WO2014002006A1 - Applicateur pour l'application de ligneur - Google Patents

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WO2014002006A1
WO2014002006A1 PCT/IB2013/055204 IB2013055204W WO2014002006A1 WO 2014002006 A1 WO2014002006 A1 WO 2014002006A1 IB 2013055204 W IB2013055204 W IB 2013055204W WO 2014002006 A1 WO2014002006 A1 WO 2014002006A1
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Marine Roualdes
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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
    • 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
    • A45D2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45D
    • A45D2200/10—Details of applicators
    • A45D2200/1009—Applicators comprising a pad, tissue, sponge, or the like
    • A45D2200/1018—Applicators comprising a pad, tissue, sponge, or the like comprising a pad, i.e. a cushion-like mass of soft material, with or without gripping means
    • 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
    • A45D2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45D
    • A45D2200/10—Details of applicators
    • A45D2200/1072—Eyeliners

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  • the present invention relates to eyeliner applicators.
  • US 6 619 298 and FR 2 954 059 disclose applicators having a convex shape that are intended to apply a product to the lips.
  • the invention relates to an applicator for applying eyeliner to the eyelids, comprising:
  • the applicator part having an application surface which is intended to come into contact with the skin of the eyelids in order to apply the eyeliner thereto, said application surface having at rest a generally convex shape and the gripping part having a greatest apparent height greater than or equal to the greatest apparent height of the applicator part.
  • the applicator according to the invention has a shape that is particularly adapted to that of the eyelids and makes it possible to easily apply the eyeliner to the eyelids, regardless of the formulation form of the eyeliner used.
  • gripping part having a generally flattened shape should be understood to mean that the gripping part extends along a flattening surface, preferably along a flattening plane.
  • a "flattening plane” denotes a planar flattening surface.
  • the gripping part has a greatest width greater than or equal to two times, better still three times, and particularly preferably four times its greatest thickness.
  • the widths and heights of the gripping part, of the applicator part or of the applicator are measured when the latter is viewed face-on, that is to say when it is viewed in a direction in which a maximum apparent surface of the gripping part is visible.
  • the gripping part extends along a flattening plane
  • the applicator is viewed face-on when it is viewed perpendicularly to the flattening plane from the side on which a maximum apparent surface of the gripping part is visible.
  • the thicknesses, at a given point, of the gripping part or of the applicator part are measured, at this point, perpendicularly to the flattening surface of the gripping part.
  • Applicator part which is present in the extension of the gripping part should be understood to mean that a portion of the applicator part is intersected by the extension of the flattening surface of the gripping part.
  • the gripping part is preferably produced by moulding, in particular by injection- moulding.
  • the applicator part and the gripping part have different surface states.
  • the applicator part is visually delimited by a printed marker, a label or a relief produced by moulding, for example a rib or ridge, and the colour of the applicator part may be different from the colour of the gripping part.
  • the applicator part carries the eyeliner.
  • the gripping part may comprise, in particular consist of, a thermoplastic material, for example selected from polypropylene (PP) or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS).
  • a thermoplastic material for example selected from polypropylene (PP) or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS).
  • the application surface may have a convex contour when the applicator is viewed face-on.
  • the curvature of the application surface may vary by less than 10%, and preferably be substantially constant, when the applicator is viewed face-on and when moving from left to right.
  • the application surface may have a radius of curvature, in particular at its tip and/or when the applicator is viewed face-on, of between 0.2 and 5 cm, in particular between 0.5 and 2 cm, in particular between 1.2 and 1.8 cm.
  • curvature is the inverse of the radius of curvature.
  • the centre of curvature of the application surface may be present in the flattening plane of the gripping part and over the segment connecting the upper and lower ends of the applicator, in particular in the lower half of this segment.
  • the application surface may have a tapered shape, preferably when it is viewed laterally, for example in cross section perpendicularly to the flattening plane of the gripping part.
  • the application surface may in particular have a lip at its periphery.
  • a tapered form provides precision when applying eyeliner to the eyelids.
  • the application surface is preferably flocked.
  • the applicator part may be fixed removably to the gripping part, in order to make it possible to take it off to wash it, for example.
  • the applicator part may also be nonremovable.
  • the applicator part may be produced from an elastically deformable material, for example bi- injected with or overinjected onto the gripping part.
  • the applicator part may comprise, in particular consist of, a flexible material.
