JP2017020156A - Device for distributing artificial eyelash comprising element for holding eyelash - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for distributing an artificial eyelash comprising a holding element and a housing.SOLUTION: The invention relates to a device 1 for distributing an artificial eyelash, comprising a holding element 123 and a housing 10. The housing 10 comprises a distribution opening 11 which allows the artificial eyelash 41 to protrude to an outside of the housing 10. The holding element 123 comprises a flexible material and is disposed on an area of the distribution opening 11 so as to facilitate holding of the eyelash 41.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to the technical field of artificial eyelash dispensers. The invention particularly relates to a device for dispensing artificial eyelashes comprising an element for holding the eyelashes.

  Artificial eyelash dispensers are known that include a housing and a moving mechanism that allows the artificial eyelashes to be ejected through a dispensing opening in the housing. Some of these dispensers have walls that can be clamped together like tweezers. By clamping in this way, it becomes possible to hold the eyelashes, and when using artificial eyelashes, the device can be easily used.

  During such clamping, the eyelashes may be held in an inadequate manner or in an inappropriate position and / or orientation for applying these artificial eyelashes. Accordingly, there is a need to improve these devices for dispensing artificial eyelashes. One of the objects of the present invention is to propose such an improvement.

  Accordingly, the present invention is an apparatus for dispensing artificial eyelashes comprising a holding element and a housing, said housing comprising a dispensing opening that allows the artificial eyelashes to be brought out into the outer space of the housing, The retaining element proposes a device that includes a flexible material and is designed to be placed in the region of the dispensing opening so as to facilitate retaining the eyelashes.

  In this way, the flexible material making the retaining element makes it easier to retain the eyelashes while preventing any degradation or deformation of the artificial eyelashes. Thus, the comfort and ease of use of the device is improved.

According to different embodiments that can be taken together or separately,
-The walls of the housing located on either side of the dispensing opening are designed so that they can be clamped together in tweezers so as to hold one or more of the eyelashes between the walls;
-At least one of the walls comprises said retaining element, said retaining element being intended to contact said eyelashes while clamping said walls together;
The retaining element is positioned at the free end of the wall;
The holding element is a piece of material;
The retaining element comprises an elastically deformable material;
The retaining element comprises a spongy material;
The housing and the holding element are made of different materials;
The device comprises a moving mechanism that can be actuated to send artificial eyelashes to the exterior space of the housing;
The device comprises a transport strip to which the artificial eyelashes are fixed;

  Other features, objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description, given purely by way of illustration and non-limiting example, which should be read with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a front view of an apparatus for dispensing artificial eyelashes according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the apparatus of FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of a device for dispensing artificial eyelashes according to another embodiment of the present invention, showing the device tweezers in a closed position. FIG. 4 is a front view of the device of FIG. 3 showing a state in which the tweezers of the device are in an open position.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention relates to an apparatus for dispensing artificial eyelashes.

  The apparatus 1 comprises a housing 10, which is preferably polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene. -Made of plastic materials such as terephthalate copolymer (PETG), Surlyn (registered trademark) resin or polyoxymethylene (POM). The housing may be made of metal such as aluminum or Zamak.

  The housing 10 may be opaque or, in contrast, the elements it contains are specifically visible at least in part according to one embodiment detailed below. It may be transparent.

  According to one embodiment, the housing 10 is comprised of a peripheral contour 350 and two side walls 310, 320 that delimit the interior of the housing 10. The peripheral contour 350 joins two side walls 310, 320, and the two side walls 310, 320 are substantially planar, have the same shape, and are parallel to each other. One of the side walls called the base 310 and the peripheral contour 350 are advantageously made of a kind of material, and the peripheral contour 350 is arranged along the edge of the base 310. The other side wall, referred to as cover 320, can be used as a cover for the remainder of housing 10.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the housing 10 includes a dispensing opening 11 through which the eyelashes 41 exit for use individually. Said device is actuated to move the strip 30 to send the eyelashes 41 towards the dispensing opening 11 inside the housing 10, with the eyelashes 41 being fixed, shown in dotted lines. It also has a moving mechanism capable of Thus, the device is designed to facilitate the artificial eyelashes 41 exiting the dispensing opening 11 as a result of the movement of the strip 30.

  On the strip 30, it is preferred if the eyelashes are grouped together in the form of an eyelash unit 40, which can be seen in FIG.

