KR20190039827A - Adjustable end mascara - Google Patents

Abstract

A grip; A holder shaft extending from the grip and comprising an elongate shaft, an applicator area having one end connected to the ball stud, and a buffer element disposed in contact with one end of the ball stud and disposed within the holder shaft, A cosmetic applicator is disclosed. The applicator area is pivoted at a predetermined angle of up to 90 degrees around the longitudinal axis and adjusted at a predetermined angle in certain directions beyond the longitudinal axis. The ball stud is connected to the holder shaft. The holder shaft includes an eye that functions as a socket that can securely fix the ball stud inside and make adjustments in either direction.

Description

Adjustable end mascara

This application is a continuation-in-part of US Application No. 15 / 649,019 entitled " Adjustable End Mascara Brush " filed on July 13, 2017, and US Provisional Application No. 60 / This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Serial No. 15 / 649,019 entitled " Adjustable End Mascara Brush " filed on July 13, 2017, which claims priority to Serial No. 62 / 466,031, do.

The present invention relates to a cosmetic applicator. More specifically, the present invention relates to a mascara brush that is adjustable by articulation and allows the user to apply the mascara in a more ergonomic orientation. Furthermore, according to the mascara brush of the present invention, the user can perform adjustment to the brush head irrespective of the user's interest in the direction in which the brush is adjusted.

The mascara applicator is used to apply various colors of mascara liquid to the eyebrows to improve the eyes. The mascara applicator generally includes a handle and a brush on which a mascara liquid is applied.

In order to apply the mascara liquid to the user's eyebrows, first, the brush is inserted into the mascara container containing the macaroon liquid and coated with mascara liquid, and then the brush is rotated on the eyebrow to lift the eyebrow, And the eyebrows are bent.

However, the above-described conventional mascara has a brush and a handle arranged in a straight line, which is inconvenient for many users.

For example, in the state where the eyebrows and the brushes are arranged in parallel to each other, the make-up is performed, and the user's arm is raised to the user's shoulder height so that the brush is positioned parallel to the user's eyebrows, Up operation to be performed in an unstable posture, and non-satisfactory make-up occurs.

Patent Document 1 discloses that although the brush can be pivoted at an angle of 90 degrees, the brush can not be stably pivoted at a predetermined angle by the user, and can not be pivoted in a predetermined direction around the axis (360 deg. It can not be adjusted by the angle of.

Patent Publication 1: US Patent No. 9,339, 098

Moreover, the conventional mascara can not be pivoted at a predetermined angle by the user, and the brush can not be stably positioned, so that the user can not efficiently apply the mascara liquid. Moreover, since the mobility of the brushes of the conventional mascara is not good and needs to be improved, the user must be able to flexibly and easily adjust the brush angle. At the same time, the brush should be able to be stably positioned at an angle by the user, and the user must be able to apply the mascara liquid and flexibly move to the next predetermined angle / posture.

In other words, there is an urgent need to improve the usability of conventional mascara, in which the brushes can be adjusted by the segments.

Advantageous Effects of the Invention

The present invention illustrates various examples of segmentally adjustable cosmetic applicators described herein. Advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the foregoing specification. For example, users may apply mascara in a more ergonomic orientation at their predetermined angles with or without a predetermined mechanism. Users can also use the entire surface of the brush when using mascara (360 °). The user's arms need to position the brush in parallel to his eyebrows and his make-up movements in a very stable posture are performed and therefore need to be raised to his shoulder height to achieve a good make-up at his predefined facial position none. After users finish using the mascara, the user can easily insert the brush into the mascara case.

