U.S. patent application number 17/287012 was filed with the patent office on 2021-12-09 for application member for applying cosmetic product by stamping on the skin.
This patent application is currently assigned to L'OREAL. The applicant listed for this patent is L'OREAL. Invention is credited to Chloe CABON, Kyoo Jin PARK.
Application Number | 20210378386 17/287012 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000005784822 |
Filed Date | 2021-12-09 |
United States Patent
Application |
20210378386 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
CABON; Chloe ; et
al. |
December 9, 2021 |
APPLICATION MEMBER FOR APPLYING COSMETIC PRODUCT BY STAMPING ON THE
SKIN
Abstract
An application member for applying cosmetic product by stamping
on the skin, defining a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis
perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and an antero-posterior axis
perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and to the transverse axis.
A front application surface is loaded with cosmetic product by
placing the front application surface in contact with the cosmetic
product and at least partially placed in contact with the skin to
deposit by stamping thereon a line of cosmetic product whose shape
and contour correspond substantially to the shape and contour of
the part of the front application surface placed in contact with
the skin. The front application surface is outwardly convex when
the application member is observed in the plane defined by the
longitudinal axis and the transverse axis.
Inventors: |
CABON; Chloe; (Clichy,
FR) ; PARK; Kyoo Jin; (Clark, NJ) |
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Applicant: |
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L'OREAL |
Paris |
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FR |
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Assignee: |
L'OREAL
Paris
FR
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Family ID: |
1000005784822 |
Appl. No.: |
17/287012 |
Filed: |
October 28, 2019 |
PCT Filed: |
October 28, 2019 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/EP2019/079377 |
371 Date: |
April 20, 2021 |
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Application
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16192123 |
Nov 15, 2018 |
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17287012 |
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Current U.S.
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1/1 |
Current CPC
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A45D 34/04 20130101;
A45D 40/26 20130101; A45D 2200/1072 20130101 |
International
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A45D 40/26 20060101
A45D040/26; A45D 34/04 20060101 A45D034/04 |
Foreign Application Data
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Application Number |
Nov 15, 2018 |
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1860556 |
Claims
1. An application member for the stamping application of cosmetic
product on the skin, in particular for the application of eyeliner
to the eyelids, defining a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis
perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and an antero-posterior axis
perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and to the transverse axis,
and having a front application surface suitable for being loaded
with cosmetic product by placing the front application surface in
contact with the cosmetic product and for being at least partially
placed in contact with the skin to deposit by stamping thereon a
line of cosmetic product whose shape and contour correspond
substantially to the shape and contour of the part of the front
application surface placed in contact with the skin, wherein the
front application surface has an elongated shape along the
transverse axis, which is outwardly convex when the application
member is observed in the plane defined by the longitudinal axis
and the transverse axis.
2. The application member according to claim 1, wherein the front
application surface has a curved contour defining a concavity when
the application member is observed in the plane defined by the
transverse axis and the antero-posterior axis.
3. The application member according to claim 1, wherein the front
application surface is substantially flat when the application
member is observed in the plane defined by the longitudinal axis
and the antero-posterior axis.
4. The application member according to claim 1, wherein the front
application surface extends over a height along the longitudinal
axis, and has a width measured along the transverse axis between a
first side extremity and a second opposite side extremity and a
thickness measured along the antero-posterior axis between a first
edge and a second opposite edge, and wherein the thickness of the
front application surface is substantially constant on moving along
the transverse axis.
5. The application member according to claim 4, wherein the
thickness of the front application surface is minimal, and in
particular zero, at the first side extremity and/or at the second
side extremity, the first and second edges of the front application
surface meeting at the first side extremity and/or at the second
side extremity.
6. The application member according to claim 5, wherein the first
and second edges of the front application surface meet at the first
side extremity and/or at the second side extremity forming a
rounded shape, said front application surface having, in projection
on a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, a curved
substantially oblong shape.
7. The application member according to claim 4, wherein the first
and/or second edge of the front application surface has, in
particular at the first and/or second side extremity, a rim
projecting from the front application face along the longitudinal
axis.
8. The application member according to claim 1, which also has a
side application surface adjacent to the front application surface
and extending substantially perpendicular thereto, said side
application surface being outwardly concave when the application
member is observed in the plane defined by the longitudinal axis
and the transverse axis.
9. The application member according to claim 8, wherein the side
application surface has an indentation in the plane defined by the
longitudinal axis and the transverse axis.
10. An applicator for applying cosmetic product by stamping on the
skin, in particular for applying eyeliner to the eyelids,
comprising: a handle extending along a longitudinal axis between a
first end and a second opposite end; an application member
according to claim 1, attached to the first end of the handle, said
longitudinal axis of the handle coinciding with the longitudinal
axis of the application member.
11. The applicator according to claim 10, wherein the cross section
of the handle in the plane defined by the transverse axis and the
antero-posterior axis has a curved contour defining a concavity,
said concavity having the same orientation as the concavity defined
by the curved contour of the front application surface in the plane
defined by the transverse axis and the antero-posterior axis.
12. The applicator according to claim 10, wherein the second end of
the handle is equipped with a secondary application member bearing
a secondary application surface suitable for being loaded with
cosmetic product by placing the secondary application surface in
contact with the cosmetic product and for being placed in contact
with the skin to deposit by stamping thereon a line of cosmetic
product whose shape and contour correspond substantially to the
shape and contour of the secondary application surface, and wherein
the secondary application surface extends in particular in a plane
forming an angle with the longitudinal axis of the handle and has a
triangular or drop-shaped outer contour.
13. The applicator according to claim 10, wherein the application
member and/or the secondary application member is (are) attached to
the first end and/or to the second end of the handle by
overmoulding.
14. The applicator according to claim 10, wherein the handle is
made of relatively rigid plastic, especially of a thermoplastic
material, such as polypropylene, polyethylene or polyamide and/or
the application member and/or the secondary application member is
(are) made of relatively flexible plastic, such as a silicone, a
rubber or a thermoplastic elastomer.
15. An assembly for packaging and stamping application of cosmetic
product, in particular of eyeliner, comprising: a container
containing the cosmetic product to be applied; an applicator
according to claim 10.
16. A process for applying cosmetic product to the skin, in
particular for applying eyeliner to the eyelids, comprising the
steps consisting in: providing an assembly for packaging and
applying cosmetic product according to claim 15; loading at least a
part of the front application surface with cosmetic product to be
applied by placing said part of the front application surface in
contact with the cosmetic product contained in the container;
applying the cosmetic product loaded on the part of the front
application surface onto the skin by placing in contact with the
skin, the longitudinal axis of the application member being placed
substantially perpendicular to the surface of the skin, and, where
appropriate, the concavity of the front application surface being
oriented in the direction of the eye, to deposit by stamping on the
skin a line of cosmetic product whose shape and contour correspond
substantially to the shape and contour of the part of the front
application surface placed in contact with the skin.
17. The process according to claim 16, comprising a plurality of
successive steps of applying the cosmetic product loaded on the
front application surface onto the skin, and in which the lines of
cosmetic product successively deposited on the skin are adjacent to
each other and are partially superposed, so as to form together on
the skin a continuous line, in particular a continuous curved line,
of cosmetic product.
18. The process according to claim 17, wherein two adjacent lines
of cosmetic product deposited successively onto the skin are
superposed over a length of between 0.5 mm and 5 mm.
19. The process according to claim 16, using an applicator equipped
with an application member which also has a side application
surface adjacent to the front application surface and extending
substantially perpendicular thereto, said side application surface
being outwardly concave when the application member is observed in
the plane defined by the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis,
also comprising the following steps: loading the side application
surface with cosmetic product to be applied by placing the front
application surface in contact with the cosmetic product contained
in the container; applying the cosmetic product loaded on the side
application surface onto the skin, in particular at an inner corner
of the eyelid, by placing in contact with the skin, the
longitudinal axis of the application member being placed
substantially parallel to the surface of the skin, to deposit by
stamping thereon a line of cosmetic product whose shape and contour
correspond substantially to the shape and contour of the side
application surface, in particular said line deposited by means of
the side application surface being adjacent and being partially
superposed with a line of cosmetic product deposited by means of
the front application surface.
20. The process according to claim 16, using an applicator wherein
the second end of the handle is equipped with a secondary
application member bearing a secondary application surface suitable
for being loaded with cosmetic product by placing the secondary
application surface in contact with the cosmetic product and for
being placed in contact with the skin to deposit by stamping
thereon a line of cosmetic product whose shape and contour
correspond substantially to the shape and contour of the secondary
application surface, and the secondary application surface extends
in particular in a plane forming an angle with the longitudinal
axis of the handle and has a triangular or drop-shaped outer
contour, also comprising the following steps: loading the secondary
application surface with cosmetic product to be applied by placing
the secondary application surface in contact with the cosmetic
product contained in the container; applying the cosmetic product
loaded on the secondary application surface onto the skin, in
particular at an outer corner of the eyelid, by placing in contact
with the skin to deposit by stamping thereon a line of cosmetic
product whose shape and contour correspond substantially to the
shape and contour of the secondary application surface, said line
deposited by means of the secondary application surface being
connected to a line of cosmetic product deposited by means of the
front application surface.
Description
[0001] The present invention relates to the field of applicators
for applying cosmetic product to the skin, especially applicators
for applying makeup product to the eyes and in particular
applicators for applying eyeliner to the eyelids.
[0002] In this field, it is known practice to make the applicator
in the form of a pencil whose lead forms an application member
allowing a line of eyeliner to be drawn on the eyelids, at the base
of the eyelashes, and/or allowing a flick to be drawn on the outer
corner of the eye.
