Patterned brush head manufacturing process

Abstract

A plurality of cosmetic brush concepts, including the use of discrete strips of brush material to assemble brush heads so as to provide a wide variety of functional and ornamental designs. Also disclosed is the use of different lengths of brush hair in the same head.

1 . A method of providing a cosmetics brush head, said method including the use of first and second bristle portions, each of said bristle portions being comprised of a plurality of elongate flexible bristle portions, each of said bristle portions having two opposing ends, one end being an application end and the other end being a secured end, said method comprising the steps of:
 A) providing a first elongate, substantially planar, strip of hair itself comprising a plurality of first elongate flexible bristles, each of said first elongate bristles having two opposing ends, one end being an application end and the other end being a secured end, said first elongate strip of hair itself also comprising a first elongate strip base which interconnects said secured ends;   B) providing a second elongate, substantially planar, strip of hair itself comprising a plurality of second elongate flexible bristles, each of said second elongate bristles having two opposing ends, one end being an application end and the other end being a secured end, said second elongate strip of hair itself also comprising a second elongate strip base which interconnects said secured ends;   C) stacking said first elongate strip of hair on top of said second elongate strip of hair in substantially planar contact, such that a two-layer elongate strip of hair is provided;   D) rolling up said two-layer elongate strip of hair from one end to the other, while keeping the strip bases of said first and second hair slices substantially aligned, such that a rolled up elongate flexible bristle assembly is provided, comprised of a rolled up plurality of bristles each having at one end said application end and at the other end said secured end; and   E) securing a portion of said rolled up plurality of bristles together proximate their secured ends, such that a brush head is provided having at one of its ends a plurality of bristle application ends including said application ends of said first and second elongate flexible bristles.   
     
     
         2 . The method of manufacturing as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said second elongate flexible bristles provided in step “B” have at least one different color or other property than said first elongate flexible bristles provided in step “B”. 
     
     
         3 . The method of manufacturing as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said second elongate flexible bristles provided in step “B” are of a different color than said first elongate flexible bristles provided in step “B”. 
     
     
         4 . The method of manufacturing as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said second elongate flexible bristles provided in step “B” are longer than said first elongate flexible bristles provided in step “B”, such that in Step “E”, said application ends of said second elongate flexible bristles protrude relative to said application ends of said first flexible bristles. 
     
     
         5 . The method of manufacturing as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein in steps “A” and “B”, said first and second elongate strip bases, respectively, are each made with the use of glue. 
     
     
         6 . A method of providing a cosmetics brush head, said method including the use of first and second bristle portions, each of said bristle portions being comprised of a plurality of elongate flexible bristle portions, each of said bristle portions having two opposing ends, one end being an application end and the other end being a secured end, said method comprising the steps of:
 A) providing a first elongate, substantially planar, strip of hair itself comprising a plurality of first elongate flexible bristles oriented generally transverse to its length, each of said first elongate bristles having two opposing ends, one end being an application end and the other end being a secured end, said first elongate strip of hair itself also comprising a first elongate strip base which interconnects said secured ends;   B) providing a second elongate, substantially planar, strip of hair itself comprising a plurality of second elongate flexible bristles, each of said second elongate bristles having two opposing ends, one end being an application end and the other end being a secured end, said second elongate strip of hair itself also comprising a second elongate strip base which interconnects said secured ends;   C) rolling up said first elongate strip of hair from one end to the other, thus creating a core brush portion;   D) rolling said second elongate strip of hair at least partially around said core brush portion, such that a rolled up elongate flexible bristle assembly is provided, comprised of a rolled up plurality of bristles each having at one end said application end and at the other end said secured end; and   E) securing a portion of said rolled up plurality of bristles together proximate their secured ends, such that a brush head is provided having at one of its ends a plurality of bristle application ends including said application ends of said first and second elongate flexible bristles.   
     
     
         7 . The method of manufacturing as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein said second elongate flexible bristles provided in step “B” have at least one different color or other property than said first elongate flexible bristles provided in step “B”. 
     
     
         8 . The method of manufacturing as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein said second elongate flexible bristles provided in step “B” are of a different color than said first elongate flexible bristles provided in step “B”. 
     
     
         9 . The method of manufacturing as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein said second elongate flexible bristles provided in step “B” are longer than said first elongate flexible bristles provided in step “B”, such that in Step “E”, said application ends of said second elongate flexible bristles protrude relative to said application ends of said first flexible bristles. 
     
     
         10 . The method of manufacturing as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein prior to step “E”, third and fourth elongate strips of hair are provided in a manner similar to the provision of said first elongate strips of hair, and said third and fourth elongate strips are positioned on separate peripheral portions of said second elongate strip of hair and are incorporated into said rolled up plurality of bristles. 
     
     
         11 . The method of manufacturing as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein in steps “A” and “B”, said first and second elongate strip bases, respectively, are each made with the use of glue. 
     
