# US 11,026,496 B2 · Mascara comb

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- Number: US 11,026,496 B2
- Document ID: US11026496B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/644,115
- Filed: 2019-06-07
- Published: 2021-01-07
- Granted: 2021-06-08
- Earliest claimed: 2018-11-09
- Assignees: Amg Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: AMG Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Hiroki Hasegawa; Sung Joon Kang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11026496B2

## CPC

- A45D 40/265: {connected to the cap of the container}
- A45D 40/26: Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball
- A45D 40/262: {using a brush or the like}
- A46B 9/021: {arranged like in cosmetics brushes, e.g. mascara, nail polish, eye shadow}
- A46B 9/025: {the bristles or the tufts being arranged in an angled position relative to each other}
- A46B 9/028: {Bristle profile, the end of the bristle defining a surface other than a single plane or deviating from a simple geometric form, e.g. cylinder, sphere or cone}
- A46D 1/0276: {Bristles having pointed ends}
- A46D 1/0284: {Bristles having rounded ends}
- A46B 2200/1053: Cosmetics applicator specifically for mascara
- A46B 2200/106: Cosmetics applicator specifically for mascara including comb like element
- A45D: HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT (wigs, toupees or the like A41G3/00, A41G5/00; hairdressers' chairs A47C1/04; hair cutting appliances, razors B26B); EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
- A46B: BRUSHES (handles not integral with brushware B25G)
- A46D: MANUFACTURE OF BRUSHES

## Abstract

A mascara comb allows a user to quickly apply mascara liquid to the eyelashes without forming clumps. On the upper surface of the mascara comb a plurality of protrusion elements are disposed so as to form a plurality of rhombus structures; the rhombus structures are configured so as to form a predetermined gap for applying the mascara liquid to the eyelashes while combing the eyelashes, wherein a diagonal line in the axial direction of the comb portion forms a rhombus longer than a diagonal line in the orthogonal direction orthogonal thereto; further, the rhombus structures function as a velocity adjustment mechanism for making the velocity with which the mascara liquid flows in the axial direction slower than the velocity with which the mascara liquid flows in the orthogonal direction; and the inside of the rhombus structures are a holding portion having a function of holding the mascara liquid.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A mascara comb for applying mascara liquid to user's eyelashes and combing the eyelashes, comprising
a comb portion having an upper surface formed as a convex-shaped curved surface having a first curvature radius, a first curvature edge and a second curvature edge, and a lower surface having a second curvature radius smaller than the first curvature radius of the upper surface, a third curvature edge and a fourth curvature edge, the first curvature edge contacting the third curvature edge and the second curvature edge contacting the fourth curvature edge; wherein
on the upper surface a plurality of protrusion elements are disposed so as to form multiple rhombus structures;
when a deviation distance from the upper surface is given as a height, a cross-section of each of the protrusion elements in a direction orthogonal to the height direction forms a circle;
each of the rhombus structures is configured so as to form a rhombus with a diagonal line in an axial direction of the comb portion longer than a diagonal line in an orthogonal direction orthogonal thereto, and a linear gap extending in the orthogonal direction, for applying the mascara liquid to the eyelashes while combing the eyelashes;
further, the rhombus structures are a velocity adjustment portion functioning as a velocity adjustment mechanism for making the velocity with which mascara liquid flows in the axial direction slower than the velocity with which the mascara liquid flows in the orthogonal direction; and
in the upper surface, the inside of the rhombus structures is a holding portion having a function of holding the mascara liquid;
a plurality of the protrusion elements include a primary protrusion element and a secondary protrusion element having a cross-sectional diameter larger than the cross-sectional diameter of the primary protrusion element;
the primary protrusion element and the secondary protrusion element are disposed on the upper surface such that a region in which a plurality of the primary protrusion elements are disposed is sandwiched by a secondary protrusion element row configured by disposing the secondary protrusion elements; and
a region sandwiched by the secondary protrusion element row is a velocity decreasing portion having a function of reducing the velocity with which the mascara flows in the axial direction; and
the diameter reduction rate of the cross-sectional diameter of the secondary protrusion elements is defined as smaller than the diameter reduction rate of the cross-sectional diameter of the primary protrusion elements.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The mascara comb according to claim 1, wherein
a distance between the centers of the cross-sections of two of the protrusion elements adjacent in the orthogonal direction is the same regarding all of the protrusion elements,
the protrusion element is formed in a shape which decreases in diameter from the root portion as it approaches the apex vicinity portion;
further, the protrusion element is configured such that the height of the protrusion element increases, and the reduction rate of the diameter of the protrusion elements decreases from the center portion toward the sides in the axial direction; and
a plurality of the protrusion elements configure a velocity tapering mechanism for gradually reducing the velocity with which the mascara liquid flows in the axial direction.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The mascara comb according to claim 1, wherein
the surface roughness of the protrusion elements is configured to be relatively small in relation to the surface roughness of the upper surface.

### Claim 4

A mascara comb for applying mascara liquid to user's eyelashes and combing the eyelashes, comprising
a comb portion having an upper surface formed as a convex-shaped curved surface having a first curvature radius, a first curvature edge and a second curvature edge, and a lower surface having a second curvature radius smaller than the first curvature radius of the upper surface, a third curvature edge and a fourth curvature edge, the first curvature edge contacting the third curvature edge and the second curvature edge contacting the fourth curvature edge; wherein
on the upper surface a plurality of protrusion elements are disposed so as to form multiple rhombus structures;
when a deviation distance from the upper surface is given as a height, a cross-section of each of the protrusion elements in a direction orthogonal to the height direction forms a circle;
each of the rhombus structures is configured so as to form a rhombus with a diagonal line in an axial direction of the comb portion longer than a diagonal line in an orthogonal direction orthogonal thereto, and a linear gap extending in the orthogonal direction, for applying the mascara liquid to the eyelashes while combing the eyelashes;
further, the rhombus structures are a velocity adjustment portion functioning as a velocity adjustment mechanism for making the velocity with which mascara liquid flows in the axial direction slower than the velocity with which the mascara liquid flows in the orthogonal direction; and
in the upper surface, the inside of the rhombus structures is a holding portion having a function of holding the mascara liquid;
an open region where none of the protrusion elements are disposed is formed on the upper surface, includes a center position in the orthogonal direction, has boundaries in the axial direction and the orthogonal direction defined by a plurality of the protrusion elements, and encompasses an area larger than the area encompassed on the upper surface by at least one of the rhombus structures; and
the linear gap for applying the mascara liquid to the eyelashes while combing the eyelashes is formed by the protrusion elements defining the boundaries, and
the eyelashes is capable to come into contact with the open region pass through the linear gap;
the open region is configured from a plurality of portion regions;
the portion regions have disposed alternatingly a region with a relatively wide width in the orthogonal direction and a region with a relatively narrow width; and
a linear segment connecting center portion vicinity locations in the orthogonal direction bends.