EP 1374723 A1 20040102 - Product applicator, especially for cosmetics, and method of manufacturing such an applicator
Title (en)
Product applicator, especially for cosmetics, and method of manufacturing such an applicator
Title (de)
Applikator, insbesondere für Kosmetika, und Verfahren zur Herstellung eines solchen Applikators
Title (fr)
Applicateur de produit, notamment cosmétique, et procédé de fabrication d'un tel applicateur
Publication
Application
Priority
FR 0207640 A 20020620
Abstract (en)
The applicator has a head (1) consisting of a support (3) with bristles (2) made from polymer fibres, at least some of which have curved portions with a radius of curvature of between 2 and 40 mm, and preferably between 3 and 10 mm. The curved portions of the bristles are located in a random arrangement relative to one another. The applicator has a head (1) consisting of a support (3) with bristles (2) made from polymer fibres, at least some of which have curved portions with a radius of curvature of between 2 and 40 mm, and preferably between 3 and 10 mm. The curved portions of the bristles are located in a random arrangement relative to one another. The bristles have a preferably thickness of 0.010 to 0.025 mm, and the applicator head can have various cross-sectional shapes, e.g. circular or polygonal, especially square or triangular. The support is of twisted wire strands and can be straight or curved.
Abstract (fr)
La présente demande concerne un dispositif (1) pour l'application d'un produit, notamment de maquillage et/ou de soin, comprenant un arrangement de fibres polymériques (2) à au moins une extrémité libre, lesdites fibres étant montées fixement sur un support (3), et présentant pour au moins certaines, une portion courbe, s'étendant continûment depuis le support jusqu'à une (ou leur) extrémité libre, et de rayon de courbure moyen inférieur à 45 mm, lesdits portions courbes étant orientées les unes relativement aux autres de manière aléatoire. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A45D 34/04 (2006.01); A46B 9/02 (2006.01); B05C 17/00 (2006.01); A46D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A46B 9/021 (2013.01); A46D 1/0238 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1053 (2013.01); A46D 1/00 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- FR 2668905 A1 19920515 - OREAL [FR]
- US 5161554 A 19921110 - FITJER HOLGER [DE]
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 6141818 A 20001107 - WEIHRAUCH GEORG [DE]
- [A] US 5357647 A 19941025 - GUERET JEAN-LOUIS H [FR]
- [A] US 6210060 B1 20010403 - GUERET JEAN-LOUIS [FR]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1374723 A1 20040102; EP 1374723 B1 20071003; AT E374543 T1 20071015; BR 0302237 A 20040908; CN 1235530 C 20060111; CN 1473528 A 20040211; DE 60316626 D1 20071115; DE 60316626 T2 20080717; ES 2294249 T3 20080401; FR 2841108 A1 20031226; FR 2841108 B1 20040730; JP 2004024871 A 20040129; JP 4296394 B2 20090715
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 03291388 A 20030611; AT 03291388 T 20030611; BR 0302237 A 20030618; CN 03143835 A 20030619; DE 60316626 T 20030611; ES 03291388 T 20030611; FR 0207640 A 20020620; JP 2003174033 A 20030618