Multiple brush and case including said brush

Abstract

Brush, intended to apply a powdered product, includes a typically rigid mount and an element for applying the product integral with the mount including a typically flexible application material, characterised in that:

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The invention relates to the field of packaging cosmetic or make-up products typically in powder form, and relates more particularly to means of applying these products, as well as to the field of cases that include these cosmetic products.

PRIOR ART

[0002] Powders intended for make-up are generally packaged in receptacles called “cases”.

[0003] These cases typically include as a means of applying said powder, a powder puff.

[0004] Furthermore, people who apply make up at home also often have available make-up brushes, typically in the shape of an artist's paintbrush.

[0005] Problems Posed

[0006] The problems posed by the means of applying powder according to the prior art take numerous forms:

[0007] on the one hand, people using powder wish to be able to have available at all times, even outside the bathroom, different application means such as brushes,

[0008] on the other hand, the traditional powder puff has some drawbacks, both in terms of hands getting dirty, and of its single texture and, consequently the limited possibilities it gives of obtaining different effects or looks, on the face,

[0009] furthermore, as far as the brushes themselves are concerned, on the one hand, they typically constitute an autonomous accessory independent of the case, and on the other hand, a number of brushes are needed if different looks or effects are to be obtained on the face,

[0010] moreover, powder puffs or brushes are typically meant to be applied flat, whereas the face, particularly in the cheekbone area, has a rather angular contour,

[0011] lastly, in the make-up field particularly, it is important for the commercial product offer to be renewed on a regular basis, since novelty often takes precedence over tradition in the mind of the purchaser.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] According to the invention, the brush intended to apply, typically onto a support, typically the face, at least one powdered product, typically a compacted make-up powder and/or a blusher, includes a typically rigid mount M, acting as a means of gripping said brush manually, and a means of applying said product integral with said mount including a typically flexible application material, and is characterised in that:

[0013] a) said mount M acts as a support to at least two different application means, typically two different tufts T of said application material, with each application means or different tuft Ti including a foot or base Bi so as to anchor each application means to said mount M, and a sheaf Fi including or constituted by said typically flexible application material, each sheaf Fi emerging from a different portion of said mount M along a different surface Si of said mount, each sheaf Fi defining a lateral envelope Ei limited at its end by an application surface Ai, so as typically to allow at least two different applications of said powder onto said support, and in that:

[0014] b) said mount forms a typically two-dimensional object, of larger dimension D typically less than 50 mm, and of thickness E typically less than 0.3 D, in such a way that said brush is able to be placed typically in a make-up case.

[0015] This combination of means allows the problems posed to be resolved.

[0016] Indeed, brushes according to the invention are brushes adapted to cases containing said powder. These brushes include a mount constituting manual gripping means and a support for at least the two different application means, such that by playing on the shape and/or the nature of these application means, as will be shown particularly in the figures, it is thereby possible to resolve the problems posed.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0017] FIGS. 1a and 1b are three-dimensional views of brushes (1) with only the mount (2) being show for reasons of clarity.

[0018] These show a perspective view of said mount (2) typically two-dimensional in form in a plane P, a plane Ps, Ps′ perpendicular to the plane P sharing said mount typically in two parts, each including a different surface Si (or S1 and S2 in the case shown in FIGS. 1a and 1b), being the surface of said mount from which said application means emerges.

[0019] In these two FIGS. 1a and 1b have been shown the planes P′, P′1, P′2 corresponding to these different surfaces S1 and S2, the planes P′1, P′2 corresponding to the surfaces S1 and S2 respectively.

[0020] FIG. 1a corresponds to the case where the surfaces S1 and S2 are in the same plane P′, the planes P′1 and P′2 being merged into a single plane P′.

[0021] FIG. 1b corresponds to the case where the surfaces S1 and S2 are different planes P′1 and P′2 forming between them an angle &bgr;<180°, whereas the case where the planes P′1 and P′2 form between them an angle &bgr;>180° has been shown in dotted lines in FIG. 1a.

