Patent ID: 6154914
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
A process of producing a cosmetic applicator comprising a surface coating portion formed from a cloth material and an elastic core which is located inside the coating portion and forms a core of the applicator, comprising the steps of:(a) forming a pair of applicator components, each applicator component being formed by the steps of:placing the core material on a central portion of a back surface of a piece of the cloth material, said piece of the cloth material being in larger in size than the core material whereby an edge portion of the piece of cloth material extends beyond the core material;wrapping a peripheral portion of the core material in the cloth material;making a draw-worked region by subjecting the edge portion of the cloth material to drawing; and(b) interposing a welding sheet between the pair of components along the draw-worked region and an adjacent region of the core material excluding the central portion of the core material, and melting the welding sheet from the outside using a press adhering induction heating method by thereby integrally joining the pair of the components to form a cosmetic applicator.