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

Abstract

An applicator for applying a cosmetic, makeup or care, product to human keratin fibres, in eyelashes and/or eyebrows, having a stem and, at the distal end, an applicator member having a core that extends along a longitudinal axis, wherein the stem has a rectilinear portion extending along a rectilinear longitudinal axis and curved portion extending along a curvilinear longitudinal axis, the distance between the longitudinal axis of the rectilinear portion of the stem and longitudinal axis of the stem curved portion, measured perpendicularly to the axis, increasing in the distal end direction of the stem, along at least a part of the length of the curved portion, and distance between the core longitudinal axis and longitudinal axis of the stem rectilinear portion, measured perpendicularly to the axis, decreasing by going away from the distal end of the stem, along at least a part of the length of the applicator member.

1 .- 19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . Applicator for applying a cosmetic, makeup or care, product to human keratin fibres, in particular the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, having a stem and, at the distal end thereof, an applicator member having a core that extends along a longitudinal axis, 
       wherein the stem has a rectilinear portion that extends along a rectilinear longitudinal axis and a curved portion that extends along a curvilinear longitudinal axis,
 the distance between the longitudinal axis of the rectilinear portion of the stem and the longitudinal axis of the curved portion of the stem, measured perpendicularly to said axis, increasing in the direction of the distal end of the stem, along at least a part of the length of the curved portion, 
 and the distance between the longitudinal axis of the core and the longitudinal axis of the rectilinear portion of the stem, measured perpendicularly to said axis, decreasing by going away from the distal end of the stem, along at least a part of the length of the applicator member. 
 
     
     
         21 . Applicator according to  claim 20 , wherein the rectilinear portion of the stem extends along at least half the length thereof, in particular along at least two thirds of the length thereof. 
     
     
         22 . Applicator according to  claim 20 , wherein the curved portion of the stem extends along an arc of a circle having a constant radius of curvature. 
     
     
         23 . Applicator according to  claim 20 , wherein the cross section of the curved portion of the stem narrows, along at least a part of the length thereof, in the direction of the distal end of the stem. 
     
     
         24 . Applicator according to  claim 20 , wherein the distance between the longitudinal axis of the rectilinear portion of the stem and the longitudinal axis of the curved portion of the stem reaches a maximum at the point at which the applicator member is attached to the stem, this maximum distance being in particular between 1.5 mm and 5.5 mm, better still between 2.65 mm and 4.5 mm. 
     
     
         25 . Applicator according to  claim 20 , wherein the distance between the longitudinal axis of the core and the longitudinal axis of the rectilinear portion of the stem passes through a minimum at a point of the core that is situated at a distance from the proximal and distal ends thereof, in particular between one third and two thirds of the length of the core, and then preferably increases in the direction of the distal end of the core. 
     
     
         26 . Applicator according to  claim 20 , wherein the longitudinal axis of the core is curvilinear, extending in particular along at least a part of its length along an arc of a circle having a constant radius of curvature. 
     
     
         27 . Applicator according to the preceding claim, wherein the ratio of the difference in absolute value between the radius of curvature of the curved portion of the stem and that of the core to the radius of curvature of the curved portion of the stem is between 0.1 and 3, better still between 0.2 and 1.6. 
     
     
         28 . Applicator according to  claim 20 , wherein the distal end of the core and the distal end of the stem are situated on a straight line parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rectilinear portion of the stem. 
     
     
         29 . Applicator according to  claim 20 , wherein the core extends on the same side of the longitudinal axis of the rectilinear portion of the stem as the distal end of the stem. 
     
     
         30 . Applicator according to  claim 20 , wherein the distal end of the core is off-centre with respect to the proximal end of the stem. 
     
     
         31 . Applicator according to  claim 20 , wherein the applicator member has application elements that are carried by the core and are disposed all around the latter in a plurality of longitudinal rows. 
     
     
         32 . Applicator according to  claim 20 , wherein the core of the applicator member has a cross section, taken perpendicularly to its longitudinal axis, with a triangular overall shape. 
     
     
         33 . Applicator according to  claim 20 , wherein the core has three faces, a first face carrying at least one longitudinal row of application elements, and second and third faces each carrying at least one longitudinal row of application elements, in particular two rows, the core carrying in particular an additional longitudinal row of application elements which is situated on a ridge between the second and third faces. 
     
     
         34 . Applicator according to the preceding claim, wherein the first face of the core carries two longitudinal outer rows of application elements enclosing a longitudinal central row of application elements which is offset axially with respect to said two outer rows, the application elements in the two outer rows having in particular a semi-conical shape, and the application elements in the central row having in particular a pyramid shape. 
     
     
         35 . Applicator according to  claim 20 , wherein the first face of the core carries a longitudinal row of application elements in the form of blades, each extending in particular transversely to the longitudinal axis of the core. 
     
     
         36 . Applicator according to  claim 33 , wherein the application elements on the second and third faces of the core and on the ridge between the latter are disposed around the longitudinal axis of the core in circumferential rows of application elements, two consecutive circumferential rows along the longitudinal axis of the core being offset angularly by a non-zero angle, in particular equal to half the angular pitch between the application elements of a circumferential row. 
     
     
         37 . Applicator according to  claim 20 , wherein the applicator member is moulded, being produced in particular by bi-injection-moulding or mono-injection-moulding with the stem. 
     
     
         38 . Device for packaging and applying a cosmetic, makeup or care, product to human keratin fibres, in particular the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, having an applicator according to  claim 20  and a container containing the product.