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EP2229839B1 - Vorrichtung zum Auftragen eines kosmetischen Produktes auf Wimpern oder Augenbrauen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Auftragen eines kosmetischen Produktes auf Wimpern oder Augenbrauen Download PDF

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EP2229839B1
EP2229839B1 EP10156415.1A EP10156415A EP2229839B1 EP 2229839 B1 EP2229839 B1 EP 2229839B1 EP 10156415 A EP10156415 A EP 10156415A EP 2229839 B1 EP2229839 B1 EP 2229839B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/26—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball
    • A45D40/262—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like
    • A45D40/265—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container
    • A45D40/267—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container comprising a wiper
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/021—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups arranged like in cosmetics brushes, e.g. mascara, nail polish, eye shadow
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/025—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups the bristles or the tufts being arranged in an angled position relative to each other
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/028—Bristle profile, the end of the bristle defining a surface other than a single plane or deviating from a simple geometric form, e.g. cylinder, sphere or cone
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
    • A46B2200/1046—Brush used for applying cosmetics
    • A46B2200/1053—Cosmetics applicator specifically for mascara

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  • the present invention relates to applicators for applying a cosmetic, make-up or care product to eyelashes or eyebrows, for example mascara, and to packaging and application devices comprising such applicators.
  • the invention more particularly relates to an applicator having a shaft having a distal portion extending along a longitudinal axis, and a brush attached to the distal portion of the shaft, the brush having a core and bristles extending from the shaft. 'soul.
  • the brush comprises a core formed of two branches of a wire twisted together and enclosing bristles.
  • Requirement EP 1 938 709 discloses a device comprising a twisted core brush defining an envelope surface having a cross section of flattened shape along a median plane and defining at least one face parallel to the longitudinal axis of the core.
  • Requirement EP 1 236 421 describes a curved brush around at least two axes not parallel to each other.
  • Requirement JP 2005-087635 is a mascara applicator having a twisted core, curved in the shape of an arc to match the shape of the eyelash fringe, the twisted core carrying at its free end a flocked applicator.
  • the brush comprises three successive rectilinear portions, the first in the extension of the rod, the second inclined, and the third parallel to the first.
  • the brush is curved around an axis of curvature.
  • the shape of the brush corresponds to a series of circular arcs of the same radius of curvature.
  • the US Patent 6,003,519 wears a brush to treat a lock of hair.
  • the invention may make it possible to obtain in addition to this non-constant spin a more regular spin on the faces parallel to the plane containing the longitudinal axis of the core.
  • a constant spin surface can be defined by an edge of the triangle. This edge may be parallel to the plane in which the longitudinal axis of the core extends.
  • the applicator according to the invention also allows easy access to the eyelashes of the corners of the eye for example, while promoting a homogeneous finish of the makeup on the eyelash fringe when the brush is turned a quarter turn around the longitudinal axis of the stem, using the squeezed faces more regularly.
  • the tangent to the longitudinal axis of the core at a point of intersection with the longitudinal axis of the rod may form with the longitudinal axis of the rod a non-zero angle, in particular greater than 5 °, or even 10 ° or 20 °.
  • the tangent to the longitudinal axis of the soul at a point of the core may form with the longitudinal axis of the rod an angle which may be, for all points of the soul, less than 90 °, or even strictly less than 90 °, better at 80 ° or even 60 °.
  • the first and second curvatures each having a vertex, these two vertices being located on either side of the longitudinal axis of the rod.
  • Each of the two vertices may not be located on the longitudinal axis of the rod.
  • the longitudinal axis of the core may not be tangent to the longitudinal axis of the rod in each of the two vertices of the first and second curvatures.
  • the first and second curvatures may differ by at least one of the following characteristics: nature of the curve followed by the curvature, for example circular or elliptical, radius of curvature, in particular that taken at the top of the curvature.
  • the first curvature may extend around a first axis of curvature according to a first radius of curvature and the second curvature may extend around a second axis of curvature according to a second radius of curvature, the first radius of curvature being different from the second radius of curvature.
  • the radius of curvature is measured at the top of the curvature.
  • the first radius of curvature measured at the top of the first curve is smaller than the second radius of curvature measured at the top of the second curve, the first curve being located closer to the distal portion of the stem than the second incurvation.
  • the second radius of curvature may differ from the first radius of curvature by at least 10%, or even at least 15%, more preferably by at least 20%.
  • the value of the first radius of curvature may for example be between 10 and 16 mm, for example of the order of 14.4 mm.