  The unit is preferably secured to the strip 30 by means of an adhesive coating on the strip, which has suitable properties to allow it to be separated from the dispensing unit 40 without damaging the eyelashes 41. .

  Each eyelash unit 40 may comprise an edge portion of the eyelash 41 and a coupling strip 42. The eyelashes are connected to each other by a bonding strip 42 at one end, preferably at the base, and the other end is not fixed.

  Artificial eyelashes 41 and bonding strips 42 are made from synthetic fibers typically made of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and PVC and are firmly bonded to bonding strips 42 by any known method. For example, the artificial eyelashes 41 may be adhered to the bonding strip, or may be formed integrally with the bonding strip. The artificial eyelashes may also be sewn to the bonding strip or welded to the bonding strip.

  It is advantageous if the strip 30 has a plurality of separate adhesive areas, which are covered, for example, by an adhesive coating and the rest of the strip is not adhesive.

  It is advantageous if the dispensing unit 40 is glued to said area in the lengthwise direction in the middle region of the eyelashes so that neither the end of the eyelash nor the binding strip is glued, the artificial eyelashes in this case being natural. It has a unique curvature like eyelashes. For example, if the eyelashes have a length of 10 mm, the eyelash unit can be glued to a 5 mm strip centered at half the length of the eyelashes.

  This has several advantages. Once the eyelashes are in place on the user, the ends of the eyelashes are held separately from each other so that the appearance of the eyelashes is not compromised. Adhesive residue on the eyelash unit is reduced by applying the adhesive completely to the eyelashes, specifically, each free eyelash end does not adhere to the adjacent eyelashes. Therefore, the aesthetics of the eyelash unit are maintained.

  Finally, the eyelashes are held on the strip in the middle of its length so that the end of the eyelashes protrudes from the other end when the eyelashes are secured to the strip at one end Never do.

  In other words, if the eyelash unit is bonded to the strip 30 in the region of the connecting strip, there is a reduced height H between the end of the unit eyelash and the strip 30 with respect to the same height H ′. Exist.

  As a result, when the eyelashes are moved in the dispenser, the ends of the eyelashes do not come into contact with the wall of the housing 10, and thus the eyelashes can be moved freely in the dispenser.

  The eyelash unit 40 is preferably fixed to the transport strip 30 so that the eyelashes are oriented parallel to the longitudinal direction of the transport strip 30, in which case the coupling strip 42 traverses the said direction. In a variant, the eyelashes may be oriented in the transverse direction, specifically orthogonal.

  Moreover, it is preferred that the eyelash units 40 be regularly distributed on the transport strip 30 such that they are spaced apart between two successive units. Typically, this spacing can be between 5 mm and 20 mm.

  Typically, the eyelashes 41 have a length L of 8 mm to 15 mm and are preferably equal to 10 mm.

  Regarding the eyelash units 40, they have a width w of 3 mm to 10 mm and are preferably between 4 mm and 5 mm. This width is narrower than the conventional eyelash unit. Therefore, in order to cover the entire width of the user's eyelid, it is necessary to attach a plurality of eyelash units 40 to the eyelid.

  In the case of eyelashes oriented parallel to the strip 30, the width w of the eyelash unit 40 is reduced, thereby reducing the width of the transport strip 30 to which the unit is secured and consequently reducing the volume occupied by the dispensing device 1. It becomes possible.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the moving mechanism includes a reel 20 attached so as to be able to rotate with respect to the housing 10. The first longitudinal end of the transport strip 30 is fixed to the reel, and the strip portion 31 to which the artificial eyelash unit to be dispensed is fixed is wound around the reel. Thus, the reel 20 can be arranged upstream of the dispensing opening 11 and further form the starting point of the strip path.

  The portion 31 of the strip wound around the reel forms a storage part of the eyelash unit 40. More specifically, the size of the device 1 may make it possible to wind several meters of transport strips 30, for example between 0.5 and 2 meters, so that from 20 units to 180 units. It becomes possible to store the artificial eyelashes of the unit. This allows the user to have artificial eyelashes equivalent to about 10 to 30 days.

  The length of the strip wound on the reel, and the diameter of its circular cross section, must be configured so that the radius of curvature of the eyelashes is not significantly impaired when distributed by winding the strip on the reel. For example, if the diameter of the circular cross section of the reel is too small, the eyelashes located on the portion of the strip closest to the outer surface of the reel will have a radius of curvature that is too large.

