Patent Grant
8894309
The invention relates to a cosmetics unit.
An essential component of the cosmetics unit according to the invention is a cosmetics applicator with two applicator arms which respectively carry one applicator element. In the broadest sense, the cosmetics applicator thus has the functional capability of a pair of pincers. Due to this fact, it is hereinafter referred to as “dual arm applicator” in short.
Dual arm applicators for applying a cosmetic are known per se. However, the dual arm applicators known so far are configured in many cases as a separate tool which is taken in hand if needed, is dipped into the cosmetic and used for application, but which has to be stored separately of the storage container for the cosmetics, after using it (for said storage container hereinafter sometimes the word “cosmetics container” will be used that has the same meaning). This is very impractical, since such dual arm applicators have to be cleaned after application because the cosmetic adhering to them dries up otherwise, so that the application behavior of the dual arm applicator deteriorates and becomes more unhygienic with every use, see for example U.S. Pat. No. 5,176,156.
In view of this, dual arm applicators have also been proposed already which are stored dipped into the cosmetics container between two applications. As is necessary, such dual arm applicators in that case form a closure member for the cosmetics container at the same time in order to close off the neck opening of the cosmetics container through which they are pushed.
Such a dual arm applicator, which may also be referred to as a pincer applicator, is known, for example, from WO 2004/077987 A1 and the U.S. Pat. No. 5,007,442.
The pincer applicator of this last document forms a closure member which in the broadest sense functionally matches a cork. This closure member has a smooth outer circumference adapted to the internal diameter of the neck of the cosmetics container in such a way that the closure member can be inserted into the neck of the cosmetics container with a certain bias, remains there by frictional fit and seals the neck.
The problem in this case is that the required leak protection of the cosmetics container cannot be ensured in all cases with such a closure member, particularly not in those cases in which a certain carelessness must be expected when the cosmetics container is closed again using the dual arm applicator. This is due to the fact that the frictional fit between the closure member and the bottle neck may come undone under unfavorable circumstances. This possibility exists not least because the cosmetics containers are typically used not only stationarily in the bathroom at home, but are also intended for use on the move, which is why they are in part transported loose in handbags over long periods of time.
In view of this, it is the object of the invention to provide a cosmetics unit with a dual arm applicator which is capable of securely closing in a simple manner the cosmetics container that serves for storing it.
According to the invention, a cosmetics unit with a storage container and a cosmetics applicator is provided which comprises two applicator arms that extend next to one another in the direction pointing inside the container (relative to the cosmetics unit). Both applicator arms each carry one applicator element in the form of a brush or a comb or the like. In this case, the two applicator arms are interconnected preferably by a spring member injection-molded on to them. At the same time, the mascara applicator has a bipartite applicator-side closure member for closing the cosmetics container. The one part of this closure member is an integral or attached component of the one applicator arm, whereas the other part of the closure member is an integral or attached component of the other applicator arm. The two-part applicator-side closure member thus formed is provided with a threaded portion and, with that, can be screwed on to a container-side closure member that is an integral or attached component of the cosmetics container. For this purpose, the closure member has a bipartite threaded portion, the one threaded-portion part of which is formed on the one part of the closure member, and the other threaded-portion part of which is formed on the other part of the closure member. In this way, the cosmetics container can be closed very easily and nevertheless reliably by the dual arm applicator.
The advantage in this case is that inadvertent detachment of the two-part applicator from its closing position in the container neck is almost impossible. On the other hand, the advantage is that a quite exactly defined sealing pressure can be very easily generated by screwing such an applicator on to the cosmetics container, i.e. a pressure with which, for example, a portion of the applicator intended for sealing can be pressed onto the cosmetics container against a seal or in particular against the collar of the wiper, which has a sealing action. Such a type of sealing is more reliable already due to the fact that it is considerably less sensitive to dirt that has formed in the area of the seal due to the cosmetic mass that has settled there and that has then dried up.
Preferably, each part of the closure member in this case carries only a single thread. Ideally, each of these single threads has a pitch of at least 1.2 mm, better at least 1.5 mm, and ideally, at least 1.7 mm. Only one thread per part of the closure member with, preferably, a large pitch (i.e. a pitch in the above-mentioned size range) ensures that the threaded portion works without locking and jamming even without particular care being taken by the user, even though it is formed on two different parts which are only loosely connected and which, at the beginning of the screwing-on process, will definitely have a certain offset relative to one another from time to time until they are forced by the threaded portion according to the invention into a position that is precisely aligned relative to one another.
