KR102061990B1 - Applicator for applying cosmetics - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an applicator (2) for applying cosmetics to the skin, in particular the eyelids, wherein the applicator (2) comprises an applicator member (10), the applicator member (10) having a recess on its outer surface 12 and a substantially flat main facet 20 positioned between the distal end 25 of the applicator member 10 and the recess 12, the width of the main facet 20 being at least the main. It increases with increasing distance from the recess 12 along the major part of the length of the facet 20.

Description

Applicator for applying cosmetics

The present invention relates to an applicator for applying cosmetics to the skin, in particular the eyelids, and a corresponding makeup method.

It is known to use makeup pencils to draw lines on the eyelids.

Devices for making up eyelids comprising a reservoir comprising a product to be applied and a flexible applicator member for applying the product are also described in particular in patent applications publications FR-A-2 633 256 and FR-A-2 412 287. In known, the applicator member is separate from the reservoir. In these devices, the applicator member is formed from a plastic tip that can be flocked or felted to hold a product, or else a tip comprising capillary grooves. The applicator member may also be in the form of a fine brush.

A device comprising a reservoir and an applicator member with a tip is also known from patent publication US 4 370 989, wherein the applicator member is supplied with product from the container by the pressure applied to the walls of the container.

With these devices, the user moves the tip to the other end by applying a tip loaded with the product to one side of the eyelid to draw a line in the same way as a pencil.

However, it is relatively difficult to draw neat lines along the entire length of the line, especially with constant thickness. This is because the user tends to press the tip with variable force as he draws a line so that the tip is squashed to some degree on the eyelid. As a result, the width of the tip surface in contact with the eyelid, and thus the width of the drawn line, changes. In the case of fine brushes, it is also very difficult to obtain neat fine lines.

In addition, it is very difficult to draw the same line on both eyelids because the user never presses in the very same way. In particular, the user is obliged to change hands for each eyelid as a result of less skilled hands being used, or to use the same hand for both eyelids and perform two different actions.

Other types of applicators are disclosed for applying eyeliner compositions to the eyelid with certain hand gestures.

Application publication WO 99/55187 discloses a device for application to the skin, which is in the form of a pad having the shape of the desired design. The pads are supplied with cosmetics by the application of pressure to the reservoir.

Patent application publication EP 1 669 003 discloses a device for packaging and applying cosmetics and for making it possible to form a design on the skin, in particular the eyelids, without moving onto the skin, said device comprising a cosmetic to be applied. And a surface that separates the opening through which the cosmetic is supplied from the container.

Patent publication US 6 508 255 discloses an applicator for eyelids, the applicator comprising two arms, the arms being spaced at these distal ends, and forming an application surface that deforms to form the desired design in a single application. Connected together by a stabilizing element, the stabilizing elements come into contact with the skin.

Patent application publication EP 1 466 540 relates to a device for applying and packaging a product of two parts connected together by a flexible applicator in contact with the skin, one part of which comprises cosmetics And a portion of the other forms a cap for closing the opening of the reservoir.

WO 2012/001347 discloses an eyeliner applicator comprising an applicator member connected to a handle via a flexible portion.

DE 10 2008 063 063 relates to a pencil for applying a liquid product.

JP 2015 47360 discloses an applicator having an applicator member connected to the handle via a link portion configured to allow rotation of the applicator along an axis parallel to the application surface of the applicator member.

US 2012/0037180 discloses an applicator of an eyeliner having a multilayer structure.

Finally, patent application publication US 2007/0017544 discloses an applicator for lips, skin or nail comprising a flat applicator face and an indentation adjacent to the applicator face.

These devices cannot obtain a wide variety of different makeup results, do not fully adapt to the user's eye morphology, and / or create certain effects, especially an upward flick ending at one point, especially at the outer corner of the eye. Can not.

In particular, there is a need to further improve makeup devices for the eyelids, and if desired, the morphology of the eyes of the users, making it possible to obtain symmetrical makeup results in both eyes, and to easily finish the generated lines There is a need to benefit from devices that adapt to. Also of interest is a device that can produce a rising external flick effect at the outer corners of the eye.

The present invention aims to meet all or some of these requirements by proposing an applicator for applying cosmetics to the skin, in particular the eyelids, said applicator comprising an applicator member, said applicator member being concave on its outer surface. And a substantially flat main facet located between the recess and the distal end of the applicator member, the width of the main facet being at least along the major portion of the length of the main facet as the distance from the recess increases. Increases.

Preferably, towards the distal end, the applicator member is narrowed in thickness. For example, the applicator member has a thickness of 0.1 mm to 1.5 mm, in particular 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm, at its distal end.

