Patent ID: 8118038

Claim:
A motorized mascara applicator for use with available mascara brushes comprising: a) A generally cylindrical barrel comprising a longitudinal axis, a distal end, a proximal end and an opening at the distal end; b) A battery operated DC Motor contained within the barrel wherein the DC motor comprises an output shaft with a concave disk on an end thereof and wherein the output shaft rotates about the longitudinal axis in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction; c) A first switch accessible from outside the barrel in electrical contact with the DC Motor for turning the DC Motor on or off and for selecting the direction of rotation of the output shaft; d) A sphere adapted to be received in the opening at the distal end of the barrel wherein the sphere partially projects above the distal end and is adapted to rotate freely in the opening; e) A brush shaft with a first end and a second end comprising a mascara brush on the first end and a handle on the second end whereby the handle is adapted to be removeably rigidly mounted in a mating opening on the sphere and the shaft can be displaced by the user from the longitudinal axis by an angle in any direction by rotating the sphere; f) A second switch for engaging the concave disk to the sphere and thereby causing the sphere to rotate after the first switch turns on the DC motor wherein the output shaft rotates thereby causing the mascara brush to rotate about the brush shaft and also about the longitudinal axis when the shaft is displaced by the user from the longitudinal axis.