# US 12,004,639 B2 · Applicator for applying a product to the eyelashes

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- Number: US 12,004,639 B2
- Document ID: US12004639B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/613,348
- Filed: 2018-05-11
- Published: 2020-06-18
- Granted: 2024-06-11
- Earliest claimed: 2017-05-16
- Assignees: L'oreal
- Applicants: L'oreal
- Inventors: Alain Berhault; Eric Caulier
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12004639B2

## CPC

- A46B 9/021: {arranged like in cosmetics brushes, e.g. mascara, nail polish, eye shadow}
- A45D 40/265: {connected to the cap of the container}
- A46B 3/18: the bristles being fixed on or between belts or wires
- A46B 2200/1053: Cosmetics applicator specifically for mascara
- A46B: BRUSHES (handles not integral with brushware B25G)
- 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

The present invention relates to an applicator for applying a cosmetic product to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, having an applicator member (8) having: —a core (10) made of polymer material, —at least one bow (12) molded with the core (10), and —a support (21) having two branches twisted around the core (10).

## Claims

### Claim 1

An applicator for applying a cosmetic product to eyelashes and/or eyebrows, having an applicator member having:
a core made of polymer material,
at least two bows molded with the core, and
a support having two branches twisted around the core, said at least two bows being arranged one after the other forming a helical line which progresses from a distal end to a proximal end of the core, the applicator member comprising spikes molded with the core and the core defining ribs to which the spikes and the bows are connected,
wherein grooves are located between the ribs to which twisted branches of the support extend, and
comprising two diametrically opposed rows of spikes and two diametrically opposed rows of bows.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The applicator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bows are positioned adjacent to one another in at least one row.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The applicator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spikes are aligned with one another in at least one row.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The applicator as claimed in claim 1, in which the bows have a rounded shape.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The applicator as claimed in claim 1, comprising at least one relief molded on at least one bow, the relief or reliefs having a pointed shape.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The applicator as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least two bows have dimensions which differ.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The applicator as claimed claim 6, the applicator member comprising spikes molded with the core and at least two bows having different dimensions within one and the same row, wherein the bow positioned at least one end of the row has a height shorter than that of the bow adjacent to it.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The applicator as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least some of the spikes molded with the core are multiple spikes.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The applicator as claimed in claim 1, the ribs having a height of at least 0.5 mm.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The applicator as claimed in claim 9, the ribs between them defining grooves in which the branches of the support extend.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The applicator as claimed in claim 1, the core turning by more than one revolution on itself about its longitudinal axis from one end of the applicator member to the other, under the effect of the twist induced by the branches of the support.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The applicator as claimed in claim 1, having a stein in which the support is inserted.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

A device for packaging and application having an applicator as claimed in claim 1, and a container containing the product to be applied.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

A method for producing the applicator as claimed in claim 1, comprising steps of molding the core, the bows and the spikes in one or more polymer materials and twisting the two branches of the support onto the core in order to cause the latter to deform by torsion about its longitudinal axis.