Abstract: A container for a pasty cosmetic product has a wall defining an internal chamber. At least part of the wall is flexible. The container has a neck that provides access to the internal chamber. An applicator projects into the container and is attached to a cap that closes the container about the neck. Squeezing the flexible wall portion of the container permits the user to deposit product onto the applicator that would otherwise be inaccessible, thereby avoiding waste of product adhered to the inner wall of the container. This permits access by the consumer to a larger percentage of the contained product than has typically been possible in the traditional container.

Abstract: A correction fluid bottle (1) has a neck insert (4) defining a passage through which an applicator brush can be passed, and an inner end of the insert is terminated in a steeply inclined plane to define a tapered protrusion (15) extending into the bottle for drops of fluid running back through the neck to collect at the free end of the protrusion and fall back into the bottle, thereby avoiding a build up of dried fluid at the inner end of the neck.

Abstract: This invention relates to a device for packaging and applying a substance that is in liquid, semiliquid, or powder form, in particular a cosmetic, the device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing the substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member. The wiper member is constituted at least in part by foam comprising at least 5% of open cells.

Abstract: A wiper for use in a container for pasty products, such as mascara, lip gloss, eyeshadow, dental or oral care products, ointments, or the like, which wiper allows for the wiping of excess product from an applicator as the applicator is withdrawn from a container, but does not wipe the applicator as it is placed into the container. The wiper of the present invention comprises two or more flaps capable of occupying a first scraping position, when the applicator is withdrawn from the container, and a second non-scraping position, when the applicator is returned to the container.The non-scraping position of the flaps allows the applicator to be placed into the container without being wiped. This characteristic reduces the build-up of product within the neck of the container, thus providing a cleaner, aesthetically pleasing package for the consumer to use.

Abstract: An application unit for a product includes a reservoir (4) having a neck (10) delimiting an opening (15) obturated in a detachable manner by an obturating element (26). The neck comprises a wiper element (22) joined to the neck (10) by an elastically deformable connecting means (24), the wiper element (22) forming at least one ring portion (22, 40) having an edge (25) capable of permitting the wiping of an application element (30). The wiper element (22) is capable of pivoting from a first position wherein the ring portion is situated substantially inside the neck (10) under the constraint of the obturating element (26), to a second inclined position obtained during the withdrawal of the obturating element.

Abstract: A brush holder includes a generally cylindrical container with an inner annular flange close to its open end and a raised brush support which defines a lower liquid reservoir. The annular flange is preferably inclined toward the bottom of the container or, alternatively, is perforated. The dimensions of the annular flange are chosen such that when a brush is inserted into the container and removed from the container, the flange squeezes the brush. As the brush is squeezed, liquid is removed from the brush and drips into the liquid reservoir. The brush support is preferably a raised central portion of the container floor which defines an annular reservoir or, alternatively, the brush support may be formed as a perforated disk which is spaced above the floor of the container. The brush support keeps the brush out of the reservoir so that the brush will remain dry.

Abstract: An eyelash mascara applicator wand includes a first rod and a bristle-carrying second rod extending transversely relative to the first rod. The rods are joined at a location spaced from both ends of the second rod. Bristles are located on both sides of that junction. The second rod is curved within a plane oriented perpendicular to a plane containing the first rod. The first rod comprises inner and outer sections oriented at a right angle to one another. Alternatively, the first rod could be curved.

Abstract: A mascara applicator comprises a mascara brush and a mascara container having an opening for insertion of the mascara brush into the container. The brush comprises a cap with an elongate fixing element to which the bristles of the mascara brush are secured, with the bristles extending in a helical configuration along the elongate fixing element. The bristles define first and second different brush diameters, with the large diameter defined by the bristles being larger than the diameter of the opening in the mascara container. The small diameter defined by the bristles is smaller than or at most equal to the diameter of the opening in the mascara container. The tips of the bristles define, along the length of the fixing element, first and second helically extending lines which are displaced at 180.degree. relative to each other.

Abstract: A paint brush holder which allows a paint brush to be incremental lowered into a paint can as paint is removed from the brush from the can by means of the brush. The holder as characterized by a plate which rests in a pivotal fashion on the edge of the paint can, with one end of said plate lowered into the paint can by means of a tie attached to the paint can opposite said plate.

