Classifications

• • 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
  • A45D40/267—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 comprising a wiper
  • A45D40/268—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 comprising a wiper with adjustable wiping action
• • 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
  • A46B9/021—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups arranged like in cosmetics brushes, e.g. mascara, nail polish, eye shadow
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A46—BRUSHWARE
  • A46B—BRUSHES
  • A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
  • A46B5/002—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions
  • A46B5/0033—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions bending or stretching or collapsing
• • 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
  • A46B9/028—Bristle profile, the end of the bristle defining a surface other than a single plane or deviating from a simple geometric form, e.g. cylinder, sphere or cone
• • 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
• • 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

Definitions

• Applicator for applying a cosmetic, makeup or care, product to the eyelashes or eyelids is a cosmetic, makeup or care, product to the eyelashes or eyelids.
• the present invention relates to an applicator for applying a cosmetic, makeup or care, product to the eyelashes, eyebrows and/or eyelids, for example mascara.
• the invention also relates to devices comprising a container which contains the product to be applied and is provided with a wiping member, and the applicator.
• the application FR 2 961 384 discloses an applicator comprising teeth that extend over less than half way around the longitudinal axis of the core. Such an applicator is particularly suitable for relatively short eyelashes or eyebrows, the shape of the applicator member making it possible to get closer to the eyelid.
• the application US 2012/0167910 describes an applicator comprising a stationary bristle area and a mobile bristle area whose base can be displaced relative to the base of said stationary bristle area.
• a subject of the invention is an applicator for applying a cosmetic, makeup or care, product to the eyelashes, eyebrows and/or eyelids, comprising a moulded applicator member comprising:
• the applicator member comprises no spikes that project orthogonally over the elongate application element, or wherein at least one spike projects orthogonally over the elongate application element such that the top of the elongate application element is farther away from the longitudinal axis of the core than the free end of the projection of said spike.
• the invention makes it possible to obtain, on the applicator member, in particular along the elongate application element, at least one zone that forms a reservoir and which acquires a surplus of product after wiping.
• the latter allows the eyelashes to be loaded with a large and satisfactory amount of product from the first application.
• a local overload of product can be deposited at the internal base of the eyelashes since the elongate application element is free of any spikes and is higher than the spikes that are adjacent to it.
• the user can apply makeup to the base of the upper eyelashes from below by using the elongate application element so as to obtain the effect of an eyeliner.
• the elongate application element does not deform substantially as it passes the wiping member of the container into which the applicator is dipped, product still remains on the elongate application element.
• the user's row of eyelashes can be positioned on the latter and the user can use the elongate application element to tap the internal base of the upper eyelashes from below.
• the spikes can then be used to spread the product and to comb the eyelashes.
• the user can directly produce a line of eyeliner on the eyelids by using the elongate application element.
• the expression "longitudinal axis of the core” denotes the line connecting all of the centres of mass of the cross sections of the core.
• the longitudinal axis may be a central axis, or even an axis of symmetry for the core, in particular when the core has a circular cross section or a cross section in the overall shape of a regular polygon.
• the longitudinal axis of the core may be rectilinear or curved and may be contained in a plane, which may be a plane of symmetry for some, or even for all of the cross sections of the core.
• the longitudinal axis of the core is rectilinear.
• spike denotes an individualizable projecting element intended to come into engagement with the eyelashes.
• top of the elongate application element denotes a point on the free edge of the elongate application element that is located at the greatest distance from the base of the elongate application element, by way of which it is connected to the core, said distance being measured perpendicularly to the core.
• the elongate application element advantageously extends along less than the length of the portion of the core that carries the spikes.
• the elongate application element may extend along less than three quarters of the length of the core, better still along less than half the length of the core.
• the elongate application element may extend along a plane containing the longitudinal axis of the core, or parallel thereto.
• the height of the orthogonal projection of this spike over the elongate application element is advantageously less than the maximum height of the elongate application element, and in particular is less than half the maximum height of the elongate application element.
• the maximum height of the elongate application element may be greater than the mean height of the spikes, along the portion of the core that carries the elongate application element.
• the mean height of the spikes is calculated arithmetically from all the heights of the spikes.
• maximum height of the elongate application element' denotes the distance measured perpendicularly to the core between the top of the free edge of the elongate application element and its base by way of which it is attached to the core.
• height of a spike denotes the distance measured along the elongation axis of the spike between its free end and its base by way of which it is connected to the core.
