CN1264449C

CN1264449C - Applicator with component containing skin coating material

Info

Publication number: CN1264449C
Application number: CNB031044689A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 琼·路易·盖雷
Original assignee: LOreal SA
Current assignee: LOreal SA
Priority date: 2002-02-19
Filing date: 2003-02-17
Publication date: 2006-07-19
Anticipated expiration: 2023-02-17
Also published as: EP1336353B1; EP1336353A1; JP2006334429A; FR2836031A1; KR20030069118A; JP2003235640A; DE60332405D1; FR2836031B1; KR100505263B1; CN1439321A; ES2345192T3; JP4286023B2

Abstract

The invention relates to a skin applicator comprising an applicator member (10) configured for applying a line of substance on the skin, in particular on the eyelids. The applicator member comprises at least two ends (25), each having a fiber adapted to retain a substance, the applicator member being more flexible at the ends than at the portion connected to the rod or container.

Description

Comprise applicator to the applicator member of skin application substance

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of applicator, this applicator comprises the applicator member that is configured to particularly give eyelid applying cosmetic product or care product to skin.

Background technology

Known line pen can setting-out on eyelid.

French patent application FR-A-2 633 256 discloses a kind of assembly, and this assembly comprises jar that liquid is housed and the applicator that is equipped with pliability applicator member, and said applicator member is used for to the eyelid application substance.This applicator member has the part of truncated cone, and this truncated cone part at one end extends with columniform part.The selectively flocking of these truncated cone parts and cylindrical part forms the surface state that is suitable for keeping material thus.Exist cylindrical part to make its can on eyelid, draw lines of even width, needn't consider the orientation of applicator with respect to eyelid.

Also openly can on eyelid, the draw device of cosmetic line of french patent application FR-A-2 412 287.This device comprises jar and applicator.Applicator comprises the bar with distributor member, and this distributor member is positioned at the end of bar, and this distributor member is made by plastic material or pliability elastomeric material, and is terminal pointed.This distributor member has a cavity, and this cavity opening is to extending in two most advanced and sophisticated capillary grooves.When this distributor member being immersed in the liquid that holds in the jar, cavity and above-mentioned capillary grooves are full of material.By on skin, moving this tip cosmetic lines that draw.In this shifting process, material flows to most advanced and sophisticated end through capillary grooves, and owing to the source that provides of the material formation of holding in cavity, groove can be filled up by material continuously again.Plastic material or pliability elastomeric material do not have the surface state that is fit to keep this material.

Also known other applicator that comprises the applicator member of flocking be used to make up nail or lip are for example referring to US 6 033 143.Know from US 6 220 254 and to comprise packing and the applicator that wipes device and for example desire the cosmetic eyes, to use.

People need obtain benefit from applicator, can obtain new dressing effect, and for example for the appearance lines that draw on skin, this is to use and is not easy to realize from FR-A-2 633 256 and FR-A-2 412 287 known devices.

Also need to increase the various dressing effects that use single applicator to obtain.

Summary of the invention

The present invention studies for this reason, to satisfy above-mentioned all or part of specific requirement.

Wherein on the one hand, the invention provides a kind of new applicator, this applicator comprises the skin applicator, this skin applicator comprise be configured on the skin, the applicator member of application substance lines on eyelid particularly; This applicator is characterised in that the applicator member comprises at least two terminations, and each termination has the fiber that is suitable for keeping material, the pliability of this applicator member in the end greater than the part that is connected with bar or container.

Term " termination " (tip) should broad sense understanding, be synonym with " ledge ", and each termination can be different shape and do not exceed scope of the present invention, and especially its end can be circular or flat or circular symmetry or the like.

The lines that are drawn on the skin can be lines, and promptly it only can be made of a stroke at width, and perhaps it can be many lines, and promptly it can comprise several strokes at width, particularly distinguish mutually and two substantially parallel strokes.Therefore the width of stroke line can be corresponding to the width of drawn on a skin stroke, if perhaps drawn line is many lines, the width of stroke line corresponding to the overall width of drawn line add between them the space every.