[0022] In FIG. 1b has been shown the plane Pp, a plane of projection orthogonal to the planes P and Ps or P's on which the application means, or the tufts Ti- or T1 and T2 in the case of two application means, are projected typically in a rectangle with a length LA and a width lA.

[0023] FIGS. 2a to 2c show a form of the invention corresponding to the one in FIG. 1a. In this form, the manual grip means (22) merges with the means (23) of anchoring the application means or tufts Ti.

[0024] FIG. 2a is a cross-section view of the brush (1) in the plane P.

[0025] FIG. 2b is a cross-section view of the brush (1) in the plane P′s along the direction A-A in FIG. 2a, and parallel to the plane Ps.

[0026] FIG. 2c corresponds to a view of the mount (2) in cross-section along the plane P, according to FIG. 2a, whereas FIG. 2d is side view of the same mount (2), from the plane Pp.

[0027] FIGS. 3a to 3c relate to another form of brush (1) according to the invention wherein the mount (2) includes an arc. In this form, on the one hand, the manual grip means (22) is distinct from means (23) of anchoring the application means or tufts Ti and on the other hand, said different surfaces S1 and S2 are circular, and not rectangular as in FIGS. 2a to 2d.

[0028] FIG. 3a is similar to FIG. 2a.

[0029] An application surface forming two circle arcs has been shown in dotted lines, as in FIG. 2a, whereas the application surface forming a single circle arc is a solid line.

[0030] FIG. 3b is similar to FIG. 2d.

[0031] FIG. 3c is similar to FIG. 2b.

[0032] FIGS. 4a and 4b are cross-section views similar to those in FIG. 2a or 3a, which show other forms of brushes (1) according to the invention, and particularly various forms of mounts (2) for which, as in FIG. 1b, the surfaces S1 and S2 form an angle &bgr;<180°.

[0033] On FIG. 4a, on the one hand, the tufts T1 and T2 are bonded to the support (2) which is open-work, and on the other hand, the two sheaves F1 and F2 are partially intermingled in accordance with a common part and a common application surface.

[0034] In FIG. 4b, each of the tufts T1 and T2 includes a foot partly in the cavity of said mount, and partly outside said mount, a foot of this kind also featuring in FIG. 4a.

[0035] FIGS. 5a and 5b are similar to FIGS. 3a and 3b, but with surfaces S1 and S2 forming an angle &bgr;<180°.

[0036] Opposite the brush (1) in FIG. 5a has been placed a case bottom including two powder pots, shown in cross-section in FIG. 5c, with a transverse cross-section typically parallel to the cross-section of the application surface of said brush in FIG. 5a, the two application surfaces A1 and A2 forming between them an angle substantially equal to the angle &bgr;.

[0037] FIG. 6 shows the correspondence, as between the brush in FIG. 5a and the case bottom in FIG. 5c, between the cross-section of the application surface of the brush and the transverse cross-section of the corresponding powder product, the two cross-sections being plane in the case of FIG. 6.

[0038] FIGS. 7a and 7b are views, similar to FIG. 2a, showing the case of a brush including two different materials to form said tufts T1 and T2, denoted PL1 and PL2, forming—by way of example—two contiguous surfaces S1 and S2 with a transverse line of separation in FIG. 7a and an oblique one in FIG. 7b.

[0039] FIG. 8a shows an open case, seen in front perspective, wherein the bottom includes a powder block with a line of demarcation LD (90) delimiting two different powders PC1 and PC2, said line being shown as a solid line combined with a double arrow indicating the direction of movement of said brush.

[0040] Another line (90) in dots has been shown typically at 90° from the previous one.

[0041] FIG. 8b is a diagrammatic view of a case bottom (6) including two pots or two blocks of powder PC1 and PC2 that are different but typically contiguous.

