Patent ID: 7165906

Claim:
An applicator of a cosmetic product, typically designed to cooperate with a neck of a holder containing said cosmetic product, for example mascara, comprising a head forming a means of manually gripping said applicator, an axial stem and an application means, said axial stem being attached to said head by its upper end, and to said application means by its lower end, said axial stem and said application means presenting an axial direction, characterized in that it comprises: a) a means of rotation of said axial stem, said means of rotation comprising a fixed part attached to said head, and a rotating part attached in rotation to said axial stem, b) a manual means of either activation or deactivation of said means of rotation, and in that, c) said head comprises an outer shell forming said means of manually gripping, and comprising a side skirt, and d) said manual actuation means comprises a moving element capable of being moved manually along an axial path with respect to said outer shell, said moving element typically forming an upper portion of said applicator, so as to form a rotary applicator, said axial stem and said application means attached to said axial stem being capable of being rotated in said axial direction, especially when a user of said applicator applies said cosmetic product, typically on the eyelashes, by manually gripping said head, and so that said moving element can be moved axially by an axial pressure typically exerted with the index finger in order to start said rotation, whereas said side skirt is held manually between the thumb and the middle finger, so that at all times said axial pressure can be exerted on said moving element.