[0003] Applicators in the form of a pen whose body is hollow and
forms a product reserve communicating with an application member
which is in the form of a tip made of porous material, generally a
felt, fed with product by capillary action and allowing a line of
eyeliner to be drawn on the eyelids, at the base of the eyelashes,
and/or allowing a flick to be drawn on the outer corner of the eye,
are also known in this field.
[0004] Applicators in the form of dip applicators moreover exist in
this field, comprising a handling element, a stem and an
application member borne at the end of the stem and intended to be
dipped into a container containing the product to be applied so as
to be loaded with product and to allow a line of eyeliner to be
drawn on the eyelids, at the base of the eyelashes, and/or to allow
a flick to be drawn on the outer corner of the eye.
[0005] However, the use of such eyeliner applicators by drawing,
with which the application member is placed in contact with the
eyelid and drawn parallel to the lash line to draw a line of
eyeliner, requires a certain amount of practice and a certain
dexterity to draw a sharp, continuous and precise line of eyeliner
on the eyelids.
[0006] Moreover, in particular in the case of more elderly users,
the drawing action associated with the eyeliner applicator may
cause a certain amount of deformation of the eyelid during the
passage of the application member thereon, which has a tendency to
generate an irregular line and to intensify the fine lines of the
eyelid. Thus, in order to overcome these drawbacks, applicators
have been developed which are equipped with members for applying
cosmetic product by stamping on the skin. In such applicators, the
application member has an application surface suitable for being
loaded with cosmetic product by placing the application surface in
contact with the cosmetic product and for being at least partially
placed in contact with the skin to deposit by stamping thereon a
line or trace of cosmetic product whose shape and contour
correspond substantially to the shape and contour of the part of
the application surface placed in contact with the skin.
[0007] By means of such applicators, the action of applying
cosmetic product and in particular eyeliner to the eyelids is
facilitated since the stamping action is easier to control for
inexperienced users than that in which a line of eyeliner is drawn
using an application member which is slid along the eyelid.
[0008] Moreover, with such stamping applicators, the eyelid is not
deformed during the application of eyeliner, and as such the line
of eyeliner thus formed is sharper and more precise, in particular
in the case of more elderly users, whose eyelids have a tendency to
become deformed or to fold easily when an application member is
moved thereon by sliding.
[0009] FR3026620 in the name of the Applicant describes such a
stamping applicator, in which the application member is provided at
the end of a handle and is in the form of a spatula, one
drop-shaped face of which is provided to allow stamping application
of a line of eyeliner forming a flick on the corner of the eye.
[0010] However, with such an applicator, only the flick in the
corner of the eye can be formed on a user's eyelids and the
application member is unsuitable for forming a line of eyeliner on
the eyelids, at the base of the eyelashes.
[0011] U.S. Pat. No. 9,635,924 also describes a stamping applicator
in which the application member received at the end of a handle has
a triangular overall shape and is intended only for the stamping
application of the flick on the outer corner of the eyes and is
unsuitable for forming a line of eyeliner on the eyelids, at the
base of the eyelashes.
[0012] The present invention is directed towards overcoming these
drawbacks and to this end proposes an application member for
applying cosmetic product by stamping on the skin, in particular
for applying eyeliner to the eyelids, defining a longitudinal axis,
a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and an
antero-posterior axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and to
the transverse axis, and having a front application surface
suitable for being loaded with cosmetic product by placing the
front application surface in contact with the cosmetic product and
for being at least partially placed in contact with the skin to
deposit by stamping thereon a line or trace of cosmetic product
whose shape and contour correspond substantially to the shape and
contour of the part of the front application surface placed in
contact with the skin, in which the front application surface has
an elongated shape along the transverse axis and is outwardly
convex when the application member is observed in the plane defined
by the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis.
[0013] By means of these provisions, the application of a line of
eyeliner on the eyelid, the shape and the contour of which
correspond to that of the part of the front application surface
placed in contact with the skin, is performed easily and
ergonomically for an inexperienced user, and in a precise manner
for a more elderly user, by placing at least a part of the front
application surface in contact with the eyelid, at the base of the
eyelashes, with the transverse axis of the application member
extending substantially parallel to the lash line and in particular
with the longitudinal axis of the application member extending
substantially perpendicular to the eyelid.
[0014] A user may adopt different gestures to apply the cosmetic
product by stamping using the application member according to the
invention.
[0015] According to a first gesture of use, the user loads the
entire front application surface with the cosmetic product and
places substantially the entire front application surface in
contact with the skin to deposit thereon by stamping a line of a
cosmetic product whose shape and coutour substantially correspond
to the shape and contour of the front application surface.
[0016] Thus, the application of a line of eyeliner on the eyelid
whose shape and contour substantially correspond to those of the
front application surface is achieved by placing the front
application surface loaded with the product in contact with the
eyelid, at the eyelash base, with the transverse axis of the
applicator member extending substantially parallel to the line of
implantation of the eyelashes and preferably with the longitudinal
axis of the applicator member extending substantially perpendicular
to the eyelid, and by rolling the front application surface on the
eyelid, by rotation of the applicator member about the
antero-posterior axis, alternately in a first and a second
direction of rotation.
[0017] The outwardly convex shape of the front application surface
when one observes the applicator member in the plane defined by the
longitudinal axis and the transverse axis advantageously
facilitates this rolling movement of the front application surface
on the eyelid, by rotation of the applicator member around the
antero-posterior axis.
[0018] According to a second gesture of use, the user loads all or
part of the front application surface with the cosmetic product and
places only a part of the front application surface loaded with the
product, for example a central part or a lateral part, in
particular a lateral half, of the front application surface, in
contact with the skin to deposit thereon by stamping a line of
cosmetic product whose shape and contour substantially correspond
to the shape and contour of the portion of the front application
surface put into contact with the skin.
[0019] Thus, the application of a line of eyeliner on the eyelid
whose shape and contour substantially correspond to those of the
portion of the front application surface placed in contact with the
skin is achieved by placing a portion of the front application
surface loaded with the product in contact with the eyelid, at the
base of the eyelashes, with the transverse axis of the applicator
member extending substantially parallel to the line of implantation
of the eyelashes, in particular with the longitudinal axis of the
applicator member extending substantially perpendicular to the
eyelid and preferably without rolling the front application surface
on the eyelid.
[0020] If the dimensions of the applicator member are such that it
takes several adjacent successive applications to achieve the
application of a full line of eyeliner on an eyelid at the base of
an eyelash, this line running from outer corner of an eye to an
inner corner of an eye, then, with the first gesture, the user can
advantageously achieve the application of a full line of eyeliner
in a smaller number of successive applications compared to the
second gesture. However, this first gesture requires rolling the
front application surface on the eyelid, by rotation of the
applicator member around the antero-posterior axis, which can be
tricky for some users who prefer to adopt the second gesture, even
if it requires a greater number of successive applications to form
a complete line of eyeliner at the base of the eyelashes.
[0021] An application member according to the invention may be in
the form of a tip which may be connected to a handle, and in
particular to an end of a handle that can be handled by a user.
[0022] The application member according to the invention is
advantageously used at the end of a handle that can be handled by
the user. Thus, the application member has along the longitudinal
axis an end for attaching to a handle and an opposite application
end bearing the front application surface.
[0023] The term "elongated shape along the transverse axis" for the
front application surface should be understood as meaning that the
front application surface has a greater dimension along the
transverse axis than along the antero-posterior axis or along the
longitudinal axis.
[0024] Such an elongated form of the front application surface
makes it possible by stamping on the skin to form a line whose form
and contour correspond to the shape and contour of the part of the
front application surface placed into contact with the skin, and
thus elongated, on the eyelid, at the base of the eyelashes.
[0025] Moreover, the term "front application surface which is
outwardly convex when the application member is observed in the
plane defined by the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis"
should be understood as meaning that the intersection between the
front application surface and any plane parallel thereto defined by
the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis is a curved segment,
in particular a circular segment, which is convex towards the
exterior of the application member.
[0026] The outwardly convex profile of the front application
surface in the plane defined by the longitudinal axis and the
transverse axis makes it possible easily and precisely by stamping
to apply a line of eyeliner at the base of the eyelashes, both on
the domed part of the eyelid but also on the hollowed parts of the
eyelid located in the region of the inner and outer corners of an
eye.
[0027] Moreover, this outwardly convex profile of the front
application surface promotes the rolling movement of the front
application surface on the eyelid, by rotation of the applicator
member around the antero-posterior axis, within the frame of the
first gesture of use exposed above.
[0028] According to a particularly advantageous provision of the
invention, the front application surface has a curved contour
defining a concavity when the application member is observed in the
plane defined by the transverse axis and the antero-posterior
axis.
[0029] The term "front application surface having a curved contour
defining a concavity when the application member is observed in the
plane defined by the transverse axis and the antero-posterior axis"
should be understood as meaning that the intersection between the
front application surface and any plane parallel thereto defined by
the transverse axis and the antero-posterior axis, or transverse
section of the front application surface in the plane parallel
thereto defined by the transverse axis and the antero-posterior
axis, has a closed curved contour, in particular of bean shape
extending along an axis of curved prolongation, especially a circle
arc.
[0030] The curved contour of the front application surface in the
plane defined by the transverse axis and the antero-posterior axis
makes it possible to further improve the ease, ergonomics and
precision of stamping application of a line of eyeliner at the base
of the eyelashes, the concavity defined by this curved contour
being adapted to the curvature of the lash line, such that the
applied line of eyeliner follows this lash line as closely as
possible.