[0042] FIGS. 8c and 8d show cross-sections of these blocks in a vertical plane B-B in FIG. 8b, these blocks forming an angle &ggr;>180° in the case of FIG. 8c and an angle &ggr;<180° in the case of FIG. 8d, the angle &ggr; being equal to 180° in the case of FIG. 6.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0043] According to the invention, said mount M (2) is able to form an object of maximum thickness E typically less than 10 mm, each sheaf Fi having a length LF from 0.5.D to 1.5.D, said length LF being the distance between said mount M and said application surface Ai. Thus, said brush forms a typically flat object able to be placed in a case, the tufts being able to be compressed so as to have a thickness at most equal to that of the mount.

[0044] See for example FIG. 1b.

[0045] As shown in most of the figures, said mount M (2) may include two different tufts T1 and T2, each tuft T1 (3, 4) and T2 (3′, 4′) forming a sheaf F1 (31, 41) and F2 (31′, 41′) respectively emerging from said mount M along two different surfaces S1 (20) and S2 (20′) respectively.

[0046] These different surfaces correspond to portions of the envelope surface of said mount, from which the tufts T1 (3, 4) and T2 (3′, 4′) emerge. They have been shown in FIGS. 1a and 1b in hatched lines, the tufts not having been shown in these figures.

[0047] As shown in FIGS. 1a, 1b, 2d, 5b and 7a, said different surfaces S1 (20) and S2 (20′) may be longitudinal, typically rectangular or oblong surfaces, of length or larger dimension L typically from 5 to 20 mm, and of width or smaller dimension 1 from 1 to 5 mm, with L/l from 2 to 10, so as to form two typically longitudinal sheaves F1 and F2 typically forming two flexible curtains.

[0048] However, as shown in FIGS. 3a to 3c, said surfaces S1 (20) and S2 (20′) may typically be circular, or semi-circular surfaces, of diameter d typically from 2 to 10 mm.

[0049] As shown in FIGS. 7a and 7b, said different surfaces S1 (20) and S2 (20′) may be contiguous, on one side or at a common point.

[0050] However, as shown in FIGS. 2a and 2c, said different surfaces S1 (20) and S2 (20′) may be spaced apart by a distance e, measured from edge to edge, or by a distance e′, measured from centre to centre, said distance e typically being less than 0.4.D, and e′ typically from 0.2.D to 0.8.D.

[0051] As shown in FIGS. 2a and 2b, and in FIGS. 3a and 3b, said sheaves Fi (31, 31′, 41, 41′) may have a maximum angle of aperture of &agr;>0 and possibly a minimum angle of aperture &agr;′>0, with &agr;′<&agr;. These angles are taken relative to the median plane of the sheaves. It is possible to have an angle &agr;, typically from 15° to 45° and an angle &agr;′ typically from 5° to 30°.

[0052] As shown in FIGS. 2a and 2b, said surfaces S1 (20) and S2 (20′) may be non-contiguous and be spaced apart by a distance e such that said corresponding application surfaces A1 (32, 42) and A2 (32′, 42′) are contiguous, given said angle of aperture &agr;, said distances e or e′ and said length LF.

[0053] The application surfaces may be contiguous to a more or less significant degree, namely just contiguous, as shown in FIG. 5c, slightly contiguous as shown in FIG. 3a, and largely contiguous as shown in FIG. 4a.

[0054] But, as shown for example in FIG. 4b, said surfaces S1 (20) and S2 (20′) may be non-contiguous and be spaced apart by a distance e such that said corresponding application surfaces A1 (32, 42) and A2 (32′, 42′) are non-contiguous, given said angle of aperture &agr;, said distances e or e′ and said length LF.

[0055] According to a form of mount (2) shown in FIGS. 1a and 2a, said surfaces S1 (20) and S2 (20′) may be in one and the same plane P′ which is typically perpendicular to said medium plane P.

[0056] According to a form of mount (2) shown in FIGS. 1, 4b and 5a, said surfaces S1 (20) and S2 (20′) may be located in different planes P′1 and P′2 respectively, typically perpendicular to said medium plane P, and forming between them an angle &bgr;, typically equal to 150°±25°, in such a way that, with said corresponding application surfaces A1 (32, 42) and A2 (32′, 42′) forming between them an angle typically close to said angle &bgr;, said application surfaces may conform in shape to the outlines and contours of the face, typically the cheekbones of the face.

