U.S. patent application number 16/954908 was filed with the patent office on 2020-12-17 for tip applicator and cosmetic application device including same.
This patent application is currently assigned to AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION. The applicant listed for this patent is AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION. Invention is credited to Jung Sun CHOI, Ji Jung LEE, Oh Soo LEE, Seung Min LEE, Ho Joong SEO.
Application Number | 20200390222 16/954908 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000005051447 |
Filed Date | 2020-12-17 |
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United States Patent
Application |
20200390222 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
LEE; Seung Min ; et
al. |
December 17, 2020 |
TIP APPLICATOR AND COSMETIC APPLICATION DEVICE INCLUDING SAME
Abstract
A tip applicator is provided. The tip applicator according to
one embodiment of the present invention is intended for capturing
and applying cosmetic on skin, and includes an application portion
including an application surface for capturing and applying the
cosmetic on a skin of a user, the application surface being formed
in a surface of the application portion; a support portion which is
connected to one side of the application portion to support the
application portion; and a capture amount control portion which is
formed on the application surface and changes a capture amount of
the cosmetic captured by the application surface.
Inventors: |
LEE; Seung Min; (Seoul,
KR) ; CHOI; Jung Sun; (Yongin-si, KR) ; SEO;
Ho Joong; (Yongin-si, KR) ; LEE; Ji Jung;
(Yongin-si, KR) ; LEE; Oh Soo; (Seoul,
KR) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION |
Seoul |
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KR |
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Assignee: |
AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION
Seoul
KR
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Family ID: |
1000005051447 |
Appl. No.: |
16/954908 |
Filed: |
December 18, 2018 |
PCT Filed: |
December 18, 2018 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/KR2018/016090 |
371 Date: |
June 17, 2020 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 40/267 20130101;
A45D 40/264 20130101; A45D 34/043 20130101; A45D 34/046
20130101 |
International
Class: |
A45D 40/26 20060101
A45D040/26; A45D 34/04 20060101 A45D034/04 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Dec 18, 2017 |
KR |
10-2017-0173851 |
Claims
1. A tip applicator for capturing and applying cosmetic on skin,
comprising: an application portion including an application surface
for capturing and applying the cosmetic on a skin of a user, the
application surface being formed in a surface of the application
portion; a support portion which is connected to one side of the
application portion to support the application portion; and a
capture amount control portion which is formed on the application
surface and changes a capture amount of the cosmetic captured by
the application surface.
2. The tip applicator of claim 1, wherein the capture amount
control portion includes a capture recess formed in at least a
portion of the application surface in order to increase the capture
amount of the cosmetic.
3. The tip applicator of claim 2, wherein the capture recess is
formed to extend along a length direction of the application
portion from another side of the application portion to the one
side of the application portion, and at least one of a depth and a
width of the capture recess varies along the length direction of
the application portion.
4. The tip applicator of claim 3, wherein the capture recess has a
depth which becomes shallower or a width which becomes narrower as
it goes along a length direction from a distal end of the
application portion from the support portion to a proximal end of
the application portion from the support portion.
5. The tip applicator of claim 3, wherein the capture recess is
formed plurally, and the plurality of the capture recesses are
disposed to be spaced apart from each other along a width direction
of the application portion.
6. The tip applicator of claim 2, wherein the capture recess is
formed to extend along a width direction of the application portion
from another side to one side of the application portion, the
capture recess is formed plurally, and the plurality of the capture
recesses have their own depths which become shallower or their own
widths which become narrower as it goes along a length direction of
the application portion.
7. The tip applicator of claim 2, wherein the capture recess is
formed in a shape of an ellipse or closed curve with a center of
the application portion as a center thereof along a side surface of
the application portion, and the capture recess is formed plurally
and the plurality of the capture recesses have their own depths
which become shallower or their own widths which become narrower as
it goes along a height direction of the application portion.
8. The tip applicator of claim 1, wherein the support portion
includes a first portion which comes into contact with a contact
surface formed on another surface of the application portion to
support the application portion; and a second portion which extends
from the first portion to support the first portion.
9. The tip applicator of claim 8, wherein a widthwise length of the
application portion gradually increases as it goes along the length
direction of the application portion from one end portion to
another end portion of the application portion, and the widthwise
length gradually decreases as it goes from a first point, and
wherein the first point is formed between the one end portion and
the other end portion of the application portion.
10. The tip applicator of claim 8, wherein a sum of a thickness of
the application portion and a thickness of the first portion
gradually increases as it goes along the length direction of the
application portion from one end portion to another end portion of
the application portion, and the sum gradually decreases as it goes
from a second point, and wherein the second point is formed between
the one end portion and the other end portion of the application
portion.
11. The tip applicator of claim 8, wherein the application portion
is integrally formed with or detachably coupled with the first
portion.
