EP2959796B1 - Foldable applicator with hinge - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a cosmetic applicator and more particularly to a mascara applicator according to the preamble of claim 1.

In the prior art, the most diverse cosmetic applicators have become known. In principle, with increasing core diameter of the applicator, the diameter of the scraper and the diameter of the opening in the neck of the bottle must increase. This is especially true in applicators in which the core and the bristles carried by it are made of injection-molded plastic. For just injection-molded bristles, which often have only a limited Bend recovery assets, threaten to take damage after a short time, if the core from which they stand, when pulling out the applicator from the cosmetics reservoir by one for its diameter actually too narrow Wiper and / or bottleneck is forced.

For an applicator with a particularly large core diameter therefore usually a separate scraper and a reservoir with a specially adapted to the large core diameter bottleneck must be created. For this purpose, appropriate tools must be built or kept, which causes costs. WO2014 / 044725A1 forms the basis for the preamble of claim 1. It is therefore the object of the invention to provide a cosmetic applicator which is to a greater extent than hitherto independent of what internal diameter of the available scrapers and / or which diameter of the neck of the having available cosmetic storage container.

The solution of the invention is achieved by the features of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments can be found in the subclaims. Demensprechend a cosmetic applicator is provided with the application organs in the form of bristles and / or comb teeth core, wherein the core comprises a central body, which may optionally be occupied even with a number of directly projecting outwardly from him application organs, characterized in that the core moreover consists of at least one outwardly projecting from the central body wings, which in turn is occupied by a plurality of application organs, and which, as such, not only in the form of its bristles, is movable relative to the central body, wherein the wing a plurality of each other Having spaced hinges, by means of which he is articulated only locally to the central body. The hinges are configured to allow the wing to pivot relative to the central body. The hinges thus define a pivot axis together.

Preferably, the hinges and the wings associated therewith are arranged relative to one another such that the wing extends outwardly from the central body such that it encloses a V-shaped gap with the central body. Such an arrangement usually results in that the wing automatically performs a pivoting movement relative to the central body to which it is hinged, as soon as it acts on a remote from the hinge points in the circumferential direction and / or in the radial direction, from the outside applied force attacks. The benefit of such an arrangement is usually that one obtains such an applicator, which curls when pulling through the container neck or the scraper by itself, whereby applicators are created with an unusually large diameter, but with the already existing, relatively tight container necks and scrapers can be combined.

Alternatively, and preferred for other applications, the hinges and their associated wings relative to each other and on the preferably circular central body of the applicator may be arranged so that they are aligned in the radial direction. This results in an applicator, which does not curl up by itself when passing through the container neck or the scraper, but which shows a very unusual, previously unknown application behavior. Namely, it can be created with application organs staffed strips that "move along" with proper dimensioning of their hinges in the application, so for example, in a pulled away from the eyelash sheet applicator perform a "pitching motion" towards the eyelash. That this leads to a novel order or separation result or curling is evident.

Preferably, the applicator according to the invention is designed so that the at least one wing is hinged to the central body with more than two, preferably three hinges.

Ideally, the hinges are the hinges.

The hinges are preferably formed as hinges of two sections each having a triangular cross-section, the tips of which are opposite each other. In doing so, the tips merge into each other so that they form the film hinge in the area of the transition. The broad sides facing away from the tips are then respectively connected to the central body or to the wing, i. d. R. in one piece.

It has proved to be particularly favorable when a hinge with the distal end face of the wing just closes and preferably another hinge with the proximal end face of the wing just finished. In this way it is prevented that between the wing and the central body a slot-like, open to a front side gap is formed, which possibly hooked when pulling out of the applicator through the scraper and / or later reinsertion of the applicator with the wiper lip and then leads to unintentional damage.

In the context of another preferred embodiment, it is provided that each hinge in the direction of the pivot axis defined by it has a length (L1, L2, Ln ...) and along the pivot axis between two adjacent hinges a free length, which is a multiple, preferred at least three times, better yet at least five times the length of each of the hinges.

It is favorable if the hinges keep "their" wing at a distance from the central body, so that the wing forms a bridge between two hinges, the bridge being spaced at least the dimension A from the central body, for which 0.2 mm applies ≤ A ≤ 0.9 mm.

