Granted Patent B2

US 12,274,321 · App. 17/432,636 · Granted Apr 15, 2025

Inventor: Kimberly Pflug (Albuquerque, NM)

A41G5/02

Abstract

Claims (30)

1. An eyelash applicator and stand for hands-free support of a false eyelash, the eyelash applicator and stand comprising:

the eyelash applicator including a pair of lever arms interconnected at a fixed end by a fulcrum, and each lever arm having a tip at a free end, wherein when the lever arms are squeezed together to pinch the tips of the lever arms together in order to engage and hold the false eyelash; and

the stand including an elongated slot in a body, the elongated slot having a length L and a width W dimensioned and configured to receive the fulcrum and the lever arms of the eyelash applicator, and the elongated slot having a height H dimensioned and configured to receive a portion of the eyelash applicator lever arms;

wherein the width W is dimensioned and configured to sufficiently squeeze the lever arms together in order to pinch the tips of the lever arms together when the eyelash applicator is inserted into the elongated slot;

wherein the stand further comprises an adjustor for adjusting the width W of the elongated slots in order to accommodate different eyelash applicators of varying sizes; and

wherein the adjustor comprises a wedge having a threaded member that extends through the stand body and engages the wedge, tightening the treaded member moves the wedge within the body to bias a side wall of the wedge into the elongated slot to decrease an effective width W of the elongated slot.

2. The eyelash applicator and stand according to claim 1 , wherein the tips pinch together when the eyelash applicator is inserted the height H into the elongated slot.

3. The eyelash applicator and stand according to claim 1 , wherein the stand comprises a pair of said elongated slots in the body configured to receive a pair of said eyelash applicators in order to support a pair of said false eyelashes.

4. The eyelash applicator and stand according to claim 3 , wherein each slot is oriented at an oblique angle to the other slot, whereby the oblique orientation provides clearance between the pair of eyelash applicators to facilitate a user in gripping and removing one of said eyelash applicators from the stand.

5. An eyelash applicator and stand according to claim 1 , wherein the stand comprises a plurality of said elongated slots in the body, each configured to receive a respective eyelash applicator.

6. The eyelash applicator and stand according to claim 1 , wherein the body is a solid mass defining the elongated slot.

7. The eyelash applicator and stand according to claim 1 , wherein the body comprises an outer wall defining the overall shape of the stand and an inner wall defining the elongated slot.

8. The eyelash applicator and stand according to claim 7 , wherein the body further comprises a bottom wall defining a bottom of the elongated slot.

9. The eyelash applicator and stand according to claim 7 , wherein the stand includes a weight inserted within the outer wall to provide a stable base having a low center of gravity.

10. The eyelash applicator and stand according to claim 1 , wherein the stand further comprises a timer for tracking time of drying adhesive that has been applied to the false eyelash held by the eyelash applicator received in the elongated slot.

11. The eyelash applicator and stand according to claim 10 , wherein the timer is mounted within the body of the stand.

12. An eyelash applicator and stand for hands-free support of a false eyelash, the eyelash applicator and stand comprising:

the eyelash applicator including a pair of lever arms interconnected at a fixed end by a fulcrum, and each lever arm having a tip at a free end, wherein when the lever arms are squeezed together to pinch the tips of the lever arms together in order to engage and hold the false eyelash; and

the stand including an elongated slot in a body, the elongated slot having a length L and a width W dimensioned and configured to receive the fulcrum and the lever arms of the eyelash applicator, and the elongated slot having a height H dimensioned and configured to receive a portion of the eyelash applicator lever arms;

wherein the width W is dimensioned and configured to sufficiently squeeze the lever arms together in order to pinch the tips of the lever arms together when the eyelash applicator is inserted into the elongated slot; and

wherein the stand further comprises a fan for directing air toward the tips of an eyelash applicator received within the elongated slot for drying adhesive applied to the false eyelash held by the eyelash applicator.

13. The eyelash applicator and stand according to claim 12 , wherein the stand further comprises an adjustor for adjusting the width W of the elongated slots in order to accommodate different eyelash applicators of varying sizes.

14. The eyelash applicator and stand according to claim 13 , wherein the adjustor comprises a threaded member that threadably extends through the stand body into the elongated slot, whereby screwing the threaded member into the elongated slot decreases an effective width W of the elongated slot.

15. The eyelash applicator and stand according to claim 12 , wherein the fan is mounted within the body of the stand.

16. A stand for hands-free support of an item with tweezers, the tweezers including a pair of lever arms interconnected at a fixed end by a fulcrum, and each lever arm having a tip at a free end, wherein when the lever arms are squeezed together to pinch the tips of the lever arms together in order to engage and hold the item, the stand comprising:

an elongated slot in a body, the elongated slot having a length L and a width W dimensioned and configured to receive the fulcrum and the lever arms of the tweezers, and the elongated slot having a height H dimensioned and configured to receive a portion of the lever arms;

wherein the width W is dimensioned and configured to sufficiently squeeze the lever arms together in order to pinch the tips of the lever arms together when the tweezers are inserted into the elongated slot;

wherein the stand further comprises an adjustor for adjusting the width W of the elongated slots in order to accommodate different tweezers of varying sizes; and

wherein the adjustor comprises a threaded member that threadably extends through the stand body into the elongated slot, whereby screwing the threaded member into the elongated slot decreases an effective width W of the elongated slot.

17. The stand according to claim 16 , wherein the tips pinch together when the tweezers are inserted the height H into the elongated slot.

Continuity (2)

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