The shape of the applicator member allows for effective and accurate application of the cosmetic. The shape of the applicator member also allows to draw lines with different thicknesses, if desired, to change the effect obtained, for example, by using the main facet or side of the applicator member.

The main facet in combination with the recess allows the width of the contact with the skin to have an application surface that is relatively independent of the pressure applied by the user.

The separation formed by the recesses makes it possible to clearly define the application area by forming a clear boundary between the application surface formed by the main facet and the rest of the applicator.

The recess is different from the opening of the applicator member for dispensing the product to be applied.

Preferably, the applicator member does not show any break in the recess. For example, the junction of two separately formed portions of the applicator is not located within the length of the recess. Preferably, the applicator member is molded in one piece, ie the recess is molded in one piece with the main facet.

Preferably, the main facet extends to the distal end. This allows for accurate application.

The width of the main facet may monotonously increase along its entire length. In one variant, the width of the main facet increases as the distance from the recess increases, then decreases towards the distal end. In this case, the width of the main facet may pass through the maximum.

Preferably, the applicator member has a width starting from the abscissa on the longitudinal axis corresponding to the proximal end of the main facet and increasing along or substantially constant over at least a portion of the length of the applicator member.

Preferably, the width of the main facet is less than or equal to the width of the applicator member along the entire length. For example, the width of the main facet is substantially the same as the width of the applicator member facing the distal end of the applicator member.

The main facet may extend from the recess. For example, the recess is delimited by one side by the main facet and is formed by the set-back surface of the applicator starting from this side.

In this case, the recess can be connected to the main facet, in particular by means of ridges or points. This makes it possible to clearly distinguish the application surface and thus contributes to the accuracy of the application.

In one variant, the main facet extends from a nonzero distance from the recess. This distance measured in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the applicator member is for example smaller than 1/2 of the length of the recess, and preferably smaller than 1/3 of the length of the recess, for example Less than 1/6

Preferably, the recess does not extend to the proximal end of the applicator member.

The main facet may have a droplet shape or an overall shape of a polygon, in particular a pentagon or a triangle, when viewed from the front view.

For example, the main facet has two straight edges when viewed in front view, the straight edges diverging at the distal end of the applicator member, and preferably between 2 ° and 45 °, more preferably 10 with each other. It forms an angle β of between 10 ° and 40 °, even more preferably between 10 ° and 30 °.

The two edges may have a rounded shape at the proximal end of the main facet.

In one variation, the main facet has two edges that are substantially parabolic in shape along at least a portion of the length extending from the proximal end when viewed in front view.

The applicator member may have a surface that forms the back of the applicator tip on a face away from the main facet. Such back surface may have one or more conical or cylindrical portions.

Such a back surface may have a recess defined by a recess, for example.

The back surface may have a flat secondary facet.

Preferably, this auxiliary facet extends along a length measured parallel to the longitudinal axis of the applicator member that is less than or equal to the length of the main facet.

Preferably, the auxiliary facet extends to the distal end of the applicator member.

The width of the auxiliary facet may increase towards the distal end of the applicator member.

The secondary facet may be symmetrical to the main facet with respect to the plane including the longitudinal axis of the applicator member.

Preferably, the applicator member comprises an end facet which at least partially connects the main facet to the rear surface when viewed along the longitudinal axis facing the distal end of the applicator member.

The end facet is for example in the form of a strip. The end facet may have a width between the back surface and the main facet, the width being constant or decreasing as the distance from the distal end of the applicator member increases.

The end facet may be flat or curved.

If the applicator member extends along the longitudinal axis, the main facet is angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the applicator member, preferably 0 ° to 60 °, more preferably 0 ° to 45 °, even more preferably. Can extend along an axis tilted from 2 ° to 25 °. This inclination may make it easier to apply the product to the skin, leaving the hands spaced from the surface of the skin to be made up, especially the face.

The main facet may or may not pass through the longitudinal axis of the applicator member.

Preferably, in the side view, the longitudinal axis and the recesses of the main facet form an angle η between 60 ° and 180 °, more preferably between 90 ° and 180 ° of each other.

The recess may extend through an angular sector of 90 ° to 180 ° around the longitudinal axis of the applicator tip.

In one variant, the recess extends all around the longitudinal axis of the applicator tip and has a constant or non-uniform cross section about the axis.

The concave portion may have a round shape when viewed in the side view. The thickness of the applicator member in the recess is preferably 0.5 mm to 10 mm, more preferably 1 mm to 5 mm.

The applicator member may comprise a mounting end piece at its proximal face, the mounting end piece extending along the longitudinal axis of the applicator member.

