KR20030074243A - A device for combing and/or brushing the eyelashes and/or the eyebrows, and/or for applying makeup thereto - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention includes a support which is not made of a core made of two strands twisted together and one or more rows of protruding elements extending along axis X, wherein the protruding element rows

At least a first group 15 of three or more successive projecting elements 12a, 12b spaced at substantially constant intervals from each other;

A distance e outside of the first group, spaced apart from the first group 15 by a gap 16 and between the three projecting elements 12a of the first group along the axis of the row of projecting elements A tool for combing eyelashes and / or eyebrows and / or applying makeup to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows, comprising a fourth protruding element 12a extending over a greater distance d.

Description

A device for combing and / or brushing the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, and / or for applying makeup surgery}, and / or combing eyelashes and / or eyebrows and / or applying makeup to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows

The present invention relates to a tool for combing and / or applying cosmetics, in particular mascara, to keratinous fibers such as eyelashes and / or eyebrows.

The invention also relates to a brush for applying a makeup, in particular mascara, to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows.

Several types of applicators are proposed in the following patent applications, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety: EP 1 070 465, EP 1 070 466, EP 1 070 467, EP 1 070 468, EP 1 115 303, EP 1 115 304, EP 1 115 305, EP 1 157 629, EP 1 157 632, EP 1 169 942 and FR 2 810 861.

Application GB-A-2 170 996 discloses a brush having a notch extending along a helical path around its axis and a brush having a series of notches extending in all directions around it. The subject of this application GB-A-2 170 996 relates to a mascara applicator capable of uniformly applying mascara to the eyelashes without the eyelashes sticking together.

Even if the eyelashes and / or eyebrows have already been coated with the makeup, they need the benefit of a tool that can realize other makeup effects on the eyelashes and / or eyebrows.

Among other things, in one aspect of the invention, the invention comprises a support other than a core made of two strands of twisted together, and a row of one or more rows of protruding elements extending along an axis,

At least a first group 15 of three or more successive projecting elements spaced at substantially constant intervals from each other;

Outside the first group and having no gap, in particular no projecting element equal to any one of the three projecting elements of the first group, spaced from the first group by a gap and along the axis of the row of projecting elements For combing the eyelashes and / or eyebrows and / or applying makeup to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows comprising a fourth protruding element extending over a distance greater than a distance between the three protruding elements in one group Provide supplies.

In this embodiment of the invention, the protruding elements can be connected to the support via a base having any shape and orientation.

In another example of this aspect, the invention

At least one row of projecting elements arranged substantially in line along the longitudinal axis of the support, not consisting of a core made of two strands of twisted together,

The row of projecting elements has at least a first group of two or more projecting elements adjacent to each other, the third projecting element outside of the first group spaced apart from the first group 15 by a gap 16, Combing and / or combing the eyelashes and / or eyebrows which are wider than the distance between two adjacent protruding elements of the first group and extend over a shorter distance than the length measured along the longitudinal axis of the first group as measured along Provided are tools for applying a makeup to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows.

In another aspect, the present invention

One elongated support having a face extending along the longitudinal axis and located on one side thereof;

At least one row of projecting elements having a base connected to said support, in particular to said face; And

At least one base extending so as not to tilt with respect to the longitudinal axis of the support,

The protruding element array has at least one first group having at least two protruding elements adjacent to each other, wherein a third protruding element outside the first group is equal to a gap, in particular any of the protruding elements of the first group. Combing and / or combing the eyelashes and / or eyebrows, which are spaced apart from the first group by a gap extending over a distance greater than the distance between the two protruding elements of the first group when measured along the longitudinal axis; Or a tool for applying a makeup to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows.

In such embodiments of the invention, the spacing between the protruding elements of the first group does not necessarily have to be constant when the first group has three or more protruding elements. As an example, the support may have a single face to which all of the projecting elements are connected, or may have two substantially opposite faces to which all of the projecting elements are connected, for example alternately connected.

The spacing between two protruding elements can be measured at their tips if each of those protruding elements has one upper end. In the case where each projecting element has a plurality of ends at its top, for example when each projecting element is present in two or more top branches consisting of tufts of each bristle inserted into a hole in the support. The spacing between the protruding elements can be measured at their base or between the axes of the hole.

According to the present invention it is very possible to obtain a make-up effect which is quite difficult to achieve using known applicators, in particular a make-up effect in which some of the eyelashes or eyebrows form a bundle.

Each protruding element may elongate along the longitudinal axis and have a base with a cross section that does not extend elongated in a plane perpendicular to its longitudinal axis. This protruding element does not extend inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the support.

In addition, each projecting element is in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, which is elongated and inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the support so as to form a substantially zero angle with the axis of the row of projecting elements which is substantially perpendicular to the axis. It may have a base with a cross section elongated in the direction.

The axis of the projecting element array will be substantially parallel to the axis of the support to which the projecting elements are connected.

The protruding elements outside the first group may belong to the second group of protruding elements.

The protruding elements outside the first group may be spaced apart from the next protruding element adjacent in the second group by an interval shorter than the length of the gap. By way of example, this spacing can be substantially equal to the spacing between at least two protruding elements in the first group.

The first group of projecting elements will extend over a length longer than the length of the gap along the axis of the projecting element array.

The longitudinal axis of the support may be straight or non-linear.

The rows may extend along an axis that is straight or non-linear.

Two or more protruding elements of the first group and protruding elements outside of the first group may be arranged at respective positions along substantially the plurality of pitches along the axis of the row. The distance from which the protruding elements outside the first group are spaced apart from the first group may be, for example, two or three times the pitch.

This tool may comprise a plurality of groups of protruding elements which are regularly opened. The distance from one group of protruding elements to another adjacent group may or may not be constant.

All of the protruding elements may or may not be identical in shape. In particular, the tool may have a row of projecting elements having two or more projecting elements of different shapes.

This tool may have protruding elements consisting of teeth that are substantially triangular when the row of protruding elements is observed in a direction substantially perpendicular to its axis. Two or more teeth may have different slopes.

This tool may comprise a row of teeth, all of which are triangular and at least two of which differ in height and / or base width when the row of projecting elements is observed in a direction substantially perpendicular to its axis.

This tool may include two or more groups of protruding elements and one or more relief in relief between them. This relief portion can, for example, easily retain the makeup in a gap located between the first projecting element group and the projecting elements outside the group.

When the row of projecting elements is observed in a direction substantially perpendicular to its axis, at least two of the projecting elements may define a substantially V-shaped groove therebetween. The base of such a groove can be located, for example, at a non-zero distance from the support to which the protruding elements defining the groove are connected.

This tool may comprise two or more rows of projecting elements. These rows of projecting elements are located at substantially constant intervals relative to each other and may include a fourth projecting element spaced apart from the nearest projecting element of the three projecting elements by a distance longer than the distance between the projecting elements.

At least two rows of columns may be substantially parallel.

One or more rows of protruding elements and other rows of protruding elements may extend in different directions.

At least one of the protruding elements may have a side that includes a relief portion and / or a corner portion. At least one of the protruding elements can have a flock as a variant or as an additional example.

One or more protruding elements in a protruding element group may have a size that is substantially different from the size of other elements in this group. The height of the projecting element is for example in the range of 0.5 mm to 10 mm, preferably 1 mm to 3 mm.

The protruding elements in the row of protruding elements may have a substantially lined base. That the base is "substantially in line" means that a portion of each of the bases of successive projecting elements passes on the base of the successive projecting elements and is disposed on a first face of a line substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the support on which the projecting elements are disposed. The other part of each of the bases of the continuous projecting part is arranged on the opposite side, ie on the second side of the line.

