Abstract: An applicator for a correction fluid includes a stem, an applicator tip including foam, and a flexor within the foam portion. The applicator preferably has a flexibility of at least 0.0005 inch of deflection per gram of force.

Abstract: A mascara container has an elongated bottle with a continuous sidewall defining a product reservoir. The bottle has a threaded neck with an apertured wiper mounted thereon, providing access to the product reservoir. A cap is removably threaded onto the neck of the bottle, and a rod extends from the cap through the apertured wiper when the cap is secured on the bottle. The rod has a distal end positioned generally centrally with respect to the continuous sidewall, and a brush is mounted at the distal end of the rod. The brush has a first portion extending outwardly toward the continuous sidewall, and a second portion extending downwardly along the continuous side wall, at least said second portion of the brush having bristles deployed for sweeping product from the continuous sidewall of the elongated bottle as the threaded cap is removed from and replaced on the threaded neck of the bottle.

Abstract: A container for nail polish shaped to simulate ice cream in a cone that has been dropped upside down on the ground. The container includes a cap, an applicator, and a bottle. The cap is conical and has an outer surface with a pattern of projections thereon to aid in simulating an ice cream cones The applicator is coupled to the cap and preferably is a brush. The bottle is generally spherical in shape and simulates a scoop of ice cream. When the cap is on the bottle, the applicator is within the bottle and contacts a substance, such as nail polish, within the bottle. When the container is in a resting position, the bottle simulating the scoop of ice cream is below the cap simulating the cone, and the ice cream may appear to be melting.

Abstract: A mascara dispenser including a container, a cap bearing a mascara brush, a comb retractable within the cap, and an element on the cap pivotally connected to a shaft that projects from the comb lengthwise within the cap. As the element is moved to extend the comb out of the cap, a guide within the cap engages a dogleg portion of the shaft to pivot the comb into an offset position relative to the dispenser, for ease of manipulation and use.

Abstract: A wand-type applicator for liquid cosmetic material includes a first housing part carrying an elongated wand of light-transmissive material with a fixed end mounted in or to the housing part and projecting outwardly therefrom to a free end remote from the housing part. The free end carries a pad of absorbent material or other structure for retaining a cosmetic liquid stored or contained in a reservoir in a second housing part which is formed as a vial that is disengageably matable with the first housing part. A selectively-activatable light source such as an LED and an associated power source is mounted in the first housing part so that light emitted from the activated LED enters the fixed end of the wand and diffuses through the wand toward its surface, to thereby illuminate the wand from the interior thereof.

Abstract: A unit for applying at least one product comprises a first housing configured to contain at least one product, a second housing configured to be at least temporarily in flow communication with the first housing, a removable closure element configured to substantially seal the opening of the second housing, and an applicator member removably disposed in the second housing. The second housing comprises an opening defined by an edge. The applicator member comprises an application surface, a first portion adjacent to the application surface, and at least one second portion separated from the application surface by the first portion. The at least one second portion is configured to have a greater compressibility than the first portion such that the applicator member at least partially absorbs pressing force exerted on the application surface during application of the at least one product.

Abstract: A device for applying a make-up product includes an applicator element including a plurality of fibers. The applicator element is configured to apply a make-up product, and at least one of the fibers includes at least one particle configured to generate a magnetic field.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for packaging and applying makeup, the device includes a rigid elongate tubular body open at one end and having an inside space for containing the makeup, and an applicator for being received in the body. The applicator includes a stalk provided at one end with makeup applicator element and secured at its other end to a handle that has a cap for closing the opening of the body in which the applicator element is engaged. A throat is formed in the body for wringing out the applicator element while the applicator is being withdrawn. The device further includes a moving wall defining the inside space, at least in part, and capable of moving in response to a change of pressure in the space caused by the applicator being withdrawn. While the device is in use, the moving wall is subjected on the outside to atmospheric pressure.

