Patent ID: 9055804
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: A45D,A46B

Abstract:
1. An applicator for applying a cosmetic composition comprising: an applicator element elongated along a longitudinal axis comprising a first portion having an outer surface and a second independently articulated portion having an outer surface, the second portion forming the distal end of said applicator element and capable of extending out from the applicator, wherein the outer surfaces of said first and second portions are separable from one another and capable of moving independently from one another, wherein said first portion is capable of moving independently from said second portion along said longitudinal axis so that the second portion is capable of extending away from the first portion in a distal direction and retracting in a proximal direction by moving along the longitudinal axis, a handle fixed to said first portion of said applicator element, such that said first portion cannot move in a longitudinal direction with respect to said handle, wherein said handle portion comprises a rod secured to a cap at one end thereof and secured to said first portion of said applicator element at the other end thereof, said cap capable of being reversibly secured to a container of cosmetic composition, and wherein said first portion comprises a lumen for receiving said second portion such that said second portion can retract partially but not completely into said lumen, wherein each of said first and second portions of said applicator element comprise a textured surface for holding a charge of cosmetic composition and transferring it to an integument on contact therewith, wherein the textured surface of each of the first and second portions of said applicator element is independently selected from the group consisting of bristles, fins, tines, teeth, sponges, foam and flocked surfaces.