[0031] According to other advantageous aspects, the applicator
according to the invention incorporates one or more of the
following characteristics, taken separately or according to all the
technically possible combinations: [0032] the front application
surface has a circular profile when the application member is
observed in the plane defined by the longitudinal axis and the
transverse axis, said circular profile preferably having a radius
of curvature inferior or equal to 60 mm, notably of between 30 mm
and 50 mm, in particular of about 40 mm. By means of these
provisions, the curvature of the front application surface in the
plane defined by the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis is
particularly well suited to the sharp and precise application of
eyeliner both on the domed part of the eyelid but also on the
hollowed parts of the eyelid located in the region of the inner and
outer corners of an eye. Furthermore, such a curvature of the front
application surface in the plane defined by the longitudinal axis
and the transverse axis facilitates the rolling movement of the
front application surface on the eyelid, by rotation of the
application member around the antero-posterior axis within the
frame of the first gesture of use exposed above. [0033] the curved
contour of the front application surface in the plane defined by
the transverse axis and the antero-posterior axis extends along a
curved axis, said curved axis advantageously forming a circle arc
preferably having a radius of curvature of between 30 mm and 200
mm, and in particular of about 50 mm. By means of these provisions,
the curvature of the front application surface in the plane defined
by the transverse axis and the antero-posterior axis is
particularly well suited to further improving the ease, ergonomics
and precision of stamping application of a line of eyeliner at the
base of the eyelashes, the concavity defined by this curved contour
being adapted to the curvature of the lash line, such that the
applied line of eyeliner follows this lash line as closely as
possible. [0034] the front application surface is substantially
flat when the application member is observed in the plane defined
by the longitudinal axis and the antero-posterior axis. In other
words, the intersection between the front application surface and
any plane parallel thereto defined by the longitudinal axis and the
antero-posterior axis is a substantially rectilinear segment.
Thanks to these provisions, there is provided an applicator member
ensuring a certain comfort of application, the application surface
not having in the plane defined by the longitudinal axis and the
antero-posterior axis any unpleasant, even potentially injurious,
edge when placed in contact with the skin, while guaranteeing a
controlled, constant and relatively fine width of the cosmetic
product line on the skin, and in particular of the eyeliner line
applied to the eyelids. [0035] the front application surface
extends over a height along the longitudinal axis, and has a width
measured along the transverse axis between a first side extremity
and a second opposite side extremity and a thickness measured along
the antero-posterior axis between a first edge and a second
opposite edge, and the thickness of the front application surface
varies on moving along the transverse axis, and is minimal at the
first side extremity and/or at the second side extremity. By means
of these provisions, a stamping application member is obtained, the
front application surface of which is narrowed in the direction of
one or both of its side extremities, which makes it possible to
apply to the eyelid, and in particular to the ends of the eyelid
located in the region of the inner and outer corners of the eye, a
line of eyeliner at the narrowed end, which contributes towards the
aesthetic appeal of the resulting makeup. Moreover, by means of the
shape of the front application surface of the application member
which is thinned at the side extremities, it is possible to apply a
curved line of eyeliner, which follows the curvature of the eyelid
at the base of the eyelashes, formed from a plurality of adjacent
lines deposited by stamping using the application member, with an
angular shift about the longitudinal axis between the adjacent
lines, so as to form a substantially continuous contour, i.e. a
contour which has substantially no recesses/pronounced angles, in
particular at the junction between two adjacent lines. As a
variant, the thickness of the front application surface is
substantially constant on moving along the transverse axis. In
particular, when the front application surface has a curved contour
in the plane defined by the transverse axis and the
antero-posterior axis, said contour extending along a curved axis
forming a circle arc, the thickness of the front application
surface is substantially constant on moving along this curved axis.
By means of these provisions, a line of cosmetic product applied to
the skin by means of the front application surface will
correspondingly have a substantially constant thickness over its
entire length. This constant thickness of the front application
surface when observed in the plane defined by the transverse axis
and the antero-posterior axis, combined with the curved contour of
the front application surface in this same plane, also
advantageously makes it possible to apply a curved line of
eyeliner, which follows the curvature of the eyelid at the base of
the eyelashes, formed from a plurality of adjacent lines deposited
by stamping using the application member, with an angular shift
about the longitudinal axis between the adjacent lines, so as to
form a substantially continuous contour, i.e. a contour which has
substantially no recesses/pronounced angles, in particular at the
junction between two adjacent lines. [0036] the thickness of the
front application surface is minimal, and in particular zero, at
the first side extremity and/or at the second side extremity, the
first and second edges of the front application surface meeting at
the first side extremity and/or at the second side extremity.
Thanks to these provisions, there is provided an applicator member
for making a line of eyeliner on the eyelid whose ends located at
the inner and outer corners of the eye are fine and aesthetic.
[0037] the thickness of the front application surface varies
continuously on moving along the transverse axis, said front
application surface having, in projection on a plane perpendicular
to the longitudinal axis, a substantially oval shape, in particular
an ellipsoid shape. As a variant, the first and second edges of the
front application surface meet at the first side extremity and/or
at the second side extremity forming a rounded shape, said front
application surface having, in projection on the plane defined by
the transverse axis and the antero-posterior axis, a curved
substantially oblong shape. Such shapes are particularly suitable
for being able to form on the eyelid adjacent lines of eyeliner,
deposited successively by being partially superposed at their ends,
so as to form together on the eyelid a continuous line, in
particular a curved line, of eyeliner over the entire length of the
eyelid, by adapting to the topology thereof. Such a shape in
particular makes it possible to apply a curved line of eyeliner,
which follows the curvature of the eyelid at the base of the
eyelashes, formed from a plurality of adjacent lines deposited by
stamping using the application member, with an angular shift about
the longitudinal axis between the adjacent lines, so as to form a
contour of substantially continuous curvature, i.e. a contour which
has substantially no recesses/pronounced angles, in particular at
the junction between two adjacent lines. [0038] the maximum
thickness of the front application surface, which is preferably
halfway between the first and second side extremities of the front
application surface, is between 0.5 mm and 2.5 mm, and preferably
of about 1.3 mm. [0039] the width of the front application surface
is advantageously between 10 and 20 and in particular of about 15
mm. [0040] the first and/or second edge of the front application
surface has, in particular at the first and/or second side
extremity, a rim projecting from the front application face along
the longitudinal axis. Such a projecting rim advantageously makes
it possible to create a reserve of cosmetic product between the
front application surface and this projecting rim, thus increasing
the amount of cosmetic product that can be carried on the
application member and improving the autonomy thereof, the user
being required to reload it with product less frequently.
[0041] According to an advantageous provision, the application
member also has a side application surface adjacent to the front
application surface and extending substantially perpendicular
thereto, said side application surface preferably being outwardly
concave when the application member is observed in the plane
defined by the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis.
[0042] The implementation of such a lateral or side application
surface forming a sharp angle with the front application surface is
particularly advantageous in order to limit the risk of smear
between a product trace deposited by means of the front application
surface and a product trace deposited by means of the lateral
application surface.
[0043] Moreover, when the application member according to the
invention is attached to a handle, in particular with the
longitudinal axis of the handle coinciding with the longitudinal
axis of the applicator member, the implementation of a such lateral
application surface is particularly convenient in terms of
ergonomics of use, in particular for depositing a trace of product,
especially eyeliner, at the inner corner of an eye while avoiding
that the handle hits against the nose ridge as it would be the case
if the application of product at the inner corner of the eye was
achieved by means of the front application surface. Indeed, in such
a case, when applying a trace of eyeliner at the inner corner of an
eye by means of the lateral application surface, the handle is
placed with its longitudinal axis extending substantially parallel
to the eyelid and the risk of bumping the ridge of the nose during
this application is thus limited.
[0044] The term "side application surface which is outwardly
concave when the application member is observed in the plane
defined by the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis" should be
understood as meaning that the intersection between the side
application surface and any plane parallel thereto defined by the
longitudinal axis and the transverse axis is a curved segment, in
particular a circular segment, which is concave towards the
exterior of the application member.
[0045] The outwardly concave profile of the side application
surface in the plane defined by the longitudinal axis and the
transverse axis makes it possible easily and precisely by stamping
to apply a line of eyeliner at the base of the eyelashes, in
particular on the hollowed parts of the eyelid located in the
region of the inner and outer corners of an eye.
[0046] Preferably, the side application surface has a circular
profile when the application member is observed in the plane
defined by the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis, said
circular profile preferably having a radius of curvature of between
140 mm and 170 mm, in particular of about 155 mm. By means of these
provisions, the curvature of the side application surface in the
plane defined by the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis is
particularly well suited to the sharp and precise application of a
line of eyeliner, in particular on the hollowed parts of the eyelid
located in the region of the inner and outer corners of the
eye.
[0047] Alternatively, the lateral application surface is flat or
outwardly convex when the applicator member is observed in the
plane defined by the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis.
[0048] According to an advantageous provision of the invention, the
side application surface has an indentation in the plane defined by
the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis. With the
implementation of this indentation, and preferably of an
indentation on each side application surface, the height of the
application member along the longitudinal axis is reduced in its
side portions relative to the height of its central portion. These
side portions of the application member, which have indentations
perpendicular thereto, thus have greater flexibility, especially in
the directions of the longitudinal axis and the antero-posterior
axis, than the central portion of the application member. These
provisions are particularly advantageous for applying a curved line
of eyeliner, which follows the curvature of the eyelid at the base
of the eyelashes, formed from a plurality of adjacent lines
deposited by stamping using the application member, the flexibility
of the side portions of the application member allowing the user to
modify the deformation of the application member to obtain a
substantially continuous contour, i.e. a contour which has
substantially no recesses/pronounced angles, in particular at the
junction between two adjacent lines.
