False Eyelash Dispensing Device Using Segmented Belt and Spring Holder
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Solution Overview
Problem
The process of applying false eyelashes is tedious and requires careful handling, as existing methods involve using tweezers and individually applying each lash, which can be time-consuming and potentially hazardous, especially for frequent applications.
Innovation Solution
A false eyelash dispensing device with an elongate lash belt and housing that includes a gear system and an eyelash holder, allowing for easy advancement and detachment of lash strips, enabling uniform application and temporary storage of false eyelashes, facilitating their application with one hand and reducing the effort required.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional tweezers and individual application methods are used, then precise placement control is achieved, but application time and effort increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The false eyelash is divided into multiple lashes that are pre-assembled into a strip format on a lash belt. This segmentation allows multiple individual lashes to be applied simultaneously as a unit, maintaining placement precision while dramatically reducing application time compared to applying each lash individually with tweezers
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple false eyelashes are pre-assembled into a strip format on the lash belt before application. This preliminary assembly of multiple lashes into a ready-to-apply unit eliminates the need for real-time individual lash handling during application, reducing both time and effort required
2Ease of operation
If traditional manual handling methods are used, then control over each lash is maintained, but the task becomes wearying for frequent applications
Solution Approach 1:
The lash belt acts as an intermediary carrier that holds multiple false eyelashes in a ready-to-apply configuration. This intermediary structure eliminates the need for manual tweezers and individual lash handling, making the application process easier and less wearying while maintaining control over lash placement through the belt's positioning mechanism
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed to be operated with one hand, allowing the user to advance the lash belt and position lashes without requiring two-handed operation or complex manual dexterity. The self-advancing belt mechanism reduces the physical effort and time required for frequent applications
3Measurement precision
If individual lash application is performed, then placement accuracy is maintained, but device complexity increases due to multiple components
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple false eyelashes are merged into a single strip format that is attached to a continuous lash belt. This merging of multiple individual lashes into one unified structure simplifies the device to essentially two main components (lash belt and housing) while maintaining placement accuracy through the belt's positioning and advancement mechanisms
4Reliability
If traditional storage and application methods are used, then lash protection is achieved, but the process becomes tedious and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The false eyelashes are continuously stored on the rolling lash belt in a protected state, ready for immediate application. This continuous availability eliminates the need to repeatedly handle individual lashes from separate containers, maintaining lash protection while significantly improving application efficiency and productivity
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device simplifies the application of false eyelashes by allowing for quick and uniform placement, reducing the time and effort needed for application, while ensuring safe handling and easy storage of lashes, making it suitable for both professionals and users.
Implementation Method 1
A spring-biased button is positioned on an outer surface of the housing. Upon the button being manually depressed after the at least one lash belt is selectively advanced via the at least one gear so as to position a one of the at least one lash strip directly in front of the exit opening, substantially flanked by the first and second halves of the eyelash holder, the button is configured for moving the first and second halves of the eyelash holder into abutting contact with one another, thereby temporarily sandwiching said lash strip therebetween, the eyelash holder engaged laterally across said lash strip such that the at least one false eyelash of said lash strip remains oriented in a direction substantially transverse to the housing, and moving the eyelash holder from the retracted position to the extended position, thereby detaching said lash strip from the lash belt
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AI summary
A false eyelash dispensing device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a lash belt removably supports at least one lash strip thereon. An elongate housing is sized and configured for receiving the at least one lash belt therewithin. Upon a button being manually depressed after the at least one lash belt is selectively advanced so as to position a lash strip directly in front of an exit opening of the housing, the button is configured for causing an eyelash holder to temporarily engage with said lash strip, and moving the eyelash holder from a retracted position to an extended position, thereby detaching said lash strip from the lash belt and moving said lash strip through the exit opening so that said lash strip may be subsequently applied to the user's eyelid while engaged with the eyelash holder.