Applicator member for applying a product, in particular a cosmetic product, and assembly for packaging and applying a product, comprising said applicator member
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorsAlain Berhault, Eric Caulier, Audrey Thenin
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Abstract
Applicator member (40) for applying a product, in particular a cosmetic product, comprising: a core (42) extending along a longitudinal axis (X2-X2′), an applicator part comprising at least a plurality of application elements (44) that are joined to the core and extend over a first sector of said core (42), and a shaping part comprising an arm (46) that is joined to the core (42) by its two ends and extends over a second sector of said core, separate from said first sector bearing the application elements (44), the arm (46) having no application elements and being at least partially made of rigid material.
Claims9
Applicator member (40) for applying a product, in particular a cosmetic product, comprising:
- a core (42) extending along a longitudinal axis (X2-X2′),
- an applicator part comprising at least a plurality of application elements (44) that are joined to the core and extend over a first sector of said core (42), and
- a shaping part comprising an arm (46) that has no application elements and is joined to the core (42) by its two ends and extends over a second sector of said core, separate from said first sector bearing the application elements (44), wherein the arm (46) comprises an arched portion (46a), a proximal end portion (46b) joined to a proximal end of the arched portion (46a) and to a proximal end of the core (42), and a distal end portion (46c) joined to a distal end of the arched portion (46a) and to a distal end of the core (42), said arched portion (46a) being made of rigid material and the end portions (46b, 46c) are made of material that is more flexible than the material of the arched portion (46a) and wherein the arched portion (46a) is radially offset from the outer surface of the core (42) and, with said core (42), leaves a free space (48) for retaining product.
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