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US 7,478,958 B2Granted
Device for application of a line
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorMarc Ramet
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Abstract
An applicator device includes a grasping element, two arms mounted on the grasping element and an applicator between the two arms. The applicator can apply a product in the form of a line onto a surface. The device can additionally include a reservoir containing the product such that the grasping element incorporates a mechanism to hold the reservoir in a position preventing the applicator from being charged when the latter is applied against the application surface.
Claims60
A device for applying a product to a surface comprising:
- a grasping element;
- two arms mounted on the grasping element via a junction;
- an applicator which is coupled to both of the two arms and which extends between the two arms;
- and
- a reservoir containing a cosmetic makeup product to be charged on the applicator and applied to the surface;
- wherein at least one of the two arms or said junction is at least partially elastically deformable and wherein said reservoir is at least partially concealed in a cavity within said device, and
- wherein the grasping element is detachable from the two arms.
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A device for applying a product to a surface comprising:
- a grasping element;
- two arms mounted on the grasping element via a junction;
- and
- an applicator between the two arms;
- wherein at least one of the two arms or said junction is at least partially elastically deformable;
- wherein the two arms are mounted integrally and rotatably on the grasping element about a fixed axis of rotation, the axis of rotation forming a non-zero angle with a principal lengthwise axis of the grasping element, and wherein in a first position the two arms extend in a plane parallel to the principal lengthwise axis of the grasping element;
- and
- wherein at least one of the two arms and the grasping element incorporates a pivot engaged in a seating to form the axis of rotation;
- wherein the pivot includes a resilient indentation capable of snapping into the seating.
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A device for applying a product to a surface comprising:
- a grasping element;
- two arms mounted on the grasping element via a junction;
- and
- an applicator between the two arms;
- wherein at least one of the two arms or said junction is at least partially elastically deformable;
- and
- wherein the two arms are mounted integrally and rotatably on the grasping element about a fixed axis of rotation, the axis of rotation forming a non-zero angle with a principal lengthwise axis of the grasping element, and
- wherein the grasping element has an inclined surface relative to the principal lengthwise axis, and against which a counterpart surface of the two arms bears, the axis of rotation being orthogonal to said inclined surface.
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A device for applying a cosmetic makeup product to a surface comprising:
- a grasping element;
- two arms mounted on the grasping element via a junction;
- an applicator which is coupled to both of the two arms and which extends between the two arms;
- and
- a reservoir at least partially concealed within the device, said reservoir containing a cosmetic makeup product and capable of charging the applicator with the cosmetic makeup product,
- wherein the grasping element connects to the reservoir in a position preventing the applicator from being charged when the applicator is applied against the surface,
- wherein said arms and reservoir are relatively movable to place the applicator in contact with the cosmetic makeup product in said reservoir for said cosmetic makeup product to be charged on said applicator when the cosmetic makeup product is not being applied against the surface,
- wherein the applicator includes a filament portion applicable against said surface in a direction orthogonal to a principal lengthwise axis of the grasping element;
- and
- wherein the device further comprises a pad impregnated with the cosmetic make-up product.
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A device for applying a cosmetic makeup product to a surface comprising:
- a grasping element;
- two arms mounted on the grasping element via a junction;
- an applicator which is coupled to both of the two arms and which extends between the two arms;
- and
- a reservoir at least partially concealed within the device, said reservoir containing a cosmetic makeup product and capable of charging the applicator with the cosmetic makeup product,
- wherein the grasping element connects to the reservoir in a position preventing the applicator from being charged when the applicator is applied against the surface, and
- wherein said arms and reservoir are relatively movable to place the applicator in contact with the cosmetic makeup product in said reservoir for said cosmetic makeup product to be charged on said applicator when the cosmetic makeup product is not being applied against the surfaced, and
- wherein the grasping element is detachable from the two arms.
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A device for applying a product to a surface comprising:
- a grasping element;
- two arms mounted on the grasping element via a junction;
- an applicator between the two arms;
- and
- a reservoir capable of charging the applicator with the product;
- wherein the grasping element connects to the reservoir in a position preventing the applicator from being charged when the applicator is applied against the surface;
- and
- wherein the two arms are mounted integrally and rotatably on the grasping element about a fixed axis of rotation, the axis of rotation forming a non-zero angle with a principal lengthwise axis of the grasping element.
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A device for applying a product to a surface comprising:
- a grasping element;
- two arms mounted on the grasping element via a junction;
- an applicator which is coupled to both of the two arms and which extends between the two arms;
- a reservoir capable of charging the applicator with the product,
- wherein the grasping element connects to the reservoir in a position preventing the applicator from being charged when the applicator is applied against the surface;
- and
- a cap capable of being held on the grasping element with the applicator concealed in the cap.
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A device for applying a product to a surface comprising:
- a grasping element;
- two arms mounted on the grasping element via a junction;
- an applicator between the two arms;
- and
- a reservoir capable of charging the applicator with the product;
- wherein the grasping element connects to the reservoir in a position preventing the applicator from being charged when the applicator is applied against the surface;
- the device further comprising a pad impregnated with the product;
- and
- wherein said pad is made of open-cell foam.
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A system for applying a cosmetic product, comprising:
- a grasping element having a longitudinal axis and an end surface at an end, said end surface having a tangent making an angle with said longitudinal axis other than 90°;
- an applicator device including two arms connected to an applicator, said two arms being linked to each other via a connection portion detachably connected to said end of said grasping element, said connection portion having a connection surface corresponding to said end surface of said grasping element, and
- a reservoir containing a cosmetic product, wherein said reservoir is detachably mounted to said grasping element,
- wherein said applicator device is pivotable with respect to said grasping element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.