Applicator for applying a cosmetic, makeup, or care product composition to keratinous materials

Abstract

An applicator for applying a cosmetic product to the eyelashes or the eyebrows, the applicator including a molded core that extends along a longitudinal axis and that comprises longitudinal faces; and applicator elements that are carried by the core, each of the applicator elements being connected to the core via a base; the bases of the applicator elements being in alignment in rows extending along respective longitudinal row axes, the longitudinal axis of at least one row being twisted around the core; where each longitudinal face of the core comprises a single row of applicator elements having bases in alignment; and where at least one row is connected to one face of the core and flush with one of the faces adjacent to the face to which the row is connected.

1 . An applicator for applying a cosmetic product to the eyelashes or the eyebrows, the applicator comprising:
 a molded core that extends along a longitudinal axis and that comprises longitudinal faces; and   applicator elements that are carried by the core, each of the applicator elements being connected to the core via a base;   the bases of the applicator elements being in alignment in rows extending along respective longitudinal row axes, the longitudinal axis of at least one row being twisted around the core;   wherein each longitudinal face of the core comprises a single row of applicator elements having bases in alignment; and   wherein at least one row is connected to one face of the core and flush with one of the faces adjacent to the face to which the row is connected.   
     
     
         2 . The applicator according to  claim 1 , wherein the core of the applicator is of a polygonal cross-section. 
     
     
         3 . The applicator according to  claim 2 , wherein the longitudinal faces of the core are separated by sharp edges. 
     
     
         4 . The applicator according to  claim 3 , wherein one or more of the sharp edges twist around the core. 
     
     
         5 . The applicator according to  claim 1 , wherein the applicator elements form between them longitudinal channels. 
     
     
         6 . The applicator according to  claim 1 , wherein an angular offset between the first applicator element of a twisted row and the last applicator element of the same twisted row, along the longitudinal axis of the row, when the applicator is observed along the longitudinal axis of the core, lies in the range of 10° C. to 180° C. 
     
     
         7 . The applicator according to  claim 6 , wherein the angle varies continuously along the longitudinal axis of the core. 
     
     
         8 . The applicator according to  claim 6 , wherein the angle varies in a non-continuous manner along the longitudinal axis of the core. 
     
     
         9 . The applicator according to  claim 4 , wherein the applicator comprises a plurality of rows each having a longitudinal axis that is twisted around the core and the angle of each row is identical. 
     
     
         10 . The applicator according to  claim 1 , wherein the core is hollow in its center, the twisted configuration being obtained by inserting a stem in the core, and then holding the stem at a first end and twisting its other end, so as to impart a desired twist effect to the assembly. 
     
     
         11 . The applicator according to  claim 10 , wherein said stem is configured to prevent the core from turning freely on the stem in any way. 
     
     
         12 . The applicator according to  claim 1 , comprising a stem that comprises transverse orifices, the material constituting the core being configured for flowing into the transverse orifices of the stem during molding, thereby providing co-operation between the stem and the core. 
     
     
         13 . The applicator according to  claim 2 , wherein the core of the applicator has a cross-section shape that is a regular polygon. 
     
     
         14 . The applicator according to  claim 2 , wherein the core of the applicator has a cross-section shape that is a non-regular polygon. 
     
     
         15 . The applicator according to  claim 5 , wherein the longitudinal channels do not have any applicator elements. 
     
     
         16 . The applicator according to  claim 5 , wherein at least one of the longitudinal channels twists about the longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         17 . The applicator according to  claim 1 , wherein an angular offset between the first applicator element of a twisted row and the last applicator element of the same twisted row, along the longitudinal axis of the row, when the applicator is observed along the longitudinal axis of the core lies in the range of 20° C. to 130° C. 
     
     
         18 . The applicator according to  claim 5 , wherein the applicator comprises a plurality of rows each having a longitudinal axis that is twisted around the core and the angle of each row is identical. 
     
     
         19 . The applicator according to  claim 15 , wherein the applicator comprises a plurality of rows each having a longitudinal axis that is twisted around the core and the angle of each row is identical. 
     
     
         20 . The applicator according to  claim 11 , the stem being of a cross-section that is not circular.