DEVICE FOR PICKING UP AND APPLYING A COSMETIC PRODUCT

Abstract

A device for picking up and applying a cosmetic composition, in particular makeup, having a flexible support defining an, in particular continuous, application surface intended to receive the cosmetic composition, and at least two elements that are movable with respect to one another and are connected to the support, such that a relative movement of these two elements brings about a mechanical stress on the support and causes the latter to deform between a configuration for picking up cosmetic composition and an application configuration.

Claims

1. A device for picking up and applying a cosmetic composition, in particular makeup, in particular in the form of a transferable print, the device having a flexible support defining an application surface intended to receive the cosmetic composition, and at least two elements that are movable with respect to one another and are connected to the support, such that a relative movement of these two elements brings about a mechanical stress on the support and causes the latter to deform between a configuration for picking up the cosmetic composition and an application configuration, the application surface being substantially flat in the first configuration of the support and having a morphological shape, adapted to the area to which the composition is intended to be applied, in the second configuration of the support.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein, in the first configuration of the support, the application surface forms a developable surface.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein, in the second configuration of the support, the application surface has a shape that is concave or convex towards the outside.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein, in the second configuration of the support, the application surface has a shape that is suitable for the application of the cosmetic composition to an eyelid.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein, in the second configuration of the support, the application surface has a shape that corresponds exactly to a predefined area of the face or of the body of a user.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein one of said two movable elements has two mechanical connections that connect the support by two respective contact points to an actuating element that is movable relative to the support and configured to be actuated by the user in order to change the configuration of the support.

7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the connections are flexible.

8. The device according to claim 6, wherein the actuating element is rotatable about a geometric axis respect to a physical axis fixed to the support so as, when driven in rotation, to stretch the connections such that the latter exert a pull on the support at the periphery thereof so as to change it from one configuration to the other.

9. The device according to claim 6, wherein the connections are rigid and are each formed by an arm connecting the actuating element) to the support, the device being configured such that a movement of said actuating element acts on the connections and the support.

10. The device according to claim 9, further comprising an actuating element in the form of a push button, which the user presses in order to deform the support, this push button preferably being movable relative to the body of the device defining a gripping part, the connections being hinged to said body and moved by the movement of the push button.

11. The device according to claim 10, wherein the body of the device is provided with fins for holding the device when the user presses the push button.

12. The device according to claim 1, wherein the support has an elastically deformable membrane defining the application surface and the device has, on the opposite side from said application surface, a bearing element separate from said membrane, in particular made of a rigid material, and a rod that carries the membrane and is able to move relative to the bearing element such that, as a result of the rod being pulled towards the rear, the membrane is pressed against the bearing element and takes on the shape thereof.

13. The device according to claim 1, wherein the movable elements are elastically deformable so as to be able to be moved towards one another.

14. The device according to claim 1, wherein said at least two movable elements are configured to exert on the support mechanical force applied by the user, in particular via a gripping part of the body of the device.

15. A method for manufacturing a device for picking up and applying a cosmetic composition according to claim 1, wherein the application surface of the support, in the application configuration, is given a shape corresponding exactly to the area of the body or of the face to which the composition is intended to be applied, said area being in particular an eyelid.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the support is produced on the basis of an acquisition of the topography of at least a part of said area, in particular by way of a 3D scan.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein at least a part of the device having the application surface, or a mould for manufacturing it, is produced by machining a preform or by additive manufacturing, in particular by 3D printing.

18. A cosmetic set having, within one and the same packaging, at least one pick-up and application device according to claim 1, and a plurality of transferable prints that are intended to be picked up by the application surface of the support in its first configuration and in particular differ from one another in terms of their composition and/or their pattern.

19. The set according to claim 18, wherein the prints are obtained using a laser printer or inkjet printer.

20. A method for the cosmetic treatment of an area of human keratin materials, involving the application of a cosmetic composition to said area with the aid of a pick-up and application device according to claim 1, wherein, in said method, the device is used in its first configuration to pick up said composition, the latter being in particular in the form of a transferable print, and then the device is put into its second configuration by acting on at least one of said two movable elements, before the composition is applied.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0129] The invention may be understood better from reading the following detailed description of non-limiting exemplary embodiments thereof and from examining the appended drawing, in which:

[0130] FIG. 1 shows an example of a device for picking up and applying a cosmetic composition according to the invention,

[0131] FIG. 2 is a view in longitudinal section on II-II of the device in FIG. 1,

[0132] FIG. 3 illustrates an example of two configurations that the support of a device according to the invention can take up,

[0133] FIG. 4 shows a second example of a device according to the invention,

[0134] FIG. 5 shows a third example of a device according to the invention,

[0135] FIG. 6 shows a fourth example of a device according to the invention, and

[0136] FIGS. 7, 8 and 9 illustrate an example of the use of a pick-up and application device according to the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0137] FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a device 1 according to the invention for picking up and applying a cosmetic composition P.

[0138] In this example, the device 1 has a support 2 defining an application surface 3 intended to receive the cosmetic composition P, and two elements 5, 7 that are movable with respect to one another in order to deform the support 2 in order to change from a pick-up configuration A to a makeup application configuration B. The device is configured so as to exert a force on the support 2 such that the latter passes from one configuration to the other. The first configuration A, shown by way of broken lines, is intended for picking up the cosmetic composition P. The second configuration B, shown by way of solid lines, is intended for application to an area of human keratin materials, an eyelid in this first example.

