Disk-Style Mascara Brush with Spacers Between Disks
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorsKyoo Jin Park, Thomas Stephen Kearney, II
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to disk-style mascara brushes having thin plastic sheets and/or molded plastic used as spacers inserted between the bristle-containing disks. The spacers precisely control and adjust the axial distance between each bristle-containing disk and bristles so that the mascara brush is configured for optimal mascara deposit and eyelash separation.
Claims15
A method of making an applicator brush, comprising:
- obtaining molded bristle-containing disks;
- obtaining spacers;
- and
- assembling the molded bristle-containing disks in an axially aligned manner while inserting one or more spacers between an adjacent two of the bristle-containing disks.
The method of claim 3, wherein two or more of the spacers have similar thicknesses.
The method of claim 3, wherein two or more of the spacers have different thicknesses.
The method of claim 7, wherein the second brush includes spacers between adjacent bristle-containing disks, and the first brush does not include spacers.
An applicator brush, comprising:
- bristle-containing disks arranged axially to form a brush;
- and
- at least one spacer is between an adjacent two of the bristle-containing disks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.