EP2005857A1 - Applicator for applying a product to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows - Google Patents

Abstract

The applicator has an application unit (10) e.g. injected brush, comprising rows (12) of application elements (13) e.g. bristles, connected to a core (11), where length of each application element is high. One of the rows of application elements is connected to the core by a bent portion. Each application element has a rectilinear portion formed between the bent portion and a free end (45). The rectilinear portion extends opposite to respective underlying surface of the core, and parallel to the surface.

Description

The present invention relates to the applicators for applying a product to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, and more particularly to the applicators comprising an applicator member comprising a core and application elements which connect to the core. These application elements, which are generally called bristles or teeth as they are more or less rigid, can be made in one piece with the core, in particular by molding of material. Such application members are called combs or injected brushes.

Numerous application devices of this type are known, for example by the applications US 2006/0056903 , EP 1 342 428 , EP 1 070 467 , EP 1,593,320 or the patent US 6,343,607 .

In a large number of injected brushes, the bristles are connected substantially perpendicularly to the core and are relatively short, because the applicator member must generally be able to cross without much difficulty a wiper member equipping the container containing the product. The short length of the application elements and their orientation can limit the amount of product deposited on the eyelashes. For example, the application of the product can be carried out with ends of hair or teeth slightly loaded product because strongly dewatered.

Short hairs, moreover, tend to be stiffer and perform a more vigorous brushing, tending to take the product deposited on the eyelashes.

The use of these brushes or combs has shown that they were not optimized, at least for some rheologies of products.

The publications WO 97/28719 , EP 1 632 149 , EP 1 611 817 and EP 1 070 465 disclose combs for makeup of eyelashes and / or eyebrows.

The invention aims to further improve the applicators for applying a product on the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, for example in order to apply a relatively large product load on the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows while separating them.

According to one of its aspects, the subject of the invention is an applicator for applying a product to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, comprising an applicator member, this applicator member comprising a core and elements of application connecting to the soul. By "application elements" it is necessary to understand elements that are individualized and that are used for the application.

In exemplary embodiments of the invention, the applicator for applying a product to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows comprises an applicator member comprising a core and rows of application elements connecting to the soul, the soul defining faces, at least a first row, better each row, having application elements connecting by a bent portion to the core and at least one application element having a portion between the portion bent and its free end, extending opposite a respective underside of the core and substantially parallel to this face.

By "substantially parallel to the face ", it is to be understood that the applicator element extends in a general direction which is parallel to the respective underlying face at 20 °, more preferably at 15 °, or even at 10 °. ° near or even close to 5 °, or even strictly parallel.

By "bend" or "bent portion" must be understood a substantially changing portion of orientation when progressing from the soul to the free end of the application element. At least one application element, or even half or all of the application elements, may have a bent portion, which can turn at least 60 °, better a turn to substantially 90 °. Thus, the bent portions can be bent substantially at right angles.

The bent portion may comprise a first branch through which the application element connects to the core and a second branch extending towards the free end of the application element, this first branch extending for example over a distance of 0.2 to 3 mm. All branches connecting to the core of the application elements of a row may be of the same length, so that the corresponding application elements are at the same level. As a variant, the first branches of the application elements of one row may be of different lengths, so that the corresponding application elements extend over several levels.

An application member according to the invention may have relatively long application elements without unduly hindering the crossing of a wiper member.

In addition, the application of the product can be carried out thanks to the invention with tangential contact of the applicator elements and the eyelashes, which promotes the product loading eyelashes.

The invention can promote a non-point contact between the applicator element and the eyelash, the applicator element having for example a portion oriented substantially parallel to the eyelash during application.

The invention may, for example, make it possible to load the eyelashes into product by causing them to take the product between application elements over the length thereof and no longer only at their ends.

Moreover, the relatively long length of the application elements can give them flexibility, which can increase comfort in use and / or facilitate the crossing of the wiper member.

Finally, the applicator member is able to retain a relatively large quantity of product between the application elements and the core, the core being able to be protected against spinning pushed by the application elements when the latter extend all around the soul.

The orientation of the applicator members relative to the wiper member also changes the distribution of the product on the applicator member as compared to a conventional applicator member having radial applicator elements.

