Applicator set for eyelash makeup, including a cake of mascara and a moistened distributor element

• US 5,096,319 A
• Filed: 10/01/1990
• Issued: 03/17/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: L'Oreal SA
• Original Assignee: L'Oreal SA
• Inventors: Gueret, Jean-Louis
• Primary Examiner(s): Bratlie, Steven A.
• Application Number:
  US07/591,060
• Time in Patent Office: 533 Days
• Field of Search: 401/130, 401/129, 401/123, 401/124, 401/125, 401/119, 401/118, 401/153, 401/126, 132/293, 132/313, 132/317, 132/318
• US Class Current: 401/126
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/265 connected to the cap of the container
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/267 comprising a wiper
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 11/0035 Pen-like sprayers

Abstract

An applicator set is proposed in the form of a fountain pen, including a solid cake of mascara and a distributor element (brush or pen). This set includes a tubular body (1) and a cap (2) carrying the distributor element (3) at the end of a rod (31); the tubular body (1) contains a cake of mascara (7) hollowed out at least partially to permit filling of the distributor element (3), and the applicator set also includes a reservoir that contains a liquid serving to moisten the distributor element (3). The reservoir (4) and the distributor element (3) are associated in such a manner that at the moment of use, this element (3) is moistened by the liquid.

Claims

1. A cosmetic applicator set including a cake of cosmetic and a distributor element, the set being in the form of a fountain pen and including two portions, one portion being a tubular body and the other portion being a cap that is removably attachable to said tubular body, said tubular body including said cake of cosmetic and said cap carrying said distributor element so as to extend therefrom, said tubular body including a reservoir for a moistening agent, said reservoir being disposed in said tubular body at one end thereof so that, when said cap is attached to said tubular body at the opposite end thereof, said distributor element is plunged into said reservoir, said tubular body having adjacent said opposite end said cake of cosmetic in the form of an annular body disposed so that when said distributor element is withdrawn from said reservoir, said distributor element will engage said annular body and take up the cosmetic product, said tubular body having wiping means disposed between said reservoir and said annular body for wiping said distributor element, said opposite end having a device for joining said cap to said tubular body.

2. An applicator set as defined by claim 1, characterized in that the cake of mascara (7, 107, 207, 307, 407, 507) includes in addition to wax and colorants, microcapsules the walls of which are resistant to the pouring temperature of the mascara and protect the cosmetically active agents.

3. An applicator set as defined by claim 1, characterized in that the liquid serving to moisten the distributor element is water.

4. An applicator set as defined by claim 1, characterized in that the reservoir (404) is disposed in the vicinity of the bottom of the tubular body (401), and the cake of mascara (407) is disposed in the vicinity of the device joining the cap (402) to the tubular body, the cake of mascara (407) being hollowed out cylindrically over its entire length.

5. An applicator set as defined by claim 4, characterized in that the tubular body of the applicator is formed of two separable parts (404, 405).

6. An applicator set as defined in claim 1, wherein the liquid serving to moisten the distributor element is physiological serum mixed with at least one cosmetically active agent.

7. An applicator set as defined by claim 6, characterized in that the cosmetically active agent is a gelatinizing agent.

8. An applicator set as defined by claim 1, characterized in that the reservoir (404) is provided with squeegee lips (491).