Abstract: A Container for nail polish shaped to simulate ice cream in a cone that has been dropped upside down on the ground. The container includes a cap, an applicator, and a bottle. The cap is conical and has an outer surface with a pattern of projections thereon to aid in simulating an ice cream cone. The applicator is coupled to the cap and preferably is a brush. The bottle is generally spherical in shape and simulates a scoop of ice cream. When the cap is on the bottle, the applicator is within the bottle and contacts a substance, such as nail polish, within the bottle. When the container is in a resting position, the bottle simulating the scoop of ice cream is below the cap simulating the cone, and the ice cream may appear to be melting.

Abstract: A substance applying apparatus is provided for applying a substance to an application location. An application element having a wetting body is partially received in an inner tube and the inner tube is received in an outer tube. A fluid connection between the inner space of the inner tube and the inner space of the outer tube is produced by the application of pressure on the substance applying apparatus. The inner tube is comprised of a softer material than the outer tube and at least the bottom of the inner tube is deformable upon the application of pressure on the substance applying apparatus.

Abstract: A container and applicator assembly includes an applicator with a handle and a dispensing tip, and a container with a chamber that detachably receives at least part of the applicator. The container has an inner surface with a plurality of protrusions that extend in the chamber along side portions of the tip. The protrusions facilitate distribution of the composition across the tip and also help to prevent unintentional movement of the composition to other areas.

Abstract: The apparatus has a first container part within which material for distributing over a surface as a guide coat is held in a substantially loose, finely divided particulate form; a perforated element through which the particulate material can be sprinkled or shaken; and a second container part for receiving an applicator, e.g., in the form of a sponge, on which the particulate material is to be sprinkled or shaken. The apparatus may be provided with the applicator or as a replacement part or “re-fill” for existing apparatus. Particulate material may also be provided for re-charging such apparatus.

Abstract: An applicator for applying fluid or paste product to hair or hair-like objects on a surface comprises a handle, an application member for holding an amount of product and applying the product to the objects, and a shield for covering at least part of the application member to prevent the surface from contacting the application member during the use of the applicator, thereby preventing the surface from being contaminated by the product. The shield has at least one opening configured to allow the hair or hair-like objects to reach the product on the application member, thereby causing the objects to be coated by the product. A product loading system is used to load an amount of product selectively to the application member while leaving the shield substantially free of the product. The loading system has a dosage indicator for showing the user how much product is used for a particular application and a level indicator for showing the user how much product is left.

Abstract: A cosmetics container for storing and applying a product has a bottle having a neck defining a neck opening to an interior product cavity, the neck having threads on the exterior thereof. A neck insert is mounted in the neck opening, the neck insert including a side wall substantially conforming to the neck opening and providing access to the product cavity. The neck insert includes a dispenser wall deployed between the neck opening and the product cavity and the dispenser wall has at least one supply opening. A cap has interior threads for removably securing the cap on the bottle in a closed position by interengaging the threads on the neck. The cap having a stem extending into the neck insert and an applicator pad mounted to the distal end of the stem. The threads of the neck and the threads of the cap configured to support the cap on the neck prior to threaded engagement of the threads with the applicator pad spaced from the dispenser wall to define a dosing space therebetween.

Abstract: An applicator for a correction fluid includes a stem, an applicator tip including foam, and a flexor within the foam portion. The applicator preferably has a flexibility of at least 0.0005 inch of deflection per gram of force.

Abstract: A device for applying a product may comprise a first portion and a second portion moveable with respect to the first portion so as to selectively place the device in one of a closed position and an open position. The first portion and the second portion may define a substantially closed reservoir when the device is in the closed position. The device may further comprise an application member. The application member may be at least partially compressible and configured such that, when the device is in the closed position, the application member is at least partially compressed inside the substantially closed reservoir and, when the device is moved from the closed position to the open position, the application member becomes substantially uncompressed. The application member may be configured so that when the application member is uncompressed, the application member is capable of being loaded with substantially all of an amount of product that the device is capable of containing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a product application device comprising a receptacle having a variable inside volume configured to contain product, an applicator element, and a dip tube configured to extend to the bottom of the receptacle. The device further comprises a first portion and a second portion configured to cooperate together to define a substantially leak-proof enclosure for the applicator element. The dip tube is configured to enable the enclosure to be in flow communication with product flowing from the receptacle.