In exemplary embodiments of the invention, at least one application element, better all the application elements of at least one array of application elements, extends around the core while being away from the latter at its free end, better in every respect, by a distance less than or equal to half its length, or even less, for example, less than or equal to a quarter of its length. The aforementioned distance is measured in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the applicator member.

The applicator member may have at least one or even at least two faces, or even at least three or four faces or more, serving the application, each defined at least by at least a portion of the application elements of a row and at least ends of application elements of another row.

By "application face" is meant a region of the applicator member capable of being brought into contact with the eyelashes during application.

The core may define faces and the rows of application members may have portions extending substantially parallel to a corresponding underlying face of the core.

The core may be of polygonal cross-section, and said portion of said at least one applicator element may be substantially rectilinear.

At least one first application element of one row may be at or beyond an application element of another row, a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first application element intersecting with the second element of application without crossing the soul. This can make it possible to comb the lashes with one row of application elements while the other row lays the product on the eyelashes.

At least one application element of a row may have a portion extending substantially parallel to an underlying surface facing the core. The length of the portion extending substantially parallel to an underlying surface of the core may be greater than or equal to one quarter of the total length of the application member. Each application element of a row may comprise a portion extending facing and substantially parallel to an underlying face of the core.

In exemplary embodiments of the invention, the applicator member has on at least a portion of its length a cross section defining an envelope circle circumscribed to the applicator member. At least one application element, on this portion, has a length greater than or equal to the radius of the envelope circle and at a free end remote from the core by a distance less than or equal to half the radius of the envelope circle, in particular in any case.

At least one application element can be moved away from the core at any point not more than half the radius of the envelope circle.

The length of at least one application element may be greater than or equal to two-thirds of the diameter of the aforementioned shell circle.

The applicator member may have a tapered distal end, which may facilitate retraction into the container.

The application elements may remain relatively close to the core, being for example remote from the core at most by a distance equal to one-third of the radius of the envelope circle, or even to a quarter of the radius of the envelope circle.

The envelope circle may be centered on the longitudinal axis of the core, the longitudinal axis of the core being that through the centroids of the cross sections of the soul.

The aforementioned portion of the applicator member may be of length at least equal to half the total length of the applicator member, or even of equal length, all the application elements having, for example, the characteristics -above.

The soul may have axial symmetry, of axis of symmetry coincident with the longitudinal axis of the soul. The core may have a cross section of substantially polygonal shape. The soul may be of square, oval, circular cross section, among others.

The core may have a rectilinear longitudinal axis or not.

The applicator may comprise at least two rows of application elements, better at least three rows of application elements whose application elements are oriented in the same direction of rotation around the longitudinal axis of the core. .

The applicator may comprise at least two rows of application elements and at least part of the application elements of a row may cross a plane tangent to at least one application element of another row, this plane tangent being perpendicular to a radius passing through the longitudinal axis of the soul. This crossing can make it possible to use the application elements parallel to the eyelashes for loading and the ends that protrude to separate them, the user being able to use these ends as a mini-comb. When the applicator member is viewed at a side perpendicular to its longitudinal axis, at least one applicator element belonging to a row of applicator elements may extend beyond at least one applicator element of an adjacent row of application elements, especially over a distance of at least 0.5 mm.

At least one application element, or even the majority or all of the application elements, can be connected substantially perpendicular to a corresponding face of the core.

At least one application element, or even the majority or all of the application elements may have a main portion of longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a corresponding face of the core. The length of this portion extending substantially parallel to an underlying face of the core may be greater than or equal to a quarter, or even half, of the total length of said applicator element.

The length of the portion of an applicator element extending substantially parallel to an underlying face of the core may be strictly greater than the length of said underlying face.

At least one application element, or even the majority or all of the application elements, may comprise a base remote from the longitudinal axis of the core of at least one eighth or a sixth, or even a quarter, of the radius of the envelope circle. The bases may be eccentric with respect to the longitudinal axis of the core, which may make it easier to give the application members length.

The application member may comprise a row of at least six application elements. All rows can have at least six, better fifteen application elements.

The application member comprises for example between one and eight rows. The spacing between two consecutive application elements of a row may be, for example, sufficiently small so that the product can be retained between these application elements after crossing the wiper member. The application elements of the different rows may occupy the same positions along the longitudinal axis of the core or be offset.

The application elements can be made monolithically with the core and in the same material or in a different material, for example more flexible or less flexible. All application elements can be molded with the soul. The applicator can be made, if necessary, from natural plant products.