  • Flexible material should be understood to mean a material which can deform easily in contact with the eyelids, for example a foam, a flocked coating, a felt, a flexible elastomeric membrane.
  • the applicator part may comprise a block of foam, for example open- cell foam, which may have been surface treated by abrasion or flocked.
  • the applicator part may be in one piece. In other words, the applicator part may be connected, that is to say it does not have two separate regions that are not linked together.
  • the greatest apparent height of the applicator part may be less than 1 cm, preferably less than 5 mm, particularly preferably less than 2 mm.
  • the greatest apparent width of the applicator part may be greater than or equal to its greatest apparent height, the greatest apparent width of the applicator part being preferably greater than or equal to 2 times, preferably 5 times, particularly preferably 8 times, the greatest apparent height of the applicator part.
  • the applicator may have a ratio between its greatest apparent height and its greatest apparent width of less than or equal to 3, preferably less than or equal to 2, particularly preferably less than or equal to 1.5. More specifically, the ratio between the greatest apparent height of the applicator and its greatest apparent width may be between 0.5 and 1.5, for example between 0.75 and 1.25.
  • the greatest dimension of the applicator may be less than or equal to 10 cm, preferably less than or equal to 5 cm.
  • the developed length of the application surface, when the applicator is viewed face-on, may be between 15 mm and 50 mm.
  • the applicator part may have a lip at its periphery, this lip having, in cross section, two sides which converge towards the distal end of the lip and form an angle of between 30 and 80° between one another.
  • the ratio between the greatest apparent height of the gripping part and the greatest apparent height of the applicator part may be greater than or equal to 2, preferably greater than or equal to 5, particularly preferably greater than or equal to 10.
  • the gripping part may have one or more edges having a non-zero curvature when the applicator is viewed face-on.
  • the present invention relates to a cosmetic assembly comprising:
  • an eyeliner to be picked up by the applicator, in particular in the form of a powder or gel.
  • the consistency of the eyeliner which is present within the assembly according to the invention may be such that the eyeliner can be picked up by friction against the application surface.
  • the applicator and the eyeliner may be present in two separate housings of a single packaging device.
  • the invention relates to a method for making up the eyelids, in which an applicator as defined above is used to deposit an eyeliner and to draw a line on the eyelids.
  • One or more lines can be drawn on the eyelids.
  • the makeup method according to the invention can make it possible to make up the eyelids of just one or both eyes of a user.
  • the method according to the invention comprises a step of picking up the eyeliner to be applied by bringing the application surface into contact with the eyeliner.
  • the user can hold the applicator by positioning at least two of his fingers on either side of the flattening surface of the gripping part.
  • the eyeliner may be applied to the eyelids while the applicator is being held in this way by the user.
  • the user can impose a rotational movement on the application surface in order to vary the part of the application surface which is in contact with the eyelid, and to transfer product by sliding.
  • the application surface could have been brought into contact with the eyelid over its entire width.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows an example of an applicator according to the invention
  • Figure 2 is a cross section along II-II of the applicator from Figure 1 ,
  • Figure 3 is a side view of the applicator from Figure 1 ,
  • Figure 4 shows a detail of a variant embodiment according to the invention
  • Figure 5 shows an example of an assembly according to the invention
  • Figures 6 to 8 illustrate various steps in a makeup method according to the invention
  • Figure 9 is a front view of the applicator used in the step schematically shown in Figure 8.
  • Figure 1 shows an applicator 1 for applying eyeliner to the eyelids, comprising a gripping part 2 having a generally flattened shape.
  • An applicator part 10 is present at the distal end 3 of the gripping part 2.
  • the gripping part 2 has a relief 4 intended to make gripping easier, for example a hollow or grooves, it being possible for this relief to be a single moulding with the gripping part 2.
  • a non-slip coating is provided.
  • the gripping part 2 has a greatest apparent height Hi ,max greater than the greatest apparent height H 2 , max of the applicator part 10.
  • the ratio between the greatest apparent height Hi ,max of the gripping part 2 and the greatest apparent height H 2,max of the applicator part 10 is preferably greater than or equal to 2, better still greater than or equal to 5, particularly preferably greater than or equal to 10.
  • the apparent height Hi of the gripping part 2 may not vary monotonously when moving over the width of the applicator 1 (perpendicularly to its height).
