US20010050089A1 - Applicator, in particular mascara brush - Google Patents

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US20010050089A1
US20010050089A1 US09/877,191 US87719101A US2001050089A1 US 20010050089 A1 US20010050089 A1 US 20010050089A1 US 87719101 A US87719101 A US 87719101A US 2001050089 A1 US2001050089 A1 US 2001050089A1
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Holger Fitjer
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
    • A45D34/04—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/26—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball
    • A45D40/262—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like
    • A45D40/265—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container
    • A45D40/267—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container comprising a wiper
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B3/00—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier
    • A46B3/18—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier the bristles being fixed on or between belts or wires
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/08—Supports or guides for bristles
    • A46B9/12—Non-adjustable supports
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
    • A46B2200/1046—Brush used for applying cosmetics
    • A46B2200/1053—Cosmetics applicator specifically for mascara

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  • the present invention is directed to an applicator, in particular a mascara brush, comprising a plurality of bristles that are secured between at least two twisted wires.
  • Applicators of this type are used for many application purposes.
  • One important area is the application of mascara fluid to the eyelashes, or of hair dyes to hair.
  • the diameters of conventional bristles are within a range from 3 mils upward.
  • the invention has as its object to improve an applicator of the above type in such a way that completely new properties can be implemented without having to give up the proven manufacturing processes and associated equipment.
  • This object is met according to the invention in such a way that, in addition to the bristle trim, a stiffening element is provided that extends in the region of the freely projecting bristles and is interspersed with the bristles.
  • This stiffening element is advantageously designed like a helical spring that may be composed particularly of metal or plastic, and the diameter of which is smaller than the diameter of the bristle trim.
  • the cross-section of the helical spring may be round or, in deviation there from, rectangular.
  • a spring element of this type reinforces a conventionally twisted applicator in such a way that both a small number, as well as very fine and soft filaments may be used, which could not fulfill the required application and especially combing properties without such a stiffening element.
  • the combing function in particular is significantly increased by the relative hardness created by the spring coils.
  • the inventive design furthermore makes it possible to work with a small number of and/or thin filaments and, with concurrent use of thicker wire diameters for the wire center, to enlarge the wire core for the applicator in its diameter, whereby the previous undesirable build-up of mascara compound around the wire core of the applicator can be countered successfully as the individual bristle spirals, which are then situated further apart, are stabilized by the elastic spring element between every two adjacent spirals. This reduces a clumping and smearing build-up of mascara compound around the wire core, as well as deposits of unused compound.
  • An inventive applicator of this type can be adapted to the given specific application purpose far better than conventional types since the design, diameter and strength of the spring element can also be varied now via the previously known parameters concerning the properties of the twisted wire and bristles as such.
  • a secondary solution provides for the use of an inventive helical stiffening element itself as an applicator, i.e., without an associated brush.
  • Conceivable designs include both those with a supporting core, as well as those in which the spring element has a sufficient inherent stiffness so that a core is not required.
  • An applicator 1 in the form of a mascara brush shown in the drawing comprises a plurality of bristles 2 or a band of bristles, which are secured in a wire core 3 that is formed by two twisted wires.
  • a free end 4 of the wire core 3 that has not bristle trim is fixed in a cutout 5 of a wand 6 .
  • An inventive stiffening element 7 in the exemplary embodiment, is designed as a helical spring.
  • a helical spring of metal is provided that has a wire with a round cross-section, whereas a plastic helical spring having a rectangular “wire cross-section” is used in the embodiment shown in the lower portion of the drawing.
  • the diameter of the twisted wires is larger in this embodiment and the bristle trim is less dense.
  • the stiffening element has a diameter approximately half as large as the diameter of the brush 1 and is slipped onto the applicator 1 after the same has been manufactured in the usual manner. Preferably this is done, as shown in the upper half of the drawing, with a frictional engagement on a tapered section 8 of the wand 6 .
  • a wiper 9 is provided with elastic wiper lips 10 in such a way that the diameter of the free passage between the wiper lips 10 is somewhat smaller than the diameter of the stiffening element 7 .

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DE20010384U DE20010384U1 (de) 2000-06-09 2000-06-09 Applikator, insbesondere Mascara-Bürstchen
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US6655388B2 (en) 2001-02-05 2003-12-02 Rachel Stevenson Cosmetic device and method
EP1491112A1 (de) * 2003-06-24 2004-12-29 Geka Brush Gmbh Bürste mit schraubenförmigem Verstärkungselement
US20060272666A1 (en) * 2005-06-02 2006-12-07 The Procter & Gamble Company Cosmetic applicator
US20060272667A1 (en) * 2005-06-02 2006-12-07 The Procter & Gamble Company Cosmetic applicator
US20090071500A1 (en) * 2007-09-18 2009-03-19 The Procter & Gamble Company Applicator system with helical applicator surface and source
USD616608S1 (en) 2009-10-26 2010-05-25 Mary Kay Inc. Mascara container
US8028707B2 (en) 2005-06-02 2011-10-04 The Procter & Gamble Company Cosmetic applicator
US8079373B2 (en) 2007-09-18 2011-12-20 The Proctor & Gamble Company Applicator with helical applicator surface
US8485201B2 (en) 2007-02-21 2013-07-16 The Procter & Gamble Company Cosmetic applicator with torque limiter
US8985883B2 (en) 2007-07-30 2015-03-24 The Procter & Gamble Company Control surfaces for applicator with moveable applicator head
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KR20160005419A (ko) 2014-07-07 2016-01-15 배문혁 마스카라용 브러쉬 제조방법

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FR2713454B1 (fr) * 1993-12-09 1996-02-02 Oreal Ensemble comprenant un réservoir contenant un produit à appliquer et un applicateur équipé d'un organe souple d'application.
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US6655388B2 (en) 2001-02-05 2003-12-02 Rachel Stevenson Cosmetic device and method
EP1491112A1 (de) * 2003-06-24 2004-12-29 Geka Brush Gmbh Bürste mit schraubenförmigem Verstärkungselement
US8028707B2 (en) 2005-06-02 2011-10-04 The Procter & Gamble Company Cosmetic applicator
US20060272667A1 (en) * 2005-06-02 2006-12-07 The Procter & Gamble Company Cosmetic applicator
US7654271B2 (en) 2005-06-02 2010-02-02 The Procter & Gamble Company Cosmetic applicator
US7762269B2 (en) 2005-06-02 2010-07-27 The Procter & Gamble Company Cosmetic applicator
US20100269846A1 (en) * 2005-06-02 2010-10-28 Peter Jonathan Wyatt Cosmetic Applicator
US20060272666A1 (en) * 2005-06-02 2006-12-07 The Procter & Gamble Company Cosmetic applicator
US8485201B2 (en) 2007-02-21 2013-07-16 The Procter & Gamble Company Cosmetic applicator with torque limiter
US8985883B2 (en) 2007-07-30 2015-03-24 The Procter & Gamble Company Control surfaces for applicator with moveable applicator head
US20090071500A1 (en) * 2007-09-18 2009-03-19 The Procter & Gamble Company Applicator system with helical applicator surface and source
US8079373B2 (en) 2007-09-18 2011-12-20 The Proctor & Gamble Company Applicator with helical applicator surface
USD616608S1 (en) 2009-10-26 2010-05-25 Mary Kay Inc. Mascara container
WO2022094361A1 (en) * 2020-11-02 2022-05-05 Elc Management Llc Rotating cosmetic applicator system

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