and the rod in a rigid or semi-rigid plastic material, the base being overmolded on the rod or attached thereto.
  • Achieving the base and the projecting elements in an elastomeric material can facilitate the crossing of the wiper member.
  • the comfort of use can also be increased.
  • the rod of the applicator may be made of a plastic material less hard than that used to achieve the application element. It is thus possible to use, for manufacturing reasons, for example a relatively hard material for producing the application element and to compensate for the hardness of the application element at the time of application by the flexibility of the rod.
  • the applicator member may be removably attached to a distal end portion of the shaft.
  • the longitudinal axis of the applicator element may extend substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rod or may extend at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the rod, and in particular be perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the stem.
  • the wiper member is preferably deformable and may comprise, for example, a foam block or an elastomeric lip.
  • the base of polygonal section or not, can have firm and stable faces.
  • the base is made in the form of a single piece made in one piece, advantageously by molding.
  • Such a solid, unitary structure can prevent the eyelashes from passing through the base and reaching the longitudinal axis of the base.
  • Such an embodiment contrasts with conventional mascara applicators which have bristles extending radially from an axial twisted core, for example.
  • the application element may be devoid of twisted core.
  • the projecting elements may extend from the base from locations remote from the longitudinal axis of the base.
  • the invention also relates to the use of such a device for the makeup of eyelashes or eyebrows.
  • the invention thus further relates to a method for applying a product to the eyelashes, comprising the steps of providing an application element as defined above, to charge at least a portion of the applicator element with produced and bringing at least a portion of the applicator element into contact with the eyelashes, so that the product is deposited on the eyelashes.
  • the applicator element can be loaded into product by insertion into a container containing the product, followed by extraction, the excess product being removed from the protruding elements.
  • the applicator member may be loaded into product by dispensing the product from a container or by bringing the applicator element into contact with a product loaf.
  • this product bread may be moistened or the application element wetted and brought into contact with the solid bread.
  • the method further comprises the step of orienting the fibers by means of the applicator element so that the fibers are substantially parallel to the eyelashes when the product is applied.
  • This alignment of the fibers preferably results from a funnel effect produced by the teeth or teeth of the protruding elements or by the spacing between individual elements.
  • the packaging and application device 1 represented on the figure 1 comprises a container 2 containing a reserve 3 of a cosmetic product and / or treatment for eyelashes or eyebrows, for example mascara.
  • the container 2 is provided with a threaded neck 4 defining an opening.
  • the opening of the container 2 is internally provided with a wiper member 5 constituted by a piece inserted in the neck 4, having in the lower part an elastically deformable annular lip defining a circular wiping orifice 6.
  • the annular lip is preferably made of an elastomeric material. It can be flocked or not.
  • the wiper member is preferably deformable, so that it can match the shape of the application element.
  • the wiper member could alternatively be of any known type, suitable for the type of makeup desired, and be constituted for example by an open-cell foam block 5A, as shown in FIG. Figure 1A .
  • the device 1 comprises an applicator 7 comprising a rod 8 of axis X ( figure 2 ), provided at one end with an applicator element 9 and at the other end with a gripping element constituting a closing cap of the container 2, arranged to be screwed onto the neck 4.
  • the rod 8 can be rigid or semi-rigid.
  • the wiping orifice 6 has a diameter adapted to the wiping of the rod 8 of the applicator as well as that of the applicator element 9, when the applicator is extracted from the receptacle 2.
  • the application element 9 which comprises a base 12 of elongate shape and of triangular cross section in the example described, defining three sides 17, 18 and 19.
  • the longitudinal direction Z of the base coincides in the example described with the axis X of the rod 8.
  • the base does not necessarily have a triangular cross section but could have a regular or non-regular polygon shape, or a non-polygonal shape, as will be detailed below.
  • the base 12 is shown rectilinear in the example described.
  • the base 12 comprises in the example described three rows of projecting elements 13, 14 and 15 represented very schematically, extending along the base 12.
  • each row extend in the extension of one side of the base 12.
  • the elements are parallel to the plane of the concerned side of the base but it is not beyond the scope of the present invention slightly inclining the elements relative to this plane.
  • each side of the base may be non-planar, for example slightly concave or convex outwards, as shown in FIGS. Figures 46 and 47 .
  • the base may include grooves or a surface appearance suitable for constituting product reserves.
  • the elements of each row are inclined at their base at least by a non-zero angle with respect to a radial plane extending from the center of the base and passing substantially through the base of the elements of the row. concerned.