In a specific and non-limiting embodiment of the present invention having a projecting element with a substantially lined base, the continuous projecting element is arranged to pass straight through the center of each of the bases of the continuous projecting element. Thus, the center of the base of three successive projecting elements can be on the same straight line.

The row of protruding elements can include one or more series of protruding elements that extend at least partially alternately on opposite sides of the geometric separation surface.

The support includes two parts, each having protruding elements, which are movable relative to each other so that the user can adjust the spacing between two or more protruding elements. These two movable parts can be spaced apart by the geometrically separated surfaces as described above and can translate and move relative to one another along a direction parallel to the axis of the support.

The row of protruding elements includes protruding elements that lie on the first side of the wall, the wall having a second side opposite the first side and supporting the over at least a portion of the length.

The tool also includes a first portion and a second portion connected together through a base portion, the plurality of protruding elements being disposed on a support connected to the base portion over a length shorter than at least a portion of its length.

The support of the protruding element defines at least one opening which is perforated and located between two opposing regions, wherein one or more rows of protruding elements are connected to at least one of the regions and to the other region. By way of example, this support may be closed around the opening. The support may or may not be planar.

The row of protruding elements may have a protruding element consisting of the surgery of a bristle mounted on a support, which is different from a core consisting of two wire branches twisted together. This support may have one or more holes in which Bristle's surgery is fixed.

At least one of the protruding elements may be made of plastic material. All of the protruding elements in one or more rows of protruding elements can be made with all or part of the support by molding of plastic material. Plastic materials include fillers, for example fillers made of materials which improve the sliding properties of protruding elements on contacting keratinous fibers, in particular polytetrafluoroethylene, graphite, silicon, molybdenum disulfide and derivatives thereof. can do. The filler may also comprise magnetic particles and / or biocidal agents, for example metal salts.

The tool may comprise a rod having a support element connected to one side of the handle element and one or more rows of protruding element rows to the other side. By way of example, the support may be integrally molded with or secured to the rod made of elastomeric material or some other material.

This tool may comprise a makeup to be applied to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows. Such a make-up will be housed in a container that may include, for example, a wiper member. The wiper member may, for example, comprise an elastomeric lip. The plastic material forming the protruding elements may be harder than the plastic material forming the ribs.

The wiper member may be designed to leave a makeup mass in at least the gap described above. As an example, the wiper member is designed so that it does not significantly intervene in the gap, so even if there is a protruding element, it does not intervene in the gap.

The support to which the protruding element is connected may have an end portion designed to allow the wiper member to pass through easily.

The makeup may, for example, be in the form of a cake suitable to be dispersed upon contact with the liquid.

According to another aspect, the present invention is to provide a method for making the eyelashes and / or eyebrows, the method,

Applying mascara to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows; And

Combing the eyelashes and / or eyebrows using the above-mentioned tool such that unseparated eyelashes and / or eyebrow groups are formed.

According to another aspect, the present invention is to provide a method for making the eyelashes and / or eyebrows, the method,

Loading a makeup present in the gap into the protruding element of the tool as described above; And

Contacting the gap with the makeup loaded with the eyelashes and / or eyebrows to form a set of two or more eyelashes and / or eyebrow hairs that are not separated.

In particular, the eyelash hair and / or eyebrow hair may be placed in the gap to attach the makeup in the gap onto the eyelash hair and / or eyebrow hair to be combined.

In another aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a tool for combing eyelashes and / or eyebrows and / or applying makeup to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows, the tool comprising:

At least one first projecting element group designed to separate eyelashes and / or eyebrows, and

At least one protruding element outside of said group,

The group of protruding elements and one or more protruding elements outside of the group pass between them without separating eyelashes and / or eyebrows between them.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a comb for applying a makeup to eyelashes and / or eyebrows, the comb extending along an axis of heat and being substantially triangular when viewed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of heat. And at least one row of teeth in the form of teeth, the rows being located at a distance from one end of the comb and comprising two or more teeth of different shapes, in particular of different slopes and / or heights. It is done. In a variant or additional example, the spacing between each other when all of the rows of teeth are measured at their tip or base may be arranged inconsistently for all the teeth in the row. Among his teeth, the comb shows a different form of interstice, and a new makeup effect can be obtained.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a tool for applying a makeup to an eyelash and / or eyebrow, the tool comprising one or more rows of teeth connected to at least one side of the support, the face being on one side of the support. And wherein the protruding element is designed to form a gap through which the eyelashes can pass through the plurality of eyelashes so that the eyelashes are coated with a makeup to form an unbundled eyelash bundle.

In one embodiment, the tool comprises a series of protruding elements of at least one row, with a very wide spacing and the number being for example 6-15, preferably about 10. The spacing between the two projecting elements is at least 2.5 mm, preferably about 3 mm.

In another embodiment, the tool comprises a series of groups each consisting of two teeth arranged in a row on the longitudinal axis of the support, wherein the spacing between the two successive groups is greater than the spacing between the protruding elements within the group. wide. Since the teeth are arranged in a line along the longitudinal axis of the support, the straight line crossing the two protruding elements in the group will be parallel to the longitudinal axis.

In another embodiment, the tool comprises a series of groups of two protruding elements, each of the protruding elements within the group being oriented towards the other protruding element of the group. The two ends of the two protruding elements are close enough to each other so that the eyelashes cannot easily pass between them.

When the tool is viewed perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the support, one side of the support to which the protruding elements are connected may be substantially planar, concave or convex.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for making eyelashes and / or eyebrows, the method comprising:

Applying mascara to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows; And

Combing the eyelashes and / or eyebrows with a tool as described above to form a group of unseparated eyelashes and / or eyebrow hairs.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of making up eyelashes and / or eyebrows, the method

Loading a makeup present in at least one gap formed between the protruding elements into the protruding element of the tool as described above; And

Contacting the eyelash and / or eyebrow with the gap loaded with the makeup to form a set of at least two strands of unseparated eyelash hair and / or eyebrow hair.

In one aspect, the present invention provides a brush for applying a makeup to keratinous fibers, the brush comprising

- core;

A bristle extending radially around at least a portion thereof from the core; And

At least one notch extending over less than half the length of the portion of the brush having the bristle,

The brush is characterized in that it has an aspherical cross section in the plane crossing the notch.

In another example of this aspect, the present invention provides a brush for applying a makeup to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows, which brushes

- core;

A bristle extending radially around at least a portion thereof from the core; And

At least one notch having a bristle of substantially zero length in at least one area thereof, the bristle having a bristle.

The portion of the brush having a bristle of substantially zero length may extend along the brush over a length shorter than the length of the brush portion having the bristle.

In an embodiment of the invention, the notch does not extend in all directions around the core of the brush.

According to the invention the makeup can be loaded into the brush in a non-uniform manner and a new makeup effect can be obtained.

The brush is preferably used in connection with a container for storing the makeup to be applied to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows, the container having a wiper member for wiping the brush off when the brush leaves the container, the wiper member It is designed to leave the makeup in the notch.

In detail, the wiper member may have an inner outline crossing the notch, at least on a surface extending across the brush.

The brush may be incompletely wiped out of the notch, and the makeup present in the notch after removing the brush from the container may be used to form eyelash hair or eyebrow hair bundles when makeup.

Since the notch extends over only a portion of the length of the brush, the bristle is well wiped so that only a small amount of makeup remains on top, making it suitable for use in eyelash or eyebrow hair separation.

