Abstract: A mascara dispenser including a pen-shaped body having a reservoir for holding mascara, an applicator retractably carried by the body so as to be movable between a location in the reservoir and a location outside the body, a wiper for the applicator within the reservoir, and a movable member within the reservoir and responsive to the location of the applicator for keeping the wiper out of contact with the applicator during retraction of the applicator into the reservoir and keeping the wiper in contact with the applicator when the applicator is moved out of the reservoir.

Abstract: A container closure, having a fluid applicator such as a brush or dropper, that fits over the container secured by a spring clip. The neck of the bottle ends in a seal seated on oil based paper, which is itself seated on a rubber or plastic ring. A slight bulge just below the neck acts as a catch. In use the cap has levers with protrusions that slide down over the bulge and hook into place, under the bulge. The cap opens only when pressed on both sides at the same time; otherwise the bottom of the spring clip is held in place by the bulge. By pressing both sides at once, the cap can slip over the bulge and off the bottle. The double press spring clip cap has the additional value of being child proof. The liner of the bottle, (or possibly the bottle itself if desired) is in the shape of the letter V. The V shape means that when the bottle is upright, the fluid will collect in the bottom of the V and be accessible and usable until the last drop is consumed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a combined toilet bowl cleaning brush and storage container system. The brush is provided with a support which rests on an upper edge of a container wherein the container forms upper and lower volumes and includes a resilient vertically compressible bellows section. Disinfectant fluid is provided in the lower volume. When the support is forced downward, the bellows compresses and fluid is squirted on the brush. When released, the bellows expands and the brush is suspended above the fluid. A restrictor web can be placed at the throat of the lower volume to discourage refill use of the lower volume.

Abstract: A brush has an elongate core, bristles fitted radially into this core, and at least one notch consisting of at least two secant faces defining by their intersection a trough line. The two faces are asymmetric and form an angle at any point of their intersection of between 60.degree. and 180.degree..

Abstract: A cosmetic applicator for use with a standard cosmetic container includes a cylindrical cap having an open end around the inner periphery of which is a threaded portion for threadedly engaging a cosmetic container. An aperture is disposed on the opposing closed end for slidably receiving a button. An elongated stem protrudes from the cap having an applicator portion at a distal end. The opposing end of the stem has a conical stop member attached thereto which abuts the button. A second rubber stop member surrounds the stem and is proximal the cap open end for engaging a cosmetic container neck opening. On the upper surface of the second stop member is an annulus. Disposed between the annulus and the first stop member and surrounding the stem is a coil spring for biasing the stem upwardly when the button is depressed.

Abstract: A brush-equipped container for a cyanoacrylate adhesive, the container comprising: a container main body comprising a polyolefin resin; and a cap for capping the container main body, which has a brush member provided on the inner side of the cap so that the brush member is housed in the container main body, the brush member comprising a handle and bristles, wherein at least the container main body is coated with a gas-impermeable coating material which is insoluble in the cyanoacrylate and which has poor adhesion property with respect to the cyanoacrylate.

Abstract: A club mate apparatus including a container that has a bottom wall, a top edge and a peripheral wall. The top edge has an eyelet integral therewith. A top wall has an opening therethrough. A pair of resilient clamps are attached to the top wall of the container. A brush member is included and has an elongated handle and a head portion with a bristle arrangement. A ridge disk member is integral the handle and spaced from a handle end. Finally, a ring seal is positioned around the disk member.

Abstract: A container with a brush for the application of a product such as mascara includes a scraping sleeve made fast to the neck of the container and which forms at least one constriction permitting the insertion of the brush into the container and its dry-squeezing during withdrawal from the container. The constriction extends transversely inside of the sleeve and defines on either side of the constriction a chamber through which a stem of the brush passes and another chamber opposite to the brush receiving chamber into which the free ends of the bristles are received. The bristles being squeezed while passing through the constriction. The transverse dimension of the constriction is smaller than the length of the bristles so that a certain amount of the product can be retained on the ends of the bristles while the portion of the bristles in the constriction is dry-squeezed.

Abstract: An applicator for applying a liquid or semi-liquid product to a surface, the applicator being of substantially longitudinal or elongate shape, including a central core defining a structure which is porous so as to allow the applicator to be loaded by capillarity internally; and a covering of flocking arranged all around the central core, at least over part of its length, so as to allow the applicator to be loaded by capillarity externally. The invention also relates to an applicator assembly using an applicator according to the invention.