Ideally, especially when the respective wing and its hinges are aligned in the radial direction, the at least one wing forms a narrow strip. Their extent E in the circumferential direction corresponds to a maximum of six times, more preferably a maximum of three times the diameter of the bristle base. In this manner, individual bristle rows as a whole (including their bristle root) can be made pivotable in a bristle set consisting of a plurality of rows of bristles which are aligned in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, which is already the case above mentioned, special application behavior even stronger.

For certain applications, it is particularly advantageous if only a single row of bristles and / or tines, which are arranged in alignment in the direction of the applicator longitudinal axis, projects from the narrow strip.

It is preferred if the narrow strip carries one and preferably only one row of radially outwardly projecting bristles and / or prongs. It is particularly advantageous if at least some of these bristles and / or tines represent those bristles and or tines of the entire trimming, which protrude furthest in the radial direction to the outside. In this way, it is ensured that the strip occupied with bristles and / or tines actually moves in the course of the application (not only when pulling it out and into the container), as it is provided according to the invention.

It is favorable if the narrow strip has at least one, preferably two additional rows of bristles which do not protrude radially but obliquely from the narrow strip and which preferably end in the radial direction further inwards than the bristles extending radially away from the strip. Such additional rows of bristles may serve to better support the trim of the strip on the stripper. The additional rows of bristles then prevent the strip is transferred uncontrollably when passing through the scraper.

It is particularly advantageous if a plurality of, ideally three rows of bristles or tines each arranged in alignment along the longitudinal axis protrude from the narrow strip. Conveniently, the bristle or tine feet of at least two of these rows overlap in the direction seen parallel to the longitudinal axis.

Isolated protection, even without combination with the features of the first claim or other claims, is also for a

Cosmetic applicator claimed, which is characterized in that the at least one protruding from the rod-shaped central body wings is occupied with bristles and / or prongs and is so elastic that it is reversible under the influence of the forces exerted by the scraper and / or the bottle neck of the cosmetic reservoir moved towards the central area of the core.

Finally, protection is also claimed for a system which consists of an applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, a cosmetic container and a scraper attached thereto, and which is characterized in that the scraper and the applicator are coordinated so that the applicator when pulling and / or pushing is folded by the scraper.

• Die Fig. 1 zeigt ein erstes Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung frontal von vorne.
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Further advantages, design options and modes of operation of the invention will become apparent from the embodiments described below with reference to the figures:

• The Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of the invention frontally from the front.
• The Fig. 2 shows the first embodiment in perspective from the front.
• The Fig. 3 shows the first embodiment in perspective from behind.
• The Fig. 4 shows a view of the first embodiment seen from the side.
• The Fig. 5 shows a second embodiment in perspective from the front.
• The Fig. 6 shows a second embodiment in perspective from behind.
• The Fig. 7 shows a view of the second embodiment seen from the side.
• The Fig. 8 shows a view of the second embodiment seen from the front as seen from the front.

The first embodiment of the invention is best described for purposes of introduction with reference to Fig. 1 explain.

The core consists in this embodiment of a preferably substantially non-deformable central body 2 and a plurality, preferably three outwardly projecting wings 3a, 3b, ... 3n. The wings 3a, 3b,... 3n extend in the direction of the applicator longitudinal axis L, preferably over the entire applicator area, that is to say over the entire bristle-occupied area, the reference numeral 3n for the last wing being composed of a plurality of wings. Each of the wings is only on or immediately in the vicinity of its one, long narrow side with the central body 2 in conjunction and thus is in the manner of a cantilevered cantilever from the central body. Preferably, each of the wings is not in a purely radial direction from the central body, but obliquely, so that a radially directed compressive force or here acting in a clockwise direction in the circumferential direction force on the wing causes the wing applies more tightly to the central body.

The wings themselves have no direct connection with the coupling portion 5, since such a direct connection would hinder their mobility. The wings form with the central portion preferably a V-shaped acute-angled gap 4, can be stored in the cosmetic mass, which partially expelled when pulling out of the applicator by the scraper and / or the bottle neck to the outside and is then available in the vicinity of the bristle trim.