12. The tip applicator of claim 8, wherein the first portion has a
rigidity enough to prevent the application portion from being
bent.
13. The tip applicator of claim 1, wherein the support portion is
formed with a metal material, and the application portion is formed
with a material having a flexibility.
14. The tip applicator of claim 1, wherein a horizontal cross
section or a lateral cross section of the application portion has a
streamlined shape or curved shape.
15. The tip applicator of claim 2, wherein the capture amount
control portion is provided with a flocking surface which is formed
on at least a portion of the application surface, and on which a
plurality of small fibers are attached by a flocking process.
16. A tip applicator for capturing and applying cosmetic on skin,
comprising: an application portion including an application surface
for capturing and applying the cosmetic on a skin of a user, the
application surface being formed in a surface of the application
portion; and a support portion which is connected to one side of
the application portion to support the application portion, wherein
the application surface includes at least two surfaces which are
different from each other in terms of a capture amount of the
cosmetic.
17. The tip applicator of claim 16, wherein the at least two
surfaces are provided with a first surface formed along a length
direction from another side to one side of the application portion,
and a second surface connected to the first surface and having a
capture amount of the cosmetic different from that of the first
surface.
18. The tip applicator of claim 17, wherein the first surface has a
capture amount of the cosmetic greater than that of the second
surface.
19. The tip applicator of claim 18, wherein the first surface has a
capture amount of the cosmetic which gradually decreases as it goes
along a length direction from the other side to the one side of the
application portion.
20. The tip applicator of claim 16, wherein the application portion
has a greater widthwise length at a lower portion side of the
application portion proximal from the support portion than at an
upper portion side of the application portion distal from the
support portion.
21. (canceled)
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to a tip applicator and a
cosmetic application device including the same.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Generally, make-up cosmetics are products which are applied
on a body such as a face or nails to lent a splash of color and
make skin color beautiful after a basic product is used, and which
conceal skin defects which cannot be covered by the basic product.
The make-up cosmetics can be classified into base make-up products
and point make-up products.
[0003] The base make-up product may be a product which can unify
the color of the skin of an entire face or cover skin defects such
as melasma and freckle, thereby making a skin beautiful. The base
make-up product includes, for example, make-up base, foundation,
powder and the like.
[0004] The point make-up product may be a product which locally
highlights or shades lip, eyebrow, nail color or the like to
deliver a three-dimensional effect, thus expressing his or her
individuality. For example, the point make up product may include
lip stick, lip gloss, lip liner, eye liner, mascara and the
like.
[0005] Particularly, the lip make-up, one of the point make-ups, is
a make-up which applies cosmetic on lips to make lips prominent,
and various applications and expressions are possible depending on
cosmetic device for applying cosmetic as well as color of
cosmetic.
[0006] Important functions of a lip make-up cosmetic device include
a capture function that takes out cosmetic from a cosmetic
container, and an application function that applies the cosmetic
taken out from the container on lips evenly.
[0007] The applicator of a lip make-up container according to the
related art includes a cavity for improving the capture function or
accommodating coloring matter in an application member of the
applicator for holding separate tinting coloring matter, and
however there is a problem that it is very difficult to use it to
locally apply cosmetic or change lip lines because the shape and
structure thereof are relatively massive.
[0008] Further, a front side, lateral sides and a rear side of the
application member have same configuration or material, and thus
the capture amount, application amount and feeling which the
application member presents are similar, whereas disadvantageously
various use feelings cannot be generated according to usage
purpose.
SUMMARY
[0009] The present invention is to address the above problems, and
is to provide a tip applicator and a cosmetic application device
including the same which are capable of allowing a user to feel
various application feelings, and to use a suitable position of an
application portion according to use purpose.
[0010] In order to achieve the above object, the present disclosure
provides a tip applicator intended for capturing and applying
cosmetic on skin, which includes an application portion including
an application surface for capturing and applying the cosmetic on a
skin of a user, the application surface being formed in a surface
of the application portion; a support portion which is connected to
one side of the application portion to support the application
portion; and a capture amount control portion which is formed on
the application surface and changes a capture amount of the
cosmetic captured by the application surface.
[0011] Further, the capture amount control portion may include a
capture recess formed in at least a portion of the application
surface in order to increase the capture amount of the
cosmetic.
[0012] Further, the capture recess may be formed to extend along a
length direction of the application portion from another side of
the application portion to one side of the application portion, and
at least one of a depth and a width of the capture recess varies
along the length direction of the application portion.
[0013] Further, the capture recess may have a depth which becomes
shallower or a width which becomes narrower as it goes along a
length direction from a distal end of the application portion from
the support portion to a proximal end of the application portion
from the support portion.
[0014] Further, the capture recess may be formed plurally, and the
plurality of the capture recesses may be disposed to be spaced
apart from each other along a width direction of the application
portion.
