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EP1228716B1 - Device for storing and applying a product - Google Patents

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EP1228716B1
EP1228716B1 EP02290035A EP02290035A EP1228716B1 EP 1228716 B1 EP1228716 B1 EP 1228716B1 EP 02290035 A EP02290035 A EP 02290035A EP 02290035 A EP02290035 A EP 02290035A EP 1228716 B1 EP1228716 B1 EP 1228716B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
    • A45D34/04—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/26—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45D
    • A45D2200/10—Details of applicators
    • A45D2200/1009—Applicators comprising a pad, tissue, sponge, or the like
    • A45D2200/1018—Applicators comprising a pad, tissue, sponge, or the like comprising a pad, i.e. a cushion-like mass of soft material, with or without gripping means

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  • the present invention relates to devices for packaging and applying a product, in particular a cosmetic or care product, and in particular a transportable device for packaging a small quantity of product and for applying it.
  • the document US 3,860,348 describes an applicator for applying a polish which comprises a wall obtained by molding delimiting a housing at the bottom of which is glued an applicator, and an aluminum foil welded to the edge of the thermoformed wall.
  • the applicator is soaked with product and compressed in the closed position and relaxes when removing the aluminum foil.
  • the document US 4,360,020 describes a disposable pad impregnated with a drug.
  • the buffer is housed in a housing delimited by two sheets fixed together without being compressed.
  • the document EP-1020135 describes a set of packaging and application of a product, this assembly being provided with a pump for dispensing the product and an applicator for applying it.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a device for packaging and applying a product which is rechargeable.
  • a device for packaging and applying a particular cosmetic product comprising a first part, and a second part which, in a closed position, delimits with the first part, a closed volume, said second portion being integral with an applicator at least partially compressible and able to absorb said product, said applicator being configured so that, in said closed position, it is at least partly compressed to the inside said closed volume, and may, at each opening of the device, after it has relaxed, contain substantially all the packaged product in said device.
  • the user can, after opening the device, apply the product holding the portion of the packaging device secured to the applicator without the fingers being in contact with the applicator, and therefore without the product soiled the fingers.
  • the applicator makes it possible both to substantially contain all the packaged product in the device and to apply it, thus limiting the size of the device by using only one element providing two functions. No additional product tank is provided in the device.
  • the applicator when the user opens the device, the applicator while relaxing pump any residual product present in the closed volume and the entire product is maintained by impregnation in the applicator so that it is not likely to sink out of the device.
  • the product can be pumped mechanically and / or by capillarity and be housed for example in the pores of the applicator.
  • the applicator is attached to the second part by gluing, welding or clipping.
  • the applicator can be bonded to the second part by means of an adhesive composition by melting the material, or else thermally, ultrasonically or at high frequency welding.
  • the applicator is made at least partly of compressible porous material, in particular open or semi-open cell foam, felt or sintered of one or more selected material (s) among polyurethanes, polyesters, polyethers, polyvinyl chlorides, ethylene vinyl acetate. It is also possible to use an applicator consisting of several different materials, in particular a stack of foams of different types and / or density (s). The applicator can also be flocked. The applicator may also be made of material capable of absorbing the product, for example cotton, and be covered with an elastomer film at least partially perforated to allow the passage of the product.
  • the applicator may also contain an adjuvant for water or oil, depending on the product that is absorbed in the applicator, in order to maintain the product in the applicator.
  • an adjuvant for water or oil depending on the product that is absorbed in the applicator, in order to maintain the product in the applicator.
  • a silica or an alginate will be chosen.
  • the applicator can be saturated with product without it tends to flow out of the applicator. It will thus be possible to dispense with additional means on the first and second parts ensuring the tightness of the device and to control the rate with which the product leaves during the application.