  • the value of the second radius of curvature may for example be between 20 and 35 mm, for example of the order of 29 mm.
  • the distance between the top of a curvature and the longitudinal axis of the rod may be non-zero, for at least the first curvature and the second curvature.
  • the sum of the first distance d 1 between the top of the first bend and the longitudinal axis of the shank and the d 2 between the top of the second bend and the longitudinal axis of the shank may be smaller than a larger dimension transverse of the rod, for example to the diameter of the rod, or even strictly lower, or alternatively greater or even strictly greater.
  • the core may be curved in a plane parallel to the greatest width of the brush or in a plane perpendicular to the largest width of the brush.
  • the core of the brush may be attached to the distal portion of the rod by being inserted into a housing of the distal portion of the rod, for example by being inserted by force into the latter.
  • the core of the brush may be curved around the first axis of curvature as soon as it leaves said housing, or alternatively at a non-zero distance from the distal portion of the shaft.
  • the brush may include a straight-core portion that connects to the distal portion of the shaft and extends a non-zero distance from the distal end of the shaft.
  • the longitudinal axis of the soul can define a first point of inflection between the vertices of the first and second curvatures. This point of inflection may or may not lie on the longitudinal axis of the stem.
  • the longitudinal axis of the core may have a wavy shape and may define a third curvature, concave toward the first side, around a third axis of curvature, which may be parallel to the first and second axes of curvature, according to a third radius of curvature, which may be equal to or different from, especially lower or higher, at least one of the first and second radii of curvature.
  • the value of the third radius of curvature may for example be between 50 and 90 mm, for example of the order of 70 mm.
  • the first curvature may extend along the longitudinal axis of the shank on a first length l 1 less than a second length l 2 on which extends, along the longitudinal axis, the second bend.
  • the first length l 1 can be measured firstly between the point of intersection A of the longitudinal axis of the core with the longitudinal axis of the rod between the first and second curvatures and secondly the end distal of the stem.
  • the second length l 2 can be measured on the one hand between this same point of intersection A and on the other hand a distal end of the brush, a point of intersection B with the longitudinal axis of the rod located between the second and a third curvature or inflection point between the second curvature and a third curvature, as the case may be.
  • the brush may comprise a rectilinear distal portion, extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rod, or coaxial with it.
  • the longitudinal axis of the core and the longitudinal axis of the stem may be intersecting at one or more points, for example two or even three points, not including the location of attachment of the brush to the distal portion of the stem .
  • the brush may include a first end, proximal, attached to the distal portion of the shaft, and a second distal end opposite its first end.
  • the distal end of the core of the brush may be located on the longitudinal axis of the rod or be shifted relative thereto.
  • the bristles of the brush define by their free end a surface envelope of the brush which may be non-symmetrical of revolution about the longitudinal axis of the core, made rectilinear for the purposes of observation.
  • the cross-section of the envelope surface of the brush may vary as one moves along the longitudinal axis of the core.
  • the envelope surface then being generally conical or frustoconical.
  • the brush may have a cross section of shape selected from the following list: circular, non-circular, oblong, oval, polygonal, in particular square, rectangular or triangular, this list not being limiting.
  • the brush may be as wide as it is thick, at least in a transverse section, or even a majority of its length, or even over its entire length.
  • the brush may have an oblong cross section.
  • the greatest width of the brush may be at least 3mm greater than its thickness measured at the same location on the longitudinal axis of the core as the one where the greatest width is measured.
  • the thickness of the brush may be between 2 and 7 mm, better between 2.5 and 6.5 mm, or between 3 and 6 mm or 3.5 and 5.5 mm.
  • a larger dimension of a cross section of the brush may be between 5 and 13 mm, or even between 7 and 11 mm, better between 8 and 10 mm.
  • the brush may have two opposite major faces, the difference between them defines the thickness of the brush. These main faces can be flat and parallel to each other. These main faces may be parallel to a plane containing the longitudinal axis of the core.
  • the brush may comprise a twisted core in which the bristles are held.
  • the brush may comprise for example between 9 and 100 hairs per turn, and better between 10 and 80 hairs per turn.
  • the number of hairs per turn corresponds to the number of hair ends counted by a fixed observer during a rotation of 180 ° of the brush around his soul.
  • the brush may be made by molding, for example in one piece, in particular by injection, or by overmolding the bristles on the core.
  • a molded brush may also be referred to as a "comb”, and the bristles as "teeth”.
