JP2011004804A - Mascara applicator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a user-friendly mascara applicator capable of sufficiently applying mascara liquid not only to the inner and outer corners of the eye but also to the sparse, short and fine lower-eyelashes and further minutely adjusting the application after it.SOLUTION: The mascara applicator includes comb parts consisting of a plurality of protrusive pieces disposed on and near a front end of a shaft, wherein the mascara applicator includes a first comb part consisting of the protrusive pieces disposed on one side near the front end of the shaft in a longitudinal direction of the shaft, a second comb part consisting of the protrusive pieces with a disposition length shorter than that of the first comb part and disposed on a side of the shaft just at the back of the side on which the first comb part is provided, and a front-end comb part consisting of the protrusive pieces disposed on the front end of the shaft in an extensional line of the first and second comb parts.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mascara applicator provided with a comb portion at the tip of a shaft portion and in the vicinity of the tip.

  Makeup with a mascara applicator is a task that requires a delicate finish, and in particular, sufficient mascara solution and fine adjustment after application, even for sparse, delicate lower eyelashes in addition to the vicinity of the eyes and corners of the eyes. Is an important factor in determining the makeup.

  Therefore, in order to make it easier to apply sufficient mascara liquid and make fine adjustments after application, a mascara applicator with grooves and comb teeth protruding in parallel in the axial direction, and a flocking brush with electrostatic flocking at the tip A mascara applicator provided with a portion has been proposed (Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  However, a mascara applicator provided with concave grooves and comb teeth on both sides of the application part as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is easy to use when applying a certain amount of width on average without unevenness. Familiarity and tips were necessary to fine-tune fine parts such as the corners of the eyes.

  Further, as in Patent Document 2, the one having a flocking brush portion in which a fiber pile is electrostatically flocked at the tip has a volume, so that the flocking brush portion itself has a volume, which is sufficient for a sparse, short and delicate lower eyelash. In some cases, it was difficult to apply a simple mascara solution and fine adjustment after application.

JP 2005-319004 A JP2005-87635

  Therefore, the present invention overcomes such drawbacks of conventional mascara applicators, and allows sufficient application of mascara liquid and fine adjustment after application, even for the sparse, delicate lower eyelashes in addition to the vicinity of the eyes and corners of the eyes. It is an object of the present invention to provide an easy-to-use mascara applicator.

  The present invention solves the above-described problem, and is a mascara applicator provided with a comb portion in which a plurality of protruding pieces are arranged near the tip of the shaft and in the vicinity of the tip. A first comb portion in which the protruding pieces are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the shaft portion is provided on the side surface, and the first comb portion is provided on the side surface of the shaft portion that is directly behind the side surface on which the first comb portion is provided. The protrusion is arranged on the extension line of the first comb part and the first part of the nicome part, and the protrusion part is arranged at the tip part of the shaft part. It is a mascara applicator characterized in that it is provided with tip comb portions that are arranged.

  The mascara applicator of the present invention properly uses two comb portions provided on both side surfaces in the vicinity of the tip of the shaft portion and different comb lengths, and a comb portion provided at the tip of the shaft portion depending on the part to be applied. As a result, sufficient mascara application and fine adjustment after application can be easily applied to sparse and delicate lower eyelashes in addition to the vicinity of the eyes and the corners of the eyes. In addition, since it is easy to finely adjust the corners of the eyes, a makeup effect that emphasizes the corners of the eyes can be obtained more easily.

The side view of the mascara applicator which concerns on this invention. The partial enlarged side view of the mascara applicator which concerns on this invention. The partial enlarged front view of the mascara applicator which concerns on this invention. The axial part sectional drawing of the mascara applicator which concerns on this invention. The axial part sectional drawing of the different embodiment of the mascara applicator which concerns on this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the mascara applicator of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

  FIG. 1 is a side view of a mascara applicator according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a shaft portion, 2 is a comb portion, and 3 is a cap base portion. As shown in the figure, the mascara applicator according to the present invention has a comb portion 2 formed at the distal end of the shaft portion 1 and in the vicinity of the distal end, and a cap base portion 3 for attaching a cap to the proximal end side of the shaft portion. Is provided.

  FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view of the comb portion 2 of the mascara applicator according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view. As shown in the figure, the comb portion 2 is formed such that a plurality of protruding pieces 20 are continuously arranged from one side surface of the shaft portion 1 to the opposite side surface through the tip portion. Below, the comb part provided in the side surface of the axial part 1 is demonstrated as the 1st comb part 21 and the 2nd nicom part 22, and the comb part provided in the front-end | tip is the front-end comb part 23.

  The first comb portion 21 is formed on one side surface of the shaft portion 1 such that the protruding pieces 20 are arranged in a comb-teeth shape in the longitudinal direction of the shaft portion. The height of the protruding piece 20 in the first comb portion 21 is constant on the proximal end side of the shaft portion, but gradually decreases in the vicinity of the tip, and is formed so as to continue to the tip comb portion 23 without any step. Further, at the portion where the height of the protruding piece 20 gradually decreases, the shaft portion 1 is also slightly inclined in the same direction as the virtual inclined line obtained by connecting the tips of the protruding pieces 20. Here, the “comb-tooth shape” refers to a state in which a plurality of protruding pieces 20 are erected in parallel with each other from the shaft portion 1.