Each of the legs 3a, 3b, ... 3n carries on its outer side a trimming, which preferably consists of integrally molded and therefore seamlessly or without a gap attached to him bristles 6. It is particularly favorable when the bristles and / or tines are all inclined together in a direction opposite to the surface carrying them obliquely, such as the Fig. 1 to 4 demonstrate.

Under a bristle in the context of the invention, a rod-shaped structure is understood, the maximum diameter is at least by a factor of 5 less than its length from the bristle root to the free end of the bristle. A bristle is typically so resilient that its free end can be deflected at least by an amount perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bristle in the unloaded state, which is 6 times the maximum bristle diameter.

Instead of or in part instead of the bristles, a comb-forming prongs may also be present, wherein the vast majority of the trimming elements are preferably bristles and not prongs. All this also applies to the other descriptions, even if it is not pointed out to this circumstance every time, but only from the preferred bristles is the speech. Tines are distinguished from the bristles in that they are less flexible at least by a factor of 3 or even behave rigidly under the forces that are intended to occur during application.

The wings 3a, 3b,... 3n are articulated in their entirety so elastically and / or elastically on the central body 2 in such a way that the wings 3a, 3b,... 3n move in the direction of the arrows P, that is to say in the direction towards the central body 2 of the Kerns relocate, so that the diameter of the core and thus the core claimed cross-sectional area Q decreases overall. The cross-sectional area Q, which is stressed by a core, is understood as meaning the area which encloses the imaginary rope line of a rope which is wound around the core on the outside. According to the invention, the wall thickness, the material and / or the articulation of the vanes 3a, 3b,... 3n on the central body are selected such that the displacement of the vanes just described occurs solely under the influence of the forces exerted by the scraper and / or the neck of the reservoir are exerted on the core as soon as the core is properly pulled out by the scraper or the container neck or is inserted in the reverse direction in the reservoir.

In some cases, the wings 3a, 3b, ... 3n will have an at least substantially constant wall thickness throughout. However, it is particularly preferred if the core facing away from the large surface 7 of each wing is curved in the circumferential direction and has a smaller radius of curvature than the second, the core facing the large surface 8 of the wing.

It is particularly advantageous if the large surface 7 of each wing, facing the core, is shaped to be complementary to the outer peripheral surface of the central body lying opposite it, so that the wing can rest essentially completely against the outer circumference of the central body facing it. In order to achieve this, it may be useful in equipping the central body with three blades to give the central body 2 a triangular cross-sectional shape, as shown in the figures.

To deal separately with the hinges 9.

It should be anticipated that the hinges 9 are preferably designed to hold the wings 3a, 3b, ... 3n in the unfolded position with the applicator unloaded from the outside, that is, in the open position. H. in a position in which the long, free end of the wing is removed from the central body by an amount H which is at least 0.4 times the mean diameter of the central body 2, cf. Fig. 1 , In this way you get a unusually large in use scraper, but can be inserted through the usual, much smaller necks of the reservoir and their associated scraper, because it automatically merges when passing through the neck or scraper and then only still has a smaller cross-section.

How best to use the Fig. 3 sees, in this preferred embodiment, three spaced hinges 9 are present. The three hinges define a pivot axis S for the wing, which preferably runs parallel to the applicator longitudinal axis L.

How to get in Fig. 3 Especially good, a hinge with the distal end face of the wing just close and the other hinge terminates with the proximal end face of the wing just off. The term "proximal" refers to the side facing the later applicator handle or the coupling section 5, the term "distal" to the side facing away from it, cf. the arrows in Fig. 2 , The third hinge is here centrally located between the other two hinges.

The hinges 9 may be classic hinges in the sense that one hinge part slides on or into another hinge part. In this case, the at least one wing is a subsequently mounted on the central body part, which has been manufactured separately as a rule. The wing and / or the central body then preferably comprise at least one spring element, for. B. in the form of at least one protruding plastic arm, which acts as a leaf spring and the at least one wing in its unfolded position, as long as there are no external forces acting to push the wing towards the central body.

