Cosmetic Applicator with Disparate Material Application Zones and Backwipe Return
First Claim
1. A cosmetic applicator with disparate material application zones for permitting the achievement of multiple cosmetic material application effects with the applicator, the cosmetic applicator comprising:
- a wire core formed from first and second wire segments twisted into a helical configuration to form a plurality of coils wherein the wire core has a proximal end, a distal end, and a body portion that defines a longitudinal axis;
a plurality of radially disposed bristles secured between the first and second wire segments of the wire core to form a brush head for being dipped into a volume of cosmetic material;
wherein the bristles of the brush head are disposed in at least first and second distinct bristle zones, wherein the bristles of the first bristle zone are of a first bristle type, and wherein the bristles of the second bristle zone are of a second bristle type different than the first bristle type;
whereby the first bristle zone can provide a first material application property and whereby the second bristle zone can provide a second material application property different from the first material application property.
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Abstract
A cosmetic applicator with disparate material application zones and a backwipe return for permitting the achievement of multiple cosmetic material application effects with a single applicator and for permitting the return of backwiped cosmetic material to a cosmetic bottle. The applicator has a wire core formed from first and second wire segments twisted into a helical configuration to form a plurality of coils. A plurality of radially disposed bristles are retained by the wire core to form a brush head. Multiple distinct bristle zones of different bristle types exhibit distinct material application properties in a single cosmetic applicator. Backwiped cosmetic material can be returned to the cosmetic bottle by a sloped shoulder at a proximal end of an applicator rod in combination with a cosmetic material passageway in a sloped facing surface of a flexible inner ring of a wiper.
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39 Claims
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1. A cosmetic applicator with disparate material application zones for permitting the achievement of multiple cosmetic material application effects with the applicator, the cosmetic applicator comprising:
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a wire core formed from first and second wire segments twisted into a helical configuration to form a plurality of coils wherein the wire core has a proximal end, a distal end, and a body portion that defines a longitudinal axis; a plurality of radially disposed bristles secured between the first and second wire segments of the wire core to form a brush head for being dipped into a volume of cosmetic material; wherein the bristles of the brush head are disposed in at least first and second distinct bristle zones, wherein the bristles of the first bristle zone are of a first bristle type, and wherein the bristles of the second bristle zone are of a second bristle type different than the first bristle type; whereby the first bristle zone can provide a first material application property and whereby the second bristle zone can provide a second material application property different from the first material application property. - 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)
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28. A cosmetic applicator with a backwipe return for permitting a return of backwiped cosmetic material, the cosmetic applicator comprising:
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a brush head with a plurality of radially communicating bristles; an applicator rod with a proximal end and a distal end wherein the brush head is fixed to the distal end of the applicator rod; a cosmetic bottle with an open inner volume for retaining a volume of cosmetic material, an opening at a proximal end thereof for permitting an insertion and removal of the brush head and the rod; a wiper retained relative to the opening of the bottle for wiping excess cosmetic material from the brush head and the rod wherein the wiper has a flexible inner ring with an inner annular opening for permitting passage of the brush head and the rod; and a cosmetic material passageway in the flexible inner ring of the wiper wherein the cosmetic material passageway is supplemental to the inner annular opening of the flexible inner ring. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A cosmetic applicator with a backwipe return for permitting a return of backwiped cosmetic material, the cosmetic applicator comprising:
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a brush head with a plurality of radially communicating bristles; an applicator rod with a proximal end and a distal end wherein the brush head is fixed to the distal end of the applicator rod; a cosmetic bottle with an open inner volume for retaining a volume of cosmetic material, an opening at a proximal end thereof for permitting an insertion and removal of the brush head and the rod; a wiper retained relative to the opening of the bottle for wiping excess cosmetic material from the brush head and the rod wherein the wiper has a cylindrical outer wall and a flexible inner ring with an inner annular opening for permitting passage of the brush head and the rod; and an annular shoulder fixed to the applicator rod adjacent to the proximal end thereof wherein the flexible inner ring of the wiper has a proximal surface sloped at an angle away from the opening of the cosmetic bottle and wherein the shoulder has a distal surface sloped at an angle away from the proximal end of the applicator rod. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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Specification