The present invention is also directed to a cosmetic applicator that is adjustable by segments and can be stably positioned at a predetermined angle by a user by using a buffer element. Such a buffer element acts as a cushioning structure between the applicator area and the eye / holder / rod so that the applicator area can be stably positioned at an angle by the user. Moreover, with such a buffer element, the applicator area can be easily positioned in a straight line by the handle. In other words, unlike conventional mascaras, the present invention presents a cosmetic applicator (referred to as " magic mascara ") that is capable of flexibly and intensely moving the applicator area at various angles by the user. That is, the present invention provides a cosmetic applicator that dramatically improves the mobility of the applicator area of conventional (bendable) mascara. The cosmetic applicator is not limited to mascara. The cosmetic applicator of the present invention can be extended to eyeliner, blusher, eye shadow, lip gloss, and the like.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate presently preferred embodiments of the invention and, together with the general description given above and the detailed description given below, serve to explain the features of the invention. In the drawings:
1 is a diagram of a cosmetically adjustable applicator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is an eye view of an adjustable cosmetic applicator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view of a cosmetic applicator comprised of a grip, a holder shaft, an eye, a seal, a stopper, a ball stud, a shaft anchor, a neck, and a brush shaft according to yet another embodiment of the present invention.
4-6 are cross-sectional views of a cosmetically adjustable applicator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
7 (a) is a view of a cosmetically adjustable applicator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing a cosmetic applicator comprising a load along with a buffer element, a holder, and a spherical ball stud, Fig. 7 Is an assembled view of Fig. 7 (a).
Figure 8 (a) is a view of a cosmetically adjustable applicator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein Figure 8 (a) shows a cosmetic applicator comprising a buffer element, a metal nest, and a rod according to a spherical ball stud, And Fig. 8 (b) is an assembled view of Fig. 8 (a).

In the drawings, like numbers throughout the drawings indicate like elements. Certain terms are used herein for convenience only and should not be construed as limitations on the present invention. The following describes preferred embodiments of the present invention. However, on the basis of this disclosure, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited by the preferred embodiments described herein.

Adjustment of the cosmetic applicator without a specific mechanism (Adjusting a cosmetic applicator without any mechanisms)

The cosmetic applicator has an applicator area that can be adjusted around the axis by a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the brush in a predetermined direction. The applicator region is coupled at an end to the applicator stem by ball-to-joint connection, wherein the user pivots the applicator region at an angle. Unlike a conventional ball-joint in which the turning angle around the axis is limited, the ball-joint of the applicator is designed to have a larger angular adjustment range.

The applicator area is pivoted at a maximum of 90 degrees about its axis so that the user can apply the composition while maintaining the applicator in its grip in a tapered and more natural direction on the wearer's wrist.

Figures 1 and 2 illustrate various components of a cosmetic applicator having various designs. Figure 1 shows the applicator area 2 turning at an angle of up to 90 degrees about its axis at 30 degree intervals. However, this gap is not limited to these angles. The gap can be designed at a predetermined angle. 2 shows that the eyes 4 of the make-up applicator have a plurality of slots 5 along the eyelets 6 of the eye. These slots may be designed such that the applicator area is pivoted and stably positioned at a predetermined interval (angle). For example, as shown in Fig. 1, each angle (X, Y, and Z) may be 30 degrees. However, these angles are not limited to 30 degrees. Moreover, the number of slots is not limited to three as shown in FIG. These slots can be made of any material, such as rubber, and can be designed in any shape that can stably hold the applicator area and can easily be moved to the next slot by the user. The present invention shows a ball stud and a stopper of a cosmetic applicator. Here, the stopper is used to easily insert the applicator area (brush) into the mascara case by allowing the stopper to be inserted into the hole. That is, the stopper A allows the user to arrange the handle and the brush (applicator area) in a straight line as shown in Fig. In Fig. 4, the arrows show the stopper formed on the ball stud inserted into the hole. However, the hole may be formed on the ball stud, and a protrusion (stopper) may be formed on the inner side of the eye. Since the magnetic force can be used to pull the stopper into the hole, the user can easily spread the handle and the brush as shown in Fig. In Fig. 5, a metallic material is inserted inside the ball stud B, a magnetic material is inserted inside the eye C, or vice versa. Finally, the circular grooves / projections d can be formed around the complementary studs in addition to the stoppers as shown in FIG. 6, so that the handle and brushes can be easily straightened by the user.

In the present invention, the cosmetic applicator has a socket that holds a ball-stud having a depth less than the depth of the hemisphere. As the axis of the applicator area is perpendicular to the axis of the holder shaft, the edges of the hemispherical walls protrude (support) to the neck of the applicator area. To physically limit the ball-stud within the socket, the cosmetic applicator has a top portion similar to the petals or flower pots. These plates, having radial symmetry about the axis, rest against the edges of the hemispheres of the lower half to provide a hollow inner sphere shape in the socket. When the pivoting moment is applied, the edges of these plates guide the neck of the applicator area so that the " stopper " of the ball stud guides through the inner wall of the socket in grooves formed in the channel.