By the present invention, can need not from drawing dissimilar lines to change the applicator of applicator and obtain an advantage, by on skin with the mobile applicator of selected orientation and can be by skin being applied the type that more or less pressure is selected lines with the applicator member.

If with this applicator and expectation like this, the user can change, particularly can change incessantly along the width of the drawn lines of eyelid, for example, so that its two ends of drawing on eyelid are narrow relatively and a line of its middle broad.

This applicator member can comprise at least a portion or the whole flocking of possibility that covers each termination, thereby forms the surface state that is suitable for keeping material.The material that is retained in use between the flocking hair can be deposited on the skin.Thus, for example, be deposited on material on the skin can be fully the supply of the material of accumulation when contacting with flocking hair.

The applicator member can also have the Free Surface of complete flocking, and wherein term " Free Surface " is meant all parts of the applicator component surface that can be used to apply purpose.

This applicator member can at least a portion be made of porous materials, particularly felt, agglomerated material or foam.When this applicator member comprised felt, felt need not flocking.

In one embodiment of the invention, can construct this termination in the following manner: when with the applicator member can being the twice of the width of the line that when the applicator member is mobile to be orientated with respect to second of skin, drawn basically when mobile at the width of the line that draws on the skin with respect to first orientation of skin.

This applicator member can have substantially the same or variform two terminations of shape, and length difference particularly, and these two terminations are defined for surface all or part of of application substance.

This applicator member can have at least two terminations of structure in the following manner: their free end is tangent with common plane basically, said common plane perpendicular to the substantially parallel axis of termination bearing of trend, perhaps in a distortion, this applicator member can have at least two terminations of structure in the following manner: their free end is respectively with tangent perpendicular to two of said axis different planes.

For instance, when this applicator member when being used for the picture fine rule, two terminations can be the back that is positioned at another termination with respect to termination of the direction of displacement of applicator member on skin.Two ends of termination are that the fact of skew can randomly allow tip bend picture fine rule easier so that turn forward with applicator when suitable.Two terminations can randomly contact with each other and a termination can provide material by another termination.

This applicator member can comprise that having is at least one termination of cylindricality, particularly columniform end portion basically, has perhaps that diameter equates substantially or different cylindricality basically, particularly at least two terminations of columniform associated end part.Exist basically the end portion of cylindricality to make its at least one constant lines of thickness basically that can draw, needn't consider the degree of tip bend.

In one embodiment of the invention, the applicator member has at least one groove, the part at least of the said member height of this groove extend through.When this applicator member has at least two terminations, above-mentioned groove can be between the termination its end opening.This groove for example can be used to increase the quantity of the material that can be absorbed by the applicator member, increases the length of the line that applicator can draw thus, and can be used for providing material to applicator surface when in setting-out.This groove makes it can further increase the flexible of this applicator member and need not opening between the termination.When being pressed on the skin basically, move this groove under the situation of applicator member and for example can also form the supply of material.

The applicator member can have the gap between the termination.

This gap for example can be determined by an edge, this two terminations of interconnection, edge and have direction concave surface outwardly.

Specifically, can present flat end in the applicator member, when observing on vertical with the plane of said end axle, be not rectangle exactly.

The gap that forms between the termination can be enough wide with the end portion that allows the termination at least in their whole peripheries by flocking.

This applicator member can be constructed in the following manner: for the given orientation of applicator with respect to skin, drawn line can be the single line of narrow or wide width on skin, or a pair of line, depend on user's applied pressure on the applicator member.

The termination can link to each other with the mid portion of applicator member, and this mid portion is than each termination rigidity more, and mid portion for example is connected to the assembling extremity piece that is used to connect the applicator bar.This mid portion for example can have the cross section that increases near assembling extremity piece place.