  • the applicator can also contain preservatives which make it possible to preserve the product present in it.
  • the first part forms a housing delimiting an opening adapted to be sealed by said second part.
  • the first part is for example formed of a metallic material, in particular an aluminum or a brass, a metalloplastic complex, for example a polyethylene - aluminum - polyethylene, a polyethylene terephthalate - polyethylene - aluminum - polyethylene, a polyethylene terephthalate oxide silicon - polyethylene - aluminum - polyethylene or a thermoplastic material, obtained by stamping, thermoforming or thin-wall injection, chosen in particular from polyethylenes, polypropylenes, polyethylenesterephthalates, polyvinylchlorides, polyacrylates, polyamides. It may be provided to have additional accessories, for example a small mirror, in the first part, near the housing.
  • the second part consists of a latched cover, screwed or articulated on the first part.
  • the cover is for example obtained by molding a thermoplastic material, in particular a polyethylene, a polypropylene, a polyethylene terephthalate, a polyvinyl chloride or a polyamide.
  • a closure means can be opened and closed several times so that the device can be reloaded into product and reused repeatedly.
  • the second part is a lid formed of one or more layers, in particular of a thermoplastic material chosen especially from polyethylenes, polypropylenes, polyethylenesterephthalates, polyvinylchlorides or polyvinylchlorides. a material metal, especially an aluminum, or a metalloplastic complex such as polyethylene, aluminum, polyethylene.
  • a cover is compact, easy to apply and inexpensive.
  • the second part of the device has a flexibility such that it can be deformed with the applicator during the application of the product.
  • Such a configuration facilitates the gesture to the application of the product regardless of the area of the face or body on which the user applies the product.
  • the lid is fixed on the first part for example by gluing, hot or cold or by welding.
  • the bonding can be done using an adhesive composition, or by melting the material.
  • the weld can be thermal, ultrasonic or high frequency.
  • To open such a device it is easy to separate the two parts welded or glued by tearing, for example by peeling or tearing an end.
  • the two parts can be completely detached or remain partly integral, for example along a hinge-film after tearing.
  • Such a device has a simple opening / closing system and economic to achieve.
  • the opening of the device according to this embodiment is irreversible, that is to say definitive. This produces a device intended for example for a single use.
  • the weld or glue line continuously surrounds the applicator.
  • the device is thus closed in a perfectly sealed manner so as to correctly retain the product present in the applicator. This also makes it easy to transport it without the risk of the product flowing out of the device.
  • said first and second parts are two sheets formed of one or more layers, in particular of a thermoplastic material chosen especially from polyethylenes, polypropylenes, polyethylenesterephthalates, polyvinylchlorides, or polyvinylenes. a material metal chosen in particular from aluminum, aluminum alloys, brasses, or a metalloplastic complex, the two sheets being superimposed and fixed together along their periphery so as to form a bag.
  • the two sheets are formed of the same material, but it can be provided to use different materials.
  • the device can be opened by tearing, for example by peeling or tearing.
  • the invention relates to a kit for packaging and applying a particular cosmetic product comprising a plurality of devices such as those just described.
  • the devices are interconnected at least two by two by one or more breakable portions.
  • a packaging and application assembly comprising a device such as one of those just described, and a container containing a product for feeding said device a plurality of times .
  • a device such as one of those just described
  • a container containing a product for feeding said device a plurality of times .
  • Such an assembly allows the user to have a reserve of product in the container that can store for example in his bathroom, and to have a device for conditioning a low dose of product and for the apply that it can carry on weekends for example.
  • the device is removably attached to the container, which allows the user to store his transportable device, when it is not used, with the supply of product feeding it.
  • the device as just described above is used for the packaging and application of a cosmetic product in the form of a liquid, a gel, a cream or powder.
  • FIGS. 1A to 1C show a device for packaging and applying a cosmetic product according to a first example of implementation of the invention.
  • the device 10 consists of a housing formed by a receptacle 20 in which a housing 21 is defined.