Abstract: The object of the invention is an arrangement for applying a liquid or viscous product, comprising a reservoir (4) including a neck (8) and a cap (6) carrying an applicator member (20) which, in the storage position, is immersed in the product contained in this reservoir, the said neck including a base (10) and an upper end (13); the upper end of the neck havign a profile such that, when the applicator member is wrung out on this end, the wrung out product flows essentially down the internal wall (21) of the reservoir.

Abstract: The present application relates to an applicator comprising a support which is configured to allow the applicator to be engaged with a container containing a first product, in the form of a gel, cream, or liquid, and an application member on the support. The application member is capable of conveying the first product from an opening defined by the support to an application face of the said application member. The applicator further includes a lid configured to removably cover the applicator member by engaging with the support. In a closed end of the lid there is a second product, in the form of a solid cake or powder. The application face is capable, when the lid is fitted, of being pressed elastically against the said second product so that the second product can be loaded onto the application face.

Abstract: A cosmetic container is provided for a liquid product such as nail polish or lip gloss, said container comprising a container reservoir and a neck portion defining an opening and forming a cylindrical passage to the reservoir. The neck portion includes an upper surface comprising a raised lip immediately adjacent to the opening and terminating in a transition extending down and out towards the outer surface. The neck portion further includes an outer surface upon which are disposed outer threads. Closure of the container and access to the liquid product stored therein is accomplished by use of a hollow cap comprising a top having a roof and a downwardly extending wall having internal threads disposed thereon to engage the outer threads on the neck portion, and a brush extending from said roof, said brush comprising an elongated stem extending downwardly from said roof and terminating in bristles mounted thereto at the end of said stem.

Abstract: An anhydrous hydrophobic cosmetic composition in the form of a compact powder which can be taken up in dry form or with water, comprising a particulate phase comprising hydrophilic pulverulent compounds, wherein the hydrophilic pulverulent compounds represent 20 to 35% by weight relative to the total weight of the particulate phase. The invention also relates to a make-up process using such a composition, as well as to a device comprising such a composition and a sponge which can be moistened.

Abstract: In a cosmetic unit, in particular a mascara unit, having a reservoir for a cosmetic and a cap to be screwed on this reservoir. The package is made attractive from an esthetic point of view by making the color of the product contained in the reservoir easily visible to the consumer. The cap has a hollow interior which is open upwards. The end face which defines the opening of the cap is diagonal to the lower end face of the cap and the opening interior of the cap has a color coating.

Abstract: A twisted-in-wire mascara brush constituted of one or more zones of mascara-absorptive material such as cotton fibers or polymeric sponge material alternating with one or more zones of bristles or fibers substantially nonabsorptive to mascara along the length of the brush. A package of mascara includes a container holding a body of mascara and an applicator brush constituted of alternating zones of material absorptive to the mascara and bristles or fibers nonabsorptive to the mascara.

Abstract: A device for applying at least one product comprising at least one receptacle configured to contain a product and a removable unit defining a substantially enclosed space. The removable unit may be configured to be removably positioned on the at least one receptacle. The device further may comprise at least one application element configured to be housed within the substantially enclosed space defined by the removable unit when the application element is not in use for applying product and may be configured to be loaded with product from the receptacle when the removable unit is positioned on the receptacle. The application element also may comprise at least one surface configured to apply the loaded product, the at least one surface facing the receptacle when the removable unit is positioned on the receptacle during loading of the application element with the product.

Abstract: A device and system for applying a product, for example, a cosmetic product, may include a first compartment containing the product, and a second compartment in flow communication with the first compartment via at least one supply orifice, with the second compartment having an opening which may be removably closed by a closure element. The second compartment may form a housing for an applicator which is insoluble with respect to the product. The applicator may rest against an elastically compressible porous member that may be in flow communication with the supply orifice.