Abstract: A cosmetic applicator such as a mascara applicator is provided including a container for the cosmetic. The container includes a constriction at its upper part, forming a wiper, and a cap fitted with a rod having at its end a brush which dips into the container as it passes through the constriction. The rod has, above the brush, an elastically deformable cleaning element whose diameter is at least substantially equal to the diameter of the constriction. The portion of the rod located between the cleaning element and the brush allows the pressures prevailing inside and outside the container to be substantially balanced before the brush engages the constriction when it is withdrawn.

Abstract: A wiper for use in a container for liquids such as correction fluid consists of a cylindrical length of yieldable material within the neck of the container. The wiper may be formed as an insert which consists of a cylindrical body formed about a central axis and having an upper end in the form of an annular flange, with which to engage the container neck, and a lower end extending toward a reservoir within the container. From the body depend one or more cleaning elements angled toward the central axis, the ends of the elements extending beyond the lower end of the insert and defining a gap allowing for frictional passage of an applicator, and allowing removal of excess fluid from the applicator. The upper end terminates in a wiping lip upon which an applicator may be wiped to remove liquid before application. Excess liquid so removed flows through apertures provided between the cleaning elements.

Abstract: A brush for applying a given kind of material is disclosed. The brush has an operative portion consisting of a tube split along at least one generatrix and containing at least one insert surrounded by flexible filaments held in place by means of a sleeve, and the free ends of the filaments project out of the slit in the tube to form the brush bristles. The brush enables, inter alia, the application of mascara onto eyelashes.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a container with a screwed cap for nail varnish and liquid mascara having a closed position of the screwed cap in relation to the container defined by at least one end stop and a cover rotatably fitted on the screwed cap. The container and screwed cap further have a peripheral annular shoulder (22) with a thread-like pitch formed on the outer surface of the screwed cap at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the screwed cap to produce a stop shoulder (27) on a transition region between a beginning (25) and an end (26) of the annular shoulder (22). A guide slot extends downwards from the stop shoulder (27) and aligns therewith. A guide rib having a width corresponding to a width of the guide slot (28) formed on the inner wall of the cover (7) and runs parallel to longitudinal axes (16, 17) of the screwed cap and the cover for engagement in the guide slot.

Abstract: In a mascara brush comprising a plurality of bristles retained between two intertwisted wire sections, the bristles being trimmed to define the contour of the brush, it is provided, with a view to obtaining clearly improved handling and combing properties, that the bristles are trimmed so that on the one hand, seen in a cross-section, they are asymmetric in such a way that the bristles have a shorter extension from the intertwisted wire sections towards one side while having a longer extension towards the other side, and that on the other hand, seen in a longitudinal section, the bristles are also trimmed asymmetrically in such a way that they have varying lengths.

Abstract: An adjustable molded plastic brush having a unitary handle and stem, bristles mounted along an end portion of the stem by a crimped ferrule, circumferentially spaced ribs along the handle, a container cap moveably mounted on the stem and handle between the bristles and the handle ribs, the container cap having an externally threaded slotted nipple having a central bore for the handle and stem, and a circular lock nut mounted on and moveable along the handle and stem having a bore provided with internal threads engage able with the cap nipple to squeeze the portions of the cap nipple against the handle and stem when the lock nut is tightened on the cap nipple for releaseably locking the cap at a desired position along the handle and stem.

Abstract: In a reservoir having a screw cap for nail enamel, mascara or the like, with a view to attaining a defined final position in the screwing process and reliable closing that is impermeable to liquids and gas-tight, manufacturing tolerances of the reservoir, as occur in particular with glass reservoirs, being taken into account, it is provided that on the upper side of an annular collar (11) of the reservoir (1), provision is made for at least one projection (12) which extends over a certain angle at circumference (.beta.1, .beta.

Abstract: A disposable mascara applicator assembly has a mascara brush-applicator that is completely contained in first and second plastic casing-sections, with the casing-sections being filled with mascara.

