Claims
- 1. A brush for applying mascara to eyelashes, comprising:
a twisted wire core holding a plurality of radially extending bristles to form a brush at an end of the core, said twisted wire core being formed of a wire having a diameter of about 0.028 inch to about 0.040 inch and a pitch of about 0.140 inch to about 0.200 inch, said bristles being positioned in said twisted wire core at a bristle density of about 10-80 bristles per turn.
- 2. A brush in accordance with claim 1, wherein said wire is formed of brass, copper or stainless steel.
- 3. A brush in accordance with claim 1, wherein said wire is formed of plastic coated metal wire.
- 4. A brush for applying mascara to eyelashes, comprising:
a twisted wire core holding a plurality of radially extending bristles to form a brush at an end of the core, said twisted wire core being formed of a wire having a diameter of about 0.028 inch to about 0.040 inch and a pitch of about 0.150 inch to about 0.250 inch, said bristles being positioned in said twisted wire core at a bristle density of about 10-80 bristles per turn.
- 5. A brush in accordance with claim 4, wherein said twisted wire core has a pitch of about 0.150 inch to about 0.200 inch
- 6. A brush in accordance with claim 4, wherein said wire is formed of brass, copper or stainless steel.
- 7. A brush in accordance with claim 4, wherein said wire is formed of plastic coated metal wire.
- 8. A brush in accordance with claim 4, wherein said bristles having a diameter of 0.011 inch to 0.012 inch, and the brush has a bristle density in the range of 10-18 bristles per turn.
- 9. A brush in accordance with claim 8, wherein said brush has a bristle density in the range of 10-12 bristles per turn.
- 10. A brush in accordance with claim 4, wherein said bristles having a diameter of 0.009 inch to 0.010 inch, and the brush has a bristle density in the range of 12-25 bristles per turn.
- 11. A brush in accordance with claim 10, wherein said brush has a bristle density in the range of 14-20 bristles per turn.
- 12. A brush in accordance with claim 4, wherein said bristles having a diameter of 0.007 inch to 0.008 inch, and the brush has a bristle density in the range of 15-40 bristles per turn.
- 13. A brush in accordance with claim 12, wherein said brush has a bristle density in the range of 18-25 bristles per turn.
- 14. A brush in accordance with claim 4, wherein said bristles having a diameter of 0.005 inch to 0.006 inch, and the brush has a bristle density in the range of 20-45 bristles per turn.
- 15. A brush in accordance with claim 14, wherein said brush has a bristle density in the range of 20-28 bristles per turn.
- 16. A brush in accordance with claim 4, wherein said bristles having a diameter of 0.003 inch to 0.004 inch, and the brush has a bristle density in the range of 22-60 bristles per turn.
- 17. A brush in accordance with claim 16, wherein said brush has a bristle density in the range of 22-35 bristles per turn.
- 18. A method of fabricating a mascara brush, comprising the steps of:
placing bristle filaments in a U-shaped wire, said wire having a diameter of about 0.028 inch to about 0.040 inch, said bristles being positioned in said twisted wire core at a bristle density of about 10-60 bristles per turn; twisting said U-shaped wire to form a twisted wire core to a pitch of about 0.150 inch to about 0.250 inch.
- 19. A method in accordance with claim 18, wherein said twisted wire core has a pitch of about 0.150 inch to about 0.200 inch
- 20. A brush for applying mascara to eyelashes, comprising:
a twisted wire core holding a plurality of radially extending bristles to form a brush at an end of the core, said twisted wire core being formed of a wire having a diameter of about 0.028 inch to about 0.040 inch and a pitch of about 0.150 inch to about 0.200 inch, said bristles being positioned in said twisted wire core at a bristle density of about 10-60 bristles per turn; a rod having a diameter of about 0.100 inch to 0.250 inch, said twisted wire core being mounted to said rod.
- 21. A brush in accordance with claim 20, wherein said rod has a diameter of about 0.125 inch to 0.175 inch.
PRIOR APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/225,039 filed Aug. 21, 2002 in the name of Antonio Montoli and entitled “Wire Core Mascara Brush.”
Continuation in Parts (1)
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10225039 |
Aug 2002 |
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10879623 |
Jun 2004 |
US |