[0015] Further, the capture recess may be formed to extend along a
width direction of the application portion from another side to one
side, the capture recess may be formed plurally, and the plurality
of the capture recesses may have their own depths which become
shallower or which become narrower as it goes along a length
direction of the application portion.
[0016] Further, the capture recess may be formed in a shape of an
ellipse or closed curve with a center of the application portion as
a center thereof along a side surface of the application portion,
and the capture recess is formed plurally and the plurality of the
capture recesses may have their own depths which become shallower
or their own widths which become narrower as it goes along a height
direction of the application portion.
[0017] Further, the support portion may include a first portion
which comes into contact with a contact surface formed on another
surface of the application portion to support the application
portion; and a second portion which extends from the first portion
to support the first portion.
[0018] Further, a widthwise length of the application portion may
gradually increase as it goes along the length direction of the
application portion from one end portion to another end portion of
the application portion, and the widthwise length may gradually
decrease as it goes from a first point, and wherein the first point
may be formed between the one end portion and the other end portion
of the application portion.
[0019] Further, a sum of a thickness of the application portion and
a thickness of the first portion may gradually increase as it goes
along the length direction of the application portion from one end
portion to another end portion of the application portion, and the
sum may gradually decrease as it goes from a second point, and
wherein the second point may be formed between the one end portion
and the other end portion of the application portion. Further, the
application portion may be integrally formed with or detachably
coupled with the first portion.
[0020] Further, the first portion may have a rigidity enough to
prevent the application portion from being bent.
[0021] Further, the support portion may be formed with a metal
material, and the application portion may be formed with a material
having a flexibility.
[0022] Further, a horizontal cross section or a lateral cross
section of the application portion may have a streamlined shape or
curved shape.
[0023] Further, the capture amount control portion may include a
flocking surface which is formed on a portion of the application
surface, and on which a plurality of small fibers are attached by a
flocking process.
[0024] As another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a tip
applicator for capturing and applying cosmetic on skin, which
includes an application portion including an application surface
for capturing and applying the cosmetic on a skin of a user, the
application surface being formed in a surface of the application
portion; and a support portion which is connected to one side of
the application portion to support the application portion, wherein
the application portion is provided with at least two surfaces
having different capture amounts of the cosmetic.
[0025] Further, the at least two surfaces may be provided with a
first surface formed along a length direction from another side to
one side of the application portion, and a second surface connected
to the first surface and having a capture amount different from
that of the first surface.
[0026] Further, the first surface may have a capture amount of the
cosmetic greater than that of the second surface.
[0027] Further, the first surface may have a capture amount of the
cosmetic which gradually decreases as it goes along a length
direction from another side to one side of the application
portion.
[0028] Further, the application portion may have a greater
widthwise length at a lower portion side of the application portion
proximal from the support portion than at an upper portion side of
the application portion distal from the support portion.
[0029] As another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a
cosmetic application device including a storage container in which
a certain amount of cosmetic is accommodated; and the tip
applicator for capturing and applying the cosmetic on skin.
[0030] The tip applicator according to one embodiment of the
disclosure and the cosmetic application device including the same
enable various application feelings depending on the capture amount
of the cosmetic, and the appropriate point of the application
portion to be used according to use purpose, thus embodying various
functions such as wide application of the cosmetic or fine change
with one product.
[0031] Additionally, the tip applicator according to one embodiment
of the present invention and the cosmetic application device
including the same can control the capture amount of the cosmetic
captured at once to enable overlay application without several
times of capturing, thus enhancing convenience in use.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0032] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a cosmetic
application device including a tip applicator according to one
embodiment of the present invention;
[0033] FIG. 2 is a font view of the tip applicator according to one
embodiment of the present invention;
[0034] FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 2;
[0035] FIG. 4 is a bottom view of FIG. 2;
[0036] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a modification
of a capture recess of the tip applicator according to one
embodiment of the present invention;
[0037] FIG. 6 is a font view illustrating a first modification of a
tip applicator according to one embodiment of the present
invention;
[0038] FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a second
modification of a tip applicator according to one embodiment of the
present invention; and
[0039] FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a third
modification of a tip applicator according to one embodiment of the
present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0040] Hereinafter, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings,
exemplary embodiments of this disclosure will be described in
detail such that the ordinarily skilled in the art can implement
them with easy. The disclosure can be implemented in various
different forms and the scope of the disclosure should not be
construed as being limited to the exemplary embodiments described
herein. In the drawings, in order to describe clearly the
invention, parts not related to the description will be omitted,
and like reference signs will be given to like constitutional
element throughout the disclosure.
[0041] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a cosmetic
application device including a tip applicator according to one
embodiment of the present invention.
[0042] Referring to FIG. 1, the cosmetic application device 1
according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a
storage container 10, a lid 20, cosmetic 30, a brush rod 40 and the
tip applicator 100.