In an embodiment of the invention, the wiper member defines a wiper orifice with a circular outer line, in particular an orifice whose length is measured from the core of at least a portion of the bristle whose radius defines the base of the notch.

The notches have at least a portion of a constant cross-section when moving along the brush, in particular the entire notch may have a constant cross-section when moving along the brush.

By way of example, the notch may be defined by one or more substantially radial faces, in particular by two substantially radial faces.

The notch may also be defined axially by one or more faces inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to the core of the brush, in particular two faces diverging away from the core of the brush.

In the cross section extending across the core, the notch may have an angle limit of less than 360 °. Notches are angle limits in the range of 20 ° to 200 ° around the axis of the brush, in particular 40 ° to 50 °; 110 ° to 130 °; It may extend over an angle limit of any of the angle ranges from 170 ° to 190 °. The notch may extend over a perimeter larger than the axis size.

The notch may extend along the brush over a range of 1.5 mm to 6.5 mm, in particular longer than 2.5 mm. As an example, the maximum depth of the notches is 2.5 mm to 4 mm.

The notch extends over a length shorter than 4/10 of the length of the brush portion having the bristle, for example shorter than 3/10 of the length.

The brush may have two or more notches as defined above. By way of example, the brush may optionally have two or more notches off the periphery. The brush may have two or more notches that are opposite in the radial direction. Two or more notches may or may not deviate from the axial direction. The brush may have two or more notches that deviate from both the perimeter and the axial direction.

The brush can have three notches when viewed from one or more planes perpendicular to the axis of the brush.

The brush may have bristle with a length measured from the core in the range of 3.5 mm to 9 mm, for example the diameter of the bristle may be 0.06 mm to 0.4 mm.

The brush may define, over at least a portion of its length, an envelope surface that is circular in face, in particular a cylindrical or conical surface.

In a variant, the brush may define an envelope surface having a polygonal front over at least part of its length, in particular a prismatic surface of a tetrahedron that is substantially triangular or square.

Most of the brushes may have a suitable area for separating the eyelashes.

Thus, for example, the volume defined by the notch may be at least two less than the volume defined by the envelope of the brush outside of the notch, for example.

In a specific embodiment of the invention, the brush can be connected to the first end of the rod having a second end connected to the handle member. The handle member will be suitable for being fixed on the container, for example in an airtight manner.

In a conventional method, the brush may have a core consisting of two strands of wire branches twisted together.

The cores can be formed such that each core of two separate brushes is wound one against the other so that each core is twisted with respect to each other. Each core may consist of two strands of wire branches twisted together in a conventional manner.

The brush may have a plurality of notches and one or more twisted cores, and the axially measured distance between the notches may be independent of the pitch in which the cores are twisted.

In one embodiment of the invention, the brush has no notch at all when the brush is in the first direction with respect to the viewing direction from the side, whereas the top and bottom of the brush when the brush is in the second direction with respect to the same viewing direction. It appears that the notches are arranged substantially alternately at the edge, wherein the second direction is the direction obtained by rotating the brush 1/4 turn from the first direction with respect to the axis of the rod.

The core of the brush does not need to be straight, in particular the angle at which it is approachable can tilt the free end of the brush with respect to the axis of the rod. This tilt can make the brush more ergonomic.

The wiper member may comprise one or more ribs made of elastomeric material.

The notches may all extend around the core of the brush.

The bristle may be cut to create the notch (s).

As a variant, the bristle may be melted to make the notch (s).

Brushes can be made so that they do not exhibit a perceived spiral effect: The term "spiral effect" is used to mean the tendency of bristle to extend in a substantially spiral sheet. To minimize the helical effect, bristle can be selected so that the branches of the core are not entangled with each other when twisted together. For example, bristle can be relatively small in diameter, for example 15/100 mm or less, can be hollow, smooth It may be made of material and may have a non-circular cross section, in particular a cross section representing one or more longitudinal grooves.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a brush manufacturing method, which method

Producing a brush having bristles made of a material which can be melted when heated;

Melting at least a volume of bristle to form a notch to produce one or more notches in the brush.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of applying a makeup to eyelashes and / or eyebrows, the method comprising

Loading the makeup into one or more notched brushes which accumulate makeup to be applied, in particular mascara and which extend over a length less than half of the length of the brushed part with bristle; And

Applying a makeup included in the notch to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows to form at least one undivided eyelash hair and / or eyebrow hair.

In an aspect of the present invention, the makeup is removed from the container provided with the wiper member designed to leave the makeup in the notch, and the brush is loaded.

Applying the makeup to the eyelashes or eyebrows so as to form only a bundle of eyelashes and / or eyebrows; As a variant, the makeup may be applied to form the bundle of eyelashes or eyebrow hairs, as well as to separate the eyelashes or eyebrow hairs well separated between the bundles.

In another aspect, the present invention may provide a packaged applicator for applying a makeup to eyelashes and / or eyebrows, the apparatus comprising:

A container for storing a make-up to be applied to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows;

A brush comprising a core and a bristle extending therefrom and having a cross section which has at least one notch and has any shape in terms of crossing the notch; And

For wiping the brush away from the container, the wiper member being designed to retain the makeup in the notch, in particular having an inner contour crossing the notch on at least a surface extending across the brush. do.

The invention will be better understood from the following detailed description of the non-limiting embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing a comb constituting an embodiment of the present invention.

2 through 6 are very schematic views of some examples of different ways of dispensing protruding elements.

7 is an axial cross-sectional view of a package-use coating tool.

FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating a comb being polished. FIG.

8-19 show another example of a comb.

20 shows a variant of the projecting element.

21-39 is a figure which shows another example of the comb.

It is a figure which shows the axial cross section of a packaging application coating tool.

41-45 is a figure which shows the example of the makeup which can be obtained using the tool of this invention.

46 to 49 are fragmentary views showing another example of a tool capable of obtaining a new makeup effect.

50 shows an example of a makeup that can be obtained with one of the tools of FIGS. 46 to 49.

Fig. 51 is a view showing an axial cross section of a packaging-coated applicator according to the present invention.

It is a side view of the brush of the tool shown in FIG.

FIG. 53 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 52 taken in the III-III direction.

54, 55, 56 and 57 show modified notch shapes.

It is a figure which shows the side of the modification of this invention.

FIG. 59 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VIII in FIG. 58. FIG.

FIG. 60 is a view similar to FIG. 53, showing the outline of the wiper orifice. FIG.

61 and 62 are side views illustrating various embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 63 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 62 taken in the XIII-XIII direction.

64 to 67 are cross sectional views of a modification of the present invention.

68 and 69 are side views of another embodiment of the present invention.

70 is a perspective view schematically showing a brush constituting another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 71 is a cross sectional view on XXI of FIG. 80;

72 is a side view of a brush constituting another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 73 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XXIII-XXIII of FIG. 72.

74 is a side view of a brush constituting another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 75 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XXV-XXV of FIG. 74.

76 shows a cross section of an envelope of a broach corresponding to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 77 shows the envelope after the brush of FIG. 76 is rotated by a quarter about an axis.

78 shows a core formed by winding two separate cores twisted with respect to each other.

79 to 81 show examples of makeup effects that can be obtained.

comb

1 is a side view of a tool 1 embodying an embodiment of the invention, which tool comprises a comb 10 having a support 11 to which projecting elements 12a, 12b, which are identical or not, are connected.

The comb 10 is connected to a rod 13 (partially shown), which in turn is connected to a handle member (not shown) which may form a cap for closure as described below.