Within the context of a preferred embodiment, it is provided that the threaded portion is a double-start threaded portion, whose one thread is formed entirely on one part of the applicator-side closure member and whose other thread is formed entirely on another part of the applicator-side closure member.
A double-start threaded portion configured in this way not only facilitates the screwing-on process, but above all ensures that each of the two parts of the applicator-side closure member participates steadily in closing the container neck. In addition, such a threaded portion contributes to improving the centering effect of the loosely interconnected parts already mentioned above.
Within the context of another preferred embodiment it is provided that the threaded portion is a steep-pitch threaded portion with a thread lead of γ≧5° and preferably γ≧7.5°. The use of such a steep-pitch threaded portion leads to a tight closure of the container neck being accomplished already with less than a full turn of the cosmetics applicator. Moreover, the relative movement between the applicator and the wiper or parts of the wiper required for closing is greatly reduced, which is a great advantage particularly in such a dual arm applicator. This is the case particularly if a wiper with a so-called dividing wall is used.
On the other hand, the advantage is that a quite exactly defined sealing pressure can be very easily generated by screwing on such an applicator, i.e. a pressure with which, for example, a portion of the applicator intended for sealing is pressed against a seal or in particular against the collar of the wiper that has a sealing action. In this case, the steep-pitch threaded portion is preferably designed in such a way that inadvertent detachment of the two-part applicator from its closing position in the container neck is almost impossible.
Preferably, the two applicator arms are interconnected by a spring member, which is most frequently configured in the form of a leaf-spring member. At its distal end, i.e. the end facing away from the actual applicator, this comprises an annular spring member. Spring portions that are concavely curved towards the outside are integrally adjacent to this annular spring member. Their opposing, generally convex inner faces preferably rest against each other and then limit the further deformation of the annular spring member once the two applicator arms have come to rest against each other when the applicator is compressed.
Such a spring member ensures a very exact guidance of the two applicator arms relative to one another, i.e. the applicators meet each other neatly when the applicator arms are compressed, even if the user does not take particular care when compressing them. Moreover, such a spring member opposes the action of compressing the applicator arms with a noticeable spring action, which improves the handling of the applicator. This is due to the fact that the two applicator arms of the spring member are pressed apart right away once the pressure on the two applicator arms is taken away, even if the cosmetic mass, which has a not inconsiderable adhesive action, tends to hold the two applicators in the position in which they rest against each other. Finally, such a configuration of the spring member ensures that it or its annular section is not overloaded when the two applicator arms are compressed completely, not even when the pressure on the spring member is not taken away although the two applicator arms already rest against each other.
In this case, the wall thickness and/or the width of the leaf spring member are preferably constant. A “constancy” is substantially provided if the variation of the wall thickness or of the width is not greater than ±20%. Preferably, the variation is actually not greater than 5%.
In this case, the width of the spring member, at least in the area of its annular spring member, is preferably greater than or identical to the diameter of the access opening or of the neck of the cosmetics container.
Ideally, the bipartite applicator-side closure member is an integral component of the spring member.
Expediently, each part of the bipartite applicator-side closure member has an accommodating portion or an appendage for the positive attachment of the respective applicator arm.
Preferably, the cosmetics unit according to the invention comprises a wiper which has a substantially sleeve-shaped wiper body for mounting in a preferably circular container. In this case, the passage for the cosmetics applicator formed inside the wiper body is divided, at least in some areas, by a dividing wall into two passage portions extending next to one another. Each of the passage portions accommodates one applicator arm.
A wiper configured in this way is able to cleanly wipe off each of the two applicator arms. No appreciable amount of cosmetic mass remains on the two side surfaces of the applicator arm, which face each other and which, when the applicator is fully compressed, possibly rest against each other completely or in some areas. Thus, a better wiping result clearly can therefore be obtained than with one of the conventional wipers which are able to wipe off the two applicator arms only along their outer circumference, but not in the area of their contact surfaces of the opposing side surfaces.
