Rotatable Cosmetic Applicator

• US 20110262208A1
• Filed: 04/20/2011
• Published: 10/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Albea Services
• Original Assignee: Alcan Packaging Beauty Services
• Inventors: Kerman, Eric, Seguin, Franck, Edmondson, Mark, Da Silva, Eric
• Granted Patent: US 8,905,668 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 401/146
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 34/04 Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/261 using a ball, a roller or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/262 using a brush or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 11/00 Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water driven brush bodies A46B13/00; massage apparatus with liquid delivery A61H7/002, A61H2201/105; applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by liquid carrying members in general, e.g. by pads B05C1/00, B05D1/28
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 11/0006 specially adapted to feed the bristle upper surface
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 11/0068 Brushes where the reservoir is specifically intended for solid substance that dissolves gradually
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 13/001 Cylindrical or annular brush bodies
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 13/04 with reservoir or other means for supplying substances
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/1053 Cosmetics applicator specifically for mascara
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 9/021 arranged like in cosmetics brushes, e.g. mascara, nail polish, eye shadow

Abstract

A cosmetic applicator for applying cosmetic product is disclosed, the applicator comprising a body defining a handle, the body being arranged to receive the cosmetic product, a rotatable applicator element attached to a distal end of the body, the applicator element extending transversely relative to the body and being located proximate the cosmetic product, and a driving arrangement to rotate the applicator element, thereby loading the cosmetic product for subsequent application. In an embodiment, the body is elongate so as to define a longitudinal axis, with the applicator element extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body. In an embodiment, the cosmetic applicator comprises an actuating arrangement to allow a user to selectively control the position of the cosmetic product with respect to the applicator element, thereby allowing a controlled quantity of cosmetic product to be loaded onto the applicator element.

Claims

1. A cosmetic applicator for applying cosmetic product, the applicator comprising:

a body defining a handle, the body being arranged to receive the cosmetic product;

a rotatable applicator element attached to a distal end of the body, the applicator element extending transversely relative to the body and being located proximate the cosmetic product; and

a driving arrangement configured to rotate the applicator element, and thereby load the cosmetic product for subsequent application.

2. The cosmetic applicator of claim 1, wherein the body is elongate so as to define a longitudinal axis, with the applicator element extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body.

3. The cosmetic applicator of claim 1, which further comprises an actuating arrangement configured to allow a user to selectively control the position of the cosmetic product with respect to the applicator element, and thereby allow a controlled quantity of cosmetic product to be loaded onto the applicator element.

4. The cosmetic applicator of claim 3, wherein the actuating arrangement comprises a manually operable slider extending from the body, the slider terminating within the body in an actuating member configured to engage the cosmetic product so as to control the position of the cosmetic product with respect to the applicator element.

5. The cosmetic applicator of claim 4, wherein the slider is configured to slide along a channel defined in the body, the channel being substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the body.

6. The cosmetic applicator of claim 5, wherein the slider is biased towards a retracted position when the cosmetic applicator is not in use.

7. The cosmetic applicator of claim 4, wherein the mascara product is cake mascara accommodated within a receptacle, the receptacle configured to be movable by the actuating member of the slider so as to control the position of the cosmetic product with respect to the applicator element.

8. The cosmetic applicator of claim 4, wherein the mascara product is liquid mascara accommodated within a flexible housing, the actuating member of the slider comprising a roller configured to engage the housing and to urge the cosmetic product towards the applicator element.

9. The cosmetic applicator of claim 8, wherein the housing is a tapered wedge body that terminates in a dispensing grill proximate the applicator element, the dispensing grill defining a plurality of apertures through which the cosmetic product can be squeezed.

10. The cosmetic applicator of claim 1, wherein the applicator element is a twisted wire type fiber brush.

11. The cosmetic applicator of claim 1, wherein the applicator element is a plastic injected brush.

12. The cosmetic applicator of claim 1, wherein the body comprises a base, defining a first compartment to accommodate the cosmetic product and a second compartment to accommodate part of the driving arrangement, and a cover that can be secured to the base.

13. The cosmetic applicator of claim 12, wherein the driving arrangement comprises:

a motor comprising a rotatable shaft;

a track extending between the rotatable shaft and the rotatable applicator element, and configured to rotate the applicator element when the shaft is rotating; and

a switch configured to activate rotation of the applicator element in use.

14. The cosmetic applicator of claim 1, which further comprises a removable cap portion that can enclose the applicator element when the cosmetic applicator is not in use.