Patent ID: 8132285
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
1. A head-switchable cosmetic applicator, comprising: a first assembly including a head for application of a cosmetic and a ferrule including a lower end defined at least in part by a first magnetic element; and a second assembly comprising: wherein at least one of the first and second magnetic elements is a magnet, and the first assembly is releasably attachable to the second assembly by magnetic attraction between the first and second magnetic elements when the first assembly and the second assembly are attached; wherein the lower end of the ferrule and the upper end of the core are generally planar; and wherein when the first assembly and the second assembly are attached the sleeve is slidable in a lengthways direction of the second assembly between an extended position in which it at least partly surrounds the head and a retracted position in which the head is exposed for use and in which the second magnetic element and at least a part of the ferrule including the first magnetic element are within the sleeve.