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Mascara applicator assembly having inturning wiper fingers

  • US 6,502,584 B1
  • Filed: 07/07/2000
  • Issued: 01/07/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An applicator assembly that is insertable into a container that carries a viscous material and that has a wiper device for regulating the amount of viscous material that said applicator assembly retains when withdrawn from said container, said wiper assembly having a plurality of fingers that extend toward and engage said applicator assembly when being withdrawn from said container, said applicator assembly comprising:

  • a rod and an applicator disposed on a distal end of said rod;

    said rod further comprising a groove at a point of contact of said fingers when said applicator assembly is fully inserted in said container;

    wherein said rod includes a solid cup shaped portion that has a first end disposed adjacent said applicator and an opposed end that has a shoulder surface having a shoulder end, and wherein, when said applicator assembly is withdrawn from said container, said shoulder end engages and turns said wiper fingers back upon themselves.

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