Comb 10 may be used to comb the eyelashes or eyebrows after applying cosmetics, for example mascara, to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows with another applicator, such as a brush. In a variant, the comb 10 can be used to apply the makeup to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows, first by immersing the makeup in a container containing the makeup or otherwise loading it into the comb. do.

In the example of FIG. 1, the protruding elements 12a and 12b may have the form of teeth, for example, generally triangular when the comb is observed from the side, but the protruding elements may have a different shape or as described below. It does not depart from the scope of the present invention to make surgery of the bristle fixed to the support.

The protruding elements 12a and 12b may be arranged in the comb in various ways, for example to form one or more rows of protruding elements extending along a line substantially parallel to the axis of the support.

As shown in FIG. 1, the array of protruding elements may comprise three or more contiguous protruding elements arranged at substantially the same first spacing e with respect to each other. These protruding elements may belong to or form a group 15, and in the illustrated example, the protruding element array comprises at least a fourth protruding element 12a outside the group. Reference numeral 12a is used to indicate a protruding element or a separate protruding element located at the end of the group, while reference numeral 12b denotes a protruding element (s) of the group located between the protruding elements 12a located at the end of the group. Used. The fourth protruding element belongs to the second protruding element group 15 ′ and is spaced apart from the closest protruding element of the at least three protruding elements of the group 15 by a second interval longer than the first interval e. .

The groups 15 are fairly dense with each other and have protruding elements 12a and 12b designed to be suitable for separating eyelashes and / or eyebrow hairs. Eyelashes and / or eyebrows may pass between groups 15 and 15 'without being separated.

2 to 6 schematically show some of the gaps between those that can be used as protruding elements.

In these figures the crosshairs indicate the position of the protruding element, for example its tip or its base position.

In these figures, the projecting elements are shown in a straight line for ease of explanation but are arranged in a line along a line X which may be curved or non-curved or angled in a single plane, which is not outside the scope of the present invention.

In the example of FIG. 2, the protruding elements form at least two groups 15, 15 ′ along the support 11, each group being separable when the eyelashes and / or eyebrows contact between them. It is made of protruding elements that are sufficiently tight enough. The groups 15 and 15 'are separated from each other by a gap 16 having no protruding element, in which the eyelashes and / or eyebrows can be gathered intact. Due to the presence of the gap 16 in relation to the presence of a group of protruding elements suitable for combing, the tool of the present invention may be able to obtain a makeup effect by allowing the eyelashes and / or parts of the eyebrows to clump together and separate from one another. have.

The shape, number and location of the protruding elements can vary widely but the desired result can be achieved.

1 and 2, the protruding elements are arranged at regular intervals e within each group 15 or 15 ', ie both protruding elements 12a and 12b within the group 15 or 15' are protruding. As measured at a common starting point coinciding with the position of the protruding element 12a located at one end of the element row, it is arranged along the line X at each axial position, each of which is an integer multiple of the spacing e. Adjacent groups may be spaced apart from each other by an interval d, for example d = 2e, which is a multiple of the interval e in the example of FIG. 2.

The distance between adjacent protruding elements 12a belonging to each adjacent group does not have to be constant as shown in FIG. In this figure, the gaps 16 are different from each other and have respective widths d ₁ and d ₂ , all greater than the spacing e.

As shown in FIG. 4, groups may have different numbers of protruding enzymes.

In any one group or in all groups, the protruding elements may be in line with their tips or bases as shown in FIGS. 2-4, but at least some of them comprise lines on which the protruding elements are disposed. It may deviate on either side of the geometric separation surface. To illustrate this case, FIG. 5 shows a row of protrusion elements 12a and 12b arranged in a way that can be obtained from a series of protrusion elements consisting of a series of protrusion elements arranged differently in a regular manner on opposite sides of the geometric separation surface. Where all of the protruding elements located on the same side of the geometric separation surface remain intact, while on one side of the geometric separation surface one of n elements (n is an integer), e.g. It is omitted. In FIG. 5, the position of the omitted protruding element is indicated by dots, but is not limited thereto. The distances e and d are measured for the portion projecting onto the line X.

Naturally, the gap 16 can be made in other ways than removing all protruding elements from the same side of the geometric separation surface. For example, FIG. 6 shows that the protruding element is removed from both sides of the geometric separation surface, for example one protruding element of n (integer) on one side and one protruding element of m (integer) on the opposite side. Indicate the position of the protruding elements, wherein m and n can be optionally the same.

For example, a comb as shown in FIG. 1 may be used to apply makeup to eyelashes and / or eyebrows, as well as comb the eyelashes and / or eyebrows after applying the makeup with another applicator.

In such a situation, the comb may be associated with a certain amount of makeup.

For example, FIG. 7 shows a container 21 comprising a makeup P to be applied to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows, and at one end is provided with an application element of comb 10 as described above and the other end. The rod 31 is provided with a handle cap capable of acting as a cap for closing the container 21 in an airtight manner, for example a cap for closing the cap by turning the cap over the neck 22 of the container with an external thread. It includes an applicator 30 having a).

In the example shown, the wiper member 40 is secured inside the neck portion 22 to pierce the rod 31 and the application element 10 while the applicator is withdrawn from the container. The wiper member allows the makeup to be left in the gap (s) 16.

The teeth of the protruding element, for example the comb 10, must be firm enough so that they do not lie flat while being wiped, since the edges of the wiper lip cannot reach the base of the gap, allowing the makeup to accumulate in the gap 16. have. The makeup can be distributed unevenly along the comb, while the combed areas are well wiped, while the uncombed areas contain enough makeup to clump together the eyelashes.

Another embodiment of the applicator according to the invention is described below.

FIG. 8 shows a comb with a row of teeth extending along the support, similar to that described above for FIG. 5, wherein each group of teeth has a structure arranged differently on both sides on a geometric separation surface. Compared to a row of teeth in which all successive teeth extend differently on opposite faces of the geometric separation surface, some teeth located on a particular face of this surface are removed to form a gap 50.

In Fig. 8, the protruding elements 12a and 12b have two widthwise tooth shapes measured parallel to the longitudinal axis of the application element tapering toward the glass end, so that the two are respectively located on opposite sides of the geometric separation surface when the comb is observed from the end. It can be seen that adjacent protruding elements of form a groove 52 having a substantially V-shape. The base of the tooth need not extend obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the support shown. As shown, the application element may have a distal portion and a base portion 54 and 55 in a form that is easy to pass through the wiper 40. In the sense of the present invention, such distal and base portions do not constitute a protruding portion.

The application element shown in FIG. 9 differs from the application element shown in FIG. 8 in that teeth fall into each of the groups 15 and 15 ′ shown in FIG. 8 to form additional tooth groups and gaps 16. . Not all of the removed teeth are located on the space face of the geometric separation surface as shown in FIG. 6.

In the example of FIG. 10, the application element has a row of teeth with the base lined up. The free ends of the teeth have a structure similar to that in the structure shown in FIG. 6, ie the ends of the teeth within each tooth group are arranged continuously and substantially alternately on either side of the geometric separation surface.

The application element shown in FIG. 11 comprises a row of teeth located at substantially the same plane with the base and free ends. The base position of the tooth may be similar to one of the structures shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, for example. 11 also shows that the protruding elements can have different heights within a given group.

The protruding elements may have relief portions or angled areas for easier grip over the eyelashes and / or eyebrows.

By way of example, FIG. 12 shows a protruding element comprising an angled region 63. In this view, the face 60 of the support to which the protruding elements are connected may have a non-planar shape, for example, as shown, convex outward or actually concave (not shown).

