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US 8,127,777 B2Granted
Applicator for applying a substance
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorJean-Louis H. Gueret
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a device for applying a substance to eyelashes and/or eyebrows may include a receptacle containing the substance and an applicator including an applicator member. In some examples, the applicator member may include a twisted support extending along a longitudinal axis and bristles held by the support. The applicator member may define at least one first longitudinally-extending region having a succession of notches configured to be loaded with the substance and at least one second longitudinally-extending region configured to separate eyelashes and/or eyebrows. In some exemplary embodiments, the first region may include at least five notches.
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An applicator for applying a substance to eyelashes and/or eyebrows, the applicator comprising:
- an applicator member comprising
- a support having a longitudinal axis;
- a first row of projecting elements extending along the support;
- and
- a second row of projecting elements extending along the support,
- wherein at least one of the projecting elements of the first row extends in a direction different from a direction in which at least one of the projecting elements of the second row extends;
- wherein a radial angular spacing about the longitudinal axis of the support between the first row of projecting elements and the second row of projecting elements is greater than zero and less than or equal to about 135°,
- wherein the projecting elements of the first row are distributed in a uniform manner along said first row, and the projecting elements of the second row are distributed in a uniform manner along said second row,
- wherein, when said elements are part of an integral, single piece defining at least a portion of the support, the projecting elements of the first and second rows are distributed differently such that at least three consecutive projecting elements of the first row have a first spacing from each other, and at least three consecutive projecting elements of the second row have a second spacing from each other, the second spacing being different from the first spacing, the first spacing being smaller than the second spacing,
- wherein a center of a base of at least one projecting element of the first row occupies the same axial position, along the longitudinal axis of the support, as a center of a base of at least one projecting element of the second row, and
- wherein each of the projecting elements of the first and second rows is either a tuft of bristles or a single tooth.
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An applicator for applying a substance to eyelashes and/or eyebrows, the applicator comprising:
- an applicator member comprising
- a support having a longitudinal axis;
- and
- at least first, second, and third rows of projecting elements integral with at least a portion of the support, at least the first and second rows each having at least three consecutive projecting elements,
- wherein at least one of the projecting elements of the first row extends in a direction different from a direction in which at least one of the projecting elements of the second row extends,
- wherein the three consecutive projecting elements of the first row are regularly spaced apart from each other by a first spacing,
- wherein the three consecutive projecting elements of the second row are regularly spaced apart from each other by a second spacing different from the first spacing, the first spacing being smaller than the second spacing,
- wherein a center of a base of at least one projecting element of the first row occupies the same axial position, along the longitudinal axis of the support, as a center of a base of at least one projecting element of the second row, and
- wherein each of the projecting elements of each row is either a tuft of bristles or a single tooth.
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An applicator for applying a substance to eyelashes and/or eyebrows, the applicator comprising:
- an applicator member comprising
- a support having a longitudinal axis;
- a first row of projecting elements extending along the support;
- and
- a second row of projecting elements extending along the support,
- wherein at least one of the projecting elements of the first row extends in a direction different from a direction in which at least one of the projecting elements of the second row extends;
- wherein a radial angular spacing about the longitudinal axis of the support between the first row of projecting elements and the second row of projecting elements is greater than zero and less than or equal to about 135°,
- wherein the projecting elements of the first row are distributed in a uniform manner along said first row, and the projecting elements of the second row are distributed in a uniform manner along said second row,
- wherein, when said elements are part of an integral, single piece defining at least a portion of the support, the projecting elements of the first and second rows are distributed differently such that at least three consecutive projecting elements of the first row have a first spacing from each other, and at least three consecutive projecting elements of the second row have a second spacing from each other, the second spacing being different from the first spacing, the first spacing being smaller than the second spacing,
- wherein a center of a base of at least one projecting element of the first row occupies the same axial position, along the longitudinal axis of the support, as a center of a base of at least one projecting element of the second row, and
- wherein each of the projecting elements of the first and second rows is either a tuft of bristles, a single tooth, or two teeth extending from a single base in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the support.
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