• elongation axis of the spike denotes an axis which passes through the centres of mass of the cross sections of the spike.
• the maximum height of the elongate application element along the portion of the core that carries the elongate application element is preferably greater than the greatest height of the spikes. This allows a greater reserve of product to be applied to the base of the eyelashes, the elongate application element standing out largely from the spikes and thus being easily accessible during application.
• the ratio between the maximum height of the elongate application element and the greatest height of the spikes may be between 0.5 and 1.5, better still between 0.8 and 1.2.
• the height of the elongate application element may be constant along its entire length. Preferably, the height of the elongate application element is variable. The height of the elongate application element may increase from its distal end to the top of its free edge before decreasing to its proximal end.
• the height of the elongate application element at its distal end may be nonzero.
• the maximum height of the elongate application element may be between 2 mm and 5 mm, better still between 3 mm and 4 mm.
• the point of the elongate application element that is farthest from the longitudinal axis of the core may be a single point.
• the free edge of the elongate application element extends over a segment that is not reduced to a point at a single maximum distance from the longitudinal axis of the core.
• the maximum thickness of the elongate application element may be between 0.2 mm and 1.5 mm, better still between 0.4 mm and 1 mm.
• the elongate application element is preferably largely higher than it is thick, in particular between 4 and 7 times higher than it is thick.
• the elongate application element advantageously also has a profile that is tapered towards its free edge when viewed along the longitudinal axis of the core. The thickness of the elongate application element can thus decrease in the direction of its free edge, for a given axial position on the longitudinal axis of the applicator member.
• the length of the elongate application element may be between 10 mm and 14 mm.
• the top of the elongate application element may be located at a distance, measured along the longitudinal axis of the core, of between a quarter and half the total length of the core from the distal end of the core, in particular equal to one third of the length of the core.
• the elongate application element is preferably closer to the distal end of the core than to its proximal end.
• the distal end of the elongate application element may be away from the distal end of the core along the longitudinal axis of the core, in particular by a distance of between 0.2 mm and 0.7 mm.
• the elongate application element extends around the nose of the core on the plane along which the elongate application element extends.
• the elongate application element can thus have a rounded portion at its distal end, preferably with the same thickness as the rest of the elongate application element, extending around the nose of the core on the plane along which the elongate application element extends.
• the elongate application element can thus extend longitudinally beyond the distal end of the core over a distance, measured along the longitudinal axis of the core, which is non-zero, for example between 0.1 mm and 0.5 mm.
• the elongate application element may have rounded edges at its distal and proximal ends, and thus does not have right angles at its ends. This reduces the risk of catching during the use of the applicator and improves the comfort of application.
• the elongate application element may be offset with respect to the longitudinal axis of the core, that is to say that the distance between the plane along which the elongate application element extends and the longitudinal axis of the core is non-zero.
• the elongate application element may present an overall fin shape which is more or less high and more or less rounded.
• the top of the elongate application element may be closer to its proximal end that to its distal end along the longitudinal axis of the core.
• the elongate application element may also be arch-shaped.
• the elongate application element may in this case consist of an arched element that is connected to the core at its two ends.
• the spikes are considered to project over the elongate application element when they project in the hollow of the arch, under the arched element.
• the elongate application element is preferably moulded together with and from the same material as the core.
• the core, the spikes and the elongate application element may be moulded from one and the same material, or in a variant they can be made from at least two different materials.
• a part of the core, the spikes and the elongate application element may for example be made from a first material, and another part of the core, the spikes and the elongate application element may be made from a second material which is for example more flexible or harder than the first material.
• the core is for example formed from one or more thermoplastic materials which may be elastomeric.
• the core and/or the spikes and/or the elongate application element may be made of an elastomeric, thermoplastic or thermosetting material, metal or ceramic.
• the spikes and/or the elongate application element are produced by moulding or overmoulding with the core.
• the spikes and/or the elongate application element may, for example, be produced by a technique in which a material is injected through at least one part of the core, so as to allow the formation of the spikes and/or the elongate application element.
• the elongate application element may be attached to the core.
• the core may have two parts, one of these parts carrying the elongate application element.
• the elongate application element may be flocked. This makes it possible to retain more product on its surface and its free edge and to apply the line of eyeliner better, as the case may be.
• the applicator member may have a number of longitudinal rows of spikes that extend along the longitudinal axis of the core.