  • hair means any salient individualizable element carried by the soul.
  • the terms “hair”, “protruding element” or “tooth” are interchangeable, although the term “hair” is usually used to designate the salient elements reported on a core, for example in the case of a twisted core brush, and the term “tooth” is often used to designate the application elements of a brush or comb made by molding.
  • the configuration of the molded brush can be obtained by the shape of the mold used for molding or alternatively the core can be deformed at the time of demolding, by a twist exerted on it in particular while the material is still hot.
  • the core of the applicator may be of polygonal cross-section, for example in the form of a regular polygon or not, for example triangular, square, rectangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, heptagonal, or octagonal.
  • the faces of the soul may be flat or slightly concave or slightly convex.
  • the core may comprise between 3 and 8 longitudinal faces, or even between 3 and 6 longitudinal faces.
  • the longitudinal faces of the core may be separated by ridges.
  • Teeth can have any shape.
  • the rod may comprise an elastically deformable distal portion.
  • This distal portion may for example be formed by a tip attached to the rest of the rod, which may be made of a more rigid material.
  • the tip may have one or more annular grooves giving it more flexibility.
  • the stem may comprise a proximal portion opposite to the distal portion, to which is connected a gripping member of the applicator.
  • the invention further relates to a packaging device and application comprising a container containing the product to be applied to the eyelashes or eyebrows and an applicator as defined above.
  • the device may comprise a wiper member of the brush at its outlet from the container, for example arranged on a neck of the container.
  • the gripper of the applicator can serve as closing cap of the container. They can for example cooperate by screwing.
  • the container and the closure cap may be configured to seal the closure of the container.
  • the subject of the invention is also a process for manufacturing a twisted-core brush of an applicator as defined above, in which the core is bent around at least two axes of curvature according to a first and a second radius of curvature, the two axes of curvature being parallel and the two radii of curvature may be different.
  • the invention also relates to a cosmetic treatment process, especially makeup, eyelashes or eyebrows, comprising the step of applying a product on the eyelashes or eyebrows using an applicator as defined above.
  • FIG. 1 a packaging and application device 1 comprising a container 2 containing a product P to be applied to the eyelashes or eyebrows, for example mascara, and an applicator 3 comprising a rod 4, for example of section circular transverse, provided at its distal portion 4a of a brush 5 and connected at its proximal end to a gripping member 6 also constituting a closure cap for the container 2.
  • the latter is equipped with a wiper member 7 , for example constituted by an elastomer piece inserted into the neck 8 of the container.
  • the wiper member 7 may be conventional or not, or even be adjustable.
  • the rod 4 has, in the example considered, a rectilinear longitudinal axis X, which coincides with the axis of the neck 8 of the container 2 when the applicator is in place thereon, and with the longitudinal axis of its portion. distal 4a.
  • the wiper member 7 comprises, in the illustrated example, a wiping orifice 9 of circular section, whose diameter corresponds substantially to that of the rod 4.
  • the gripping member 6 may be cylindrical of revolution, as illustrated, or alternatively comprise at least one flat and / or landmark for indexing the brush relative to the gripping member.
  • the brush 5 comprises a core 10 formed by two twisted metal strands, the core being therefore other than a core of thermoplastic material, this core 10 having a proximal portion fixed in a housing of the rod 4, for example being inserted by force in this accommodation. Both strands come for example folding over itself of a wire.
  • the strands of the soul can be twisted left or right.
  • the strands of the core may have a diameter of between 0.35 mm and 1 mm, for example.
  • the brush may be left-handed.
  • the brush 5 is shown with a twisted core on the left and on the figure 49 with a twisted soul on the right.
  • the core 10 of the brush extends along a longitudinal axis Y curve.
  • the core of the brush describes at least two curvatures, first around a first axis of curvature C 1 along a first radius of curvature r 1 , and secondly around a second axis of curvature C 2 according to a second radius of curvature r 2 , as illustrated in the figure 3 .
  • the radii of curvature are measured at the vertices respectively S 1 and S 2 of the two curvatures.
  • the longitudinal axis of the core Y extends entirely in one plane, the axes of curvature C 1 and C 2 being parallel to each other.
  • the longitudinal axis Y appears rectilinear, as shown in FIG. figure 4 since it extends in a single plane that is perpendicular to the plane of the figure 1 and which is the plan of the figure 3 .
  • the first radius of curvature r 1 is smaller than the second radius of curvature r 2 , the first axis of curvature C 1 being closer to the first end 4a of the rod 4 than the second axis of curvature r 1 curvature C 2 .