Abstract: A device for packaging and applying a substance may comprise a receptacle for containing the substance and at least one housing in flow communication with the receptacle. The at least one housing may be configured to receive an applicator element and may comprise a side wall and an end wall. The device may also comprise at least one applicator element for applying the substance. The at least one applicator element may comprise a first portion configured to abut the end wall when the at least one applicator element is at least partially received in the at least one housing and the first portion is in an uncompressed configuration. The at least one applicator element may also comprise a second portion comprising at least one recess. The second portion may be configured to abut the end wall when the at least one applicator element is at least partially received in the at least one housing and the first portion is in a compressed configuration.

Abstract: An applicator for applying a product comprises an applicator element configured to be loaded with product to be applied. The applicator element comprises a wall defining a cavity in which product accumulates. The cavity may have at least one opening through which product to be applied passes. The opening may be at an end of the applicator element and at least one retention element may be disposed inside the cavity. The wall and the at least one retention element may be configured so as to hold product substantially within the cavity. The wall and the at least one retention element may further be configured so as to hold product substantially within the cavity via capillary attraction.

Abstract: A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, the device comprising a receptacle for containing said substance, an applicator provided with an applicator element, and a wiper member having an elastically deformable wall with at least one slot through which the applicator element can pass and defining wiper lips, wherein said elastically deformable wall is suitable, under the effect of axial stress exerted by the applicator, for taking up different first and second configurations respectively during insertion and withdrawal of the applicator, and wherein said elastically deformable wall is made to have an initial shape at rest and in the absence of the applicator that is not plane, said initial shape being selected in such a manner that the wiper lips press on the applicator with different amounts of force respectively while the applicator is being inserted and while it is being withdrawn because of the deformations to which said elastically deformable wall is subjected to make it

Abstract: A combination container and applicator cap comprising a bottle or reservoir for containing a material to be dispensed, the bottle having an opening for access to material contained therein and a cap for sealing engagement with the opening of the bottle, the cap comprising a rigid base member, an applicator brush fixed to the base member and aligned along the longitudinal axis thereof, an overshell of compressible material disposed on the base member, the overshell providing a gripping surface on the cap.

Abstract: A device for cleaning footwear, including an applicator component consisting of a sponge block (3), a box (1) divided in two compartments (12-13), one of which (12) contains the cleaning product (4) while the other compartment (13) has an arrangement consistent with the sponge block (3) fixed in a lid (2) which is coupled over the open face of the box (1).

Abstract: A device for dispensing a product comprises a first reservoir containing the product to be dispensed, and a second reservoir in flow communication with the first reservoir via at least one passage having a cross-section that is smaller than a cross-section of the first reservoir. The device further comprises an application element configured to be accommodated in the second reservoir and a closure element configured to removably close an opening defined by an edge of the second reservoir.

Abstract: The brush (1) includes a core (2) formed from a metal wire bent into a U and the branches of which are twisted to trap radial bristles (3) between them, the core (2) being fixed to the end of a wand (6). The branches of the core are twisted, turning to the left, to form turns which turn in the clockwise direction about the axis (X) of the core when progressing from the wand towards the end of the brush, whereas the bristles (3) of the brush form helical layers (S) rising from left to right in the area located between the core and an observer who holds the brush substantially vertical in front of him/her with its tip pointing upwards.

Abstract: In a hair coloring or cosmetic unit, in particular mascara unit, comprising a receptacle for liquid take-up, which has a basic body and a neck of tapered diameter as compared to the basic body, and a closing cap to be placed on the neck, a rod with an applicator being fixable on the inside of the closing cap, and a stripper being provided in the vicinity of the neck for the applicator to be stripped upon withdrawal from the receptacle, it is provided that the applicator is connectable to the rod or the rod to the closing cap by the user, after the user has selected a preferred applicator or rod from a plurality of available samples thereof, and that the filled receptacle comprises a special closing and sealing device without a rod or an applicator.

