Mascara brush with visibly distinct functional portions

a mascara brush and functional technology, applied in the field of twisted wire bristle brushes, can solve the problems of difficult to achieve without using a separate implement such as a small plastic comb, and achieve the effect of easy and quick application, no risk of damage to the comb or contamination of other objects, and clearly recognizable heavy and light-duty application zones

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-04-10
ALCAN PACKAGING BEAUTY SERVICES
View PDF8 Cites 5 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a brush for applying cosmetic materials, such as mascara, that combines different functions in a single structure. The brush has a unique design with an elongated wire core and an array of bristles. The bristles are clamped between the runs of wire and have opposed free tips. The brush has a semi-cylindrical portion for delivering mascara to the lashes and a shaped combing portion for combing the mascara through the lashes. The brush is enclosed within a container when not in use. The unique shape of the brush allows for quick and easy application with no special skill required. The heavy and light application zones on the brush make it easy to apply mascara and separate the lashes without needing a separate combing device. The combing portion is stored within the mascara container, reducing the risk of damage or contamination.

Problems solved by technology

While conventional brushes of a cylindrical or tapered shape can be used to apply mascara, achieving a satisfactory comb-through, that is to separate the lashes either before or after applying the mascara, can be difficult to achieve without using a separate implement such as a small plastic comb.

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Mascara brush with visibly distinct functional portions
  • Mascara brush with visibly distinct functional portions

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

Embodiment Construction

[0016]Referring to the drawings, the embodiment of the invention there shown is a brush 10 comprising an elongated, axially rectilinear core 12 constituted of two helically twisted-together runs of metal wire, and a multiplicity of fibers or bristles 14 (for example, nylon fibers) each clamped between the two runs of wire and having opposed free tips extending radially outwardly therefrom to form two brush bristle arrays 16 and 18 surrounding the core over a substantial portion of the length of the core. The manufacture and arrangement of such structures are well known in the art, and accordingly need not be further described. The two wire runs may be separate lengths of wire or opposed legs of a single initially U-shaped wire. The core has a proximal end 20 and a distal end 22 to which the bristle array extends, the proximal end of the bristle array being spaced distally from the proximal end of the core so as to leave an exposed proximal length of the core for mounting in the plas...

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

PUM

No PUM Login to View More

Abstract

A brush for applying mascara or the like, having a cross-sectional bristle array with two visibly distinct portions for respectively performing different mascara-applying and combing functions.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 849,344 filed Oct. 4, 2006, hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to twisted-in-wire bristle brushes for applying mascara.[0003]The type of brush with which the invention is specifically concerned is a mascara brush having an axially elongated twisted wire core with a multiplicity of fibers such as bristles clamped at their midpoints in the core and extending radially outwardly therefrom to form a brush bristle array surrounding the core over a substantial portion of the length of the core, typically to the outer (distal) end of the core. The core is constituted of two runs of wire, which may be initially separate but are more usually opposed legs of a single U-shaped wire, twisted together into an axially rectilinear helix to hold the bristles between them. This combination of a twisted wire core and a radiating a...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to View More
Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A45D24/00A45D40/26A46B3/18A46D1/00A46D3/00
CPCA46B9/021A46B2200/1053A46B9/028
InventorSCHREPF, VOLKER
OwnerALCAN PACKAGING BEAUTY SERVICES