Toilet – Hair device – Eyelash or eyebrow
Patent
1996-07-30
2000-02-29
Manahan, Todd E.
Toilet
Hair device
Eyelash or eyebrow
401 10, 401129, A45D 4026
Patent
active
060296755
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a brush, in particular for the coloring of eyelashes or hair, comprising a stem and a plurality of bristles standing out substantially radially therefrom. The stem is formed by a first leg of a tweezers- or scissors-like arrangement. The second leg of this arrangement has, at its free end, an abutment for the bristles of the first leg such that in operation, the free outer ends of the two legs enclose between them the eyelashes or hair to be treated.
2. Prior Art
Brushes of the generic type, for instance in the form of mascara brushes, serve to apply mascara to the eyelashes. The application must be such that the lashes are colored uniformly and prevent application of too much liquid, which would cause clotting or lashes sticking together. In order to prevent the lashes from sticking together partially or entirely, mascara brushes of the generic type exhibit a combing effect in addition to good retention and dispensing capacity. To this end, attempts have been made to equip mascara brushes with different fibers or fibers of different rigidity, part of these fibers excelling in favorable mascara transport properties and the other part of the fibers by advantageous combing effects. However, the properties which seem to be attainable theoretically by such a design do not prevail in practice.
As for the dyeing or coloring of hair of the head, there is also the problem of uniform application, to which is added the fact that the dyeing or coloring agents are comparatively aggressive so that the application has to be accompanied by arrangements being made for the protection of the user's hands and surroundings.
OBJECT AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is the object of the invention to embody a brush of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that the application of the dyeing agent or mascara will be optimized, simultaneously providing for a uniformly attractive appearance of the colored eyelashes or the dyed hair.
According to the invention, this object is attained in that at least one of the two legs is a hollow tube connected with a supply container and provided with outlets that lead to the outside.
Consequently, it is possible to realize a very compact applicator or mascara unit, in which the bristles need not be dipped into the supply container for humidification, but in which the mascara is supplied from within the brush.
In keeping with an advantageous embodiment, it is further provided that a pumping operation is initiated by the two legs being moved relative to each other for liquid to be pumped from the supply container to the at least one brush. To this end, the outside wall of the supply container is at least partially elastic so that any actuation of the tweezers-like arrangement is accompanied by the pumping of liquid. It would also be conceivable to provide a separate pumping arrangement, a membrane or a piston of such a pumping arrangement being activated by the tweezers-like motion via an articulation.
Provision can be made for mascara, make-up removing liquid or hair dyeing agents to be kept in the supply reservoir so that the clamping effect may also serve to make use of increased pressure for the removal of mascara while make-up is removed.
In a very simple embodiment of the mascara brush or unit according to the invention, it can be provided that the two legs consist of wire of a certain intrinsic elasticity, preferably of a U-shaped wire, the legs being formed by the legs of the U.
Finally, provision can be made for the fibers to be fixed in place between intertwisted wire segments in a manner known per se and for the legs to be formed by intertwisted wires.
Favorably, it can be provided that the core of the brush formed by the intertwisted wire segments is again twisted on itself, in particular helically about a linear core available as a permanent component or as an auxiliary member only during manufacture. As a result, the volume is clearly increased and advantageous dispensing properties ca
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Georg Karl geka-brush GmbH
Manahan Todd #E.
Robert Eduardo C.
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