[0043] With this configuration, the cosmetic application device 1
according to one embodiment of the present invention can prevent
emission of the cosmetic 30, and allow a user to feel various
application feelings depending on capture amount of the cosmetic
30.
[0044] Further, the cosmetic application device 1 enables overlay
application by controlling the capture amount without capturing the
cosmetic 30 several times, so that the convenience in use can be
improved.
[0045] The cosmetic application device 1 according to one
embodiment of the present invention may be for a cosmetic, in
particular, a lip cosmetic such as lip gloss, and however is not
limited thereto, but may be an application device used for applying
lip tint, lip lock, lip oil, eye shadow, foundation, concealer and
the like on skin.
[0046] Additionally, referring to FIG. 1, in one embodiment of the
present invention, a certain amount of the cosmetic 30 to be
applied on the skin of a user can be stored inside the storage
container 10. Further, the storage container 10 may have a
container shape with one side opened. The opened side of the
storage container 10 may serve as an inlet through which the tip
applicator 100 can be inserted into and extracted from the inside
of the storage container 10.
[0047] Further, the opened side of the storage container 10 may be
provided with a wiper 12 which is disposed inside the storage
container 10 and which, when the tip applicator 100 is extracted,
wipes the cosmetic 30 attached to a support portion 110, an
application portion 130 and the brush rod 40 to be described
below.
[0048] The wiper 12 may be provided with a wiping hole which is
formed in a central portion thereof, and which serves to wipe
cosmetic attached to the application portion 130, the support
portion 110 and the brush rod 40. This is because a size of the
wiping hole 12a formed in the wiper 12 is different from the sizes
of the application portion 130, the support portion 110 and the
brush portion 40.
[0049] The cross-sectional area of the brush rod 40 and the sum of
the cross-sectional areas of the application portion 130 and the
support portion 110 which pass through the wiping hole 12a of the
wiper 12 are greater than the cross-sectional area of the wiping
hole 12a, so that, when the brush rod 40, the application portion
130 and the support portion 110 pass through the wiping hole 12a,
the cosmetic 30 attached to the brush rod 40, the application
portion 130 and the support portion 110 can be wiped.
[0050] In this case, the difference between the cross-sectional
areas of the brush rod 40 and the wiping hole 12a may be less than
the difference between the sum of the cross-sectional areas of the
application portion 130 and the support portion 110 and the
cross-sectional area of the wiping hole 12a, so that, when the
cosmetic attached to the brush rod 40, the application portion 130
and the support portion 110 is wiped, the amount of the cosmetic 30
which is wiped can be controlled.
[0051] In one embodiment of the present invention, the lid 20 is
detachably coupled to the opened side of the storage container 10.
Further, the tip applicator 100 according to one embodiment of the
present invention may be fixed at its one end via the brush rod 40
or directly to the lid 20.
[0052] With this configuration, the lid 20 is detachably coupled to
the storage container 10, so that, when the tip applicator 100 is
not used, the lid 20 can prevent the emission of the cosmetic from
the storage container 10, and so that, when the tip applicator 100
is used, the tip applicator 100 can be extracted from the storage
container 10 and apply the cosmetic attached to the application
portion 130 on a skin of a user.
[0053] FIG. 2 is a font view of the tip applicator according to one
embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side view of the
tip applicator according to one embodiment of the present
invention. FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the tip applicator according
to one embodiment of the present invention.
[0054] As used in the description hereinafter, a direction toward
the application portion 130 from a second portion 114 of the
support portion 110 in FIG. 2 is referred to as an upward
direction; a direction toward the second portion 114 from the
application portion 130 is referred to as a downward direction; a
direction toward the application portion 130 from the first portion
112 of the support portion 110 in FIG. 3 is referred to as a
forward direction; and a direction from the application portion 130
to the first portion 112 is referred to as a rearward
direction.
[0055] Referring to FIG. 2, the tip applicator 100 according to one
embodiment of the present invention, which is intended for applying
the cosmetic 30 on keratin surface such as lips or skin, includes
the support portion 110, the application portion 130 and a capture
amount control portion 150.
[0056] With this configuration, the tip applicator 100 according to
one embodiment of the present invention can control capture amount
of the cosmetic 30, so that various application feelings can be
realized, and by using a suitable point of the application portion
130 depending on the use purpose, various functions, such as wide
application or fine change can be performed with one product.
[0057] Further, the tip applicator 100 according to one embodiment
of the present invention can control the capture amount of the
cosmetic 30 captured at once, so that overlay application is
possible without several captures, thus improving convenience in
use.
[0058] In this case, in this embodiment of the present invention,
the tip applicator 100 may be employed to the cosmetic application
device 1 for a lip cosmetic, in particular, lip gloss, and however,
the invention is not limited thereto, but can be employed to any
beauty product as long as it is a type of product which can be
applied on the skin of a user by capturing cosmetic, such as
eyeshadow or foundation.
