Lip product applicator

• US 7,377,707 B2
• Filed: 02/11/2004
• Issued: 05/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fragrance Systems International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Cosmetic Concepts, Inc.
• Inventors: Mille, Laurence W., Breidenbach, Diane C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Huynh; Khoa D.
• Application Number:
  US10/776,955
• Publication Number:
  US 20050013649A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,567 Days
• Field of Search: 401/6, 401/9, 401/11, 401/17, 401/18, 401/26, 401/52, 401/75, 401/82, 401/98, 401/176, 401/179, 401/192, 401/195, 401/262, 401/265, 401/172, 401/174, 401/175, 215/354, 215/364
• US Class Current: 401/11
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2200/053 Transparent containers
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2200/055 Piston or plunger for supplying the liquid to the applicator
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 34/04 Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 34/06 in combination with other toiletry or cosmetic articles
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/04 effected by a screw
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/08 with provision for sieves or shaping parts for sticks ends
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/18 Casings combined with other objects A45D40/24, A45D42/02 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/24 Casings for two or more cosmetics

Abstract

An improved lip product applicator for applying a pasty or semi soft lip product to a user'"'"'s lips comprising a body is described. The body has a product reservoir extending therefrom. The product reservoir is generally hollow and has a tip extending from an end of the reservoir opposite the body. The reservoir is designed so as to allow for discharging product contained therein through an orifice in said tip. The tip is made of a clear material that permits the user to view the color of the product contained therein. The tip is also tapered and retains its tapered shape as lip product is applied to a user'"'"'s lips.

Claims

1. An improved lip product applicator for applying a pasty or semi soft lip product to a user'"'"'s lips comprising:

a body, said body having a product reservoir extending therefrom, said product reservoir being hollow and having a tip extending from an end opposite said body, said tip having an outer surface and an inner surface, said tip having an orifice extending from said inner surface to said outer surface, said reservoir having therein a driving member said driving member having a product contact surface said product contact surface being flat, and said driving member being capable of traveling through the reservoir forcing product through orifice as said driving member travels through said reservoir, said product contact surface contacting a major portion of the inner surface of said tip when the travel of the driving member is complete so that product remaining said chamber is minimized said driving member rides along a screw means to force product from the orifice in said tip, said reservoir having a sidewall with an inner surface and an outer surface and wherein the thickness of said side wall remains constant from where the inner surface of said sidewall contacts said inner surface of said tip to where said inner surface of said sidewall contacts said driving member and wherein a user can view the color of the product in said reservoir.

2. The lip applicator according to claim 1 further comprising a cap, said cap being provided with one or more windows in a sidewall of said cap to permit viewing of the color of the lip product in the applicator.

3. The lip applicator according to claim 2 wherein there are windows on both sides of the cap that are joined by a top window portion that extends across a top surface of the cap.

4. The lip applicator according to claim 2 wherein said window is made of PETG.

5. The lip applicator according to claim 1 further comprising a cap, said cap being provided with one or more windows in a sidewall of said cap to permit viewing of the amount of the lip product remaining in the applicator.

6. The lip applicator according to claim 5 wherein said cap has a plug which is inserted into the orifice in the tip when the cap is in place.

7. The lip applicator according to claim 6 wherein said plug is adhered to said cap by means of a protrusion that extends from an inside surface of said cap, said protrusion having a base adjacent to said cap said protrusion being wider at its tip than at its base and said tip mating with the side of the plug opposite said orifice.

8. The lip applicator according to claim 1 wherein said body has an opening to receive a top portion of a container containing another product.

9. The lip applicator according to claim 8 wherein said product is a fragrance.

10. The lip applicator according to claim 8 wherein said product is a nail polish.

11. The lip applicator according to claim 8 wherein said product is a face cream.

12. The lip applicator according to claim 8 wherein said product is a lip gloss.

13. The lip applicator according to claim 8 wherein said product is an eye shadow.

14. The lip applicator according to claim 8 wherein said product is a eye liner.

15. The lip applicator according to claim 8 wherein said product is a powder.

16. The lip applicator according to claim 8 wherein said product is a cream.

17. The lip applicator according to claim 1 wherein said product reservoir has a round side wall.

18. The lip applicator according to claim 1 wherein said lip product applicator has a drive means said drive means is a disk located outside of the reservoir and secured within the body of the applicator, said disk supports said screw means, said driving member rides upwardly or downwardly on the screw means as the body of the applicator is turned.