Abstract: A novel lotion application system that allows a person to apply lotion to difficult-to-reach places on one's body, such as one's back. When the lotion application system cap is fixed onto a bottle containing lotion, a tether can be pulled through the cap bringing with it a portion of lotion that is carried by the tether as it passes through the lotion within the bottle. A person can draw the tether over his/her body, thus transferring the lotion from the tether to the skin. After use the tether is disposed to retract into the lotion bottle.

Abstract: An applicator for applying a product includes a flexible stem having a first end and a second end, a flexible application member on the first end of the stem, and a handling member on the second end of the stem. The application member and the stem are both configured to flex upon application of the product to a surface. The product may include a cosmetic product and the surface may be on a fingernail.

Abstract: An improved mascara brush for applying mascara to eyelashes comprises a handle, a shaft extending from the handle having a first and second portion, the length of the first and second portions of the shaft having sufficient combined length to simultaneously reach all of the eyelashes of the eye, a first row of bristles connected to the shaft in a continuous clockwise spiral of decreasing length about the first portion of the shaft, and a second row of bristles connected to the shaft in a continuous clockwise spiral of decreasing length about the second portion of the shaft. A cylindrical storage container for containing an amount of mascara and accepting a mascara brush of sufficient length to simultaneously reach substantially all of the eyelashes of an eye stores the improved mascara brush.

Abstract: A marker assembly having hinged cap for preventing the loss of the cap. The marker assembly having hinged cap includes a housing that has an interior for holding ink. A wick member is coupled to the housing. The wick member extends into the interior. The wick member has a writing tip extending outwardly from the housing for dispensing ink through the wick member. A cap member is hingably coupled to the housing.

Abstract: A packaging and applicator device of the type comprising an applicator having an application portion and a receptacle capable of being closed, the receptacle defining a first housing for the substance and a second housing which, in the closed position of the receptacle, receives the application portion of the applicator, the first and second housings communicating via an opening of cross-section that is substantially identical to that of the first housing, said opening enabling the application portion to be put into contact with the substance. The second housing defines a bearing surface around at least a portion of said opening so as to limit the pressure that can be exerted by the application portion on the substance when the receptacle is closed.

Abstract: In a cosmetic unit, in particular a mascara unit, having a reservoir for a cosmetic and a cap to be screwed on this reservoir. The package is made attractive from an esthetic point of view by making the color of the product contained in the reservoir easily visible to the consumer. The cap has a hollow interior which is open upwards. The end face which defines the opening of the cap is diagonal to the lower end face of the cap and the opening interior of the cap has a color coating.

Abstract: A container-applicator system for cosmetic or like materials such as creams, powders, liquids and gels. The applicator of the system has an elongated tip for metered application of the material, located at the distal end of a stem which is carried by a cap so as to be inserted into and withdrawn from the mouth of a container of a cosmetic product to be applied. The tip is a molded elastomer element having a distal end formed with a shallow cup, which may be oriented at an oblique angle to the stem. A flexible wiper, mounted in the container mouth, removes excess material from the cup as the applicator is withdrawn from the container.

Abstract: The brush (1) includes a core (2) formed from a metal wire bent into a U and the branches of which are twisted to trap radial bristles (3) between them, the core (2) being fixed to the end of a wand (6). The branches of the core are twisted, turning to the left, to form turns which turn in the clockwise direction about the axis (X) of the core when progressing from the wand towards the end of the brush, whereas the bristles (3) of the brush form helical layers (S) rising from left to right in the area located between the core and an observer who holds the brush substantially vertical in front of him/her with its tip pointing upwards.

Abstract: The brush (1) includes a core (2) formed from a metal wire bent into a U and the branches of which are twisted to trap radial bristles (3) between them, the core (2) being fixed to the end of a wand (6). The branches of the core are twisted, turning to the left, to form turns which turn in the clockwise direction about the axis (X) of the core when progressing from the wand towards the end of the brush, whereas the bristles (3) of the brush form helical layers (S) rising from left to right in the area located between the core and an observer who holds the brush substantially vertical in front of him/her with its tip pointing upwards.

