JPH0126282B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention combines a container for a liquid cosmetic, in particular an eye shadow, a cheek cosmetic or an eyering camouflager, with an applicator terminating in a cosmetic part, and in which the cosmetic part sucking out and transporting the liquid cosmetics contained in the container,
It relates to a combination of cosmetic tools (hereinafter referred to as a cosmetic unit) which can be applied on the skin surface, in particular on the eyelids and around the eyes.

A cosmetic unit of this type is described in FR 2 412 287. This cosmetic unit container is
It contains a colored liquid called eyeliner. The container has a threaded neck into which a cooperating applicator cap is screwed. The cosmetic piece with applicator consists of a conical rubber pen terminating in a tapered nib. A transverse cavity cut into the cone serves for the colored liquid to be fed into at least one capillary groove opening into the nib of the rubber pen. Each time the cosmetic rubber pen is dipped into the container of colored liquid, the cavity is filled with a sufficient amount of colored liquid to apply sufficient makeup to the eyes.

The object of the invention is to improve the cosmetic applicator described above by providing the cosmetic piece with at least two capillary sluices instead of just one. Since the two capillary reservoirs can be emptied one after the other, the application of the cosmetic liquid can be carried out twice without the need to dip the cosmetic piece into a container of liquid cosmetic product in between. The two capillary tubes may have the same capacity or different capacities. In the case of capillary tubes having different capacities, the capillary tube with the smaller capacity is used to draw a narrower contour, while the capillary tube with the larger capacity is used to draw a wider contour. Application of the colored liquid takes place by bringing the surface to be decorated directly into contact with one of the two cavities which act as capillary reservoirs. This contact is facilitated by the flexible, elastically deformable structure of the decorative piece. Further, according to such a cosmetic piece, since the amount of cosmetic to be applied is adjusted by the capillary holes, the cosmetic can be applied flexibly. In this way, film-forming makeup is created.

It is thus an object of the present invention to comprise a container for a liquid cosmetic product and an applicator terminating in a cosmetic piece, said cosmetic piece being made of a flexible and deformable material, with which said cosmetic piece can dispense a liquid cosmetic product from said container. In a cosmetic unit adapted to be able to be sucked out, transported and spread over the surface to be decorated, said cosmetic piece contains:
A cosmetic unit characterized in that it is formed with at least two cavities, each forming a means for retaining a liquid cosmetic product by capillary action.

The two cavities forming the reservoir may extend through the surface of the decorative piece from side to side.

When the decorative piece has an elongated shape, the axes of the two cavities forming the reservoir are substantially parallel to each other and are located longitudinally next to each other on the decorative piece.

According to a first advantageous embodiment of the invention, the two cavities forming the reservoir are mutually independent. That is, these cavities are cut into the material of the decorative piece and do not communicate with each other via grooves, slots or hollows.

According to a second advantageous embodiment of the invention, the two cavities forming the reservoir are interconnected by at least one rectangular or non-rectangular slot arranged between them. Advantageously, this slot and the two cavities forming the reservoir pass through the surface of the decorative piece from side to side. The slots are preferably substantially rectangular and arranged along a plane passing through the axes of the two cavities forming the reservoir. The two lips of the aforementioned slot are substantially adjacent to each other when the portion of the decorative piece in which the slot is located is in its undeformed state.

According to the present invention, the portion of the decorative piece in which the cavity forming the reservoir is cut out has a structure of an elongated spatula-like portion with a flattened shape whose cross section decreases as it approaches the rounded free end. have Two cavities are laterally arranged near said ends. The spatula has a dome-shaped back and flattened sides joined to the dome-shaped back.

According to another advantageous characteristic of the invention, the spatula-like part follows a tail fixed in the hollow handle of the applicator, for example by locally collapsing the wall of the hollow handle of the applicator around the tail. . This tail part is joined to the spatula-shaped part via an annular back part.

Advantageously, the hollow handle part supporting the cosmetic piece at one end is fixed at the other end to a cap adapted to be screwed into the threaded neck of the liquid cosmetic container. The threaded neck of the container extends the length of the glove-like fingers into the container. A hole is cut in the bottom of this finger-shaped piece, through which the decorative piece passes. The annular shoulder of the cosmetic piece ensures that the hole is closed when the cap of the applicator is screwed into the container.

Eye shadow is advantageous as a liquid cosmetic to be placed in a container.

Embodiments of the cosmetic unit of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A cosmetic unit 1 according to a first embodiment of the invention shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 is used for eyelid makeup.

The cosmetic unit 1 is obtained by cooperating an applicator 2 with an elongated cylindrical container 3 containing liquid eyeshadow. Threaded neck 4 of container 3
A cap 5 forming part of the applicator 2 is screwed into the holder.

