Patent ID: 7624741
Filing Date: 2009-12-01
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
1. A mascara packaging and applicator assembly comprising: a hollow container designed to contain the mascara, comprising a sidewall defining an opening and an internal space, and a bottom said hollow container having a central axis passing through the opening, a closing device for removably closing said opening, and an applicator head carried by a rod attached to the closing device, said rod being attached in such a way as to extend along the central axis at least in the vicinity of the closing device when the closing device is closing the opening, said applicator head extending on a certain height and being attached in such a way as to be in the vicinity of the bottom of said hollow container when the closing device is closing the opening, wherein the bottom has at least one central elevation projecting into the internal space of the hollow container along the central axis, leaving an annular space between the sidewall and a surface of said elevation, and said applicator head is arranged and shaped in such a way as to extend, when the closing device is closing the opening, into said annular space formed between the elevation and the sidewall, such that a major part of the applicator head is situated alongside the elevation, and said applicator head being designed to wipe at least the surface of the elevation.