• the applicator member may have between 3 and 10 longitudinal rows of spikes, better still between 4 and 7 longitudinal rows of spikes.
• the longitudinal rows of spikes may each comprise the same number of spikes. In one variant, the longitudinal rows of spikes comprise a different number of spikes from one row to another.
• Each longitudinal row of spikes may comprise between 10 and 20 spikes, better still between 14 and 20 spikes.
• the offset between a spike in one longitudinal row and the adjacent spike in the next longitudinal row may be between 0.5 mm and 1.1 mm, for example equal to 0.8 mm.
• the height of at least one spike, measured from the core may be between 0.2 mm and 5 mm.
• the height of the spikes may vary, for example in a monotonous manner, along the longitudinal axis of the core, within one longitudinal row and/or from one row to another. For example, along the longitudinal axis of the core, the height of the spikes may increase, within one row, between the proximal end of the core and a first abscissa, then remain approximately constant between this first abscissa and a second abscissa before decreasing between this second abscissa and the distal end of the core.
• the spikes may differ from one another by way of at least one of their shape, thickness, height, orientation, colour and/or material.
• the free ends of the spikes of the applicator member and the free edge of the elongate application element define an envelope surface of the applicator member, which is for example in the form of a cylinder of revolution along at least a part of its length.
• This envelope surface may have various shapes, with a rectilinear or non- rectilinear longitudinal axis.
• the envelope surface may, if appropriate, extend along a longitudinal axis that forms a non-zero angle with the longitudinal axis of the core.
• the envelope surface may have a cross section that varies along all or part of the length of the applicator member.
• Some spikes of the applicator, or even all the spikes, may have a thickness measured at their base, that is to say at the point at which the spikes are attached to the core, of between 0.2 and 1.2 mm, or even between 0.4 and 0.8 mm.
• the expression "thickness of a spike” denotes the largest transverse dimension of the spike, in section, perpendicularly to the elongation axis of the spike. It is a diameter when the spike has a conical overall shape.
• the spikes may have any shape.
• the spikes may have a cylindrical or tapered, in particular conical, frustoconical or pyramidal shape. At least one spike may end with a rounded, in particular hemispherical free end.
• At least one spike may extend from the core along an elongation axis perpendicular to the surface of the core at the point at which the spike is attached to the core.
• all of the spikes extend from the core along an elongation axis perpendicular to the surface of the core at the point at which the spikes are attached to the core.
• the elongation axis of the spikes may form an angle other than 90° with the surface of the core at the point at which the spikes are attached to the core.
• the applicator may comprise between 30 and 200 spikes, for example between 50 and 130 spikes. Applicator
• the applicator may comprise a stem that carries the applicator member at a first end and is fixed to a gripping member at a second end.
• the core may be solid, being for example moulded with an end piece for fixing to the stem of the applicator.
• length of the core denotes the length of the visible part of the core after it has been fixed in the stem, not including the fixing end piece. This length corresponds to the visible length of the applicator member.
• a shoulder may be provided between the core and the fixing end piece so as to limit the pushing of the applicator member into the stem.
• the applicator member may be fixed to the stem by snap-fastening, adhesive bonding, welding, crimping, pressing, stapling, force-fitting, fitting in a cold state or fitting in a hot state, for example by being mounted in a housing in the stem.
• the stem may be received in a housing provided in the core.
• stem and the applicator member prefferably be moulded or not to be moulded in one piece and from the same thermoplastic material.
• the spikes and/or the elongate application element may be made of a material that is more or less rigid than a material used to produce the stem of the applicator to which the core is attached.
• the applicator member may comprise a mounting end piece that is moulded in one piece with the core and may comprise, if appropriate, one or more narrowed portions that improve the flexibility of the applicator and the smoothness of application.
• the core may extend along a longitudinal axis which, at at least one point along its length, forms an angle with the longitudinal axis of the stem to which the core is fixed.
• the applicator member may be angled at its attachment to the stem.
• the stem may comprise a first, rigid portion that is extended on the distal side by a second, more flexible portion, for example made of elastomer, that carries the applicator member.
• a largest transverse dimension of the core may be smaller than, larger than or equal to a largest transverse dimension of the stem.
• the largest transverse dimension of the core may be between 1 mm and 5 mm.
• the core may have a cross section, taken perpendicularly to its longitudinal axis, with a circular or non-circular shape, for example a hexagonal shape.