Within the context of another preferred embodiment, it is provided that the wiper is dimensioned in such a way, and comprises at least one latching element by which it can be fixed in the direction of the longitudinal axis on a cosmetics container in such a way, that it is able to follow the rotary movement of the cosmetics applicator when the cosmetics unit is screwed open or shut, and that it remains on the cosmetics container when the cosmetics applicator is withdrawn. Such a configuration is advantageous in that the wiper is retained firmly on the bottle neck of the cosmetics container in the longitudinal direction. At the same time, however, the wiper is movable in the circumferential direction relative to the bottle neck, in its entirety, even if it does not consist of two parts, of which one can be moved relative to the other. Such a configuration offers the great advantage that a one-piece chambered wiper can be used, which co-rotates with the dual arm applicator when it is screwed shut.
In this case, the dual arm applicator (or the parts of it that form the applicator-side closure member) and the collar of the wiper are designed in such a way that the applicator-side closure member exerts considerable pressure on the collar of the wiper in the final phase of the screwing-on process. Thus, the latter is, on the one hand, pressed against a correspondingly designed surface on the end face of the bottle neck, at least if it is insufficiently soft, and on the other hand against the applicator-side closure member. Due to this fact, the collar of the wiper can be clamped between the applicator-side closure member and the bottle neck in such a way that it seals in a liquid-tight manner.
In this case, the collar is expediently made from a rubber-elastic material, or it bears a rubber-elastic coating at least in the area of its sealing surfaces. Alternatively, the wiper can also bear a loose rubber-elastic seal that is placed on the wiper in such a way that, if mounted as intended, it lies between the collar and the cosmetics container against which the collar abuts. This seal is then clamped and thus seals the collar against the corresponding seat or area on the cosmetics container.
Within the context of another preferred embodiment, it is provided that the wiper body comprises a first part which is rotatably retained on a second part of the wiper body. In this case, the first part is configured in such a way that it can be fixed on the cosmetics container as intended.
The second part of the wiper comprises the wiper lip and said dividing wall which divides the passage offered by the second part of the cosmetics applicator into two passage portions extending next to one another. In this case, the second part of the wiper body is rotatably attached to the first fixed part of the wiper body, preferably by latching.
This makes a wiper available whose first part seals against the container neck very reliably, because no relative movement whatsoever has to occur between the first part of the wiper and the container neck, and no sealing pressure has to be applied time and again, either. Nevertheless, this wiper, despite its dividing wall that divides it into two chambers, enables the use of a dual arm applicator that is screwed on to the cosmetics container and which rotates about its axis in the process, because the second part of the wiper, in which the dividing wall is also disposed, is able to rotate together with the dual arm applicator during the screwing-on process.
Further effects, advantages and optional embodiments become apparent from the following description of two exemplary embodiments and their variants with reference to the Figures listed below.
As will be explained in more detail below, this pincer applicator is configured as a so-called screw-on applicator, i.e. as an applicator which itself serves as a screw-on closure for the cosmetics container.
As can be seen quite well in this sectional drawing of the cosmetics unit, the cosmetics applicator is equipped with two applicator arms 3a, 3b. Each of the applicator arms, starting from a closure member formed by a first part 5a and a second part 5b, extends into the direction pointing inside the container, also see
The distal end of the applicator arms 3a, 3b facing away from the handle side is respectively equipped with an applicator element 4a, 4b. These applicator elements 4a, 4b, in the case described herein as an exemplary embodiment, respectively are a cosmetics brush or a comb.
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After all this, it is clear that the cosmetics applicator functionally forms a tool that is reminiscent of a pair of pincers. Therefore, it may also be referred to as a pincer applicator for grasping eyelashes or hairs.
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The two parts 5a, and 5b, which together form the applicator-side closure member, are configured in a similarly bipartite manner as the applicator arms. If these two parts 5a and 5b rest against each other, they form an applicator-side closure member with a circular cross section. This closure member is equipped on its circumference with a threaded portion to be explained in more detail later, which can be screwed into a corresponding mating threaded portion of a container-side closure member in order to fix the applicator on the cosmetics container and at the same time securely close the cosmetics container.