  • the apparent height Hi of the gripping part 2 may strictly increase over a first portion 6 of the width of the applicator 1, corresponding to its left-hand half in Figure 1, and/or strictly decrease over a second portion 7 of its width when moving in the widthwise direction, the second portion 7 corresponding to the right-hand half of the applicator 1 in Figure 1.
  • the applicator part 10 may, as shown in Figure 1, extend along all or part of these first and second portions 6 and 7.
  • the applicator part 10 preferably comprises flocking 30, as illustrated.
  • a body is moulded for example from a thermoplastic material with a shape that makes it possible to produce the gripping part and a surface for receiving the flocking on the applicator part.
  • This thermoplastic material may be hard or flexible, and is preferably flexible.
  • different materials are used to produce the gripping part and the applicator part. These materials are for example bi- injected or overinjected.
  • the applicator part is attached to the gripping part.
  • a latex In order to produce the applicator part, whether it is flocked or not, use can be made of a latex, a nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), silicone, PU (polyurethane) hydrogel, polyether, polyester, PU, optionally in an alveolar form or in the form of fibres.
  • NBR nitrile butadiene rubber
  • SBR styrene butadiene rubber
  • silicone silicone
  • PU polyurethane hydrogel
  • polyether polyether
  • polyester polyester
  • PU optionally in an alveolar form or in the form of fibres.
  • the apparent width L of the applicator 1 may have one extreme, preferably a maximum L max as shown in Figure 1.
  • the greatest apparent width L max of the applicator 1 is equal to the greatest apparent width Li ,max of the gripping part 2.
  • the apparent width L of the applicator 1 may strictly increase over a first portion 8 of the height of the applicator 1 and/or strictly decrease over a second portion 9 of its height when moving along the main axis X.
  • the region of maximum width L max of the applicator 1 may be present on the side of the applicator part 10, that is to say the upper half of the applicator 1 oriented as in Figure 1.
  • the applicator part 10 does not rotate and the gripping part 2 does not accommodate a vibrating source, as illustrated.
  • the application surface 11 defined by the applicator part 10 may have, as illustrated, a convex shape at rest, when the applicator 1 is not subjected to any stress, in particular no bending stress.
  • the application surface 11 may, as shown in Figure 1, have a convex shape when the applicator 1 is viewed face-on and also have a convex shape when the applicator 1 is viewed from the side along the secondary axis Y perpendicular to the main axis X.
  • the curvature of the application surface 11 may vary by less than 25%, preferably less than 20%, and particularly preferably be constant, when the applicator is viewed face-on and when moving over its width.
  • the radius of curvature of the application surface 11 may be between 0.2 cm and 5 cm, preferably between 0.5 cm and 2 cm, and better still between 1.2 and 1.8 cm.
  • the apparent height 3 ⁇ 4 of the applicator part 10 may, as shown, pass through a maximum when moving over the width of the applicator 1. More generally, it is possible for the apparent height 3 ⁇ 4 of the applicator part 10 not to be constant when moving over the width of the applicator 1.
  • the greatest apparent height H2, max of the applicator part 10 may be less than
  • the applicator 1 may have a ratio between its greatest apparent height H3, max and its greatest apparent width L max of less than or equal to 3, preferably less than or equal to 2, particularly preferably less than or equal to 1.5.
  • the applicator 1 may have a symmetrical shape with respect to the flattening plane P of the gripping part 2. More generally, the applicator part 10 and/or the gripping part
  • the applicator 1 may, furthermore, be symmetrical with respect to a mid-plane perpendicular to the flattening plane P of the gripping part 2, containing the axis X.
  • the greatest apparent width L2, max of the applicator part 10 may be greater than or equal to the greatest apparent height H2, max of the applicator part 10, preferably greater than or equal to 2 times, preferably 5 times, particularly preferably 8 times, the greatest apparent height H 2 , max of the applicator part 10.
  • the gripping part 2 may have at least one edge 20 having a non-zero curvature.
  • edges 20 having a non-zero curvature, as illustrated in Figure 1.
  • the curvature at these edges 20 may be greater, in particular at least two times greater, than the curvature of another peripheral region 21 of the gripping part 2.
  • Figure 2 shows a section along II-II of the applicator 1 from Figure 1.
  • the application surface 11 may, as shown in Figure 2, be terminated by a tapered lip 12.