• the core may comprise a nose at its distal end.
• the nose at the distal end of the core may be a portion of a sphere.
• the nose of the core may comprise one or more cutouts that make it easier for the applicator to pass through the wiping member of the container.
• the visible length of the applicator member may be between 15 mm and 30 mm.
• a further subject of the invention is a device for packaging and applying a product to the eyelashes, eyebrows and/or eyelids, comprising an applicator as defined above and a container containing the product.
• the gripping member of the applicator may form a cap for closing the container.
• the container may comprise a wiping member suitable for wiping the stem and the applicator member.
• the product is preferably a mascara.
• a further subject of the invention is a process for making up the eyes, wherein use is made of a device according to the invention.
• This process may comprise the steps in which:
• the elongate application element of the applicator member is used to deposit the product and draw a line on the eyelid.
• Figure 1 is a schematic elevation view, in partial longitudinal section, of an exemplary packaging and application device produced in accordance with the invention
• FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the applicator member from Figure 1 on its own
• Figure 3 is a front view of the applicator member from Figure 2
• Figure 4 is a schematic and incomplete cross-sectional view of a variant embodiment of an applicator member according to the invention
• Figure 5 is a top view of the applicator member from Figure 2,
• Figures 6 to 8 are schematic views of variant embodiments of an elongate application element according to the invention, on its own,
• Figure 9 is a schematic and incomplete side view of a variant embodiment of the elongate application element, where the spikes are not shown,
• Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view of the core and of the elongate application element, on their own, showing a variant embodiment
• Figure 11 shows an example of the use of the applicator according to the invention.
• Figure 1 shows a packaging and application device 1 produced in accordance with the invention, comprising an applicator 2 and an associated container 3 containing a product P to be applied to the eyelashes and/or eyelids, for example mascara or a care product.
• a product P to be applied to the eyelashes and/or eyelids, for example mascara or a care product.
• the container 3 comprises, in the example in question, a threaded neck 4 and the applicator 2 comprises a closure cap 5 designed to be fixed on the neck 4 so as to close the container 3 in a sealed manner when it is not in use, the closure cap 5 also forming a gripping member for the applicator 2.
• the applicator 2 comprises a stem 7 of longitudinal axis Y, which is attached at its upper end to the closure cap 5 and at its lower end to an applicator member 8.
• the latter comprises a core 10 that carries spikes 18 that extend from the core 10.
• the container 3 also comprises a wiping member 6, for example inserted into the neck 4.
• This wiping member 6, which may be any wiping member, comprises, in the example in question, a lip designed to wipe the stem 7 and the applicator member 8 when the applicator 2 is withdrawn from the container 3.
• the lip defines a wiping orifice 6a having a diameter adapted to that of the stem.
• the stem 7 has a circular cross section, but if the stem 7 has some other section, this does not depart from the scope of the present invention, it then being possible to fix the cap 5 on the container 3 in some other way than by screwing, if necessary.
• the wiping member 6 is adapted to the shape of the stem 7 and to that of the applicator member 8, if appropriate.
• the longitudinal axis Y of the stem 7 is rectilinear and coincident with the longitudinal axis of the container 3 when the applicator 2 is in place thereon, but if the stem 7 is not rectilinear, forming for example an elbow, this does not depart from the scope of the present invention.
• the stem 7 may comprise an annular narrowing at its portion that is positioned opposite the lip of the wiping member 6, so as not to mechanically stress the latter unduly during storage.
• the applicator member 8 may be fixed to the stem 7 by any means, and in particular by force-fitting, snap-fastening, adhesive bonding, welding, stapling or crimping, in a corresponding housing provided at the end of the stem 7.
• the applicator member 8 may comprise an end piece 9 for fixing it in a corresponding housing in the stem 7, optionally in an aligned manner.
• a shoulder may be provided between the core 10 and the fixing end piece 9.
• the length 4 of the end piece 9 may be between 6 mm and 9 mm.
• the stem 7 may be inserted into a housing provided in the core 10.
• the core 10 may also be produced in one piece with the stem 7 by being moulded together therewith.
• the core 10 has an elongate shape along a longitudinal axis X, which is rectilinear in the example described.
• the core 10 may have a circular cross section along the majority of its length.
• the longitudinal axis X may be central, as illustrated.
• Other cross-sectional shapes are possible, however.
• the core 10 has a hexagonal cross section.
