Patent ID: 8141561
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: A45D,A46B

Abstract:
1. A mascara applicator comprising: a hollow grip portion having an outer sleeve, the hollow grip portion being connected to one end of a hollow shaft, and the hollow shaft being connected at an another end to a mascara brush; an elongate flexible connector being extended within the hollow shaft and the mascara brush; a first end of the elongate flexible connector being fixed to a distal end of the mascara brush and a second end of the elongate flexible connector being fixed to an actuating means within the hollow grip portion, in which the actuating means being selectively operable to move the second end of the elongate flexible connector in a direction away from the mascara brush, such that applying a force to the distal end of the mascara brush causes the distal end of the mascara brush to adopt a curved configuration, wherein the first end of the elongate flexible connector is fixed to the distal end of the mascara brush eccentrically with respect to a center of the mascara brush; wherein the actuating means having a radial projection in which the actuating means is received in a longitudinally extending recess in an inner surface of a tubular portion of the outer sleeve, thereby preventing rotation of the actuating means with respect to the outer sleeve; an end cap coupled to the distal end of the mascara brush; and a resilient stiffening plate formed integral with the end cap in which the resilient stiffening plate extends within the mascara brush.