[0049] In one embodiment of the invention it may be envisaged that
at least the front application surface of the application member
bears flocking. Such flocking makes it possible in particular to
increase the autonomy of the application member.
[0050] The present invention is also directed towards an applicator
for applying cosmetic product by stamping on the skin, in
particular for applying eyeliner to the eyelids, comprising: [0051]
a handle extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end
and a second opposite end; [0052] an application member as defined
previously attached to the first end of the handle, said
longitudinal axis of the handle preferably coinciding with the
longitudinal axis of the application member.
[0053] As a variant, the longitudinal axis of the handle may be
parallel to or may form an angle with the longitudinal axis of the
application member.
[0054] Advantageously, the cross section of the handle in the plane
defined by the transverse axis and the antero-posterior axis has a
curved contour defining a concavity, said concavity preferably
having the same orientation as the concavity defined by the curved
contour of the front application surface in the plane defined by
the transverse axis and the antero-posterior axis.
[0055] Preferably, the curved contour of the front application
surface belonging to the application member in the plane defined by
the transverse axis and the antero-posterior axis and/or the curved
contour of the transverse section of the handle in this same plane
is/are symmetrical relative to the plane defined by the
longitudinal axis and the antero-posterior axis.
[0056] By means of these provisions, the handle and the application
member of the applicator according to the invention both have a
concave shape of the same orientation along the longitudinal axis
in the plane defined by the transverse axis and the
antero-posterior axis, so that the user intuitively and
ergonomically determines how to hold the applicator to orient the
concavity of the front application surface of the application
member appropriately relative to her eyelid, i.e. in the direction
of the eye to be made up.
[0057] Preferably, the curved contour of the cross section of the
handle in the plane defined by the transverse axis and the
antero-posterior axis extends along a curved axis, said curved axis
advantageously forming a circle arc preferably having a radius of
curvature of between 10 mm and 35 mm, and in particular of about 15
mm.
[0058] The curvature of the handle in the plane defined by the
transverse axis and the antero-posterior axis may thus be more
pronounced than the curvature of the front application surface in
this same plane. In other words, the radius of curvature of the
handle in the plane defined by the transverse axis and the
antero-posterior axis may thus be smaller than the radius of
curvature of the front application surface in this same plane. This
is particularly advantageous insofar as, the curvature of the front
application surface being adapted to the curvature of the lash
line, it may be relatively small (of relatively large radius of
curvature) and difficult for the user to detect in order for her to
hold and manipulate the applicator in the appropriate orientation.
The more pronounced curvature of the handle in the plane defined by
the transverse axis and the antero-posterior axis more clearly
indicates to the user the appropriate orientation for handling and
manipulating the applicator.
[0059] According to an advantageous provision, the second end of
the handle is equipped with a secondary application member having a
secondary application surface suitable for being loaded with
cosmetic product by placing the secondary application surface in
contact with the cosmetic product and for being placed in contact
with the skin to deposit by stamping thereon a line of cosmetic
product whose shape and contour correspond substantially to the
shape and contour of the secondary application surface, the
secondary application surface extending in particular in a plane
forming an angle with the longitudinal axis of the handle and
preferably having a triangular or drop-shaped outer contour.
[0060] An applicator is thus obtained, which makes it possible to
apply simultaneously, by stamping, a line of eyeliner along the
eyelid, at the base of the eyelashes, and a flick of eyeliner, in
the shape of a triangle or a drop, on the outer corner of the
eye.
[0061] In one embodiment of the invention it may be envisaged that
at least the secondary application surface of the secondary
application member bears flocking. Such flocking makes it possible
in particular to increase the autonomy of the secondary application
member.
[0062] According to a preferential embodiment of the invention, the
application member and/or the secondary application member is (are)
attached to the first end and/or to the second end of the handle by
overmoulding. Such a provision makes it possible to simplify the
manufacture of the applicator and to limit the costs thereof, and
also to facilitate its use in the form of a single object.
[0063] To this end, the first and second ends of the handle
advantageously have protrusions defining hollow portions promoting
the attachment by overmoulding of the application member and/or of
the secondary application member to the handle.
[0064] As a variant, the application member and/or the secondary
application member is (are) co-injected with the handle.
[0065] Preferably, the handle is made of a relatively rigid
plastic, especially of a thermoplastic material, such as
polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polyamide (PA) or the like.
Such a relatively rigid plastic may have, for example, a Shore
hardness of greater than 80 Shore D.
[0066] Preferably, the application member and/or the secondary
application member is (are) made of a relatively flexible plastic,
such as a silicone, a rubber or a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE).
Such a relatively flexible plastic may have, for example, a Shore
hardness of between 20 Shore A and 80 Shore D.
[0067] The term "relatively rigid" should be understood as meaning
that the plastic from which the handle is made has a rigidity
greater than that from which the application member and/or the
secondary application member is (are) made. Similarly, the term
"relatively flexible" should be understood as meaning that the
plastic from which the application member and the secondary
application member is (are) made has a flexibility greater than
that from which the handle is made.
[0068] Advantageously, the material from which the handle is made
and the material from which the application member is made have a
difference in hardness of at least 10 Shore units, better still of
at least 20 Shore units.
[0069] The invention also relates to an assembly for packaging and
stamping application of cosmetic product, in particular of
eyeliner, comprising: [0070] a container containing the cosmetic
product to be applied; [0071] an applicator as described
previously.
[0072] According to another aspect of the present invention, a
process is proposed for applying cosmetic product to the skin, in
particular for applying eyeliner to the eyelids, comprising the
steps consisting in: [0073] providing a packaging and application
assembly as described above; [0074] loading of at least a part the
front application surface with cosmetic product to be applied by
placing said part of the front application surface in contact with
the cosmetic product contained in the container; [0075] applying
the cosmetic product loaded on the front application surface onto
the skin by placing in contact with the skin, the longitudinal axis
of the application member preferably being placed substantially
perpendicular to the surface of the skin, and, where appropriate,
the concavity of the front application surface being oriented in
the direction of the eye, to deposit by stamping on the skin a line
of cosmetic product whose shape and contour correspond
substantially to the shape and contour of the part of front
application surface placed in contact with the skin.
[0076] According to an advantageous provision, the process
according to the invention comprises a plurality of successive
steps of applying the cosmetic product loaded on the front
application surface onto the skin, the lines of cosmetic product
successively deposited on the skin being adjacent to each other and
preferably partially superposing, so as to form together on the
skin a continuous line, in particular a continuous curved line, of
cosmetic product.
[0077] By means of the shape of the front application surface of
the application member which is thinned at the side extremities, it
is possible to apply a curved line of eyeliner, which follows the
curvature of the eyelid at the base of the eyelashes, formed from a
plurality of adjacent lines deposited by stamping using the
application member, with an angular shift about the longitudinal
axis between the adjacent lines, so as to form a contour of
substantially continuous curvature, i.e. a contour which has
substantially no recesses/pronounced angles, in particular at the
junction between two adjacent lines.
[0078] Advantageously, two adjacent lines of cosmetic product
deposited successively onto the skin are superposed over a length
of between 0.5 mm and 5 mm, preferably between 1 and 3 mm, in
particular of about 2 mm.
[0079] In the case of using an application member comprising a side
application surface as described above, the process according to
the invention advantageously comprises the following additional
steps: [0080] loading the side application surface with cosmetic
product to be applied by placing the side application surface in
contact with the cosmetic product contained in the container;
[0081] applying the cosmetic product loaded on the side application
surface onto the skin, in particular at an inner corner of the
eyelid, by placing in contact with the skin, the longitudinal axis
of the application member preferably being placed substantially
parallel to the surface of the skin, to deposit by stamping thereon
a line of cosmetic product whose shape and contour correspond
substantially to the shape and contour of the side application
surface, in particular said line deposited by means of the side
application surface being adjacent and being partially superposed
with a line of cosmetic product deposited by means of the front
application surface.
[0082] In the case of using an applicator provided with a secondary
application member as described above, the process according to the
invention advantageously comprises the following additional steps:
[0083] loading the secondary application surface with cosmetic
product to be applied by placing the secondary application surface
in contact with the cosmetic product contained in the container;
[0084] applying the cosmetic product loaded on the secondary
application surface onto the skin, in particular at an outer corner
of the eyelid, by placing in contact with the skin to deposit by
stamping thereon a line of cosmetic product whose shape and contour
correspond substantially to the shape and contour of the secondary
application surface, said line deposited by means of the secondary
application surface preferably being connected to a line of
cosmetic product deposited by means of the front application
surface.
[0085] By means of the process according to the invention, the eyes
can be fully made up easily, ergonomically and precisely by means
of an eyeliner composition comprising the line extending over the
eyelids at the base of the eyelashes between the inner corner and
the outer corner of the eye, and also the flick located on the
outer corner of the eyes, by successive stamping operations.
