Patent ID: 8371313
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: A45C,A45D,A46B

Abstract:
1. A head-switchable cosmetic applicator, comprising: a head assembly including a ferrule having: (a) a first generally planar mating surface formed at least in part by a first magnetic element and (b) one of a recess or a projection; and a handle including: (a) a second generally planar mating surface formed at least in part by a second magnetic element and (b) the other of the recess or the projection; wherein the recess is non-magnetic and capable of receiving the projection; wherein at least one of the first and second magnetic elements is a magnet, and the head assembly is releasably attachable to the handle by magnetic attraction between the first and second magnetic elements creating a pulling force between about 0.4 lbf to about 1.2 lbf when the head assembly and the handle are attached; wherein the part of the first generally planar mating surface formed by the first magnetic element and the part of the second generally planar mating surface formed by the second magnetic element are in flush alignment when the head assembly and the handle are attached; and wherein the projection and the recess are both elongate and have longitudinal axes that substantially align with each other when the head assembly and the handle are attached and said recess is receiving said projection, wherein said projection defines a projection transverse cross section, said projection transverse cross section being taken substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said projection, and also taken along at least one portion of the length of said projection, wherein said recess defines a recess transverse cross section, said recess transverse cross section being taken substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said recess, and also taken along at least one portion of the length of said recess, wherein said projection transverse cross section and said recess transverse cross sections are both in the same plane when said recess is receiving said projection, and are shaped so as to interfere with each other so as to restrain the head assembly from rotation relative to the handle about the substantially aligned axes.