Applicator with Flock and Comb on the Sloping Front Side

Abstract

A cosmetic unit having an applicator, comprising an applicator element, which is connected to a handle by means of a wand, and having a cosmetic receptacle, which contains a supply of cosmetic, and a wiper. In its ready position, the applicator element dips into the cosmetic receptacle and in the course of this, the handle of the applicator is secured to the cosmetic receptacle in such a way that it closes this receptacle tightly. The applicator can be brought into its use position by pulling the applicator element out of the cosmetic receptacle through the wiper, wherein at its distal end, the applicator element has a free end surface, which forms a central region, and the edges of the free end surface define an imaginary plane, which extends in an inclined fashion relative to the longitudinal axis of the wand or wand attachment at an acute angle of between 40° and 70°. The central region has a flocking and is at least partially rimmed by at least one row of bristles.

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         16 . A cosmetic unit having an applicator, comprising:
 an applicator element, which is connected to a handle by means of a wand, and a cosmetic receptacle, which contains a supply of cosmetic, and a wiper;   in its ready position, the applicator element dips into the cosmetic receptacle and in the course of this, the handle of the applicator is secured to the cosmetic receptacle in such a way that it closes the cosmetic receptacle tightly, and the applicator can be brought into its use position by pulling the applicator element out of the cosmetic receptacle through the wiper;   wherein at a distal end of the applicator element, the applicator element has a free end surface, which forms a central region, and the edges of the free end surface define an imaginary plane, which extends in an inclined fashion relative to the longitudinal axis of the wand or a wand attachment at an acute angle of between 40° and 70°; and   the central region has a flocking and is at least partially rimmed by at least one row of bristles.   
     
     
         17 . The cosmetic unit of  claim 16 , wherein the central region with the flocking is rimmed by at least one row of bristles on at least three of its four edges. 
     
     
         18 . The cosmetic unit of  claim 17 , wherein the at least one row of bristles has a U-shaped or V-shaped design. 
     
     
         19 . The cosmetic unit of  claim 18 , wherein the bristles are designed so that they become continuously shorter toward the free ends of the U-shaped or V-shaped design. 
     
     
         20 . The cosmetic unit of  claim 16 , wherein the central region that has the flocking is rimmed by at least one row of bristles on all four sides. 
     
     
         21 . The cosmetic unit of  claim 16 , wherein the central region that has the flocking is arched outward in a convex fashion. 
     
     
         22 . The cosmetic unit of  claim 16 , wherein starting from the wand, the applicator element widens out so that the applicator element has a greater diameter than the wand. 
     
     
         23 . The cosmetic unit of  claim 16 , wherein in the imaginary plane, the free end surface has a diamond-shaped outline, such that when viewed along the circumferential direction, immediately adjacent edges of the free end surface meet one another at alternating obtuse angles and acute angles. 
     
     
         24 . The cosmetic unit of  claim 16 , wherein the bristles have a diameter of between 0.01 mm and 0.5 mm. 
     
     
         25 . The cosmetic unit of  claim 16 , wherein the bristles are injection molded onto the applicator element to form one piece therewith. 
     
     
         26 . The cosmetic unit of  claim 25 , wherein the bristles and the applicator element are made of the same material. 
     
     
         27 . The cosmetic unit of  claim 16 , wherein the bristles taper from their bristle base toward their free bristle end. 
     
     
         28 . The cosmetic unit of  claim 27 , wherein the bristles taper conically. 
     
     
         29 . The cosmetic unit of  claim 16 , wherein the bristles have a length of at least 1.5 mm. 
     
     
         30 . The cosmetic unit of  claim 16 , wherein the bristles bases of directly adjacent bristles are spaced apart from each other by more than 1.5 times the diameter of their bristle bases. 
     
     
         31 . A cosmetic applicator for use in the cosmetic unit according to  claim 16 , having an applicator element that can be connected to a handle by means of a wand, wherein the applicator element has a central region that has a flocking and the central region is at least partially rimmed by at least one row of bristles. 
     
     
         32 . The cosmetic applicator of  claim 31 , wherein the cosmetic applicator is used for applying cosmetic to eyebrows.