US 12,075,908 B2
Makeup brush
Andrea Gunness, Gallatin, TN (US)
Assigned to LUMETIQUE, INC., Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by LUMETIQUE, INC., Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/221,210.
Application 17/221,210 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/846,466, filed on Apr. 13, 2020, abandoned.
Application 17/221,210 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/700,754, filed on Dec. 2, 2019, granted, now 11,751,676.
Prior Publication US 2021/0227962 A1, Jul. 29, 2021
Int. Cl. A46B 5/00 (2006.01); A46B 3/06 (2006.01); A46B 7/04 (2006.01); A46B 9/02 (2006.01); A46D 3/04 (2006.01); A46B 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC A46B 5/0095 (2013.01) [A46B 3/06 (2013.01); A46B 7/042 (2013.01); A46B 7/044 (2013.01); A46B 9/021 (2013.01); A46D 3/045 (2013.01); A46B 3/04 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1046 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A makeup brush comprising:
a handle with a ferrule end and a holding end;
a ferrule comprising:
a ferrule inner end connectable to said ferrule end of said handle;
a ferrule outer end;
an interior;
a ferrule body with a ferrule length extending between said inner and outer ends and around said interior; and
a well disposed at said ferrule outer end, wherein said well comprises a well base parallel to said ferrule outer end, wherein said well base comprises an inner side that faces toward said interior of said ferrule body and an outer side that faces away from said interior of said ferrule;
a plurality of bristles, wherein:
each of said bristles comprises a bristle outer tip, a bristle inner tip, and a bristle length extending between said bristle outer and inner tips;
said bristles extend out of said ferrule; and
said inner tips of said bristles are integrally attached to said outer side of said well base of said ferrule; and
means for releasably connecting said ferrule to said handle, wherein:
said ferrule inner end is releasably connected to said ferrule end of said handle;
said means for releasably connecting said ferrule to said handle comprises a ferrule sliding feature disposed on said ferrule that releasably mates with a handle sliding feature disposed on said handle; and
said ferrule sliding feature is one of at least one channel carved into or at least one notch protruding out from said ferrule body and said handle sliding feature is an other of at least one notch protruding out from or at least one channel carved into said handle, wherein:
said at least one notch releasably slides into said at least one channel;
each of said at least one channel comprises:
a channel opening;
channel terminal; and
an L-bend between said channel opening and said channel terminal;
said channel opening is disposed at one of said ferrule inner end of said ferrule or said ferrule end of said handle at a channel opening position;
said channel travels a lateral channel distance away from one of said ferrule inner end of said ferrule or said ferrule end of said handle;
a channel terminal position is further disposed at said one of said ferrule inner end of said ferrule or said ferrule end of said handle;
said channel opening position and said channel terminal position are distinct; and
said channel terminal is disposed said channel distance away into said one of said ferrule inner end of said ferrule or said ferrule end of said handle, from said channel terminal position.