Abstract: A paintbrush holder having a container and a closely fitting lid has a support for a brush parallel to an inclined wall of the container. The container is filled with solvent fluid to above the level of the brush support which is preferably a comb through which the bristles of the brush are drawn to remove the paint. Tines of the comb extend in a direction projecting from the plane of the inclined wall. The brush is supported for storage parallel to the inclined wall, with the bristles away from collected sediment.

Abstract: A fingernail polish bottle has a neck which includes a liquid-holding well formed interiorly of the external threads which receive and retain the bottle's cap. The well captures and collects fingernail polish which runs down the neck so as to prevent the polish from fouling the threads.

Abstract: This make-up unit comprises a reservoir for a make-up product e.g. mascara, a cap, and a stem terminated by a brush which penetrates into the reservoir by an opening bounded by a lip of a wiper element, an inlet duct being formed in a stopper. The internal and external openings of the duct have cross-sections which are respectively smaller than and larger than that of the brush in its state of rest. A stopper and the wiper element have a relative position which is variable between one configuration wherein the lip is spaced from the adjacent edge of the stopper to create an expansion chamber between them (for two successive wiping actions) and a second configuration wherein the said chamber is dispensed with and wherein, in one particular embodiment, the edge has penetrated into the opening edged by the lip and has moved the lip aside.

Abstract: Bucket apparatus including a container portion, a spout portion, a handle portion and a brush holding portion; the container portion including a bottom section and a plurality of vertical sidewall sections, the bottom section including a raised center sloping downwardly to the edges thereof; the spout portion being formed by the intersection of the upper free edges of two adjacent sidewall sections; the handle portion including gripping mechanism disposed on the outside of the container portion opposite to the spout portion, the gripping mechanism extending from a point on the outer surface of the container portion adjacent the open upper end thereof to a point on the outer surface adjacent the bottom section thereof; the brush holding portion including at least one pocket member extending inwardly from one of the sidewall sections adjacent to the handle portion, the pocket member including spaced vertical end sections extending inwardly from the sidewall section, each of the end sections having a generally i

Abstract: This invention relates to manicuring devices in general and more specifically to a receptacle for nail polish remover, having a brush member disposed within the receptacle in a unique manner, and a novel resilient closure member which prevents evaporation of the contents of the receptacle and provides an abrasive surface for a finger entering the receptacle, and a wiping surface for a finger being withdrawn from the receptacle.

Abstract: A plant care kit includes a plurality of elements for cleaning and waxing the leaves of household plants. The leaf cleaner includes a support member for gently supporting the leaf of a plant to be cleaned. A soft, porous cleaning element, such as a sponge or the like, is secured to one surface of the support member for engaging the bottom side of a plant leaf. A handle is mounted on the support member, opposite the cleaning member to facilitate grasping by the user and to allow the user of the device to hold the support member in one hand. The leaf cleaning device further includes a second similar cleaning member such as a sponge or the like that may be held in the other hand of the user and placed on top of the leaf to be cleaned. The leaf is sandwiched between the first and second cleaning members and drawn along the length of the leaf thereby simultaneously wiping the upper and lower surfaces.

Abstract: A paint roller support tray including front and rear ends, a paint well adjacent to and below the rear end for storing a supply of paint, and an inclined surface tapering upwardly from the well to the front end for rolling excess paint off the paint roller. The tray includes a receptacle or socket for receiving a portion of the paint roller frame for thus supporting at least one portion of the paint roller above the well and with the paint roller handle resting on the front end of the tray thereby allowing excess paint from the roller to drip back into the well.

Abstract: A paint roller support member for use with a paint tray, the tray including substantially coplanar front and rear ends, a paint well adjacent to and below the rear end for storing a supply of paint, and an inclined surface tapering upwards from the well to the front end for rolling excess paint off the roller. The tray and the roller support member coact for supporting at least one portion of the paint roller above the well and with the paint roller handle resting on the front end of the tray thereby allowing excess paint from the roller to drip back into the well.

Abstract: A manually held upwardly open container for paint is provided with an upstanding back wall flange forming a stop for disposing a painting pad in an overlying position on the container open end. Paint is applied to the overlying painting pad by temporarily inverting the container. The periphery of the container is provided with a paint drip receiving recess.

Abstract: A paint tray, for use with a paint roller or the like, including substantially coplanar front and rear edges, a paint well adjacent to and below the rear edge for storing a supply of paint, and an inclined surface tapering upwards from the well to the front edge for rolling excess paint off the roller. The tray and roller coact for supporting at least one portion of the paint roller above the well thereby allowing excess paint from the roller to drip back into the well.