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US 11,950,675 B2Granted
Eyelash separator and methods of use for removing excess mascara
OwnerKaren Rabinoviciinventor
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Abstract
Provided for are devices and methods for separating eyelashes and/or removing excess mascara, such as after application of mascara which results in undesirable clumps and/or excess mascara. The devices include a pin effective for breaking up or removing the clumps and/or removing excess mascara. Advantageously, the devices include a pivotable pin storable within a storage cavity of a housing or handle for safety and portability. The pin may be lockable or positionable in one or more positions for ergonomic and safe positioning for use near the eye.
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An eyelash separator, comprising:
- a housing having an internal storage cavity on a top of the housing aligned with a pivot plane orthogonal to a pivot axis of a hinge member;
- a pin coupled with the hinge member and pivotable along the pivot plane between a closed position and a plurality of open positions, the pin having a substantially cylindrical shaft terminating in a tip,
- wherein the pin is contained within the storage cavity of the housing in a closed position and deployed from the storage cavity in the plurality of open positions;
- a projection disposed on the hinge member, the projection extending, in the closed position, vertically outwardly from the top of the housing and laterally outwardly from the hinge member and pin coupled thereto, wherein the pin is pivotable between the closed position and the plurality of open positions by force applied to the projection;
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- an internal mechanism including a spring arranged to apply force to a bearing in a direction substantially orthogonal to the pivot plane of the hinge member, to engage the bearing with one or more complementary holes or depressions disposed on an internal portion of the hinge member, the one or complementary holes or depressions releasably engaging with the bearing to locate the hinge member in at least one of the plurality of open positions.
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A kit comprising:
- an eyelash separator comprising:
- a housing having an internal storage cavity on a top of the housing aligned with a pivot plane orthogonal to a pivot axis of a hinge member;
- a pin removably engaged with the hinge member and pivotable along the pivot plane between a closed position and a plurality of open positions,
- wherein the pin is contained within the storage cavity of the housing in a closed position and deployed from the storage cavity in the plurality of open positions;
- a projection disposed on the hinge member, the projection extending, in the closed position, vertically outwardly from the top of the housing and laterally outwardly from the hinge member and pin coupled thereto, wherein the pin is pivotable between the closed position and the plurality of open positions by force applied to the projection;
- an internal mechanism having a spring arranged to apply force to a bearing in a direction substantially orthogonal to the pivot plane of the hinge member, to engage the bearing with one or more complementary holes or depressions disposed on an internal portion of the hinge member, the one or complementary holes or depressions releasably engaging with the bearing to locate the hinge member in at least one of the plurality of open positions;
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- one or more additional pins replaceable with the removably engaged pin, wherein the removably engaged pin and additional pins each have a substantially cylindrical shaft terminating in a tip.
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An eyelash separator, comprising:
- a housing having an internal storage cavity on a top of the housing aligned with a pivot plane orthogonal to a pivot axis of a hinge member;
- a pin coupled with the hinge member and pivotable along the pivot plane between a closed position and a plurality of open positions, the pin having a substantially cylindrical shaft terminating in a tip;
- wherein the pin is contained within the storage cavity of the housing in a closed position and deployed from the storage cavity in the plurality of open positions;
- a projection disposed on the hinge member, wherein the pin is pivotable between the closed position and the plurality of open positions by force applied to the projection;
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- an internal mechanism including a spring arranged to apply force to a bearing in a direction substantially orthogonal to the pivot plane of the hinge member, to engage the bearing with one or more complementary holes or depressions disposed on an internal portion of the hinge member, the one or complementary holes or depressions releasably engaging with the bearing to locate the hinge member in at least one of the plurality of open positions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.