Abstract: An apparatus for the containment and dispensing of a lotion directly to the body of a user includes a container with a first opening and a cap adapted to cover the first opening. A center member is attached to the cap and extends in the container into a lotion that is housed within the container when the cap is disposed so as to cover the first opening. A lotion applicator portion is detachably-attached to a distal end of the center member. An extensible member is disposed in the center member and is adapted to retract therein or to extend therefrom sufficient to increase the combined length of the center member and the extensible member thereby permitting the applicator portion to reach a more remote part of the body of the user. A wiper is disposed in the container and is used to remove excess lotion from the center member and from the lotion applicator portion when the cap is removed from the container. An optional second opening includes a refill cap and is used to clean or to refill the container.

Abstract: A twisted-in-wire mascara brush constituted of one or more zones of mascara-absorptive material such as cotton fibers or polymeric sponge material alternating with one or more zones of bristles or fibers substantially nonabsorptive to mascara along the length of the brush. A package of mascara includes a container holding a body of mascara and an applicator brush constituted of alternating zones of material absorptive to the mascara and bristles or fibers nonabsorptive to the mascara.

Abstract: An applicator for a correction fluid includes a stem, an applicator tip including foam, and a flexor within the foam portion. The applicator preferably has a flexibility of at least 0.0005 inch of deflection per gram of force.

Abstract: A mascara applicator includes a brush attached to a wand which is preformed with a predetermined bend angle which presents the brush in an offset orientation that makes it easier and more convenient to apply mascara to eyelashes. In a first embodiment, the wand is a narrow gauge wire or tube of a shape memory alloy which is characterized by pseudo-elasticity, and the wire or tube is deformed by a predetermined longitudinal bend angle in its relaxed memory recovery state. In an alternative embodiment, the wand includes link segments of a narrow gauge rod or tube of relatively stiff plastic material. At least two of the segments are joined together by a living hinge section which permits the wand to flex preferentially at the living hinge in response to a bending force. The living hinge is also characterized by flex memory recovery in which it automatically assumes a predetermined bend angle in the absence of a bending force.

Abstract: The brush (1) includes a core (2) formed from a metal wire bent into a U and the branches of which are twisted to trap radial bristles (3) between them, the core (2) being fixed to the end of a wand (6). The branches of the core are twisted, turning to the left, to form turns which turn in the clockwise direction about the axis (X) of the core when progressing from the wand towards the end of the brush, whereas the bristles (3) of the brush form helical layers (S) rising from left to right in the area located between the core and an observer who holds the brush substantially vertical in front of him/her with its tip pointing upwards.

Abstract: The brush (1) includes a core (2) formed from a metal wire bent into a U and the branches of which are twisted to trap radial bristles (3) between them, the core (2) being fixed to the end of a wand (6). The branches of the core are twisted, turning to the left, to form turns which turn in the clockwise direction about the axis (X) of the core when progressing from the wand towards the end of the brush, whereas the bristles (3) of the brush form helical layers (S) rising from left to right in the area located between the core and an observer who holds the brush substantially vertical in front of him/her with its tip pointing upwards.

Abstract: A cosmetic dispenser, includes an applicator having an applicator portion and a cap portion, the cap portion having an inwardly facing screw thread; a container member having a body portion defining a product reservoir and having a neck portion extending from the body portion to receive the applicator, the neck portion having an outwardly facing screw thread for threadedly engaging the inwardly facing screw thread; and a smooth-walled thread guide portion extending from one screw thread of the inwardly facing screw thread and the outwardly facing screw thread toward an opposing screw thread of the inwardly facing screw thread and the outwardly facing screw thread, the thread guide portion being sized to slidingly engage the opposing screw thread so as to guide the opposing screw thread to the one screw thread in proper alignment for threaded engagement.

Abstract: Applicator including a reservoir containing a substance to be applied, a cap intended to close the reservoir and supporting a stopper including an applicator holder supporting a deformable element for applying the substance. The deformable element has a shape memory, i.e., can return to its original shape after being deformed, and a roughened surface. The reservoir holding the substance includes an end-piece having a base equipped with a seat including at least one capillary orifice against which the deformable element deforms when the reservoir is closed by the cap.