The mounting end piece may be in the form of a rotating cylinder and may be received in a handle or reservoir.

The applicator member may be made of a porous material, in particular felt.

The applicator member may be made of a mixture of polyamide and polyurethane resin or of polyolefin, in particular polyethylene.

The applicator member may be shaped by machining, in particular grinding or laser machining.

The applicator member may be made of elastomer, in particular SEBS or polyester, for example Hytrel®.

The applicator member, in particular the main facet, may be at least partially flocked.

The applicator may comprise a handle, the handle being provided at its end with an applicator member.

The handle may be hollow and may form a reservoir containing the product to be applied. As noted above, the applicator member may comprise a mounting end piece proximal to the mounting end piece, wherein the mounting end piece is preferably at least partially, more preferably entirely inserted into the opening of the handle and at least into the reservoir. Partially extended.

The applicator member may be overmolded on the handle or molded together with the handle.

The end of the handle may be attached to the side of the applicator member away from the side of the main facet.

The applicator may include a closure cap removably attached to the handle and covering the applicator member.

The handle may be straight. In a variant, the handle is curved and its longitudinal axis is in particular curved in the plane.

The length of the main facet measured in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the applicator member is preferably 3 mm to 20 mm, more preferably 5 mm to 15 mm.

The maximum width l _max of the main facet is preferably 10 mm or less, more preferably 2 mm to 5 mm.

Another subject of the invention is an assembly comprising an applicator according to the invention as defined above and a container comprising the product to be applied, preferably the eyeliner. The container may be separate from the applicator.

The invention also relates to a makeup method comprising the step of applying a cosmetic, preferably an eyeliner, to the skin with an applicator according to the invention. The method may include applying cosmetics to the eyelids.

The cosmetic may be applied by tapping the skin, in particular the eyelids, with an applicator. In a variant, the lines can be drawn to the skin, especially the eyelids, with an applicator.

The line can preferably be drawn with the applicator with the longitudinal axis of the main facet positioned substantially parallel to the edge of the eyelid, the distal end being oriented outward of the face, or the applicator being outside of the face It is slightly inclined upwards at the end of the line to extend the line with the flick towards it.

The invention may be better understood from reading the following detailed description of non-limiting embodiments of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 shows a perspective view of an applicator member according to the invention,
2 is a front view along arrow II of the applicator member of FIG. 1,
3 is a side view along arrow III of the applicator member of FIG. 2,
4 shows a perspective view of a modified applicator member according to the invention,
5 is a side view similar to FIG. 3 of another modified applicator member according to the invention,
6 is an axial view of the applicator member of FIG. 5 along arrow VI,
7 is a view of the applicator member of FIG. 5 along arrow VII, and
8 and 9 are views similar to FIGS. 5 and 7 of a modified applicator member according to the invention.

It can be understood that the side views illustrated in FIGS. 3, 5 and 8 represent views observed in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the applicator member and parallel to its main facet.

 The front view illustrated in FIGS. 2, 7 and 9 shows a view in which the side view of the applicator member is observed and in a direction perpendicular to the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the applicator member, and permits observation of its main facet. .

1 shows an applicator 2 according to the invention comprising a handle 5 and an applicator member 10 extending along the longitudinal axis X. FIG.

Preferably, the handle 5 is straight, but may also be curved. The handle 5 can extend in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis X of the applicator member.

The handle 5 may be hollow and may comprise a cosmetic to be applied. Thus, the handle 5 acts as a reservoir.

The applicator member 10 may be porous so that the cosmetic can reach the surface used for application, in particular by capillary action.

In a variant, the applicator is molded integrally with the handle and used to pick up the cosmetic to be applied from a reservoir separate from the applicator.

The applicator member 10 is for example made of a porous material, in particular felt.

The applicator member 10 may be made of a mixture of polyamide and polyurethane resin or polyolefin, in particular polyethylene.

The applicator may comprise a closing cap attached to the handle 5 and thus covering the applicator member 10.

As more specifically illustrated in FIGS. 1-4, the applicator member 10 has a recess 12 on its outer surface and a distal end 25 of the applicator member 10 from the recess 12. It has a main facet 20 extending to.

The width l of the main facet 20 increases as the distance from the recess increases, as can be seen in FIG. 2, and maximum before decreasing towards the distal end 25 of the applicator tip 15. (l _max ) is reached. Starting from a given abscissa on the longitudinal axis X, the width l of the main facet 20 is equal to the width L of the applicator member 10.

The maximum width l _max of the main facet 20 is preferably 10 mm or less, more preferably 2 mm to 5 mm.

