Education and demonstration – Visual art or craft – artistic adornment – or color training... – Color display
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-29
2001-06-26
Ackun, Jr., Jacob K. (Department: 3712)
Education and demonstration
Visual art or craft, artistic adornment, or color training...
Color display
C434S099000, C446S100000, C446S101000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06250927
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a cosmetic application training system, particularly but not exclusively for use by cosmetology students.
BACKGROUND
There are various known devices or arrangements for composing different facial shapes for purposes ranging from cosmetic application training to police identification, and from reconstructive surgery options to theatrical character selection. One such arrangement is disclosed in my own prior U.S. Pat. No. 5,090,910. Other devices and/or methods are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,441,412; 5,358,407; 5,320,535; 4,842,523; 4,232,334; and 4,034,485.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a comprehensive but easy-to-use cosmetic application training system that includes instructions for applying various kinds of make-up to literally hundreds of different face shapes.
One component of the system is a foam rubber substrate or pad on which a digitally created facial image has been screen-printed. The pad may be stamped by a suitable cutting tool to create several pieces, each corresponding to a particular facial region. The facial regions include the forehead, eyes, nose, lips and jaw lines. Thus, each facial image is composed of five pieces which create a unique face shape.
In the preferred arrangement, five different facial shapes are created in the above described manner on five separate pads, and while the pieces for each region have the same peripheral shape, each has a variation in the image printed thereon. In this way, five different pieces are created for each of the forehead, eyes, nose, lips and jaw line regions. At the same time, all of the pieces for each region are interchangeable by reason of having the same peripheral outlines. The various facial region pieces may be coded on the back side by numbers or other suitable indicia so that the user can re-create the five basic face shapes at any time. On the other hand, by selecting any one of five pieces for each facial region, many different facial images can be created on any or all of the pads.
The other principal component of the system is a transparent overlay. For systems which include five face shapes, there are five such overlays. Each overlay has printed thereon an outline of the five variations of one of the facial regions. In addition, each overlay contains printed instructions for applying make-up to each of the five variations for the particular facial region printed on the overlay. Accordingly, the user may easily locate the facial region outline on the overlay that matches the corresponding facial region piece on the pad, align the overlay outline on the corresponding facial region on the pad, and review the make-up application instructions for that particular facial region. The overlay can then be removed and the make-up applied directly on the selected facial region on the pad. This process is repeated for each of the five facial regions.
The top surface of the substrate (and thus the image surface on all of the interchangeable pieces) is coated with any suitable material that allows make-up to be repeatedly applied and wiped off without damage or degradation to the underlying image or pad.
The invention in its broader aspects thus relates to a cosmetic application training system comprising a substrate having a facial image thereon, the facial image divided into multiple facial regions; and one or more transparent overlays having outlines of the facial image regions and printed instructions for applying make-up to each of the facial image regions; wherein the substrate is treated to permit application and removal of the make-up directly onto the substrate.
In another aspect, the invention relates to a cosmetic application training system comprising at least two substrates having two differently shaped facial images thereon, each facial image divided into multiple facial regions and composed of discrete facial region pieces removable from the substrate; wherein corresponding facial region pieces have identical peripheral shapes such that the facial region pieces of one of the substrates are interchangeable with the facial region pieces of the other of the substrates to thereby enable composition of variations of the two differently shaped facial images on either or both of the substrates; and at least one transparent overlay having printed thereon outlines of one or more of the discrete facial region pieces and printed instructions for applying make-up to corresponding one or more of the discrete facial region pieces.
In still another aspect, the invention relates to a cosmetic training kit comprising:
a) a plurality of pads or substrates, each printed with a different facial image divided into facial regions; each facial region incorporated on a removable facial region piece;
b) a plurality of transparent overlays, each overlay having printed outlines of one facial region taken from the plurality of pads and instructions for applying makeup thereto; and
c) a variety of makeup media.
Objects and advantages not mentioned above will become apparent from the detailed description that follows.
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Ackun Jr. Jacob K.
Miller Bera B.
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
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