False eyelash dispensing device

A false eyelash dispensing device for applying an at least one false eyelash to an eyelid of a user, the device comprising:

• an at least one elongate lash belt removably supporting an at least one lash strip thereon, each of the at least one lash strip comprising an at least one false eyelash oriented in a direction substantially transverse to the lash belt;
• an elongate housing sized and configured for supporting the at least one lash belt therewithin, the housing comprising:
• an exit opening provided by an exit end of the housing;
• a lash belt carrier positioned within the housing and comprising:
• a channel positioned and configured for slidably receiving the at least one lash belt therewithin, such that the at least one false eyelash of the at least one lash strip of the at least one lash belt is oriented in a direction substantially transverse to the housing;
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• an at least one gear in mechanical communication with the at least one lash belt and configured for selectively advancing the at least one lash belt and, in turn, the at least one lash strip longitudinally through the channel toward the exit opening;
• an eyelash holder positioned laterally adjacent to the channel, directly in front of the exit opening, and comprising a first half and an opposing second half configured for selectively moving in and out of abutting contact with the first half, the eyelash holder configured for selectively moving between one of a retracted position—wherein the eyelash holder is positioned substantially within the housing proximal the exit opening—and an extended position—wherein the eyelash holder extends a distance through the exit opening;
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• a spring-biased button positioned on an outer surface of the housing, wherein upon the button being manually depressed after the at least one lash belt is selectively advanced via the at least one gear so as to position a one of the at least one lash strip directly in front of the exit opening, substantially flanked by the first and second halves of the eyelash holder, the button is configured for:
• moving the first and second halves of the eyelash holder into abutting contact with one another, thereby temporarily sandwiching said lash strip therebetween, the eyelash holder engaged laterally across said lash strip such that the at least one false eyelash of said lash strip remains oriented in a direction substantially transverse to the housing;
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• moving the eyelash holder from the retracted position to the extended position, thereby detaching said lash strip from the lash belt and moving said lash strip through the exit opening so that said lash strip may be subsequently applied to the user's eyelid while engaged with the eyelash holder.