  • the housing 21 defines an opening 22.
  • a cover 30 is provided to cover and seal the opening 22 so as to define a closed volume 50.
  • the receptacle and the lid are connected by a hinge 11 which can be of any type , for example a film hinge.
  • a clasp 12; 13 is provided for, firstly, keep the device in the closed position and, secondly, allow its opening.
  • the receptacle may also contain an accessory such as a mirror near the housing.
  • a foam applicator 40 is fixed on the inner wall of the lid 30, namely on the wall intended to face the receptacle 20. It is a foam block which has for example the shape of a half sphere of diameter between 2 and 30 mm, preferably between 3 and 20 mm, or between 4 and 15 mm. Its height in uncompressed position, can vary between 2 and 30 mm.
  • the housing 21 has a shape substantially complementary to the applicator.
  • the volume defined by the housing 21 is slightly less than the volume of the applicator 40 when the foam is not compressed so that in the closed position, the foam is slightly compressed inside the housing as seen in Figure 1C.
  • An annular wall 23 is provided inside the housing 21 so as to form a sealing channel 24.
  • annular wall 31 is provided in the cover 30 around the applicator 40 to be housed in the chute 24 in the closed position.
  • the height of the annular wall is less than the height of the foam in the open position to allow the application of the foam on the surface to be treated.
  • the cover 30 extends around the applicator to form a gripping zone 32 which allows the user to hold the device in the open position without being in contact with the product.
  • the gripping zone 32 has a sufficient surface to be grasped by the user without being too important not to form a device too bulky.
  • the housing is first formed, for example by injection.
  • the hinge-film 11 is obtained for example by a zone of lesser thickness.
  • the foam applicator is fixed on the lid 30, for example by gluing to obtain the casing as shown in FIG. 1A.
  • Product is then introduced into the housing 21 as illustrated in FIG. 1B, in an amount corresponding to one to five applications, for example.
  • the lid is then closed so that the foam comes into contact with the product present at the bottom of the housing, the product can then be at least partly absorbed by the foam.
  • the dose of product introduced is such that it does not saturate all the foam, but about 90% of it. In the closed position, the foam is slightly compressed in the housing as seen in Figure 1C.
  • the user opens the lid and the foam relaxes. If there is any product at the bottom of the housing, it is pumped by the foam when opening. Substantially all the product contained in the device is then in the applicator. The user can then apply the product by holding the device, preferably by the zone 32. After having used the applicator a first time, the user can, if he wishes, reload the device into a product. Indeed, after use, it can reintroduce product into the housing 21, close the lid so as to transport the device, and reapply the product.
  • a mark, not shown, in the housing 21 which indicates to the user the limit quantity of product to be introduced.
  • the product may not be introduced into the applicator during the manufacture of the device but only later, by the user, before transporting it. The introduction of the product is then done in the same way as when it is done during manufacture.
  • the product may be a cream, a gel or any other directly applicable liquid, but it may also be provided that the applicator contains a first product and that a second product contained in an independent container is taken before application.
  • the applicator simply contains water and that the user takes a product, for example a deleterious product, such as, for example, a foundation, an eyeshadow, etc. contained in a separate housing.
  • FIGS. 2A to 2D show an assembly which comprises a device 10 substantially identical to that which has just been described in accordance with FIGS. 1A to 1C and a container 100.
  • the receptacle 20 and the lid 30 of the device 10 have a shape slightly different from that described above. They are connected by a hinge 11 to reported axle.
  • the applicator 40 is identical to that described above.
  • the container 100 is for example a bottle which contains a relatively large volume of cosmetic product, for example 500 ml.
  • the device 10 is removably attached to the bottle, for example by being housed in a recess 110 provided in the side wall of the bottle as has been shown in Figures 2A and 2B.
  • the device can be removed from the vial to be transported. Alternatively, it can be provided that the device 10 is snapped onto the bottom of the bottle.
  • the user removes the device 10 from the bottle 100 and, when the device does not contain product, feeds it by emptying the product from the bottle 100.