[0059] On the other hand, in one embodiment of the present
invention, the support portion 110 may be connected to one side of
the application portion 130 to support the application portion 130.
The support portion 110 may be connected at its one end portion
directly to the lid 20 for covering the inlet of the storage
container 10, or to the brush rod 40 connected to the lid 20.
[0060] In this case, the support portion 110 may be formed with
thermoplastic resin, metallic material such as aluminum, gold or
silver, or silicone material, and however the material of the
support portion 110 is not limited thereto, but may be formed with
any material as long as it has a rigidity enough to prevent
excessive bending or deformation of the application portion when
the cosmetic is applied by the application portion 130.
[0061] Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, in one embodiment of the present
invention, the support portion 110 may be provided with a first
portion 112 and a second portion 114. In this case, the first
portion 112 may be connected to the application portion 130 to
support the application portion 130, and the second portion 114 may
be connected to the first portion 112 to support the first portion
112.
[0062] In one embodiment of the present invention, the first
portion 112 may be connected to the application portion 130 while
abutting a another surface of the application portion 130, for
example, a contact surface 134 of the application portion 130 as
shown in FIG. 3. In this case, the application portion 130 may be
integrally formed with or detachably coupled to the first portion
112.
[0063] Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the first portion 112 may be
coupled while abutting the contact surface 134 of the application
portion 130 at its one surface. In this case, the one surface of
the first portion 112 may have a shape corresponding to the contact
surface 134 of the application portion 130, so that the application
portion 130 can be seated on the one surface of the first portion
112. A horizontal cross section of the first portion 112 may be
formed to have a streamline shape similar to a horizontal cross
section of the application portion 130 to be described below.
[0064] Further, in one embodiment of the present invention, as
shown in FIG. 3, a thickness L3 of the first portion 112 may become
thinner as it goes upward from the lower end portion. With this
configuration, in one embodiment of the present invention, there
may be provided a portion where the sum of a thickness L2 of the
application portion 130 and the thickness L3 of the first portion
112 becomes thinner as it goes upward, and in this case, when the
tip applicator 100 is extracted, the capture amount of the cosmetic
30 on the application portion 130 can be controlled by removing a
great amount of cosmetic 30 on the application portion 130 from a
thick portion and removing a small amount of cosmetic 30 on the
application portion 130 from a thin portion.
[0065] On the other hand, the first portion 112 may have a rigidity
enough to prevent the bending of the application portion 130.
Accordingly, when the cosmetic 30 captured by or attached to the
application portion 130 is applied on the skin of a user, the
bending or deformation of the application portion 130 can be
prevented or minimized as the application portion 130 is supported
by the first portion 112.
[0066] Therefore, when the user applies the cosmetic 30 with the
application portion 130, the application portion 130 can be stably
supported by the first portion 112, and thus the user may feel a
hard and stable application feeling via the application portion
130.
[0067] Further, in one embodiment of the present invention, in
order to prevent the cosmetic 30 from being captured by the first
portion 112 at the time of the extraction of the tip applicator
100, the first portion 112 may be formed with or coated with a
material which relatively rarely captures the cosmetic 30 as
opposed to the application portion 130. Further, the first portion
112 may be coated with or plated with a glossy material having a
luster feeling.
[0068] In one embodiment of the present invention, as the first
portion 112 may be coated with a material which relatively rarely
captures or does not capture the cosmetic 30 compared with the
application portion 130, unnecessary cosmetic 30 may not be
conveyed and serve to spread on a lip or the like the cosmetic 30
conveyed by the application portion 130 to the lip or the like.
[0069] Referring to FIG. 3, in one embodiment of the present
invention, the second portion 114 may be formed in a cylindrical
shape, and however it is not limited thereto. In this case, the
second portion 114 may be connected to the lower end portion of the
first portion 112, and thus support the first portion 112, which in
turn can serve to support the application portion 130.
[0070] Further, similarly to the first portion 112, in order to
prevent the cosmetic 30 from being captured by the second portion
114 at the time of the extraction of the tip applicator 100, the
second portion 114 may be formed with or coated with a material
which relatively rarely captures the cosmetic 30 as opposed to the
application portion 130. Further, the second portion 114 may be
coated with or plated with a glossy material having a luster
feeling.
[0071] On the other hand, in one embodiment of the present
invention, the thickness L4 of the second portion 114 may be less
than the sum of the thickness L2 of the application portion 130 and
the thickness L3 of the first portion 112. In this case, in order
to prevent the cosmetic 30 from being captured by the second
portion 114 at the time of the extraction of the tip applicator
100, the second portion 114 may be formed with a material which
does not capture the cosmetic 30.