The applicator member may define a substantially constant cross sectional envelope area over at least half the length of the applicator member portion of the applicator member.

The length of at least one application element, or even the majority or all of the application elements, may be greater than or equal to 1.5 mm, for example from 1.5 to 10 mm, better 3 to 7 mm.

The applicator member may comprise at least one application element extending angularly about the longitudinal axis of the core over at least 45 °, preferably at least 60 °, 70 ° or 90 °.

At least one application element may be perforated, which may for example increase the flexibility of the application element and / or promote product retention. The application elements may have various shapes in cross section, for example full or hollow, circular or not, polygonal, trapezoidal, flattened, among others. The application elements may be of constant thickness or not. The application elements may include asperities and / or a charge of particles. The applicator may comprise magnetizable particles. The applicator can be flocked.

All the application elements of the same row can have the same length or not. Application elements can have separate or joining bases.

At least one application element may have a corrugated shape, the corrugation taking place for example in any axis, for example in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the core or in a plane parallel to the longitudinal axis. of soul.

The application elements can form wider than thick slats, the dimension corresponding to the width being parallel to the longitudinal axis of the core, which can contribute to creating a preferred direction of deformation of the application elements, away from or near the soul.

At least one application element may have a free end bent, abraded or widened. This end can form a ball or fork, for example.

At least two application elements can cross each other, these application elements belonging for example to the same row of application elements.

The applicator member may be connected to a rod, which may be connected to a gripping member configured to close a container containing the product to be applied.

The invention also relates, independently or in combination with the foregoing, to an applicator for applying a product to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, which comprises an applicator member comprising a core and rows of elements. application connecting to the core, at least a first row, preferably each row, having application elements connected by a bent portion to the core, the applicator member having at least one face serving as the defined application by at least a portion of the application elements of the first row and at least ends of application elements of another row.

• un applicateur tel que défini plus haut,
• un produit à appliquer sur les cils ou les sourcils.

Another subject of the invention, according to another of its aspects, is a packaging and application device comprising:

• an applicator as defined above,
• a product to apply on eyelashes or eyebrows.

The product may be contained in a container provided with a wringing member.

According to another of its aspects, the subject of the invention is also a process for making up the eyelashes or the eyebrows, comprising the step of bringing an applicator, as defined above, into contact with the eyelashes, at least one element application being oriented tangentially with respect to at least one eyelash and / or the contact being effected with at least two application elements belonging to adjacent rows.

The subject of the invention is also an applicator for applying a product to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, comprising an applicator member comprising a core and at least one application element connecting to the core, this element of application extending around the core while being remote therefrom at its free end by a distance m less than or equal to a quarter of the length l of this application element, the distance being measured in a perpendicular plane to the longitudinal axis of the applicator member.

The invention further relates, in another of its aspects, to an applicator for applying a product to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, comprising an applicator member comprising a core of polygonal cross-section and application elements having rectilinear portions extending opposite and parallel to a corresponding face of the core.

The invention further relates, in another of its aspects, to an applicator for applying a product to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, comprising an applicator member comprising a core and rows of connecting application elements. to the soul. The application elements of at least one row extend over one face of the core. The application elements of a row extend for example over an angular sector of at least 60 °, better 70 ° or 90 °, around the longitudinal axis of the core. The application elements may each have a bend through which they connect to the core.

The invention further relates, in another of its aspects, to an applicator for applying a product to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, comprising an applicator member, this application member comprising a core and elements of application connecting to the core, the applicator member having on at least a portion of its length a cross section defining an envelope circle circumscribed to the applicator member, at least one applicator element on this portion having a length greater than or equal to the radius of the hoop and having a free end remote from the core by a distance less than or equal to half the radius of the hoop.