Each of the two parts 5a and 5b forming the applicator-side closure member can be injection-molded integrally together with the applicator arm 3a or 3b associated with it. However, in a number of cases it is functionally correct to provide a multi-part design here, as in this first exemplary embodiment. A multi-part design offers the advantage, for example, that a less elastic plastic can be used for the applicator arms than for the parts of the applicator-side closure member, in particular if the latter is produced integrally with the spring member 6. Even if all components are fabricated from one and the same plastic, which is to be preferred for very inexpensive disposable applicators in any case, said multi-part design offers advantages because it reduces tool costs—a multi-legged applicator that, as in this case, has to be injection-molded in a clearly opened position (see
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Finally, the two parts 5a and 5b of the applicator-side closure member, or in the case of a multi-part design, corresponding areas of the applicator arms 3a, 3b, are preferably each provided with a centering appendage 16a or 16b on their side facing the cosmetics container. Together, they form a preferably slightly conical unit, or a unit that tapers towards the inside of the container, and are in that case configured in such a way that they ensure a preliminary centering of the applicator in the container neck or inside of the wiper, even before the threaded portion, or the threads that are to be described below, begin to grip, and preferably even before the centering effect of the circumferential surfaces of said collars 13a and 13b begins. In this manner, the threaded portion or the threads can easily be made to “grip” without taking particular care.
The two parts 5a and 5b forming the applicator-side closure member, as was already mentioned above, are interconnected by an inventive spring member 6. Preferably, the spring member 6 is integrally injection-molded onto the two parts 5a and 5b.
The part consisting of these three components, which as a whole can also be referred to as a handle member, is injection-molded in a position that corresponds to an open position of the applicator and which is shown by
As can be seen in the
The ring portion 9 is responsible for the predominant part of the spring action because the predominant part of the elastic deformation required for bringing the two applicator arms 3a and 3b to rest against each other takes place in the area of the ring portion.
The spring member 6 preferably has a rectangular cross section, the small edge length KKL of which is ≧0.8 mm and preferably ≧1 mm, see
On the one hand, the spring member according to the invention applies a large spring bias over a large spring deflection which considerably facilitates the handling of the applicator and therefore exhibits a considerably different behavior from an only locally provided film hinge. Given a correct dimensioning of the spring member configured according to the invention (which can be easily determined for the respective specific case of application by a few experiments that are customary in the field), this spring bias is so large that the applicator arms 3a, 3b always move away from each other automatically once the pressure of the fingers abates. This is also the case if the bristles of the applicator elements 4a and 4b have been pushed into one another intensively before and if the bristles in the contact area are still charged with a cosmetic mass that exhibits a strong adhesive action.
In addition, the spring member, which is very wide in the direction of GKL, guides the two arms of the applicator very precisely relative to one another. The width GKL is selected in such a way that the applicator elements 4a and 4b come into contact with each other at exactly the same places again and again when the two applicator arms are being fully compressed, for example into the position shown by
Thus, the focus can now be directed to the quick closure which contributes to the invention and which this first exemplary embodiment uses.
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The container-side closure member 17 shown, for example, by
The exact functional principle of the quick closure, which makes up a part of the invention, can best be described with reference to the
The crucial point is that at least one of the two closure members, as provided by the invention, has to be provided with a multi-start steep-pitch threaded portion designed in such a way that the two closure members can be brought from a position in which the threads of the steep-pitch threaded portion begin to grip for the first time into a fully closed position, with less than a ⅜ turn relative to one another. Preferably, the design is such that the closing process just described can take place with less than a ¼ turn or ideally even with less than ⅛ turn.
The multi-start threaded portion, which in the present case is a double-start threaded portion formed of the threads 19a and 19b, is clearly recognizable in
Ideally, each of these single threads has a pitch GH of at least 1.2 mm, better at least 1.5 mm, and ideally, at least 1.7 mm, see
The threaded portion is configured as a steep-pitch threaded portion, i.e. the lead angle γ (see detailed view for
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The special feature of the threaded portion shown by
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It should be noted that the solid sections marked with the reference numerals 25a and 25b are substantially rigid both in the radial direction as well as in the direction of the longitudinal axis L; in this, they differ from the tongues 23a and 23b from
As can be readily seen in the Figures, the steep-pitch threaded portion in the present case is designed in such a way in the exemplary embodiments that it extends into the visible outer surface of the cosmetics unit in the finished cosmetics unit. Such a design not only has a certain aesthetic appeal, but also considerably simplifies operation—due to the fact that the user always sees the threaded portion, she will as a rule automatically place the two closure members onto one another during the closing process in such a way that she can bring the closure members into their closed position with an efficient rotary movement that is as short as possible.
