Patent ID: 7481592
Filing Date: 2009-01-27
Classification: A45D,A46B

Abstract:
1. A mascara unit comprising: i) a mascara application unit comprising a handle; a rod having a proximal end and a distal end, the rod being coupled to the handle at the proximal end, the rod extending along a longitudinal axis X from the distal end to the proximal end; and an eyelash applicator member coupled to the distal end of the rod, the eyelash applicator member including a brush or a comb; ii) a reservoir removably coupled to the mascara application unit and arranged to receive the rod and eyelash applicator member, the reservoir including a neck that includes an opening for the reservoir, said reservoir containing a mascara composition; iii) a wiper member disposed in the neck of the reservoir, said wiper member having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first side of the wiper member being nearer to the opening than the second side is; and iv) a removable vibration unit including an electric motor, the removable vibration unit being removably mounted in the mascara application unit such that the electric motor causes an off-centered counterweight to rotate substantially around said longitudinal axis X, said electric motor being configured to cause the eyelash applicator member to vibrate at least as the eyelash applicator member passes from said second side of the wiper member to said first side of the wiper member.