  • the user fills a portion of the housing 21 ( Figure 2C) an amount of product defined for example by a mark, not shown, provided in the housing.
  • the applicator 40 is then impregnated at least in part during the closure of the device. Again, if there is product at the bottom of the housing, it is pumped by the foam when opening the device.
  • the user can directly impregnate the applicator 40 with the aid of the bottle 100.
  • the user can then apply the product, on his face for example, by holding the device 10 and putting the applicator 40 into position. contact with the face, as shown in Figure 2D.
  • the device 10 can be fed several times to allow several uses.
  • FIGS. 3A to 3D show a device for packaging and applying a cosmetic product according to another embodiment of the invention.
  • the device 10 consists of a first semi-rigid sheet 20 of thermoplastic material which forms a housing 21 defining an opening 22.
  • a peelable seal 30 is provided to seal the opening 22 so as to define a closed volume 50.
  • the operculum is a metalloplastic complex, for example a complex polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene, aluminum, polyethylene.
  • the housing 21 has a shape substantially complementary to the applicator.
  • the foam is housed in the housing 21 by being in contact with the inner wall of the housing.
  • the volume defined by the housing 21 is slightly less than the volume of the applicator 40 when the foam is not compressed so that in the closed position, the foam is slightly compressed inside the housing as seen in Figure 3C.
  • the applicator 40 is welded to the lid 30, an area of the lid not being covered by the applicator so as to form a gripping zone 32.
  • the gripping zone 32 has a sufficient area to be able to be gripped by the user without being too important not to form a device too bulky.
  • the lid has a surface a little larger than the surface of the sheet 20 so as to be easily grasped and thus allow easy opening of the device.
  • the sheet 20 and the lid 30 are firstly formed separately.
  • the cosmetic product is introduced into the housing 21 as illustrated in FIG. 3B, and then the foam is placed on it (FIG. 3C). Part of the product then becomes impregnated in the foam.
  • the cover is then welded onto the sheet 20 (FIG. 3D), for example by heat sealing, all around the applicator 40 so as to ensure perfect sealing of the device.
  • the foam is also welded to the lid 30. When welding the foam, it is slightly compressed so that the entire product is soaked in the foam. It is obvious that we can weld the foam on the operculum before placing it in the housing containing the product.
  • the lid is then welded onto the sheet 20.
  • the user In order to use the device, the user removes the lid on which the impregnated applicator of the entire product remains fixed.
  • the user applies the product holding the lid by the area 32 which serves as a gripping means.
  • the flexibility of the operculum allows a very convenient application of the product.
  • the opening of the device is irreversible so that the device can be used only once.
  • the device is in the form of a bag formed by two substantially identical sheets 20 and 30.
  • Each sheet is for example made of a layer of metallic material and a layer of thermoplastic material. The two sheets are superimposed and welded together along their periphery to form a bag delimiting a closed volume 50.
  • An applicator 40 such as that described above is welded to the inner wall of one of the sheets and is compressed slightly inside the volume when the two sheets are welded. According to this embodiment, the applicator is impregnated after being welded to a first sheet and the second sheet is welded to the first, over the entire periphery.
  • the applicator has a circular section. It is obvious that the applicator may have a section of different shape, for example a square section, rectangular, triangular, oval, teardrop, etc. It can also have an oblong shape. Similarly, the entire device may have a square section, rectangular, triangular, circular, oval, teardrop, etc.
  • FIG. 5 represents a fourth embodiment of the invention according to which there is a kit formed of a plurality of packaging and application devices.
  • the kit consists of a plate 20 made of thermoplastic material, in which a plurality of housings 21 are made by thermoforming.
  • the operculum is heat sealed to the plate around each housing. Applicators are welded on the cover and are housed in the housing 21.
  • the plate is pre-cut according to pre-cut lines 400 arranged around each housing to separate the rest of the plate each housing with its applicator and closed sealed manner by a portion of the lid.
  • the precut lines 400 are obtained directly during molding, or are produced after molding by an appropriate tool.
  • This embodiment is manufactured in the manner indicated with reference to FIGS. 3B-3D.
  • the kit consists of several bags such as that described in accordance with FIG.