• la figure 1 est une vue schématique en coupe longitudinale partielle d'un dispositif de conditionnement et d'application réalisé conformément à un exemple de mise en oeuvre de l'invention,
• la figure 2 représente plus en détail l'organe d'application de la figure 1,
• la figure 3 est une perspective, partielle et schématique, de l'organe d'application de la figure 1,
• la figure 4 est une section transversale selon IV-IV de la figure 2,
• la figure 5 représente isolément un élément d'application de l'organe d'application des figures 1 à 4,
• la figure 6 est une vue analogue à la figure 4 d'une variante de réalisation,
• la figure 7 est une vue analogue à la figure 5 d'une variante de réalisation,
• les figures 8 à 11 illustrent des variantes de réalisation des éléments d'application,
• la figure 12 illustre une variante de réalisation de l'organe d'application,
• les figures 13 à 15 représentent en vue de côté, de manière schématique, des surfaces enveloppe de variantes d'organes d'application,
• les figures 16 à 20 représentent en section transversale, de manière schématique, d'autres variantes de réalisation de l'organe d'application, et
• les figures 21 et 22 illustrent des organes d'application respectivement avec un axe longitudinal courbe et un axe longitudinal incliné relativement à celui de la tige.

The invention will be better understood on reading the following detailed description, non-limiting examples of implementation thereof, and on examining the appended drawing, in which:

• the figure 1 is a schematic view in partial longitudinal section of a packaging and application device produced according to an exemplary implementation of the invention,
• the figure 2 further represents the enforcement body of the figure 1 ,
• the figure 3 is a partial and schematic perspective of the body responsible for figure 1 ,
• the figure 4 is a cross section along IV-IV of the figure 2 ,
• the figure 5 represents in isolation an element of application of the Figures 1 to 4 ,
• the figure 6 is a view similar to the figure 4 an alternative embodiment,
• the figure 7 is a view similar to the figure 5 an alternative embodiment,
• the Figures 8 to 11 illustrate alternative embodiments of the application elements,
• the figure 12 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the application member,
• the Figures 13 to 15 show diagrammatically side views of envelope surfaces of application member variants,
• the Figures 16 to 20 show in cross section, schematically, other embodiments of the application member, and
• the Figures 21 and 22 illustrate application members respectively with a curved longitudinal axis and a longitudinal axis inclined relative to that of the rod.

The packaging and application device 1 shown in FIG. figure 1 comprises a container 2 and an applicator 3, the container 2 containing a product to be applied to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, for example a mascara or an eyelash care product.

Mascara can present any formulation.

The applicator 3 comprises a rod 4 carrying at one end an applicator member 10 and connected at the opposite end to a gripping member 5 which also constitutes a cap for closing the receptacle 2.

In the example illustrated, the container 2 has a threaded collar 7 above and the gripping member 5 is arranged to be screwed onto this neck 7. The latter houses a wiper member 8 which can be of any type and can by example include a wringing lip made of a relatively flexible material, defining a wiper orifice 9, for example circular.

When the applicator 3 is in place on the container 2, the latter 2 is sealed. When removing the applicator, the wiper member 8 wipes the rod 4 and the applicator member 10.

In the example shown, the rod 4 is rectilinear but it could, alternatively, be curved.

If we refer to Figures 2 to 5 it can be seen that the applicator member 10 comprises a core 11 extending along a longitudinal axis coinciding with the longitudinal axis of the rod and rows 12 of application elements 13 which are connected to the core 11 .

The application elements 13 may be made in one piece by molding material with the core 11 and in the same material. Alternatively, the application elements 13 may be overmolded on the core 11 in a material different from it.

The application elements 13 and / or the core 11 may be made of a thermoplastic material which may or may not be elastomeric, for example in a material chosen from polyolefins, in particular PP, PE, polystyrene, PET, POM, PBT, PU, PVC, silicones, nitriles, latex, butyl, EPDM, SEBS, SIS, EVA, polyether block amide, Pebax ^® , Hytrel ^® , Santoprene ^® , among others.

The applicator member 10 may be attached to the rod 4 and comprise for this purpose an unseen tip on the Figures 1 to 5 , intended to be inserted into a corresponding housing made at the distal end of the rod. This tip can be fixed by any means on the rod 4, for example by force fitting, snap-fastening, gluing, screwing, welding, crimping and / or stapling. Fixing the applicator member on the rod can still be performed by introducing the rod 4 into a recess of the core.

The applicator member may be made in particular by injecting a thermoplastic material through a pierced core to form the application elements.

In a variant, at least the core 11 of the applicator member 10 is made in one piece with the rod 4, for example in the same material or in a different material.

In the example shown in Figures 1 to 3 , the longitudinal axis X of the core 11 is rectilinear and coincides with the longitudinal axis of the rod 4. It is not beyond the scope of the present invention when the longitudinal axis of the core 11 is at an angle with the longitudinal axis of the rod.