[0057] According to the invention, at least one of the planes P′1 and P′2 is able not to be perpendicular to said medium plane P. Indeed, it is not necessary for the planes P′1 and P′2 which include the surfaces S1 (20) and S2 (20′) to be perpendicular to the medium plane P of the mount (2). These planes may indeed form with said plane P an angle slightly different from 90°.

[0058] As shown in FIGS. 1a, 1b and 2a, said different tufts T1 (3, 4) and T2 (3′, 4′) may be geometrically symmetrical relative to a plane of symmetry Ps perpendicular to said plane P.

[0059] However, given the nature of the invention, it is possible to have tufts that are dissymmetrical by their shape and/or their volume.

[0060] As shown diagrammatically and partially in FIG. 2a, said different tufts T1 (3, 4) and T2 (3′, 4′) may be tufts of hair (4, 4′). These tufts of hair may be constituted by hairs PL of the same nature or texture.

[0061] However, said different tufts T1 (3, 4) and T2 (3′, 4′) may be tufts of hairs (4, 4′) constituted by hairs of different nature or texture PL1 and PL2, so as to be able to form two applications, that are different by texture or grain, of one and the same product or of two products.

[0062] According to the invention, said different tufts T1 (3, 4) and T2 (3′, 4′) may be formed by one and the same fibrous or alveolar material able to provide a transfer of said product, or by two different fibrous or alveolar materials able to provide a transfer of said product.

[0063] As shown in FIG. 1b, said application surfaces A1 (32, 42) and A2 (32′, 42′) may project themselves orthogonally over a plane Pp perpendicular to said plane Ps typically according to a rectangle SA of length LA and of width lA, each application surface (32, 32′, 42, 42′) projecting itself typically along a length LA/2, in the case of contiguous application surfaces A1 and A2, with LA typically less than D and with lA typically less than 3.E.

[0064] According to one form of the invention, and as shown in FIGS. 2a to 2c, 3a, 3c, 4b, 5a, 6, said mount (2) may include as many different cavities Ci (24, 24′) as tufts Ti, said foot or base Bi of each tuft Ti being anchored into said cavity Ci.

[0065] According to another form of the invention shown in FIG. 4a, said foot or base Bi of each tuft Ti may be anchored, typically by bonding, to said surface Si of said mount (2), the mount (2) not including any cavities.

[0066] It is also possible to anchor the tufts to the mount by snapping them on.

[0067] Another subject of the invention is constituted by a case (5) for dispensing product typically in the form of compacted powder (9) including a brush (1) according to the invention, said brush (1) forming a means of application of said product and being of dimensions adapted to those of said case, so as to be able to be placed in said closed case (5) between a bottom (6) of said case fitted with at least one pot (8) containing said compacted powder (9) and a lid (7) of said case typically including a mirror (70).

[0068] Engagement between the typically two-dimensional brush (1) and the case (5) has been shown in FIG. 4b.

[0069] As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8a, this case (5) may include a single pot (8) containing a single compacted product PC and in which the compacted product has a contact surface SC with a dimension or width LC such that the ratio LA/LC is close to 1 and typically between 0.7 and 1.1, so as to apply the same product using two different tufts T1 and T2 as shown for example in FIG. 6.

[0070] But, as shown for example in FIG. 8a, said compacted product (9) includes two different compacted products PC1 and PC2 typically forming a single block of compacted powder, and separated along a typically straight line of demarcation LD, so that, said brush being applied against said compacted product and said central common area ZC of said tufts along said line of demarcation LD, it is thus possible to take up simultaneously two different products typically in a single movement.

[0071] Each of these two different compacted products PC1 and PC2 may form a block placed in one and the same pot, as shown in FIGS. 8b to 8d, or in two pots side by side along a line of demarcation LD′, as shown in FIG. 5c, in such a way that the two blocks are typically at the most 2 mm apart.

