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US20070086829A1
US20070086829A1 US11/580,390 US58039006A US2007086829A1 US 20070086829 A1 US20070086829 A1 US 20070086829A1 US 58039006 A US58039006 A US 58039006A US 2007086829 A1 US2007086829 A1 US 2007086829A1
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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
    • A45D34/042—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a brush or the like
    • A45D34/045—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container
    • 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
    • A46B3/16—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier by wires or other anchoring means, specially for U-shaped bristle tufts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/021—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups arranged like in cosmetics brushes, e.g. mascara, nail polish, eye shadow
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46D—MANUFACTURE OF BRUSHES
    • A46D1/00—Bristles; Selection of materials for bristles
    • A46D1/02—Bristles details
    • A46D1/0238—Bristles with non-round cross-section
    • 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

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  • This invention relates to the field of brush construction. More particularly, this invention relates to an improved construction of brushes with rectovular brush filaments for the application of nail polish and similar materials.
  • Nail polish and other fluid cosmetic products are often applied using a brush applicator.
  • the brush applicators are generally attached to the cap of a nail polish bottle.
  • a circular brush stem extends from the inside bottom surface of the top of the bottle cap.
  • a circular tuft of bristles with circular cross sections typically extends from a circular opening in the distal end of the stem.
  • the end portion of the tuft of bristles has a tendency to flare out over the surface of the fingernail under the pressure of the person using the brush.
  • Such flaring often causes difficulty in controlling the nail polish application and/or results in an uneven coat of nail polish over the surface of the fingernail.
  • the pressure-induced flaring shape or pattern of conventional bristle configurations can also cause undesirable spread of polish to the skin adjacent the fingernail.
  • the present invention relates to an applicator brush with an elongate stem extending from a cap.
  • a tuft of elongate bristles extends from adjacent a bristle end of the stem. At least a substantial portion of the bristles have substantially rectovular cross sections with preferably unequal major and minor cross-sectional axes.
  • the tuft of bristles comprises from about 200 to about 220 elongate bristles at least a substantial portion of which have a generally rectangular cross-section with a major and a minor axis viewed in cross section.
  • the tuft of bristles is preferably folded about a staple and frictionally retained thereby within a socket or blind bore in the stem adjacent the bristle end.
  • the socket or blind bore is preferably generally rectovular in cross section with a major and a minor axis along at least a substantial portion of its depth.
  • Many or all of the bristles are preferably substantially aligned with their respective major axes generally parallel, and also generally parallel to the major axis of the opening.
  • the stem can be rotated about 90° so the minor axis of the opening (and therefore the minor axes of many or all of the bristles) is generally perpendicular to the swipe direction for better control. It is a feature of the invention that the configuration of the bristles provides a tuft which is considerably stiffer against bending or user-applied pressure forces associated with the swipe across the surface to help maintain a desired narrow path or limited flaring for better control.
  • the major axes of the bristles may be substantially aligned generally perpendicular to the major axis of the opening.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a brush according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 a is a frontal view of a stem and a tuft of bristles folded about a staple prior to insertion into the stem into a blind bore of the stem according to a preferred embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 b is a frontal view of a stem with a tuft of bristles inserted into the stem according to a preferred embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 3 a is a top view of a brush according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 3 b is a detailed cross-sectional view of a portion of a tuft of bristles according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a side view of a tuft of bristles folded about a staple according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view of a stem according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a preferred embodiment of a brush construction according to the present invention wherein a brush 10 includes a plastic stem 14 extending from a cap 12 and a tuft of bristles 16 connected to the stem 14 using a staple 18 in a manner described in more detail hereinafter.
  • the cap 12 may be any type of sealing closure suitable for a bottle.
  • the cap 12 is substantially cylindrical and has a closed end portion.
  • An internal bore extends from an open end 21 of the cap 12 through a length of the cylindrical cap 12 to a closed end portion 20 .
  • a cylindrical cap is preferred, any shaped cap is suitable for the present invention.
  • the cap may be generally rectangular, square, triangular, or any other geometric shape.
  • the cap 12 may also include ergonomic features, such as concave portions disposed in the sides of a cap to better fit a user's hands. Further, the cap 12 may be substantially solid or solid through any portion thereof.
  • the cap 12 is preferably secured to a bottle by way of threading 22 along the internal walls of the bore which threadably engage male or external threads adjacent an upper opening of a bottle.
  • the cap may also be connected to the bottle using a snap fit attachment or other suitable attachment methods.
  • the brush 10 is directly attached to or made a part of the cap 12 wherein at least a portion of the brush 10 is submerged in brush-applied product, for example nail polish, when the cap 12 is secured to or assembled with a bottle.
  • a seat 24 in the closed end portion 20 of the cap 10 may be dimensioned to frictionally receive and retain an attachment end 26 of the brush stem 14 .
  • the attachment end 26 may also be retained within the seat 24 by an adhesive or other fastening mechanism.
  • the brush 10 may be molded as an integral part of the cap.
  • the brush 10 may not be attached to a cap 12 and may be provided independently from a bottle of brush-applied product such as having its own handle for use independent of a cap or bottle.