[0086] The invention may be understood more clearly on reading the
description that follows of non-limiting implementation examples
thereof with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
[0087] FIG. 1 illustrates in perspective an applicator for the
stamping application of cosmetic product in a first embodiment
using an application member according to a first embodiment of the
invention;
[0088] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the applicator of
FIG. 1;
[0089] FIG. 3 is a view in longitudinal cross section of the
applicator of FIGS. 1 and 2;
[0090] FIG. 4 is a top view of the application member of FIGS. 1 to
3;
[0091] FIG. 5 is a schematic view illustrating the successive
stamping applications of three lines of eyeliner using the
applicator of FIGS. 1 to 4 according to a first gestures of
use;
[0092] FIG. 6 is a partial view in exploded perspective of an
applicator for the stamping application of cosmetic product in the
first embodiment using an application member according to a second
embodiment of the invention;
[0093] FIG. 7 is a partial view in longitudinal cross section of
the applicator of FIG. 6;
[0094] FIG. 8 illustrates in perspective an assembly for packaging
and stamping application of a cosmetic product according to the
invention;
[0095] FIG. 9 illustrates a step of stamping application of a line
of eyeliner onto a user's eyelid by means of the front application
surface of an application member equipping an applicator of an
assembly for packaging and stamping application of a cosmetic
product according to the invention;
[0096] FIG. 10 illustrates a step of stamping application of a
flick of eyeliner onto the outer corner of a user's eye by means of
the secondary application member of an applicator belonging to an
assembly for packaging and stamping application of a cosmetic
product according to the invention;
[0097] FIG. 11 illustrates a step of stamping application of a line
of eyeliner onto the eyelid at the inner corner of a user's eye by
means of the side application surface of an application member
equipping an applicator of an assembly for packaging and stamping
application of a cosmetic product according to the invention;
[0098] FIG. 12 illustrates a first gestures of use of the
application member according to the invention;
[0099] FIG. 13 illustrates a second gestures of use of the
application member according to the invention;
[0100] FIG. 14 illustrates in perspective an applicator for the
stamping application of cosmetic product in a second
embodiment;
[0101] FIG. 15 is a front view of the applicator of FIG. 14;
[0102] FIG. 16 is a top view of the applicator of FIGS. 14 and
15;
[0103] FIG. 17 is a view in cross section along the line XVII-XVII
of FIG. 15;
[0104] FIG. 18 is a view in cross section along the line
XVIII-XVIII of FIG. 15;
[0105] FIG. 19 illustrates in perspective a variant of the
applicator for the stamping application of cosmetic product in the
second embodiment;
[0106] FIG. 20 is a front view of the applicator of FIG. 19;
[0107] FIG. 21 is a schematic view illustrating the successive
stamping applications of three lines of eyeliner using the
applicator of FIGS. 14 to 20 according to a first gestures of
use.
[0108] FIGS. 1 to 4 show an applicator 1 for the stamping
application of cosmetic product P onto the skin, in particular for
the application of eyeliner onto the eyelids, in a first
embodiment, using an application member according to a first
embodiment of the invention.
[0109] As may be seen in FIGS. 1 to 3, the applicator 1 comprises a
handle 2 extending along a longitudinal axis X' between a first end
21 and a second opposite end 22.
[0110] The first end 21 of the handle 2 is equipped with an
application member 3 or main application member, and the second end
22 of the handle 2 is equipped with a secondary application member
4 as will be seen in greater detail herein below.
[0111] The main application member 3 is in the form of a tip
connected to the first end 21 of the handle 2 which can be handled
by a user.
[0112] The main application member 3 provided for the stamping
application of cosmetic product P onto the skin, in particular for
the application of eyeliner to the eyelids, defines a longitudinal
axis X, a transverse axis Y perpendicular to the longitudinal axis
X and an antero-posterior axis Z perpendicular to the longitudinal
axis X and to the transverse axis Y.
[0113] In the embodiments illustrated in the figures, when the
application member 3 is attached to the first end 21 of the handle
2, the longitudinal axis X of the main application member 3 is
coincident with the longitudinal axis X' of the handle 2.
[0114] As variants, not shown, the longitudinal axis X of the
application member 3 may be parallel to or may form an angle with
the longitudinal axis X' of the handle 2 when the application
member 3 is attached to the first end 21 of the handle 2, an
offsetting or deviating arm being able, for example, to connect the
application member 3 to the first end 21 of the handle 2.
[0115] As is seen in FIGS. 1 to 4, the main application member 3
has a front application surface 30 suitable for being loaded with
cosmetic product P to be applied, in the present case an eyeliner
composition, by placing the front application surface 30 in contact
with the cosmetic product P and for being at least partially placed
in contact with the skin, in the present case the eyelids,
especially at the base of the eyelashes, to deposit by stamping
thereon a line of product P whose shape and contour correspond
substantially to the shape and contour of the part of the front
application surface 30 placed in contact with the skin.
[0116] The main application member 3 has along the longitudinal
axis X a first end 37 which constitutes an end for attaching to the
handle 2 and a second opposite end 38 bearing the front application
surface 30.
[0117] According to the invention, and as is clearly seen in
particular in FIGS. 3 and 4, the front application surface 30 has
an elongated shape along the transverse axis Y, which is outwardly
convex when the application member 3 is observed in the plane
defined by the longitudinal axis X and the transverse axis Y.
[0118] The term "elongated shape along the transverse axis Y"
should be understood as meaning that the front application surface
has a greater dimension along this transverse axis Y and that its
dimensions along the longitudinal axis X and along the
antero-posterior axis Z are less than that along the transverse
axis Y.
[0119] Moreover, and as is more specifically seen in FIG. 3, the
front application surface 30 advantageously has a circular profile,
in other words the front application surface 30 extends along a
circle arc, when the main application member 3 is observed in the
plane defined by the longitudinal axis X and the transverse axis Y,
or plane X, Y.
[0120] Thus, the term "front application surface 30 which is
outwardly convex when the application member is observed in the
plane defined by the longitudinal axis X and the transverse axis Y"
should be understood as meaning that the intersection between the
front application surface 30 and any plane parallel thereto defined
by the longitudinal axis X and the transverse axis Y is a curved
segment, in particular a circular segment, which is convex towards
the exterior of the main application member 3.
[0121] Advantageously, the circular profile of the front
application surface 30 in the plane X, Y has a radius of curvature
inferior or equal to 60 mm, notably of between 30 mm and 50 mm, and
in particular of about 40 mm. Such a curvature is particularly
advantageous for being able easily and precisely to apply a line of
eyeliner composition both onto the domed part of the eyelid, but
also in the hollowed parts of the eyelid located in particular at
the ends of the eyelid in the region of the inner and outer corners
of an eye.
[0122] Moreover, and as may be seen in FIGS. 1 to 4, the front
application surface 30 is substantially flat when the main
application member 3 is observed in the plane defined by the
longitudinal axis X and the antero-posterior axis Z, or plane X, Z.
In other words, the intersection between the front application
surface 30 and any plane parallel to the plane X, Z is a
substantially rectilinear segment.
[0123] As a variant, it may be envisaged for the front application
surface 30 to be outwardly convex when the main application member
30 is observed in the plane defined by the longitudinal axis X and
the antero-posterior axis Z, or plane X, Z. Thus, in this variant,
the intersection between the front application surface 30 and any
plane parallel to the plane X, Z is a substantially curved segment,
in particular a circular segment.
[0124] As is seen in particular in FIGS. 3 and 4, the front
application surface 30 extends over a height h along the
longitudinal axis X between its first end 37 for attachment to the
handle and its second end 38 bearing the front application surface
30.
[0125] The front application surface 30 moreover has a width I
measured along the transverse axis Y between a first side extremity
31 and a second opposite side extremity 32.
[0126] The width I of the front application surface 30 is
advantageously between 10 mm and 20 mm and in particular of about
15 mm.
[0127] Finally, the front application surface 30 has a thickness e
measured along the antero-posterior axis Z between a first edge 33
and a second opposite edge 34.
[0128] According to an advantageous provision of the invention, the
thickness e of the front application surface 30 varies on moving
along the transverse axis Y, and is minimal at the first side
extremity 31 and at the second side extremity 32.
[0129] Thus, a main stamping application member 3 is obtained, the
front application surface 30 of which is narrowed in the direction
of its side extremities 31, 32, which makes it possible to apply to
the eyelid, and in particular to the ends of the eyelid located in
the region of the inner and outer corners of the eye, a line of
eyeliner at the narrowed end, which contributes towards the
aesthetic appeal of the resulting makeup.
[0130] Moreover, and as will be presented in greater detail in the
rest of the present description, by means of the shape of the front
application surface 30 of the main application member 3 which is
thinned at the side extremities 31, 32, it is possible to apply a
curved line of eyeliner, which follows the curvature of the eyelid
at the base of the eyelashes, formed from a plurality of adjacent
lines deposited by stamping using the application member 3, with an
angular shift about the longitudinal axis X between the adjacent
lines, so as to form a contour of substantially continuous
curvature, i.e. a contour which has substantially no
recesses/pronounced angles, in particular at the junction between
two adjacent lines.
[0131] More specifically, in the embodiments illustrated in the
figures, the thickness e of the front application surface 30 is
zero at the first and second side extremities 31, 32, the first and
second edges 33, 34 of the front application surface 30 meeting at
these first and second side extremities 31, 32.
[0132] Even more specifically, in the embodiments illustrated in
the FIGS. 1 to 11, and as may be seen in particular in FIG. 4, the
thickness e of the front application surface 30 varies continuously
on moving along the transverse axis Y, said front application
surface 30 having, in projection on a plane perpendicular to the
longitudinal axis X, a substantially oval shape, in particular an
ellipsoid shape.
[0133] The maximum thickness of the front application surface,
which, in the embodiments illustrated, is halfway between the first
and second side extremities 31, 32 of the front application surface
30, is between 0.5 mm and 2.5 mm, and preferably of about 1.3
mm.
[0134] According to an advantageous provision of the invention, the
front application surface 30 of the main application member 3 is
prolonged laterally by side application surfaces 35, 36 extending
substantially perpendicular to the front application surface
30.
[0135] In the manner of the front application surface 30, the side
application surfaces 35, 36 are suitable for being loaded with
cosmetic product P by placing the side application surfaces 35, 36
in contact with the cosmetic product P and for being placed in
contact with the skin to deposit by stamping thereon a line of
cosmetic product P whose shape and contour correspond substantially
to the shape and contour of the side application surfaces 35,
36.
