Mascara Brush with Disks Having Multiple Rows

Abstract

In a disk-style applicator brush, such as for mascara, the bristle-containing disks are created having multiple rows of bristles to minimize the number of disks necessary to create a taper as well creating more visually appealing tapers. This is advantageous for the visual attractiveness as well as the ergonomic improvement of the brush. Disks are made that are thicker (in the axial dimension) and have two rows of bristles that are alternating, but each row of the bristles creates a different brush diameter.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 
     
         1 . A method of making an applicator brush, comprising:
 assembling bristle-containing disks in a coaxial manner into a brush, wherein one or more of the bristle-containing disks includes two or more rows of bristles.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising forming a taper in the applicator brush by assembling the bristle-containing disks in a coaxial manner, wherein the disks forming the taper include two or more rows of bristles. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein a first bristle-containing disk is adjacent to a second bristle containing disk, wherein the first disk is proximal and the second disk is distal in the brush, and the first disk includes a first proximal row of bristles and a first distal row of bristles, wherein the first proximal row of bristles has an overall diameter greater than the overall diameter of the first distal row of bristles. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the second disk includes a second proximal row of bristles and a second distal row of bristles, wherein the second proximal row of bristles has an overall diameter greater than the overall diameter of the second distal row of bristles. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the first proximal row of bristles has an overall diameter greater than the overall diameter of the second proximal row of bristles. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the first distal row of bristles has an overall diameter greater than the overall diameter of the second distal row of bristles. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the first distal row of bristles has an overall diameter equal to or greater than the overall diameter of the second proximal row of bristles. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein two rows of bristles includes a number of bristles that can be counted to make two revolutions around the disk. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein each of the bristles in a row are on the same plane. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a disk has a first proximal row of bristles and a distal row of bristles. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the bristles of the distal row are staggered with respect to the bristles of the proximal row. 
     
     
         1 . A bristle-containing disk for an applicator brush, comprising:
 a central core having a proximal flat surface and a distal flat surface and a rounded side surface between the proximal and distal flat surfaces; and   a plurality of bristles are arranged in at least two rows on the rounded side surface.   
     
     
         2 . The bristle-containing disk of claim  12 , wherein a first row of bristles are arranged on a first plane parallel to the proximal and distal flat surface, and a second row of bristles are arranged on a second plane parallel to the proximal and distal flat surface. 
     
     
         3 . An applicator brush, comprising:
 a first bristle-containing disk;   a second bristle containing disk adjacent to the first bristle containing disk, wherein the first disk is proximal and the second disk is distal in the brush, and the first disk includes a first proximal row of bristles and a first distal row of bristles, wherein the first proximal row of bristles has an overall diameter greater than the overall diameter of the first distal row of bristles.   
     
     
         15 . The applicator brush of claim  14 , wherein the second disk includes a second proximal row of bristles and a second distal row of bristles, wherein the second proximal row of bristles has an overall diameter greater than the overall diameter of the second distal row of bristles. 
     
     
         16 . The applicator brush of  claim 15 , wherein the first proximal row of bristles has an overall diameter greater than the overall diameter of the second proximal row of bristles. 
     
     
         17 . The applicator brush of  claim 16 , wherein the first distal row of bristles has an overall diameter greater than the overall diameter of the second distal row of bristles. 
     
     
         18 . The applicator brush of  claim 15 , wherein the first distal row of bristles has an overall diameter equal to or greater than the overall diameter of the second proximal row of bristles. 
     
     
         4 . The applicator brush of claim  14 , wherein the bristles of the distal row are staggered with respect to the bristles of the proximal row in the first disk and the second disk.