Device including recessed container and method of cosmetic product application
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a container configured to be placed between a pair of adjacent fingers of a user, wherein the container comprises a portion defining an opening on an upper part of the container, and an outer surface comprising a first recess portion for receiving one of the user'"'"'s fingers, the first recess portion facing in a first direction and comprising a first recess upper part and a first recess lower part, and a second recess portion for receiving another of the user'"'"'s fingers, the second recess portion facing in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction and comprising a second recess upper part and a second recess lower part, wherein at least one of the first recess upper part and the second recess upper part is configured to at least partially overlie a user'"'"'s finger, wherein at least one of the first recess lower part and the second recess lower part is configured to at least partially underlie a user'"'"'s finger, wherein the container defines an interior configured to contain a product, wherein the interior comprises a portion positioned between the first recess lower part and the second recess lower part, and wherein at least one of the first recess upper part, the first recess lower part, the second recess upper part, and the second recess lower part comprises a concave surface.
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Abstract
A device includes a container configured to be placed between a pair of adjacent fingers of a user. The outer surface of the container may include a first recess portion for receiving one of the user'"'"'s fingers, the first recess portion facing in a first direction and including a first recess upper part and a first recess lower part. The outer surface may also include a second recess portion for receiving another of the user'"'"'s fingers, the second recess portion facing in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction and including a second recess upper part and a second recess lower part. At least one of the first recess upper part and the second recess upper part may be configured to at least partially overlie a user'"'"'s finger. Additionally, at least one of the first recess lower part and the second recess lower part may be configured to at least partially underlie a user'"'"'s finger.
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148 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a container configured to be placed between a pair of adjacent fingers of a user, wherein the container comprises a portion defining an opening on an upper part of the container, and an outer surface comprising a first recess portion for receiving one of the user'"'"'s fingers, the first recess portion facing in a first direction and comprising a first recess upper part and a first recess lower part, and a second recess portion for receiving another of the user'"'"'s fingers, the second recess portion facing in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction and comprising a second recess upper part and a second recess lower part, wherein at least one of the first recess upper part and the second recess upper part is configured to at least partially overlie a user'"'"'s finger, wherein at least one of the first recess lower part and the second recess lower part is configured to at least partially underlie a user'"'"'s finger, wherein the container defines an interior configured to contain a product, wherein the interior comprises a portion positioned between the first recess lower part and the second recess lower part, and wherein at least one of the first recess upper part, the first recess lower part, the second recess upper part, and the second recess lower part comprises a concave surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A device comprising:
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a container configured to be placed between a pair of adjacent fingers of a user, wherein the container comprises a portion defining an opening on an upper part of the container, and an outer surface comprising a first recess portion for receiving one of the user'"'"'s fingers, the first recess portion facing in a first direction and comprising a first recess upper part and a first recess lower part, and a second recess portion for receiving another of the user'"'"'s fingers, the second recess portion facing in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction and comprising a second recess upper part and a second recess lower part, wherein at least one of the first recess upper part and the second recess upper part is configured to at least partially overlie a user'"'"'s finger, wherein at least one of the first recess lower part and the second recess lower part is configured to at least partially underlie a user'"'"'s finger, wherein the container defines an interior configured to contain a product, wherein the interior comprises a portion positioned between the first recess lower part and the second recess lower part, and wherein at least one transverse cross-section of the container has a non-circular shape, the at least one transverse cross-section being in a plane intersecting at least one of the first recessed portion and the second recessed portion. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A device comprising:
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a container configured to be placed between a pair of adjacent fingers of a user, wherein the container comprises a portion defining an opening on an upper part of the container, and an outer surface comprising a first recess portion for receiving one of the user'"'"'s fingers, the first recess portion facing in a first direction and comprising a first recess upper part and a first recess lower part, and a second recess portion for receiving another of the user'"'"'s fingers, the second recess portion facing in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction and comprising a second recess upper part and a second recess lower part, wherein at least one of the first recess upper part and the second recess upper part is configured to at least partially overlie a user'"'"'s finger, wherein at least one of the first recess lower part and the second recess lower part is configured to at least partially underlie a user'"'"'s finger, wherein the container defines an interior configured to contain a product, and wherein the interior comprises a portion positioned between the first recess lower part and the second recess lower part; and
a product contained in the interior of the container, wherein the product comprises one of a nail product and a lip product. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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90. A device comprising:
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a container configured to be placed between a pair of adjacent fingers of a user, wherein the container comprises a portion defining an opening on an upper part of the container, and an outer surface comprising a first recess portion for receiving one of the user'"'"'s fingers, the first recess portion facing in a first direction and comprising a first recess upper part and a first recess lower part, and a second recess portion for receiving another of the user'"'"'s fingers, the second recess portion facing in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction and comprising a second recess upper part and a second recess lower part, wherein at least one of the first recess upper part and the second recess upper part is configured to at least partially overlie a user'"'"'s finger, wherein at least one of the first recess lower part and the second recess lower part is configured to at least partially underlie a user'"'"'s finger, wherein the container defines an interior configured to contain a product, and wherein the interior comprises a portion positioned between the first recess lower part and the second recess lower part; and
an applicator configured to apply product contained in the container, wherein the applicator lacks bristles arranged in a spiral-shaped row. - View Dependent Claims (91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119)
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120. A device comprising:
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a container configured to be placed between a pair of adjacent fingers of a user, wherein the container comprises a portion defining an opening on an upper part of the container, and an outer surface comprising a first recess portion for receiving one of the user'"'"'s fingers, the first recess portion facing in a first direction and comprising a first recess upper part and a first recess lower part, and a second recess portion for receiving another of the user'"'"'s fingers, the second recess portion facing in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction and comprising a second recess upper part and a second recess lower part, wherein at least one of the first recess upper part and the second recess upper part is configured to at least partially overlie a user'"'"'s finger, wherein at least one of the first recess lower part and the second recess lower part is configured to at least partially underlie a user'"'"'s finger, and wherein the container defines an interior configured to contain a product; and
a wiper associated with the container, wherein the wiper comprises at least one passage permitting an applicator to pass into an interior of the container via the opening, wherein the wiper is configured so that the wiper has an at-rest, closed position substantially preventing free flow of product from the container via the passage when the container is oriented to position the opening substantially lower than a bottom of the container. - View Dependent Claims (121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148)
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