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La présente invention concerne les dispositifs de conditionnement et d'application d'un produit, notamment un produit cosmétique ou de soin, et en particulier un dispositif transportable pour conditionner une faible quantité de produit et pour l'appliquer.The present invention relates to devices for packaging and applying a product, in particular a cosmetic or care product, and in particular a transportable device for packaging a small quantity of product and for applying it.

Dans le domaine de la cosmétique ou du soin, il est fréquent de conditionner les produits sous forme de monodose. On utilise fréquemment en effet de tels conditionnements pour des échantillons destinés par exemple à faire tester les produits aux clients. De tels conditionnements sont facilement transportables dans un sac à main ce qui évite d'emporter pour une journée ou un week-end, un flacon ou un pot encombrant et difficile à transporter.In the field of cosmetics or care, it is common to condition the products as a single dose. Such packaging is frequently used for samples intended for example to have the products tested to customers. Such packaging is easily transportable in a handbag which avoids taking away for a day or a weekend, a bottle or a cumbersome and difficult to carry.

Il existe déjà des sachets contenant des liquides ou des crèmes servant par exemple à des échantillons. Toutefois, l'ouverture de tels sachets n'est pas facile car le produit a tendance à sortir du sachet lorsqu'on le déchire pour l'ouvrir. En outre, de tels conditionnements nécessitent l'usage des doigts pour appliquer le produit, ce qui n'est pas toujours souhaitable car ce type de produit étant souvent utilisé hors de sa salle de bain, il est fréquent qu'on ne puisse pas se laver les mains après l'application.There are already sachets containing liquids or creams serving for example samples. However, the opening of such bags is not easy because the product tends to come out of the bag when torn to open. In addition, such packages require the use of fingers to apply the product, which is not always desirable because this type of product is often used outside his bathroom, it is common that we can not wash hands after application.

Il existe également des sachets contenant des lingettes imprégnées de liquide. De tels sachets sont plus facilement utilisables, leur ouverture notamment étant plus aisée du fait que le produit soit retenu dans la lingette. Toutefois, là encore, les doigts sont en contact avec le produit lors de l'application.There are also sachets containing wipes impregnated with liquid. Such bags are more easily used, their opening in particular being easier because the product is retained in the wipe. However, again, the fingers are in contact with the product during application.

Le document US 3 860 348 décrit un applicateur pour appliquer un cirage qui comporte une paroi obtenue de moulage délimitant un logement au fond duquel est collé un applicateur, et une feuille d'aluminium soudée sur le bord de la paroi thermoformée. L'applicateur est imbibé de produit et comprimé en position fermée et se détend lorsque l'on retire la feuille d'aluminium.The document US 3,860,348 describes an applicator for applying a polish which comprises a wall obtained by molding delimiting a housing at the bottom of which is glued an applicator, and an aluminum foil welded to the edge of the thermoformed wall. The applicator is soaked with product and compressed in the closed position and relaxes when removing the aluminum foil.

Le document US 4 360 020 décrit un tampon jetable imprégné d'un médicament. Le tampon est logé dans un logement délimité par deux feuilles fixées entre elles sans y être comprimé.The document US 4,360,020 describes a disposable pad impregnated with a drug. The buffer is housed in a housing delimited by two sheets fixed together without being compressed.

Le document EP-1020135 décrit un ensemble de conditionnement et d'application d'un produit, cet ensemble étant muni d'une pompe pour distribuer le produit et d'un applicateur pour l'appliquer.The document EP-1020135 describes a set of packaging and application of a product, this assembly being provided with a pump for dispensing the product and an applicator for applying it.

Aussi, est-ce un des objets de l'invention que de réaliser un dispositif de conditionnement et d'application d'un produit qui ne présente pas les inconvénients mentionnés précédemment.Also, is it an object of the invention to provide a device for packaging and applying a product that does not have the disadvantages mentioned above.

