Applicator for applying a product to the eyebrows

Abstract

The invention concerns an applicator ( 10 ) for applying a product (P) to the eyebrows, comprising: a rod ( 11 ) an application member ( 30 ) secured to one end of the rod, comprising: —a body ( 32 ) with a free end ( 36 ) and having an application face ( 33 ) with a portion ( 38 ) of which the width decreases towards the free end, —pins ( 34 ) projecting from the application face ( 33 ), at least some of said pins being connected to the portion ( 38 ) of decreasing width, with a series of at least three pins ( 34 ) in the direction of the width of the application face ( 33 ) and a series of at least three pins ( 34 ) in the direction of the length thereof.

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         15 . An applicator for applying a product to the eyebrows, comprising
 a stem,   an application member which is fixed to one end of the stem and comprises:   a body having a free end and having an application face with a portion whose width decreases in the direction of the free end,   spikes projecting from the application face, at least some of them being connected to the portion of decreasing width, with a succession of at least three spikes in the direction of the width of the application face and a succession of at least three spikes in the direction of its length.   
     
     
         16 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 15 , comprising a succession of a maximum of four or five spikes in the direction of the length of the application face and/or of three to five spikes in the direction of the width of the application face. 
     
     
         17 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 15 , the total number of spikes carried by the application member being between 8 and 15. 
     
     
         18 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 15 , all the spikes being implanted on the portion of decreasing width of the application face. 
     
     
         19 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 15 , the back of the application member, opposite the application face carrying the spikes, being smooth. 
     
     
         20 . The applicator as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, the spikes being arranged in rows that are aligned in the direction of the length of the application face. 
     
     
         21 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 15 , the spikes being arranged in rows that are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the application member, in particular in rows that are offset with respect to one another in the longitudinal direction of the application member, the offset between two adjacent rows preferably being between ¼ and ¾ of the mean spacing between the spikes within one row, said spacing (r) being measured at the base of the spikes. 
     
     
         22 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 15 , the spikes being of a longitudinal axis parallel to a same direction, which is not parallel and not perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the application member, the longitudinal axis of the spikes forming, with the longitudinal axis of the application member, an angle that is not a right angle, such that the spikes are oriented obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the stem, by an angle of between 30 and 80°. 
     
     
         23 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 15 , the body of the application member having a general shape flattened in a flattening plane, which is oriented generally perpendicularly with respect to a median plane for the application face. 
     
     
         24 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 15 , the application member having a shape that is symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal median plane, at least one row of spikes extending in this longitudinal median plane. 
     
     
         25 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 15 , the application face to which the spikes are connected being inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the application member. 
     
     
         26 . The applicator as claimed in  claim 25 , the spikes not being connected rectilinearly to the application face but leaning forward when the application member is observed in cross section in a plane parallel to its longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         27 . A packaging and application device comprising an applicator as defined in  claim 15 , and a container containing the product to be applied. 
     
     
         28 . The device of  claim 27 , the product comprising an aqueous dispersion of particles of hydrophobic film-forming hybrid acrylic polymer and at least one linear block silicone copolymer, at least one pigment, and at least one mineral thickener, chosen from among clays, the container being provided with an element which serves for wiping the stem and the application member and through which the application member passes when the applicator is withdrawn from the container. 
     
     
         29 . A method for making up the eyebrows, in which a cosmetic product is applied to the eyebrows with the aid of the applicator as claimed in  claim 15 , the product being taken from a container provided with a wiping element.