This applicator member can comprise at least one recess.Enough all or part of of its inner surface of ambassador can flocking for this recess, and the adhesive of flocking hair stops up and be not used to fixedly.

In one embodiment of the invention, the applicator member is a single-piece.

In a distortion, the applicator member comprises at least two sub-members of applicator, and this sub-member is made independently of one another and after making they is assembled into one.Two sub-members can be with identical materials or different material manufacturings, and the sub-member of each applicator can have a termination.

The applicator member can be resiliently deformable, and during material is coated to skin after the bending, the termination is not having can to return to the initial configuration form under the situation of external carbuncle.

In one embodiment of the invention, the applicator member can be assembled on the bar of applicator or can at least one comprise and bar part made in one piece, particularly by molded.

This bar can be straight line and the applicator member can optionally extend in line with bar, and particularly needn't be fully and bar extend in line.As a distortion or additional, bar can be bent.The two fact of not arranging along common linear of applicator member and bar can be so that the user can easier identification gives the orientation of this applicator for the lines of the selected type of drawing.

Therefore, for example, can at first construct this applicator, fine rule is the direction that substantially parallel applicator moves on skin so that can draw when the plane of formed by bar crooked or the bending that forms between applicator member and bar, secondly by this way when said plane be can draw with different orientations, when for example being substantially perpendicular to the direction that applicator moves a pair of line or thicker line.

For instance, the applicator member can be made by the plastic material hard not as the material of this bar of structure.Therefore, bar can be different with applicator deformation of members characteristic.

The applicator member can have an assembling extremity piece in the shell that is placed in bar and have axle is an end portion of two terminations of coplane, this termination links to each other with mid portion, the axle of this mid portion is arranged in the identical plane of axle of termination and with respect to the axle structure of assembling extremity piece at an angle, for example less than 30 ° angle.For instance, this mid portion can have two radially cross sections of groove opposite, and the bottom of groove is arranged in perpendicular to the plane that comprises this shaft pertaining plane.

In one embodiment of the invention, an end of this bar connects handle piece, and this handle piece for example can be suitable for the closed closing lid effect of holding the container of material.

Its on the other hand in, the invention provides a kind of packing and applicator, this device comprises a container, this container holds material and as the applicator defined above that is used to apply skin, particularly eyelid.

Can construct the applicator of this device in the following manner: can make applicator be fixed to this container movably.This container can comprise that wipes a device, foam for example, and this wipes device and optionally has at least one aperture, and slit for example is static closure there not being this aperture under the situation of applicator basically.Can use the device that wipes of other type, and will not exceed scope of the present invention, particularly have the device that wipes of capillary breakpoint.

Its on the other hand in, the present invention also provides a kind of applicator, it is characterized in that this applicator member comprises at least one coated surfaces, it is not only columniform, and has a surface state that be fit to keep material, this coated surfaces be suitable at least in part this applicator member with respect to skin at least first and second the orientation contact with skin, this coated surfaces is constructed in the following manner: when the direction that the applicator member moves on skin is laterally measured on this skin the width difference of drawn lines, depend on that the applicator member is to move or move with second orientation with first orientation on skin.

Its on the other hand in, the present invention also provides a kind of applicator to the skin application substance, this applicator has at least two flexible terminations, when static basically towards equidirectional and according to applicator with respect to the orientation of the skin different lines that can draw, these two terminations are by the bar support that links to each other with handle piece, two terminations are non-zero angle with the axle of the part that is connected handle piece of bar toward the direction.

Its on the other hand in, the present invention also provides a kind of device, this device comprises container and the applicator member that holds material, said applicator member is fixed on the container and has basically two flexible terminations towards same direction, this container also plays handle piece, this applicator member has the coated surfaces of structure in the following manner: according to the orientation of applicator with respect to skin, and the line of at least two different in width that can draw.

