Patent Application
20190320772
The present invention relates to an eye dresser, and more particularly, a combination eyelash curler and mascara applicator.
Numerous innovations for eye-related cosmetic device have been provided in the prior art that will be described. Even though these innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes to which they address, however, they differ from the present invention.
A FIRST EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 2,196,235, Issued on Apr. 9, 1940, to Tuttle, et al. teaches a device including a pair of channel members adapted to carry strips of cosmetic material. The strips of cosmetic material is supported for their entire length in the channel members. Further included is apparatus for connecting the members for relative movement toward and away from each other.
A SECOND EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 2,323,595, Issued on Jul. 6, 1943, to Hanisch teaches an applicator device including a pair of arms, and apparatus for supporting the arms in opposing relation. One of the arms is convex curved and the other is concave curved. Further included, as viewed from between the arms, is a concave surface formed in the convex arm and a convex surface in the concave arm. The inner opposing surfaces of the arms are substantially equally distant from each other. Further included is a curved pad of uniform thickness mounted on the inner opposing surface of each of the arms. At least one of the pads is impregnated with mascara.
A THIRD EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 2,569,246, Issued on Sep. 25, 1951, to Marcellus teaches an appliance including a pair of pivotally connected supports having a shield fixedly mounted on the top end of one of the supports and a traveler slidably mounted on that one support and connected to the other support to be moved toward and away from the shield as the supports are pivoted relative to on another, a holding device mounted on the other support just below its point of attachment to the traveler, spaced resilient gripper jaws extended upward from the holding device slightly spaced from the rear of the traveler, an arcuate applicator positioned substantially above the traveler, and a handle extended rearward from the applicator in alignment with the space between the gripper jaws and being of a width greater than the space between the jaws. The handle has a reduced neck portion engaged between the gripper jaws mounting the applicator in position on the holding device.
A FOURTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 2,635,611, Issued on Apr. 21, 1953, to Marcellus teaches an eyelash curler including a shield and a movable member, mascara and Vaseline applicator mounted for movement with the moving member and including a T head pivot stud and an applier element having an handle and a slot by which the same is slidingly pivoted on the stud.
A FIFTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 2,675,004, Issued on Apr. 13, 1954, to Bablon teaches a combined eyelash comb and brush structure including a frame having a lower handle portion and upward extending and diverging arms, comb and brush elements, and apparatus at the upper ends of the arms for detachably supporting the comb and brush elements in spaced relation. The apparatus includes a bracket at the upper end of each arm having spaced recesses extending downwardly from its upper end. The walls of the recesses receive the terminals of the comb and brush elements in forced-fit relation. The comb element is arcuately curved when viewed from above and which is provided with spaced teeth extending upwardly from its upper edge. The teeth are of such length that the upper terminals thereof form a convexly curved arc. The brush element is similarly shaped and is formed with bristles whose upper terminals are aligned generally with the teeth of the comb element.
A SIXTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 5,307,826, Issued on May 3, 1994, to Iosilevich teaches an apparatus for applying fluid matter to eyelashes, which includes a member having an applicator surface for receiving fluid matter and transferring fluid matter onto an eyelash, a vessel structurally connected to the member for containing the fluid matter, a passageway extending from the vessel to the applicator surface, and a pump for pumping fluid matter from the vessel through the passageway to the applicator surface. The vessel is, preferably, contained within the member, and more specifically, within a void within the member, and the vessel is, preferably, a cartridge that can be removed from the void and replaced. The pump is, preferably, contained within the vessel. The vessel wall is, preferably, cylindrical, having two open ends, and having end walls that conform to, and slidably fit within, the vessel wall open ends so that the end walls advance toward each other as fluid is pumped out of the middle of the vessel. A second member is, preferably, provided also having an applicator surface. The second member is attached to the first member in a hinged relationship so that the applicator surfaces meet when the members are pivoted together. The applicator surfaces are, preferably, curved to conform to the curvature of a human eyelid and also curved to bend eyelashes gripped between the applicator surfaces into a curve. A bristled pad member is also provided for removable attachment to an applicator surface. Each member, preferably, includes a handle portion for holding and operating the apparatus.
A SEVENTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 7,640,938, Issued on Jan. 5, 2010, to Okajima, et al. teaches a mascara applicator integrally contains curling apparatus for holding eyelashes to curl the eyelashes into a certain shape, mascara adhering apparatus for adhering a mascara agent to the eyelashes, and mascara supplying apparatus for supplying the mascara agent to the mascara adhering apparatus.
