Makeup Shield with Elastic Band and Nontransferable Fabric
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of effective devices to prevent makeup from transferring to clothing during application and removal, leading to unwanted smudging and staining, which affects individuals and retailers in daily and commercial settings.
Innovation Solution
The development of a makeup shield with a nontransferable, lightweight, breathable, and translucent polyester fabric attached to an elastic band that encloses the face, preventing makeup from contacting clothing, and optionally includes additional features like a visor and detachable skirt for comprehensive protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a makeup shield is introduced to prevent makeup transfer, then makeup protection and clothing protection are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a thin, flexible polyester film as the makeup shield that can be easily positioned between the face and clothing. This thin film approach provides effective makeup protection while minimizing device complexity, as the film is simple in structure yet functional in preventing makeup transfer to clothing during application and removal.
2Reliability
If a nontransferable material shield is used, then makeup transfer prevention is improved, but breathability and comfort may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent specifies using a polyester material that is both nontransferable and breathable. The material's porous structure allows air permeability for comfort while maintaining the barrier function to prevent makeup transfer. This resolves the contradiction by selecting a material that simultaneously provides protection and breathability.
3Illumination intensity
If a translucent material is used for the shield, then visibility is improved, but material strength and protection effectiveness may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent selects a translucent polyester material that balances optical properties with mechanical strength. By adjusting the material parameters (translucency level, thickness, polymer structure), the shield provides sufficient visibility for the user while maintaining adequate strength to effectively prevent makeup transfer. The parameter optimization resolves the contradiction between visibility and protection effectiveness.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The makeup shield effectively prevents makeup transfer and smudging, preserving the aesthetic appearance of makeup while allowing users to easily apply and remove clothing without damaging their cosmetics or clothing, benefiting both individuals and retailers by reducing irreversible staining.
Implementation Method 1
The circularized, elongate elastic band is stretchable from an unstretched state to a stretched state such that the elongate opening is larger in diameter in the stretched state than in the unstretched state
Data Source
AI summary
Makeup shields for preventing the transfer of makeup from a user to one or more objects, such as clothing are provided. For example, an embodiment of a makeup shield includes a nontransferable material and an attachment mechanism associated with the nontransferable material such that the attachment mechanism is configured to retain the nontransferable material substantially between a face of a user and one or more objects such as, for example, clothing the user is donning or doffing. The makeup shield may include a visor made of a second nontransferable material that is more sheer than the nontransferable material. Alternatively, the makeup shield includes a viewing flap and viewing window where the viewing flap is selectively opened to reveal the viewing window. An embodiment of a makeup shield may include a skirt of nontransferable material that is detachably associated with a face portion of nontransferable material.