  • the thickness e2 of the applicator part 10 may, as illustrated, decrease monotonously when moving along the flattening plane P towards the distal end of the lip 12, specifically over all or part of the height of the applicator part 10.
  • the thickness e 2 of the applicator part 10 may vary by at least 25% when it is crossed, along the flattening plane P, at least 50%, in particular 75%, from the height of the applicator part 10.
  • the application surface 1 1 may have, in the region of the lip 12, two substantially rectilinear sides 1 1a and l ib which converge, forming an angle a of between 30° and 80°.
  • the application surface 1 1 may be symmetrical with respect to the flattening plane P of the gripping part 2.
  • an application surface 1 1 which is tapered over a certain height and is terminated by a flat.
  • the gripping part 2 may have a variable thickness ei when moving along its flattening plane P, in order in particular to create one or more recesses for the fingers of the user.
  • the thickness ei may have a minimum located in the mid-part of the gripping part 2, that is to say in a strip delimited by the lines of height 0.4.Hi, max and 0.6.Hi, max , these lines extending over the width of the gripping part 2.
  • the gripping part 2 may have a greatest apparent width Li, max greater than or equal to two times its greatest thickness ei, max .
  • the greatest thickness ei, max of the gripping part 2 may be less than 1.5 cm, preferably less than 5 mm, particularly preferably less than 2.5 mm.
  • the applicator part 10 may be visible over a height FT greater than or equal to its greatest apparent height H 2i max .
  • Figure 4 shows a variant embodiment in which the applicator part 10 has a smooth application surface 1 1 with no flocking.
  • an alveolar material is used to produce the applicator part 10.
  • Figure 5 shows an example of a cosmetic assembly 100 according to the invention.
  • the applicator 1 may be present in a first housing 101 , separate from a second housing 102 in which the eyeliner P' to be applied is present.
  • the two housings 101 and 102 may be present within one and the same casing, which may have a fiat shape.
  • Figure 6 shows a way of holding the applicator 1 according to the invention.
  • the user places two of his fingers D in contact with the applicator 1 on either side of the flattening plane P of the gripping part 2.
  • the user's fingers D may, as illustrated, be positioned in the region of the recess 4 in the gripping part 2.
  • Figure 7 shows the step of picking up the product P' using the applicator 1 according to the invention.
  • the application surface 11 is moved towards a reserve of product P', for example in the form of a powder or of a solid or liquid gel or of a material impregnated with product.
  • the application surface 11 is for example rubbed against a block of product P' in order to pick up all or some of the latter.
  • the mass per unit surface area of the product P' picked up may be greater in the vicinity of the lip 12 than in the vicinity of another region of the application surface 11.
  • the applicator 1 loaded with eyeliner P' is then brought into contact with the eyelids S in order to obtain the desired makeup effect M, which may comprise one or more lines produced on the eyelids S as illustrated in Figures 8 and 9.
  • the user can move the applicator with the lip 12 parallel to the line to be drawn, and execute small rotational movements about a rotational axis perpendicular to the flattening plane, in order to slide the lip 12 over the skin and transfer the product P'.
  • the invention is not limited to the examples that have just been described.
  • the description given in the case of applicators in which the gripping part extends along a flattening plane also applies to applicators which have a gripping part that extends along a surface having a non-zero curvature.

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La présente invention concerne un applicateur (1) pour l'application d'un ligneur sur les paupières, comprenant : - une partie de préhension (2) ayant une forme généralement aplatie, - une partie d'applicateur non rotative (10) qui est présente au niveau d'une extrémité de la partie de préhension (2) et est située dans le prolongement de cette dernière, la partie d'applicateur (10) ayant une surface d'application (11) qui est destinée à venir en contact avec la peau des paupières afin d'appliquer le ligneur sur celle-ci, ladite surface d'application (11) ayant au repos une forme généralement convexe et la partie de préhension (2) ayant une hauteur apparente la plus grande H1,max supérieure ou égale à la hauteur apparente la plus grande H2,max de la partie d'applicateur (10).
PCT/IB2013/055204 2012-06-27 2013-06-25 Applicateur pour l'application de ligneur WO2014002006A1 (fr)

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FR1256117A FR2992532B1 (fr) 2012-06-27 2012-06-27 Applicateur pour l'application d'eye-liner
FR1256117 2012-06-27
US201261681762P 2012-08-10 2012-08-10
US61/681,762 2012-08-10

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