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Applicator system and method

US6866046B2 · kind B2 · utility

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114Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 21, 2001
Grant dateMar 15, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 24, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA46B2200/106
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A system for applying a product to at least one of eyelashes and eyebrows may comprise an applicator comprising a stem and an application element at an end of the stem. The application element may be configured to apply a product to at least one of eyelashes and eyebrows. The application element may comprise a support and at least one row of teeth extending from the support. Each of the teeth may have a free end, a root portion adjacent to the support, and a lateral surface extending from the root portion to the free end. The lateral surface of at least some of the teeth may include at least one of a region having a relief and a region having an angular portion. The system may also comprise a receptacle configured to contain the product and a wiper member configured to wipe excess product from the application element when the applicator is removed from the receptacle. Also provided are methods of applying a product to eyelashes and eyebrows.

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