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Applicator device for applying a cosmetic and the use of such a device

US7909044B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 2007
Grant dateMar 22, 2011
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Expiry dateMar 29, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA46B2200/1053
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An applicator device for applying a cosmetic, the applicator device comprising an elongate body adapted to be held in the hand, an applicator head, a feed device adapted to feed the applicator head with cosmetic in solid form, and a heater device adapted to heat the applicator head, thereby causing the cosmetic to melt. The feed device comprises a feed duct provided in the body of the applicator device and communicating with passageways that are provided in the applicator head and that open out to the outside, and the heater device is adapted to heat said feed duct at the applicator head.

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