  • each row of elements extends here substantially in a plane P which passes at a non-zero distance f from the center of the base 12.
  • the elements of the three rows are oriented in the same direction of rotation around the axis of the base, for example the counterclockwise direction when the application element is observed from the front, namely the opposite direction of arrow A on the figure 5 .
  • the elements of the three rows are oriented in the opposite direction of rotation, in the direction of the arrow B on the figure 6 .
  • a first blade When the wheel rotates at a given angle, a first blade is substantially at the same location as the position occupied by a previous blade, the first blade being directed substantially in the same direction as the second blade at this location.
  • the row 13 is in the extension of the side 17 of the base 12, the row 15 extends in the extension of the side 18 and the row 14 in the extension of the side 19.
  • the application element 9 is loaded with product, the latter being present both on the sides of the base 12 and between the projecting elements.
  • the user brings a face of the base, for example the side 18 in the example of the figure 5 , in contact with the eyelashes.
  • the eyelashes can be applied tangentially on the side 18 of the base and on the row of elements 15 located in its extension, when the applicator is moved and rotated through the eyelashes.
  • the application can be easily restarted without having to go back the applicator in the container 2, using the product present on the other sides 19 and 17 of the applicator element, after rotating the applicator a third of a turn or two thirds of a turn in the direction arrow A.
  • the invention is not limited to a base having a cross section of triangular shape and in the examples illustrated on the Figures 7 to 10 and 50 the base has, respectively, cross-sections of square, rectangular, pentagonal, hexagonal and octagonal shape.
  • the sides of the base may be flat or non-planar, for example concave or convex, the rows of individual elements being located substantially in line with the corresponding sides of the base.
  • the base may also have a non-polygonal cross section, for example a cross section of elliptical shape, as shown in FIG. figure 11 .
  • the figure 11 represents two rows of individual elements disposed on the base such that they extend outwardly from the base, an axis of an individual element extending in a direction substantially tangential to the base at the connection of this element with the base.
  • the rows of individual elements of the figure 11 are arranged on the base in substantially diametrically opposed locations.
  • one or more rows of individual elements of the application member may comprise a series of teeth 20 having a triangular sawtooth profile, as illustrated in FIG. figure 12 .
  • the application element may also comprise teeth 21 forming between them flat-bottomed grooves 22, as illustrated in FIG. figure 18 , or bottom indented as shown on the figure 13 .
  • the application element may further comprise teeth or bristles 24 in the form of an obelisk, as illustrated in FIG. figure 14 , or teeth or bristles 25 having a slightly conical top with rounded tip and an enlarged frustoconical base 26, as illustrated in FIG. figure 15 .
  • the applicator element may comprise individual elements 28 whose head 29 is bent, as shown in FIG. figure 16 , or individual elements 30 whose head 31 is enlarged, as illustrated in FIG. figure 17 .
  • the individual elements of a row may be shifted at least partially alternately on either side of a geometric separation surface.
  • a row of elements 32 comprising two series of teeth 32a and 32b respectively located on one side and the other of a geometric separation surface S constituted here by a plane, the teeth 32a being located midway between the teeth 32b and vice versa, when the base is viewed from the side.
  • This alternating disposition of the teeth makes it possible to constitute product reserves between three consecutive teeth while allowing the product to be smoothed on the eyelashes thanks to the narrow interstices 34 formed between two adjacent teeth 32a and 32b.
  • the bases of the teeth 32a and 32b are respectively offset on either side of the geometric separation surface S.
  • the bases of the teeth may be substantially aligned and the teeth have upper portions extending from the bases, alternately offset on either side of a geometric separation surface.
  • a row 40 of teeth 40a and 40b whose bases 41 are aligned and the upper ends 42 respectively curved to the left and to the right when the application element is observed from the front.
  • the row of elements may comprise a mixture of hair and teeth or teeth or bristles of different shapes.
  • a row 50 of individual elements located substantially in the extension of one side of the base 52, this row 50 comprising an alternation of teeth 51a and 51b bristles.
  • a row of teeth at least partially offset alternately on either side of a geometric separation surface, with deeper than wide bases.
  • a row 60 of teeth 61a and 61b alternately offset on either side of a geometric separation surface which is here a plane parallel to the side 63 of the base 62, in the extension of which the row of teeth 60 extends .
  • the depth b of the teeth is measured perpendicularly to the Z axis of the base and their width e is measured parallel to the Z axis.