19. The lip applicator according to claim 18 wherein the driving member is prevented from turning by a guide member.

20. The lip applicator according to claim 19 wherein the guide member extends from an interior wall of the reservoir along at least a portion of its length and mates with a recess on the driving member.

21. The lip applicator according to claim 1 wherein there is a hand hold adhered to a portion of the circumference of the reservoir provides an area where the user of the lip applicator can hold the applicator to prevent the reservoir from turning as the body is being turned and wherein the hand hold has a window permitting the purchaser to view the product'"'"'s color and determine the amount of product remaining in the reservoir.

22. A lip applicator according to claim 1 wherein said tip has a tear drop shaped surface for applying lip product to the user'"'"'s lips.

23. The lip applicator according to claim 22 wherein surface is slightly concave along both a vertical and a horizontal axes to permit lip product to be retained on the surface when it is discharged from the reservoir.

24. The lip applicator according to claim 23 wherein the surface is provided with a plurality of canals for receiving lip product.

25. The lip applicator according to claim 1 wherein there is perimeter canal.

26. The lip applicator according to claim 24 wherein there is a first vertical canal that extends downwardly from said orifice.

27. The lip applicator according to claim 24 wherein said tip has at least one horizontal canal on said surface.

28. The Lip applicator according to claim 1 with said end of said reservoir having a single orifice for removal of product.

29. The lip applicator according to claim 1 where said inner surface of said reservoir is angled and said driving member is at the same angle.

30. The lip applicator according to claim 1 where said screw means has a first end secured to a base and a second end which is not secured to said reservoir.

31. An improved lip product applicator for applying a pasty or semisoft lip product to a user'"'"'s lips comprising:

a body, said body having a product reservoir extending therefrom, said product reservoir being hollow and having a tip extending from an end opposite said body, said tip having an outer surface and an inner surface, said tip having an orifice extending from said inner surface to said outer surface, said reservoir having therein a driving member said driving member having a product contact surface said product contact surface being flat, and said driving member being capable of traveling through the reservoir forcing product through orifice as said driving member travels through said reservoir, said product contact surface contacting a major portion of the inner surface of said tip when the travel of the driving member is complete so that product remaining said chamber is minimized said driving member surface rides along a screw means to force product from the orifice in said tip, said driving member having a product contact surface, said product contact surface contacting said inner surface of said tip to remove as much product as possible from the applicator and wherein a user can view the color of the product in said reservoir.

32. The lip applicator according to claim 31 wherein said lip product applicator has a drive means said drive means is a disk located outside of the reservoir and secured within the body of the applicator, said disk supports said screw means, said driving member rides upwardly or downwardly on the screw means as the body of the applicator is turned.

33. The lip applicator according to claim 32 wherein the driving member is prevented from turning by a guide member.

34. The lip applicator according to claim 33 wherein the guide member extends from an interior wall of the reservoir along at least a portion of its length and mates with a recess on the driving member.

35. The lip applicator according to claim 31 wherein there is a hand hold adhered to a portion of the circumference of the reservoir provides an area where the user of the lip applicator can hold the applicator to prevent the reservoir from turning as the body is being turned and wherein the hand hold has a window permitting the purchaser to view the product'"'"'s color and determine the amount of product remaining in the reservoir.

36. A lip applicator according to claim 31 wherein said tip has a tear drop shaped surface for applying lip product to the user'"'"'s lips.

37. The lip applicator according to claim 36 wherein surface is slightly concave along both a vertical and a horizontal axes to permit lip product to be retained on the surface when it is discharged from the reservoir.

38. The lip applicator according to claim 37 wherein the surface is provided with a plurality of canals for receiving lip product.

39. The lip applicator according to claim 31 wherein there is perimeter canal.

40. The lip applicator according to claim 31 wherein there is a first vertical canal that extends downwardly from said orifice.

41. The lip applicator according to claim 38 wherein said tip has at least one horizontal canal on said surface.