  • the distance d 1 measured between the vertex S 1 of the first curvature and the axis X is smaller than the distance d 2 measured between the vertex S 2 of the second curvature and the axis X.
  • the longitudinal axis Y of the core of the brush defines with the longitudinal axis X of the rod a point of intersection A, represented at Figures 2 and 3 .
  • the core 10 carries bristles 11 held by clamping between the twisted strands of the core 10 and extending substantially radially from the core, as can be seen on the Figures 3 and 4 .
  • the envelope surface E defined by the free ends of the bristles 11 of the brush 5 is shown.
  • the envelope surface E can be, as illustrated, of square cross-section.
  • the brush 5 can define two opposite parallel faces 12 extending substantially parallel to the axis X, as can be seen in FIG. figure 4 , and two opposite faces 13 extending non-parallel to the axis X of the rod, as can be seen on the figure 3 .
  • the envelope surface E is centered with respect to the core 10, but it is not beyond the scope of the present invention, if it is otherwise, the surface E envelope of the brush 5 being eccentric with respect to the core 10.
  • the cross section of the envelope surface E may be of a shape other than square.
  • the core 10 of the brush 5 can bear bristles 11 over substantially the entire portion of the apparent core 10 located outside the shaft 4. Alternatively, the core 10 may not wear hair over a distance after the stem 4.
  • the envelope surface E may have a truncated distal portion in the form of a pyramid or cone, for example, and it could be the same in the vicinity of the rod 4, to facilitate the passage of the brush 5 through the body d spin 7.
  • the brush 5 it is possible, for example, to start from a surface brush blank with a cylindrical envelope of revolution about the axis X of the rod, the longitudinal axis of the core of the blank being rectilinear and coaxial with the X axis.
  • one side can be machined and the brush rotated to machine the next side.
  • it may be the cutting head that is driven in movement relative to the brush, or both.
  • the blank can be cut while the soul is already attached to the rod.
  • the brush may be machined before being fixed on the rod.
  • the core may be bent around the first and second axes of curvature C 1 and C 2 respectively according to the first and second radii of curvature r 1 and r 2 , for example using one or more jigs of different radii around which the core 10 of the brush 5 is bent simultaneously or successively.
  • the user unscrews the applicator and extracts the brush 5 from the container 2.
  • the user can use one of the faces 12 parallel to the axis X of the rod 4 to apply the product P on the eyelashes or eyebrows and / or comb them relatively homogeneously.
  • the user can also rotate the brush 5 on itself around the X axis, that is to say in the example described by 90 °, and use the curved faces 13 to apply the product in a non-linear manner. homogeneous, for example to make up the ends of the eyelash fringe, including the corners of the eye.
  • One of the faces may be indexed relative to a flat and / or a mark of the gripping member.
  • the gripping member may for example be of square cross section, corresponding to the cross section of the brush, as illustrated in FIG. figure 6a .
  • the blank may for example be of triangular or trapezoidal longitudinal section, as illustrated in FIG. figure 7 , shaped diabolo as shown on the figure 8 , lenticular as illustrated on the figure 9 , or rectangular as illustrated on the figure 10 .
  • the envelope surface E of the brush 5 may have a square cross-section, as illustrated in the drawings. Figures 1 to 5 .
  • the envelope surface E of the brush may have in cross section, in at least one point of its length, a different shape, as illustrated in FIGS. FIGS. 11 to 21, 16a to 16c and 21a .
  • the cross section of the envelope surface E of the brush 5 may for example be rectangular, as illustrated in FIG. figure 11 , or triangular, as illustrated on the figure 12 , lenticular as illustrated on the figure 13 or semi-elliptical as shown on the figure 14 .
  • the cross-section of the envelope surface can still be diamond-shaped, as shown in FIG. figure 15 , or trapezoidal, as shown in figure 16 .
  • the cross section of the brush may have notches, as shown in the figure 16a , or hollows, as shown on the Figures 16b and 16c .
  • the face 12 is flat, but it is not beyond the scope of the present invention when the face 12 is defined by a generator moving parallel to the longitudinal axis X in a non-rectilinear direction.
  • a brush having at least one concave face 12 of generatrix parallel to the axis X, and at the figure 18 a brush with at least one convex face 12.
  • the brush may have an envelope surface of oblong cross section, at least one point of the core, in particular lenticular.