C'est en particulier un objet de l'invention que de fournir un dispositif peu encombrant et facilement transportable.It is particularly an object of the invention to provide a compact device and easily transportable.

Un autre objet de l'invention est de fournir un dispositif de conditionnement et d'application d'un produit qui est rechargeable.Another object of the invention is to provide a device for packaging and applying a product which is rechargeable.

C'est encore un autre objet de l'invention que de fournir un dispositif qui permet une application pratique du produit, notamment qui est facile à tenir tout en se déformant suffisamment pour faciliter l'application du produit en évitant de souiller les doigts de l'utilisateur.It is yet another object of the invention to provide a device which allows a practical application of the product, in particular which is easy to hold while deforming sufficiently to facilitate the application of the product by avoiding contaminating the fingers of the product. 'user.

D'autres objets apparaîtront de manière plus détaillée dans la description qui suit.Other objects will appear in more detail in the description which follows.

Selon l'invention, ces objets sont atteints en réalisant un dispositif pour le conditionnement et l'application d'un produit notamment cosmétique comprenant une première partie, et une seconde partie qui, dans une position de fermeture, délimite avec la première partie, un volume fermé, ladite seconde partie étant solidaire d'un applicateur au moins en partie compressible et apte à absorber ledit produit, ledit applicateur étant configuré de sorte que, dans ladite position de fermeture, il soit, au moins en partie, comprimé à l'intérieur dudit volume fermé, et puisse, à chaque ouverture du dispositif, après qu'il se soit détendu, contenir sensiblement tout le produit conditionné dans ledit dispositif.According to the invention, these objects are achieved by providing a device for packaging and applying a particular cosmetic product comprising a first part, and a second part which, in a closed position, delimits with the first part, a closed volume, said second portion being integral with an applicator at least partially compressible and able to absorb said product, said applicator being configured so that, in said closed position, it is at least partly compressed to the inside said closed volume, and may, at each opening of the device, after it has relaxed, contain substantially all the packaged product in said device.

Ainsi l'utilisateur peut, après avoir ouvert le dispositif, appliquer le produit en tenant la partie du dispositif de conditionnement solidaire de l'applicateur sans que les doigts soient en contact avec l'applicateur, et donc sans que le produit souille les doigts.Thus the user can, after opening the device, apply the product holding the portion of the packaging device secured to the applicator without the fingers being in contact with the applicator, and therefore without the product soiled the fingers.

L'applicateur permettant à la fois de contenir sensiblement tout le produit conditionné dans le dispositif et de l'appliquer, on limite ainsi l'encombrement du dispositif en n'utilisant qu'un seul élément assurant deux fonctions. Aucun réservoir de produit supplémentaire n'est prévu dans le dispositif. De plus, le dispositif contenant peu de produit, à savoir une quantité de produit permettant par exemple entre une et cinq applications, on pourra utiliser un applicateur de faibles dimensions de manière à réaliser un dispositif peu encombrant et donc très facilement transportable.The applicator makes it possible both to substantially contain all the packaged product in the device and to apply it, thus limiting the size of the device by using only one element providing two functions. No additional product tank is provided in the device. In addition, device containing little product, namely a quantity of product allowing for example between one and five applications, we can use a small applicator so as to achieve a compact device and therefore very easily transportable.

Par ailleurs, lorsque l'utilisateur ouvre le dispositif, l'applicateur en se détendant pompe tout produit résiduel présent dans le volume fermé et l'ensemble du produit est maintenu par imprégnation dans l'applicateur de sorte qu'il ne risque pas de couler hors du dispositif. Le produit peut être pompé de façon mécanique et/ou par capillarité et se loger par exemple dans les pores de l'applicateur.Moreover, when the user opens the device, the applicator while relaxing pump any residual product present in the closed volume and the entire product is maintained by impregnation in the applicator so that it is not likely to sink out of the device. The product can be pumped mechanically and / or by capillarity and be housed for example in the pores of the applicator.

