Cosmetic Applicator with Disparate Material Application Zones and Backwipe Return

a cosmetic applicator and material technology, applied in the field of cosmetic applicators, can solve the problems of storing and transporting a plurality of cosmetic applicators, affecting the adaptability of cosmetic applicators to different materials and application goals, and requiring multiple cosmetic applicators to achieve varied application goals

US20110048448A1Inactive Publication Date: 2011-03-03HCP PACKAGING USA
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US · United States
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Publication Date
2011-03-03
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Abstract

A cosmetic applicator with disparate material application zones and a backwipe return for permitting the achievement of multiple cosmetic material application effects with a single applicator and for permitting the return of backwiped cosmetic material to a cosmetic bottle. The applicator has a wire core formed from first and second wire segments twisted into a helical configuration to form a plurality of coils. A plurality of radially disposed bristles are retained by the wire core to form a brush head. Multiple distinct bristle zones of different bristle types exhibit distinct material application properties in a single cosmetic applicator. Backwiped cosmetic material can be returned to the cosmetic bottle by a sloped shoulder at a proximal end of an applicator rod in combination with a cosmetic material passageway in a sloped facing surface of a flexible inner ring of a wiper.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates generally to cosmetic applicators. More particularly, disclosed herein is a cosmetic applicator with multiple distinct zones providing multiple, disparate performance characteristics in a single applicator and with a backwipe return arrangement.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Cosmetic dispensers for mascara and other liquid or pasty cosmetics commonly are founded on two pieces, a container and a cap. The container typically comprises a bottle with an open inner volume for retaining a volume of the cosmetic material. The cap normally has a rod or wand that projects distally therefrom. A brush or other structure capable of retrieving cosmetic from the open inner volume of the bottle and applying the cosmetic to a body surface is retained at the distal end of the wand for being dipped into the volume of cosmetic. When dipped in the cosmetic, the brush becomes loaded with the liquid or pasty material for permitting controlled ap...

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[0042]It will be appreciated that the cosmetic applicator with disparate material application zones described herein can pursue widely varied embodiments. However, to ensure that one skilled in the art will be able to understand and, in appropriate cases, practice the present invention, certain preferred embodiments of the broader invention revealed herein are described below and shown in the accompanying drawing figures. Before any particular embodiment of the invention is explained in detail, it must be made clear that the following details of construction, descriptions of geometry, and illustrations of inventive concepts are mere examples of the many possible manifestations of the invention.

[0043]A manifestation of the present invention for a cosmetic applicator with disparate material application zones is indicated generally at 10 in FIG. 1. There, the cosmetic applicator 10 has an application rod 12 with a proximal end and a distal end. A cap 14, which also acts as a handle dur...