# US 11,439,225 B2 · Multi-head artist and make-up brush

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- Number: US 11,439,225 B2
- Document ID: US11439225B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/012,402
- Filed: 2020-09-04
- Published: 2021-02-25
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2006-05-11
- Applicants: Darren Levy; Frank Levy
- Inventors: Darren Levy; Frank Levy
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11439225B2

## CPC

- A46B 5/0095: {Removable or interchangeable brush heads}
- A45C 11/008: {Pocket toiletry etuis}
- A46B 7/023: {where the bristle carrier retracts or collapses, i.e. for storage}
- A46B 7/04: interchangeably {removable bristle carriers}
- A46B 15/0091: {Container, e.g. bag or box with a collection of various devices}
- A46B 17/065: {Sterilising brushes; products integral with the brush for sterilising, e.g. tablets, rinse, disinfectant}
- A45D 2200/205: Radiation, e.g. UV, infrared
- A45D 2200/25: Kits
- A46B 2200/1046: Brush used for applying cosmetics
- A46B 2200/205: Artist paint brush, e.g. paint brushes that as a rule come to a point for fine work
- A46B: BRUSHES (handles not integral with brushware B25G)
- A45C: PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
- 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

## Abstract

A make-up brush system includes a mandrel having a first end and a second end. The first end includes a gripping surface for engagement with a hand of a make-up artist and the second end being shaped and dimensioned for selective engagement with a plurality of make-up brushes. A plurality of make-up brushes is provided. Each of the plurality of make-up brushes includes a first end and a second end, the first end including a functional component of the make-up brush and the second end including a coupling member shaped and dimensioned for selective engagement with the second end of the mandrel. The system also includes a case both supporting and sanitizing the various components of the present invention. The case includes a tray supporting the plurality of make-up brushes in accessible positions within the case.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A make-up brush system, comprising:
an elongated mandrel shaped and dimensioned for handling by a make-up artist including a first end and a second end, the first end including a gripping surface for engagement with a hand of a make-up artist and the second end being shaped and dimensioned for selective engagement with a plurality of make-up brushes;
a plurality of make-up brushes, each of the plurality of make-up brushes including a first end and a second end, the first end including a functional component of the make-up brush and the second end including a coupling member shaped and dimensioned for selective engagement with the second end of the mandrel; and
a case configured for both supporting and sanitizing the elongated mandrel and the plurality of make-up brushes, the case including a tray supporting the plurality of make-up brushes in accessible positions within the case.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The make-up brush system according to claim 1, wherein the second end of the mandrel is an elongated narrow member shaped and dimensioned for coupling with the second end of each of the plurality of make-up brushes.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The make-up brush system according to claim 1, wherein the coupling member at the second end of each of the plurality of make-up bushes includes a coupling recess shaped and dimensioned for receiving the second end of the mandrel in a mating configuration.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The make-up brush system according to claim 1, wherein the case includes a base and a cover.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The make-up brush system according to claim 4, wherein the base and cover are connected by a hinge allowing for the cover to move between an open configuration where the contents of the case are exposed and a closed configuration where the contents of the case are fully enclosed within the case.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The make-up brush system according to claim 4, wherein a tray is positioned within the base.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The make-up brush system according to claim 6, wherein the tray includes an upper support surface sitting above free edges of a side wall of the base.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The make-up brush system according to claim 1, further including a plurality of retention recesses shaped and dimensioned to frictionally hold a make-up brush and release the same when adequate force is applied.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The make-up brush system according to claim 1, further including a plurality of retention recesses including opposed side walls and a base connecting the opposed side walls, the opposed side walls and base defining a cavity shaped and dimensioned for receiving the make-up brush, wherein each of the retention recesses also includes a front end closed by a front wall and a rear end open for the passage of the second end of the mandrel into the recess, and ultimately into the coupling member and the second end of the make-up brush.