Container and its associated brush for applying mascara

• US 5,937,869 A
• Filed: 01/07/1998
• Issued: 08/17/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lvmh Recherche
• Original Assignee: Lvmh Recherche
• Inventors: Lhuisset, Fran.cedilla.ois Noel Benoit
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, John J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Duan, Trang
• Application Number:
  US08/930,990
• Time in Patent Office: 587 Days
• Field of Search: 132/218, 132/320, 401/122, 401/126, 401/129, 401/127
• US Class Current: 132/218
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/267 comprising a wiper

Abstract

A container and a related brush for applying mascara are disclosed. A sleeve (3) with a non-circular opening (4) is freely rotatably mounted in the neck (2) of the container (1), and a brush (8) with a non-circular cross-section matching the shape of the opening (4) is supported by a rod (6) that also has a non-circular cross-section and is shaped to fit said opening (4). The rod is attached to a cap (5) thus enabling the brush (8) to be inserted into the neck (2) of the container (1) and withdrawn therefrom in such a way that excess mascara is effectively scraped off the brush (8) at the opening (4) of the sleeve (3). Mascara may thus be applied accurately to the eyelashes alone.

Claims

1. A container and brush member assembly comprising:

a container for mascara material having a neck;

a sleeve freely and rotatably mounted within the neck for wiping at least a portion of the brush member, said sleeve having a wall including at least one substantially conical portion, the apex of which has an oblong opening; and

a brush member having a brush on a first end, a cap on a second end, and a stem therebetween with a cross-section substantially conforming in shape to the opening and fixedly attached to the cap,

whereby insertion of the brush member into the container provides a rotation of the sleeve until the brush member and the opening are correspondingly aligned so that the brush member may move through the opening.

2. The container and brush member assembly of claim 1, wherein the wall of the sleeve includes a first conical part having a first apex followed by a second conical part connected to the first apex and having a second apex including said opening.

3. The container and brush member assembly of claim 1, wherein the wall of said sleeve defines two cones with their apexes opposite to each other, and said opening is located between said apexes.

4. The container and brush member assembly of claim 1, wherein the stem includes a beveled portion at the end which connects to the brush.

5. A container for mascara material having a neck;

a sleeve fixedly mounted within the neck for wiping at least a portion of the brush member, said sleeve having a wall including at least one substantially conical portion, the apex of which has an oblong opening; and

a brush member having a brush on a first end, a cap on a second end, and a stem therebetween with a cross-section substantially conforming in shape to the opening and attached to the cap having a means for axially retaining said stem while permitting free rotation of the stem within the cap,

whereby the insertion of said brush member into the container will provide a forced rotation of the sleeve until the brush member and the opening are correspondingly aligned so that the brush member assembly may move through the opening.

6. The container and brush member assembly of claim 5, wherein the wall of the sleeve includes a first conical part having a first apex followed by a second conical part connected to the first apex and having a second apex including said opening.

7. The container and brush member assembly of claim 5, wherein the wall of said sleeve defines two cones with their apexes opposite to each other, and said opening is located between said apexes.

8. The container and brush member assembly of claim 5, wherein the stem includes a beveled portion at the end which connects to the brush.