Abstract: In a screw cap reservoir, in particular for a cosmetic such as nail enamel, comprising a neck having an external thread on which to screw the internal thread of the screw cap, an encircling shoulder being formed on the neck in the portion below the external thread, this shoulder having at least one stop in the form of a projection which, extending over a certain angle at circumference, projects upwards from the annular shoulder, and stop recesses being provided on the lower edge of the screw cap, which cooperate with the stop projections and which snap-engage with the stop projections when the screw cap is screwed on so that the screw cap is arrested in a defined final position by resistance to return motion, it is provided, with a view to achieving a defined closing condition accompanied by a pronounced click effect, that in a portion approximately above each stop recess, the peripheral surface of the screw cap is provided with a recess tapering the wall thickness or breaching the wall.

Abstract: A device (D) for dispensing a liquid or pasty product (P) comprises a reservoir (1) of product equipped with a neck (2), and a cap (4) to close the neck of the reservoir. The cap (4) is provided with a rod (9) carrying an applicator part (7) extending into the reservoir when the cap is in the closed position. The neck (2) of the reservoir is equipped with a wringer (5) in the shape of an hourglass (10) made of a deformable elastic material through which the applicator part (7) passes as it is drawn out of the reservoir (1). The wringer (5) being designed to wipe the rod (9) and enlarge the cross-section of its opening to allow the applicator part (7) to pass through. The cross-section (S) of this applicator part being distinctly greater than that (s) of the rod (9).

Abstract: A packaging and application device for a makeup product, particularly mascara, includes an elongate body and an applicator that can be accommodated in the body. The applicator has a rod provided at one end with a makeup product application element and the rod is joined at its other end to a gripping element which also constitutes a cap able to close the orifice of the body in which the applicator is engaged. The body has a liquid reservoir in which the application element is engaged. The application element includes an elongate block of the makeup product to be applied.

Abstract: A mascara applicator includes a receptacle, a pre-stripper and an end stripper, wherein the pre-stripper is associated with a brush and the end stripper is associated with a shaft. The shaft in turn is fixed to the brush and a screw cap. In the screwed-in position, the shaft is simultaneously grasped by segments of the pre-stripper and by stripper lips of the end stripper. Also, the pre-stripper has radially elastic segments which can pivot around a pivoting edge and which have slits which can be changed in width whereby radial forces can be transmitted to the segments by means of a spring loop.

Abstract: Described is an application system (10) having an applicator (16) and a container (12) in which a liquid application medium (14) is disposed. The applicator (16) has a handle (18) and an applicator member (20) which can be wetted with the liquid application medium, and it can be introduced into the container (12) through an opening (26), with the applicator member (20) leading. Starting from the opening (26), extending into the container (12) is a sleeve (32) which is sealingly fixed to the container (12) with its upper end portion (36) and which at a middle portion (42) is provided with at least one aperture (44) through which the inside of the sleeve (32) is communicated with the interior of the container (12), which surrounds the sleeve (32). The sleeve (32) is also provided with a shaping portion (48) which serves for re-shaping the applicator member (20).

Abstract: An applicator brush (9) for a fluid contained in a container (1) is provided with means (15, 18, 20) for cleaning deposits of the dried fluid from the neck (3) of the bottle (1), thereby maintaining the neck (3) substantially free of the deposits.

Abstract: A closed cosmetic container (10) including a base cosmetic container (10B) having an applicator cap (10A-1) mounted thereon, a rod and brush assembly (10A) comprising a heat facilitating strip (90) located in the interior of an applicator rod (10A-2), and a heat facilitating strip (40) located between an interior wall (45) and an exterior wall (20) of the base cosmetic container (10B). With the cosmetic container (10) closed, that is with the applicator cap (10A-1), rod and brush assembly (10A) secured in place on top of the base cosmetic container (10B), and with the heat facilitating strips (90 & 40) activated, a heatable 10 cosmetic substance (150) inside a cosmetic holding area (55) of the base cosmetic container (10B) blends together dissolving any clogged or hardened cosmetic material.

Abstract: An applicator for the application of a cosmetic medium, such as mascara, is disclosed having a central core, preferably formed from a twisted metal wire, having a brush section at one end thereof. The brush section comprises a plurality of radially extending bristles gripped medially by the wire core. At least some of the bristles have a substantially slotted cross-sectional configuration, most preferably, each bristle is substantially c-shaped, hollow and has a longitudinal slot extending along at least a portion of the length of the bristle, and preferably along the entire length of the bristle.

