Title (en)

Applicator and assembly

Title (de)

Kosmetikeinheit und deren Zusammensetzung

Title (fr)

Applicateur et ensemble d'application

Publication

EP 1066771 A1 20010110 (EN)

Application

EP 00305609 A 20000703

Priority

• GB 9915947 A 19990707
• GB 0005503 A 20000307

Abstract (en)

A cosmetics applicator assembly, especially a mascara brush, comprising a cap 8 to a container having a wiper 6 in its neck 3, has a stop 20 at the end of a rod 12, immediately above the applicator 14, the rod tapering towards the stop. The wiper is provided with fingers 22 which bear against the rod so that as the applicator is withdrawn from the container as the tapered portion passes them they relax until their ends contact the stop which inverts them as it passes, the fingers remaining inturned until the applicator passes them when they will revert to their relaxed state removing any blob of cosmetic from the end of the applicator. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A45D 40/26

IPC 8 full level

A45D 34/04 (2006.01); A45D 40/26 (2006.01); A46B 3/18 (2006.01); A46B 9/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A45D 40/267 (2013.01); A46B 3/18 (2013.01); A46B 9/021 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1053 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

• GB 2097662 A 19821110 - OREAL
• GB 2312617 A 19971105 - GEKA MFG LTD [GB]
• EP 0900534 A1 19990310 - GEKA MFG LTD [GB]
• WO 9526147 A1 19951005 - GEKA BRUSH GEORG KARL GMBH [DE], et al
• DE 19744181 A1 19990408 - GEKA BRUSH GEORG KARL GMBH [DE]

Citation (search report)

• [X] EP 0627182 A1 19941207 - OREAL [FR]
• [DX] DE 19744181 A1 19990408 - GEKA BRUSH GEORG KARL GMBH [DE]
• [DX] GB 2312617 A 19971105 - GEKA MFG LTD [GB]
• [A] US 4175574 A 19791127 - ZULBERTI CARLOS A [AR]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1066771 A1 20010110; EP 1066771 B1 20050928; DE 60022828 D1 20051103; DE 60022828 T2 20060706; GB 0016320 D0 20000823; GB 2352167 A 20010124; JP 2001061547 A 20010313; JP 4722259 B2 20110713

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00305609 A 20000703; DE 60022828 T 20000703; GB 0016320 A 20000703; JP 2000207283 A 20000707