Patent ID: 8746258

Claim:
A molded plastic applicator for cosmetics, comprising: (a) an integral molded plastic panel lying substantially in a mold plane when formed and bent out of the mold plane to surround an extended longitudinal axis, wherein the panel comprises a hub portion in register with the longitudinal axis and a plurality of limbs extending radially therefrom when the panel lies substantially in the mold plane, each limb having a free end and a second end bendably connected to the hub portion such that the limbs are bendable relative to the hub portion so as to be parallel to the axis thereby to surround the axis; (b) a plurality of features formed on the panel, oriented substantially in a common pull direction transverse to the mold plane when the panel lies in the mold plane and oriented substantially radially of the longitudinal axis in directions distributed around the axis when the panel is bent to surround the axis, said features being projections formed integrally with the panel; and (c) an elongated stem extending along said axis from said hub portion of said panel substantially in said pull direction such that the limbs when bent snugly surround the stem.