Preferably, the hinges are integral hinges z. B. from a flexible plastic cloth or even in the form of a film hinge. Such a plastic flap is integrally connected on one side with the central body 2 and on its other side integral with the wing 3a, 3b, ... 3n. Ideally, such a plastic flap is formed by co-injection molding of the central body 2 and the wing. Such a plastic flap inherits a certain "shape memory", which causes it to return in relaxed state again and again in substantially the same position. This can be done with proper interpretation of the injection molding tool to use to design the plastic flap so that it pushes the wing in its unfolded position together with the other used as a hinge plastic flaps and holds there, as long as only the negligible forces act occur in the actual application.

Well based on the figures and in particular on the basis of Fig. 3 it can be seen that the hinges 9 of each wing are preferably designed to keep the side edge of the wing, which they connect to the central body, at a distance from the central body, ie where no hinge is provided, the wing keeps a distance A of preferably at least 0.3 mm to the central body.

• Die Breite eines Scharniers, also bei dem hier behandelten Ausführungsbeispiel die Erstreckung des Scharniers in Richtung parallel zu Längsachse, beträgt vorzugsweise zwischen 1 mm und 3 mm.

To dimension the individual hinges, the following should be said:

• The width of a hinge, so in the embodiment discussed here, the extension of the hinge in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, is preferably between 1 mm and 3 mm.

The maximum thickness Dmax of the plastic flap, which is located between the central body and the wing, is preferably at most 0.5 mm, better only a maximum of 0.3 mm.

The distance AB, ie the free length between two immediately adjacent hinges is a multiple, preferably at least a triple, better still at least a five times the length of each of the involved in the limitation of this free length hinges, see. Fig. 3 ,

The second embodiment of the invention is best described with reference to Fig. 6 explain.

For the central body applies in this embodiment, what is said for the first embodiment, as well as for the number of hinges 9, the principal type of hinge formation and the distance AB of the hinges with each other.

In this embodiment, the hinges 9 are preferably formed as substantially radially extending pillars which are spanned by the wing as a bridge. These supports here have an approximately central thin spot, which preferably forms a film hinge.

Unlike in the previous embodiment, the wings here are not hinged on its narrow side, but on its the central body facing large surface 8. Preferably, the hinges 9 and their associated wings 3a, 3b, ... 3n extend in alignment in the radial direction.

Furthermore, it is immediately apparent that the wings in this embodiment each form a narrow strip whose extent E in the circumferential direction is preferably at most 4 times, better at most 2.5 times bristle base diameter, cf. Fig. 6 ,

Another striking feature is that, seen in the circumferential direction, on both sides of each bar is an enlarged, bristle-free area, each bristle over an arc length BL corresponding to an angle of at least 25 °, in the entire area next to the bar is free of tines, cf. those to be considered together Fig. 7 and 8th , This creates an attractive mass storage, in the area of which the swiveling wings can move in.

On its side facing away from the central body large surface 7 each of the wings carries a trimming bristles.

Preferably, at least one row of aligned in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis in alignment alignment bristles 6 * is present, which projects substantially (except for tolerances) in a purely radial direction from the central body.

When looking at the figures for this embodiment, it is immediately obvious that the wings 3a, 3b, ... 3n each do not extend over the entire length of the central body 2, but only the majority of the length of the central body 2 or at least 1/3 overlap the length of the central body.

Preferably, the central body 2 is also directly (directly, not only over the wings) occupied with bristles 10 and / or tines. Preferably, these are at least partially positioned so that they form the beginning and possibly also the end of a row of along the longitudinal axis in alignment with one another established bristles.

Ideally, the at least one wing of this applicator joins in such a row, ie even the wing 3a, 3b, ... 3n as such is aligned with bristles 10, which are supported directly from the central body. The wing in the direction in which the applicator pulled out and / or pushed through the scraper is, preceding, directly from the central body 2 carried bristles 10 form a kind of deflector, which prevents the respective wing 3a, 3b, ... 3n directly to the scraper or the edge of the wiper lip meets and there possibly hooked or closed causes a disturbing "jerking" when pulling out or pushing in the applicator.

It is ideal if the wing itself has a row of bristles 6 * placed in alignment with one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis in succession, with which it completes the series started by the bristles 10 set up directly on the central body.

