Make-up unit with an adjustable wiper device
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorJean-Louis H. Gueret
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Abstract
A make-up element comprises a bottle of make-up product receiving an applicator which is to be variably wiped to remove excess make-up product therefrom as it is withdrawn from the bottle. The wiping action is exerted by a wiper sleeve adjustable in cross-section by rotation of a manipulating sleeve, which may or may not be threaded to move axially of the bottle neck upon rotation. A peripheral sliding element between the wiper sleeve and the manipulating sleeve serves to avoid damage to the wiper sleeve as a result of repeated rotation of the sleeve with respect to a cross-section-adjusting formation externally thereof.
Claims13
In a make-up unit comprising:
- (a) a bottle for containing a make-up product, and having a barrel and a neck;
- (b) an applicator;
- (c) annular wiper means defining an adjustable opening capable of receiving said applicator, said annular wiper means being at least partly accommodated within the neck of the bottle;
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- (d) movable manipulating means for variably deforming said annular wiper means to vary the cross-section of its said opening;
- the improvement comprising:
- (e) a peripheral sliding element disposed between said movable manipulating means and the annular wiper means (24, 60) to avoid torsional deformation of the annular wiper means upon movement of said movable manipulating means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.