Patent ID: 8277139

Claim:
A hand held cosmetic brush applicator apparatus for the application of a cosmetic powder, said brush applicator apparatus comprising: a) a housing having a cosmetic powder retaining chamber in said housing; b) a rotably actuated valve contained within said housing for permitting selective discharge of cosmetic powder from said chamber, said valve including a top wall having bristles mounted to the top wall such that the bristles have an outer perimeter, the bristles extending outwardly from said top wall such that the outer perimeter of the bristles increases with distance from the housing, and wherein the bristles are mounted to the top wall as an inner core of bristles and as outer rows of bristles with a cylindrically shaped air space therebetween, wherein the cosmetic powder can pass through the air space and distribute and flow around the bristles; and c) a shield shiftably mounted on said housing and extending outwardly from said housing and sized to surround a portion of the outer perimeter of the bristles when the brush is used, and which shield is adapted to be shifted to extend outwardly and compact the bristles.