Patent ID: 8127777
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: A45D,A46B

Abstract:
1. An applicator for applying a substance to eyelashes and/or eyebrows, the applicator comprising: an applicator member comprising a support having a longitudinal axis; a first row of projecting elements extending along the support; and a second row of projecting elements extending along the support, wherein at least one of the projecting elements of the first row extends in a direction different from a direction in which at least one of the projecting elements of the second row extends; wherein a radial angular spacing about the longitudinal axis of the support between the first row of projecting elements and the second row of projecting elements is greater than zero and less than or equal to about 135°, wherein the projecting elements of the first row are distributed in a uniform manner along said first row, and the projecting elements of the second row are distributed in a uniform manner along said second row, wherein, when said elements are part of an integral, single piece defining at least a portion of the support, the projecting elements of the first and second rows are distributed differently such that at least three consecutive projecting elements of the first row have a first spacing from each other, and at least three consecutive projecting elements of the second row have a second spacing from each other, the second spacing being different from the first spacing, the first spacing being smaller than the second spacing, wherein a center of a base of at least one projecting element of the first row occupies the same axial position, along the longitudinal axis of the support, as a center of a base of at least one projecting element of the second row, and wherein each of the projecting elements of the first and second rows is either a tuft of bristles or a single tooth.