  • the brush stem 14 extends out from an internal or blind bore opening of the cap.
  • the brush stem 14 is preferably made of a plastic material, such as polyethylene or polypropylene, and is preferably 1 to 3 inches in length.
  • the brush stem 14 preferably includes a conical or tapered section 30 extending from adjacent the attachment end 26 .
  • a generally oval or generally rectangular distal section 32 of the brush stem 14 i.e., a “rectovular” section 32
  • the cross-section of the section 32 is most preferably substantially ovular with a major axis across its widest portion and a minor axis across its narrowest portion, where the major and minor axes are preferably substantially perpendicular.
  • Section 32 may also have a generally rectangular cross section or a hybrid rectangular and ovular section with substantially flat sides and rounded ends.
  • the stem 14 may have a generally rectovular cross-section extending only from adjacent the attachment end, or the brush stem 14 may have a generally rectovular cross-section substantially throughout its entire length.
  • the stem may have a generally circular, triangular, polygonal, or tubular cross section or any combination thereof.
  • an internal socket or blind bore 28 is provided in the stem adjacent the bristle end 26 of the stem for retaining the tuft of bristles 16 within the stem 14 .
  • the socket 28 also preferably has a rectovular cross section with a major axis that is preferably substantially parallel to the major axis of the preferably rectovular stem and a minor axis that is substantially parallel to the minor axis of the preferably rectovular stem.
  • rectovular is meant to indicate a generally oblong cross-sectional configuration, such as substantially flat sides along or parallel to the major axis and semi-circular ends, as in the shape of the socket 28 shown in FIG.
  • the internal socket 28 preferably has a rectovular cross-section with a major axis dimension or width across of about 1 ⁇ 8 inch and a minor axis dimension or width across of about 1/20 inch.
  • the major/minor axes are dimensional so as to have an approximately 5:2 length/width ratio.
  • the socket 28 is preferably about 1 ⁇ 4 inches deep to a solid bottom. In alternate embodiments, the internal socket 28 may have any suitable dimensions.
  • the socket may have a circular, square, or other geometrically shaped cross sections.
  • the stem may not contain a socket or blind bore and/or the tuft of bristles may be retained in the stem by alternate structures, such as by an integral formation with a tuft generally fixedly projecting from or made a part of a stem.
  • a tuft of bristles 16 preferably includes from about 200 to about 220 individual bristles.
  • the bristles are preferably about 0.5 to 2 inches in length.
  • the bristles are preferably plastic filaments, such as nylon, polyethylene, or polypropylene filaments.
  • the tuft of bristles 16 may be formed by folding the bristles at the midpoint of their length around a substantially U-shaped staple 18 .
  • FIG. 2 a shows a tuft of bristles folded around a staple prior to insertion into the socket 28 .
  • the staple 18 (with a tuft of bristles folded thereabout) is preferably inserted into an opening 27 of the socket 28 such that the legs of the staple drive or wedge into the bottom of the socket 28 .
  • the embedded staple 18 frictionally retains the tuft of bristles 16 within the socket 28 .
  • the fold of the tuft of bristles is therefore retained between the bend or middle part of the staple 18 and the bottom of the socket 28 , and the balance of the tuft is folded about the staple 18 so that the bristles thereof extend out of the socket 28 in a direction generally opposite to the direction or orientation of the legs of the staple 18 , thereby forming the tuft of bristles 16 projecting from opening 27 .
  • the tuft of bristles 16 includes from about 400 to about 440 bristle ends extending from the opening 27 adjacent the bristle end 34 of the brush stem 14 .
  • the tuft may be retained in the stem by other methods, such as adhesives or melting the bristles in the bristle end of the stem as by sonic welding and the like.
  • the staple 18 may be made of a metal or metallic material such as stainless steel. In alternate embodiments, the staple 18 may be made of plastic material. Such plastic staples may be preferred for uses with corrosive products or products incompatible with metals, such as teeth whitener and the like. However, when a plastic staple is used, the legs of staple 18 may be unable to embed within or penetrate into the bottom of a plastic socket 28 . In such an embodiment, the staple and tuft folded thereabout preferably have a substantially greater cross section dimension than the cross section dimension of the socket 28 so that they may have a compression or friction fit against the sidewall of socket 28 , and be retained thereby. Further, the socket 28 may be lengthened so that the legs of the plastic staple are not unduly impeded or crumpled by contact with the end or bottom of the socket 28 .
  • the rectovular cross section of the socket 28 of preferred embodiments offers many advantages over prior art brushes 10 , which were generally formed with circular sockets 28 .
  • the rectovular shape of the socket 28 helps guide the staple 18 into the proper position to properly hold the bristles 16 .
  • the length of the bend of staple 18 about which the tuft is folded preferably is slightly less than the width of the internal socket 28 at its major axis. This configuration allows the staple 18 and the corresponding tuft of bristles to self-align into proper position in the socket 28 substantially parallel to the major axis of the socket. Accordingly, the staple 18 is constrained against fitting into the socket 28 in any orientation other than substantially parallel to the socket's major axis, as the width is the greatest at that portion of the elongate cross section of the socket 28 .