     
         12 . The method of manufacturing as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein in step “A”, said first elongate, substantially planar, strip of hair is provided by:
 a) grouping a number of separate first elongate flexible bristles in a mold such that the secured ends of said number of separate first elongate flexible bristles are substantially aligned in a plane; 
 b) applying glue to said secured ends of said number of separate first elongate flexible bristles while they are substantially aligned in said plane, such that a substantially planar layer of glue is provided which partially adheres proximate said secured ends of said first elongate flexible bristles; 
 c) allowing said planar layer of glue to at least partially dry; 
 d) removing said mold such that said planar layer of glue tends to hold said number of separate first elongate flexible bristles together via their secured ends; and 
 e) slicing said planar layer of glue such into elongate slices, such that one of said slices comprises said glue strip base. 
 
     
     
         13 . The method of manufacturing as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein in step “A”, said first elongate, substantially planar, strip of hair is provided by:
 a) grouping a number of separate first elongate flexible bristles in a mold such that the secured ends of said number of separate first elongate flexible bristles are substantially aligned in a plane; 
 b) applying glue to said secured ends of said number of separate first elongate flexible bristles while they are substantially aligned in said plane, such that a substantially planar layer of glue is provided which partially adheres proximate said secured ends of said first elongate flexible bristles; 
 c) allowing said planar layer of glue to at least partially dry; 
 d) removing said mold such that said planar layer of glue tends to hold said number of separate first elongate flexible bristles together via their secured ends; and 
 e) slicing said planar layer of glue such into elongate slices, and squeezing said planar layer of glue into a thinner plane, such that one of said slices comprises said glue strip base. 
 
     
     
         14 . A method of using a cosmetics brush head, said brush head including first and second bristle portions, each of said bristle portions being comprised of a plurality of elongate flexible bristle portions, each of said bristle portions having two opposing ends, one end being an application end and the other end being a secured end, said second bristle portions being longer than said first bristle portions, said method comprising the steps of:
 A) applying cosmetics from said brush head to a skin surface with the use of a first pressure; and   B) applying cosmetics from said brush head to a skin surface with the use of a second pressure greater than said first pressure, such that the ratio of cosmetic volume applied by said first bristle portions relative to the cosmetic volume applied by said second bristle portions is greater in step “B” relative to step “A” due to the increased contact of said first bristle portions due to the greater pressure.   
     
     
         15 . A method of using a cosmetics brush head, said brush head including first and second bristle portions, each of said bristle portions being comprised of a plurality of elongate flexible bristle portions, each of said bristle portions having two opposing ends, one end being an application end and the other end being a secured end, said second bristle portions being longer than said first bristle portions, said method comprising the steps of:
 A) applying cosmetics from said brush head to a skin surface with the use of a first pressure in order to apply cosmetics; and   B) applying cosmetics from said brush head to a skin surface with the use of a second pressure greater than said first pressure, in order to blend cosmetics.   
     
     
         16 . A cosmetics brush including a plurality of elongate flexible bristle portions, each of said bristle portions having two opposing ends, one end being an application end and the other end being a secured end, said brush comprising:
 A) a first elongate, substantially planar, strip of hair itself comprising a plurality of first elongate flexible bristles oriented generally transverse to its length, each of said first elongate bristles having two opposing ends, one end being an application end and the other end being a secured end; and   B) a second elongate, substantially planar, strip of hair itself comprising a plurality of second elongate flexible bristles oriented generally transverse to its length, each of said second elongate bristles having two opposing ends, one end being an application end and the other end being a secured end, said first and second elongate strips of hair sandwiched together and rolled up together on top of said second elongate strip of hair in substantially planar contact, such that a brush head is provided having at one of its ends a plurality of bristle application ends including said application ends of said first and second elongate flexible bristles.   
     
     
         17 . A cosmetics brush including a plurality of elongate flexible bristle portions, each of said bristle portions having two opposing ends, one end being an application end and the other end being a secured end, said brush comprising:
 A) a first set of bristles; and   B) a second set of bristles being shorter than said first set of bristles and configured such that the application ends are recessed relative to the application ends of said first set of bristles, such that different application pressures of said brush provide different relative application properties of said first and second sets of bristles.   
     
     
         18 . A cosmetics brush, said brush comprising:
 A) a first elongate, substantially planar, strip of hair itself comprising a plurality of first elongate flexible bristles oriented generally transverse to its length, each of said first elongate bristles having two opposing ends, one end being an application end and the other end being a secured end; and   B) a second elongate, substantially planar, strip of hair itself comprising a plurality of second elongate flexible bristles, each of said second elongate bristles having two opposing ends, one end being an application end and the other end being a secured end, said second elongate flexible bristles being shorter than said first set of bristles and configured such that the application ends are recessed relative to the application ends of said first set of bristles, such that different application pressures of said brush provide different relative application properties of said first and second sets of bristles.   
     
     
         19 . The brush as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein said second elongate flexible bristles are grouped such that a recess is provided proximate their application ends, relative to the application ends of the first elongate flexible bristles, said recess configured to accept cosmetic for application purposes.