In addition to the protruding elements that act to separate the eyelashes, the application element can include one or more tips 65 that can draw a line over the eyelashes as shown in FIG. 13. This figure shows that a gap 16 can be formed between the group of protruding elements 15 and the separated protruding element 12a.

The gap 16 between two adjacent protruding elements 12a belonging to different groups 15 and 15 'need not have a relief portion at all, or is suitable for leaving the makeup as shown in FIG. It may include one or more relief portions. These portion (s) in the relief 70 may have a variety of shapes different from the protruding elements of the adjacent group, in particular the teeth may have one or more short teeth as shown in FIG. 15, such relief 70 ) Portion (s) may be significantly unsuitable for passing the separated eyelashes between adjacent protruding elements 12a.

Within certain groups of protruding elements, the protruding elements may have different shapes, as shown in FIG. 15. In the example shown in this figure, one or more groups of protruding elements include both wide and narrow teeth, all of which serve to define groove 71 pairs that are substantially V-shaped therebetween. 15 also shows that only a portion of the portion in which the gap 16 extends along the support may have a relief 70 portion.

The application element may have one or more rows of projecting elements, in particular two or more rows of continuous projecting elements, as shown in FIG. 16. In this figure the application element comprises a first projecting element series 80 and a second projecting element series 90 which is substantially opposite the first series. When viewed from one side, at least some of the protruding elements of the first series 80 may have free ends located along a substantially convex first line A, and of the second series 90. At least some of the protruding elements may have free ends located along a substantially concave second line (B). The protruding elements of the first series 80 may serve to make up the eyelashes and / or eyebrows, for example, while the protruding elements of the second series 90 may serve to make up the eyelashes.

In the example of FIG. 16, the protruding elements of the first series 80 comprise two or more groups 15 and 15 ′ separated by a gap 16 without protruding elements.

The application elements shown in FIGS. 17 and 18 have the same meaning that the protruding elements located on the same side as the concave line B also have two or more groups 15 and 15 ′ separated by the gap 16 as well. It is different from the application element shown in.

Regardless of its shape, the protruding element can be coated with a flocking 91 as shown in FIG. 19.

By way of example, the protruding element may have a free end 92 that bends like a hook as shown in FIG. 20 to serve to hold the eyelashes and / or eyebrows.

The application element may comprise a plurality of rows of protruding elements extending in the same direction as the vortex when viewed from the end, as shown in FIG. 21. By way of example, the protruding element can be connected to the support via an extension of an adjacent face. Further details regarding this type of application element are disclosed in EP-A-1 070 468.

22 diagrammatically shows an application element comprising a plurality of rows of protruding elements, for example four rows of protruding elements. Each row includes two or more groups of protruding elements 15 and 15 'separated by gaps 16, which gaps are made, for example, in the form of notches.

The teeth of all rows may be the same, for example each row may be an image of adjacent rows rotated about the axis of the support as shown in FIG. In a variant, the two or more rows may differ from one another, for example as shown in FIG. 23, the one or more gaps 16 in one row may have the support with respect to its axis, for example as in the present embodiment. After a quarter turn, it may not overlap exactly with the gap 16 in the other row. In this example, the protruding elements have elongated faces extending long in a direction parallel to the axis of the row.

The protruding elements can be connected to the support in different ways, for example, substantially perpendicular to their face as shown in FIG. 24.

The protruding element may have a substantially cylindrical portion as shown in FIG. 25 to form a kind of spike.

FIG. 26 shows a support 100 with holes, in which the application element has two opposing regions 101 connected in a similar manner to the application element disclosed, for example, in European Patent Application EP-A-1 169 941. ), An application element comprising FIG. 27 shows a side view of the application element of FIG. 26 seen along arrow XXVII. FIG.

The protruding element may be defined by a wall 100 having a serrated edge as shown in FIG. 28, which wall is connected to the support through at least some of its length as shown in FIG. As shown in 29, it is only connected to the base and end portions of the support. A slope 111 is provided between the wall 110 and the support to hold the makeup. Application elements with protruding elements defined by the edges of the walls connected over all or part of the support length are shown in European patent applications EP-A-1 157 629 and EP-A-1 157 632, to which reference is made. do.

The application element may consist of a comb 140 having two parts 141 and 142 suitable for sliding with respect to each other along the longitudinal axis of the comb, as shown in FIGS. 30 to 32. Each of these portions has teeth 12a and 12b. The top view of the comb 140 is shown in FIG. 31, and the side view is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 31, at the first relative position of the portions relative to each other, the teeth of the portion 141 may occupy an axial position that is substantially the same as the axial position of the teeth of the portion 142 such that the comb is viewed from the side. It can be seen that a single row of teeth can represent a constant pitch interval.

When the portion 141 slides with respect to the portion 142, the teeth of the portion 141 axially deviate from the teeth of the portion 142, and between them, with respect to each other, as shown in FIG. 32. It has been shown that a row of teeth are obtained which alternate substantially on opposite sides of the geometric separation surface at the second relative position of.

Teeth of portion 141 is disposed along the surface at an axial position that is an integer multiple of the spacing e between two teeth of portion 141. The same applies to the teeth of the part 142. Portion 142 has more teeth than portion 141. Portions 141 and 142 can be driven by any suitable mechanism. An example of such a mechanism is shown in US Pat. No. 5,086,793.

In the structure corresponding to FIG. 32, the two parts 141 and 142 deviate through a distance substantially corresponding to e / 2.

Protruding elements can be constructed using teeth of different sizes and shapes.

In detail, as shown in the examples of FIGS. 33 and 34, a triangle-shaped tooth having different inclinations may be used.

More specifically, FIG. 33 shows combs that do not overlap when their successive teeth 12a and 12b meet at their base and are viewed from the side. Teeth having an inclination with an angle α ₁ with respect to its longitudinal axis L form a group 15 of projecting elements in which the tips are spaced apart from each other by a distance e. Teeth 12a of inclination forming an angle α ₂ greater than α ₁ with respect to the longitudinal axis thereof form a gap 16 with respect to the group 15. The distance d between the tip of the tooth 12a and the tips of the teeth in the adjacent group 15 is greater than the distance e.

In one example, the teeth 12a having an inclination α ₂ appear symmetrical in shape with respect to the central plane passing through the chip and perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 33, but the teeth may be asymmetric in shape.

Some of the teeth in the row may have, for example, a relatively steep slope on one side and a less steep slope on the other side.

34 shows an angle α ₃ different from the inclination (angle α ₄ ) of the face on the outside of the group, on the face of teeth 12a at the end of group 15 adjacent to teeth 12b in the group. An example of a comb having a slope is shown.

The gap 16 can be formed between two teeth 12a having an asymmetrical shape, as can be seen in FIG. 34.

The protruding element may have a plurality of upper free ends, where the protruding element is Y-shaped as shown in FIG. 35. The spacing e between the projecting elements in the group is measured between its base centers.

The two elements 12a in the two groups 15 and 15 ′ extend the gap 16 over a distance d longer than the distance e between the two projecting elements in the group 15. To form.

As shown, the gap 16 may comprise, for example, a portion having the same shape as the bottom portion of the protruding element 12a or 12b and in the form of a relief 70 shorter than any of the adjacent protruding elements.

As a protruding element, not only teeth but also surgery of bristle fixed on a support not made of a twisted core as shown in FIGS. 36 to 39 can be used.