The core 11 may have various cross-sections, in particular a substantially polygonal cross section, for example in the form of a regular polygon, for example square as illustrated in FIG. figure 3 .

The number of rows 12 of application elements 13 may correspond to the number of faces of the core 11 when it has a polygonal cross section.

All the application elements 13 of a row 12 may be aligned, for example being aligned along a straight line parallel to the longitudinal axis of the core. In a variant not shown, the application elements 13 of a row 12 have bases 40 which are non-aligned, for example being arranged alternately on either side of a geometric separation surface.

The application elements 13 may each have a tapered shape towards their free end.

The application elements 13 of the different rows 12 may occupy the same axial positions along the longitudinal axis X of the applicator member 10, as illustrated. In a variant not shown, at least two rows 12 have application elements offset along the longitudinal axis X.

All the application elements 13 can be oriented in the same direction of rotation G, as shown in FIG. figure 4 especially.

We have shown figure 4 the envelope circle C circumscribing the application elements 13. This envelope circle C is centered on the longitudinal axis X of the core 11 in the example considered. The envelope surface of the applicator member 10 may be cylindrical of revolution about the axis X over at least a portion v of its length.

The length l of at least one application element 13 and better still at least the majority of the application elements 13, even better of all the application elements 13, may be greater than or equal to the radius R of this circle envelope C, and the application elements 13 may be relatively little distance from the core, the greatest distance m between an application element 13 and the core 11 being for example less than or equal to half the radius R of this circle envelopes C. These values reflect the fact that the application element 13 extends around the core 11 over a relatively large distance, while remaining relatively close to it. The length l is for example greater than or equal to two thirds of the diameter of the envelope circle C.

The distance u from the base 40 of an applicator element 13 to the longitudinal axis X of the core 11 is, for example, greater than or equal to half the radius R, as can be seen on FIG. figure 4 .

In the example shown in Figures 1 to 5 in particular, the application elements 13 made according to the invention extend over a portion v of the applicator member which corresponds to the entire portion of the applicator member carrying application elements. It is not beyond the scope of the present invention when the portion v extends only over a fraction of the length of the portion of the applicator member carrying application elements, the applicator member may comprise , for example on a proximal or distal portion, other application elements such as application elements extending radially purely.

At least one application element 13 may extend around the longitudinal axis X of the core 11 over an angle γ of at least 45 °, more preferably 60 °, as illustrated in FIG. figure 4 .

The application elements 13 can be connected to the core 11, each forming a bend 17, as illustrated in FIG. figure 4 especially.

This bend 17 may comprise a branch 18 whose end connecting to the core defines the base 40 of the application element 13. The branch 18 may be oriented substantially perpendicular to the face 19 of the core 11 to which the elbow 17 is connected.

The elbow 17 can turn at an angle greater than 60 °, for example close to 90 °, as in the example illustrated in FIG. figure 5 .

The length ω of the branch 18 is for example between 0.2 and 3 mm. All branches 18 may be of the same length within a row. In a variant not shown, the lengths of the branches 18 vary, for example take two values alternately along the X axis.

The application elements 13 may comprise a main portion 22 whose longitudinal axis extends substantially parallel to the adjacent face 19 of the core 11, as is the case in the example of FIG. figure 5 .

This portion 22, which is for example rectilinear, may for example extend over a length t , corresponding for example to more than half of the total length l of the applicator element. The total length l is for example greater than or equal to 1.5 mm, the length t of the main portion 22 being for example greater than the sum of the width of a face 19 and the length of a branch 18.

The underlying face 19 extends over a length f , which is strictly less than the length t of the portion 22 of the applicator element.

An application element 13 may have, in particular on the main portion 22, a width s greater than its thickness e , as can be seen in particular in FIG. figure 3 .

Each applicator element 13 can come to or extend beyond an applicator element of an adjacent array, as shown in FIG. figure 4 . By " at " it is to be understood that a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the application element intersects the applicator element of the adjacent row.

The different rows 12 of application elements 13 may be arranged relative to each other so that when the applicator member 10 is viewed from the side, for example according to the arrow V of the figure 2 , the application elements 13 of a row protrude by a distance d from the plane K tangent to those of the adjacent row, as illustrated in FIG. figure 4 , which may give a reinforced combing action to the application member 10. This excess d may be for example at least 0.5 mm.

