Applicator, applicator system, and method for applying a product to the eyelashes
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorJean-Louis H. Gueret
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Abstract
An applicator for applying a product to the eyelashes includes a row of consecutive teeth having substantially aligned roots and portions extending from the roots alternately disposed on opposite sides of a geometric separation surface. The applicator includes a stem with a base portion attached to the stem and the teeth are disposed on the base portion. An application system includes the applicator and a container for containing a product to be applied to the eyelashes. A method of using the applicator includes loading at least some of the teeth with the product and placing at least some of the loaded teeth in contact with the eyelashes.
Claims133
A system for applying a product to the eyelashes, comprising:
- a container configured to contain the product;
- and
- an applicator including at least one row of teeth, said at least one row of teeth including a succession of consecutive teeth, each tooth in the succession of teeth including
- a root and
- a portion extending from the root,
- wherein the roots of the consecutive teeth are substantially aligned and the portions extending from the roots of the consecutive teeth are offset alternately on each side of a geometric separation surface, and
- wherein the applicator is configured to apply the product to the eyelashes.
An applicator for applying a product to the eyelashes, comprising:
- a stem;
- a base portion disposed at one end of the stem;
- and
- at least one row of teeth including
- roots disposed on the base portion and portions extending from the roots, the roots of the teeth being substantially aligned,
- wherein the portions extending from the roots of consecutive teeth are disposed on opposite sides of a geometric separation surface, and
- wherein the applicator is configured to apply the product to the eyelashes.
An applicator for applying a product to eyelashes, comprising:
- a stem;
- a base portion at one end of the stem;
- and
- at least one row of teeth including roots disposed on the base portion, the roots of consecutive teeth in said at least one row being substantially aligned along a plane, the consecutive teeth including portions extending from their roots being alternately offset on either side of said plane of alignment, and
- wherein the applicator is configured to apply the product to the eyelashes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.