Packaging and applicator device for applying a cosmetic or another care product
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorJean-Louis Gueret
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Abstract
A device may include an applicator including an applicator element that is at least partially elastically deformable and a receptacle configured to contain a substance to be applied and configured to house the applicator element when not in use. The receptacle may include an opening through which the applicator element passes while the applicator element is being removed from the receptacle. The applicator element may include at least one inner cavity that is defined, at least in part, between at least two branches that are at least partially flocked. An outside cross-section of the applicator element may be large enough for the applicator element to deform while passing through the opening of the receptacle, the deformation resulting in a shape of the cavity being modified.
Claims37
A device comprising:
- an applicator including an applicator element that is at least partially elastically deformable;
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- a receptacle containing a substance to be applied to at least one of mucous membranes, skin and nails, the receptacle being configured to house the applicator element when not in use, the receptacle comprising an opening through which the applicator element passes while the applicator element is being removed from the receptacle, wherein the applicator element comprises at least one inner cavity that is defined, at least in part, between at least two branches that are at least partially flocked, and wherein an outside cross-section of the applicator element is large enough for the applicator element to deform while passing through the opening of the receptacle, the deformation resulting in a shape of the cavity being modified.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.