  • the interval c between two successive teeth 61a or 61b located on the same side of the geometrical separation surface is measured parallel to the Z axis.
  • the teeth 61a and 61b may have various configurations, illustrated very schematically by the Figures 24 to 29 , on which there are shown two consecutive teeth 61a and 61b having respective bases 64a and 64b and respective upper portions 65a and 65b extending from the bases.
  • the upper parts 65a and 65b and in particular the free ends are of the same axis as the bases 64a and 64b respectively.
  • the free ends are substantially parallel.
  • the upper parts 65a and 65b and in particular the free ends are respectively inclined towards the front and towards the rear.
  • the free ends of the teeth are inclined towards opposite ends of the base.
  • the upper parts 65a and 65b are inclined respectively to the left and to the right, when the applicator element is viewed from the front.
  • the upper parts 65a and 65b are respectively inclined to the right and to the left and can cross when the application element is viewed from the front.
  • the upper parts can converge towards each other without crossing each other.
  • the upper parts of the teeth are, in more than being inclined respectively to the left and to the right, inclined respectively forward and backward, or vice versa.
  • the bases of the teeth 64a and 64b overlap along the Z axis when the applicator element is viewed from the side, in a direction perpendicular to the Z axis.
  • the bases 64a and 64b of the teeth overlap with faces extending substantially along an axis perpendicular to the Z axis, when the applicator element is viewed from the front.
  • FIG. 30 to 32 a row 70 of elements, this row 70 comprising a first series of teeth 70a and a second series of teeth 70b, these teeth being made in one piece with a base 72 and being located respectively alternately on both sides a geometric separation surface S, as can be seen on the figure 32 .
  • the envelope (i.e., the outer peripheral surface) of the row 70 of teeth is a substantially triangular directrix roll, as can be seen in FIG. figure 32 .
  • the depth b of the teeth 70a and 70b at their connection to the base 72 is greater than their width e and also greater than the gap c between two consecutive teeth 70a or 70b.
  • the ratio of the gap separating two adjacent teeth on the same side of the geometric separation surface to the width of the tooth disposed on the opposite side of the geometric separation surface between the two adjacent teeth is between 0.2 and about 2, the aforesaid gap and width being preferably measured substantially mid-height of the teeth.
  • the teeth 70a and 70b are able to withstand a stress exerted transversely to the Z axis of the base, which allows to separate the eyelashes and smooth the deposited product on their surface, while even the product used would have partially hardened.
  • Each tooth 70a or 70b has a lower portion 74 having substantially plane and parallel front 75 and rear 76 faces, perpendicular to the Z axis, and an upper portion 77 having front 78 and rear 79 faces converging towards the top of the tooth , so that the upper portion 77 of each tooth has a general shape tapered when the application element is viewed from the side as on the figure 31 .
  • the lower portions 74 of three consecutive teeth of the row 70 form between them and with the base 72 a cavity 80 for containing the product for depositing it on the eyelashes.
  • the lower portions 74 of two consecutive teeth are substantially contiguous, as shown in FIG. figure 31 .
  • the upper portions 77 of the teeth form between them, when the applicator element is observed from the side, interstices in the form of notches 82 whose bottom 83 is at a distance d from the base 72, this distance d being preferably greater than or equal to 0.2 mm.
  • the distance d is of the order of 2 mm, the total height of the teeth being of the order of 3 mm.
  • the spacing between the teeth of the same series of teeth may be relatively large in favor of the amount of product that the application element loads. without the application element losing its ability to grip the eyelashes, thanks to the offset of the teeth and the notches 82 formed by the upper parts 77 of the teeth remain sufficiently narrow.
  • the row 100 comprises two series of teeth 102a and 102b arranged alternately, whose bases 103 are aligned parallel to the Z axis of the base 101 and whose upper parts are offset respectively on either side of a surface geometric separation S, constituted here by a plane extending parallel to the bases 103 of the teeth.
  • the height of the bases 103 of the teeth is of the order of one or a few millimeters in the example described, being preferably greater than or equal to 0.2 mm.
  • Two successive teeth form between them notches allowing the applicator element to grip the eyelashes, while the offset upper parts of the teeth form between them cavities for constituting product reserves on the applicator element.
  • the product reserves are modified on the application element.
  • Figures 35 and 36 a row of teeth 110 comprising a first series of teeth 111a and a second series of teeth 111b.
  • the bases 112 of all the teeth are aligned, the bases of the teeth 111a alternating with the bases of the teeth 111b.
