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US 3,998,235 AGranted
Adjustable mascara applicator
AssigneePlough, Inc.
InventorTed I. Kingsford
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Abstract
An applicator for applying a predetermined metered amount of a cosmetic material characterized by a plurality of axially spaced coating surfaces in which the axial distance between each coating surface is adjustable.
Claims19
An eyelash cosmetic applicator comprising:
- a. a shaft,
- b. handle means attached to one end of said shaft,
- c. a helical spring applicator head aligned with the axis of said shaft and encircling the other end of said shaft, and
- d. means for setting the axial distance of adjacent turns of said spring between 0-3.2 mm.
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An eyelash cosmetic applicator comprising:
- a. a shaft,
- b. handle means attached to one end of said shaft,
- c. an applicator head comprising a plurality of coating surfaces axially spaced along said shaft, and
- d. means for adjusting the axial spacing between adjacent coating surfaces to optimize the combing and separating action of the applicator and the amount of mascara that is applied to the lashes.
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An applicator for pasty, liquid or semi-liquid products comprising:
- a. a shaft,
- b. handle means attached to one end of said shaft,
- c. an applicator head comprising a plurality of coating surfaces axially spaced along said shaft, and
- d. means for adjusting the axial spacing between at least two adjacent coating surfaces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.