Moreover, the steep-pitch threaded portion in this exemplary embodiment is designed in such a way that the two closure members 5a, 5b, on the one hand, and 17, on the other hand, form a uniform body with a continuously smooth visible outer surface, even though the steep-pitch threaded portions extend into the visible outer surface (see
Moreover, it should be noted that the threads 23a and 23b in the exemplary embodiments shown here have a pronounced thread end which serves as a defined stop 26a or 26b, which is in fact reached during the closing process. This leads to the cosmetics applicator always coming to rest in the same final position—which is not the case in the known cosmetics applicators which were screwed on using a fine threaded portion that permits a more or less strong screw-on process, so that the cosmetics applicator comes to rest in different positions, depending on how strongly it was screwed shut.
It must be remarked that the spring member, which in many cases contributes considerably to the invention and which was already described in detail, is very advantageous precisely because it offers an increased torsional rigidity due to its special design. This enables the user to resolutely rotate the spring member without taking any particular care, in order to screw the applicator tightly onto the cosmetics container and optionally also to latch it there. This plays a role particularly if a chambered wiper of the type described below is used at the same time, which during the process of screwing the applicator shut has to be co-rotated completely or partially, possibly even against the resistance of the cosmetic, which sticks to the sliding areas in a certain way.
The first exemplary embodiment of the cosmetics unit according to the invention described so far uses a wiper of the known kind as it is used also in those innumerable cosmetics applicators that have only a single stem with a single cosmetics or mascara brush attached to its end.
Since such a standard wiper is in many cases only capable of providing a wiping result of limited use in the case of dual arm cosmetics applicators, it is provided according to the invention to preferably pair the dual arm applicator with a wiper that is specifically adapted to it.
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The first wiper part 32 is non-rotatably fixed to the neck portion of the cosmetics container 7 if it has been mounted as intended. The first wiper part 32 is not provided with a dividing wall, but forms a single uniform passage 30 through which both applicator arms 3a, 3b extend together. Only the second, movable wiper part 33 is equipped with a dividing wall 38. The dividing wall 38 extends preferably at least substantially over the entire length of the movable second wiper part 33 in the direction of the longitudinal axis L and divides the passage 30 into two passage portions 30a and 30b. At least, however, the dividing wall 38 extends over at least half the length of the second wiper part 33 in the direction of the longitudinal axis L. The thickened portion 40 that the dividing wall 38 of the second wiper part 33 comprises in the area in which the inwardly retracted part of the wiper body 29 forms the wiper lip 31 can be discerned rather well in
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Due to the fact that the second wiper part 33 is rotatably fixed on the fixed first wiper part 32, it becomes possible to associate one of the wipers with a dividing wall, which work particularly well, with the cosmetics applicator 2, and without having to dispense with fixing the cosmetics applicator reliably and always tightly on the cosmetics container using a threaded portion. This particularly applies to the use of the above described threaded portion according to the invention, with which the applicator can be fixed on the cosmetics container with a short rotary movement, so that the two components of the applicator are not subjected to relative movements that are too large.
This exemplary embodiment differs from the first exemplary embodiment and the modification thereof that was just described in that the cosmetics applicator itself does not carry a threaded portion with which it is screwed on to the cosmetics container. However, it corresponds to the first exemplary embodiment to the extent that it comprises exactly the same spring member 6, so that the statements in this regard also apply to this applicator.
Apart from the lacking threaded portion, the parts 5a and 5b of the applicator-side closure member and the applicator arms 3a and 3b as well as the applicators attached thereto correspond to those of the first exemplary embodiment. Therefore, the statements made above with regard to the first exemplary embodiments in this regard also apply to this second exemplary embodiment.
In this second exemplary embodiment, a separate closure cap 44 which carries a threaded portion and is screwed on to the container neck belongs to the cosmetics unit. Said threaded portion can be a conventional threaded portion as is shown by
In any case, the closure cap 44 and the spring member 6 of the applicator are designed in such a way that the closure cap presses with its inner face on the spring member and in this way sealingly presses the collar 13a, 13b of the container-side closure member against the collar 39 of the wiper.
The wiper is a special feature also in this second exemplary embodiment. The wiper used in the context of this second exemplary embodiment is illustrated by the
The statements made above with regard to
In this second exemplary embodiment, the dividing wall 38 extends over at least 6/7 of the length of the wiper 28 in the direction of the longitudinal axis L. This is particularly advantageous. Generally, it can be said, the length of the dividing wall 38 is at least one-fourth of the length of the wiper 1 in the direction of the longitudinal axis L, better still half of the length of the wiper 1 in this direction.