[0136] Advantageously, the side application surfaces 35, 36 are
outwardly concave when the application member is observed in the
plane X, Y.
[0137] The term "outwardly concave when the application member is
observed in the plane X, Y" should be understood as meaning that
the intersection between the side application surfaces 35, 36 and
any plane parallel to the plane X, Y is a curved segment, in
particular a circular segment, which is concave towards the
exterior of the main application member 3.
[0138] As will be described herein below, the outwardly concave
profile of the side application surfaces 35, 36 in the plane X, Y
makes it possible easily and precisely by stamping to apply a line
of eyeliner at the base of the eyelashes, in particular on the
hollowed parts of the eyelid located in the region of the inner and
outer corners of an eye.
[0139] Preferably, the side application surfaces 35, 36 have a
circular profile when the main application member 3 is observed in
the plane X, Y, said circular profile preferably having a radius of
curvature of between 140 mm and 170 mm, in particular of about 155
mm. By means of these provisions, the curvature of the side
application surfaces 35, 36 in the plane X, Y is particularly well
suited to the sharp and precise application of a line of eyeliner,
in particular on the hollowed parts of the eyelid located in the
region of the inner and outer corners of the eye.
[0140] FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate an applicator for the stamping
application of cosmetic product using an application member
according to a second embodiment of the invention. This second
embodiment of the invention differs from the first in that the side
application surfaces 35, 36 have a larger dimension along the
longitudinal axis X.
[0141] Thus, in the first embodiment, the main application member 3
has, along the longitudinal axis X, a height h of between 3 mm and
6 mm, for example of about 4.5 mm, and, in the second embodiment,
the main application member 3 has, along the longitudinal axis X, a
height h of between 10 mm and 20 mm, for example of about 15
mm.
[0142] Moreover, and as may be seen in particular in FIGS. 1 to 3,
the second end 22 of the handle 2 is equipped with a secondary
application member 4.
[0143] This secondary application member 4 has a secondary
application surface 40 suitable for being loaded with cosmetic
product P by placing the secondary application surface 40 in
contact with the cosmetic product P and for being placed in contact
with the skin to deposit by stamping thereon a line is of cosmetic
product P whose shape and contour correspond substantially to the
shape and contour of the secondary application surface 40.
[0144] The secondary application surface 40 extends in a plane
forming an angle with the longitudinal axis X' of the handle 2 and
has a triangular or drop-shaped outer contour.
[0145] This secondary application member 4 allows the stamping
application of a flick of eyeliner on the outer corner of the
eye.
[0146] An applicator 1 is thus obtained which allows the stamping
application both of a line of eyeliner along the eyelid, at the
base of the eyelashes, using the front application surface 30 and
the side application surfaces 35, 36 belonging to the main
application member 3, and of a flick of eyeliner on the outer
corner of the eye, using the secondary application surface 40
belonging to the secondary application member 4.
[0147] Preferably, the handle 2 and the main and secondary
application members 3, 4 of the applicator are made of plastic.
[0148] More precisely, the handle 2 is advantageously made of a
relatively rigid plastic, especially of a thermoplastic material,
such as polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polyamide (PA) or
the like. Such a relatively rigid plastic may have, for example, a
Shore hardness of greater than 80 Shore D.
[0149] Moreover, the main application member 3 and the secondary
application member 4 are made of a relatively flexible plastic,
such as a silicone, a rubber or a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE).
Such a relatively flexible plastic may have, for example, a Shore
hardness of between 20 Shore A and 80 Shore D.
[0150] The term "relatively rigid" should be understood as meaning
that the plastic from which the handle 2 is made has a rigidity
greater than that from which the main application member 3 and the
secondary application member 4 are made. Similarly, the term
"relatively flexible" should be understood as meaning that the
plastic from which the main application member 3 and the secondary
application member 4 are made has a flexibility greater than that
from which the handle 2 is made.
[0151] Advantageously, the material from which the handle 2 is made
and the material from which the main application member 3 and the
secondary application member 4 are made have a difference in
hardness of at least 10 Shore units, better still of at least 20
Shore units.
[0152] Advantageously, the main application member 3 and the
secondary application member 4 are assembled on the handle 2 of the
applicator 1 by overmoulding.
[0153] To this end, the first and second ends 21, 22 of the handle
2 advantageously have protrusions defining hollow portions for
promoting the attachment by overmoulding of the main application
member 3 and of the secondary application member 4 to the handle
2.
[0154] The first end 21 of the handle 2 receiving the main
application member 3 thus has an arch 210 defining a hollow with
the main body of the handle 2 into which the constituent material
of the main application member 3 penetrates during overmoulding of
the main application member 3 on the handle 2.
[0155] The second end 22 of the handle 2 receiving the secondary
application member 4 thus has a stud 220 optionally provided with a
radial groove making it possible to define reliefs for promoting
the attachment of the secondary application member by overmoulding
onto the second end 22 of the handle 2.
[0156] As a variant, the stud is adapted to be inserted with
gripping inside a complementary housing provided on the secondary
application member 4.
[0157] According to yet another variant, the main application
member 3 and/or the secondary application member 4 is (are)
co-injected with the handle 2.
[0158] The present invention also relates to an assembly,
illustrated in FIG. 8, comprising an applicator 1 as described
previously, and a container 5 containing the product P to be
applied using the applicator, in the present case an eyeliner
composition to be applied to the eyelids.
[0159] A method according to the invention for the stamping
application of an eyeliner composition onto the eyelids using the
applicator as described previously will now be described in
relation with FIGS. 5 and 8 to 11.
[0160] In a first step of the process according to the invention,
an assembly for the packaging and application of cosmetic product
as described previously and as seen in FIG. 8 is provided.
[0161] In a second step, at least a part of the front application
surface 30 is loaded with cosmetic product P to be applied, in the
present case an eyeliner composition, by placing said part of the
front application surface 30 in contact with the cosmetic product P
contained in the container 5.
[0162] According to the first gestures of use, the user loads the
entire front application surface 30 with the cosmetic product P to
be applied, in this case an eyeliner composition, by contacting the
entire front application surface 30 with the cosmetic product P
contained in the container 5.
[0163] According to the second gestures of use, the user can load
the entire front application surface 30 or only a part of the front
application surface 30, for example a central part or a side part,
in particular a lateral half, of the front application surface,
with the cosmetic product P to be applied, in this case an eyeliner
composition, by contacting the entire front application surface 30
or only a portion of the front application surface with the
cosmetic product P contained in the container 5.
[0164] In a third step, and as may be seen in FIG. 9, the cosmetic
product P loaded on the front application surface 30 is applied to
an eyelid by placing the front application surface 30 in contact
with the eyelid, the transverse axis Y of the application member 3
extending preferably substantially parallel to the line of
implantation of the eyelashes, and the longitudinal axis X of the
application member 3 preferably being placed substantially
perpendicular to the surface of the eyelid, to deposit by stamping
thereon a line t of cosmetic product P, the shape and contour of
which corresponds substantially to the shape and contour of the
part of the front application surface 30 placed in contact with the
eyelid.
[0165] According to the first gestures of use, the user places
substantially all the front application surface 30 in contact with
the skin to deposit thereon by stamping a trace of cosmetic product
P whose shape and contour substantially correspond to the shape and
contour of the front application surface 30.
[0166] Thus, according to this first gestures of use, the
application of a trace of eyeliner t on the eyelid whose shape and
contour substantially correspond to those of the front application
surface 30 is achieved by placing the front application surface 30
loaded with product in contact with the eyelid, at the base of the
eyelashes, with the transverse axis Y of the applicator member 3
extending substantially parallel to the line of implantation of the
eyelashes and preferably with the longitudinal axis X of the
applicator member 3 extending substantially perpendicular to the
eyelid, and by rolling the front application surface 30 on the
eyelid, by rotation of the applicator member 3 around the
antero-posterior axis Z, alternately in a first and a second
direction of rotation, as illustrated in FIG. 12.
[0167] In this FIG. 12, the applicator 1 is illustrated in the
three successive positions of stamping application making it
possible to produce a complete line of eyeliner on an eyelid by
means of the first gestures of use, with the longitudinal axis X1,
X2, X3 occupying three successive positions on the eyelid, along
the eyelash implantation line, and extending in each case
substantially perpendicular to the eyelid, the front application
surface 30 then being caused to roll over the eyelid by rotation of
the applicator member 3 around the antero-posterior axis Z,
alternately in a first and a second direction of rotation, as
illustrated by the double arrows in FIG. 12.
[0168] The outwardly convex shape of the front application surface
30 when one observes the applicator member 3 in the plane defined
by the longitudinal axis X and the transverse axis Y advantageously
facilitates this rolling movement of the front application surface
30 on the eyelid, by rotation of the applicator member 3 around the
antero-posterior axis Z.
[0169] According to the second gestures of use, the user loads all
or part of the front application surface 30 with the cosmetic
product and places only a part of the front surface 30 that is
loaded with product, for example a central part or a side part, in
particular a lateral half, of the front application surface 30, in
contact with the skin to deposit thereon by stamping a trace of a
cosmetic product whose shape and contour substantially correspond
to the shape and contour of the part of the front application
surface 30 placed in contact with the skin.