[0139] Preferably, and as illustrated, the application surface 3 is, in the second configuration of the support 2, curved, and more particularly concave towards the outside, so as to have a shape complementary to the morphology of the eyelid, whereas, in the first configuration of the support 2, the application surface 3 is substantially flat.

[0140] In the example in question, the support 2 is partially flexible, and the device has mechanical connections 5 that each connect one of the edges 2a of the support 2 to an actuating element 7, which also forms a gripping part of the device 1, connected to the support 2 at its centre 2c. In this example, the connections 5 are flexible, being for example wires.

[0141] The actuating element 7 of the device 1 is able to rotate about a geometric axis X with respect to a fixed physical axis 8 of the support. The rotation of the actuating element 7 stretches the connections 5 in that the latter exert a force on the support 2 so as to change it from one configuration to the other, as can be seen in FIGS. 1 and 2.

[0142] The maximum travel E.sub.m between the two configurations A and B of the support 2 is between 5 mm and 20 mm. This travel E.sub.m is measured at one of the ends 2a of the support 2, at its periphery, between the two configurations A and B, as illustrated in FIG. 1.

[0143] A user wishing to use the device 1 that has just been described brings it, in its configuration A, into contact with the cosmetic composition P, for example a print including a pattern, in order to pick it up. In this way, the pattern is transferred to the application surface 3 and the user then turns the actuating element of the gripping part in order to put the support 2 into its configuration B, then applies the application surface 3 bearing the pattern to the area to be made up by bringing them into contact with one another.

[0144] FIG. 3 shows an example in which, in the pick-up configuration A, the application surface, which is curved, has a shape opposite to that taken up in the configuration B of the support.

[0145] In the variant shown in FIG. 4, the connections 5 are rigid, each being formed by an arm connecting the actuating element of the device 1 to an end 2a of the support 2. The actuating element is in the form of a push button 10 that is movable relative to the body of the device 1, which defines the gripping part 7, the connections 5 being hinged to said body.

[0146] The body of the device defining the gripping part 7 is, in this example, provided with fins 12a and 12b for holding the device 1 when the user presses the push button 10. These fins define two ergonomic rests configured to receive the fingers of a user in order to hold the device 1 while another finger presses the push button 10.

[0147] In order to change configuration, the user presses the push button 10, causing the connections 5 to pivot and to deform the support 2.

[0148] In the variant shown in FIG. 5, the support 2 has an elastically deformable membrane 13 defining the application surface 3 and the device 1 has, on the opposite side from said application surface, a bearing element 14 separate from the membrane 13 and made for example of a rigid material. The device 1 also has a rod 15 that carries the membrane 13 and is able to move relative to the element 14. As a result of the rod 15 being pulled towards the rear, the membrane 13 is pressed against the element 14 and takes on the shape thereof.

[0149] The rod advantageously has a relief (not shown) configured to lock the support 2 in the application configuration B, in particular by snap-fastening of the rod to the bearing element. In another variant, shown in FIG. 6, the device 1 has two elastically deformable connections 22, 23 that connect the support 2 by two respective contact points 2a to a fixed rod 24, the connections being configured to move towards one another when the user presses them between their thumb and index finger, causing the application surface, which is curved in a first configuration, to be flattened.

[0150] In the examples described, the movable elements are configured to restore to the support 2 a mechanical force applied by the user, via an actuating element 7 of the device 1.

[0151] In one embodiment of the invention, in the second configuration of the support 2, the application surface 3 has a shape adapted to a predefined area of the face or of the body of a user. In this case, the support is produced on the basis of an acquisition of the topography of at least a part of said area, in particular by way of a 3D scan.

[0152] As described above, at least a part of the device 1 having the application surface 3, or a mould for manufacturing it, can be produced by machining a preform or by additive manufacturing, in particular by 3D printing.

EXAMPLE

[0153] An example of making up an eyelid with the aid of a device 1 according to the invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9.

[0154] In this example, the cosmetic composition P is in the form of various prints of coloured patterns on a plastic film 19, which have been printed with the aid of a laser printer having a deactivated fuser and are visible in FIG. 7. The device 1 used corresponds to the one in FIG. 4.

[0155] The user presses the push button 10 in order to put the support 2 into its configuration A, and brings the application surface 3 into contact with one of the prints in order to pick up the pattern thereof, as can be seen in FIG. 7. In this configuration, the application surface 3 is substantially flat. The pattern is thus transferred onto the application surface 3, as can be seen in FIG. 8.

[0156] The device 1 is then manipulated so as to put the support 2 into its configuration B by releasing the push button 10 in order to be able to apply the pattern to the area to be made up by bringing them into contact with one another. In this case, the application surface 3 has a shape corresponding exactly to the eyelid, that is to say a shape that is concave towards the outside.

[0157] Once the device 1 has been removed, makeup that perfectly reproduces the desired pattern is obtained, as illustrated in FIG. 9, without any deterioration.

[0158] The application surface 3 can then be cleaned for a subsequent application.

[0159] The invention is not limited to the examples that have just been described.

[0160] Other types of support 2 and of movable elements can be used, as can other materials for the production thereof.