EP1034722A3 - Applicator brush - Google Patents

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EP1034722A3
EP1034722A3 EP00105063A EP00105063A EP1034722A3 EP 1034722 A3 EP1034722 A3 EP 1034722A3 EP 00105063 A EP00105063 A EP 00105063A EP 00105063 A EP00105063 A EP 00105063A EP 1034722 A3 EP1034722 A3 EP 1034722A3
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Prior art keywords
filament
bristle
wire core
brush
core
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1034722A2 (en
EP1034722B1 (en
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Andrew Christoforu
Kristi E. Simonelli
Tameru Getahoun
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Avon Products Inc
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Avon Products Inc
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Priority claimed from US09/267,959 external-priority patent/US6016815A/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46D—MANUFACTURE OF BRUSHES
    • A46D1/00—Bristles; Selection of materials for bristles
    • A46D1/02—Bristles details
    • A46D1/0238—Bristles with non-round cross-section
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/26—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball
    • A45D40/262—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like
    • A45D40/265—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B3/00—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier
    • A46B3/18—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier the bristles being fixed on or between belts or wires
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/021—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups arranged like in cosmetics brushes, e.g. mascara, nail polish, eye shadow
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46D—MANUFACTURE OF BRUSHES
    • A46D1/00—Bristles; Selection of materials for bristles

Abstract

An applicator or brush having a twisted wire core and a bristle portion that has a square cross-section. The brush portion is formed from a plurality of plastic filaments. Each plastic filament is crimped medially of its ends by the wire core. The crimping action causes the filament ends to form bristle ends that flare outwardly in various directions from the wire core so as to provides a uniform bristle end distribution throughout the bristle portion. The filament density is about 45 to 60 filaments per helical turn. Each filament has a hollow central core from which two or more bent flanges extend. The area along the central core between adjacent flanges holds mascara by surface tension.
EP20000105063 1999-03-12 2000-03-09 Applicator brush Expired - Lifetime EP1034722B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US267959 1981-05-28
US09/267,959 US6016815A (en) 1999-03-12 1999-03-12 Applicator brush
US09/441,355 US6450177B1 (en) 1999-03-12 1999-11-16 Applicator brush
US441355 1999-11-16

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EP1034722A2 EP1034722A2 (en) 2000-09-13
EP1034722A3 true EP1034722A3 (en) 2003-01-22
EP1034722B1 EP1034722B1 (en) 2011-05-04

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EP20000105063 Expired - Lifetime EP1034722B1 (en) 1999-03-12 2000-03-09 Applicator brush

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Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2884397B1 (en) 2005-04-19 2007-07-06 Parfums Givenchy Sa PERFECTIONED MASCARA APPLICATOR
FR3028154B1 (en) * 2014-11-06 2016-12-30 Oreal COSMETIC APPLICATOR COMPRISING FIBERS
KR20190092594A (en) * 2017-01-31 2019-08-07 이엘씨 매니지먼트 엘엘씨 Molded bristle brushes containing spiral segments
FR3070842B1 (en) * 2017-09-12 2021-07-16 Oreal COSMETIC APPLICATOR

Citations (7)

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DE1205051B (en) * 1961-10-23 1965-11-18 Gilbert Shaw Plastic bristles for brushes or the like and a method for their production
JPH01239107A (en) * 1988-03-15 1989-09-25 Asahi Chem Ind Co Ltd Modified cross-section yarn for brush
US4887622A (en) * 1986-11-28 1989-12-19 L'oreal Brush for the application of mascara to the eyelashes
US4927281A (en) * 1988-02-12 1990-05-22 L'oreal Brush for applying mascara and container
US4974612A (en) * 1988-02-23 1990-12-04 L'oreal Brush for applying a makeup product
US5876138A (en) * 1995-02-23 1999-03-02 L'oreal Cosmetic applicator
US5933908A (en) * 1997-10-07 1999-08-10 Specialty Filaments, Inc. Honeycomb bristles with radiating spokes and applicator brushes employing said bristles

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US4733425A (en) 1986-06-16 1988-03-29 Sanderson-Macleod, Inc. Mascara brush
FR2607372B1 (en) 1986-11-28 1991-04-05 Oreal BRUSH FOR THE APPLICATION OF COSMETICS, ESPECIALLY MASCARA

Patent Citations (8)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1205051B (en) * 1961-10-23 1965-11-18 Gilbert Shaw Plastic bristles for brushes or the like and a method for their production
US4887622A (en) * 1986-11-28 1989-12-19 L'oreal Brush for the application of mascara to the eyelashes
US4887622B1 (en) * 1986-11-28 1998-08-11 Oreal Brush for the application of mascara to the eyelashes
US4927281A (en) * 1988-02-12 1990-05-22 L'oreal Brush for applying mascara and container
US4974612A (en) * 1988-02-23 1990-12-04 L'oreal Brush for applying a makeup product
JPH01239107A (en) * 1988-03-15 1989-09-25 Asahi Chem Ind Co Ltd Modified cross-section yarn for brush
US5876138A (en) * 1995-02-23 1999-03-02 L'oreal Cosmetic applicator
US5933908A (en) * 1997-10-07 1999-08-10 Specialty Filaments, Inc. Honeycomb bristles with radiating spokes and applicator brushes employing said bristles

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 013, no. 575 (C - 667) 19 December 1989 (1989-12-19) *

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