Patent ID: 6789551
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
An eyelash curling and coloring apparatus, comprising:a lower jaw structure having a lower jaw structure rearward end and a lower jaw structure forward end, said lower jaw structure forward end comprising coloring pad engaging means; an upper jaw structure having an upper jaw structure rearward end and an upper jaw structure forward end, said upper jaw structure forward end comprising an eyelash engaging flange projecting generally toward the lower jaw structure forward end for applying concentrated pressure to and progressively bending user eyelashes as said flange is slid axially along the eyelashes, said engaging flange having a flange top face; a coloring pad with eyelash coloring pigment material for securing to said lower jaw structure forward end with said coloring pad engaging means, wherein said coloring pad has a coloring pad forward face which is downwardly angled to extend rearwardly as it extends upwardly and wherein said engaging flange has an engaging flange rearward face which is upwardly angled to extend forwardly as it extends downwardly; and jaw hinge means pivotally interconnecting said upper jaw structure rearward end and said lower jaw structure rearward end; such that, during apparatus use, as said engaging flange abuts the user eyelid, the apparatus fully engages the base of the eyelashes and yet does not pinch the user eyelid, and such that, as said engaging flange abuts the user eyelid, said user eyelashes rest on said engaging flange top face, and said engaging flange rearward face slides continuously along said coloring pad forward face as said upper and lower jaw structures are pivoted to close together, and the progressive sliding of said engaging flange along eyelash upper surfaces as the flange bears firmly against the eyelashes creates a progressive upward curl in the eyelashes.