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Device for applying a make-up product for keratinous fibers, in particular eyelashes, and a packaging and application unit using such a device

US6026824A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 20, 1998
Grant dateFeb 22, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA46B9/021
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A device (1) for applying a make-up product for keratinous fibers, in particular eyelashes, includes a handle (8) of a substantially flat profile, whose first end (10) carries an applicator element (50) having a free end. The applicator element is formed by a blade (6) defining a unitary structure elastically deformable in a multidirectional mode, and disposed substantially parallel to a plane of the handle. The blade (6) has two main sides (51, 52), the surface of at least one of the sides having reliefs (53) capable of retaining some of the product after a substantial portion of the surface has been brought into contact with the product. The width of the free end, measured along a first direction (X) parallel to the plane, is at least equal to a quarter of the average width of an arc of eyelashes.

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