Applicator for applying a cosmetic, makeup or care product to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows

Abstract

The present invention relates to an applicator for applying a cosmetic, makeup or care product to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, having an application member comprising a core that extends along a longitudinal axis, and spikes that are carried by the core and are arranged in groups of spikes within longitudinal rows, in which applicator the groups of spikes are preferably uniformly spaced along the longitudinal rows and each comprise at least two spikes, at least one longitudinal row of spikes being axially offset with respect to the consecutive longitudinal row, in such a way that at least one group of spikes of the offset row occupies the same axial position as a space free of spikes between two groups of spikes of the consecutive row.

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         19 . Applicator for applying a cosmetic, makeup or care product to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, having an application member comprising:
 a core that extends along a longitudinal axis, and   spikes that are carried by the core and are arranged in groups of spikes within longitudinal rows,   
       in which applicator the groups of spikes are preferably uniformly spaced along the longitudinal rows and each comprise at least two spikes, 
       at least one longitudinal row of spikes being axially offset with respect to the consecutive longitudinal row, in such a way that at least one group of spikes of the offset row occupies the same axial position as a space free of spikes between two groups of spikes of the consecutive row. 
     
     
         20 . Applicator according to  claim 19 , in which each group of spikes of at least one row occupies the same axial position as the space free of spikes between two groups of spikes of the consecutive row, better still each group of spikes of the core occupies the same axial position as a space free of spikes between two groups of spikes of the consecutive rows. 
     
     
         21 . Applicator according to  claim 19 , in which the spikes of the same rank in every other longitudinal row occupy the same axial position along the longitudinal axis of the core. 
     
     
         22 . Applicator according to  claim 19 , in which the spacing between the consecutive groups of spikes is constant within at least one longitudinal row, better still within each longitudinal row. 
     
     
         23 . Applicator according to  claim 19 , in which, within a longitudinal row, the spacing between two consecutive groups of spikes is between 0.3 mm and 2.5 mm, better still between 0.45 mm and 1.5 mm. 
     
     
         24 . Applicator according to  claim 19 , in which the axial offset between one longitudinal row of spikes and the consecutive longitudinal row is greater than or equal to the length of a group of spikes of said consecutive row. 
     
     
         25 . Applicator according to  claim 19 , in which the spacing between the spikes of a group is the same for each group, being in particular between 0.05 mm and 2.5 mm, better still between 0.4 mm and 1.3 mm. 
     
     
         26 . Applicator according to  claim 19 , in which all the groups of spikes comprise the same number of spikes. 
     
     
         27 . Applicator according to  claim 19 , in which, within at least one group, the spikes are of the same height, better still within each group. 
     
     
         28 . Applicator according to  claim 19 , in which the spikes of at least one group are of the same shape, better still all the spikes of a longitudinal row are of the same shape, even better still all the spikes of the application member, this shape preferably being semi-conical, with a plane face, all the plane faces preferably being oriented circumferentially in the same direction. 
     
     
         29 . Applicator according to  claim 19 , in which at least one longitudinal row comprises an isolated spike at the proximal end of the core, better still every other longitudinal row. 
     
     
         30 . Applicator according to  claim 19 , in which the longitudinal rows are rectilinear, preferably with between twelve and twenty rows. 
     
     
         31 . Applicator according to  claim 19 , in which the spikes each extend from the core along an elongation axis perpendicular to the surface of the core at the point at which the spikes are attached to the core. 
     
     
         32 . Applicator according to  claim 19 , in which, within a longitudinal row, the height of the spikes decreases in the direction of the distal end of the core, in particular along at least half the length of the application member. 
     
     
         33 . Applicator according to  claim 19 , in which the number of spikes per longitudinal row is between 10 and 48. 
     
     
         34 . Applicator according to  claim 19 , in which the core has a circular cross section. 
     
     
         35 . Applicator according to  claim 19 , in which the spikes are moulded together with and in particular from the same material as the core. 
     
     
         36 . Device for packaging and applying a product to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, having an applicator according to  claim 19  and a container containing the product to be applied.