DEVICE FOR DISPENSING ARTIFICIAL EYELASHES

• US 20150136162A1
• Filed: 05/14/2013
• Published: 05/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Albea Services
• Original Assignee: Albea Services
• Inventors: Uresti, Osvaldo, Brouillet, Boris
• Granted Patent: US 10,548,387 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 132/53
• CPC Class Codes: A41G 5/02 Artificial eyelashes; Artificial eyebrows
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 44/00 Other cosmetic or toiletry articles, e.g. for hairdressers' rooms

Abstract

The invention relates to a device (1) for dispensing artificial eyelashes, including a housing (10) provided with a dispensing opening (11), a carrying strip (30) onto which a plurality of artificial eyelash units (40) are attached, and a movement mechanism capable of being actuated to cause the strip to move (30) in order to convey the artificial eyelash units (40) toward the dispensing opening (11) and enable the artificial eyelash units (40) to exit through the dispensing opening (11).

Claims

1. Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes, comprising a housing equipped with a dispensing opening, a carrier strip to which a plurality of artificial eyelashes are fixed, and a movement mechanism capable of being actuated to cause movement of the strip in order to convey the artificial eyelashes towards the dispensing opening and to allow the artificial eyelashes to exit through the dispensing opening.

2. Dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the movement mechanism is configured to allow movement of the carrier strip by a member projecting on the outside of the housing.

3. Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes according to claim 1, wherein the carrier strip movement mechanism comprises a spool that is rotatably mounted relative to the housing, the winding of the carrier strip around the spool causing the movement of the carrier strip.

4. Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes according to claim 3, wherein the carrier strip movement mechanism comprises an actuating means for rotating the spool, allowing the carrier strip to be wound around the spool.

5. Dispensing device according to claim 4, wherein the housing comprises an opening and the actuating means comprises a scroll wheel which can be moved via the opening.

6. Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes according to claim 4, wherein the spool comprises a first toothed wheel, and the actuating means comprises a second toothed wheel capable of meshing with the first toothed wheel.

7. Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes according to claim 6, wherein the second toothed wheel projects out of the housing so that it can be rotated by the user.

8. Device according to claim 1, wherein the movement mechanism comprises a reel that is rotatably mounted relative to the housing, the movement of the strip causing the strip to unwind from the reel.

9. Device according to claim 8, wherein part of the carrier strip is wound around the reel to store the plurality of artificial eyelashes.

10. Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes according to claim 1, wherein the artificial eyelashes are oriented in the direction of the carrier strip.

11. Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes according to claim 1, wherein the ends of the eyelashes are positioned at a distance from the carrier strip.

12. Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes according to claim 1, wherein the artificial eyelashes are bonded to the carrier strip in the region of the middle of the eyelashes in the longitudinal direction thereof.

13. Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes according to claim 1, wherein the artificial eyelashes are fixed to the carrier strip by means of an adhesive coating on the strip.

14. Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes according to claim 1, wherein the movement mechanism further comprises a deflecting element arranged close to the dispensing opening, and wherein, when moved, the carrier strip passes around the deflecting element while changing direction, causing the eyelashes to be detached from the carrier strip and the detached eyelashes to exit through the opening.

15. Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes according to claim 14, wherein the deflecting element is positioned at a distance from the dispensing opening that is less than the length (L) of an eyelash.

16. Device according to claim 14, wherein the deflecting element has an outer surface on which the carrier strip rests, the outer surface having a radius of curvature of between 0.5 and 4 mm.

17. Device according to claim 14, wherein a direction of the carrier strip upstream of the deflecting element and a direction of the carrier strip downstream of the deflecting element form an angle (α

) of between 1° and

90°

, preferably of between 10° and

50°

.

18. Device according to claim 1, wherein the edges of the dispensing opening are in the shape of tweezers and extend flexible walls of the housing to allow the tweezers to be closed and the eyelashes to be held.

19. Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes according to claim 1, wherein the artificial eyelashes are assembled into units of artificial eyelashes.

20. Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes according to claim 19, wherein each unit of artificial eyelashes comprises a fringe of eyelashes and a connecting strip connecting the eyelashes in the fringe, each eyelash being connected to the connecting strip by one end, the other end of the eyelash being free.

21. Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes according to claim 20, wherein the connecting strips are oriented orthogonally to said carrier strip.

22. Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes according to claim 20, wherein the connecting strips are at a distance from the carrier strip.

23. Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes according to claim 19, wherein each unit of artificial eyelashes is bonded to said carrier strip in the region of the middle of the eyelashes in the longitudinal direction thereof.

24. Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes according to claim 19, wherein the strip comprises a plurality of separate adhesive regions, each unit of artificial eyelashes being bonded to an adhesive region in the region of the middle of the eyelashes in the longitudinal direction thereof.

25. Assembly for applying artificial eyelashes, comprising:

at least one device according to claim 19,

a bottle of an adhesive capable of applying adhesive to the units of eyelashes, and

a bottle of a product capable of dissolving said adhesive.