  Thus, the diameter of the circular cross section of the reel is between 5 mm and 12 mm.

  Furthermore, by winding the strip, a cylinder is formed around the reel, and the diameter of the cylinder gradually increases with the length of the wound strip. If the length of the wound strip is too long, the diameter of the cylinder formed in this way will be large and the radius of curvature of the eyelashes fixed to the strip at the outer periphery of the winding will be too small.

  The strip wrap length described above takes this effect into account. The diameter of the cross section of the cylinder formed by the strip wound on the reel can be at most 30 mm. Thus, the dispensing device 1 can store a significant number of artificial eyelash units, unlike conventional housings, by winding the strip around the reel, and store them in a very compact manner. .

  The reel 20 takes the form of a cylinder having a circular cross section, and this cylinder is capable of rotating around its rotation axis and has a length equal to or greater than the width of the transport strip 30. This allows the transport strip 30 to lean against the outer surface of the cylinder 20.

  The reel may be made of the same material as the housing 10.

  The transport system of the transport strip 30 further includes a spool 21 that is mounted to be rotatable relative to the housing 10. The spool 21 is positioned downstream of the dispensing opening 11 on the strip path.

  The second longitudinal end of the transport strip 30 that is not fixed to the reel is fixed to the spool 21 and the portion 33 of the strip from which the eyelash unit has been removed is wound around the spool.

  In a manner similar to the reel 20, the spool 21 takes the form of a cylinder having a circular cross section, which can be rotated about its axis of rotation and can move around the width of the transport strip 30. It has the above length. This allows the transport strip 30 to lean against the outer surface of the spool 21.

  The spool 21 may be made of the same material as the housing 10.

  The reel 20 and / or the spool 21 can be provided with a lateral flange that allows the strip 30 to be guided.

  The hinge pins 360 and 361 of the reel 20 and the spool 21 respectively protrude from the base 310. Specifically, the reel 20 and the spool 21 are attached to the inside of the housing 10 so as to be able to rotate around their respective hinge pins.

  The intermediate portion 32 of the transport strip 30 located between the portion 31 wound around the reel 20 and the portion 33 wound around the spool 21 moves to approach the dispensing opening 11.

  The part 32 rests on a return element 24, in this case in the form of the end of a collar 25 for guiding the strip 30. Said return element 24 is arranged close to the dispensing opening 11, i.e. away from the dispensing opening by a distance shorter than the length of the eyelashes. In FIG. 2, a single eyelash unit is shown so as not to be unnecessarily complicated.

  The transport strip 30 is held by the return element and moves around the element while changing the direction of its path between the reel 20 and the spool 21.

  The position of the return element 24 and its diameter is such that the eyelash unit 40 is partly separated from the transport strip 30 and moves from the device 1 through the dispensing opening while the transport strip 30 moves around the element 24. Configured to be issued.

  For example, the direction of the transport strip upstream of the return element and the direction of the transport strip downstream of the return element are selected to facilitate this separation.

  The radius of the return element 24 is selected such that its outer surface has a radius of curvature between 0.5 mm and 40 mm, so that when the strip moves around the return element while resting on the outer surface, The strip will have the same radius of curvature.

  Furthermore, the eyelash unit 40 is arranged on the strip such that when the strip moves around the return element 24, the natural curvature of the eyelashes is exactly opposite to the curvature used in the transport strip 30.

  Thus, when the strip reaches the return element and changes direction by pivoting about the element, the end of the unit 40 located downstream separates from the strip 30 and passes through the dispensing opening 11. To be issued.

  If the dispensing unit 40 is arranged on the carrier strip such that the binding strip 42 of the eyelashes 41 is initially fed towards the dispensing opening while the carrier strip moves towards the dispensing opening. preferable.

  As a result, it is the coupling strip 42 that is separated from the transport strip 30 and exits the device through the dispensing opening 11. In contrast, the free ends of the eyelashes remain adhered to the strip.

  When the strip is in this position, the user can apply adhesive to the bonding strip 42 before manually removing the unit from the device 1. During this stage of applying the adhesive, the unit 40 is therefore held on the transport strip 30 by the free ends of the eyelashes and the user does not have to hold the eyelashes by hand. As a result, the risk of damaging the artificial eyelashes is reduced when applying the adhesive.

