Toilet – Template or mask
Reexamination Certificate
2001-02-15
2002-01-08
Wilson, John J. (Department: 3732)
Toilet
Template or mask
C132S216000, C132S285000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06336462
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This present invention applies to the field of cosmetics and beauty treatment as they apply particularly to the eyebrows of the human face. In particular, the present invention provides templates which may be used for shaping the eyebrows by colouring through an opening in the template; or in another embodiment, the present invention provides a template for applying a depilatory composition to the face in the region surrounding an eyebrow so as to perform a depilation procedure; or in yet another embodiment of the present invention, a template is provided having an adhesive coating on one side for performing an eyebrow shaping procedure, and a depilatory composition on the other side for performing a depilation procedure.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Many people, mostly female but not exclusively, are concerned about the shape and appearance of their eyebrows. This may mean simply the application of eyeliner or other colouring agent to enhance the appearance of the eyebrow; and in some instances, to increase the width or length of the eyebrow so as to appear more prominent. Indeed, in some instances, there are persons who have very little hair in the eyebrow region of their face, over the orbital arch of the frontal bone of the face, and those persons will want to define an eyebrow shape so as to normalize their appearance.
In other instances, many persons have too much hair, or hair in the wrong place for the desired shape of the eyebrow, and such persons undergo depilation procedures of various sorts. One such procedure is that of electrolysis, whereby the hair is removed using an electrical electrolysis apparatus. Such procedure is painful, may generally leave unsightly swelling or redness, and is temporary at best. More permanent depilation procedures involve the application of depilatory waxes in the region surrounding the eyebrow—or that portion of the eyebrow which is intended to remain after the depilation procedure—so as to remove the unwanted hair by literally grasping the hair and pulling it from the face by the roots. Waxing procedures can also be uncomfortable, especially if waxes are employed which must be softened at temperatures above 55° C., thereby causing discomfort and possibly minor irritation resulting, again, in redness or swelling. Moreover, if the depilatory composition is put into the wrong place, then more hair may be removed than is desired. Typically, depilation waxes are applied using an instrument such as a small spatula.
Some depilatory strips are known, but they require to be carefully put into place, so as not to remove hair that is intended to be left.
The use of templates to serve both purposes of eyebrow shaping and eyebrow waxing quite surprisingly presents itself, it being unknown hither to in the professional beauty salon business to employ the use of templates particularly for eyebrow waxing depilation procedures.
Moreover, it is possible for the ordinary consumer to employ eyebrow shaping templates or eyebrow waxing templates of the sort taught herein, without having to go to a professional cosmetic or beauty salon.
Quite surprisingly, it has been discovered that if a template is provided on a flexible substrate such that it will conform to the orbital arch of the frontal bone of the human face, then an eyebrow shaping procedure or an eyebrow waxing depilation procedure can be easily and effectively carried out, either by a professional cosmetician, or by the consumer in her or his home, studio, or dressing room—it being recognized that actors and/or television personalities in particular may require constant eyebrow care.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
The prior art provides a variety of depilatory procedures and other depilatory compositions, and it provides a plurality of very complicated templates or stencils for use in eyebrow colouring procedures. The depilatory waxes which are found in the prior art may be used for eyebrow waxing procedures, but are more often generally intended for depilation procedures on the legs, face, and other parts of the human body as well as—or instead of—specifically in the eyebrow region.
Of course, probably the most common manner in which the shape of the eyebrows may be changed is simply by plucking or tweezing the unwanted hairs away from the face. Such a procedure is slow and tedious, and is quite likely to cause secondary minor infection where the hairs have been pulled from the skin.
British Patent Specification 1,348,760 published Mar. 20, 1974 to Dupuy teaches a depilatory wax which is a multi-part composition. The first part is a resinous substance having a melting point in the range of 85° C. and consisting of 75% to 80% by weight colophane and 20% to 25% by weight of paraffin wax. The second part is a resinous substance having a melting point in the range of 77° C. and consisting of 70% to 75% by weight colophane and 25% to 30% by weight paraffin wax. The third part is a resinous substance having a melting point of 80° C. and comprising about 66% by weight colophane with the remainder being paraffin wax and spermaceti fat. At least one mineral oil or other oil known in the cosmetic composition industry is also employed. The wax is said to have a viscous state in the range of 50° C. to 60° C. The wax may also contain secondary additives such as colouring matters, or finely dispersed inert solid fillers such as alumina.
Canadian Patent 1,166,577 issued May 1, 1984 to Fuentes teaches a depilatory wax which comprises 100 parts of tree resin, 10 to 20 parts of beeswax, 8 to 13 parts of castor oil, and 10 to 20 parts of calcium carbonate. The wax is applied using a stick applicator after it has been warmed to a temperature where it just begins to drip from the applicator, and after application it is rapidly pulled away from the skin so as to remove the hair with it.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,186,190 issued Feb. 16, 1993 to Hirzel teaches an eyebrow stencil kit which comprises a pair of wing-shaped stencils which are connected by a nut and bolt that is placed in the middle of the forehead when the stencil kit is in use. One or more eyebrow cut-outs are provided, and eyeliner and other colouring agent is applied through the stencil cut-outs. The stencil is held in place during use by a stretchable headband and clip arrangement secured around the head.
Another stencil arrangement which is secured around the head by elastic bands is taught in Grenevitch et al U.S. Pat. No. 5,662,129 issued Sep. 2, 1997. Here, a template holder is put into place, and a series of different templates may be retained in the template holder, and simulated eyebrows are stencilled in place on the face of the user. The patent also suggests that the periphery of a template opening can be traced and after the apparatus is removed, the eyebrow hairs outside the traced area can be plucked.
Naggiar U.S. Pat. No. 5,698,187, issued Dec. 16, 1997, teaches a cold wax depilatory composition which comprises a mixture of maltodextrin having a dextrose equivalent of from about 5 to about 36, sucrose, water, and citric acid. Here, the mixture is heated so as to dissolve the solute materials and is then cooled to become a soft and pliant composition which is then manually applied to the skin. The hairs of the skin adhere to the composition such that, when it is drawn away, the hairs are removed. The composition has a waxy consistency when it has been cooled to a soft and pliant composition for application to the skin.
Helprin U.S. Pat. No. 5,860,433, issued Jan. 19, 1999, teaches an eyebrow forming template which has a backing sheet, and one or more sets of right and left eyebrow templates. The templates are provided with an adhesive so to allow them to be retained on the backing sheet and so as to allow them to be placed and retained on the eyebrow area of the user. Removable right and left eyebrow shapes are formed in the templates and are removed before applying the templates to the eyebrow area so that the shape may be filled in using any appropriate eyebrow pencil, eyebrow liner, powder, or similar product. The material of
Lischka Bonita J.
Santelli Gianna
(Marks & Clerk)
Doan Robyn Kieu
Wilson John J.
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