AN EIGHTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 7,980,776, Issued on Jul. 19, 2011, to Cho teaches a heated mascara device having a mascara container housing, a mascara formulation, and a mascara applicator having an applicator head control heated by a heating system. The heating system turns on when the mascara applicator is disengaged from the mascara container and turns off when the mascara applicator is engaged with the mascara container. The applicator head has two sets of lined tooth protruding from a casing of the applicator head. A first set of a single combing toothed strip for combing the eyelashes and a second set of a plurality of lined applicator toothed strips for applying the mascara to the eyelashes.
It is apparent now that numerous innovations for eye-related cosmetic device have been provided in the prior art that adequate for various purposes. Furthermore, even though these innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes to which they address, accordingly, they would not be suitable for the purposes of the present invention as heretofore described.
AN OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a combination eyelash curler and mascara applicator that avoids the disadvantages of the prior art.
ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a combination eyelash curler and mascara applicator that is simple and inexpensive to manufacture.
STILL ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a combination eyelash curler and mascara applicator that is simple to use.
BRIEFLY STATED, STILL YET ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a hand-held, dual-function, and enhancement device that enhances an eyelash of a user both by applying mascara to the eyelash of the user and by curling the eyelash of the user. The hand-held, dual-function, and enhancement device includes a hand grip, a mascara assembly, and a eyelash curling assembly. The hand grip is hand-held by the user. The mascara assembly is operatively connected to the hand grip, and applies the mascara to the eyelash of the user. The eyelash curling assembly is operatively connected to the hand grip, and curls the eyelash of the user.
The novel features which are considered characteristic of the present invention are set forth in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both as to its construction and its method of operation, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood from the following description of the specific embodiments when read and understood in connection with the accompanying drawing.
The figures of the drawings are briefly described as follows:
Referring now to the figures, in which like numerals indicate like parts, and particularly to
The overall configuration of the hand-held, dual-function, and enhancement device 20 can best be seen in
The hand-held, dual-function, and enhancement device 20 comprises a hand grip 28, a mascara assembly 30, and a eyelash curling assembly 32. The hand grip 28 is for being hand-held by the user 24. The mascara assembly 30 is operatively connected to the hand grip 28, and is for applying the mascara 26 to the eyelash 22 of the user 24. The eyelash curling assembly 32 is operatively connected to the hand grip 28, and is for curling the eyelash 22 of the user 24.
The specific configuration of the hand grip 28 can best be seen in
The hand grip 28 is hollow for lightweight, cylindrically shaped for fitting comfortably in a hand of the user 24, and has a proximal end 34 and a distal end 36.
The specific configuration of the mascara assembly 30 can best be seen in
The mascara assembly 30 includes the hand grip 28 containing a tube 38. The tube 38 of the mascara assembly 30 is for storing the mascara 26.
The tube 38 of the mascara assembly 30 is disposed concentrically and axially within the hand grip 28, and has a proximal end 40 and a distal end 42.
The proximal end 40 of the tube 38 of the mascara assembly 30 is disposed at the proximal end 34 of the hand grip 28, and the distal end 42 of the tube 38 of the mascara assembly 30 is disposed slightly below the distal end 36 of the hand grip 28.
The proximal end 40 of the tube 38 of the mascara assembly 30 contains female threads 44, and is an open proximal end 45.
The mascara assembly 30 further includes a brush subassembly 46. The brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 is for brushing the mascara 26 onto the eyelash 22 of the user 24.
The brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 selectively closes the open proximal end 45 of the proximal end 40 of the tube 38 of the mascara assembly 30.
The brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 includes a cap 48.
The cap 48 of the brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 has a main portion 49.
The main portion 49 of the cap 48 of the brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 selectively closes the open proximal end 45 of the proximal end 40 of the tube 38 of the mascara assembly 30, and is disk-shaped, hollow, and has an interior surface 50 with a center 52.
The cap 48 of the brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 further has a boss 54.
The boss 54 of the cap 48 of the brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 extends axially from the center 52 of the interior surface 50 of the main portion 49 of the cap 48 of the brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30, and selectively enters the open proximal end 45 of the proximal end 40 of the tube 38 of the mascara assembly 30.
The brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 further has a rod 56.
The rod 56 of the brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 extends axially from the center 52 of the interior surface 50 of the main portion 49 of the cap 48 of the brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30, extends concentrically through the boss 54 of the cap 48 of the brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 to a terminal end 58, and selectively enters the tube 38 of the mascara assembly 30.
The brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 further has bristles 60.
The bristles 60 of the brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 are disposed on the terminal end 58 of the rod 56 of the brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30, and selectively enter the tube 38 of the mascara assembly 30.
The boss 54 of the cap 48 of the brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 has male threads 62 therearound.
The male threads 62 of the boss 54 of the cap 48 of the brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 selectively engage the female threads 44 of the proximal end 40 of the tube 38 of the mascara assembly 30.