• the core 10 comprises a nose 16 at its distal end 12, which is a portion of a sphere in the example described, but may have some other shape.
• the nose 16 of the core 10 comprises three cutouts 16a in the example in question.
• the nose 16 of the core 10 has a largest cross section larger than the largest cross section of the core 10 elsewhere, the largest cross section S favor of the nose 16 being for example between 2.6 mm and 3.3 mm, and the largest cross section S a of the core 10 elsewhere being for example between 2 mm and 3 mm.
• the visible length H of the applicator member 8 may be between 22 mm and 30 mm, and is around 26 mm in the example illustrated.
• the applicator member 8 comprises a number of longitudinal rows of spikes 18 that extend along the longitudinal axis X of the core 10. In the example described, the applicator member 8 comprises five longitudinal rows of spikes 18.
• the spikes 18 each extend from the core 10 along an elongation axis W perpendicular to the surface of the core at the point at which the spike 18 is attached to the core 10.
• the elongation axis W of the spikes 18 forms an angle other than 90° with the surface of the core 10 at the point at which the spikes are attached to the core.
• the height of the spikes 18 may decrease towards the distal end 12 of the core 10, as can be seen in Figure 2, so as to make it easier to insert into the container 3.
• the height of the spikes 18 may also decrease towards the stem 7, so as to make it easier for the applicator member 8 to pass the wiping member 6 while the applicator 2 is being withdrawn from the container 3.
• the height of the spikes 18 is for example between 0.2 mm and 5 mm.
• the thickness e p of the spikes 18, measured at their base, is for example between 0.2 mm and 1.2 mm.
• the spikes 18 may have various shapes. In the example in question, the spikes 18 have a conical shape. However, the invention is not limited to one particular shape of spikes.
• the spikes end with a rounded free end having a radius of curvature R p of between for example 0.07 mm and 0.16 mm, for example equal to 0.1 mm.
• the offset E p between a spike 18 in one longitudinal row and the adjacent spike in the next longitudinal row, measured between the elongation axes of the spikes, may be between 0.5 mm and 1.1 mm, for example comprise to 0.8 mm.
• the applicator member 8 may have between 30 and 200 spikes, for example around 80 spikes.
• the wiping member 6 may be made of elastomer.
• the wiping member 6 may comprise a wiping orifice 6a with a circular shape, optionally with slots.
• the diameter of the wiping orifice 6a of the wiping member 6 is for example between 3 and 5.5 mm, for example around 4.5 mm or 5 mm.
• the wiping member 6 may optionally have undulations, allowing the wiping orifice to widen more easily when the applicator member 8 passes through.
• the wiping orifice may thus be defined by an undulating wiping lip that has a radially inner free edge that defines the wiping orifice 6a.
• the wiping member 6 may have between 3 and 12 undulations, for example.
• the wiping lip may extend generally in the form of a cone converging in the direction of the bottom of the container 3, having a generatrix that forms an angle with the longitudinal axis of the container 3.
• the diameter of the wiping orifice 6a increases for example from 4 mm to 5.5 mm without excessive deformation of the wiping member 6, as the applicator member 8 passes through, by deployment of the undulations.
• the wiping member may also be adjustable, if appropriate.
• the wiping member may for example be as described in the patent applications or patents US 2005/0028834, US 2005/0175394, US 2004/0258453, US 6 375 374, US 6 328 495, US 7 455 468.
• the stem 7, to which the applicator member 8 is fixed, may be at least partially, and in particular completely, flexible, in particular in the vicinity of the applicator member.
• the applicator member 8 comprises an application element 13 that is elongate along the longitudinal axis X of the core 10, is in the form of a fin and extends along less than half the length of the core 10.
• the application element 13 is flattened along a median plane P containing the longitudinal axis X of the core 10 or parallel to a plane containing the longitudinal axis of the core.
• the applicator member 8 comprises no spikes 18 that project orthogonally over the elongate application element 13.
• the spikes 18 are oriented on one side and the elongate element 13 on the other.
• the elongate application element 13 is offset with respect to the longitudinal axis X of the core 10, the distance d between the plane P and a parallel plane containing the longitudinal axis X of the core 10 being non-zero.
• one spike 18 projects orthogonally over the elongate application element 13 such that the top S of the elongate application element 13 forms a point farther away from the longitudinal axis X of the core 10 than the projection of the free end 18a of said spike 18.
