JP4754063B2 - Mascara applicator - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mascara applicator used when applying mascara to eyelashes.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a mascara applicator used when applying mascara to eyelashes, for example, the one shown in FIG. 6 has been widely used. This includes a container main body 1 that contains mascara (liquid), a lid 2 that covers and covers the neck 1a of the container main body 1, and a brush 3 for applying mascara. And in the said brush 3, the base part 4a of the shaft body 4 which supports the bristle 3a is expanded in diameter, and is fixed to the inner side of the cover body 2, and the brush bristle 3a at the tip is inside the container body 1. Soaked in mascara. Reference numeral 5 denotes a rubber sleeve that is fitted inside the neck 1a of the container body 1, and excess mascara can be removed from the brush hair 3a with the mascara by squeezing at this portion. .
[0003]
In use, the lid body 2 is removed from the container body 1, the lid body 2 is gripped, and the brush hair 3 a of the brush 3 attached integrally to the lid body 2 is applied to the eyelashes to be held by the brush hair 3 a. The applied mascara can be applied to the eyelashes.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the above-mentioned mascara applicator has a problem that the bristle 3a is squeezed every time it is used, and therefore easily deforms with time, and when it is deformed, the application to the eyelashes cannot be finished cleanly. Moreover, since the process of attaching the brush bristles 3a to the shaft body 4 is necessary, there is a problem that the manufacturing cost is increased.
[0005]
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, instead of the brush bristles 3a, a groove row 6 aligned in the axial direction is formed on the shaft body 4 ', and a mascara is held in this portion so that it can be applied to the eyelashes. Has already been put to practical use. This has the advantage that it can be manufactured inexpensively and does not deform over time.
[0006]
However, in FIG. 7, since the mascara application part is the groove row 6 directly formed on the rigid shaft body 4 ', the flexibility is low, and when applying mascara along the eyelashes, the bristles 3a Thus, it was found that it was difficult to adjust the amount applied to the eyelashes by adjusting the pressure on the eyelashes. Therefore, development of a new type of mascara applicator that is inexpensive, does not deform even when used for a long time, and can adjust the amount applied to the eyelashes is desired. The actual situation was not put to practical use.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, is inexpensive, does not deform even when used for a long period of time, and applies to the eyelashes in two types, volume type and natural type. An object of the present invention is to provide an excellent mascara applicator.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a container main body that accommodates a mascara, a lid that covers the opening of the container main body, and a shaft that is suspended from the inside of the lid and inserted into the container main body. The shaft body is formed using a hollow body, and a groove having a predetermined dimension is arranged in the axial direction on one side of the shaft body peripheral portion divided into two in the circumferential direction at the tip end portion of the shaft body. applying unit volume is formed, similarly to the other side, natural coating portion a narrow groove having groove width shallower than the groove formed in the coating unit for the volume are arranged in the axial direction is formed, the shaft body side The hollow portion of the volume application portion communicates with the groove of the volume application portion, and does not communicate with the groove of the natural application portion, and the shaft or lid on the side where the volume application portion is formed is provided. , That side is the volume applicator side The first mark is provided, and the second mark indicating that the side is the natural application part side is provided on the shaft body or lid on the side where the natural application part is formed. The mascara applicator is a first gist.
[0009]
Further, the present invention is the above-mentioned mascara applicator, in particular, the depth of the groove formed in the volume application portion is 1/3 to 1/2 of the outer diameter of the shaft body and the groove width is 0.3 to 3 mm. A mascara applicator in which the depth of the groove formed in the natural application portion is 1/20 to 1/4 of the outer diameter of the shaft body and the groove width is set to 0.1 to 2 mm. The second gist is a mascara applicator in which the first mark and the second mark are formed by grooves having different opening shapes, respectively. Of these, a fourth aspect is a mascara applicator in which the shaft body is formed using a hollow body having an outer diameter of 1 to 7 mm and an inner diameter of 0.5 to 6.5 mm.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0011]
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the mascara applicator of the present invention. Like the conventional mascara applicator shown in FIG. 6, this mascara applicator has a container main body 1 that accommodates the mascara, a lid 2 that fits into the neck opening 1a, and an inner side of the neck 1a of the container main body 1. A rubber sleeve 5 for ironing is provided, and the configuration is the same as that shown in FIG. 6, and illustration and description thereof are omitted.