[0072] As described above, in one embodiment of the present
invention, the first portion 112 may be coupled with the
application portion 130 which is intended for coming into contact
with the skin of the user and applying the cosmetic 30 after
capturing the cosmetic 30.
[0073] In this case, the application portion 130 may have a
material and surface characteristics of smoothly applying the
cosmetic 30 on the skin of the user at the time of coming into
contact with the skin of the user. Further, various known materials
may be used for the application portion 130 as long as they are a
material, such as a fiber material, sponge or the like, which has a
flexibility and is capable of capturing a certain amount of the
cosmetic 30 and applying it on the skin of the user.
[0074] Referring to FIG. 3, in one embodiment of the present
invention, the application portion 130 may include the contact
surface 134 and the application surface 132. In this case, the
application surface 132 is formed on one surface of the application
portion 130, for example, an outer side of the application portion
130 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, so as to come into contact with the
skin of the user and apply the cosmetic 30 on the skin of the
user.
[0075] Further, in one embodiment of the present invention, the
contact surface 134 may be the other surface of the application
portion 130, for example, a portion where the application portion
130 abuts the first portion 112, so that the contact surface 134 of
the application portion 130 may be coupled with the first portion
while abutting the first portion.
[0076] On the other hand, with reference to FIG. 2, when an end
point of a lower end portion of the application portion 130 is
denoted by `a`, and an end point of an upper end portion thereof is
denoted by `b`, the horizontal cross section of the application
portion 130 has a width which may gradually increase as it goes
from the end point of the lower end portion a, have a maximum value
at a first point X1 and decrease as it goes from the first point X1
to the end point of the upper end portion b.
[0077] In this case, the first point X1 may be located closer to
the end point of the lower end portion a than to the end point of
the upper end portion b. As described above, the width of the
application portion 130 varies, and thus the tip applicator 100
according to one embodiment of the present invention can control
the capture amount of the cosmetic 30 depending on the position in
the application portion 130.
[0078] In one embodiment of the present invention, as the width of
the lower portion of the application portion 130 is greater than
the width of the upper portion of the application portion, most of
the cosmetic 30 captured by the lower portion of the application
portion having a large width is wiped and small amount of the
cosmetic 30 captured by the upper portion of the application
portion having a small width is removed when passing through the
wiper 12 at the time of the extraction of the tip applicator 100,
and thus it is possible to control the capture amount of the
cosmetic 30 depending on the position of the application portion
130.
[0079] On the other hand, referring to FIG. 3, in one embodiment of
the present invention, the thickness L2 of the application portion
in the lateral cross section may gradually increase as it goes from
the end point of the lower end portion a, may have a maximum value
at a second point X2, and may gradually decrease as it goes from
the second point X2 to the end point of the upper end point b. In
this case, the thickness L2 of the application portion 130 is a
length from the contact surface 134 of the application portion 130
to the application surface 132, and may mean a height of the
application portion 130.
[0080] With this configuration, the tip applicator 100 according to
one embodiment of the present invention can easily come into
contact with a lip at both the upper end portion and the second
point X2 which are different from each other in terms of the
thickness of the application portion 130.
[0081] Further, in one embodiment of the present invention, the
second point X2 may be located closer to the end point of the lower
end portion a of the application portion 130 than to the end point
of the upper end portion b as shown in FIG. 3. As described above,
the thickness of the application portion 130 varies, and thus the
tip applicator 100 according to one embodiment of the present
invention can control the capture amount of the cosmetic depending
on the position in the application portion 130.
[0082] With this configuration, the sum of the thickness L2 of the
application portion 130 and the thickness L3 of the first portion
112 becomes greater as it goes to the second point X2, and becomes
less as it goes to the end point of the upper end portion b, so
that, when passing through the wiping hole 12a of the wiper 12 at
the time of the extraction of the tip applicator 100, the largest
amount of the cosmetic 30 can be wiped from the second point X2
having the sum of the thicknesses of the application portion 130
and the first portion 112 greater than the cross sectional area of
the wiping hole.
[0083] In one embodiment of the present invention, the first point
X1 may be same as or different from the second point X2, and in a
case where the first point X1 is same as the second point X2, the
largest amount of the cosmetic 30 on the application portion 130
could be wiped from the first point X1 (=second point X2) when
passing through the wiping hole 12a of the wiper 12.
[0084] Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, in one embodiment of the present
invention, the application portion 130 may be convex forward and
shaped like a whale's belly. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the
application portion 130 may be formed in a streamlined or a curved
shape in its horizontal cross section and its lateral cross
section, and however it is not limited thereto.
[0085] On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the
application surface 132 of the application portion 130 may be
provided with the capture amount control portion 150, and thus the
capture amount of the cosmetic 30 captured by the application
surface can be controlled thereby. In this case, the capture amount
control portion 150 can allow the user of the tip applicator 100
according to one embodiment of the present invention to feel
various application feelings and to use an appropriate position in
the application portion 130 according to a use purpose.
