Patent ID: 7475692

Claim:
An applicator for a lip cosmetic, comprising a spattle-shaped base body injected from plastic, wherein the base body ( 2 , 2 ′, 2 ″) has a thickness decreasing towards a tip such that starting from an inner end, the base body tapers almost equally, progressively towards an outer end forming a concave surface; wherein the base body ( 2 , 2 ′, 2 ″) is fixed to a stem-sided connecting socket ( 3 ) for fixing to a stem; wherein the stem-sided connecting socket ( 3 ) is formed as a unit and has a through hole ( 10 ), wherein the base body ( 2 , 2 ′, 2 ″) is formed as a unit engaged around an outer circumference of the connecting socket and has a portion thereof extending by injection through the entire length of the through hole to fix and interlock the base body and the stem-sided connecting socket together, wherein the base body is formed from a plastic material softer than a plastic material forming the stem-sided connecting socket, and wherein the softer plastic material has a shore hardness A of 65 to 80.