Application device, in particular makeup device

• US 7,635,232 B2
• Filed: 09/25/2003
• Issued: 12/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Schwan-Stabilo Cosmetics GmbH & Company KG (Schwanhäußer Industrie Holding GmbH & Co. KG)
• Original Assignee: Schwan-Stabilo Cosmetics GmbH & Company KG (Schwanhäußer Industrie Holding GmbH & Co. KG)
• Inventors: Bauer, Reinhard, Heidenreiter, Thomas, Brendel, Herbert
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Tuan N
• Application Number:
  US10/534,570
• Publication Number:
  US 20060051154A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,280 Days
• Field of Search: 401121-125, 401/175, 401/129, 401/172, 401/174, 401/277, 401/281, 132/218, 132/308, 132/320
• US Class Current: 401/123
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/262 using a brush or the like

Abstract

An application device, in particular a makeup device, comprising a first region (30) for storing a fluid, gel-like or pasty product. There is provided a second region (34) for loading an applicator (14) with the cosmetic product, the second region being separated from the first region.

Claims

1. An application device, in particular a makeup device comprising:

a container (16) wherein the applicator (14) has a rest position and a working position;

an applicator (14) removably attached to the container (16);

the container (16) has a first region (30) inside the container for storing a product and a second region (34) inside the container for loading the applicator (14) with the product, wherein the second region (34) is separated from the first region (30);

a receiving region (36), which is separated from the first region (3), for receiving the applicator (20) when the applicator is located in the container in the rest position;

a reservoir (40) surrounding the receiving region (36) defined in part by a chamber bottom (33) which separates the first region (30) from the reservoir (40); and

a radially extending feed passage (32) defined in part by the chamber bottom (33) communicates the product from the first region (30) to the second region (34).

2. The device as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a conveyor means (28) for conveying the product from the first region (30) into the second region (34).

3. The device as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a conveyor means (28) for displacing the product from the first region (30) into the second region (34) and to increase the pressure in the first region (30) relative to the pressure in the second region (34).

4. The device as set forth in claim 2, wherein the applicator (14) has a rest position and a working position wherein movement of the applicator (14) from the rest position into the working position causes actuation of the conveyor means (28).

5. The device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the second region (34) adjoins the receiving region (36) such that the applicator (14) passes the second region (34) when it is removed from the receiving region (36) for moving the applicator into the working position.

6. The device as set forth in claim 4, further comprising a screwthread which has a first screwthread element (20) and a second screwthread element (18) for movement of the applicator (14) from the rest position into the working position, and a coupling (44, 46) for coupling the first screwthread element (20) to the conveyor means (28).

7. The device as set forth in claim 6, wherein the coupling (44, 46) is a one-way coupling.

8. The device as set forth in claim 6, wherein the coupling (44, 46) is a ratchet coupling.

9. The device as set forth in claim 8, wherein the coupling (44, 46) has at least one elastic ratchet element (46).

10. The device as set forth in claim 3, wherein the conveyor means (28) has a piston-cylinder device.

11. The device as set forth in claim 10, wherein the conveyor means (28) has a rotary drive (22, 24, 26).

12. The device as set forth in claim 11, wherein the rotary drive (22, 24, 26) has a hollow spindle (22) having an internal space, wherein the internal space is designed for receiving and/or passing therethrough the applicator (14) and on the outside surface of which is provided a screwthread (24).

13. The device as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a wiper (38) for wiping product from the applicator (14) after use of the applicator (14), wherein the wiped product is received in the reservoir (40).