[0086] Referring to FIG. 2, the capture amount control portion 150
may include a capture recess 152 formed in at least a portion of
the application surface 132 in order to increase the capture amount
of the cosmetic 30. Further, the capture recess 152 may extend in
the other side of the application portion 130, for example, as
shown in FIG. 2, along a length direction of the application
portion 130 from an upper side to a lower side of the application
portion.
[0087] In this case, in one embodiment of the present invention,
the capture recess 152 may extend from the upper end portion
including the end point of the upper end portion b of the
application portion 130, or as shown in FIG. 2, may extend downward
from a portion spaced from the upper end portion. With this
configuration, the tip applicator 100 according to one embodiment
of the present invention can allow the user to feel various
application feelings depending on the position.
[0088] Referring to FIGS. 2 and 4, in one embodiment of the present
invention, the capture recess 152 can control the capture amount of
the cosmetic 30 captured by the capture recess 152 by changing at
least one of a depth d and a width w along the length of the
application portion 130.
[0089] Further, the capture recess 152 may cause the capture amount
to decrease as it goes downward from the upper end portion of the
application portion 130 by gradually narrowing the width w or
gradually shallowing the depth d along the length of the
application portion 130. The capture recess 152 may be formed such
that the depth becomes deeper or the width becomes wider as it goes
to the upper end portion of the application portion 130. In this
case, the depth d or the width w of the capture recess 152 may be
gradually shallowed or narrowed like gradation effect.
[0090] With this configuration, the tip applicator 100 according to
one embodiment of the present invention can cause the capture
amount of the cosmetic 30 captured by the application portion 130
to differ according to the position in the application portion 130,
so that the user can feel various application feelings and use an
appropriate position in the application portion 130 according to
the use purpose, thus performing various functions such as wide
application and fine change with one product.
[0091] Referring to FIG. 4, in one embodiment of the present
invention, the cross section of the capture recess 152 may have an
approximately triangular shape whose width w decreases as its depth
d increases, but it is not limited thereto. In one embodiment of
the present invention, the cross section of the capture recess 152a
may have an approximately semi-circular shape as shown in FIG. 5A,
or the cross section of the capture recess 152b shown in FIG. 5B
may have an approximately rectangular shape, whereby the capture
amount of the cosmetic 30 captured by the capture recesses 152a,
152b can be controlled.
[0092] On the other hand, in one embodiment of the present
invention, the capture recess 152 may extend over a portion of an
entire length of the application portion 130 from an upper portion
side to a lower portion side of the application portion 130 along
the length direction of the application portion 130. In this case,
the capture recess 152 of the application portion 130 may not be
formed in the lower portion of the application portion 130
proximate to the support portion 110, so that less amount of the
cosmetic 30 can be captured by the lower portion of the application
portion 130 than by an upper portion of the application portion 130
in which the capture recess 152 is formed, and the user may cause
the capture recess 152 formed in the upper portion of the
application portion 30 to capture the cosmetic 30, apply thus
captured cosmetic 30 on a skin surface of the user and then spread
thus attached cosmetic on the skin surface using the lower portion
of the application portion 130.
[0093] Further, according to a first modification of a capture
amount control portion 150a of a tip applicator 200 in accordance
with one embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIG. 6, a
capture recess 252 of the capture amount control portion 150a may
extend along the length direction of the application portion 130
over an entire length of the application portion 130 from the upper
portion side to the lower end portion of the application portion
130.
[0094] On the other hand, referring to FIGS. 2 and 6, in one
embodiment of the present invention, the capture recess 152, 252
may be formed plurally and the plurality of capture recesses 152,
252 are disposed to be spaced apart from each other in the width
direction. In this case, as the width of the application portion
130 is less at the upper portion side than at the lower portion
side, a density of the capture recesses 152, 252 per unit area of
the application portion is greater at the upper portion side than
at the lower portion side.
[0095] With this configuration, the tip applicator 100, 200
according to one embodiment of the present invention can cause the
capture amount of the cosmetic 30 to be greater at the upper
portion side than at the lower portion side, and thus various
functions can be realized with one product, such that the wide
application can be performed by the upper portion side of the
application portion 130 while fine change can be performed by the
lower portion side whose capture amount is less than that of the
upper portion side.
[0096] Further, according to a second modification of a capture
amount control portion 150b of a tip applicator 300 in accordance
with one embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIG. 7, a
capture recess 352 of the capture amount control portion 150b may
extend along the width direction of the application portion 130
within a portion of an entire length of the application portion 130
from the upper portion side to the lower portion side of the
application portion 130.
