Applicator of mascara
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorJean-Louis H. Gueret
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Abstract
A mascara applicator and portable packaging unit has a flat handle and at least one tuft of bristles implanted parallel to the plane of the handle. The width of the free end of the tuft of bristles measured along a first direction parallel to this plane is at least equal to a quarter of an arc of the eyelashes. The bristles are capable of loading mascara onto eyelashes along a longitudinal axis of the latter.
Claims38
An applicator for applying a liquid to pasty cosmetic product onto a plurality of keratinous fibers comprising:
- a flat handle defining a plane;
- and at least one tuft of bristles extending from said handle and parallel to the plane of said handle to a free end thereof,
- wherein the bristles have an adequate length for loading the fibers with the product when moving the applicator so as to keep the bristles in a direction substantially parallel to the lengths of the fibers.
A mascara packaging set comprising:
- a reservoir containing a liquid mascara product;
- and
- an applicator for applying the liquid mascara product onto keratinous fibers, including a flat handle defining a plane, and at least one tuft of bristles extending from said handle and parallel to the plane of said handle to a free end thereof, wherein said at least one tuft of bristles is removably positioned in said reservoir, and a width of the free end of the tuft of bristles measured along a first direction parallel to said plane is at least a quarter of an arc formed of the fibers having the mascara applied thereto.
A mascara packaging kit comprising:
- a reservoir containing a liquid mascara product;
- and
- an applicator for applying the liquid mascara product onto keratinous fibers, including a flat handle defining a plane, and at least one tuft of bristles extending from said handle and parallel to the plane of said handle to a free end thereof, wherein said at least one tuft of bristles is positionable in said reservoir, and a width of the free end of the tuft of bristles measured along a first direction parallel to said plane is at least a quarter of an arc formed of the fibers having the mascara applied thereto.
A method for applying a liquid to pasty cosmetic product onto a plurality of keratinous fibers using an applicator including a flat handle defining a plane, and at least one tuft of bristles extending from said handle and parallel to the plane of said handle to a free end thereof, the method comprising the step of moving the applicator so as to keep the bristles substantially parallel to the length of the fibers, so as to load the cosmetic product onto the fibers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.