Abstract: A packaging unit for a product such as mascara includes an applicator and a reservoir provided with at least one wiper. The applicator has a handle and at least one tuft of bristles implanted parallel to the median plane of this handle. The wiper is arranged so as to wipe the bristled part along the axis of the bristles.

Abstract: An applicator for a viscous cosmetic has an applicator body constituting a reservoir for the cosmetic. This body contains an applicator element that can be moved between a closed position wherein the applicator element is completely accommodated inside the body and an open position wherein the applicator element projects outside the applicator body. A porous barrier separates the cosmetic in the reservoir from the applicator element. The applicator can be closed by a cap when the applicator element is accommodated inside the body.

Abstract: An assembly for the storage and application of a cosmetic product. The assembly includes: a body which is provided with an opening and includes a reservoir capable of containing the product; an applicator capable of coming into contact with the product and of being charged with a given amount thereof and retaining structure for ridding the applicator of excess product. The applicator has a rod carrying a product-application structure which is to apply the product, the structure for retaining the product being connected to the body and/or to the rod. The field of use of the invention is that of cosmetics, more especially that of "mascaras" to be applied to eyelashes.

Abstract: A cosmetic applicator includes a valve disc having a central hole and fixed to an inner portion of a container in which a liquid to be applied is stored. A shaft is engageable with and disengageable from the container and includes a front portion having a brush holder with a brush projecting therefrom. An annular projection at a portion of the shaft in the vicinity of a base portion of the brush holder defines an annular recess inside of the annular projection. An outer surface of the brush holder has at least one longitudinally extending groove communicating with the annular recess. A front end portion of the annular projection and a rear end portion of the valve disc are engageable in a liquid tight manner.

Abstract: A applicator unit (1) for a product (P) of a pasty or powdery consistency. The applicator includes a stem (12) having a first free end (14) joined to an applicator end fitting (16) in contact with the product and being intended for the application of this product to a surface to be treated, a second end (18) of the stem (12) being joined to a gripping element (6), wherein the applicator end fitting (16) has a flexible central core (20) having in at least one portion close to its end part (17) a diameter of 0.2 mm to 2 mm, and wherein the core (20) is covered over its whole circumference by a covering (22) capable of picking up the product (P).

Abstract: A device for wiping and/or drying a brush for applying a liquid from a container to a portion of the body, such as mascara for eyelashes, and a container including the same. The device includes a sleeve insertable into the neck of the container and having a first open end, a second end provided with articulated flaps, and a wall between the first and second end and provided with lugs radially deformable towards an axis of the sleeve upon insertion of the sleeve into the neck of the container. The lugs constitute a stop for the flaps during the withdrawal of the brush through these flaps while the flaps are, upon insertion of the brush into the container through the sleeve, freely pivoting to permit this insertion.

Abstract: The present invention reveals a mascara applicator brush useful for preventing or eliminating contamination from use. The mascara applicator brush is made of bristles, where the bristles are (1) made from an oligodynamic metal, (2) coated with at least an oligodynamic metal or a germicide or (3) made from a polymer containing at least an oligodynamic metal or a germicide.

Abstract: An applicator device for a non-gaseous product (12), comprising an axis of symmetry (X--X), a reservoir (11) containing this product, a cap (2) intended to close the reservoir (11) and an applicator carrier (4) joined to the cap (2) and supporting an applicator element (5) capable of taking up the product. A piston (13) in the reservoir (11) between the product and the applicator element (5) has at least one opening (14) for the emergence of the product and a spring (17) to ensure a pressure of the applicator element (5) on the piston in order to cause the product to emerge through the opening (14) and thus to take up some of the product on the applicator element (5) during the application of the cap (2) on the reservoir (11), the piston being capable of displacement solely in the direction of the axis (X).

Abstract: A device for storage and application of a makeup product includes a container and two applicators each including a rod provided at one end with an application element for the makeup product and attached at its other end to a gripping element in the form of a cap. The rod of a first applicator is hollow over at least a portion of its length and defines an axial hollow in which the application element and the rod of second applicator are accommodated. The wall of the rod of the first applicator comprises at least one slot permitting communication between its axial hollow and the internal volume of the container. The gripping element, in the form of a cap, of the second applicator is connected in a removable fashion with the gripping element, in the form of a cap, of the first applicator.