  The first nicom portion 22 is arranged so that the protruding pieces 20 are arranged in parallel with the protruding pieces 20 of the first comb portion in a comb tooth shape on the side surface of the shaft portion 1 that is directly behind the side surface on which the first comb portion 21 is provided. The length of the array, that is, the length of the array in the axial direction of the projection pieces 20 is shorter than that of the first comb portion 21. The first nicotine portion 22 includes a protruding piece group 221 that gradually increases as the height of the protruding piece 20 goes to the tip side, and a protruding piece group 222 that is maintained at substantially the same height. The portion of the shaft portion 1 where the protruding piece group 222 is provided is formed to be thinner than the portion near the other tip, and thus the protruding piece group 221 and the protruding piece group 222 are continuous without a step at the tip. However, since the protruding piece group 222 is provided on the thin shaft portion of the shaft portion 1, the protruding piece 20 is generally higher than the protruding piece group 221. As described above, in the second nicome portion 22, the projection piece group is formed into two groups of high and low, so that fine adjustment using different lengths of comb teeth according to the individuality of the user's lower eyelash and the like is easy. Become. Furthermore, the thin shaft portion of the shaft portion 1 is slightly inclined in the same direction as the inclination on the first comb portion 21 side, and is finely adjusted using the tip comb portion 23 of the mascara applicator according to the present invention. In addition, the tip part does not directly face the eyes, so that the fear of the tip can be eased.

  The tip comb portion 23 is formed at the tip of the shaft portion 1 so that a plurality of protruding pieces 20 are arranged radially on the extended lines of the first comb portion 21 and the second nicom portion 22. In the tip comb portion 23, the height of the protruding piece 20 is formed so as to gradually increase toward the tip top portion of the shaft portion 1.

  In the present embodiment, the plurality of projecting pieces 20 are arranged in a row at the same interval in each comb portion, but the intervals need not necessarily be the same. Further, as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 4, the protruding piece 20 of the present embodiment is formed in a tongue-like shape, but is not limited to this shape, for example, other than rectangular, triangular, semicircular, trapezoidal, etc. The shape can be selected as appropriate. Further, the protruding pieces 20 are not limited to the plate shape as in the present embodiment, but may be needle-shaped, and in that case, they may be arranged in two rows as shown in FIG. However, it is more preferable to arrange in one row because the degree of freedom of the shape of the protruding piece 20 is high.

  Further, in the mascara applicator according to this embodiment, the groove portion 24 in the circumferential direction of the shaft portion is formed in a portion other than the protruding piece 20 in a portion where the comb portion of the shaft portion 1 is formed. Since the groove portion 24 can store the mascara liquid in the concave portion, a sufficient amount of the mascara liquid can be applied by using the portion where the groove portion 24 is formed when applying the mascara.

  The projection piece 20 of the mascara applicator according to the present invention is not limited as long as it can retain the shape and function as a comb, but synthetic resin such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polystyrene, ABS, rubber, and elastomer. Etc. can be appropriately selected as suitable. The shaft portion 1 and the cap base portion 3 may be formed of different materials and fixed later, but the shaft portion 1 or the shaft portion 1 and the cap base portion 3 may be integrally formed of the same material as the protruding piece 20. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced, and there is a merit in terms of cost, which is preferable.

  An example of the method of using the mascara applicator according to the present invention is as follows. First, the mascara liquid is applied to the eyelashes at the portion where the groove portion 24 of the shaft portion 1 is formed. Then, the first comb portion 21 is used to comb the upper eyelashes, and then the second comb portion 22 is used to adjust the lower eyelashes. At this time, the protruding piece group 221 and the protruding piece group 222 are properly used according to the individuality of the user's lower eyelashes and the like. Finally, the tip comb portion 23 performs application of the eyes and outer corners and fine adjustment of the whole.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ...... Shaft part 2 ... Comb part 3 ...... Cap base 20 ...... Projection piece 21 ...... 1st comb part 22 ...... 1st nicom part 23 ...... Tip comb part 24 ...... Groove part 221 ...... Projection piece group 222 …… Projections

Claims (8)

  A mascara applicator provided with a comb portion in which a plurality of projection pieces are arranged near the tip of the shaft portion and in the vicinity of the tip, and the projection pieces are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the shaft portion on one side surface near the tip of the shaft portion. The first comb portion is formed on the side surface of the shaft portion that is directly behind the side surface on which the first comb portion is provided so that the arrangement length is shorter than that of the first comb portion. A first comb portion formed by arranging protruding pieces, and a tip comb portion formed by arranging the protruding pieces on an extension line of the first comb portion and the first comb portion at a tip portion of the shaft portion. Mascara applicator.   The mascara applicator according to claim 1, wherein the tip comb portion is formed by continuously arranging the protruding pieces on an extension line of the first comb portion and the first nicome portion.   The plurality of protruding pieces are arranged so as to be comb-like in the first comb portion and the second comb portion and radially in the tip comb portion, respectively. Mascara applicator.   The mascara applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a groove portion in the circumferential direction of the shaft portion is formed at a site where at least each of the comb portions of the shaft portion is formed.   The height of the protruding piece of the first comb portion is formed so as to be gradually or stepwise lowered toward the tip end side of the shaft portion. The mascara applicator described in 1.   The mascara applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the plurality of protruding pieces are arranged in a line on the shaft portion.   The mascara applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the protruding piece is formed in a needle shape or a plate shape.   The mascara applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the comb portion and the shaft portion are integrally formed of a synthetic resin.

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