The cosmetic applicator has five partial platelets protruding from the lower half-hemisphere edge to maintain the ball-stud within the socket. By means of the five open portions, the applicator area can be pivoted about the axis in the circumferential direction at 72 degrees and is guided by the " artifacts " With this preferred method, the user can carefully adjust the applicator area in a certain direction about the axis of the applicator, irrespective of where the correct orientation of the applicator is located prior to adjustment.

The cosmetic applicator has a ball-stud having a polygonal sphere shape and the socket has a shape conforming thereto. Each face of the polygonal sphere is fixed in position relative to the swivel angle (i.e., the eight deformations will have an angle adjustment of 45 degrees).

To maintain the applicator area at each angular position about the longitudinal axis of the applicator, the ball-stud "stopper" acts in combination with cavities or protrusions formed along the grooves of the inner walls of the socket. The protrusions or cavities are formed little by little to fix the applicator area at each angle that varies from 0 [deg.] (Vertical) to 90 [deg.] (Bent) until the break moment is applied by the user. The breaking moment is not greater than the force applied by the simple " flick " of the user's wrist. This is because the applicator is unnecessary due to the nature of the application to be used, i.e., the mascara composition applied to the eyebrows.

In the present invention, the makeup applicator has a dual ball-joint motion, which acts separately and each with its own limitations. The connector arm with ball-studs at each end is the point of connection of the applicator region to the holder shaft.

The holder shaft is similar to the above embodiment with a grip and a socket on the opposite side to the grip end. The holder shaft socket has a cavity whose depth is deeper than the depth of the hemisphere. The socket seats the ball-stud (lower joint) within the cavity and limits the ball stud within the pocket. The constraint on the conical axis of each ball stud (the turning angle off the longitudinal axis of the applicator) may be different, but the combined turning angle of the applicator area with respect to the holder shaft will not be greater than nor less than 90 占.

The second ball joint (upper joint) at the opposite end to the holder shaft ball joint has a size and / or shape that can be different. The ball-joint is attached to the socket of the applicator area, and the applicator area has securing means to the socket. The socket has a depth that is deeper than the hemisphere depth and limits the ball-stud in the internal cavity.

Similar to the above embodiments, the ball-studs at each end of the connector arm have a " stopper " or projection that serves to maintain the ball-studs in position until a break moment is applied. However, as compared to the previous embodiments, a guide is not needed since the ball-joint has more degrees of freedom in each plane. The " stopper " of each ball-stud is secured to one of the many cavities or ribs disposed along the walls of each socket. The bones are arranged to have radial symmetry about the socket axis and provide various sets of holding positions to the joint.

To fix the adjustable brush to the end of the makeup pen that the user adjusts using the container, the brush may be plastic injected, nylon and twisted, or single / double-injection molded.

The mascara brush comprises a brush shaft, a ball stud or "sphere", a shaft anchor, a holder assembly (shaft), and a seal.

The brush shaft is secured to the ball stud using a shaft anchor. Shaft anchors may or may not be used. There are other ways to adjust the brush shaft over the ball stud. In the case of brush shafts or brushes, the brushes may be injection molded or made in nylon twist manner or injection twist. The brush shaft may be a twisted metal core or polymer shaft. The brush shaft has nylon cores (soles) or protrusions surrounding the polymer.

In the present invention, the ball-stud or " sphere " is connected to the holder shaft via a ball-joint. Ball studs can also have different shapes and therefore can not be roughened or undone. The ball stud has a protrusion (s) or " stopper " at the opposite end where the brush shaft is securely fixed. The stopper acts in combination with the grooved passage or cavity along the wall or "eye" of the joint-socket.

In the present invention, the holder shaft may be an assembly or not an assembly. It has the form of a mascara applicator, which includes a grip and a shaft extending from the grip. By means of a socket or " eye " at the shaft end attached to the grip, the ball stud can certainly form a pocket and create a flexible transition of the adjustment part.

In the present invention, the " eye " serves as a socket so that the ball stud can be securely fixed and the ball-joint can be adjusted in a functionally similar direction. Unlike ball-joints where the range of adjustment is limited, the "eye" and ball stud connection can make a greater range of adjustments in all directions around the axis.