Bristle's surgery can be inserted into a hole in the support, and the support can be stamped and fixed therein, as disclosed in EP-A-1 155 637. Other fastening means may also be used, which may be used to fix Bristle's surgery with an adhesive or staple.

The gap 16 between the groups of protruding elements suitable for separating the eyelashes is formed because the entire bristle is omitted or the length is shortened.

The ends of the bristle may be on a substantially planar surface as shown in FIG. 36, on a surface that is normally concave outwards as shown in FIG. 37, or on a surface that forms a tooth as shown in FIG. 38. Or on a convex surface as shown in FIG. 39.

As shown in FIG. 38, the support hole may be through a hole or a blind hole, and the bristle bundle folded into the support and folded into the U shape may form a loop on one side of the support. As shown in FIG. 39, the loops may be arbitrarily cut such that bristle surgery is formed on both sides of the support.

36 to 39 show that the spacing e between three consecutive bristle surgeries measured at their base is constant and each surgeon of bristle constitutes a protruding element as shown in FIGS. 2 to 6. Shows that it can.

As shown in FIG. 40, the applicator according to the invention can be used with a container with a wiper, but not with an elastomeric lip, for example comprising a perforated foam block 130.

As can be seen in this figure, the makeup P may be a predetermined fiber 132 to be attached to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows.

As shown in Figures 41 to 45, it is possible to obtain a make-up effect that the eyelashes and / or eyebrow hairs together to form a bundle.

The gap (s) 16 in the application element can form a bundle with the eyelashes because the gap (s) 16 are filled with a fairly large amount of makeup that is attached at a predetermined spacing position on the eyelashes without separating the eyelashes, which can separate the eyelashes. This is because there may be no protruding element in the gap (s) 16. The eyelashes can together form a bundle if the eyelashes or eyebrows are placed in contact with the gap if the gap (s) 16 are not filled with makeup, so if a makeup already applied to the eyelashes or eyebrows has made this possible It will form a bundle with each other. Once the eyelashes are bundled together, it can be difficult to separate them from the comb.

The eyelashes and / or eyebrows may comprise several strands of eyebrows completely separated between the bundles as shown in FIG. 42.

The amount of makeup attached to each bundle of eyelashes is uneven, so one bundle may look longer than the other. The eyelash bundles may include different numbers of eyelashes so that some of these bundles may appear wider or longer than others, as shown in FIG. 43.

As can be seen in Figures 43 and 44, the separated eyelashes and the unseparated eyelash bundles may optionally appear alternately in a regular manner.

As shown in FIG. 45, both eyelashes and eyebrows can be made to form a bundle of eyelash and eyebrow hair grouped together.

Another example of a tool capable of obtaining a new makeup effect will be described later with reference to FIGS. 46 to 49.

More specifically, these tools are for obtaining a makeup in which all of the eyelashes are grouped together as shown in FIG. 50.

On the other hand, in the embodiment described above with reference to Figs. 1 to 45, there are both regions suitable for separating the eyelashes and areas to bundle the eyelashes together, but in the example of Figs. 46 to 49, the eyelash bundle effect is preferred.

Comb 200, partly shown in FIG. 46, comprises a series of teeth 201 that are spaced wide enough to allow a plurality of eyelashes to be placed between the teeth, with a makeup that is present between the teeth. Coated to form a bundle together. The spacing between teeth 201 as measured between his tips is close to 3 mm, for example, and the comb contains, for example, about 10 teeth, but is not limited to this number.

47 shows a comb 210 comprising a series of groups 211 each consisting of two teeth 212 which are very dense and having a spacing e between two adjacent groups about 3 mm.

The comb 220 shown in FIG. 48 has groups 221 each comprising two teeth 222 tilted obliquely towards each other, the distance 223 between their upper ends being very short so that the comb coated in the makeup When in contact with the eyelashes and / or eyebrows, the eyelashes tend not to be easily placed between the two teeth 222 of the given group 221.

The spacing e between the groups will be close to 3 mm. In the examples of FIGS. 46-48, the teeth may have bases that are lined up along the longitudinal axis of the support to which they are connected, but in a variant, the teeth are alternately disposed opposite the central core as shown in FIG. 49. May be

The comb 230 shown in FIG. 49 may include a core 231 having two opposing surfaces with teeth 232 alternately connected to opposing surfaces of the core 231.

The spacing between two adjacent teeth 232 measured parallel along the longitudinal axis of the support is, for example, about 3 mm. In the examples of FIGS. 46-49, the spacing between the teeth or groups of teeth is regular along the support but the spacing is not necessarily constant.

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51 shows a packaging applicator 301 including a container 302 containing a makeup P and provided with a neck 303 having an external thread. The stopper cap 304 is fixed on the neck 303 to seal the container 302 in an airtight manner when not in use.

The tool 301 includes an applicator with a cap 304 that is used as a handle at one end and a rod 305 with a brush 301 at the other end.

In the example shown, the container 302 extends long, and application of several different forms is not beyond the scope of the present invention.

The wiper member 307 is fixed to the neck 303 of the container 302, in this embodiment having a circular cross section whose free edge has a diameter, for example, slightly larger than or equal to the diameter of the rod 305. It has an elastomeric lip defining the wiper orifice 307a.

In the example shown, brush 310 is formed of two strands of wire branch 316 twisted together with a metal core 315 fixed at the end of rod 305. Bristle 317 is clamped between branches 316 in a conventional manner as shown in FIGS. 52 and 53.

Bristle 317 may be natural or synthetic, for example an elastomer, and may optionally be flocked. Suitably, brush 310 may comprise different types of bristle mixtures.

It is not outside the scope of the present invention to have a bristle injection or overmolding on a core, especially a core made of thermoplastic and optionally overmolding on a core made integral with a rod and extending radially around the core.

In aspects of the present invention, brush 310 has one or more notches 312 that can be made, for example, by clipping of the brush. If the bristles are made of a suitable material, the notches 312 can be made by melting or vaporizing the bristles.

52 and 53, in the illustrated example the notch 312 extends only over a portion of the brush rotation and brush length less than one time, so that the brush has a non-spherical cross section in the plane cross section across the notch. have.

In the example shown, the notch 312 extends over an angular range α measured around the axis X of the brush 310, where α corresponds to about one quarter of the periphery of the brush 310. It extends over about 1/6 of the brush length l.

Notches 312 are circumferentially defined by two surfaces 312a and axially defined by two surfaces 312b in the illustrated example.

The faces 312a may be substantially radial as shown in FIG. 53, or may alternatively be at a nonzero angle β with respect to the radius as shown in FIG. 54.

Faces 312b may be substantially perpendicular to the core as shown in FIG. 52 or may not be perpendicular to the core as shown in FIG. 55. 52 and 55, it can be seen that the faces 312b can branch outward.

Brush 310 defines an envelope surface S that is cylindrical in relation to axis X in the example shown.

As shown in FIG. 52, the distal end of the brush may be fructoconical with a pointed portion cut out.

It is not beyond the scope of the present invention that the notch 312 extends over about a quarter of the periphery of the brush 310. As a non-limiting embodiment, FIG. 56 shows a notch 312 extending over substantially one third of the circumferential surface of the brush 310, while FIG. 57 shows substantially the circumferential surface of the brush 310. The notch 312 extends over half.

The length of the bristle is at least shorter than the length of the bristle outside of the notch in the notched region, for example substantially zero, and the spherical shape of the blush perpendicular to the core and across the notch is within the scope of the invention. It is not outside the scope of the present invention that the brushes have a circular cross section in terms perpendicular to the core and across the notch.