  • a cross section of the brush may have a convex side, as illustrated in FIG. figure 19 , or two opposite convex sides, as illustrated on the figure 20 .
  • the cross section of the brush can still be in the shape of an airplane wing, as shown in the figure 21 .
  • the brush may have a constant cross section or not over most of its length, or over its entire length. It may decrease towards its free end, as shown in figure 21a , the brush then being of generally conical or frustoconical shape.
  • the cross section of the brush may be eccentric with respect to the brush core in the cross-section, as shown in FIG. figure 21b .
  • the brushes illustrated are for example made with bristles of circular section with a diameter of between 6.5 hundredths of a millimeter and 40 hundredths of a millimeter.
  • FIG. figure 33 square as shown in figure 34 or hexagonal as shown in the figure 35 , or an oblong, in particular lenticular shape as shown in FIG. figure 36 , or hourglass-shaped as shown in the figure 37 .
  • Hair having articulated portions relative to one another can be used as shown in FIG. figure 38 . It is also possible to use bristles having at least one capillary groove 36, as illustrated in FIG. figure 39 .
  • the bristles 11 which are retained between the twisted strands of the core may have, before placement between the strands of the core, a rectilinear shape or not, for example a wavy shape as illustrated in FIG. figure 40 .
  • the bristles may be treated to form balls 37 at their ends as illustrated in FIG. figure 41 , or forks 38 as shown in FIG. figure 42 .
  • Flocked hairs can be used as illustrated in figure 43 or else bristles made by extrusion of a plastic material having a charge of particles 39, for example particles of a moisture-absorbing material, in order to impart a micro-relief to the surface of the bristles, as illustrated in FIG. figure 44 , or give them magnetic or other properties.
  • the brush may be magnetizable or magnetized.
  • the bristles may also be made of a material having properties promoting sliding and / or elasticity.
  • the bristles may be natural or synthetic and for example be made of a material selected from: PE, PA, in particular PA6, PA6 / 6, PA 6/10 or PA-6/12, HYTREL ®, PEBAX ®, silicone, PU, this list n not being limiting.
  • the bristles of the brush may undergo abrasion treatment, grinding, stamping or hot melt, especially at their end.
  • the hair can cross.
  • the brush may comprise at least one portion comprising curved bristles extending in a direction directed from the core, for example as described in the application US 2004/0168698 .
  • curved bristles extending in an oriented manner
  • the bristles may be curved by contact with a hot surface, including a surface in relative motion relative to the brush.
  • the brush may comprise at least two deformed bristles, for example caught between two adjacent turns, these bristles having a removal of material or crushing in at least one point of their length from the core and extending non radially outwardly from this point, as described in the application US 2004/0240926 .
  • Each deformed hair may comprise two rectilinear portions forming a bend between them. The two rectilinear portions may have the same cross section. Any deformed bristles may define elbows all located substantially at the same distance from the core.
  • the two elementary cores can each be constituted by a branch of a single twisted core folded U-shaped, the two branches being twisted together.
  • the rod 5 may be provided at the end, as illustrated in FIG. figure 48 , an elastically deformable tip 80 which serves as a support for the core of the brush and which allows a certain angular movement during removal of the brush from the container or during application, as illustrated in FIG. figure 49 .
  • This tip comprises for example a groove 81.
  • the tip is for example as described in EP 1 917 883 A2 and can be produced at least partially from a material from the following list: elastomer, thermoplastic, thermoplastic elastomer, LDPE, PVC, PU, polyester thermoplastic elastomers, especially terephthalate butene copolymers and polytetramethylene esterified glycol, HYTREL ®, EPDM, PDM, EVA, SIS, SEBS, SBS, latex, silicone, nitrile, butyl, polyurethane, polyether amide block, polyester, this list not being limiting.
  • the tip may be made of a material whose hardness is for example between 25 Shore A and 80 Shore D, or even between 40 Shore A and 70 Shore D.
  • the rigid part or parts of the rod may be made of a thermoplastic material , in particular one of the materials selected from the following list: HDPE, LDPE, linear PE, PT, PP, POM, PA, PET, PBT, this list not being
  • the brush may be vibrated either by a generator mounted in the applicator, in particular on the gripping member, removably or not, or by an external vibrating element mounted on a finger of the user, for example.
  • a vibration generator is described in the French patent application FR 2 882 506 .
  • the vibrations can make it possible to obtain a better separation of the eyelashes and in the case of the use of a composition comprising fibers, a better orientation thereof and / or an ease of sampling.
