# US 2023/0263295 A1 · Applicator for cosmetic product comprising a movable part having at least one chain of open loops > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0263295 A1 - Document ID: US20230263295A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/112,850 - Filed: 2023-02-22 - Published: 2023-08-24 - Earliest claimed: 2022-02-23 - Assignees: Chanel Parfums Beaute - Applicants: Chanel Parfums Beaute - Inventors: Nicolas CASTEX; Marie LAMOUREUX; Carole CHAPELAT; Antoine BONADEI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230263295A1 ## CPC - A46B 7/06: movably during use {, i.e. the normal brushing action causing movement (driven brush bodies A46B13/00)} - B33Y 10/00: Processes of additive manufacturing - A45D 40/262: {using a brush or the like} - A46B 9/021: {arranged like in cosmetics brushes, e.g. mascara, nail polish, eye shadow} - A46D 1/0238: {Bristles with non-round cross-section} - B29C 64/153: using layers of powder being selectively joined, e.g. by selective laser sintering or melting - B33Y 80/00: Products made by additive manufacturing - A46B 2200/1053: Cosmetics applicator specifically for mascara - B29L 2031/42: Brushes - A46B: BRUSHES (handles not integral with brushware B25G) - B33Y: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING - 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 - A46D: MANUFACTURE OF BRUSHES - B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00) - B29L: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES ## Abstract Applicator for cosmetic product having an elongate general shape in a longitudinal direction, including a fixed part and a part movable in relation thereto. The movable part includes protrusions, at least one chain having a strand forming a succession of open loops, the chain extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the applicator. The fixed part includes at least two links, at least two of the open loops on each chain being passed through by a link of the fixed part. Thus, each chain of the movable part is fastened with at least one degree of freedom to the fixed part, enabling relative movement of the chain in relation to the fixed part longitudinally. This improves quality of the application of the product and gives the applicator a sensation of flexibility, even if the applicator is constituted by a rigid material. The applicator can be made by additive manufacturing. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-15. (canceled) ### Claim 16 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 applicator comprising a part movable in relation to the fixed part; the movable part comprising at least one chain comprising a strand forming a succession of open loops, said chain extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis; the fixed part comprising at least two links; at least two of said open loops on each chain being passed through by a link of the fixed part, such that each chain of the movable part is fastened with at least one degree of freedom to the fixed part, enabling relative movement of the chain in relation to the fixed part in the longitudinal direction. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The applicator according to claim 16, wherein: each chain of the movable part form a first row of open loops and a second row of open loops, the first row of open loops being formed in a first plane parallel to the longitudinal axis, the second row of open loops being formed in a second plane parallel to the longitudinal axis, distinct from said first plane). ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The applicator according to claim 17, wherein: the chains of the movable part are two in number. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The applicator according to claim 16, wherein: the fixed part comprises a central core extending along the longitudinal axis. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The applicator according to claim 19, wherein: the central core comprises a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end each bearing at least one link. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The applicator according to claim 20, wherein: the central core carries at least one row of links 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. ### Claim 22 (depends on 16) The applicator according to claim 16, wherein: at least one longitudinal portion of the fixed part comprises one or more strands each forming a chain of open links interlaced with at least some of the open loops of the movable part. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The applicator according to claim 22, wherein: the chains of the movable part and the chains of the fixed part have a same configuration. ### Claim 24 (depends on 16) The applicator according to claim 16, wherein: the movable part comprises protrusions. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The applicator according to claim 24, wherein: the protrusions are oriented substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis. ### Claim 26 (depends on 24) The applicator according to claim 24, wherein: the protrusions of the fixed part differ in size and/or shape from the protrusions of the movable part. ### Claim 27 (depends on 24) The applicator according to claim 24, wherein: each protrusion is substantially cylindrical or prismatic and has a length comprised between 0.2 mm and 0.5 mm for example between 0.24 mm and 0.40 mm. ### Claim 28 (depends on 24) The applicator according to claim 24, wherein: each protrusion comprises a free end remote from the longitudinal axis, said applicator being inscribed within an outer envelope defined by the free ends of the protrusions, said envelope being substantially cylindrical and having a diameter comprised between 6 mm and 10 mm. ### Claim 29 (depends on 24) The applicator according to claim 24, wherein: each protrusion comprises a free end remote from the longitudinal axis, said applicator being inscribed within an outer envelope defined by the free ends of the protrusions, said envelope being substantially cylindrical and having a diameter comprised between 7 mm and 9 mm. ### Claim 30 (depends on 24) The applicator according to claim 24, wherein: each protrusion comprises a free end remote from the longitudinal axis, said applicator being inscribed within an outer envelope defined by the free ends of the protrusions, said envelope being substantially cylindrical and having a diameter of 8 mm. ### Claim 31 (depends on 24) The applicator according to claim 24, wherein: the fixed part and/or the movable part is produced from polyamide. ### Claim 32 (depends on 24) The applicator according to claim 24, wherein: the fixed part and/or the movable part is produced from polyamide 11. ### Claim 33 (depends on 24) The applicator according to claim 24, wherein: the fixed part and/or the movable part is produced from polypropylene. ### Claim 34 (depends on 16) A method for manufacturing an applicator according to claim 16, said method comprising: powder bed fusing of a plastics material.