Patent ID: 8122895
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: A45D,A46B

Abstract:
1. An applicator for applying a composition to keratinous fibers, the applicator comprising: a stem; a core that extends along a longitudinal axis, a distal end of the applicator being defined by the core or by at least one applicator element; applicator elements carried by the core; the applicator elements extending in at least three different directions around the core; wherein the applicator elements define an envelope surface that increases, and then decreases, on going towards the distal end of the applicator, and defines a peak ridge; a total length q an angle α formed by slopes of the envelope surface on either side of the peak ridge in at least one longitudinal section being greater than 120°; and the core being a twisted wire core having the applicator elements carried along a length of the twisted wire core or being molded with the applicator elements that present a height that varies.