Cosmetic applicator and wiper therefore
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1. A cosmetic container and applicator assembly comprising:
- a container for cosmetic material having a container opening between the inside and outside thereof, a wiper in or aligned with said container opening, the wiper having a non-circular wiper aperture at least part of which is smaller in cross-section than said container opening, no portion of said container opening between said wiper aperture and the outside of the container having a cross-section as small as the cross-section of said wiper aperture; and
an applicator comprising a shaft with radially extending projections to hold cosmetic material, the applicator being adapted for insertion into the container through said container opening so that at least the part on which said projections are formed passes through said wiper aperture, the size and circumferential distribution of said projections being such that the amount of material wiped from the applicator as it is withdrawn from the container can be varied by rotation of the applicator about its axis relative to the wiper.
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Abstract
A cosmetic container and applicator assembly is provided wherein the applicator head and a wiper within the container both have non-circular configurations such that the wiping effect achieved by the wiper can be varied by altering the rotational position of the applicator relative to the wiper.
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18 Claims
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1. A cosmetic container and applicator assembly comprising:
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a container for cosmetic material having a container opening between the inside and outside thereof, a wiper in or aligned with said container opening, the wiper having a non-circular wiper aperture at least part of which is smaller in cross-section than said container opening, no portion of said container opening between said wiper aperture and the outside of the container having a cross-section as small as the cross-section of said wiper aperture; and an applicator comprising a shaft with radially extending projections to hold cosmetic material, the applicator being adapted for insertion into the container through said container opening so that at least the part on which said projections are formed passes through said wiper aperture, the size and circumferential distribution of said projections being such that the amount of material wiped from the applicator as it is withdrawn from the container can be varied by rotation of the applicator about its axis relative to the wiper. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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