The " eye " can not be part or part of the assembly to the holder shaft (assembly). The " eye " can be made of polymer, metal, or the like. The " eye " may have a shape conforming to the shape of the ball stud and securely fixing the ball stud to the holder (assembly). The " eye " has a side or curve that coincides with the side of the ball stud (i.e., the spherical ball stud has the " eye "

The size of the ball stud relative to the size of the inner wall of the " eye " may or may not be similar; There may be some differences (i. E. The radius of the ball stud relative to the radius of the socket inner wall may have a difference).

In the present invention, the " snow " socket may have walls of different thickness covering the ball stud at different heights around the ball. The " eye " socket may completely or partially include the radius of the ball at different thicknesses. The inner diameter of the " eye " can have an offset depending on the radius of the spherical ball stud. This allows tolerances and fixes the seal. The " eye " has " knives " that reach over the ball-stud that is seated within the socket to define the ball-stud and has an edge that guides the " neck "

In the present invention, it has channeled passageways which are cut or shaped into the inner recess of the " eye ". In combination with the "adjoining" edges, these channels provide guidance for the "stopper" during the transition and allow the user to flexibly adjust the angle. The grooves also have smaller cavities or pockets that fix the angle of rotation of the brush in a given longitudinal direction. There can be multiple sets of cavities in each direction.

The " eye " may or may not have perforated passages, but it will have a way to perform a flexible swivel motion of a brush similar to a ball-joint, and will not have angular restrictions or constraints.

The " eye " embeds the ball stud and fixes it by fixing the ball stud as a socket in its cavity or by means of magnets (magnetic force), brackets, or grooves.

The " eye " has a way of fixing the brush angle at the user's discretion in all sets or in all directions. Moreover, the " eye " may have thin walls with a wedge portion surrounding the edge of a hollow half-sphere hollowed inward to form a hollow spherical socket. The wedges act to hold the ball stud in the cavity during movement.

The " eye " can have slots along the wall of the socket, so that the brush can form an angle of up to 90 degrees (but is not so limited). In addition, the " eye " may or may not have a seal of rubber, silicone, plastic,

7 (a) is a cross-sectional view of a cosmetic applicator comprising a buffer element 8, a holder 9, and a rod (also referred to as a stem or shaft) 10 along a spherical ball stud 7, b) is an assembled view of Fig. 7 (a). The buffer element 8 acts as a cushioning structure between the applicator region 2 (connected to the spherical ball stud 7) and the eye 4 / the holder 9 / And can be stably positioned at a predetermined angle.

This buffer element 8 can fill a predetermined space between the applicator area 2 and the eye 4 / the holder 9 / rod 10 and the frictional force (inside the holder shaft) between these structures So that the applicator area 2 can be stably positioned at a predetermined angle by the user. The buffer element 8 contacts the spherical ball stud 7, the eye 4, the holder 9, and the rod 10. This buffer element 8 is positioned directly beneath the spherical ball stud 7 in the longitudinal axis of the cosmetic applicator. However, the buffer element 8 may be arranged at all positions surrounding the spherical ball stud 7. Moreover, with such a buffer element 8, the handle allows the applicator area to be positioned easily straight along the longitudinal axis of the cosmetic applicator.

8A includes a rod (also referred to as a stem or shaft) 10 'along a buffer element 8', a metal nest 11, a holder 9 ', and a spherical ball stud 7' Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > applicator < / RTI > Fig. 8 (b) is an assembled view of Fig. 8 (a). The main difference between FIG. 7 (a) and FIG. 8 (a) is the presence of the metal nest 11. Similarly, the buffer element 8 'includes an applicator region 2' (connected to the spherical ball stud 7 ') and an eye 4' / holder 97 / rod 10 / The applicator area 2 'can be stably positioned at an angle by the user. The buffer element 8'can fill predetermined spaces between the applicator area 2 'and the eye 4' / holder 97 / rod 10 / metal nest 11 and between the structures The frictional force (inside the holder shaft) can be created so that the applicator area 2 'can be stably positioned at an angle by the user.