In the example of Figures 1 to 5 the application member has four faces 100 for the application, each defined by at least a portion of the application elements of a first row, in this case the portion 22, and the ends 61 of the application elements of a second row, adjacent to the base of the application elements of the first row.

To apply the product P, the user after extracting the applicator 3 from the container 2, can bring the application elements 13 of a row into contact with the eyelashes, by orienting the application elements 13, for example, so that that their main portion 22 is substantially tangent to the eyelashes.

The eyelashes may also be engaged between the end portions 61 of the applicator elements 13 of an adjacent row.

Of course, various modifications can be made to the application member 10 without departing from the scope of the present invention.

At least some application elements 13 may for example comprise a curved portion 46 between the bend 17 through which they connect to the core 11 and their free end 45, as shown in FIG. figure 6 . This curved portion 46 may be convex on the side of the core 11, marrying for example the shape of an arc or not.

The figure 6 also illustrates the possibility for the applicator member 10 to present application elements 13 having different shapes. All the application elements 13 of the same row may have the same shape or not and identical dimensions or not.

We have shown figure 6 an eyelash H coming into contact with an application face of the applicator member.

It can be seen that the eyelash can be loaded into product by coming into contact with the application elements which are substantially parallel to it and can be separated by the application elements of the adjacent row, the ends of which are substantially perpendicular to it.

We illustrated at the figure 7 the possibility for at least one application element 13 to present a corrugated shape, in particular on its main portion 22 extending between the bend 17 and its free end 45.

The application elements may have free ends that have various shapes. The application elements 13 may have undergone a treatment intended to modify their shape and / or their surface condition, for example a grinding or hot melt processing.

We illustrated at the figure 8 the possibility for at least one application element 13 to have a bent end, at the figure 9 an enlarged end, for example in the form of a ball 47, and at the figure 10 one end having a fork 48.

At least one application element 13 can be perforated. The ajour is for example located at the elbow 17, as illustrated in FIG. figure 11 , or the main portion 22.

The envelope surface of the applicator member 10 can have various shapes, being for example on at least a portion of its cylindrical length of circular cross section or not, particularly cylindrical polygonal cross section.

On the figure 13 the possibility has been illustrated for the envelope surface E of the applicator member 10 to have a non-symmetrical shape with respect to the longitudinal axis Y of the distal portion of the rod 4, for example straight on one side and oblique on the opposite side, and on the figure 14 the possibility for the envelope surface E to have a non-constant cross-section, for example in the form of peanuts or the like.

The envelope circle C may have a radius that varies, depending on the position on the longitudinal axis X. Thus, the length of the application elements 13 may vary along the longitudinal axis X while remaining for example greater than the radius of the envelope circle passing through the free end of the application element concerned.

On the figure 15 it can be seen that the applicator member 10 may comprise a head 50, which may be, for example, of pyramidal, frustoconical or conical shape.

We also illustrated at figure 15 the possibility of fixing the application member 10 on the rod 4 by means of a tip 51 of the applicator member 10, engaged in a part 52 having a flexible portion 53 that can flex when using the application member 10 for applying a product to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows and / or during the extraction of the applicator member 10 from the container 2 containing the product P.

The piece 52 can be attached to the rest of the rod 4 by means of a nozzle 55 or alternatively the rod 4 is made in one piece by molding plastic material with the flexible portion 53.

We illustrated at the figure 12 the possibility for application elements 13 belonging to different rows 12 to cross when the application member 10 is observed along its longitudinal axis.

The application elements 13 may be of constant thickness e or not.

The application elements 13 may have roughnesses, where appropriate, which may increase the amount of product retained by capillarity on the applicator member 10.

If necessary, two consecutive application elements 13 of a row 12 may have bases 40 which touch each other, the branches 18 widening for example in the direction of the core to form a V between them, when the organ application is observed from the side, as according to arrow V of the figure 2 .

The applicator elements 13 may all be of the same length or alternatively have different lengths. Elbows 17 may be the same or different.

The application elements 13 and / or the core 11 may include flocking.

The gap between two consecutive application elements of a row 12 may be of a constant or variable width.

The free end of the application elements 13 is preferably thinner than their base.

Other spinning devices than that illustrated in FIG. figure 1 are usable, for example those having a block of foam or a corrugated lip or those which are adjustable.