Its on the other hand in, the present invention also provides a kind of device, this device comprises container and the applicator member that holds material, this applicator member be fixed on the container and have basically with identical direction towards two flexible terminations, this applicator member also plays handle piece, this applicator member has the coated surfaces of structure in the following manner: according to the orientation of this applicator with respect to eyelid, the line of at least two different in width can draw, provide material to coated surfaces by at least one duct from this container, this duct is passed the applicator member and is formed.

Its on the other hand in, the invention provides a kind of cosmetic skin, the method for the eyelid of particularly making up the method is characterized in that may further comprise the steps:

Applicator as defined above is provided; With

By mobile applicator thereon on the skin, particularly setting-out on eyelid.

In the enforcement of this method, mobile applicator member on skin in the following manner: the contact between applicator member and the skin is not limited to this termination.

In the enforcement of said method, determine width with respect to the orientation of skin at the line of on the skin, particularly drawing on the eyelid by selecting applicator.

In the enforcement of this method, change the orientation of applicator with respect to skin, keep the contact between applicator member and the skin simultaneously, so that for example revise the width that is drawn in the line on the skin in continuous basically mode.

For instance, this method also comprises step: with the suitable mobile applicator on the skin that is oriented in, and a pair of lines that on skin, draw, this has different width to two line options ground in the lines.

Still in the enforcement of this method, on the applicator member, can apply enough pressure, so that make its bending, its setting-out on skin simultaneously.Can make the end portion of this applicator member more crooked, so that the line rather than a pair of line that draw thicker.

For instance, this method can also may further comprise the steps:

Mobile applicator in superciliary stub area is so that use applicator with the first orientation picture fine rule with respect to skin;

Mobile applicator on the zone line of eyelid, this applicator are second orientations that is in respect to eyelid, so that draw thicker line; And

Mobile applicator in superciliary stub area, this applicator is to be in new orientation simultaneously, so that draw fine rule again,

This method can also comprise step: mobile applicator member uses at least a portion on applicator member side surface to deposit this material so that it is pressed on the skin basically thus.

Description of drawings

The present invention will be below having read non-limiting embodiment detailed description and with reference to the accompanying drawings after can understand better, wherein:

Fig. 1 constitutes the packing of first embodiment of the invention and the schematic localized axial profile of applicator;

Fig. 2 is schematic and fragmentary, perspective view, shows the applicator in Fig. 1 device separately;

Fig. 3 is the schematic partial side of applicator member before putting into the applicator bar of the applicator of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 shows the schematic and local axial cross section of the applicator member of Fig. 3 along IV-IV;

Fig. 5 shows the schematic and partial cross-section of the applicator member of Fig. 3 along V-V;

Fig. 6 shows the schematic and partial cross-section of the applicator member of Fig. 3 along VI-VI;

Fig. 7 shows the schematic and partial cross-section of the applicator member of Fig. 3 along the amplification of VII-VII;

Fig. 8 be Fig. 3 the applicator member a termination VIII-VIII schematically and partial cross-section;

Fig. 9 is schematically scheming with local of observing below the applicator member of Fig. 3;

Figure 10 is schematically scheming with local corresponding to the termination of the applicator of the distortion of Fig. 3;

Figure 11-13 shows the wherein figure of three kinds of different modes that gives the eyelid application substance by means of the applicator of Fig. 1 device;

Figure 14 A-14F shows the wherein various examples of the cosmetic type that use applicator as shown in Figure 1 can obtain;

Figure 15 shows the part of the applicator member of distortion separately;

Figure 16-the 18th, the part figure of the axial cross section of the device of formation other embodiments of the invention;

Figure 19 shows the part that wipes device of the distortion with capillary breakpoint separately;

Figure 20-the 23rd, the schematic and fragmentary, perspective view of applicator deformation of members;

Figure 24 is the schematic and local axial section that constitutes the device of an alternative embodiment of the invention; And

Figure 25 and 26 is schematic and fragmentary, perspective views of the applicator member of distortion.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1 display packing and applicator 1 comprise the container 2 with externally threaded neck 3.

