Patent ID: 8042555

Claim:
An applicator for applying a cosmetic to keratinous material, the applicator having a longitudinal axis and being of single-piece molded unit construction, and including a head portion comprising a support and at least two rows of tines, the support having a distal end and a proximal end and defining a radius of curvature, substantially the entirety of the head portion curving forward of the longitudinal axis, and the support having first and second opposite sides, and the at least two rows of tines being disposed along the first side of the support and projecting away from the first side of the support in a direction perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, the second side of the support being smooth and free from tines, wherein major axes of all of the tines are parallel to one another, and the tines are arranged to define spaces configured to receive and separate the eyelashes and to receive and deliver the desired amount of product to the keratinous material, and the applicator being formed of a single material.