Device for wiping liquid from a brush upon removal of the brush from a liquid-filled container
US5697720A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45D40/267
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A device for wiping and/or drying a brush for applying a liquid from a container to a portion of the body, such as mascara for eyelashes, and a container including the same. The device includes a sleeve insertable into the neck of the container and having a first open end, a second end provided with articulated flaps, and a wall between the first and second end and provided with lugs radially deformable towards an axis of the sleeve upon insertion of the sleeve into the neck of the container. The lugs constitute a stop for the flaps during the withdrawal of the brush through these flaps while the flaps are, upon insertion of the brush into the container through the sleeve, freely pivoting to permit this insertion.
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