Receiving fluids or flour P in the container 2, liquid ink for example, Substance P is used to apply eyelid.

Wipe below the neck 3 that device 4 is fixed on container 2 inside, the described device 4 that wipes for example is made of an open-cell polyolefins foam that axially separates.

Utilization is screwed to closing lid 5 closed containers 2 of neck 3.Closing lid 5 has the middle body 6 that is fit to cooperate with sealing means neck 3.Middle body 6 extends downwards with the straight-bar on the X-axis in an example shown 7, and in the free end installing enlarged 8 of this bar, this enlarged 8 is identified for assembling the shell of applicator member 10.

The applicator member 10 that Fig. 3 shows independently comprises assembling extremity piece 15, and it is around the cylindrical of axle X and is designed to be engaged in the shell of bar 7.

Applicator member 10 also comprises free part 20, and it is usually along the Y-axis elongation, and wherein Y-axis is non-0 degree angle α with respect to X-axis, for example, is the angle at least about 10 °.Free part 20 has two flexible terminations 25, and they contact and form the mid portion 21 that is connected with extremity piece 15.

Mid portion 21 has extend along its length direction two radially groove opposite 22, and the cross section of each groove is V-arrangement basically, and the bottom of groove is arranged in the plane R that comprises Y-axis, as appreciable in Figure 4 and 5.The cross section of mid portion 21 can be circle or prolate shape, and it can be a prolate shape especially, and its major dimension is perpendicular to the plane that contains X-axis and Y-axis.

Groove 22 makes it can keep material by capillarity especially, provides material, the material that holds in the groove 22 can flow to the gap 29 that forms between the termination 25 thereby form coating.

As appreciable in Fig. 5 and 6, the cross section of mid portion 21 begins to be tapered from bar 7.

Shown in example in, termination 25 approximately occupies 1/3rd of free part 20 height that extend from its bottom.

Each termination 25 has end portion 26, and it is columniform in described example, as appreciable in Fig. 3,8 and 9.

These end portion 26 are covered in the flocking 28 fully.

In the example of Fig. 3, the shape and size of termination 25 are substantially the same.Particularly, their free end is with tangent perpendicular to the plane K of Y-axis.

Make the shape and size difference of termination will not exceed scope of the present invention.Therefore, as shown in Figure 10, applicator member 10 can have the different termination of length 25.The free end of one of termination 25 can be adjacent with plane K1, and another termination 25 can have the free end adjacent with plane K2, and plane K2 is the plane that is different from plane K1, but plane K1 and plane K2 are perpendicular to Y-axis.

Can be by this way make applicator member 10 with the thermoplastic of monolithic, particularly thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), at least one end portion 26 of termination 25 be elastically deformable and bending very significantly when applicator is used for the picture thick line.

When the user wishes to draw narrow line on eyelid, as shown in figure 11, then can move and keep applicator member 10 simultaneously in the following manner: the plane of being determined by X-axis and Y-axis is arranged essentially parallel to the direction that applicator member 10 moves, two terminations 25 have only a termination to contact with eyelid, suppose that applicator turns forward abundantly.Ground tilts if applicator is little degree, and two terminations 25 may alternately contact with eyelid.

The user can also determine the line that picture is thicker.For this purpose, applicator member 10 can be on eyelid move along different orientations simultaneously, and the direction that plane of being determined by X-axis and Y-axis and applicator member move is not parallel, for example is substantially perpendicular to described direction.When applying sufficient pressure for applicator member 10, it can bend to is enough to make the end portion 26 of termination 25 to be pressed on the skin, thereby applicator member 10 stays a thick line on eyelid, as very schematically expression among Figure 12.Mid portion 21 can be enough hard, can bending not pass through the right angle when the end portion 26 concora crush skins of termination 25.

