Toilet – Toilet kit – Including cosmetic applicator
Patent
1998-10-22
2000-04-18
Wilson, John J.
Toilet
Toilet kit
Including cosmetic applicator
132320, 401129, 401140, A45D 4024, A45D 4026, A46B 1100
Patent
active
060502738
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention has essentially as its subject a brush of special shape for the application of mascara.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
Until now, the mascara brush stems always were rectilinear and this was an inconvenience.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In effect, unless being very deft, it was difficult with these brushes to pass round the anatomic obstacles of the face located about the eyelashes to be made up such in particular as the cheek bones, the malar bone and the root of the nose.
Thus owing to the fact of the rectilinear shape of the stem of the brush and of the presence of these obstacles, the bristles could not present themselves in a substantially parallel relation to the eyelashes to be made up, so that it resulted therefrom an imperfect and/or irregular make-up.
At last it should be noted that the stem of the brush still due to the fact of its rectilinear shape could hit one part of the face upon the presentation of the brush in the vicinity of the eyelashes, which could cause the deposit of mascara upon undesired zones or at the least notably hinder the make-up operation.
Therefore, the present invention has as its object to remedy in particular these inconveniences by proposing a brush which permits to escape the projecting portions of the face near the zone to be made up and to provide a quasi-perfect make-up in particular of the eyelashes and this even if the skill of the female user of the brush is somewhat defective.
For that purpose, the invention has as its subject a brush for the application of mascara on in particular the eyelashes and comprising a stem provided at one of its ends with one or several tufts of bristles having any configuration, characterized in that the said stem exhibits a non-rectilinear shape in order that it may pass round the anatomic obstacles of the face located in the vicinity of the zone to be made up.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to another characteristic of the invention, this brush comprises a stem portion with an offset shape between both ends of the said stem which extend along substantially a same axis.
The non-rectilinear or offset shape of the stem may be an arcuate or curved shape.
According to another embodiment, the non-rectilinear or offset shape of the stem is a crenel or V-shape.
The brush according to this invention is further characterized in that the end of the stem opposite to that carrying the tuft of bristles is made fast to a closure cap for a mascara container.
According to another characteristic of the invention, the stem comprises a pivotal connection about an axis perpendicular to the plane defined by the geometric shape of the said stem, which pivotal connection is located in the vicinity of the end carrying the tuft of bristles.
But further characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear more clearly in the detailed description which follows and refers to the attached drawings given by way of example only and in which:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a brush according to the invention and made fast to a closure cap for a mascara container;
FIG. 2 is a view in axial section of this container closed by the cap carrying the brush;
FIGS. 3 and 4 diagrammatically illustrate in elevation two other particular shapes, respectively, of a brush stem;
FIG. 5 illustrates in elevation and in section another embodiment with a pivotal connection of the brush to the end of the stem.
One sees on the figures a brush for the application of mascara, consisting of a stem 1 one 2 of the ends of which carries several tufts of bristles 3 and the other end 4 of which is made fast to a closure cap 5 for a mascara container or bottle 6.
The end 4 of the brush could without leaving the invention, quite simply constitute a handle for the gripping of the brush, i.e. it may not be made fast to the closure cap 5.
The stem 1 of the brush exhibits a non-rectilinear shape as one sees it well on the figures so as to be able to pass round the anatomic obstacles of the face such in particular as the cheek b
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Doan Robyn Kieu
LVMH Recherche
Wilson John J.
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