  • the applicator element may be subjected to vibrations from the vibrating source, which may make it possible to obtain, if necessary, a more homogeneous product load on the applicator element.
  • the core When the brush is viewed in cross-section, the core may be central. Alternatively, the core may be eccentric in the cross section of the brush.
  • the brush may have one or more notches, which may extend to the core of the brush.

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  1. Applikator (3) zum Auftragen eines Kosmetikprodukts auf die Wimpern oder die Augenbrauen, umfassend:
    - einen Schaft (4) mit einem distalen Abschnitt (4a), der sich entlang einer Längsachse (X) erstreckt, und
    - eine Bürste (5) die am distalen Abschnitt (4a) des Schafts befestigt ist, umfassend einen Steg (10), der Haare (11) trägt, wobei sich der Steg entlang einer Längsachse (Y) erstreckt, die vollständig in einer Ebene enthalten ist und eine erste konkave Biegung zu einer ersten Seite hat, und eine zweite konkave Biegung zu einer zweiten Seite gegenüber der ersten Seite hat, wobei die erste Biegung verschieden von der zweiten Biegung ist,
    die Längsachse (Y) des Stegs mindestens einmal die Längsachse (X) des Schafts durchquert,
    der Steg (10) der Bürste keine Rückkehr zum distalen Abschnitt des Schafts hat, wenn er entlang der Längsachse (Y) des Stegs in Richtung seines freien Endes verschoben wird, und
    die erste und zweite Biegung jeweils eine Spitze (S1, S2) umfassen, wobei sich die zwei Spitzen auf einer und der anderen Seite der Längsachse des Schafts befinden.
  2. Applikator nach dem vorherigen Anspruch, wobei die Tangente zur Längsachse des Stegs an einem Punkt des Stegs mit der Längsachse des Schafts einen Winkel bildet, der für alle Punkte des Stegs kleiner als 90° ist.
  3. Applikator nach dem einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei die erste und zweite Biegung sich durch mindestens eine der folgenden Charakteristiken unterscheiden: Form der ausgeführten Kurve durch die Biegung, Kurvenradius.
  4. Applikator nach dem einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei der erste Biegeradius (r1) gemessen an der Spitze (S1) der ersten Biegung kleiner als der zweite Biegeradius (r2) gemessen an der Spitze (S2) der zweiten Biegung ist, wobei die erste Biegung sich näher am distalen Abschnitt des Schafts als die zweite Biegung befindet.
  5. Applikator nach dem einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei der Abstand (d1, d2) zwischen der Spitze (S1; S2) einer Biegung und der Längsachse (X) des Schafts für mindestens die erste Biegung und die zweite Biegung nicht null ist.
  6. Applikator nach dem einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei sich die erste Biegung entlang der Längsachse des Schafts über eine erste Länge (l1) erstreckt, die kleiner als eine zweite Länge (lz) ist, über die sich die zweite Biegung entlang der Längsachse erstreckt.
  7. Applikator nach dem einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei die Längsachse des Stegs eine dritte Biegung definiert, die konkav zur ersten Seite ist.
  8. Applikator nach dem einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei die Längsachse (Y) des Stegs und die Längsachse (X) des Schafts sich an mehreren Punkten (A, B, C) schneiden, besonders zwei, und sogar drei Punkten.
  9. Applikator nach dem einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei die Bürste einen geradlinigen distalen Abschnitt umfasst, der sich auf der Längsachse des Schafts erstreckt.
  10. Applikator nach dem einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei die Haare der Bürste durch ihr freies Ende eine Hüllfläche E definieren, die nicht symmetrisch drehend um die Längsachse des Stegs ist, und zu Zwecken der Veranschaulichung geradlinig gemacht ist.
  11. Applikator nach dem einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei die Bürste zwei im Wesentlichen gegenüberliegende Seiten (12) aufweist, die eben und untereinander parallel sind.
  12. Verpackungs- und Anwendungsvorrichtung, umfassend einen Behälter, der das Produkt enthält, das auf die Wimpern oder Augenbrauen aufgetragen werden soll, und einen Applikator, wie er in einem der vorherigen Ansprüche definiert ist.
  13. Vorrichtung nach dem vorherigen Anspruch, umfassend ein Absaugorgan der Bürste an ihrem Ausgang aus dem Behälter.
  14. Verfahren zur Behandlung von Wimpern oder Augenbrauen, wobei ein Applikator verwendet wird, wie er in einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11 definiert ist.
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