The threaded neck 4 of the container 3 has glove-like fingers 6
It extends into the container 3 by a length of . A through hole 7 is formed at the bottom of the finger piece 6.

A collar 27 is inserted into the cap 5 of the applicator 2 and is fixed to the cap 5 by suitable means, for example by gluing. A hollow handle portion 8 integral with the collar 27 projects axially to the outside of the cap 5. The handle 8 becomes interlocked in the glove-like fingers 6 when the cap 5 is screwed onto the container 3.

At the end of the hollow handle part 8 is located a cosmetic piece 10 which serves to suck out the liquid cosmetic from the container 3, transport this cosmetic and then spread it on the eyelids. The decorative piece 10 is obtained by molding. Cosmetic piece 10
may be made from natural rubber or synthetic rubber. A portion of the decorative piece 10 protruding from the hollow handle portion 8 consists of a flat and elongated spatula-shaped portion 11. The cross-section of the spatula-shaped portion 11 decreases slightly towards its rounded free end. The spatula-shaped portion 11 has a dome-shaped back portion 12 connected to flat side portions 13 .

The spatula-shaped portion 11 has two approximately circular cavities 14,1 near its rounded free end 11a.
4 is passed through from side to side. The two substantially circular cavities 14, 14 overlap each other in the longitudinal direction. The axes of each cavity 14 are substantially parallel to each other and are arranged along the longitudinal center plane of the spatula-shaped portion 11 .

When each cavity 14 is filled with liquid cosmetics,
The cavity 14 is dimensioned to retain the liquid drawn into the cavity 14 by capillary action during the transfer of the spatula-shaped portion 11 from the container 3 to the eyelid to be dressed. Next, this liquid is transferred to the spatula-shaped part 11
It is applied to the eyelids by applying slight pressure to the eyelid.

The spatula-shaped portion 11 of the decorative piece 10 extends inwardly of the hollow handle portion 8 through the tail portion 15 .
Tail portion 1 of decorative piece 10 to end of hollow handle portion 8
This is ensured by bending and contracting the walls of the hollow handle part 8 around the handle 5, i.e. by locally compressing it.

An annular shoulder 16 is arranged between the tail 15 and the spatula-shaped portion 11. The outer diameter of the shoulder portion 16 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the hollow handle portion 8. The annular shoulder 16 cooperates with the periphery of the through hole 7 drilled in the bottom of the glove-like fingers 6 when screwing the applicator 2 into the container 3 to ensure a leak-tight seal of the container 3. It acts to make it. In the connecting area between the flat side 13 and the annular shoulder 16 a protruding reinforcement 17 is provided.

FIG. 1 shows the cosmetic unit 1 in its closed position.
The cap 5 of the applicator 2 is screwed into the neck 4 of the container 3. In this position, the spatula-shaped part 11 is introduced into the liquid cosmetic product and thus the two cavities 1
4 and 14 are filled with liquid. When applying makeup, the user unscrews the cap 5 of the applicator 2 and takes out the spatula-shaped part 11, which has two cavities 14, 14 filled with liquid cosmetics, from the container 3. The user brings the spatula-shaped portion 11 close to the eyelid and applies makeup without letting the eyeshadow liquid escape from each cavity 14, since the eyeshadow liquid is retained within the two cavities 14, 14 by capillary action. be able to. Makeup is applied by lightly applying the end of the spatula-shaped portion 11 to the eyelid so as to apply the liquid contained in the cavity 14 adjacent to the rounded end 11a of the spatula-shaped portion 11. If necessary, in order to apply a portion of the liquid applied to the eyelid, for example to a second selected location, said liquid portion is taken up again by applying the discharged cavity 14 of the spatula-like portion 11 to the drop of adhering liquid. be able to. After spreading the liquid cosmetic in the first cavity 14 adjacent to the rounded end 11a of the spatula-shaped part 11, the user applies the liquid contained in the second cavity 14 in the same way. The application of the liquid cosmetic can be carried out twice in this way, with each cavity 14 constituting a capillary sump, without the need to dip the spatula-shaped part 11 into the liquid cosmetic of the container 3 between each application. can.

FIG. 4 shows a decorative piece 30 according to a second embodiment of the invention.

The decorative piece 30 has two cavities 14, 14 in a second
Grooves 2 are not independent of each other as in the case of the figure.
It is the same in all respects as the decorative piece 10 of FIG. 2, with the only difference that it is interconnected by 0's. The two cavities 14, 14 as well as the slot 20
penetrates the surface of the spatula-shaped piece 11 from side to side. The slot 20 has two cavities 14, 14
It extends along a plane passing through. Spatula-shaped part 11
When the slot 20 is undeformed, the two lips of the slot 20 are substantially adjacent to each other.