  Furthermore, the edge of the dispensing opening 11 provided in the housing 10 is described in detail below to facilitate handling the eyelash unit 40 for the purpose of placing the eyelashes by applying an adhesive to the eyelashes. It is preferable if it is in the form of tweezers.

  Furthermore, the position of the reel 20 with respect to the distribution opening 11 is such that the eyelash unit 40 arranged on one eye or both eyes has the same curvature so that it can be transported between the reel 20 and the distribution opening 11. The length of the strip 30 may be defined in a non-limiting manner to include a sufficient number of eyelash units 40 to cover the same eye or both eyes.

As a non-limiting example, the following parameters are considered:
-On the transport strip 30 there is a 5 mm gap between two consecutive eyelash units 40;
The eyelash unit 40 has a width w of 5 mm, so that three artificial eyelash units are required to cover one eyelid;
The eyelashes have a length L equal to 10 mm.

  In this case, the part of the transport strip 30 held between the reel and the dispensing opening 11 comprises a sufficient number of eyelash units 40 for both eyes, ie six eyelash units, so that the reel and the return element The distance between and should be 90 mm or more. This distance is reduced to 45 mm so that the portion of the transport strip 30 has a sufficient number of eyelash units for a single eye.

  In operation, the portion of the transport strip 30 located downstream of the return element 24 no longer supports the eyelash unit because the unit has been removed through the dispensing opening. The part of the carrying strip is fed to the spool 21.

  In this case, the mechanism for moving the transport strip 30 further comprises means 23 for moving and rotating the spool 21, enabling the transport strip 30 to be wound around the spool 21, and the transport strip 30 being spooled. Wrap around 21 and move the transport strip 30 to dispense the eyelashes 41 as described above.

  It is advantageous if the housing 10 comprises an opening 12 and the actuating means 23 comprises an adjustment wheel that can be actuated through the opening 12.

  The device is designed to move the transport strip 30 to distribute the eyelashes 41 by manually actuating the adjustment wheel 23 in one direction from the opposing portion 100 of the housing 10 towards the distribution opening 11. In other words, in FIG. 2 where the dispensing opening 11 is located on the left side, the adjustment wheel 23 must be actuated in a clockwise direction in order to be able to rewind the strip 30. Therefore, the rewinding is performed as a result of a movement corresponding to the movement of pushing the eyelashes, which is intuitively recognized by the user.

  The adjustment wheel 23 may comprise a knurled wheel that projects from the housing 10 through the opening 12. The spool 21 is coaxial with the adjusting wheel 23, for example, and is firmly coupled thereto. In this way, the strip 30 can be moved forward by rotating the adjustment wheel.

  It is advantageous if the knurled wheel of the adjusting wheel 23 has an outer peripheral surface provided with ridges. The circumferential surface is intended to be manipulated by the user in order to activate the adjustment wheel 23. As mentioned above, the knurled wheel is arranged to protrude from the housing 10 through the opening 11, particularly when the tweezers are open. As a result, the user can advance the eyelashes 41 toward the distribution opening 11 by operating the adjustment wheel 23.

  More specifically, by rotating the adjusting wheel 23, the spool 21 rotates and the transport strip 30 is wound around the spool. By being wound in this way, the part of the transport strip 30 extending between the reel 20 and the spool 21 is moved, and as a result, the eyelash unit 40 is fed towards the distribution opening and the area of the distribution opening described above. Is accompanied by the phenomenon of separating the eyelashes. This movement unwinds the transport strip from the reel 20.

  It is further possible to provide a mechanism for locking the adjustment wheel 23 in one rotation direction so that the user cannot rotate the wheel in the direction to rewind the spool 21.

  The apparatus can further comprise a rotating bearing 106 for guiding the strip. The bearing 106 can freely rotate, for example, about a finger-like portion that is firmly connected, specifically, formed on the base portion 310.

  As already mentioned, the housing walls 120, 122 located on either side of the dispensing opening 11 are interlaced like tweezers to hold one or more of the eyelashes 41 between the walls 120, 122. It can be designed to be clamped to.

  One of the walls 120 is fixed and the other 122, which is considered the movable arm of the tweezers, is hinged in a manner that can pivot about the pin 125, specifically relative to the rest of the housing 10. Are combined.