[0012]
In this mascara applicator, a shaft body 10 having grooves 11 and 13 formed directly on the distal end side is attached to the lid 2 in place of the conventional brush 3. More specifically, the shaft body 10 is made of a plastic pipe having an outer diameter of 4 mm and an inner diameter of 2 mm. As in the conventional example, the base portion of the shaft body 10 is expanded so that an adhesive or the like is placed inside the lid body 2. (See FIG. 6). A deep and wide groove 11 is formed in the axial direction at the tip of the shaft body 10 on one side of the circumferential surface of the shaft body 10 divided into two in the circumferential direction. The part is a volume application part 12. Similarly, grooves 13 that are shallower and narrower than the grooves 11 are formed on the other side so as to be aligned in the axial direction.
[0013]
That is, as shown in FIG. 2A, the groove 11 of the volume application portion 12 has a depth H that reaches a half of the outer diameter of the shaft body 10 (an H of 4 mm for the outer diameter). = 2mm), and its width W is set to 0.5 mm. The groove interval (pitch) P is set to 1 mm. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 2 (b) and 3 (a), the groove 11 forms a coating portion having large irregularities as a whole, and realizes mascara coating full of volume to the eyelashes. be able to.
[0014]
Note that the hollow portion of the shaft body 10 is completely covered except for the portions where the grooves 11 and 13 are formed, and in the portion where the grooves 11 and 13 are formed, FIG. , (C), only half of the hollow portion on the side where the groove 13 is formed is closed. Therefore, when this part is immersed in the mascara, the mascara is filled not only in the groove 11 but also in the hollow part left on the groove 11 side, so that the part on the side where the groove 11 is formed is applied to the eyelash. When the mascara is applied, even if the mascara held in the groove 11 is attached to the eyelashes, the mascara filled in the hollow portion is sequentially supplied into the groove 11 and is not interrupted. For this reason, a very voluminous finish can be obtained.
[0015]
On the other hand, the groove 13 of the natural application portion 14 has a depth H ′ of 0.5 mm (1/8 of the outer diameter of the shaft body 10) and a width W ′ of 0.3 mm. The groove interval (pitch) P ′ is set to 0.6 mm. Since the groove 13 is set shallower and narrower than the groove 11 of the volume application portion 12, and the inside of the shaft body 10 in this portion is blocked, FIG. 2 (c) and FIG. As shown to b), it becomes a fine unevenness | corrugation on the whole, and cannot hold many mascaras. Then, in combination with the fact that the groove 13 does not communicate with the hollow portion of the shaft body 10, it is not possible to apply too much mascara to the eyelashes. Therefore, a very natural finish can be obtained.
[0016]
Thus, according to the mascara applicator, the volume applicator 12 and the natural applicator 14 provided on both sides of the shaft 10 can be used properly, but the tip of the shaft 10 is used as a mascara. When pulled up from the soaked state, the relatively viscous mascara enters both the grooves 11 and 13 so that the entire peripheral surface of the shaft body 10 is covered with the mascara. It is difficult to determine whether the side is natural. Therefore, in this example, in order to distinguish the two, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the volume application portion 12 is formed on the base side of the portion of the shaft body 10 that hangs down from the lid body 2. On the formed side, a belt-like groove 20 having a large width in the circumferential direction is provided. On the opposite side, on the side where the natural application portion 14 is formed, a strip-like groove 21 having a narrower width than each of the grooves 20 is provided.
[0017]
Therefore, mascara application can be performed by selecting the user's favorite side (volume or natural) using the grooves 20 and 21 as marks. When the lid 2 is mated with the container body 1 (see FIG. 6) and the shaft 10 is immersed in the mascara, the groove 20, 21 is also covered with mascara. Since the mascara that has entered the portion can be clearly distinguished, there is an advantage that it can be easily distinguished.
[0018]
In the above example, the shaft body 10 does not necessarily need to use a hollow pipe. However, when the volume application portion 12 is used, the inside of the portion of the shaft body 10 is hollow and the groove 11 has its inside. It is necessary to set so that the mascara is supplied from the hollow portion . That is, thereby, because it is possible to apply the continuous eyelashes a large amount of mascara, might give the feeling sufficient volume. In that case, it is preferable to set the outer diameter of the shaft body to 1 to 7 mm and the inner diameter to 0.5 to 6.5 mm.
[0019]
In the above example, the dimensions of the grooves 11 and 13 are not particularly limited. However, in order to obtain a good finish, the groove 11 of the volume application portion 12 has a groove depth H of 0.3 to 2 mm. The groove width W is preferably set to 0.3 to 3 mm, and the groove 13 of the natural application portion 14 has a groove depth H ′ of 0.3 to 1 mm and a groove width W ′ of 0.1 to 2 mm. It is preferable to set so that
[0020]
Since the groove 11 is preferably formed deeply so as to reach the hollow portion of the shaft body 10 as already described, half of the peripheral wall of the shaft body 10 is cut off as in the above example. If the groove 11 is formed in such a manner, the operation is simple and preferable (see FIG. 2B). Further, the groove 13 has to be formed with a relatively shallow groove at a fine pitch, but the groove shape is shown in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B in addition to the shape shown in FIG. An appropriate shape such as a shape can be obtained.
