Cosmetic applicator

US7762269B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Peter Jonathan Wyatt · Portland, US
• David Edward Wilson · Reisterstown, US
• Donald Frank Rainey · Owings Mills, US
• Mark Robert Weinkam · Catonsville, US
• Angela Michele Fabula · Baldwin, US
• Thomas Elliot Rabe · Baltimore, US
• Martin A. Mishkin · Loveland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 2, 2005
• Grant date: Jul 27, 2010
• Expiry date: Jul 11, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A46B2200/106
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

An apparatus for applying a cosmetic, such as mascara to eyelashes, includes a handle, a stem, and an applicator head coupled to the stem and supported for rotation relative to the handle. An actuator moves the applicator head in a rotational oscillating motion, in which the applicator head automatically rotates in both a first rotational direction and a second rotational direction in response to operation of the actuator. Additionally or alternatively, the actuator may also radially translate the applicator head, move the applicator head through an angle of rotation less than 360 degrees, and vary the rotational speed of the applicator head. The applicator head may include protrusions that are spaced to define gaps during rotation, thereby to promote coverage and separation of eyelashes.