The main function of the slots 20 is to increase the flexibility or capacity for deformation of the spatula-shaped portion 11 at the level of the two capillaries formed by each cavity 14, thus making the cosmetic application more comfortable.

During makeup application, the light pressure applied to the spatula-like portions 11 of the cosmetic piece 30 does not have the effect of opening the two lips of the slot 20. Cosmetic products therefore do not migrate through the slot 20 from one capillary to the other.

Depending on the length of the slot 20, the two cavities 1
The position between 4 and 14 prevents repeated deformation of the spatula 11 from increasing during use and causing tears at each end of the slot 20. In fact, the two ends of the slot 20 are completely stopped within the material of the spatula 11 because of the two cavities 14, 14 provided therein. Therefore, the length of the slot 20 does not increase during use.

The cosmetic pieces 10 of FIGS. 1-3 and the cosmetic pieces 30 of FIG. 4 are natural or synthetic flexures that facilitate comfortable cosmetic application without the risk of skin irritation or abrasion. Made from rubber.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to its embodiments, it is obvious that the present invention can be modified in various ways without departing from its spirit.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an axial sectional view of a first embodiment of the cosmetic unit of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cosmetic part of the applicator of the cosmetic unit shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a decorative piece of a second embodiment of the cosmetic unit of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Cosmetic unit, 2... Applicator, 3... Cosmetic container, 10, 30... Cosmetic piece, 14... Cavity.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Comprising a container for a liquid cosmetic product and an applicator terminating in a cosmetic piece, said cosmetic piece being made of a flexible and elastically deformable material, said cosmetic piece being able to remove said liquid cosmetic from said container. In a cosmetic unit in which a liquid cosmetic product can be sucked out, conveyed and spread over the surface to be made up, said cosmetic pieces 10, 30 are each provided with at least two components each configured to retain the liquid cosmetic product by capillary action. A cosmetic unit characterized by forming a cavity 14. 2. The cosmetic unit according to claim 1, wherein the cavity 14 forming the two spaces penetrates the surfaces of the cosmetic pieces 10, 30 from side to side. 3. The axes of the cavities 14 forming the two chambers are substantially parallel to each other and are arranged vertically alongside each other on the elongated decorative pieces 10, 30. A cosmetic unit according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The cosmetic unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the cavities 14 forming the two chambers do not communicate with each other. 5. Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the cavities 14 forming the two chambers are connected to each other by a linear or non-linear slot 20 arranged between these cavities. Cosmetic units listed in any of the paragraphs. 6. Claim 5, wherein the slot 20 is substantially straight and passes through the surface of the decorative piece 30 from side to side.
Cosmetic units listed in the section. 7. The two lips of the groove 20 are arranged so that they are substantially adjacent to each other when the part of the decorative piece 30 in which the grooves are arranged is in its undeformed state. A cosmetic unit according to claim 5 or 6. 8. A portion of the decorative piece 10, 30 in which the cavity 14 forming the two holes is arranged has a flat elongated spatula shape whose cross section slightly decreases as it approaches the rounded free end 11a. 8. Cosmetic unit according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that it has the structure of a section (11) and that two cavities (14) are arranged laterally in the vicinity of the free end. 9. The spatula-shaped portion 11 is joined to a tail portion 15 fixed in the hollow handle portion 8 of the applicator 2, and the tail portion is connected to the spatula-shaped portion 11 via an annular shoulder portion 16. A cosmetic unit according to claim 8, characterized in that: 10 The other end of the hollow handle part 8, which has the cosmetic pieces 10, 30 at one of its ends, is attached to a cap 5 adapted to be screwed into the threaded neck 4 of the liquid cosmetic container 3. 10. The cosmetic unit according to claim 9, wherein the cosmetic unit is fixed. 11 The other end of the hollow handle 8, which is provided with the cosmetic pieces 10, 30 at one of its ends, is attached to a cap 5 adapted to be screwed into the threaded neck 4 of the liquid cosmetic container 3. fixed, such that the threaded neck 4 of the liquid cosmetic container 3 extends into the container by the length of the glove-like fingers 6 cut out in the bottom of the holes through which the cosmetic pieces 10, 30 pass. and the annular shoulder portion 16 of the cosmetic piece ensures that the hole is closed when the cap 5 of the applicator 2 is screwed into the container. Cosmetic unit according to item 9. 12. The cosmetic unit according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the liquid cosmetic to be placed in the liquid cosmetic container 3 is eye shadow.