When be applied on the skin pressure hour, have only the end of two terminations to contact, and two lines that draw as shown in figure 13 with skin.

The user can select to change the applicator member with respect to the orientation of eyelid with change institute's applied pressure, still keeps contacting between applicator member 10 and the eyelid simultaneously, changes the width of lines drawn on eyelid thus continuously.

Figure 14 A to 14E shows the various examples of the cosmetic that the applicator for example use the above-mentioned type can obtain.

Figure 14 A shows the cosmetic that comprises the wall scroll fine rule, and Figure 14 B shows the cosmetic that comprises the thicker line of wall scroll, and this is by using applicator to obtain with different orientations.

Figure 14 C shows cosmetic, reduces width after increasing width when wherein being drawn in lines on the skin and beginning, and the variation of this line thickness is by the orientation that changes applicator and can also obtains by changing the pressure that imposes on skin in the coating process.

Figure 14 D shows the cosmetic that two lines are wherein arranged, and the end of these two lines keeps separately each other.These lines are intersected at least one some place, and for example they can intersect at two end points places, shown in Figure 14 E.

When the shape of termination not simultaneously, then two lines can be different width, shown in Figure 14 F.

Groove 22 needn't reach the gap between the termination, and this structural table is shown among Figure 15.

In the above-mentioned example with reference to figure 1, bar 7 is straight and termination 25 tilts with respect to its X-axis, and the user is easier to be identified as the orientation that the required type lines of drawing need give applicator thereby make.

Using this bar is that the applicator of curved shape does not exceed scope of the present invention, as shown in Figure 16.

This figure shows the applicator that comprises knee, and described knee has the part 7a adjacent with handle piece 5 and the part 7b adjacent with applicator member 10 on Y-axis on the X-axis.

This applicator member can be identical with above-mentioned member maybe can be different.Specifically, when having knee, can use with Y-axis be complete linear applicator member 10, the axle of Y-axis and part 7b is parallel.

Container can be installed the non-foam device that wipes, specifically this to wipe device be not at the foam block that does not have to have under the situation of applicator the aperture of static closure.

For instance, Figure 17 shows a kind of device 40, comprises and holds the Substance P that is used to apply, for example the container 41 of liquid ink.Container 41 has and has one that externally threaded neck 42 and installing for example made by elastomer and wipe device 43.This wipes device 43 can have columniform basically wall 44, its end is connected to rim 45, the end wall of this rim 45 supporting necks 42, and the bottom that wipes device 43 is connected to diapire 46, this diapire 46 is penetrated greater than the medium pore 47 of the diameter of the bar 55 of applicator slightly by diameter.

Container 41 can be by closing lid 50 closures, and this closing lid 50 comprises and has the handle portion 51 that is fixed therein the plug-in unit 52 that is used to lay bar 55.This bar carries the applicator member, for example with reference to figure 1 described applicator member 10.When extracting applicator out, applicator member 10 passes hole 47 and plays the effect of removing excess material.

The applicator member can be positioned at this bar fully in line, as shown in figure 17.

Wipe device and can also have the capillary breakpoint.

For instance, Figure 18 shows a kind of device 60, comprises that installing has the container that wipes device 130 of capillary breakpoint.This applicator has the diameter bar 7 bigger than the example of Fig. 1, and particularly it does not have any narrow part.

Wipe the tubular portion 131 that device 130 has bottom 132, and from then on bottom 132 for example stops (set back) along the halfway basically of tubular wall 131, it have be configured for wiping this bar 7 wipe flange 133, for example, limit diameter and approach bar 7 diameters or circular port that may be smaller.

In the example of Figure 18, flange 133 does not cover in the flocking, but it does not exceed flange 133 by the scope of the present invention of flocking, as shown in figure 19.When taking out applicator, be accumulated in flange 133 following materials and play promotion by wiping device reservation material.