The applicator according to the invention can be used, for example, in a packaging and application device comprising a receptacle having at least one movable partition enabling the product to be forced to flow through a chamber containing a dispensing member. application. Such a device can be used to mix several phases of the product before sampling.

The longitudinal axis X of the applicator member 10 may be non-rectilinear.

We have shown figure 16 an application member whose core 11 has a substantially triangular cross section, with three rows 12 of application elements 13.

The figure 17 represents another example of an applicator member 10, in which the applicator elements 13 all have a curved shape.

The figure 18 illustrates the possibility of having an applicator member which comprises application elements 13 having different lengths l ₁ and l ₂ in the illustrated example. This may result in different d ₁ and d ₂ overrange values application elements considered. The application elements can still, in a variant not shown, have bent portions having branches 18 of different lengths.

In the illustrated variant the figure 19 , the application elements 13 have the same length, but the excess values d are different according to the faces of the applicator member considered, because of the shape of the core 11, which is for example of rectangular cross section .

We illustrated at the figure 20 an application member whose core has a circular shape in cross section. Rows of application elements 13 may be connected to the core with the branches 18 of the elbows oriented substantially tangentially thereto.

The longitudinal axis X of the core may be non-rectilinear, as illustrated in FIG. figure 21 .

The longitudinal axis X of the core may also make an angle with the longitudinal axis Z of the rod, as illustrated in FIG. figure 22 , the X axis may in this case be rectilinear or not, the aforementioned angle being for example between 1 and 15 °.

The particularities of embodiment of the different variants represented in the drawing can be combined with each other within variants that are not illustrated.

The core can be hollowed to receive an insert of different hardness.

The application elements can be connected to a wall common to the application elements, replacing the branches 18, and connecting perpendicularly to the corresponding face of the core.

The expression "having one" shall be understood as being synonymous with "having at least one", unless the opposite is specified.

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An applicator for applying a product to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, comprising an applicator member (10) having a web (11) and rows (12) of applicator elements connecting to the web, the core defining faces (19), at least a first row (12) having application elements connected by a bent portion (17) to the core and at least one application member having a portion (22), located between the bent portion and its free end, extending opposite a respective underside of the core and substantially parallel to this face. Applicator according to claim 1, the applicator member having at least two faces (100) for the application, each defined at least by at least a portion of the application elements of a row and at least ends of application elements of another row. Applicator according to claim 1 or 2, the core (11) being of polygonal cross-section and said portion (22) of the at least one application element being substantially rectilinear (22). Applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the bent portions being bent substantially at right angles. An applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein at least one first application member of one row is at or beyond an application element of another row, a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first intersecting application element without crossing the soul the second application element. An applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, each application member of a row having a portion (22) extending facing and substantially parallel to an underlying face of the core. Applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, at least one applicator element extending around the core while being remote therefrom at its free end (45) by a distance ( m ) below or equal to a quarter of the length ( l ) of this applicator element, the distance being measured in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the applicator member. Applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the applicator member having on at least a portion ( v ) of its length a section transverse defining an envelope circle (C) circumscribing the applicator member, at least one applicator element on this portion ( v ) having a length ( l ) greater than or equal to the radius (R) of the envelope circle (C) and having a free end (45) remote from the core by a distance ( m ) less than or equal to half the radius (R) of the envelope circle (C), in particular at any point. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, the application elements of at least two rows being oriented in the same direction of rotation (G) around the longitudinal axis (X) of the core. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, at least one application element (13) connecting substantially perpendicularly to a corresponding face (19) of the core (11). Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, the length ( t ) of the portion (22) of an application element (13) extending substantially parallel to an underlying face of the core being greater than or equal to one quarter of the total length ( 1 ) of said applicator element. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, the length ( t ) of the portion (22) of an application element (13) extending substantially parallel to an underside of the core being strictly greater than the length ( f ) of said underlying face. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, the applicator member (10) having, when viewed from the side perpendicular to its longitudinal axis, at least one application element (13) belonging to a row (12) of application elements, this application element protruding at least one application element from an adjacent row of application elements, in particular over a distance ( d ) of at least 0.5 mm. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising at least one application element (13) extending angularly around the longitudinal axis (X) of the core over an angle (γ) of at least 45 ° better 60 ° or more. An applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one applicator element extends around the core away from the core at any point along its length, by a distance less than or equal to a quarter of its length. length.

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