  • the upper portions 113 of the teeth 11 1a are oriented to the right and to the rear, while the upper parts of the teeth 111b are oriented towards the left and towards the front, so that the upper portions 113 of the teeth 111a and 111b intersect when the application element is viewed from the side, as on the figure 36 .
  • the upper ends 114 of the teeth which intersect, define between them grooves for gripping the eyelashes, while the bases of the teeth define between them cavities for accommodating product reserves.
  • the applicator element has a distal end having a generally tapered shape to facilitate its entry into the container.
  • FIG. 37 and 38 there is shown on the Figures 37 and 38 the front part of an application element which differs from that shown on the Figures 1 to 5 in that the base 12 is extended at the front by a portion 12a of generally tapered shape, the rows 13, 14 and 15 of elements extending along the edges of this tapered portion 12a to the tip before 12b, while having a height that decreases to said tip.
  • the rows of elements 13, 14 and 15 are not do not extend on the tapered part before.
  • the figure 39 represents an application system in which the product is contained in a tubular container 390.
  • This tube is preferably made of a flexible material that compresses the tube and distributes product onto the application member 391 of the applicator.
  • dispensers may also be used to dispense the product onto the applicator element, for example pump-type dispensers and are considered within the scope of the invention.
  • the application system represented on the figure 40 comprises a container 400 containing a solid product roll 410.
  • the application member 401 is moved through the product 410.
  • This product roll can be moistened and the application member 401 moved to through the moistened portion of the product to charge the applicator element.
  • the application member may be moistened and moved to unhumidified product.
  • the rod itself can serve as a handle.
  • the figure 41 represents another embodiment.
  • the applicator shown in this figure has a tip 415 extending from the distal end of the applicator element 411.
  • the tip 415 can be loaded with product when the applicator is loaded with product and can be used to draw the eye contour or to be inserted between insulated eyelashes.
  • the Figures 42 and 43 are applicators having application members 421, 431 with bases 422, 433 of substantially triangular cross-section.
  • the base 423 shown on the figure 42 has non-planar sides that are concave, while the base 433 shown on the figure 43 has flat sides.
  • Each applicator element 421, 431 has three protruding elements in the form of rows of consecutive individual elements 425a-425c, and 435a-435c.
  • the consecutive individual elements of each row have substantially contiguous portions at their corners.
  • each row also have free end portions arranged alternately on either side of a geometric separation surface.
  • the figure 44 represents an applicator having an applicator element 441 with a base 443 similar, generally, to the base 433 of the application element 431 of the figure 43 .
  • the projecting elements connecting to the base 443 each comprise a row of consecutive individual elements which do not have parts arranged alternately on either side of a geometric separation surface.
  • each row 445a-445c are substantially aligned along the length of the base 443.
  • the application member 441 may also include a plurality of rows of bristles 446a-446c, each row being disposed on one side of the base 443 between adjacent rows of individual members, the rows of bristles extending substantially radially. from the corresponding sides of the base.
  • the Figures 45-50 each represent an applicator element having a polygonal cross-section base with a plurality of projecting elements extending substantially in continuation of different sides of the base.
  • Adjacent projecting elements extend from the base in substantially different directions and are oriented substantially in the same direction of rotation around a longitudinal axis of the base.
  • the projecting elements have a serrated free edge to provide a gripping effect eyelashes when they are brought to their contact.
  • the application element of the figure 45 comprises a base 453 having a substantially constant cross-section of square shape and four projecting elements 455a-455d extending from the base.
  • a plurality of reliefs 457 are arranged to extend from one side of the base 453 along an individual element adjacent to that side but without being located in the extension of that side.
  • the application element represented on the figure 46 comprises a base 463 of non-constant triangular section with three projecting elements 465a-465c extending from the base.
  • the projecting elements have a substantially concave free edge outwards, the curvature of which is preferably adapted to the curvature of the eyelid.
  • the figure 47 represents an applicator element with a base 433 of non-constant triangular section, with three projecting elements extending in continuation of the respective sides of the base.
  • the projecting elements 475a-475c each have a substantially convex free edge outwardly.
  • the figure 48 represents an applicator element with a base 483 having a constant cross section of square shape.
  • Four projecting elements 485a-485b are arranged substantially in continuation of each of the corresponding sides of the base 483.
  • the projecting elements of the figure 48 each have a height varying along the base 483.
  • the figure 49 represents an applicator element with a base 493 having a non-constant square cross-section.
  • the base 493 has a cross section increasing from the proximal end of the applicator member towards its distal end.