• the distance D e between the top S and the longitudinal axis X of the core 10 is thus greater than the distance D p between the end of the orthogonal projection of the spike 18 over the elongate application element 13 and the longitudinal axis X of the core 10, these distances being measured perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis X of the core 10 and perpendicularly to the direction of projection.
• the height h 0 of the orthogonal projection of the spike 18 over the plane P above the core is less than half the maximum height h n of the elongate application element 13.
• the maximum height h n of the elongate application element 13 is greater than the greatest height h p of the spikes 18 along the portion 10a of the core 10 that carries the elongate application element 13.
• the ratio h n /h p between the height h n of the elongate application element 13 and the greatest height of the spikes h p is for example between 0.5 and 1.5.
• the height of the elongate application element 13 increases from its distal end 14 to the top S before decreasing to its proximal end 15.
• the height of the elongate application element 13 is constant along its entire length.
• the maximum height h n of the elongate application element 13 is for example between 2 mm and 5 mm.
• the height of the elongate application element 13 at its distal end 14 is non-zero.
• the height of the elongate application element 13 at its distal end 14 is zero.
• top S of the elongate application element 13 is a single point.
• the thickness e n of the elongate application element 13 can decrease in the direction of its free edge 13a. As shown in Figure 5, the thickness ehyroid of the elongate application element 13 can increase in the direction of its distal end 14 and decrease in the direction of its proximal end 15.
• the maximum thickness of the elongate application element 13 is for example between 0.4 mm and 1 mm, for example equal to 0.6 mm.
• the elongate application element 13 is higher than it is thick, being for example between 4 and 7 times higher than it is thick.
• the length / admir of the elongate application element 13 may be between 10 mm and 14 mm, for example equal to around 11 mm.
• the elongate application element 13 is closer to the distal end 12 of the core 10 than to its proximal end 11.
• the distal end 14 of the elongate application element 13 is away from the distal end 12 of the core 10, for example by a distance da equal to around 0.5 mm.
• the elongate application element 13 extends around the nose 16 of the core 10 on the plane P.
• the elongate application element 13 thus has for example a rounded portion at its distal end 14, preferably with the same thickness as the rest of the elongate application element 13, extending around the nose 16 of the core 10 on the plane P.
• the elongate application element 13 extends longitudinally beyond the distal end 12 of the core 10 over a distance d en , measured along the longitudinal axis X of the core 10, which is non-zero, for example between 0.1 mm and 0.5 mm.
• the elongate application element 13 advantageously has rounded portions at its distal end 14 and proximal end 15, and thus does not have right angles at its ends.
• the elongate application element 13 may be flocked.
• the elongate application element 13 is solid.
• the elongate application element 13 has the shape of an arch, consisting of an arched and hollow element.
• the free ends of the spikes 18 of the applicator member 8 and the free edge of the elongate application element 13 define an envelope surface of the applicator member 8, which has a cross section that varies along a part of the length of the applicator member 8.
• the envelope surface may have a largest cross section of between 8 mm and 11 mm, corresponding for example to a diameter D s of around 9 mm, as shown in Figure 3.
• the spikes 18 and the elongate application element 13 are made, in the examples in question, in one piece with the core 10 by moulding thermoplastic material.
• thermoplastic material which is or is not relatively rigid
• SEBS SEBS
• silicone silicone
• latex a material having improved slip
• butyl EPDM
• EPDM a nitrile
• thermoplastic elastomer a polyester elastomer
• polyamide elastomer a polyethylene elastomer or a vinyl elastomer
• polyolefin such as PE or PP, PVC, EVA, PS, SEBS, SIS, PET, POM, PU, SAM, PA or PMMA.
• a ceramic for example based on alumina
• a resin for example of the urea-formaldehyde type
• a material containing graphite as filler. It is possible in particular to use the materials known under the trade names Teflon ® , Hytrel ® , Cariflex ® , Alixine ® , Santoprene ® , Pebax ® and Pollobas ® , this list not being limiting.
• the user unscrews the closure cap 5 and withdraws the applicator member 8 from the container 3.
• the applicator member 8 may comprise any bactericidal agent such as silver salts, copper salts, preservatives and at least one preservative for the product P.
• the core 10 and/or the spikes 18 and/or the elongate application element 13 may furthermore comprise particles, for example a filler, in particular a compound which is magnetic, bacteriostatic or absorbs moisture, or else a compound intended to produce roughness.

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