[0170] Thus, according to this second gestures of use, the
application of an eyeliner trace on the eyelid whose shape and
contour substantially correspond to those of the portion of the
front application surface 30 placed in contact with the eyelid is
carried out by placing a portion of the product-loaded front
application surface 30 in contact with the eyelid, at the base of
the eyelashes, with the transverse axis Y of the applicator member
3 extending substantially parallel to the eyelash implantation
line, especially with the longitudinal axis X of the applicator
member 3 extending substantially perpendicularly to the eyelid and
preferably without rolling the front application surface 30 on the
eyelid, as shown in FIG. 13.
[0171] In this FIG. 13, the applicator 1 is illustrated in the five
successive positions of stamping application making it possible to
produce a complete line of eyeliner on an eyelid by means of the
second gestures of use, with the longitudinal axis X1, X2, X3, X4,
X5 occupying five successive positions on the eyelid, along the
line of implantation of the eyelashes, and extending each time
substantially perpendicular to the eyelid. Unlike the first gesture
of use, in the second gesture of use, the applicator is not tingled
around the antero-posterior axis and a user applies the product on
the eyelid by small touch, moving the applicator according to the
normal to the eyelid.
[0172] According to an advantageous provision of the process
according to the invention, a plurality of successive steps of
applying the eyeliner composition P loaded on the front application
surface 30 to the eyelid is performed to form thereon a line of
eyeliner along the entire length of the eyelid, at the base of the
eyelashes, between the ends of the eyelid located in the region of
the inner corner C1 and the outer corner C2 of the eye, as may be
seen in FIG. 11.
[0173] As may be seen in this FIG. 11, the lines of eyeliner
composition P successively deposited on the skin are adjacent to
each other and are partially superposed, so as to form together on
the skin a continuous curved line T, following the topology of the
eyelid at the base of the eyelashes between the ends of the eyelid
located in the region of the inner corner C1 and the outer corner
C2 of the eye.
[0174] FIG. 5 illustrates the successive applications by stamping
of three traces t1, t2, t3 of eyeliner by means of the applicator
of FIGS. 1 to 4 according to the first gestures of use, in which
the user loads the entire surface of front application with the
product P and apply the product charged on an eyelid by contacting
the entire front application surface 30 with the eyelid, at the
base of the eyelashes, with the transverse axis Y1, Y2, Y3 of the
application member 3 extending substantially parallel to the line
of implantation of the eyelashes and preferably with the
longitudinal axis X1, X2, X3 of the applicator member 3 extending
substantially perpendicular to the eyelid, and making rolling the
front application surface 30 on the eyelid, by rotation of the
applicator member 3 around the antero-posterior axis, alternately
in a first and a second direction of rotation, as illustrated in
FIG. 12.
[0175] According to an advantageous provision of the process
according to the invention, according to the first or the second
gestures of use, and as represented in FIG. 5, two adjacent lines
t1, t2, t3 of eyeliner composition P successively deposited on the
skin are superposed over a length Lsp1, Lsp2 of between 0.5 mm and
5 mm, preferably between 1 and 3 mm, in particular of about 2
mm.
[0176] This superposition length Lsp1, Lsp2 of a first and a second
adjacent line t1, t2 and t2, t3 is measured along the transverse
axis Y2, Y3 of the second line t2, t3 applied.
[0177] Thus, in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 5, the
superposition length Lsp1 between the first line t1 and the second
line t2 is measured along the transverse axis Y2 of the second line
t2, and the superposition length Lsp2 between the second line t2
and the third line t3 is measured along the transverse axis Y3 of
the third line t3.
[0178] Moreover, and according to another advantageous provision of
the process according to the invention, the successive steps of
applying eyeliner composition P using the front application surface
30 are performed by imparting an angular shift .alpha.1, .alpha.2
about the longitudinal axis X between a first line to of eyeliner
composition and an adjacent line tn+1.
[0179] Thus, and as may be seen in FIG. 5, the first line t1 of
eyeliner composition P is deposited on the eyelid by placing the
transverse axis Y1 in a first angular orientation about the
longitudinal axis X, intended to be adapted to the place of the
eyelid onto which it is desired to apply a first line t1 of
eyeliner composition P.
[0180] A second line t2 is then applied, by angularly shifting the
application member about its longitudinal axis X by an angle
.alpha.1 and by partially superposing the second line t2 with the
first line t1 over a superposition length Lsp1.
[0181] A third line t3 is then applied, by angularly shifting the
application member about its longitudinal axis X by an angle
.alpha.2 and by partially superposing the third line t3 with the
second line t2 over a superposition length Lsp2.
[0182] In the embodiment illustrated, the superposition lengths
Lsp1, Lsp2 between the first and second lines t1, t2, on the one
hand, and the second and third lines t2, t3, on the other hand, are
equal.
[0183] However, these superposition lengths Lsp1, Lsp2 may be
different without departing from the scope of the present
invention, the essential feature being that all of the lines form a
continuous curved line T, following the topology of the eyelid at
the base of the eyelashes between the ends of the eyelid located in
the region of the inner corner C1 and the outer corner C2 of the
eye.
[0184] Similarly, in the embodiment illustrated, the shift angles
.alpha.1, .alpha.2 about the longitudinal axis X between the
transverse axes of the first and second lines t1, t2, on the one
hand, and of the second and third lines t2, t3, on the other hand,
are equal.
[0185] However, the shift angles .alpha.1, .alpha.2 may be
different without departing from the scope of the present
invention, the essential feature being that all of the lines form a
continuous curved line T, following the topology of the eyelid at
the base of the eyelashes between the ends of the eyelid located in
the region of the inner corner C1 and the outer corner C2 of the
eye.
[0186] Moreover, although, in the embodiment illustrated, three
lines t1, t2, t3 are applied to form together a continuous curved
line T, following the topology of the eyelid at the base of the
eyelashes between the ends of the eyelid located in the region of
the inner corner C1 and the outer corner C2 of the eye, this line T
could be produced with more or less than three lines.
[0187] In particular, and as visible in FIG. 13, the second
gestures of use of the applicator member according to the invention
imposes a greater number of successive applications to form a
complete line of eyeliner at the base of the eyelashes as the first
gesture of use.
[0188] In the exemplary embodiments illustrated, a complete line of
eyeliner at the base of the eyelashes from the inner corner C1 to
the outer corner C2 of an eye is made in three successive
applications when the user adopts the first gestures of use as
visible in FIG. 12 and in five successive applications when the
user adopts the second gestures of use, as shown in FIG. 13.
[0189] As may be seen in FIG. 5, the ellipsoid shape of the front
application surface projecting on a plane Y, Z, combined with the
partial superposition of two adjacent lines t1, t2, t3, makes it
possible to produce a resulting line T whose contour is curved and
continuous, i.e. which has essentially no recesses/pronounced
angles, in particular at the junction between two adjacent
lines.
[0190] According to an advantageous provision, and as illustrated
in FIG. 11, the process according to the invention may comprise the
additional steps consisting in: [0191] loading a side application
surface 35, 36 with eyeliner composition P to be applied by placing
the side application surface 35, 36 in contact with the eyeliner
composition P contained in the container 5; and [0192] applying the
eyeliner composition P loaded on the side application surface 35,
36 onto the skin, in particular at an inner corner C1 of the
eyelid, by placing in contact with the skin, the longitudinal axis
X of the application member 3 preferably being placed substantially
parallel to the surface of the skin, to deposit by stamping thereon
a line of eyeliner composition P whose shape and contour correspond
substantially to the shape and contour of the side application
surface 35, 36, said line deposited by means of the side
application surface 35, 36 being adjacent and being partially
superposed with a line t of eyeliner composition P deposited by
means of the front application surface 30.
[0193] Finally, the process according to the invention may
advantageously comprise a step of finishing the application of the
eyeliner composition on the eyelid, consisting in forming a flick V
at the outer corner C2 of the eye, as illustrated in FIGS. 10 and
11.
[0194] Thus, the process according to the invention advantageously
comprises the additional steps consisting in: [0195] loading the
secondary application surface 40 of the secondary application
member 4 with eyeliner composition P to be applied by placing the
secondary application surface 40 in contact with the eyeliner
composition P contained in the container 5; and [0196] applying the
eyeliner composition P loaded on the secondary application surface
40 onto the skin, in particular at an outer corner C2 of the
eyelid, by placing in contact with the skin to deposit by stamping
thereon a line is of eyeliner composition P whose shape and contour
correspond substantially to the shape and contour of the secondary
application surface 40, said line tss deposited by means of the
secondary application surface 40 being adjacent to a line t of
eyeliner composition P deposited by means of the front application
surface 30.
[0197] Thus, by means of the application member 3, the applicator 1
and the process according to the invention, it is possible to apply
by stamping on the eyelid a line T following the topology of the
eyelid at the base of the eyelashes between the ends of the eyelid
located in the region of the inner corner C1 and the outer corner
C2 of the eye, and the contour of which is curved and continuous,
i.e. which has substantially no recesses/pronounced angles, in
particular at the junction between two successively deposited
adjacent lines.
[0198] By means of the process according to the invention, the eyes
can be fully made up easily, ergonomically and precisely by means
of an eyeliner composition comprising the line T extending over the
eyelids at the base of the eyelashes between the inner corner C1
and the outer corner C2 of the eye, and also the flick V located on
the outer corner of the eyes, by successive stamping
operations.
[0199] FIGS. 14 to 21 show an applicator 1' for the stamping
application of cosmetic product P onto the skin, in particular for
the application of eyeliner onto the eyelids, in a second
embodiment.
[0200] In these figures, the elements identical or similar to the
first embodiment of the applicator are designated by the same
reference signs, to which is added the punctuation '.
[0201] These elements that are common between the first and the
second embodiments of the applicator according to the invention
will not be described again in detail; only the elements
distinguishing the second embodiment from the first one will form
the subject of the detailed description that follows.