  • Four projecting elements 495a-495d are disposed on the base substantially in continuation of the corresponding sides of the base 493.
  • the figure 50 represents an applicator element having a base 503 of constant octagonal cross-section, with four protruding elements 505a-505d respectively extending from pairs of opposite sides of their base 503.
  • the protruding members extending from the base from pairs of opposite sides are oriented in opposite directions.
  • the figure 51 illustrates how an applicator according to the invention can contain the product P in substantially open volumes formed between each projecting element 515a-515d and the adjacent side of the base other than the side whose element projection extends substantially in the extension.
  • the volume of product contained between the protruding elements and the adjacent corresponding sides is relatively large near the projecting elements and decreases along the adjacent side towards a protruding element lying in the extension thereof. side.
  • the product height present on the applicator is preferably substantially equal to the height of the protruding element which does not extend in the extension of the side on which the volume of product considered has deposited (ie ie the protruding element 515a on the figure 51 , for example).
  • the product height preferably decreases from the protruding element where the amount of product is greatest along the concerned side to the protruding element extending in the extension of this side (this is to say element 515b on the figure 51 for example).
  • the eyelashes E may come into contact with the product contained in an open volume and to load with the product when the side defining a portion of this volume is moved substantially parallel to the eyelashes.
  • the eyelash may come into contact with a corresponding protruding element, for example the projecting element 515a shown in FIG. figure 51 , which can then smooth the product along the eyelash and also lengthen and curl it.
  • the protruding member will have portions capable of gripping the eyelash, as described above.
  • providing a plurality of projecting elements makes it possible to constitute a plurality of corresponding volumes containing the product and the application steps described above can be repeated several times. This allows the product to be applied without having to reload the application element frequently.
  • both the height of the protruding elements and the depth of the teeth or crenellations of the free edge can be modified to obtain different effects.
  • the amount of product that settles between the protruding element and the adjacent side of the base can be increased or decreased.
  • the figure 52 represents a protruding element in the form of a row of consecutive individual elements 525 covered with a flocking.
  • the projecting members or rows of individual members may also have hollow portions with an opening on one side of the member, providing access to the hollow portion. These hollow portions can be filled with product thus allowing the applicator to contain an even greater amount of product to be applied to the eyelashes.
  • the application element may have a surface that increases the amount of product with which the application element is loaded.
  • a projecting element, or even a row of individual elements and / or the base may include capillary grooves or flocking, over all or part of their surface.
  • the projecting elements or the individual elements may have a height which varies as a function of the axial positioning on the application element, for example an increasing, decreasing, decreasing and then increasing or increasing and then decreasing height, from the front to the back.
  • the protruding elements in particular the teeth or bristles, may undergo a surface treatment by abrasion, for example to form forks at the end of the teeth or bristles.
  • the projecting elements or the individual elements may undergo a heat treatment to round for example their tip, or even form a ball at their free end.
  • the projecting elements or the individual elements thus become less aggressive vis-à-vis the eyelashes.
  • All or part of the application element may be covered with a coating such as a varnish for example, to give a better glide on the eyelashes or on the contrary more roughness.
  • a slip-improving material may also be, alternatively, or additionally, added to the material used to make the application member.
  • the application element and in particular the projecting elements, may also comprise active agents such as preservatives, moisture absorbers, metal salts, in particular of copper, magnetic particles and other suitable similar materials, intended to be released. in the product when it is loaded onto the application element.
  • active agents such as preservatives, moisture absorbers, metal salts, in particular of copper, magnetic particles and other suitable similar materials, intended to be released. in the product when it is loaded onto the application element.
  • assets can be either included in the material used to make the application element, or be deposited as a coating on the application element, or both.
  • products can be used to change the surface tension of the application member in contact with moisture.
  • the device according to the invention is preferably made by plastic injection, but alternatively it is possible to use material forming processes by compression, stamping or bar turning.
  • the base may comprise notches or reliefs arranged to contain the product.
  • the projecting elements may be made of a material different from that used to make the base or a part of the application element on which they are arranged.
  • the length of a row of consecutive individual elements is between about 10 and 45 mm, preferably about 15 and 28 mm, and more preferably about 20 and 26 mm.
  • the height of the protruding elements is preferably between about 0.5 and 15 mm and more preferably between about 7 and 3 mm.
  • the number of individual elements per row is preferably between 6 and 50 mm, preferably between 10 and 35 mm, and more preferably between 15 and 32 approximately.

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