The applicator member is made more than one separate part will not exceed scope of the present invention.For instance, the applicator member can comprise two sub-member 10a and 10b, and each sub-member has single termination 25, and this sub-member is to make independently of one another and after making they are assembled into one, as shown in figure 20.

Sub-member 10a and 10b can be made by identical materials, and perhaps they are made of different materials in distortion, particularly have the material of different hardness.

Can make the applicator member that has more than two multiterminal head, and not exceed scope of the present invention.

Therefore, Figure 21 shows a kind of applicator member 80, has three terminations 81, and for example the length of these three terminations is different or identical with the cross section.When from this applicator member 80 of following observation, the free end of three terminations need not in line, for example is arranged in the place, summit of equilateral triangle.

The applicator member can also have the part 105 of flocking, at least in its end portion, has an opening 106, selects its size so that during this part 105 of flocking, uses the adhesive that is used to keep flocking hair thereon and can not block opening 106.

This part 105 can form two terminations 107 and 108, and they can be identical or different.Shown in example in, two terminations 107 are different with 108, termination 108 is wideer than termination 107, width is the orientation measurement at the axle that is arranged essentially parallel to opening 106.

This applicator member has an edge 109 between termination 107 and 108, this edge is outwards recessed.Therefore this concave surface is formed between termination 107 and 108.

This applicator member can also have the part with respect to the axle offset center of this bar, as shown in figure 23.

In above-mentioned example, the applicator member is to be fixed on the container that holds this material in a movable manner, so that separate in setting-out on eyelid and the container.

During applying, the applicator member is fixed to this container will not exceed scope of the present invention.

For instance, Figure 24 shows a kind of device 110, comprises holding for example container 111 of liquid ink of liquid P, this container at one end has neck 112, the rim 113 of these neck 112 installing annulars is used to assemble extremity piece 115, and this extremity piece 115 has applicator member 116 fixed thereon.This applicator member is for example made by felt, and it can have two terminations 117, and described termination can randomly have the end portion that flocking covers.

This applicator member 116 has duct 121, and this duct 121 is at end and its opposing ends opening between termination 117 towards container 111 inside.Duct 121 provides material can for termination 117 during applying.

The termination can have circular distal, and as shown in figure 23, perhaps they can have gradually thin end in distortion, as shown in figure 25.

This applicator member can have two identical terminations, shown in Figure 24 and 25, and the perhaps termination of two different lengths, as shown in figure 26.

For instance, the user can by on eyelid with the first orientation mobile device 110 thin relatively lines that draw, for example have only a termination to contact in two terminations 117 with eyelid.

The user can also by mobile device on eyelid 110 simultaneously this device be to be in the draw lines of broad of second orientation, wherein two terminations 117 contacts with eyelid simultaneously, perhaps bending sufficiently is so that pressing skin basically in during applying.

Certainly, the invention is not restricted to the embodiments described, and can make up the various features of said apparatus in device of the present invention.

Describe in the whole text, comprise in claims, express language " comprising " and should be understood to and " comprising at least one " synonym, unless opposite explanation is arranged.

Term " cosmetics " is used to refer to European meeting on June 14 in 1993 and instructs the product of type of No. 93/35 (European Council Directive No.93/35) definition.

Claims

1. A skin applicator comprising an applicator member (10; 80; 116) configured to apply a line of substance on the skin; the applicator is characterized in that the applicator member comprises at least two ends Heads (25; 81; 107; 108; 117), each having fibers adapted to retain a substance, the applicator member being more flexible at the ends than the portion connected to the rod or container.

2. Applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the tip is flocked (28).

3. An applicator according to claim 2, characterized in that the applicator member provides a fully flocked free surface.

4. An applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the applicator member comprises a porous material.

5. The applicator of claim 1, wherein the applicator member comprises felt.

6. Applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the applicator member (10; 116) has two substantially identically shaped ends (25; 117).