[0072] As shown in FIG. 8b or in FIG. 6, said compacted products PC1 and PC2 may form a total contact surface SC with an average dimension LC, taken perpendicularly to said line of demarcation LD or LD′ comparable to a straight portion, such that the ratio LA/LC is close to 1 and typically between 0.7 and 1.1, so as to have a contact surface adapted to said brush (1).

[0073] As shown in FIGS. 8c and 8d, said contact surface SC may form an angle &ggr; typically close to 180°±40° or possibly 360°-&bgr;, in such a way that said brush, according to the geometric shape of said application surface A1 or A2 is able to take up powder from said two products uniformly by passing said sheaves of hair F1 and F2 over said contact surface SC.

[0074] Exemplary Embodiments

[0075] The figures constitute exemplary embodiments.

[0076] Brushes (1) were manufactured with mounts (2) as in FIGS. 1a to 2d for rectangular cases of 60 mm×80 mm.

[0077] Brushes (1) were manufactured with mounts (2) as in FIGS. 3a to 6 for round cases of 60 mm diameter as shown in FIG. 8a.

[0078] The mounts (2) were formed by moulding.

[0079] Different types of compressed powder blocks were formed as shown in FIGS. 5c, 6, 8a to 8d.

[0080] The large dimension D of the mount (2) was taken as equal to 40 mm, and the thickness E as equal to 8 mm.

[0081] Tufts of hair were formed that corresponded substantially to what is shown in the figures. These tufts were anchored to the mounts by anchoring the foot of the tuft into a cavity in the mount, or by bonding the foot onto the mount in the case of the brush in FIG. 4a.

[0082] The cases fitted with brushes and blocks of powder according to the invention were tested by a group of users, comparatively to conventional cases fitted with a puff as a means of applying the powder.

ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION

[0083] Brushes according to the invention and cases fitted with these brushes were acknowledged by the user group as resolving all the problems posed by powder application means of the prior art.

[0084] Indeed, on the one hand, the users considered using a brush to be more appropriate than using a puff for make-up purposes.

[0085] On the other hand, it is much less messy to handle a brush than a puff.

[0086] Furthermore, the brushes according to the invention, particularly through their different texture depending on the tuft considered, allow different effects or looks to be obtained on the face.

[0087] Moreover, given the possibility of having brushes with two application surfaces forming an angle between them, they are adapted to applying make-up to the face, particularly to the cheekbone area, which has a somewhat angular contour.

[0088] Furthermore, as can be seen from the different brush forms shown in the figures, the invention allows a wide variety of new shapes and functions to be offered.

[0089] List of Reference Numbers

[0090] Brush . . . 1

[0091] Mount . . . 2

[0092] Different surface Si . . . 20, 20′

[0093] Line/Point of separation . . . 21

[0094] Manual grip means . . . 22

[0095] Means of anchoring 3, 3′, 4, 4′ . . . 23

[0096] Different cavities . . . 24, 24′

[0097] Bonding surface . . . 25, 25′

[0098] Application material tuft . . . 3, 3′

[0099] Foot or base Bi integral with 2 . . . 30, 30′

[0100] Sheaf Fi . . . 31, 31′

[0101] Application surface Ai . . . 32, 32′

[0102] Lateral envelope Ei . . . 33, 33′

[0103] Sheaf foot Fi . . . 34, 34′

[0104] Tuft of hairs Ti . . . 4, 4′

[0105] Foot or base Bi . . . 40, 40′

[0106] Sheaf Fi . . . 41, 41′

[0107] Application surface Ai . . . 42, 42′

[0108] Lateral envelope Ei . . . 43, 43′

[0109] Case . . . 5

[0110] Bottom . . . 6

[0111] Lid . . . 7

[0112] Pot . . . 8

[0113] Powdered product . . . , 9′

[0114] Line of separation between 9 and 9′ . . . 90

Claims

1. Brush (1) intended to apply, typically onto a support, typically the face, at least one powdered product (9), typically a compacted make-up powder and/or a blusher, including a typically rigid mount M (2), acting as a means of gripping said brush (1) manually, and a means of applying said product (9) integral with said mount (2) including a typically flexible application material, characterised in that:

