Applicator for a lip cosmetic

Abstract

An applicator for a lip cosmetic having a reservoir for a lip cosmetic and consisting of foamed plastic, is provided to have two spherical, outwardly rounded end portions and a concave central portion.

1 . An applicator for a lip cosmetic which is provided with a reservoir for a lip cosmetic and consists of foamed plastic wherein the applicator ( 1 ) has two spherical, outwardly rounded end portions ( 4 ,  5 ) and a concave central portion ( 7 ). 
     
     
         2 . An applicator according to  claim 1  wherein the applicator ( 1 ) has approximately the shape of a peanut shell. 
     
     
         3 . An applicator according to  claim 1  wherein the applicator ( 1 ) consists of foamed plastic. 
     
     
         4 . An applicator according to  claim 2  wherein the applicator ( 1 ) is made of polyurethane foam. 
     
     
         5 . An applicator according to  claim 1  wherein the applicator ( 1 ) is provided with a core ( 3 ) manufactured in an injection moulding process. 
     
     
         6 . An applicator according to  claim 5  wherein the core ( 3 ) consists of polyamide. 
     
     
         7 . An applicator according to  claim 5  wherein a foamed material adheres to an outside of the core ( 3 ), the edges of said foamed material being heat-bonded thereto. 
     
     
         8 . An applicator according to claim wherein the peanut-shell-shaped body is adjoined by a frustoconical portion ( 7 ). 
     
     
         9 . An applicator according to  claim 5  wherein the core ( 3 ) protrudes out of the foam body in the vicinity of a tip ( 6 ) of said foam body. 
     
     
         10 . An applicator according to  claim 1  wherein a diameter of a distal end portion ( 5 ) is smaller than a diameter of a proximal end portion ( 4 ). 
     
     
         11 . An applicator according to  claim 1  wherein said applicator is configured in a flattened fashion. 
     
     
         12 . An applicator according to  claim 1  wherein said applicator is composed of at least two different kinds of foamed plastic which are interconnected but differ in at least one of colour and thickness and number of pores and pore size. 
     
     
         13 . An applicator according to  claim 1  wherein the foamed plastic is retreated in order to open the pores. 
     
     
         14 . A cosmetic unit comprising a receptacle ( 10 ), a cap ( 11 ) with a wand ( 12 ) being fixed thereto which carries an applicator ( 1 ), and a wiper ( 14 ) to wipe off excess cosmetic when removing the applicator ( 1 ) from the receptacle ( 10 ) wherein the wiper ( 14 ) has a free opening whose dimensions are such as to wipe off the spherical end portions ( 4 ,  5 ), but not the central portion ( 7 ), when removing the applicator ( 1 ).