It may be useful if the wing (usually in addition) is occupied by bristles 6, which do not protrude purely radially in relation to the central body of the wing, but obliquely. In this way, the wing of the relatively low forces that occur in the actual application, be moved, resulting in a novel and evaluated by the subjects as positive effect on the application.

Ideally, these oblique bristles 6 are designed as shown by the figures, namely such that they protrude in the circumferential direction on both sides over the row in an alignment along the longitudinal axis L on the wing bristles 6 *.

It is particularly favorable if, viewed in the direction of the longitudinal axis L, one of the bristles 6 * set up in alignment one behind the other alternates with a pair of bristles 6 projecting in the circumferential direction to the left and to the right over the wing. The described embodiment of the bristles prevents the bar occupied with the bristles, which here forms the wing, when passing through the stripping undefined laterally folded, because the oblique projecting bristles are supported against the inner circumference of the scraper so that this is prevented.

It has been found that it is particularly favorable if the wings described by this embodiment at least partially carry bristles which are flat on one side, as it is z. B. is a bristle, which has been divided along its central longitudinal axis with a flat section in two parts.

• Beansprucht wird auch die Verwendung der in dieser Beschreibung und den zugehörigen Ansprüchen beschriebenen Kosmetikapplikatoren als Mascaraapplikatoren, deren Borstenfeld in Richtung der Längsachse L eine maximale Erstreckung von 30 mm aufweist und einen maximalen Außendurchmesser von 15 mm, besser von nur 12 mm.

Finally, in summary, the following should be noted:

• Also claimed is the use of the cosmetic applicators described in this description and the associated claims as mascara applicators whose bristle field has a maximum extension of 30 mm in the direction of the longitudinal axis L and a maximum outside diameter of 15 mm, better still of only 12 mm.

It should then be noted that, regardless of the claims made, protection is generally claimed for an applicator having a core and bristles projecting outwardly therefrom, the core being elastic at least in regions such that the cross-sectional area occupied by the core passes through the cross-section Scraper and / or the bottleneck of the Kosmetikapplikator associated Kosmetikvorratsbehälters reversibly reduced under the influence of the forces exerted by the scraper and / or the bottleneck forces.

Finally, it should be noted in general that regardless of the claims already made or the just mentioned protection for a cosmetic applicator is claimed, which is (only or) characterized by the following features: Cosmetic applicator (1) which is characterized in that of the rod-shaped , preferably solid central body (2) protruding wing (3a, 3b, ... 3n) is occupied with bristles and which is so elastic that he is under reversibly displaces the forces exerted by the scraper and / or the bottleneck of the cosmetic reservoir towards the central region of the central body (2).

• Dadurch, dass von der schmalen Leiste mehrere, idealerweise drei Reihen aus jeweils in einer Flucht entlang der Längsachse angeordneten Borsten (6, 6*) oder Zinken abstehen, wobei sich die Borsten- bzw. Zinkenfüße von mindestens zwei dieser Reihen in Richtung parallel zur Längsachse gesehen zumindest teilweise überlappen.
• und /oder dass der Zentralkörper (2) einen U-förmigen, C-förmigen, S-förmigen oder Z-förmigen Querschnitt aufweist.

Applicators of all kinds according to the invention, even those for which claims have already been made, can additionally be distinguished by one or both of the two feature groups set out below:

• Characterized in that of the narrow bar several, ideally three rows of each arranged in alignment along the longitudinal axis bristles (6, 6 *) or tines protrude, wherein the bristle or zinc feet of at least two of these rows in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis at least partially overlap.
• and / or that the central body (2) has a U-shaped, C-shaped, S-shaped or Z-shaped cross-section.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

applicator

2

central body

3

3a, 3b, ... 3n wings

4

acute-angled gap

5

coupling section

6

Bristle of a grand piano

6 *

Bristle of a wing aligned with bristles of the central body

7

the central body facing away from the large surface of a wing

8th

the central body facing large surface of a wing

9

hinge

10

Bristle of the central body

L

Applikatorlängsachse

P

Movement arrows indicating the displacement movement of the wings

Q

Cross-sectional area of the core

H

Amount by which the wing is at its distal end away from the central body

S

Swivel axis of the wing

A

by the hinges predetermined minimum distance of the wing from the central body

Dmax

maximum thickness of a hinged plastic flap

FROM

Distance between adjacent hinges of a wing

e

Extension of a strip forming a wing in the circumferential direction

BL

Arc length of a bristle-free space between two wings

Claims (15)