Finally, it must be stated that the following applies for wipers which may possibly be used within the context of the invention, regardless of whether it is of a single-part or two-part design:
The wiper body 29 or its two wiper parts 32, 33 are thin-walled. The wall thickness W of the aforementioned parts is preferably at least 0.25 mm, better at least 0.4 mm, and maximally 1.5 mm. The wiper body 29 generally consists of a plastic or an elastomer or even a rubber-elastic material.
The wiper body 29 can be configured to consist of a single component, i.e. consist of only a single material. In that case, it is particularly simple to produce, which is of great importance in the case of a disposable part. For more sophisticated applications, the wiper body 29 can be given a multi-component configuration and consist, for example, of a basic element consisting of a hard plastic to which an area consisting of a softer or even rubber-elastic material is injection-molded which forms the collar of the wiper body and/or the wiper lip 31.
The wiper body 29 preferably tapers towards the end thereof inside the container and thus forms a wiper lip 31.
The wiper 28 is provided for mounting in a preferably circular container neck and is configured accordingly. On its side facing away from the inside of the container, it bears a collar 39 with which it is supported against the bottle's neck or the upper end of the container in which it is mounted. It is thus ensured that the wiper 28 is not pressed into the cosmetics container 7 by the forces produced when the applicator 2 is pushed in.
On the side of the collar 39 pointing inside the container, the wiper body 29 is provided with a latching means, which in this case is configured in the form of a latching bead 41. The latter latches into a corresponding latching groove 21, 22 of the container neck if the wiper 28 is mounted as intended. In this exemplary embodiment, the latching bead 41 and the external diameter DA of the wiper body 29 underneath the collar 39 are configured in such a way that the wiper 28 or first wiper part 32 are non-rotatably retained on the bottle's neck after having been mounted as intended.
The wiper lip 31 is given the required elasticity either by the material of the wiper 28 alone, and/or also by the configuration in the area of the wiper lip 31, so that it is able to resiliently abut against the stem to be wiped off and the applicator 2 to be wiped off. For example, a suitable configuration may be to provide the outer wall of the wiper body 29 with slits 43 in the area of the wiper lip 31 (see
The dividing wall 38 is preferably planar and preferably at least mainly, or most frequently even substantially, smooth. Generally, it is formed by a continuous, non-perforated wall and injection-molded integrally together with the rest of the wiper body 29 or the second wiper part 33 in a single process step. In that case, it preferably consists of the same material as the rest of the wiper body 29.
Preferably, the dividing wall 38 tapers towards the outside end of the wiper 28, relative to the insertion as intended of the end of the wiper 28 on the inside of the container. It is expedient that the dividing wall 38 has its greatest strength at the level of the wiper lip 31, because there, it should abut the area of the applicator 2 to be wiped off by it in the most intimate manner.
In this case, it is particularly advantageous if the thickness of the dividing wall 38 is approximately 10-30% less than the wall thickness of the wiper body 29. That means that the wall thickness of the dividing wall 38 should be between 0.17 mm, between at least 0.3 mm, and maximally 1.5 mm, better maximally 1.2 mm. Preferably, the dividing wall 38 is configured as a membrane. This is readily possible because the dividing wall 38 is generally connected to the wiper body along the entire length of its transition into the wiper body 29, and is thereby held “folded open” by it. In any case, it is beneficial if the dividing wall is configured so thin that the two applicator arms and/or the two applicators rest against one another completely when they are in their “parking position” in the cosmetics container and nevertheless accommodate the dividing wall between themselves in this case.
In the present exemplary embodiment, the dividing wall 38 extends in a plane lying on the central line L. The passage 30 is thus divided into passage portions 30a, 30b of the same size.
As can be seen rather well in the
The application behavior of the cosmetics unit according to the invention can be optimized to an even greater extent if it is designed as a mascara unit, if the fact is taken into account, when adapting the mascara mass, that this is a pincer-like applicator.
For example, it has proven particularly advantageous if the mascara unit according to the invention, which is designed in accordance with the statements above, is combined into a package together with a mascara mass whose ingredients are composed according to one of the following recipes.
The non-water-resistant mascara mass should preferably consist of the following ingredients:
The water-resistant mascara mass to be used alternatively in the package should preferably consist of the following ingredients:
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