Invertible False Eyelash Applicator for Precise Glue Placement
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for applying false eyelashes are cumbersome and prone to errors, often resulting in accidental glue contact with natural lashes, which requires reapplication and can damage pre-applied makeup, necessitating professional assistance due to the difficulty in achieving precise and easy application.
Innovation Solution
A false eyelash applicator system that includes a flexible, invertible holder and an inverter device to adjust the eyelash from a convex to a concave shape, allowing for easy loading and precise application onto the eyelid without touching natural lashes, using a mechanism that supports the eyelash in an inverted position for smooth application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If false eyelashes are applied in sections using traditional methods, then the application can be completed, but the risk of glue contact with natural eyelashes increases and makeup is often smeared or damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The applicator inverts the false eyelash so that the glue line faces away from the natural eyelashes during application. This inversion allows the glue to be applied to the eyelid without contacting the natural lashes, eliminating the need for corrective removal and reapplication.
Solution Approach 2:
The applicator device serves as an intermediary tool that holds the inverted false eyelash and controls the application process. It positions the glue line precisely on the eyelid while preventing contact with natural lashes, and the clamp mechanism controls the release of the false eyelash for clean application.
2Ease of operation
If traditional hand application methods are used, then flexibility is maintained, but the difficulty of achieving precise application and the time required for correction increase
Solution Approach 1:
The false eyelash is pre-inverted and pre-positioned on the applicator with the glue line facing away from the natural lashes. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for corrective actions during application, allowing the user to simply position and release the false eyelash in one smooth motion.
Solution Approach 2:
The applicator design allows the false eyelash to be self-positioned and self-released through the clamp mechanism. The user simply operates the clamp to release the pre-positioned false eyelash, which then adheres to the eyelid without requiring manual adjustment or correction.
3Manufacturing precision
If professional assistance is sought for false eyelash application, then application quality improves, but cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The applicator enables users to perform professional-quality false eyelash application themselves through the inverted design and simple clamp-release mechanism. The device guides the user through the entire process, eliminating the need for professional assistance while maintaining high application quality.
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AI summary
False eyelash apparatus and methods for applying false eyelashes(50). A false eyelash holder (10, 1510) for holding a false eyelash has a support member (14, 1514) for supporting the false eyelash and is adjustable to cause inversion of the false eyelash from a convex shape to a substantially concave shape. An inverter-loader device (100, 1500, 1600) is configured to receive the holder and operable to adjust the holder (10, 1510) to cause the false eyelash inversion.