When the male threads 62 of the boss 54 of the cap 48 of the brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 engage the female threads 44 of the proximal end 40 of the tube 38 of the mascara assembly 30, the cap 48 of the brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 closes off the proximal end 34 of the hand grip 28 and the bristles 60 of the brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 contact the mascara 26 stored in the tube 38 of the mascara assembly 30 and become engorged with the mascara 26.
When the male threads 62 of the boss 54 of the cap 48 of the brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 disengage from the female threads 44 of the proximal end 40 of the tube 38 of the mascara assembly 30, the cap 48 of the brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 opens the proximal end 34 of the hand grip 28 and the bristles 60 of the brush subassembly 46 of the mascara assembly 30 become ready for application of the mascara 26 thereon to the eyelash 22 of the user 24.
The specific configuration of the eyelash curling assembly 32 can best be seen in
The eyelash curling assembly 32 includes a fixed frame 64.
The fixed frame 64 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 is fixedly attached to, and extends axially from, the distal end 34 of the hand grip 28, to a fixed upper jaw 66.
The fixed upper jaw 66 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 is concave-convex-shaped for matching that of the eyelash 22 of the user 24.
The eyelash curling assembly 32 further includes a movable lower jaw 68.
The movable lower jaw 68 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 is concave-convex-shaped for matching that of the eyelash 22 of the user 24.
The movable lower jaw 68 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 is movably mounted to the fixed frame 64 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 to move towards, and away from, the fixed upper jaw 66 of the eyelash curling assembly 32, and when the movable lower jaw 68 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 moves toward the fixed upper jaw 66 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 and captures the eyelash 22 of the user 24 therebetween, the eyelash 22 of the user 24 is curled.
The eyelash curling assembly 32 further includes an intermediate link 70.
The intermediate link 70 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 is movably attached to the fixed frame of the eyelash curling assembly 32 and is movably attached to the movable lower jaw 68 of the eyelash curling assembly 32.
The eyelash curling assembly 32 further includes a mechanical rocker switch 72.
The mechanical rocker switch 72 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 is pivotally attached to the fixed frame of the eyelash curling assembly 32 by a pivot pin 74, and is movably attached to the intermediate link 70 of the eyelash curling assembly 32, so when the mechanical rocker switch 72 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 is depressed, the intermediate link 70 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 is caused to move up, and in doing so, moves the movable lower jaw 68 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 upwards towards the fixed upper jaw 66 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 capturing, and curling, the eyelash 22 of the user 24 therebetween.
The eyelash curling assembly 32 further includes a spring 75.
The spring 75 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 is positioned against the fixed frame of the eyelash curling assembly 32 and the mechanical rocker switch 72 of the eyelash curling assembly 32, and in doing so, biases the mechanical rocker switch 72 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 outwardly to maintain the movable lower jaw 68 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 lowered when the mechanical rocker switch 72 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 is released.
The eyelash curling assembly 32 further includes a cover 74.
The cover 74 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 is replaceably attached to the distal end 34 of the hand grip 28, and covers and protects the fixed frame 64 of the eyelash curling assembly 32, the fixed upper jaw 66 of the eyelash curling assembly 32, the movable lower jaw 68 of the eyelash curling assembly 32, the intermediate link 70 of the eyelash curling assembly 32, and the mechanical rocker switch 72 of the eyelash curling assembly 32, while allowing removal thereof to access the fixed frame 64 of the eyelash curling assembly 32, the fixed upper jaw 66 of the eyelash curling assembly 32, the movable lower jaw 68 of the eyelash curling assembly 32, the intermediate link 70 of the eyelash curling assembly 32, and the mechanical rocker switch 72 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 for maintenance.
The cover 74 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 is transparent to allow viewing of the fixed frame 64 of the eyelash curling assembly 32, the fixed upper jaw 66 of the eyelash curling assembly 32, the movable lower jaw 68 of the eyelash curling assembly 32, the intermediate link 70 of the eyelash curling assembly 32, and the mechanical rocker switch 72 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 to ascertain proper functioning.
The cover 74 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 has a slot 78.
The slot 78 of the cover 74 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 is so positioned therein so as to allow access to both the fixed upper jaw 66 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 and the movable lower jaw 68 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 for allowing entry of the eyelash 22 of the user 24 therebetween and is so positioned therein so as to further allow access to the mechanical rocker switch 72 of the eyelash curling assembly 32 for activating curling of the eyelash 22 of the user 24.
It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together, may also find a useful application in other types of constructions differing from the types described above.
While the invention has been illustrated and described as embodiments of a combination eyelash curler and mascara applicator, accordingly it is not limited to the details shown, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention.