  • FIG. 3 a when inserted into the socket 28 , the tuft of bristles 16 is urged into a configuration having an elongate or rectovular cross section with a major and minor axis substantially parallel to the corresponding major and minor axes of the preferred rectovular socket 28 .
  • FIG. 3 b shows a detailed cross sectional view of a portion of the tuft of bristles 16 in a preferred embodiment where the bristles 16 have a rectovular cross section. Most preferably, a substantial portion of the bristles have a substantially rectangular cross section.
  • the bristles may have a substantially ovular cross-section with major and minor cross-sectional axes and/or the hybrid configuration discussed above with substantially flat sides and circular ends.
  • the preferred bristles with substantially rectangular cross sections include two sides greater in length than the other two sides of the rectangular cross section. The longer sides will be referred to as the major sides of the bristle's rectangular cross section substantially parallel to the major axis and the shorter sides will be referred to as the minor sides of the bristle's rectangular cross section substantially parallel to the minor axis.
  • the minor side of the bristles is from about 1.5 mils to about 3mils in length and the major side is from about 2.5 mils to about 4 mils in length.
  • the bristles are preferably substantially aligned such that the major sides of the bristles are substantially parallel to the major sides of the other rectangular bristles in the tuft.
  • the bristles tend to self-align in such a pattern when the tuft of bristles 16 is being assembled and inserted into the socket 28 of the brush.
  • the major sides of the bristles have a tendency to self-align parallel to the base or bend of the staple 18 and the major axis of the cross section of the socket 28 .
  • the bristles are disposed such that at least about 90% of the bristles align with their major sides are substantially parallel to each other, to the length orientation of the bend of the staple, and to the major axis of the preferred rectovular socket 28 .
  • the tendency of the bristles to self-align with each other and generally parallel to the major axis of the socket 28 is believed to be a result, at least in part, of being folded about their midpoint around the bend of the staple 18 during assembly.
  • the bristles are believed to be stiffer in certain respects when they are folded about their minor axis in a direction perpendicular to their major axis than they are when they are folded about their major axis in a direction perpendicular to their minor axis due to their preferred rectovular cross sections.
  • the bristles when they are folded around the bend of the staple, they tend to fold in the direction of least resistance, i.e., about a line substantially parallel to their major axes, such that they are similarly oriented.
  • the rectangular bristles and their tendency to self-align with each other enables the brush bristles to be more tightly packed together than traditional brushes with circular bristles, and therefore promotes attainment of an optimal or maximum packing factor, where the packing factor is the ratio of total bristle cross sectional area of a tuft of bristles 16 and the cross sectional area of the socket 28 .
  • the tuft of bristles has a packing factor greater than about 0.85. An increased packing factor tends to increase brush stiffness, thereby providing a user with greater control when using the brush.
  • the preferred rectovular cross section of the socket 28 in conjunction with the cross section assumed by the tuft of bristles 16 within the socket 28 and the preferred ovular section 32 of the brush stem 14 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention combine to indicate to a user the proper direction for moving the brush during an application process.
  • the preferred oval section 32 of the stem 14 may beneficially encourage a user to hold the brush 10 with his or her fingers pressed against the flat sides of the oval section 32 , which are generaly parallel to the major axis 40 of the oval socket 28 .
  • the major axis of the tuft of bristles being longer than the minor axis indicates to the user that brushing in the direction perpendicular to the wider major axis will provide a correspondingly wider application of brush applied product, whereas brushing in the direction perpendicular to the narrow minor axis will provide a correspondingly narrower trail of brush applied product.
  • the overall configuration of the brush 10 assists a user in properly or predictably using the brush.
  • the preferred embodiment of the brush 10 therefore provides for at least two separate brushing modes.
  • a primary brushing mode occurs when a user brushes in a direction generally perpendicular to the major axis of the tuft of bristles 16 , leaving a relatively wide application of product.
  • the primary brushing mode is used to apply a majority of product.
  • the bristles 16 bend in the direction perpendicular to their major axis. As explained above, the bristles are less stiff when bending about a line parallel to their major axis (and the fold line about the staple) which tends to enable the bristles to bend more easily when used in the primary brushing mode.
  • the rectangular bristles in a preferred embodiment are stiffer in the non-brushing direction in a primary brushing mode. This stiffness in the non-brushing direction desirably limits flaring during use of a brush in the primary brushing mode. Accordingly, a user is better able to maintain a substantially constant application and to more precisely apply brush applied product to a brushing surface
  • Detailed applications of product may require an application width which is less than the width applied in a primary brushing mode.
  • the secondary brushing mode creates a narrower brushing trail as it is moved in the direction perpendicular to the minor axis of the tuft of bristles 16 .
  • the secondary brushing mode may be used to apply a smaller or narrower width application of product.
  • the major axes of the rectangular bristles are substantially aligned generally perpendicular to the major axis of the opening, creating a stiffer tuft with less tendency to fan out, under the pressure associated with swiping action in directions perpendicular to the major axis of the opening.

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