The length D of the main facet measured in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis X of the applicator member 10 is for example 3 mm to 20 mm, more preferably 5 mm to 15 mm.

Preferably, the main facet 20 is inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis X. The main facet 20 forms an angle α of preferably 0 ° to 60 °, more preferably 0 ° to 45 °, even more preferably 2 ° to 45 ° with respect to the longitudinal axis X. Extends along the axis Z.

The main facet 20 may pass through the longitudinal axis X of the applicator member, as illustrated in FIG. 3, or may not, as illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 8.

Preferably, the main facet 20 is symmetric about its longitudinal axis Z. The main facet 20 may be droplet shaped, as illustrated in FIGS. 1-3.

In the variants illustrated in FIGS. 4-9, the main facet 20 is substantially triangular with two straight main edges 35a, 35b that diverge towards the distal end 25 of the applicator member 10. It has a shape.

The recess 12 and the main facet 20 form ridges 13 between each other, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3. Preferably, the ridge 13 is a straight line, as can be seen from FIG.

Preferably, the main facet 20 and the concave portion 12, as illustrated in FIG. 2, have an angle (η) of 30 ° to 145 °, more preferably 80 ° to 130 ° between each other at their junctions. ).

At a distance from the proximal end and the distal end, the recess 12 may include a ridge 16 extending in a direction parallel to the ridge 13.

The recess 30 may have a shape that is at least partially rounded at the rear, as illustrated in FIG. 3. In the rear rounded part 17, the recess 12 has, for example, a radius of curvature r of from 0.5 mm to 3 mm, more preferably from 1 mm to 2 mm.

As can be seen in FIGS. 2 and 3, the applicator member 10 is located at the distal end 25 side of the applicator member 10 on the surface 43 forming the rear of the applicator member 10. An end facet 42 connecting a portion of the 20. The back surface 43 can include a recess 24, the bottom 18 of the recess 24 being along the longitudinal axis X of the applicator member bottom 19 of the recess 12. Offset relative to.

In the variant illustrated in FIGS. 5-9, the main facet 20 extends from a non-zero distance m from the recess 12. This distance m measured in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis X of the applicator member is, for example, 0.5 to 1.5 mm.

Main facet 20 has substantially two straight main edges 35a, 35b starting from the proximal end 34 of main facet 20 and diverging towards distal end 25 of applicator member 10. It has a triangular shape.

The main facet 20 also includes an end edge 35c at the distal end 25 of the applicator member 10, which is straight and has a length equal to l _max .

The main edges 35a, 35b form an angle β between 2 ° and 45 °, more preferably between 5 ° and 45 °, even more preferably between 15 ° and 30 ° with each other. Preferably, the main edges 35a, 35b are symmetric about the longitudinal axis Z.

Preferably, the main facet 20 has a rounded tip at its proximal end 34.

In a variant, the main edges 35a, 35b form a parabola near the proximal end 34 of the main facet 20, as can be seen in FIG. 9.

The width L of the applicator member may be constant along the entire length D of the main facet 20, as illustrated in FIG. 7, or may increase as illustrated in FIG. 9. In these embodiments, the width l of the main facet 20 is strictly smaller than the width L of the applicator member 10 along the entire length D of the main facet 20. However, the spacing between them may be very small at the distal end 25 of the applicator member 10, as illustrated in FIG. 9.

Towards the distal end, the applicator member 10 becomes narrow in thickness e. The thickness e of the applicator member 10 at the distal end 25 is for example 0.1 mm to 1.5 mm, preferably 0.8 mm to 1 mm.

The posterior surface 43 of the applicator member 10 may comprise an auxiliary facet 41 extending along the length S, preferably smaller than D, as illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 7.

The auxiliary facet 41, as can be seen in FIGS. 5 and 6, comprises a main axis facet 20 with respect to a plane comprising a longitudinal axis X and parallel to the end edge 35c of the main facet 20. It may be symmetric to.

The auxiliary facet 41 forms an angle γ with the longitudinal axis X of the applicator member 10 when viewed in the side view illustrated in FIG. 5. γ is the same as α in the illustrated embodiment. In a variant, the angle α and the angle γ may be different.

The angle (γ + α) is preferably 5 ° to 25 °.

The main facet 20 is, as can be seen in FIG. 6, an auxiliary facet 41 by an end facet 42 through an end edge 35c of the main facet and an end edge 41c of the auxiliary facet 41. Is connected to. The end facet 42 has a flat shape. The width h of the end facet 42 is substantially constant between the end edges 35c and 41c.

In this embodiment, the recess 12 extends about all around the longitudinal axis X of the applicator member 10 to form an annular groove which extends above its rear surface 43, among others.