a) said mount M (2) acts as a support to at least two different application means, typically two different tufts T (3, 3′) of said application material, with each application means or different tuft Ti including a foot or base Bi (30, 30′) so as to anchor each application means to said mount M, and a sheaf Fi (31, 31′) including or constituted by said typically flexible application material, each sheaf Fi (31, 31′) emerging from a different portion of said mount M along a different surface Si (20, 20′) of said mount, each sheaf Fi (31, 31′) defining a lateral envelope Ei (33, 33′) limited at its end by an application surface Ai (32, 32′), so as typically to allow at least two different applications of said powder onto said support, and in that:

b) said mount forms a typically two-dimensional object, of larger dimension D typically less than 50 mm, and of thickness E typically less than 0.3 D, in such a way that said brush (1) is able to be placed typically in a make-up case (5).

2. Brush according to claim 1 wherein said mount M (2) has a maximum thickness E typically less than 10 mm, each sheaf Fi having a length LF, said length LF being taken between said mount M and said application surface Ai, from 0.5.D to 1.5.D.

3. Brush according to claim 2 wherein said mount M (2) includes two different tufts T1 and T2, each tuft T1 (3, 4) and T2 (3′, 4′) forming a sheaf F1 (31, 41) and F2 (31′, 41′) respectively, emerging from said mount M along two different surfaces S1 (20) and S2 (20′) respectively.

4. Brush according to claim 3 wherein said different surfaces S1 (20) and S2 (20′) are longitudinal, typically rectangular or oblong surfaces, of length or larger dimension L typically from 5 to 20 mm, and of width or smaller dimension 1 from 1 to 5 mm, with L/l being from 2 to 10, so as to form two typically longitudinal sheaves F1 and F2 typically forming two flexible curtains.

5. Brush according to claim 3 wherein said surfaces S1 (20) and S2 (20′) are typically circular, or semi-circular surfaces, of diameter d typically from 2 to 10 mm.

6. Brush according to any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein said different surfaces S1 (20) and S2 (20′) are contiguous, on one side or at a common point.

7. Brush according to any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein said different surfaces S1 (20) and S2 (20′) are spaced apart by a distance e, measured from edge to edge, or by a distance e′, measured from centre to centre, said distance e typically being less than 0.4.D, and e′ typically from 0.2.D to 0.8.D.

8. Brush according to any one of claims 3 to 7 wherein said sheaves Fi (31, 31′, 41, 41′) have a maximum angle of aperture &agr;>0 and possibly a minimum angle of aperture &agr;′>0, with &agr;′<&agr; and wherein said surfaces S1 (20) and S2 (20′) are non-contiguous and are spaced apart by a distance e such that said corresponding application surfaces A1 (32, 42) and A2 (32′, 42′) are contiguous, given said angle of aperture &agr; and said distances e or e′.

9. Brush according to any one of claims 3 to 7 wherein said sheaves Fi (31, 31′, 41, 41′) have a maximum angle of aperture &agr;>0 and possibly a minimum angle of aperture &agr;′>0, with &agr;′<&agr; and wherein said surfaces S1 (20) and S2 (20′) are non-contiguous and are spaced apart by a distance e such that said corresponding application surfaces A1 (32, 42) and A2 (32′, 42′) are non-contiguous, given said angle of aperture &agr; and said distances e or e′.

10. Brush according to any one of claims 3 to 9 wherein said surfaces S1 (20) and S2 (20′) are in one and the same plane P′ which is typically perpendicular to said medium plane P.

11. Brush according to any one of claims 3 to 9 wherein said surfaces S1 (20) and S2 (20′) are in different planes P′1 and P′2 respectively, typically perpendicular to said medium plane P, and forming between them an angle &bgr;, typically equal to 150°±25°, in such a way that, with said corresponding application surfaces A1 (32, 42) and A2 (32′, 42′) forming between them an angle typically close to said angle &bgr;, said application surfaces are able to conform in shape to the outlines and contours of the face, typically the cheekbones of the face.