  In this case, the fixed wall 120 is formed by a portion of the peripheral contour 350, and the movable arm 122 is positioned at the opening of the housing 10 that is positioned at the portion of the peripheral contour 350 facing the fixed wall 120. In other words, the fixed wall 120 and the movable arm 122 are substantially opposed to each other. In other words, in order to fix the eyelashes 41 in place, the user operates the movable arm 122 to press the eyelashes against the stationary wall 120.

  Each of the stationary wall 120 and the movable wall 122 has a distal end. The distal ends of the walls oppose each other in the region of the dispensing opening 11.

  According to one aspect of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4, the movable arm 122 improves retention and clamping of the eyelashes 41 at its distal end. In addition, a holding element 123 is provided which allows the plane to come into contact with each other on the stationary wall 120.

  The holding element 123 is intended to contact the eyelashes 41 while clamping the walls 120, 122 to each other. Specifically, the holding element 123 is designed to contact the eyelashes 41 when the movable arm 122 and the stationary wall 120 are clamped together.

  Advantageously, the holding element 123 is a strip made of a material that extends perpendicular to the direction in which the eyelashes 41 exit through the dispensing opening 11.

  Alternatively, in one embodiment not shown in the drawings, the holding element 123 may be disposed at its free end under the stationary wall 120 rather than on the movable arm 122. In other words, the stationary wall 120 may include the holding element 123. Advantageously, in this embodiment, the holding element 123 can be arranged in contact with the stationary wall 120 in the region of the dispensing opening 11 so as to face the distal end of the movable arm 122.

  Additionally or alternatively, in one embodiment not shown in the drawings, the dispensing device 1 comprises two holding elements 123 and each of the stationary wall 120 and the movable wall 122 comprises one of the two holding elements 123. .

  According to the invention, the holding element 123 is made of a flexible material, and the flexibility of the material makes it easier to hold the eyelashes 41. In other words, the holding element 123 is a compressible or elastically deformable material. The holding element 123 is made, for example, in a non-limiting manner, from a sponge-type material, in particular a sponge. Alternatively, the retaining element 123 may be made of rubber or latex, or some other material that has similar properties with respect to flexibility and elasticity.

  Advantageously, the holding element 123 and the housing 10 are separate elements. Specifically, the holding element 123 and the housing 10 are made of materials having different characteristics. Specifically, the holding element 123 and the housing 10 may be different from each other with respect to their flexibility. It is advantageous if the material making the holding element 123 is more flexible than the material making the housing 10.

  The holding element 123 can be firmly connected to the housing 10, specifically to the movable arm 122, by adhesiveness. Advantageously, the holding element 123 is arranged at the free end of the movable arm 122 so as to protrude from and / or out of the extension of the movable arm 122.

  Alternatively, the holding element 123 may be overmolded on the housing 10. Further alternatively, the retaining element 123 may be securely coupled to the movable arm 122 or stationary wall 120 using a snap-on coupling and / or with some other suitable securing means.

  The holding element 123 is in the form of a lip and acts as a flat edge intended to hold the lip, ie the eyelashes 41, by pressing the eyelashes against the other of the two walls 120, 122. Note that it may be advantageous.

  More generally, the holding element 123 is designed to be arranged in the region of the dispensing opening 11 with a flexible material so as to facilitate holding the eyelashes 41.

  It is further noted that the holding element 123 makes it possible to improve the alignment of the artificial eyelashes 41 with respect to each other and / or the direction in which the eyelashes 41 are ejected through the dispensing opening 11.

  As shown in FIG. 3, it is advantageous if the movable arm 122 can be designed to prevent the eyelashes 41 from being fed toward the dispensing opening 11 when the tweezers are closed. For this reason, when the movable arm 122 is in the closed position, the portion of the movable arm 122 positioned between the pin 125 and the lug 130 can be designed to hide the side of the knurled wheel. Accordingly, the side portion of the knurled wheel and the portion of the movable arm 122 are opposed to each other. In this design, the knurled wheel ridge used to handle is inaccessible in this case, and therefore the adjustment wheel 23 is difficult to operate.

  In other words, in the closed position, the movable arm 122 laterally covers the side of the adjustment wheel 23 so that the knurled wheel no longer protrudes from the housing 10. Therefore, it is difficult for the user to handle the knurled wheel 23. Specifically, handling of the outer peripheral surface in the region where the ridges of the knurled wheel are located is impaired by the fact that the movable arm 122 is in the immediate vicinity.

  Conversely, as shown in FIG. 4, in the open position, the same portion of the movable arm 122 is retracted into the housing 10.

