Patent ID: 9033605
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: A45D,A46B

Abstract:
1. A packaging and applicator device for applying a cosmetic composition to human keratinous fibers, in particular to the eyelashes and/or the eyebrows, the device comprising: a container containing the composition for application, the container having an inside surface defining an inside space containing the composition, and including a wiper member; an applicator comprising an applicator member comprising a core and projecting elements carried by the core, at least a portion of the inside periphery of the container under the wiper member occupying a total angular extent of at least 90° being at a given moment at a distance of less than 1.5 mm from the applicator member when in its storage position or while it is being extracted from the container, the applicator member having at least two locations that are spaced apart along the longitudinal axis of the core by a distance of more than 3 mm and at each of which the difference between a greatest transverse dimension of the applicator member at said location and a smallest inside dimension of the container at a level of said location is less than 3mm; and at least one preferential passage via which the composition is capable of flowing along the applicator member while it is being extracted from the container, said passage being defined between said locations within the applicator member and/or between the applicator member and the facing inside surface of the container.