Applicator for cosmetic product comprising a movable part having at least one chain of open loops

An applicator for cosmetic product having an elongate general shape and extending along a longitudinal axis defining a longitudinal direction, the applicator comprising:

• a fixed part, configured to be rigidly connected to a grip part or formed as a single unit with said grip part, the fixed part comprising a central core extending along the longitudinal axis;
• and
• a movable part configured to move in slight transverse back- and forth movements in relation to the fixed part;
• the movable part comprising at least one chain comprising a strand forming a plurality of open loops, said at least one chain extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis;
• the fixed part comprising at least two links;
• at least two of said plurality of open loops on each of said at least one chain being passed through by one of said at least two links, such that each of said at least one chain is fastened with at least one degree of freedom to the fixed part, enabling relative movement of said at least one chain in relation to the fixed part in the longitudinal direction;
• wherein the central core comprises a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end each bearing one of the at least two links and the central core carries at least one row of links, including the at least two links, and extending over a whole length of the central core, in the longitudinal direction, and is configured such that each loop of each chain of the movable part is passed through by two links of said at least one row of links.