  Thus, the movable arm 122 is designed to prevent the eyelashes 41 from being fed toward the distribution opening 11 by handling the adjustment wheel 23 in the closed position.

  In order to allow the movable arm 122 to be hinged, the device comprises, for example, a hinge pin that is firmly connected to the housing.

  The apparatus may further comprise a spring plate 126 that exerts a force on the movable arm 122 to hold the movable arm 122 in the open position of the tweezers. The spring plate 126 exerts its force on the portion of the movable arm 122 located, for example, between its pivot pin 125 and its distal end.

  The movable arm 122 may be further designed to be held on the housing 10 using a snap-fit connection in the closed position of the tweezers. In this case, the movable arm 122 is provided with one or more flexible lugs 130 for this purpose, which flexible lugs are intended to cooperate with a complementary shape 132 that is firmly coupled to the housing 10. The The flexible lug is positioned at one end of the movable arm 122 facing the end on which the spring plate acts. In order to release the tweezers so that the tweezers can return to the open position, the user acts on the movable arm 122 on the portion of the movable arm located between the hinge pin 125 and the flexible lug 130. Effect.

  The housing 10 may include a stopper 170 for disposing the flexible lug 130 in the open position of the tweezers. The arrangement stop may comprise a portion, specifically the end of the guide collar 25 facing the end located adjacent to the dispensing opening 11.

  The spool 21 is located in the housing 10 between its pivot pin 125 and the distal end 123, i.e. the end having the flexible snap lug 130 in this case and the opposite end. It can be positioned on the right side of the movable arm 122 portion.

  The movable arm 122 may further include a handling protrusion 134 for moving from the open position to the closed position. In this case, the protrusion is formed between the pivot pin 125 of the movable arm and the distal end 123 thereof, specifically, the operation region of the pivot pin 125 of the movable arm and the spring plate 126. Positioned between.

  As noted above, the movement of the tweezers from the closed position to the open position is caused by the user acting on the portion of the movable arm 122 located between the pin 125 and the flexible tab 130. I want to be. The reverse rotation of the movable arm 122 from the open position to the closed position is itself caused by the user acting on the portion of the movable arm 122 located between the pin 125 and the holding element 123.

  The transport strip 30 may alternatively be a thread.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Apparatus 10 Housing 11 Distribution opening 12 Opening 20 Reel, cylinder 21 Spool 23 Actuating means, Adjustment wheel 24 Return element 25 Guide collar 30 Transport strip 31 Part 32 Middle part 33 Part 40 Eyelash unit 41 (Artificial) eyelash 42 Binding strip DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Opposite part 106 Bearing 120 Wall, fixed wall 122 Wall, movable arm 123 Holding element, Distal end 125 Pivot pin 126 Spring plate 130 Lug 132 Complementary shape 134 Handling protrusion 170 Stop part 310 Side wall, base 320 Side wall, cover 350 Peripheral outline 360 Hinge pin 361 Hinge pin H Height H 'Height L Length w Width

Claims (10)

  A device (1) for dispensing artificial eyelashes (41) comprising a holding element (123) and a housing (10), said housing (10) comprising artificial eyelashes (41) in said housing (10) A dispensing opening (11) that allows it to exit into the external space of the device, wherein the retaining element (123) comprises a flexible material so as to facilitate retaining the eyelashes (41), Device (1), designed to be arranged in the region of the dispensing opening (11).   Walls (120, 122) of the housing (10) located on both sides of the dispensing opening (11) hold one or more of the eyelashes (41) between the walls (120, 122). The device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the device (1) is designed to be clamped together in a tweezer manner.   At least one of the walls (120, 122) comprises the retaining element (123), and the retaining element (123) contacts the eyelashes (41) while clamping the walls (120, 122) together. Device (1) according to claim 2, which is intended to do.   The device (1) according to claim 3, wherein the retaining element (123) is positioned at a free end of the wall (120, 122).   Device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the retaining element (123) is a piece of material.   Device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the retaining element (123) comprises an elastically deformable material.   The device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the retaining element (123) comprises a spongy material.   The device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the housing (10) and the retaining element (123) are made from different materials.   The device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a moving mechanism that can be actuated to cause the artificial eyelashes (41) to be delivered to the external space of the housing (10).   Device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a transport strip (30) to which the artificial eyelashes (41) are fixed.