US 2017/0280857 A1 · DUAL BRUSH EYELASH APPLICATOR WITH REVERSE ACTION APPARATUS

Abstract

A mascara application system includes an applicator for mascara and a mascara container. The applicator may include two brushes, and have a reverse tweezers arrangement, by which the brushes may be spaced apart from one another when pressure is applied to a handle portion of the applicator, and the brushes may be positioned adjacent to one another when no pressure is applied to the handle portion. An optional applicator container may hold a handle portion of the applicator, while enabling its actuation to operate the applicator. The mascara container, which holds mascara and is configured to receive the brushes, may include a separate portal for each brush, as well as a squeegee or other element for removing excess mascara from each brush. Methods for applying mascara to lashes are also disclosed.

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Dependent claims

An applicator for mascara, the applicator comprising:

a container comprising a handle portion and a chamber portion as a reservoir containing mascara, the container defining a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, mutually orthogonal;
a first arm and a second arm, each supporting at a distal end thereof, respectively, a first mascara brush and a second mascara brush fitted to simultaneously and selectively, as an integrated unit, reside within and remove from the chamber portion;
the first and second arms operably connected at proximal ends thereof and shaped to cross one another between respective proximal ends and distal ends of each;
and
a bias member operating between the first and second arms to maintain together in alignment the brushes in the absence of a force applied in a transverse direction to the arms near the proximal ends thereof.

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An apparatus as an applicator for supplying mascara, the apparatus comprising:

first and second arms shaped to cross one another and defining longitudinal and transverse directions orthogonal to one another;
the first and second arms having distal ends, respectively, and operably connected proximate first and second proximal ends, respectively, to selectively move between a first, closed, position with the distal ends parallel and adjacent one another, and a second, open position with the distal ends spaced apart in response to a force applied in the transverse direction to the first and second arms near the proximal ends;
first and second brushes secured at the distal ends of the first and second arms, respectively;
a container comprising a chamber operating as a reservoir containing mascara and shaped to selectively receive and release the first and second brushes simultaneously;
a wiper system redistributing a portion of the mascara from the first and second brushes upon withdrawal thereof from the chamber;
the container, further comprising a closure portion operably connected to remove from the chamber portion with the first and second arms;
and
a seal, sealing the mascara away from ambient air when the first and second brushes are stowed in the chamber.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Dual brush eyelash applicator with reverse action apparatus

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Abstract

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