[0021]
Further, in the above example, the edge portions of the irregularities formed by the grooves 11 and 13 are perpendicular, but from the viewpoint of workability, the edge portions of the irregularities are preferably rounded curves.
[0022]
Furthermore, in the above example, two band-shaped grooves 20 and 21 having different widths are provided at the base of the shaft body 10 as a mark for distinguishing the volume side from the natural side. However, the mark is not necessarily a band shape. There is no need, and an appropriate symbol such as ◯, Δ, or X, or a design may be used. And it does not need to be a groove | channel, You may make it form in convex shape, and you may make it stick a color seal etc. on the surface. The place to be marked does not have to be on the base side of the shaft body 10 and may be provided anywhere as long as it is easy to distinguish. For example, as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), a square mark 22 is attached to the same side of the lid 2 as the volume application section 12 by sealing or printing, and the natural The triangular mark 23 can be similarly attached to the same side as the coating portion 14 for application.
[0023]
Furthermore, in the present invention, the shape of the lid 2 and the container body 1 is not limited to the above example, and any shape can be used as long as it is configured to accommodate and apply mascara. . Further, the ironing rubber sleeve 5 is not necessarily provided, but is preferably provided in order to reliably hold the mascara in the grooves 11 and 13 and prevent the excess mascara from dripping. However, the shape and the engagement form with the container body 1 are not particularly limited.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the mascara applicator of the present invention is provided with the volume applicator and the natural applicator on both sides of the tip of the shaft that hangs from the inside of the lid, and each side is at a glance. Since the mark that distinguishes the two is provided on the shaft or lid so that it can be discriminated by the above, the application of mascara is performed by selecting the application part (volume or natural) that suits your preference with the above mark be able to. And since the said application part is comprised by the groove | channel directly formed in the shaft, respectively, manufacture is easy and can be provided cheaply. Moreover, even if used repeatedly, it does not deform and can be used satisfactorily over a long period of time. Further, the shaft body is formed using a hollow body, and the hollow portion inside the shaft body communicates with the groove of the volume application portion and does not communicate with the groove of the natural application portion. For this reason, when the volume application part is used, a large amount of mascara can be continuously applied to the eyelashes, and a sufficient volume feeling can be given. Moreover, when using the said application part for natural, it cannot apply | coat so much mascara with respect to an eyelash, and can obtain a very natural finish feeling.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a main part of an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 1, FIG. 2B is an AA ′ sectional view thereof, and FIG. 2C is an BB ′ sectional view thereof;
FIG. 3A is a partially enlarged perspective view of a main part of the embodiment as viewed from one side, and FIG. 3B is a partially enlarged perspective view of the main part as viewed from the other side.
FIGS. 4A and 4B are cross-sectional views showing a modification of the groove shape in the embodiment.
FIGS. 5A and 5B are explanatory views showing a modification of the mark in the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing an example of a conventional mascara applicator.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a main part of an example obtained by improving the conventional example.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Lid 10 Shaft 11, 13 Groove 12 Volume application part 14 Natural application part 20, 21 Groove

Claims (4)

A container body that contains a mascara; a lid that covers the opening of the container body; and a shaft body that hangs down from the inside of the lid body and is inserted into the container body, wherein the shaft body uses a hollow body. In the tip end portion of the shaft body, a volume application portion in which grooves of a predetermined dimension are arranged in the axial direction is formed on one side of the shaft body circumferential surface divided into two in the circumferential direction, and the other side is also formed. In addition, a natural application portion is formed in which grooves having a narrower groove width than the grooves formed in the volume application portion are arranged in the axial direction, and the hollow portion on the inner side of the shaft body is a groove of the volume application portion . Is connected to the groove of the natural application part, and the shaft or lid on the side where the volume application part is formed, and that side is the volume application part side. With a first mark indicating , Mascara applicator, characterized in that the shaft body or the lid of the natural coating portion is formed a side, a second mark indicating that the side is the side of the natural coating portion is provided.   Grooves formed in the volume applicator have a depth of 1/3 to 1/2 of the shaft outer diameter and a groove width of 0.3 to 3 mm. The mascara applicator according to claim 1, wherein the depth is set to 1/20 to 1/4 of the outer diameter of the shaft body and the groove width is set to 0.1 to 2 mm.   The mascara applicator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first mark and the second mark are respectively formed by grooves having different opening shapes.   The mascara applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the shaft body is formed using a hollow body having an outer diameter of 1 to 7 mm and an inner diameter of 0.5 to 6.5 mm.

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