Abstract: A cosmetics container has a bottle, a neck insert defining an entry opening and a wiper diaphragm mounted at the lower end of the entry opening. A cap has an applicator rod and applicator extending therefrom, for insertion into the bottle and withdrawal from the bottle with cosmetics. The wiper diaphragm defines a wiper orifice, and has a conical descending upper surface and a concave lower surface converging with the upper surface to create a thin edge peripherally surrounding the wiper orifice. The wiper diaphragm is fabricated of semi-rigid plastic which stretches and flexes to accommodate and seal to the applicator rod and which is rigid with respect to the applicator for wiping it. The concave lower surface conducts wiped cosmetics away from the orifice. The bottle includes a plastic liner. A modified wiper includes a radially segmented spill cover deployed across the wiper orifice, to prevent cosmetics from running from the bottle if it is tipped over while the cap is off.

Abstract: A cosmetics container includes a bottle defining a chamber for containing cosmetics, the bottle including a threaded neck, and a cap removably secured to the neck. The cap has an applicator rod for extending through the neck into the cosmetics chamber and applicator at the distal end of the rod for carrying cosmetics. A wiper has i) a sleeve mounted in the bottle neck, the sleeve defining an outlet through the neck from the cosmetics chamber, and ii) a conical wiper diaphragm extending from the sleeve across the outlet and descending into the cosmetics chamber below the neck. The conical wiper diaphragm defines a central wiper orifice for accommodating passage of the applicator rod and applicator and for wiping excess cosmetics therefrom as the applicator rod and applicator are withdrawn from the cosmetics chamber.

Abstract: A brush for the application of nail varnish, or a similar product, includes a tuft obtained from a bundle of bristles which are substantially parallel and folded in two halfway along their length. The bristles are fixed at the folded part in a housing opening at the end of the rod. The bristles have cross-sections bounded by a circle of constant diameter and are chosen from at least two groups. The bristles of one group are arranged so as to exhibit a different mechanical behavior in flexure to that of the bristles of the other group so that these groups give a brush tuft which is open to the air and spread out, with relatively large spaces between bristles to promote good capillary action for varnishes whose viscosity may vary over a wide range.

Abstract: Fluid product applicator including a holder and a flexible application member connected thereto. A retainer, which acts by capillary effect, faces the member close to the end thereof which is connected to the holder. The retainer is flexible, its rigidity being similar to that of the member.

Abstract: A container with applicator for nail-varnish is provided which can be held interposed between fingers. The container includes a tank (1) provided with a plug (2) having an axial brush (3) for drawing from the tank and applying the varnish to the nails. The tank (1) has a pair of opposite deep recesses (4) of curved shape, each having such a dimension as to house a finger of the user's hand in order to keep the two fingers spaced apart during the application of nail-varnish.

Abstract: An applicator for the application of a cosmetic medium, such as mascara, is disclosed having a central core, preferably formed from a twisted metal wire, having a brush section at one end thereof. The brush section comprises a plurality of radially extending bristles gripped medially by the central core. At least some of the bristles have a substantially slotted cross-sectional configuration, most preferably, each bristle is substantially hollow and has a slot extending along at least a portion of the length of the bristle. The cross-sectional configuration of the slotted filaments is such that the gripping thereof by the core causes the slotted filaments to flare outwardly in a generally random direction and so as to be substantially uniformly distributed throughout the brush section; unlike the prior art bristles, the bristles of the present invention do not follow a substantially helical pattern when gripped by the twisted wire core.

Abstract: A scavenging cap applicator including a cap, an applicator and multi-component stem inserted through the cap, the applicator engaging portions of the stem and being further susceptible to repositioning at a discrete extension from the cap, and a seal precluding liquid passage around the applicator stem. The applicator further comprises a brush or dauber and may be inserted to two or more extents of immersion within a liquid in an associated bottle and most particularly enables reaching the bottle bottom to gather final remnants of liquid therein.