[0202] As may be seen in particular in FIGS. 14, 15, 19 and 20, the
applicator 1' comprises a handle 2' extending along a longitudinal
axis X' between a first end 21' and a second opposite end 22'.
[0203] The first end 21' of the handle 2' is equipped with an
application member 3' or main application member, and the second
end 22' of the handle 2' is equipped with a secondary application
member 4'.
[0204] In the implementation example illustrated in these FIGS. 14,
15, 19 and 20, this secondary application member 4' is identical to
the one described in relation with the first embodiment of an
applicator according to the invention.
[0205] As a variant, the second end 22' of the handle 2' may be
provided with an eyeliner application nib, such as a nib made of
fibrous material, for example of felt, or a nib made of elastomer.
Such an eyeliner application nib is advantageously fluidly
connected to an eyeliner reservoir integrated in the handle 2' to
be fed with eyeliner, especially by capillary action or by
flow.
[0206] The main application member 3' is in the form of a tip
connected to the first end 21' of the handle 2' which can be
handled by a user.
[0207] The main application member 3' provided for the stamping
application of cosmetic product P onto the skin, in particular for
the application of eyeliner to the eyelids, defines a longitudinal
axis X, a transverse axis Y perpendicular to the longitudinal axis
X and an antero-posterior axis Z perpendicular to the longitudinal
axis X and to the transverse axis Y.
[0208] As may be seen in FIGS. 14, 15, 19 and 20, when the
application member 3' is attached to the first end 21' of the
handle 2', the longitudinal axis X of the main application member
3' is coincident with the longitudinal axis X' of the handle
2'.
[0209] As is seen in these figures, the main application member 3'
has a front application surface 30' suitable for being loaded with
cosmetic product P to be applied, in the present case an eyeliner
composition, by placing at least a part the front application
surface 30' in contact with the cosmetic product P and for being
placed in contact with the skin, in the present case the eyelids,
especially at the base of the eyelashes, to deposit by stamping
thereon a line of product P whose shape and contour correspond
substantially to the shape and contour of the part of the front
application surface 30' placed in contact with the skin.
[0210] The main application member 3' has along the longitudinal
axis X a first end 37' which constitutes an end for attaching to
the handle 2' and a second opposite end 38' bearing the front
application surface 30'.
[0211] As described in relation with the first embodiment of the
applicator 1 according to the invention, the front application
surface 30' has an elongated shape along the transverse axis Y,
which is outwardly convex when the application member 3' is
observed in the plane defined by the longitudinal axis X and the
transverse axis Y.
[0212] Similarly, the front application surface 30' moreover has a
width I' measured along the transverse axis Y between a first side
extremity 31' and a second opposite side extremity 32'.
[0213] The width I' of the front application surface 30' is
advantageously between 10 and 20 and in particular of about 15
mm.
[0214] Moreover, as may also be seen in FIG. 16, the front
application surface 30' of the application member 3' belonging to
the applicator 1' according to the second embodiment of the
invention has a curved contour defining a concavity C when the
application member 3' is observed in the plane defined by the
transverse axis Y and the antero-posterior axis Z.
[0215] The curved contour of the front application surface 30' in
the plane defined by the transverse axis Y and the antero-posterior
axis Z extends along a curved axis Ac.
[0216] This curved axis Ac advantageously forms a circle arc
preferably having a radius of curvature R inferior or equal to 60
mm, notably of between 30 mm and 200 mm.
[0217] In the implementation example illustrated in FIGS. 14 to 21,
and as may be seen in particular in FIG. 17, the radius of
curvature R of the curved axis Ac is of about 50 mm.
[0218] The concavity C defined by the curved contour of the front
application surface 30' in the plane Y, Z advantageously has a
depth p along the Z axis of between 0.2 mm and 1.5 mm. In the
implementation example illustrated in particular in FIG. 17, this
depth p is of about 0.7 mm.
[0219] By means of these provisions, the curvature of the front
application surface 30' in the plane defined by the transverse axis
Y and the antero-posterior axis Z is particularly well suited to
improving the ease, ergonomics and precision of stamping
application of a line of eyeliner at the base of the eyelashes, the
concavity C defined by this curved contour being adapted to the
curvature of the lash line, such that the applied line of eyeliner
follows this lash line as closely as possible.
[0220] Advantageously, in the implementation examples illustrated
in FIGS. 14 to 21, the cross section of the handle 2' in the plane
defined by the transverse axis Y and the antero-posterior axis Z
also has a curved contour defining a concavity C'. This concavity
C' has the same orientation as the concavity C defined by the
curved contour of the front application surface 30' in this same
plane defined by the transverse axis and the antero-posterior
axis.
[0221] The curved contour of the front application surface 30'
belonging to the application member 3' in the plane defined by the
transverse axis Y and the antero-posterior axis Z and the curved
contour of the cross section of the handle 2' in this same plane
are symmetrical relative to the plane defined by the longitudinal
axis X and the antero-posterior axis Y. In other words, the curved
contour of the front application surface 30' belonging to the
application member 3' in the plane defined by the transverse axis Y
and the antero-posterior axis Z and the curved contour of the cross
section of the handle 2' in this same plane are centered relative
to each other on the axes Y, Z. Preferably, these two curved
contours are also centered relative to each other on the
longitudinal axis X.
[0222] By means of these provisions, the handle 2' and the
application member 3' of the applicator 1' both have a concave
shape of the same orientation along the longitudinal axis X in the
plane defined by the transverse axis Y and the antero-posterior
axis Z, so that the user intuitively and ergonomically determines
how to hold the applicator 1' to orient the concavity C of the
front application surface 30' of the application member 3'
appropriately relative to her eyelid, i.e. in the direction of the
eye to be made up.
[0223] The curved contour of the cross section of the handle 2' in
the plane defined by the transverse axis Y and the antero-posterior
axis Z advantageously extends along a curved axis Ac'.
[0224] This curved axis Ac' advantageously forms a circle arc
preferably having a radius of curvature R' of between 10 mm and 35
mm.
[0225] In the implementation example illustrated in FIGS. 14 to 21,
and as may be seen in particular in FIG. 18, the radius of
curvature R' of the curved axis Ac' is of about 15 mm.
[0226] The concavity C' defined by the curved contour of the cross
section of the handle 2' in the plane Y, Z advantageously has a
depth p' along the Z axis of between 0.4 mm and 3 mm. In the
implementation example illustrated in particular in FIG. 17, this
depth p' is of about 0.9 mm.
[0227] The curvature of the handle 2' in the plane defined by the
transverse axis Y and the antero-posterior axis Z is thus more
pronounced than the curvature of the front application surface 30'
in this same plane.
[0228] In other words, the radius of curvature R' of the handle 2'
in the plane defined by the transverse axis Y and the
antero-posterior axis Z is smaller than the radius of curvature R
of the front application surface 30' in this same plane.
[0229] The more pronounced curvature of the handle 2' in the plane
defined by the transverse axis Y and the antero-posterior axis Z
clearly indicates to the user the appropriate orientation for
handling and manipulating the applicator 1'.
[0230] As is seen in particular in FIG. 16, the thickness e of the
front application surface 30' is substantially constant on moving
along the transverse axis Y, following the curved axis Ac.
[0231] The first and second edges 33', 34' of the front application
surface 30' meet at the first side extremity 31' and the second
side extremity 32', forming a rounded shape.
[0232] The front application surface 30' have in projection on the
plane defined by the transverse axis Y and the antero-posterior
axis Z a curved substantially oblong shape.
[0233] According to an advantageous provision, the first edge 33'
and the second edge 34' of the front application surface 30' have,
in particular at the first side extremity 31' and the second side
extremity 32', a rim projecting from the front application face 30'
along the longitudinal axis.
[0234] Such a rim, the projecting distance of which along the
longitudinal axis X relative to the front application surface 30',
may be, for example, between 0.05 mm and 1 mm, or even 1.5 mm,
advantageously makes it possible to create a reserve of cosmetic
product between the front application surface 30' and this
projecting rim, thus increasing the amount of cosmetic product that
can be carried on the application member 3' and improving the
autonomy thereof, the user being required to reload it with product
less frequently.
[0235] According to an advantageous provision, and as may be seen
in FIGS. 19 and 20, the side application surfaces 35', 36' each
have an indentation 350', 360' in the plane defined by the
longitudinal axis X and the transverse axis Y.
[0236] The height hf of the application member 3' along the
longitudinal axis X is thus reduced in its side portions relative
to the height h of its central portion. These side portions of the
application member 3', which have indentations 350', 360'
perpendicular thereto, thus have greater flexibility, especially in
the directions of the longitudinal axis X and the antero-posterior
axis Z, than the central portion of the application member 3'.
[0237] As may be seen very clearly in FIG. 21 which illustrates
analogously to FIG. 5 a line T' of eyeliner obtained after
successive application of three lines of eyeliner t1', t2', t3', by
means of the use, according to the first gestures of use, of an
application member 3' whose front application surface 30' is
outwardly convex when it is observed in the plane X, Y and which
also has a curved contour defining a concavity C when it is
observed in the plane Y, Z, a continuous, sharp and recess-free
line T' may be produced, of relatively pronounced curvature and
following the topology of the eyelid onto which the eyeliner is
applied, at the base of the eyelashes.
[0238] In one implementation form of the invention, provision may
be made for the application member 3, 3', or at least the front
application surface 30, 30' of the application member 3, 3', and/or
for the secondary application member 4, 4', or at least the
secondary application surface 40, 40', to have flocking.
[0239] The application members 3, 3' according to the first and the
second embodiments can be used with the first or the second
gestures of use.
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