7. The applicator of claim 1, wherein the applicator member has two differently shaped ends.

8. The applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the applicator member has at least two ends (25) constructed in the following manner: their free ends are substantially tangent to a common plane (K), so The common plane is perpendicular to an axis (Y) substantially parallel to the direction in which the ends extend.

9. The applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the applicator member has at least two ends (25) constructed in the following manner: their free ends are respectively aligned with two different planes (K1, K2) Tangentially, the two planes are perpendicular to an axis (Y) substantially parallel to the direction in which the tip extends.

10. Applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one end (25) of the at least two ends of the applicator member comprises a cylindrical end portion (26).

11. Applicator according to claim 10, characterized in that said cylindrical end portion is cylindrical.

12. Applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the applicator member has at least two ends (25) whose respective end portions (26) are cylindrical.

13. Applicator according to claim 12, characterized in that said two end portions are cylindrical with the same diameter.

14. Applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the applicator member comprises at least one groove (22) extending along at least part of the height of the applicator member.

15. Applicator according to claim 14, characterized in that one end of said at least one groove (22) is open between the ends.

16. Applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the applicator member comprises a gap between the ends (107, 108).

17. Applicator according to claim 16, characterized in that said gap is defined by an edge (109) interconnecting the two ends (107, 108) and having a concave surface directed outwards.

18. An applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the applicator member presents a flat tip which is not exactly rectilinear when viewed on an axis perpendicular to the plane of said tip.

19. Applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the applicator member comprises at least one portion (105) of the plurality of terminal connections, said portion having an opening (106).

20. The applicator of claim 1, wherein the applicator member is unitary.

21. Applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the applicator component comprises at least two subcomponents (10a, 10b) manufactured independently of each other and assembled in one piece after fabrication.

22. An applicator according to claim 21, characterized in that the two sub-members are made of the same material.

23. An applicator according to claim 21, characterized in that the two sub-members are made of different materials.

24. An applicator according to claim 21, characterized in that each applicator sub-member (10a, 10b) comprises a tip (25).

25. The applicator of claim 1, wherein the applicator member is mounted on the stem.

26. The applicator of claim 1, wherein the stem is straight and the applicator member extends entirely in line with the stem.

27. Applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the stem (7) is straight and the applicator member (10) does not extend completely in line with the stem.

28. Applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the rod (7a; 7b) is curved.

29. Applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that one end of the rod is connected to a handle member (5) suitable for functioning as a closure cap for closing the container containing the substance.

30. The applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the applicator member has an assembly end piece fixed in the housing of the rod, and also has an end portion with two ends (25) , the axes of the two ends are coplanar, the ends are connected to the middle part (21) of the axis (Y), which lies in the same plane as the axis of the ends and forms a Angle, the middle part has a cross-section of two diametrically opposite grooves, the bottom of the grooves (22) lying in a plane (R) perpendicular to the plane containing the axis of the end head (25).

31. An applicator according to claim 30, wherein the angle of the end is less than 30 degrees.

32. The applicator of claim 1, wherein the applicator member is configured to apply a line of substance on the eyelid.

33. The applicator of claim 1, wherein the plurality of tips contact each other at regions extending from where the applicator is connected to the rod or container.

34. A packaging and applicator set comprising a container containing a substance for application to the skin and an applicator according to claim 1.

35. Device according to claim 34, characterized in that the applicator is constructed in such a way that the applicator can be removably fixed to the container.

36. Device according to claim 35, characterized in that the container comprises a wiper (4; 43).

37. Device according to claim 36, characterized in that the wiper comprises a piece of foam (4).

38. The device according to claim 37, characterized in that the block of foam has at least one hole which is substantially statically closed in the absence of an applicator.

39. Device according to claim 36, characterized in that the wiper has capillary breakpoints.

40. The device according to claim 34, characterized in that the container (111) also acts as a handle, from which the substance is provided to the application surface through at least one tunnel (121), which passes through the applicator member form.