By way of example, FIG. 58 shows a portion of a brush incorporating notches 312, with the base of the notch protruding very little from the core and optionally from two branches 316 of the core 315 twisted together. It is fixed by the branch.

As shown in FIG. 59, such notches may extend all around the core of the brush.

The wiper member 307 is designed to leave a makeup in the notch.

The dashed line in FIG. 60 shows the inner outline C of the wiper orifice 307a. Preferably, this outer line C crosses the notch 312. The shorter bristle 317, located between the core 315 and the notch 312, includes a glass end located substantially inside the outer line C of the wiper orifice 307a so that the brush passes through the wiper member. These bristles are not wiped off and consequently the makeup P may accumulate in at least a portion of the notch 312.

In one variant, not shown, the outline C may be non-circular.

Upon application, the makeup may be applied in a non-uniform manner over the eyelashes and / or eyebrows, and in particular, more makeup may be attached onto the eyelashes and / or eyebrows in contact with the makeup present in the notches 312.

The brush may have a plurality of notches 312, which do not depart from the scope of the present invention, and only one notch is shown in FIGS. 51 and 52 for convenience of description.

As shown in FIG. 61, the notch 312 may deviate along the axis X of the brush. In this example, one of the notches may be an image of the other notch that is translated parallel to the axis X of the brush.

As shown in FIG. 62, at least two notches 312 do not deviate in the axial direction but may deviate circumferentially.

As shown in FIG. 63, the notches may be distributed around the circumference of the brush 310 such that at least two notches 312 are located oppositely on the circumference.

The brush may have three notches 312 disposed substantially at 120 ° intervals, or a larger number of notches, as shown in FIG.

65 shows that the notch can extend all around the core 35.

In this case, if the bristle is not too short the cross section of the brush has a non-circular shape, for example a substantially triangular shape as shown in FIG. 65.

In FIG. 65, the dotted line shows the cross section of the envelope surface of the brush outside of the notch.

The ends thereof represent bristle defining the base of the notches having different lengths around the core.

In the example of FIGS. 66 and 67, the brush has at least two notches 312 positioned substantially symmetrically to one another with respect to the central plane K including the axis X of the brush.

The two notches 312 are initially driven by a first set of bristle that extends substantially over a semicircle as shown in FIG. 66 or over a third of the circle as shown in FIG. 67, followed by a smaller angle. It can be separated in the circumferential direction by the bristle set occupying the limit.

Looking at the brush from the side or longitudinal section, the brush may have notches arranged in a staggered structure, as shown in FIG. 68. The notch 312 in FIG. 68 is very schematic and may take many forms. For example, a brush can have more than one series of notches, with the notches in each series circumferentially circumferential to the notches in the other series, with the notches in each series deviating axially, ie parallel to the axis of the brush. Make up each other's images.

The shapes of the notches may be the same, but it is not within the scope of the present invention for the brushes to be unequal and to have a plurality of notches off on the axis and / or circumference.

Thus, the brushes may have notches that differ in shape as shown in FIG. 69. In particular, the depth p of the notches may differ from one notch to another, and likewise the length l of the notches measured parallel to the axis X of the brush may differ from one another as in the gap therebetween.

Thus, the brush may define an envelope surface that is not cylindrical.

By way of example, FIG. 70 shows a brush having a front face of a polygon, in this case a rectangular envelope surface as shown in FIG. 71. In FIG. 70, it is shown that the brush may have one or more notches 312, for example, to occupy space adjacent one of the edges of the envelope surface.

The brush may have one or more notches made on a portion of the brush that has a non-uniform regular cross section when moving parallel to the axis, as in the case of the brush shown in FIGS. 72 and 73, for example.

This brush defines a ridge surface belonging between the envelope surfaces and has concave surfaces 372 that are substantially circular cylindrical in the example shown.

In the illustrated example, it can be seen that each face 372 is the maximum passing width as it moves from one end of the notch to the other along the brush.

The brush may have, for example, one or more notches 312 made between two faces 372 or on face 372 and defining a deeper area within the face, as shown in FIG. 73. .

The brush may have an axis X that is not straight, as shown in FIGS. 74 and 75. By way of example, the core may be at an angle to the axis of the rod, which increases upon approaching the distal end of the brush.

As an example, the brush may have one or more notches 312 on the concave surface of the core as in the illustrated embodiment. As a variant, the brush may have one or more notches 312 on the concave surface of the core.

76 and 77 show an example envelope of a brush made in accordance with the present invention.

77 shows that the notch does not appear at all when the brush is observed in one particular direction perpendicular to its axis.

However, after a quarter turn about its axis, the same brush exhibits a notch, in particular a series of notches that are alternately open at opposing top and bottom edges, even though they do not have spiral grooves.

The core 315 of the brush can be made different without using two strands of wire branches twisted together. To illustrate, FIG. 78 shows the core obtained by winding each of the two cores 315a and 315b relative to each other so that twist is obtained. Each of the cores 315a and 315b is made by twisting two strands of wire branches together according to a conventional method, in which a bristle extending around the core's radial circumference is fixed.

The notch (s) of the brush can be made by clipping the brush, before and after the shape change of the core, as appropriate by deforming the core. The notch (s) may be prepared by partially melting the bristle, for example by exposing the bristle to laser radiation or by contacting a hot shape, in which case the bristle material is in contact with the bristle. Should be chosen so that it can be melted at

Brushes can be made using bristles of different lengths and / or bristle mixtures of different kinds.

The bristle used can have a variety of flexibility and front cross sections, in particular the cross section can be circular or non-circular.

The notch (s) on the brush allows the makeup P to be stored on the brush when the brush is removed from the container, and the wiper member is initially designed such that not all of the makeup present in the notch is wiped off. When the brush is viewed in cross section through the wiper orifice, at least a portion of the notch is open from the edge of the wiper orifice so that the makeup present in this portion of the notch is left in the container by the wiper member without being wiped off.

The brush can be coated with a makeup without separating the eyelashes that are placed in the notch when in contact with the eyelashes and / or eyebrows to obtain a make up of the lashes together as shown in FIGS. 79-81.

FIG. 79 shows that some eyelashes and / or eyebrow bundles, especially those placed in the notches, may have more makeup than others.

The makeup obtained may comprise eyelash bundles with eyelashes separated therebetween in a fairly homogeneous manner as shown in FIG. 80 or in an irregular manner as shown in FIG. 81.

As a matter of course, the present invention is not limited only to the above-described embodiments, in particular, features of various embodiments may be combined with each other.

The term "comprising" in this specification should be recognized as synonymous with "comprising at least one" unless stated otherwise.

According to the present invention, a new makeup effect can be obtained.