12. Brush according to claim 11 wherein at least one of the planes P′1 and P′2 is not perpendicular to said medium plane P.

13. Brush according to any one of claims 2 to 12 wherein said different tufts T1 (3, 4) and T2 (3′, 4′) are geometrically symmetrical relative to a plane of symmetry Ps perpendicular to said plane P.

14. Brush according to any one of claims 2 to 13 wherein said different tufts T1 (3, 4) and T2 (3′, 4′) are tufts of hair (4, 4′) constituted by hairs PL of the same nature or texture.

15. Brush according to any one of claims 2 to 13 wherein said different tufts T1 (3, 4) and T2 (3′, 4′) are tufts of hair (4, 4′) constituted by hairs of different nature or texture PL1 and PL2, so as to be able to form two applications, different by texture or grain, of one and the same product or of two products.

16. Brush according to any one of claims 2 to 13 wherein said different tufts T1 (3, 4) and T2 (3′, 4′) are formed by one and the same fibrous or alveolar material able to provide a transfer of said product, or by two different fibrous or alveolar materials able to provide a transfer of said product.

17. Brush according to claim 13 wherein said application surfaces A1 (32, 42) and A2 (32′, 42′) project themselves orthogonally over a plane Pp perpendicular to said plane Ps typically according to a rectangle SA of length LA and of width lA, each application surface (32, 32′, 42, 42′) projecting itself typically along a length LA/2, in the case of contiguous application surfaces A1 and A2, with LA typically less than D and with lA typically less than 3.E.

18. Brush according to any one of claims 1 to 17 wherein said mount (2) includes as many different cavities Ci (24, 24′) as tufts Ti, said foot or base Bi of each tuft Ti being anchored into said cavity Ci.

19. Brush according to any one of claims 1 to 17 wherein said foot or base Bi of each tuft Ti is anchored, typically by bonding, to said surface Si of said mount (2).

20. Case (5) for dispensing product typically in the form of compacted powder (9) including a brush (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 19, said brush (1) forming a means of application of said product and being of dimensions adapted to those of said case, so as to be able to be placed in said closed case (5) between a bottom (6) of said case fitted with at least one pot (8) containing said compacted powder (9) and a lid (7) of said case typically including a mirror (70).

21. Case according to claim 20 including a single pot (8) containing a single compacted product PC and wherein the compacted product has a contact surface SC with a dimension or width LC such that the ratio LA/LC is close to 1 and typically between 0.7 and 1.1, so as to apply the same product using two different tufts T1 and T2 of said brush.

22. Case according to claim 20 wherein said compacted product (9) includes two different compacted products PC1 and PC2 typically forming a single block of compacted powder, and separated along a typically straight line of demarcation LD, so that, said brush being applied against said compacted product and said central common area ZC of said tufts along said line of demarcation LD, it is thus possible to take up simultaneously two different products typically in a single movement.

23. Case according to claim 20 wherein each of said two different compacted products PC1 and PC2 forms a block placed in one and the same pot (8) or in two pots (8, 8′) side by side along a line of demarcation LD′, in such a way that the two blocks are typically 2 mm apart at the most.

24. Case according to any one of claims 22 to 23 wherein said compacted products PC1 and PC2 have a total contact surface SC with an average dimension LC, taken perpendicularly to said line of demarcation LD or LD′ comparable to a straight portion, such that the ratio LA/LC is close to 1 and typically between 0.7 and 1.1, so as to have a contact surface SC adapted to said brush (1).

25. Case according to any one of claims 20 to 24 wherein said contact surface SC forms an angle &ggr; typically close to 180°±40° or possibly 360°-&bgr;, in such a way that said brush, according to the geometric shape of said application surface A1 or A2, is able to take up powder from said two products uniformly by passing said sheaves of hair F1 and F2 over said contact surface SC.