In the variant illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9, the rear surface 43 of the applicator member changes in concave shape when viewed in side view. The back surface has a recess 24.

The applicator member may include a mounting end piece 23, as illustrated in FIGS. 5-9.

The mounting end piece 23 preferably has a shape in the form of a substantially rotating cylinder with a chamfer 50 at its end, in order to facilitate the introduction into the opening of the handle 5.

The diameter E of the mounting end piece 23 is for example 2 to 20 mm, in particular 2 to 10 mm.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described so far, and the features may be combined with each other as parts of the variants not illustrated.

In particular, it may have a curved handle containing a cosmetic to be applied, and the applicator has an applicator comprising an applicator member made of a porous material or said cosmetic supply tube.

Claims (17)

As an applicator 2 for applying an eyeliner to the eyelids,
The applicator 2 comprises an applicator member 10,
The applicator member 10 has a flat main facet positioned on its outer surface between the recess 12 and the distal end 25 of the applicator member 10 and the recess 12. With 20,
The width l of the main facet 20 increases in view from the front view as the distance from the recess 12 increases, at least along the major part of the length D of the main facet 20,
The applicator member 10 extends along the longitudinal axis X, and the length of the main facet measured in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis X of the applicator member 10 is 5 mm to 15 mm. And wherein the thickness of the applicator member in the recess is between 1 mm and 5 mm, and wherein the applicator member is made of a porous material. The method of claim 1,
The main facet (20) extends to the distal end (25), the applicator for applying the eyeliner to the eyelid. The method of claim 1,
The width l of the main facet 20 increases with increasing distance from the recess 12 along the first portion of the length D of the main facet 20, and then the An applicator for applying an eyeliner to the eyelid, decreasing towards the distal end (25) of the applicator member (10). The method of claim 1,
The width l of the main facet 20 increases for increasing the distance from the recess 12 along the entire length D of the main facet 20 for applying the eyeliner to the eyelids. Applicator. The method of claim 1,
The main facet 20 extends along an axis Z inclined at an angle α with respect to the longitudinal axis X,
Wherein said angle (α) is 0 ° to 60 °, 0 ° to 45 °, or 2 ° to 25 °. The method of claim 1,
The main facet (20) extends from the recess (12), the applicator for applying the eyeliner to the eyelid. The method of claim 6,
The recess 12 is connected to the main facet 20 by a ridge or point 13,
The longitudinal axis Z of the main facet 20 and the recess 12 forms an angle η of 30 ° to 145 °, or 80 ° to 130 ° with each other at their junctions. Applicator for applying the eyeliner. The method of claim 1,
Said main facet (20) extending from a non-zero distance (m) from said recess (12), said distance (m) being between 0.5 and 1.5 mm. The method of claim 1,
The main facet 20 has two straight edges 35a, 35b when viewed in front view,
The straight edges 35a, 35b diverge towards the distal end 25 of the applicator member 10, and form an angle β of 10 ° to 40 ° with each other,
The main facet (20) is an applicator for applying the eyeliner to the eyelid, when viewed in front view, has a triangular overall shape. The method of claim 1,
The applicator for applying the eyeliner to the eyelid, wherein the concave portion (12) has a rounded shape along at least part of its length (d) when viewed in side view. The method of claim 1,
Wherein the applicator member (10) has a surface (43) on the side away from the main facet (20) forming a back of the applicator member. The method of claim 11,
The rear surface (43) has a recess (24), the applicator for applying the eyeliner to the eyelid. The method of claim 11,
The rear surface (43) comprises an auxiliary facet (41), the applicator for applying the eyeliner to the eyelid. The method of claim 11,
The applicator member (10) comprises an end facet (42) which at least partially connects the main facet (20) to the surface (43) at the rear, wherein the applicator for applying an eyeliner to the eyelid. The method of claim 1,
The applicator for applying the eyeliner to the eyelid, wherein the width l of the main facet 20 is smaller than the width L of the applicator member 10 along the entire length D of the main facet 20. . The method of claim 1,
The applicator 2 comprises a handle 5 at which end 60 is provided with the applicator member 10,
The handle 5 is hollow and forms a reservoir comprising the eyeliner,
The applicator member 10 includes a mounting end piece 23 proximal thereof,
The mounting end piece 23 of the applicator member 10 is at least partly or wholly inserted into the opening II of the handle 5 and extends at least partially into the reservoir and eyeliner to the eyelid. Applicator for applying the. As an assembly,
An applicator (2) for applying an eyeliner to the eyelid according to any one of claims 1 to 16, and a container comprising an eyeliner to be applied, said container being separated from said applicator (2). , Assembly.

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