Dual eyelash applicator with reverse action apparatus
First Claim
1. A dual brush mascara applicator, comprising:
- a container comprising a handle portion and a chamber operating as a reservoir portion, interoperable to selectively close and open the container;
a handle, operably connected to the handle portion, including a first arm and a second arm, a first mascara brush on the first arm, and a second mascara brush on the second arm;
a supply of mascara disposed in the reservoir portion, the reservoir portion being shaped to receive the first and second mascara brushes simultaneously;
wherein the first arm crosses the second arm, so that transverse movement of the first arm relative to the second arm causes an opposite transverse movement of the first brush relative to the second brush.
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Abstract
A mascara application system includes an applicator for mascara and a mascara container. The applicator may include two brushes, and have a reverse tweezers arrangement, by which the brushes may be spaced apart from one another when pressure is applied to a handle portion of the applicator, and the brushes may be positioned adjacent to one another when no pressure is applied to the handle portion. An optional applicator container may hold a handle portion of the applicator, while enabling its actuation to operate the applicator. The mascara container, which holds mascara and is configured to receive the brushes, may include a separate portal for each brush, as well as a squeegee or other element for removing excess mascara from each brush. Methods for applying mascara to lashes are also disclosed.
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23 Claims
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1. A dual brush mascara applicator, comprising:
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a container comprising a handle portion and a chamber operating as a reservoir portion, interoperable to selectively close and open the container; a handle, operably connected to the handle portion, including a first arm and a second arm, a first mascara brush on the first arm, and a second mascara brush on the second arm; a supply of mascara disposed in the reservoir portion, the reservoir portion being shaped to receive the first and second mascara brushes simultaneously; wherein the first arm crosses the second arm, so that transverse movement of the first arm relative to the second arm causes an opposite transverse movement of the first brush relative to the second brush. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An eyelash mascara applicator comprising:
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a container comprising a handle portion matingly securable to a chamber as a reservoir portion; a first wand secured to the handle portion and having a first brush attached to a distal end thereof; a second wand secured to the handle portion and having a second brush attached to the distal end thereof; a reverse-action tweezer attached to said first and second wands so that the first and second wands are maintained substantially parallel to each other with the first and second brushes in contact with each other in a neutral position; and the reverse action tweezer, comprising a vertex connected between proximal ends of the first and second wands, requiring transverse pressure near the proximal ends of the first and second wand to cause the first and second brushes to separate from each other. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A container for a mascara applicator having two brushes, comprising:
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a mascara receptacle for containing mascara; two ports in the mascara receptacle, each for accepting one of the two brushes; a tool at each of the two openings in the mascara receptacle for removing excess mascara as the two brushes are removed from the storage unit; and a handle portion fitted to selectively engage and disengage with the mascara receptacle to form an outer wall of the container, the handle portion containing a portion of a reverse tweezer fitted with the two brushes to selectively separate and engage the brushes by operation of the reverse tweezer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A mascara applicator container, comprising:
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a mascara applicator having a reverse action mechanism with two brushes disposed within the container, and an actuator on the container for actuating the reverse action mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An eyelash mascara applicator, comprising:
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a first elongated wand with a first brush attached to the distal end thereof; a second elongated wand substantially parallel with the first wand and having a second brush attached to the distal end thereof; a reverse action mechanism having a first arm and a second arm attached to the mechanism, the first arm crossing over the second arm and attaching to the first elongated wand, the second arm crossing over the first arm and attaching to the second elongated wand; a containment enclosing the first and second brushes, first and second wands, and first and second arms in a first, closed, configuration, and baring at least the first and second brushes and a portion of the first and second wands in a second, open, configuration; whereby transverse pressure near the proximal ends of the first and second wand causes the first and second brushes to separate from each other. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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