Kit for a heating applicator and product

• US 8,262,302 B1
• Filed: 12/20/2011
• Issued: 09/11/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ELC Management LLC (The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ELC Management LLC (The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.)
• Inventors: Bouix, Herve F., Corbellini, Francis, Jacob, Christophe
• Primary Examiner(s): Walczak, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): OLIVER, BRADLEY S
• Application Number:
  US13/330,832
• Time in Patent Office: 266 Days
• Field of Search: 401 1- 2, 401/38, 401/100, 401118-119, 401126-130, 401/191, 401/268, 401/292
• US Class Current: 401/1
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2200/157 Heating means for mascara applicators
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2200/25 Kits
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/267 comprising a wiper
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 11/0003 containing only one dose of substance, e.g. single-use toothbrushes
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 11/0006 specially adapted to feed the bristle upper surface
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 11/08 with heating means
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 15/0093 Magazins or sets of brushes components, e.g. plurality of brushes linked as a package
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/1053 Cosmetics applicator specifically for mascara
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 5/0095 Removable or interchangeable brush heads

Abstract

A heating applicator kit for mascara or other products that tend to dry out or be adversely affected when heated. A kit comprises multiple reservoirs of product and at least one heating applicator that alleviates the problems associated with heat exposure in the reservoir and on the applicator head.

Claims

1. A kit comprising at least two disposable first subassemblies and at least one reusable second subassembly, wherein:

each disposable first subassembly (FS) comprises a reservoir (1) of product and a hollow applicator head (3) that is initially mounted to the reservoir such that the reservoir is sealed from the ambient atmosphere, and such that a working surface (3a) of the applicator head is disposed in the reservoir;

each reusable second subassembly (SS) comprises a handle (4) and an electric heating circuit that comprises a heat generating portion (7c) that is able to be connected to a power source (8);

each reusable second subassembly (SS) is able to be attached to the first subassembly (FS) such that the heat generating portion (7c) is disposed inside the hollow applicator head (3);

each reusable second subassembly (SS) is able to be detached from the first subassembly (FS) such that the applicator head (3) is removed from the reservoir (1), and becomes associated with the second subassembly;

each reusable second subassembly (SS) is able to be reconnected to the first subassembly such that the product reservoir is again sealed; and

each reusable second subassembly (SS) can be detached from the applicator head (3), thus restoring the second subassembly to its original form.

2. A kit according to claim 1 wherein the reservoirs of the two or more first subassemblies collectively contain a two week supply of product or less.

3. A kit according to claim 1 wherein the reservoirs of the two or more first subassemblies collectively contain from 1-20 mL of product.

4. A kit according to claim 3 wherein the reservoirs of the two or more first subassemblies collectively contain from 2-10 mL of product.

5. A kit according to claim 4 wherein the reservoirs of the two or more first subassemblies collectively contain from 4-8 mL of product.

6. A kit according to claim 1 comprising from 2-52 first subassemblies (FS).

7. A kit according to claim 6 comprising from 2-14 first subassemblies (FS).

8. A kit according to claim 7 comprising from 4-8 first subassemblies (FS).

9. A kit according to claim 1 wherein all of the reservoirs (1) do not contain the same product.

10. A kit according to claim 9 wherein at least one of the products is a mascara.

11. A kit according to claim 9 wherein at least one of the products is a skin treatment product.

12. A kit according to claim 1 wherein all of the applicator heads (3) are not the same type.

13. A kit according to claim 12 wherein at least one of the applicator heads is a mascara applicator head.

14. A kit according to claim 1 wherein the first subassemblies are disposed in a molded tray that has multiple first sections (11) that are molded to the shapes of the first subassemblies.

15. A kit according to claim 14 wherein the tray has at least one molded second section (12) that is molded to the shape of a second subassembly.

16. A kit according to claim 1 further comprising a recharging base.