Techniques for false eyelash application

Abstract

False eyelash applicator apparatuses for applying a false eyelash to an eyelid are provided. One apparatus includes an applicator unit having an approximate shape of a hollow cylinder and including a first end, a second end, and a body extending from the first end to the second end along a lengthwise direction of the applicator unit, and at least one false eyelash holder disposed on the body of the applicator unit and for securing the false eyelash to the applicator unit. Another apparatus includes an applicator unit having a base, a first side surface, a second side surface, a first top surface, and a second top surface, a hole extending through the applicator unit from the first side surface to the second side surface, and at least one false eyelash holder disposed on the body of the applicator unit and for securing the false eyelash to the applicator unit.

1 . A false eyelash applicator apparatus for applying a false eyelash to an eyelid, the apparatus comprising:
 an applicator unit having an approximate shape of a hollow cylinder and including a first end, a second end, and a body extending from the first end to the second end along a lengthwise direction of the applicator unit; and   at least one false eyelash holder disposed on the body of the applicator unit and for securing the false eyelash to the applicator unit.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second end of the applicator unit is open so as to allow at least one of a human finger and a rod to be inserted into the second end, and
 wherein the first end is at least one of open so as to allow the human finger or the rod to extend up to or past the first end and closed so as to prevent the human finger or the rod from extending past the first end.   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the false eyelash holder is a clasp disposed proximate to the first end of the applicator unit, and
 wherein the clasp includes a base attached to the body, a hinge disposed at and connected to one side of the base, and a flap connected to the hinge so as to allow the flap to rotate about the hinge between an open position of the flap and a closed position of the flap,   wherein the closed position of the flap comprises the flap being at least one of disposed on the base and directly contacting the base, and   wherein the open position of the flap comprises the flap being disposed at a position exposing a surface of the base that is opposite to another surface of the base that contacts the body.   
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the base includes at least one protrusion disposed on the base and extending in a direction away from the body,
 wherein the flap includes at least one receiving hole extending through the flap, the at least one receiving hole being disposed at a position on the flap corresponding to the at least one protrusion,   wherein the at least one protrusion penetrates through the receiving hole when the flap is in the closed position,   wherein the protrusions extend through lashes of the false eyelash when the false eyelash is disposed on the applicator unit, and   wherein the false eyelash is secured to the applicator unit when the flap is in the closed position.   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein applicator unit is formed of at least one of a rubber, a plastic, a polymer, a cloth, a metal, and a paper,
 wherein an internal surface of the body has a decreasing diameter along the direction from the second end to the first end.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one false eyelash holder is a flange extending along the body of the applicator unit, and
 wherein the flange has a receiving hole disposed at a top surface at the second end of the applicator unit.   
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a retaining clip disposed in the receiving hole,   wherein the retaining clip is a rod having a first end that is inserted into the receiving hole, a curved portion bending approximately  180  degrees, and a second end extending away from the curved portion so as to be disposed adjacent to the body when the first end of the retaining clip is inserted into the receiving hole,   wherein the retaining clip rotates about the receiving hole so as to produce a gap between the retaining clip and the body, and   wherein the false eyelash is disposed in the gap between the retaining clip and the body so as to secure the false eyelash to the applicator unit.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the flange is integrally formed with the body of the application unit,
 wherein the flange extends from the first end of the body to the second end of the body, and   wherein the flange has a first side and a second side that are integrally formed with an outer surface of the body of the application unit and has a bottom side that directly contacts the body.   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the first side of the flange and the second side of the flange are approximately symmetrical with respect to the receiving hole. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the first side of the flange is flat so as to extend away from the body along an axis that is approximately bisecting the body, and
 wherein the second side of the flange extends away from the body along a line approximately tangential to the outer surface of the body so as to intersect with the first side of the flange.   
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one false eyelash holder comprises at least two flanges, and
 wherein the flanges are disposed so as to be opposite each other with respect to the body of the application unit.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one false eyelash holder is disposed at a second half of the applicator unit so as to be proximate to the second end of the applicator unit and a first half of the applicator unit extends from the second half to the first end, and
 wherein the at least one false eyelash holder comprises:   a flap that is rotatable between an open position extending the flap away from the body and a closed position having a curvature of the flap align with a curvature the body;   a hinge disposed between the flap and the body allowing for the flap to rotate about the hinge in order to be in the open position or the closed position;   and a slot disposed along a side of the flap that is opposite to another side of the flap that is connected to the hinge.   
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12  further comprising a slot extension extending from an end of the slot proximate to the second end towards the second end of the applicator unit,
 wherein the slot comprises a first side disposed on the flap and a second side disposed on the body, 
 wherein, when the flap is disposed in the open position, an interior surface of the body coinciding with the flap is exposed, and 
 wherein the false eyelash is disposed on the second side of the slot when the flap is in the open position, 
 wherein the false eyelash is secured to the application unit when the flap is rotated to the closed position while the false eyelash is disposed on the second side of the slot, and 
 wherein the false eyelash that is secured to the application unit may be removed from the application unit by sliding through the slot and the slot extension. 
 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the body of the applicator unit is tapered so as to have a decreasing diameter from the flap towards the second end. 
     
     
         15 . A false eyelash applicator apparatus for applying a false eyelash to an eyelid, the apparatus comprising:
 an applicator unit having a base, a first side surface, a second side surface, a first top surface, and a second top surface;   a hole extending through the applicator unit from the first side surface to the second side surface; and   at least one false eyelash holder disposed on the body of the applicator unit and for securing the false eyelash to the applicator unit.   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the first side surface and the second side surface extend from a pair of respective sides of the base that are opposite to each other, and
 wherein the first side surface and the second side surface are parallel.   
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the first top surface and the second top surface extend from another pair of respective sides of the base that are opposite to each other,
 wherein the first top surface and the second top surface intersect at a top of the applicator unit, and   wherein the first top surface and the second top surface are concave so as to curve in the same direction according to respective curvatures.   
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the hole has a diameter equal to or less than one inch. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , further comprising a hinge connecting the applicator unit to the at least one false eyelash holder,
 wherein the at least one false eyelash holder includes a lever having a first end and a second end,   wherein the hinge includes a tensioning unit disposed proximate to the second end and allowing the lever to move between an open position having the first end disposed distal to the applicator unit and a closed position having the first end disposed proximal to the applicator unit,   wherein the lever is movable from the closed position to the open position by application of force to the second end of the lever,   wherein the lever is formed to have a similar shape as at least one of the first top surface and the second top surface, and   wherein the second end of the lever includes protrusions extending from the lever towards the applicator unit.   
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein the protrusions extend through lashes of the false eyelash when the false eyelash is disposed between the lever and the applicator unit and when the lever is in the closed position.