Claims (51)

A support not consisting of a core made of two strands of twisted together, and At least one row of projecting elements extending along axis (X), The projecting element array, At least a first group 15 of three or more successive projecting elements 12a, 12b spaced at substantially constant intervals from each other; A distance e outside of the first group, spaced apart from the first group 15 by a gap 16 and between the three projecting elements 12a of the first group along the axis of the row of projecting elements Apparatus for combing eyelashes and / or eyebrows and / or applying makeup to said eyelashes and / or eyebrows comprising a fourth protruding element (12a) extending over a greater distance (d). At least one row of protruding element rows 12a, 12b arranged substantially in line along the longitudinal axis of the support, not consisting of a core made of two strands of twisted together, The projecting element array, At least a first group 15 of two or more protruding elements adjacent to each other and Outside the first group and spaced apart from the first group 15 by a gap 16 and longer than the distance e between two adjacent protruding elements of the first group and measured along the longitudinal axis Combing and / or combing the eyelashes and / or eyebrows comprising a third protruding element 12a extending over a distance d measured along the longitudinal axis, which is shorter than the length of the first group. Tool for applying makeup on eyebrows. At least one elongated support 11 having a face extending along the longitudinal axis and located on one side thereof; One or more rows of projecting elements (12a, 12b) having a base connected to the face; At least one base extending so as not to tilt with respect to the longitudinal axis of the support, The projecting element array has at least a first group 15 of two or more projecting elements adjacent to each other, has a third projecting element 12a that is outside of the first group, and the third projecting element 12a. Is spaced apart from the first group 15 by the gap 16 and extends over a distance d greater than the distance e between two adjacent protruding elements of the first group as measured along the longitudinal axis. A device for combing eyelashes and / or eyebrows and / or applying makeup to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows. 4. A tool as claimed in claim 3, wherein each protruding element extends along the longitudinal axis and has a base that is not rectangular or elliptical in cross section on a plane perpendicular to its longitudinal axis. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein each protruding element extends along a longitudinal axis and comprises a base having an elongated cross section on a plane perpendicular to its longitudinal axis, wherein the base makes a substantially zero angle with the axis of the row; And a tool extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to said axis. 6. A tool according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the axis of the row of projecting elements is substantially parallel to the axis of the support to which the projecting elements are connected. The tool according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the projecting elements outside of the first group belong to a second group (15 ') of projecting elements. 8. The projection element (12a) outside of the first group is spaced apart from the adjacent projection element (12b) of the second group (15 ') by an interval less than the length of the gap (d). The tool which there is. 9. Tool according to claim 8, characterized in that the spacing between the protruding elements within the second group (15 ') is substantially equal to the spacing e between the protruding elements of the first group (15). 10. A tool according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first group of protruding elements (15) extends over a length longer than the length (d) of the gap (16). 11. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein at least two protruding elements of the first group and protruding elements outside the first group have respective positions of substantially the same pitch e along the axis of the array of protruding elements. A tool characterized by occupying. 12. A tool according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has a plurality of groups of projecting elements (15, 15 ') which are regularly spaced apart. 13. A tool according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the shapes of the protruding elements are all the same. 13. A tool according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the row of protruding elements has two or more protruding elements having different shapes. 15. A tool according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising protruding elements made of teeth that are substantially triangular in shape when the row of protruding elements is observed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis thereof. 16. The tool of claim 15 wherein at least two said teeth have different inclinations. 17. The method of any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein when viewed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of the row, all of the teeth comprise a row of teeth that are triangular in shape, of which at least two teeth are of different heights and / or of different heights. An article having a base width. 18. A tool according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least two groups of protruding elements (15, 15 ') and at least one relief (70) portion between the groups. 19. The device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that when viewed from the side, at least two of the protruding elements of the group of protruding elements together substantially define a V-shaped groove (52; 71). tool. The tool according to any one of claims 1 to 19, having two or more rows of protruding element rows. 21. The tool of claim 20 wherein at least one row of protruding elements and the other row of protruding elements extend in different directions. 22. The tool according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the height of the projecting element is in the range of 0.5 mm to 10 mm, in particular 1 mm to 3 mm. 23. The tool of any of claims 1 to 22, wherein the row of projecting elements includes one or more continuous projecting elements that extend at least partially alternately on opposite surfaces of the geometric separation surface. 24. A tool according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the protruding elements in the row of protruding elements have a base arranged substantially in line. 24. A tool according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has two parts (141, 142) with protruding elements that are movable relative to one another. The tool according to any one of claims 1 to 25, wherein the row of projecting elements extends along an axis that is not straight. 27. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 26, wherein the support 100 defines one or more openings that are perforated and located between two opposing regions 101, wherein the one or more rows of protruding elements are one of the regions. And wherein the protruding elements of the row of protruding elements extend towards another area. 28. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a protruding element of tufts of bristle fixed to the support, wherein the support is not a core consisting of two strands of wire branches twisted together. tool. 129. The tool of claim 128, wherein the support has one or more holes in which the surgery of the bristle is fixed. 30. A tool as claimed in any preceding claim, comprising one or more protruding elements made of plastics material. 31. The tool of any of claims 1 to 30, wherein all of the protruding elements of the one or more rows of protruding elements are integrally molded by molding a plastics material. 32. A tool as claimed in any preceding claim, comprising a rod having a handle element at one end and a support at which the protruding elements are connected at the other end. 33. The tool of claim 32, wherein the support is molded with the rod. 34. The tool of any of the preceding claims wherein the support is made of an elastomeric material. 35. A tool as claimed in any preceding claim, comprising a makeup (P) source to be applied to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows. 36. The tool of claim 35, wherein the makeup source is contained in a container (21). 37. The tool of claim 36, wherein said container comprises a wiper member (40; 130). 38. The tool of claim 37, wherein the protruding element is designed to not bend excessively when passing through the wiper member. 39. A tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein said wiper member comprises an elastomeric lip (40). A tool for applying a makeup to an eyelash and / or eyebrow, the tool comprising at least one row of protruding elements 201; 212; 222; 232, in particular a tooth, the protruding elements being connected to at least one side of the support and A tool characterized in that a gap is formed to allow a plurality of eyelashes to pass between them to coat the eyelashes with a makeup to form a bundle of eyelashes that are not separated from each other. 41. The tool of claim 40, wherein the row of protruding elements comprises 6 to 15 protruding elements. 42. The tool of claim 40 or 41 wherein the spacing between two protruding elements is at least 2.5 mm. 41. A method according to claim 40, comprising a series of groups 211; 221 each formed of two protruding elements, the protruding elements arranged in line along the longitudinal axis of the support, the spacing between the two consecutive groups A tool characterized in that it is wider than the gap between the protruding elements in this one group. 44. A method according to any one of claims 40 to 43, comprising a series of groups 221 of two protruding elements, wherein each protruding element 222 in one group is oriented towards the other protruding elements of the group. The tool which there is. Applying mascara to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows; And Combing the eyelashes and / or eyebrows with the tool according to any one of claims 1 to 44 to form non-separated eyelashes and / or eyebrow groups. -Embedding in the protruding element of the tool according to any one of claims 1 to 44 a makeup present in at least one gap formed between said protruding elements; And -Contacting the eyelashes and / or eyebrows with a gap in which the makeup is buried so as to form two or more separate eyelashes and / or eyebrow sets. A core 315; A bristle 317 extending radially from the core around at least a portion of the core; And Applying the makeup to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows, the eyelash and / or eyebrows comprising at least one notch extending over a length less than half the length of the brush portion with bristle and having a non-circular cross section in the plane across the notch Brush for. A core 315; A bristle 317 extending radially from the core around at least a portion of the core; And A brush for applying a makeup to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows, wherein the brush is made in the brush portion with bristle and at least one region comprises at least one notch 312 having bristle of substantially zero length. A brush according to claim 47 or 48; And A packaged applicator for applying the makeup to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows, the container 302 containing a makeup P to be applied to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows. 49. A combination applicator as claimed in claim 47 or 48, wherein the notch (s) is made by cutting or melting bristle. A makeup to be applied to a brush 310 having one or more notches 312 extending over less than half the length of the brush portion having bristle, where makeup P may accumulate. P), in particular loading mascara; And A method of applying a makeup (P) to eyelashes and / or eyebrows, comprising applying a makeup in the notch to the eyelashes and / or eyebrows to form one or more eyelashes and / or eyebrow bundles that are not separated.