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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2008
Peter Jonathan Wyatt, Forest Hill, MD (US);
David Edward Wilson, Reisterstown, MD (US);
Florina Winter, Shanghai, CN;
Neil Scott Beattie, Cambridge, GB;
Colin Dennis Ager, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Peter David Cauwood, Cambridge, GB;
Thomas Elliot Rabe, Baltimore, MD (US);
Peter Jonathan Wyatt, Forest Hill, MD (US);
David Edward Wilson, Reisterstown, MD (US);
Florina Winter, Shanghai, CN;
Neil Scott Beattie, Cambridge, GB;
Colin Dennis Ager, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Peter David Cauwood, Cambridge, GB;
Thomas Elliot Rabe, Baltimore, MD (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A cosmetic applicator comprising a handle having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the handle comprises a drive; an applicator head operatively associated with the drive to move at least part of the applicator head relative to the handle; and a control surface disposed at the proximal end of the handle and operatively associated with the drive. The control surface may be rotatable about a control surface axis through a plurality of positions and the control surface axis may be aligned with the longitudinal axis of the handle. The control surface may be moveable through a plurality of positions. The applicator may comprise an additional control surface, such as a second control surface or temporary control surface, which may be operated independently or in combination with the first control surface.