The buffer element 8 'contacts the spherical ball stud 7' (indirectly), the eye 4 ', the holder 9', the rod 10 'and the metal nest 11. The metal nest 11 is disposed inside the holder 9 'with respect to the radial direction of the cosmetic applicator and surrounds the buffer element 8' so that the buffer element 8 'does not directly contact the spherical ball stud 7' Do not. This buffer element 8 'is arranged on the longitudinal axis of the cosmetic applicator underneath the spherical ball stud 7'. The buffer element 8 'is sandwiched (sandwiched) between the metal nest 11 and the rod 10'. However, the buffer element 8 'may be disposed at any position surrounding the spherical ball stud 7'. Moreover, by means of this buffer element 8 ', the applicator area can be easily positioned in a straight line along the longitudinal axis of the cosmetic applicator by the handle.

The number of buffer elements may be one or more. The design of the buffer element is not limited as shown in Figs. 7 (a) (b) and 8 (a) (b). The shape of the buffer element is preferably an O-ring. However, the design thereof is not limited to the O-ring shape. The buffer element may be made of any material.

The material of the buffer element is preferably rubber. The makeup applicator of Fig. 3 may be the same as the makeup applicator of Figs. 4-8, or may not be the same as the makeup applicator of Figs. 4-8.

Adjusting a cosmetic applicator with certain mechanisms.

The makeup applicator can be adjusted to a predetermined angle by deviating from the longitudinal axis of the brush in a predetermined direction around the axis by a mechanism.

In the present invention, the user pushes the button located at the end of the holder to retract the upper locking pin to keep the brush position in place. Once the button is depressed, the locking pin retracts into the holder stem and a moment can be applied to cause the user to pivot the brush at an angle.

In the present invention, when the user pulls the knob located at the bottom end of the holder, it now retracts the locking pin back into the holder stem. Once the locking pin is retracted, a moment force may be applied by the user to adjust the brush position to a predetermined angle.

In the present invention, the user sharpens the knob located at the holder end to retract the locking pin into the holder stem. When the locking pin is retracted to relax the angular position of the brush, the user may apply a moment force to the brush to adjust the position to a new predetermined angle.

It will therefore be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made to the embodiments described above without departing from the broad inventive concept thereof. Accordingly, it is intended that the present invention not be limited to the particular embodiments described herein, but that it is intended to embrace all such alterations and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims (16)

As a makeup applicator:
Grip;
A holder shaft extending from the grip and having a longitudinal axis;
An applicator area having one end connected to the ball stud; And
And a buffer element in contact with one end of the ball stud and disposed inside the holder shaft,
Wherein the applicator region is pivoted at a predetermined angle of up to 90 degrees about a longitudinal axis and adjusted at a predetermined angle in predetermined directions deviating from a longitudinal axis,
The ball stud is connected to the holder shaft, and
Wherein the holder shaft includes an eye that functions as a socket that securely fixes the ball stud inside and can make adjustments in either direction. 2. The applicator of claim 1, further comprising:
And a brush shaft secured to the ball stud. The applicator of claim 1, wherein the eye comprises a plurality of stylets that restrain the ball stud within the socket. The applicator of claim 1, wherein the eye comprises passages formed by a plurality of channels cut or shaped into an inner cavity of the eye. The applicator of claim 1, wherein the eye incorporates the ball stud to secure the ball stud by magnets, brackets, or grooves. The applicator of claim 1, wherein the ball stud is connected to the holder shaft via a dual Balinese-joint connection that interacts with each other separately and as its own limit. 4. The applicator of claim 3, wherein the plurality of tabletops direct the pivoting lock applicator area in any direction of the perimeter. 3. The applicator of claim 2, wherein the stopper or protrusion is operatively associated with cavities or protrusions disposed along the holes in the socket inner wall of the holder shaft. 9. The applicator of claim 8, wherein the cavities or protrusions are disposed incrementally to secure the applicator area at each angle varying from 0 DEG to 90 DEG until a fracture moment is applied by a user. The applicator of claim 9 wherein the breakaway moment is not greater than the force applied by the simple movement of the user's wrist. 4. The applicator of claim 3, wherein the eye includes a plurality of slots along each of the plurality of drawing boards, the plurality of slots securing the applicator area. The applicator of claim 1, wherein the ball stud has a stopper or protrusion at the bottom. 13. The applicator of claim 12, wherein a circular groove or protrusion is formed around the ball stud in addition to the stopper. 2. The applicator of claim 1, wherein the buffer element is configured to stably position the applicator region at a predetermined angle. The cosmetic applicator of claim 1, wherein the buffer element is an O-ring. The applicator of claim 1, wherein the buffer element is made of rubber.

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