Applicator for applying a product to the eyebrows, eyelashes or the skin

Abstract

An applicator for applying a product, including a rod and an application member secured to one end of the rod including:—a body with a longitudinal axis, the applicator being designed for applying a product to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, the application member including pins connected to the body, the pins being of different lengths and the longest pin or pins being among the three closest the distal end of the application member, or the application member being designed for applying product to the skin of the eyebrows, the application member including between one and five pins extending from a lateral surface of the body, these pins being flocked and forming an angle which is not zero with the longitudinal axis of the body.

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         30 . An applicator ( 10 ) for applying a product (P), comprising
 a stem ( 11 ),   an application member ( 30 ) which is fixed to one end of the stem ( 11 ) and comprises:   a body ( 32 ) having a longitudinal axis (X),   
       the applicator ( 10 ) being designed for applying a product to the eyelashes or eyebrows, the application member comprising spikes ( 34 ) connected to the body, the spikes being of different lengths ( 1 ), the longest spike or spikes ( 34 ) being among the three closest to the distal end ( 36 ) of the application member, or 
       the applicator ( 10 ) being designed for applying the product to the skin of the eyebrows, the application member comprising between one and five spikes ( 34 ) extending from a lateral surface ( 33 ) of the body ( 32 ), these spikes ( 34 ) being flocked and forming an angle which is not zero with the longitudinal axis (X) of the body ( 32 ). 
     
     
         31 . An applicator ( 10 ) for applying a product to the eyelashes or eyebrows, comprising:
 a stem ( 11 ),   an application member ( 30 ) which is fixed to one end of the stem and comprises:   a body ( 32 ) having a distal end ( 36 ),   spikes ( 34 ) connected to the body, the spikes being of different lengths ( 1 ), the longest spike or spikes ( 34 ) being among the three closest to the distal end ( 36 ) of the application member.   
     
     
         32 . An applicator ( 10 ) for applying a product (P) to the skin of the eyebrows, comprising
 a stem ( 11 ),   an application member ( 30 ) which is fixed to one end of the stem ( 11 ) and comprises:   a body ( 32 ) having a longitudinal axis (X),   between one and five spikes ( 34 ) extending from a lateral surface ( 33 ) of the body ( 32 ), these spikes ( 34 ) being flocked and forming an angle which is not zero with the longitudinal axis (X) of the body ( 32 ).   
     
     
         33 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , having a spike of greater length which is closest to the distal end ( 36 ) via its base. 
     
     
         34 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , the body ( 32 ) having an application face ( 33 ) with a portion ( 38 ) whose width decreases in the direction of the distal end ( 36 ), the spikes ( 34 ) projecting from the application face ( 33 ), at least some of them being connected to the portion ( 38 ) of decreasing width, with a succession of at least three spikes ( 34 ) in the direction of the width of the application face ( 33 ) and a succession of at least three spikes ( 34 ) in the direction of its length. 
     
     
         35 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 34 , comprising a succession of a maximum of four or five spikes ( 34 ) in the direction of the length of the application face ( 33 ) or of three to five spikes ( 34 ) in the direction of the width of the application face ( 33 ). 
     
     
         36 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , the back of the application member, opposite the application face ( 33 ) carrying the spikes ( 34 ), being smooth. 
     
     
         37 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , the spikes ( 34 ) being arranged in rows that are aligned in the direction of the length of the application face. 
     
     
         38 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , the spikes being arranged in rows that are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the application member. 
     
     
         39 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , the spikes ( 34 ) being of a longitudinal axis parallel to a same direction. 
     
     
         40 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , the body ( 32 ) of the application member having a general shape flattened in a flattening plane (F). 
     
     
         41 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , the application member having a shape that is symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal median plane (M). 
     
     
         42 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , the application face ( 33 ) to which the spikes are connected being inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis (X) of the application member ( 30 ). 
     
     
         43 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , within a row of spikes, the length of the spikes increasing toward the distal end ( 36 ) of the application member. 
     
     
         44 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , the or each longest spike being connected via its base to the application face at a position set back from the distal end ( 36 ) of the application member. 
     
     
         45 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , the longest spike being unique and having a longitudinal axis situated in a median plane of symmetry of the application member. 
     
     
         46 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , the number of spikes ( 34 ) being less than or equal to three. 
     
     
         47 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , the spikes ( 34 ) each extending with their longitudinal axis (K) contained in a plane parallel to the longitudinal axis (X) of the body ( 32 ). 
     
     
         48 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , the longitudinal axes (K) of the spikes ( 34 ) extending in a median plane (M) of the application member ( 30 ). 
     
     
         49 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 47 , the longitudinal axes (K) of the spikes ( 34 ) being parallel to the median plane (M) of the application member ( 30 ) and being spaced apart from the latter by a distance m of between 0.25 and 1.54 mm. 
     
     
         50 . The applicator as claimed in  claims 30 , the longitudinal axes (K) of the spikes ( 34 ) forming an angle γ with the longitudinal axis (X) of the body ( 32 ), the angle γ being between 5° and 85°. 
     
     
         51 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , the body ( 32 ) having a boss to which the spikes ( 34 ) are connected. 
     
     
         52 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , the lateral surface comprising a facet ( 33 ) to which the spikes ( 34 ) are connected, which facet ( 33 ), seen from the side, has a rectilinear profile forming an angle α of between 5° and 85° with the longitudinal axis (X) of the body ( 32 ). 
     
     
         53 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , the spikes ( 34 ) having, at their distal end ( 44 ), a radius of curvature r of between 0.01 and 0.3 mm. 
     
     
         54 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , the center distance D between the axes of two spikes ( 34 ) being greater than or equal to 0.5 mm. 
     
     
         55 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , the flocking hairs ( 36 ) having a length of less than or equal to 0.75 mm. 
     
     
         56 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 30 , the application member ( 30 ) being fully flocked on its visible portion. 
     
     
         57 . A packaging and application device comprising an applicator ( 10 ) as defined in  claim 30 , and a container containing the product (P) to be applied. 
     
     
         58 . A method for making up the skin of the eyebrows, comprising the steps of applying a product (P) to the skin in fine strokes using the applicator ( 10 ) as defined in  claim 30  in order to imitate the presence of hairs in the area of the eyebrows.