Patent ID: 9427072
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: A46B

Claim Text:
1. A cosmetic applicator system comprising: a handle formed of a first section and a second section; a first brush including a first group of bristles having a first surface area, wherein the first group of bristles is affixed to a top of the first section of the handle; a second brush including a second group of bristles having a second surface area, wherein the second group of bristles is affixed to the top of the second section of the handle; the first brush and second brush configured for use each individually or in combination to define a combined brush configuration including the first and second groups of bristles and having a third surface area, wherein the third surface area is defined by the combination of the first surface area of the first brush and the second surface area of the second brush; and a pivot mechanism that enables the first section of the handle to rotate relative to the second section of the handle such that, in a first configuration of the pivot and first and second sections of the handle, the first and second brushes are at opposing ends of the cosmetic applicator system and each usable separately, and in a second configuration of the pivot and the first and second sections of the handle, the first and second brushes are at the same end of the cosmetic applicator and usable in the combined brush configuration; and a locking mechanism to hold the first brush and the second brush in place and to prevent the first section from inadvertently pivoting relative to the second section; wherein the locking mechanism comprises a protrusion on one of the first section or the second section and a corresponding indent on the other of the second section or the first section and the locking mechanism is in a locked position when the protrusion is positioned inside the corresponding indent.