[0097] Further, the capture recess 352 may be formed plurally and
the plurality of capture recesses 352 may be disposed to be spaced
apart from each other in the length direction of the application
portion 130. In this case, the capture recess 352 can cause the
capture amount to decrease as it goes from the upper end portion to
the lower end portion of the application portion 130 by gradually
shallowing the depth d or gradually narrowing the width w along the
length of the application portion 130.
[0098] In one embodiment of the present invention, as the capture
recess 352a formed at the upper portion side of the application
portion 130 has a greater depth d and a greater width w than the
capture recess 352b formed at the lower portion side of the
application portion, the capture amount can increase as it goes
from the lower end portion to the upper end portion.
[0099] According to a third modification of a capture amount
control portion 150c of a tip applicator 400 in accordance with one
embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIG. 8, a capture
recess 452 of the capture amount control portion 150c may be formed
in a shape of an ellipse or closed curve along a side surface of
the application portion. Further, the capture recess 452 may be
formed plurally, and the plurality of capture recesses 452a, 452b
may be disposed to be spaced apart from each other along a height
(thickness) direction.
[0100] In this case, the higher the location of the capture recess
452 is, the less a depth d of the capture recess 452 may be or the
less a width w of the capture recess 452 may be as illustrated in
FIG. 8, so that the capture amount becomes less as it goes from
periphery to a center.
[0101] In one embodiment of the present invention, as the capture
recess 452a formed at the periphery of the application portion 130
has a greater depth d and a greater width w than the capture recess
452b formed proximate to the center of the application portion 130,
the capture amount can increase as it goes from the periphery to
the center.
[0102] The tip applicator 100, 200, 300, 400 according to one
embodiment of the present invention can cause the capture amount of
the cosmetic 30 captured by the application portion 130 to differ
by means of the capture recess 152, 252, 352, 452 of the capture
amount control portion 150, 150a, 150b, 150c, so that the user can
feel various application feelings and use an appropriate position
in the application portion 130 according to the use purpose, thus
realizing various functions such as wide application and fine
change with one product.
[0103] On the other hand, in order to increase the capture amount
of the cosmetic 30, in one embodiment, a portion of the capture
amount control portion 150, 150a, 150b, 150c may be provided with a
flocking surface 154 formed in a portion of the application surface
132.
[0104] Further, the flocking surface 154 may be formed in such a
type that a plurality of small fibers are attached to the
application portion 130 through a flocking process, said
application portion being constituted with a molded product made by
injecting thermoplastic material.
[0105] With this configuration, as the tip applicator 100, 200,
300, 400 according to one embodiment of the present invention is
provided with the flocking surface 154 formed on the application
surface 132, it is possible to capture a greater amount of cosmetic
30 compared to in a case where only the application surface 132
captures the cosmetic 30.
[0106] On the other hand, referring to FIG. 2, according to another
embodiment of the present invention, the tip applicator 100, which
is intended for applying cosmetic on keratin surface of a user,
such as lips or skin, may include the support portion 110, the
application portion 130 and at least two surfaces which have
different capture amounts of the cosmetic 30.
[0107] In this case, the application portion 130 may be provided
with a first surface S1 and a second surface S2 which are formed on
the application surface 132 and have different capture amounts of
the cosmetic 30. In this case, the first surface S1 may be formed
to extend along the length direction of the application portion 130
from the upper end portion of the application portion to downward.
Further, the second surface S2 may be connected to the first
surface S1 and be formed to extend along the length direction of
the application portion from the first surface S1 to the lower end
portion of the application portion.
[0108] On the other hand, in another embodiment of the present
invention, the first surface S1 may be different from the second
surface S2 in terms of the capture amount, and the capture amount
of the first surface S1 may be greater than that of the second
surface S2. Further, the first surface S1 may have the capture
amount of the cosmetic which gradually decreases as it goes from
the upper side of the tip applicator to downward along the length
direction of the application portion.
[0109] With this configuration, the tip applicator 100 according to
another embodiment of the present invention can allow the user to
feel various application feelings according to the capture amount,
and to use a suitable position of the application portion 130
depending on the use purpose, so that various functions, such as
wide application or fine change can be performed with one
product.
[0110] Further, the tip applicator 100 according to another
embodiment of the present invention can control the capture amount
of the cosmetic 30 captured at once, so that overlay application is
possible without several captures, thus improving convenience in
use.
[0111] In another embodiment of the present invention, as the
support portion 110 and the application portion 130 have the same
configuration as in the above description, the description for them
will be omitted below.
[0112] Although embodiments of the present invention are described
above, the spirit of the invention is not limited to the exemplary
embodiments presented by this disclosure, and the ordinarily
skilled in the art who can understand the spirit of the invention
may easily conceive another embodiment by addition, change,
removal, modification, replacement or the like of constitutional
element without departing from the scope of the invention, which
will be construed to fall within the spirit of the invention.
[0113] The present invention can be used in the field of the
cosmetics industry.
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