Stencil for applying a cosmetic product and method of manufacture
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorVincent De Laforcade
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a stencil for applying make-up to an area of the body, such as the hair or skin. The stencil includes a flexible sheet bearing a pattern that is to be reproduced on a convex surface, and of which one region, located near a peripheral edge, is attached to a rigid frame in the form of an annular element, the flexible sheet being mounted on the rigid frame in such a way as to form a dome inside the frame.
Claims10
A method of manufacturing a stencil having a substantially rigid frame and a substantially flexible sheet having at least one aperture passing through the sheet and defining a pattern, a peripheral region of the sheet being attached to the frame, the method comprising:
- providing a flexible sheet in a mold;
- passing a first thermoplastic into the mold to mold a substantially rigid frame;
- permitting the first thermoplastic of the frame to become attached to a peripheral region of the sheet including a second thermoplastic which is physico-chemically compatible with the first thermoplastic;
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- reducing at least one dimension of the frame to form the flexible sheet into a dome shape within the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.