1. A cosmetics applicator (1) with a core carrying application means in the form of bristles (6) and/or combing teeth, the core comprising a central body (2) which preferably is itself also covered with a plurality of bristles (6) and/or combing teeth protruding outward directly from it, the core comprising at least one wing (3a, 3b, ...3n), which protrudes outward from the central body (2) and is itself covered with a plurality of bristles (6) and/or combing teeth, and which is movable relative to the central body (2), characterized in that the wing (3a, 3b, ...3n) has several hinges that are spaced apart from one another, by means of which it is hinged in each case only locally to the central body, wherein the spaced-apart hinges form a pivot axis S for the wing extending parallel to the longitudinal applicator axis.
2. The cosmetics applicator (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the hinges (9) and the wing associated therewith are disposed in such a way, relative to one another, that the wings extend outward away from the central body in such a way that they include a V-shaped gap (4) with the central body (2).
3. The cosmetics applicator (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the hinges (9) and the wing (3a, 3b, ...3n) associated therewith are disposed in such a way, relative to one another and on the preferably round central body (2), that they are aligned in the radial direction.
4. The cosmetics applicator (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one wing (3a, 3b, ...3n) is hinged to the central body (2) with more than two, preferably three, hinges (9).
5. The cosmetics applicator (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hinges (9) are film hinges.
6. The cosmetics applicator (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that the hinges (9) are formed from sections with, in each case, a triangular cross-section, whose tips are opposite one another and merge into one another in such a way that they form the film hinge in the merging area, and whose broad sides are respectively connected to the central body or the wing, generally integrally and/or by one hinge (9) being flush with the distal end face of the wing and preferably another hinge (9) being flush with the proximal end face of the wing.
7. The cosmetics applicator (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each hinge (9) has a length (L1, L2, Ln ...) in the direction of the pivot axis (S) defined by it and that there is a distance AB along the pivot axis (S) between two adjacent hinges (9), which is a multiple, preferably at least three times, better yet at least five times, the length of the hinges (9).
8. The cosmetics applicator (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one hinge (9) keeps the wing (3a, 3b, ...3n) at a distance from the central body (2), in such a way that the wing forms a bridge between two hinges (9), the bridge being spaced from the central body by at least the extent A, to which the following applies: 0.2 mm ≤ A ≤ 0.9 mm.
9. The cosmetics applicator (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one wing (3a, 3b, ...3n) forms a narrow strip whose extent (E) in the circumferential direction corresponds to six times at most, better three times at most, of the bristle base diameter.
10. The cosmetics applicator (1) according to claim 9, characterized in that only one row of bristles (6*) and/or teeth placed one behind the other in alignment in the direction parallel to the longitudinal applicator axis protrudes from the narrow strip.
11. The cosmetics applicator (1) according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the narrow strip carries one, and preferably only one, row of radially outwardly protruding bristles and/or teeth, and that at least a part of these bristles (6*) and/or teeth or all of these bristles (6*) and/or teeth are the bristles and/or teeth of the entire covering that protrude the furthest outward in the radial direction.
12. The cosmetics applicator (1) according to claim 11, characterized in that the narrow strip has one, preferably two, additional rows of bristles (6) and/or teeth that protrude from the narrow strip not radially, but rather obliquely.
13. The cosmetics applicator (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one wing (3a, 3b, ...3n) is pivotable about an axis (S) extending parallel to the longitudinal applicator axis (L).
14. The cosmetics applicator (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wing (3a, 3b, ...3n) protruding from the rod-shaped, preferably massive central body (2) is covered with bristles and is so elastic that it shifts in a reversible manner in the direction towards the central region of the central body (2) under the influence of the forces exerted by the wiper and/or the bottle neck of the cosmetics storage container.
15. A system consisting of an applicator (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, a cosmetics container and a wiper attached thereto, characterized in that the wiper and the applicator (1) are adapted to each other in such a way that the applicator (1) is folded together when pulled and/or pushed through.

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