Abstract: A mascara case includes a vial for storing mascara, and a cap mountable on the vial for closing a passage of the vial. The passage is of oblong shape to accommodate insertion and removal of the transverse brush of a T-shaped wand carried by the cap. The cap also carries an oblong sealing ridge engageable with a sealing surface of the vial to surround an inlet of the passage. The cap carries a rotary knob which includes a projection positioned to engage a locking post disposed on the vial, in response to manual rotation of the knob. Engagement between the projection and locking post causes the cap and vial to be drawn together so that the sealing ridge forms an air-tight seal around the vial passage.

Abstract: The present closure is a measuring cup closure for a bottle which has bristles on the lower peripheral edge of the measuring cup portion. The closure can have a skirt disposed outwardly from the measuring cup portion, with this skirt having threads to attach the closure to the exterior threads on a bottle. In the alternative, the measuring cup portion can have threads to mate with threads on the inner surface of the bottle. There is at least a portion of the lower peripheral edge of the measuring cup that is free of bristles.

Abstract: A nail polish bottle with a color matching extension cap comprising: a nail polish bottle having a roof, a floor and at least one side wall extending therebetween, the bottle including an aperture, a neck extending from the bottle around the aperture thereof, the neck including a coupling device affixed thereto; and an extension cap having an upper region and a lower region, the upper region of the cap having an open end at its uppermost extent, the upper region including a colored section resembling a colored fingernail, the lower region including a coupling device and adapted to be releasably coupled to the neck of the bottle, a brush being formed in an elongated configuration and affixed within the lower region of the cap, the brush having a plurality of hairlike bristles extending therefrom, the brush extending through the aperture in the roof and neck.

Abstract: An aqueous, correction fluid that includes a suspending agent, a binding resin, water, and an opacifying pigment. The suspending agent is preferably a gum or hydrocolloid, e.g., xanthan gum, and the composition preferably has a shear-thinning index (n) of from about 0.08 to 0.50.

Abstract: Assembly for applying a fluid product, particularly a cosmetic product, including a bottle, a cap to close the bottle, an applicator arranged at an end of a wand attached to the cap, and a wiping device equipped with a lip and fastened to the bottle. The lip of the wiping device includes flocking fibers. When the cap is fastened on the bottle the wand passes through the lip and the applicator is submerged in the fluid product in the bottle. When the cap is removed from the bottle, the applicator passes entirely through the wiping device. The flocking fibers remove excess fluid product from the applicator.

Abstract: A mascara brush having three sections and three types of bristles is disclosed. The brush portion has a larger diameter middle section comprised of a combination of soft and stiff bristles in random configuration, and two end sections comprised of hollow filaments which preferably become progressively shorter towards the ends of the brush portion. The end sections exhibit less bristle density than the middle section. This improved brush configuration allows for optimal one-stroke mascara application.

Abstract: An applicator for cosmetics such as mascara, including a handle in the form of a cap for closing the mouth of a cosmetics container and a stem projecting from the cap with a brush or like applicator head at its distal end for insertion in the container, wherein the stem and brush are ejectable from the cap to enable use of the same cap with a succession or variety of brushes. An open-ended retainer socket mounted in the cap receives and releasably engages the proximal end of the stem to secure the stem to the cap, and a manually operable plunger is carried by the cap for engaging the proximal end of the stem in the retainer socket to eject the stem from the cap.

Abstract: The invention provides a cosmetic apparatus for storing and applying cosmetic, particularly mascara to the eyelashes, comprising a container for holding the cosmetic, an applicator for applying the cosmetic to the user and an applicator wiper disposed within the container, near the vicinity of the opening of the container, the wiper comprising a plurality of projections for removing excess cosmetic from the applicator as the applicator is withdrawn from the container. The invention also provides a method for the storage and application of cosmetics contained within the container of the cosmetic apparatus.

Abstract: Applicator tube for cosmetic products, particularly mascara, having a tubular outer body. A cap fitted on one end of the tubular body has a rod attached to it, and an applicator is attached at the other end or the rod. The applicator is disposed inside the tubular body, in a longitudinally moveable part, and is removable therefrom to apply the cosmetic product. A removable container is at the lower end of the tubular body. A deformable part is disposed above the container whereby pressing down and releasing the cap causes mascara to be drawn into the applicator tube from the removable container to impregnate the applicator, which can then be withdrawn from the tubular body to apply the mascara. In another embodiment, the applicator moves between a retracted position inside the tubular body and an extended position when the removable container is pushed into the tubular body and thereafter withdrawn.