Patent Application
20240173200
The present invention relates to cosmetics and, more particularly, to a cosmetic applicator.
Chinese Patent CN101869386 discloses a cosmetic applicator including a rod 6, an applicating section 7 formed at an end of the rod 6, and a handle/cap 8 connected to an opposite end of the rod 6. The applicating section 7 includes three balls 15, 20 and 21 made of a same material in different sizes. The handle/cap 8 is operable to insert the rod 6 in the container 3, thereby bringing the applicating section 7 into contact with cosmetics in the container 3. Then, the handle/cap 8 is operable to move the applicating section 7 from the container 3. Now, the applicating section 7 carries some of the cosmetics. Then, the hand/cap 8 is operable to bring the applicating section 7 into contact with a user's skin to applicate some of the cosmetics on the user's skin. However, the cosmetic applicator is only operable to applicate the cosmetics on the user's skin because the balls 15, 20 and 21 are not rotatable relative to the rod 6.
The present invention is therefore intended to obviate or at least alleviate the problems encountered in the prior art.
It is the primary objective of the present invention to provide a cosmetic applicator operable for massage in addition to application of cosmetics.
To achieve the foregoing objective, the cosmetic applicator includes a shaft, a ball and at least one bead. The shaft includes a slender section, an enlarged section formed at an end of the slender section, a socket formed at an end of the enlarged section, and a boss extending from an internal face of the socket. The ball includes a front portion extending from the socket and a rear portion rotationally inserted in the socket and abutted against the boss. The at least one bead is rotationally extending around the slender section of the shaft.
Other objectives, advantages and features of the present invention will be apparent from the following description referring to the attached drawings.
The present invention will be described via detailed illustration of the preferred embodiment referring to the drawings wherein:
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A rear section of the shaft 21 is inserted in a bore 14 made in the front end of the shank 11. A connecting device 12 is used to secure the shaft 21 to the shank 11. Preferably, the connecting device 12 is a boss extending from an internal face of the shank 11. The connecting device 12 is made by punching an external face of the shank 11. The connecting device 12 abuts against the shaft 21.
In another embodiment, the connecting device 12 includes a pin inserted in the shaft 21 and the shank 11, thereby securing the shaft 21 to the shank 11.
In another embodiment, the connecting device 12 includes two threads. One of the threads is formed on the shaft 21. The other one of the threads is formed on an internal face of the shank 11, i.e., a wall of the bore 14. The threads are engaged with each other, thereby securing the shaft 21 to the shank 11.
In another embodiment, the connecting device 12 includes a conical rear section of the shaft 21 and a conical bore 14 in the shank 11. The conical rear section of the shaft 21 is fitted in the conical bore 14 of the shank 11 by force, thereby securing the shaft 21 to the shank 11. Reference is made to Chinese Patent CN101869386 for details of such connecting device 12.
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The enlarged section 24 of the shaft 21 includes sides 27 and angles 28 between the front end 25 and the rear end 26. The sides 27 are alternately arranged with the angles 28.
Each of the sides 27 includes a front slant facet 30, a rear slant facet 31 and a horizontal facet 32. The terms “slant” and “horizontal” are given according to an axis of the shaft 21. The front slant facet 30 extends from the front end 25 of the enlarged section 24 of the shaft 21. The rear slant facet 31 extends from the rear end 26 of the enlarged section 24 of the shaft 21. The horizontal facet 32 extends between the front slant facet 30 and the rear slant facet 31.
Each of the angles 28 includes a front slant ridge 33, a rear slant ridge 34 and a horizontal ridges 35. The front slant ridge 33 extends from the front end 25 of the enlarged section 24 of the shaft 21. The front slant ridge 33 of each of the angles 28 extends between the front slant facets 30 of two of the sides 27. The rear slant ridge 34 extends from the rear end 26 of the enlarged section 24 of the shaft 21. The rear slant ridge 34 of each of the angles 28 extends between the rear slant facets 31 of two of the sides 27. The horizontal ridge 35 extends between the front slant ridge 33 and the rear slant ridges 34. The horizontal ridge 35 of each of the angles 28 extends between the horizontal facets 32 of two of the horizontal facets 32.
The front massaging unit 40 includes a ball 41. Preferably, the ball 41 is a solid ball formed with a spherical face 42. However, in another embodiment, the ball 41 can be a hollow ball.
Each of the peripheral massaging unit 50 includes beads 51. Each of the beads 51 includes a central aperture 53 extending between two ends 52 and at least one axial extension 54 extending from one of the ends 52. Each of the beads 51 includes a profile identical to that of the enlarged section 24 of the shaft 21. That is, each of the beads 51 includes sides 55 like the sides 27 and angles 56 like the angles 28.
Each of the sides 55 includes a front slant facet 60, a rear slant facet 61 and a horizontal facet 62. The front slant facet 60 extends from one of the ends 52. The rear slant facet 61 extends from a remaining one of the ends 52. The horizontal facet 62 extends between the front slant facet 60 and the rear slant facet 61.
Each of the angles 56 includes a front slant ridge 63, a rear slant ridge 64 and a horizontal ridge 65. The front slant ridge 63 extends from one of the ends 52. The rear slant ridge 64 extends from a remaining one of the ends 52. The horizontal ridge 65 extends between the front slant ridge 63 and the rear slant ridge 64.
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The slender section 22 of the shaft 21 is inserted in the central apertures 53 of the beads 51 before the shaft 21 is connected to the shank 11. The front end of the shank 11 and the rear end 26 of the enlarged section 24 of the shaft 21 together keep the beads 51 on the slender section 22 of the shaft 21. The axial extensions 54 keep the beads 51 at a proper distance from one another, thereby rendering the beads 51 smoothly rotatable relative to one another.
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In addition to application of cosmetics on a user's skin, the handle/cap 10 is operable to roll the ball 41 on the user, i.e., massage the user. Alternatively, the handle-cap 10 is operable to roll the beads 51 on the user, i.e., massage the user.
The present invention has been described via the illustration of the preferred embodiment. Those skilled in the art can derive variations from the preferred embodiment without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the preferred embodiment shall not limit the scope of the present invention defined in the claims.