L'applicateur est fixé sur la seconde partie par collage, soudage ou clipsage. On peut par exemple coller l'applicateur sur la seconde partie au moyen d'une composition adhésive du par fusion de la matière, ou encore le souder thermiquement, par ultrasons ou à haute fréquence.The applicator is attached to the second part by gluing, welding or clipping. For example, the applicator can be bonded to the second part by means of an adhesive composition by melting the material, or else thermally, ultrasonically or at high frequency welding.

Selon un mode de réalisation préféré, l'applicateur est réalisé au moins en partie en matériau poreux compressible, notamment en mousse à cellule ouverte ou semi-ouverte, en feutre ou en fritté d'un ou plusieurs matériau(x) choisi(s) parmi les polyuréthanes, les polyesters, les polyéthers, les polychlorures de vinyle, les éthylènes vinyle acétate. On pourra également utiliser un applicateur constitué de plusieurs matériaux différents, notamment d'un empilement de mousses de nature et/ou de densité différente(s). L'applicateur peut également être floqué. L'applicateur peut également être réalisé en matériau apte à absorber le produit, par exemple en coton, et être recouvert d'un film d'élastomère au moins en partie perforé pour permettre le passage du produit.According to a preferred embodiment, the applicator is made at least partly of compressible porous material, in particular open or semi-open cell foam, felt or sintered of one or more selected material (s) among polyurethanes, polyesters, polyethers, polyvinyl chlorides, ethylene vinyl acetate. It is also possible to use an applicator consisting of several different materials, in particular a stack of foams of different types and / or density (s). The applicator can also be flocked. The applicator may also be made of material capable of absorbing the product, for example cotton, and be covered with an elastomer film at least partially perforated to allow the passage of the product.

On choisit avantageusement un matériau hydrophile ou lipophile, selon le produit qui est absorbé par l'applicateur, de manière à favoriser l'absorption du produit dans l'applicateur. L'applicateur peut également contenir un adjuvant absorbeur d'eau ou d'huile, selon le produit qui est absorbé dans l'applicateur, de manière à maintenir le produit dans l'applicateur. On choisira par exemple une silice ou un alginate. Ainsi, l'applicateur peut être saturé de produit sans que celui-ci ait tendance à s'écouler hors de l'applicateur. On pourra ainsi s'affranchir de moyens supplémentaires sur les première et seconde parties assurant l'étanchéité du dispositif et contrôler le débit avec lequel le produit sort lors de l'application. L'applicateur peut aussi contenir des conservateurs qui permettent de conserver le produit présent dedans.It is advantageous to choose a hydrophilic or lipophilic material, depending on the product that is absorbed by the applicator, so as to promote the absorption of the product in the applicator. The applicator may also contain an adjuvant for water or oil, depending on the product that is absorbed in the applicator, in order to maintain the product in the applicator. For example, a silica or an alginate will be chosen. Thus, the applicator can be saturated with product without it tends to flow out of the applicator. It will thus be possible to dispense with additional means on the first and second parts ensuring the tightness of the device and to control the rate with which the product leaves during the application. The applicator can also contain preservatives which make it possible to preserve the product present in it.

Selon un premier mode de réalisation, la première partie forme un logement délimitant une ouverture apte à être fermée de manière étanche par ladite seconde partie. La première partie est par exemple formée d'un matériau métallique, notamment un aluminium ou un laiton, d'un complexe métalloplastique, par exemple un polyéthylène - aluminium - polyéthylène, un polyéthylène téréphtalate - polyéthylène - aluminium - polyéthylène, un polyéthylène téréphtalate oxyde de silicium - polyéthylène - aluminium - polyéthylène ou d'un matériau thermoplastique, obtenu par emboutissage, thermoformage ou injection à parois minces, choisi notamment parmi les polyéthylènes, les polypropylènes, les polyéthylènes téréphtalates, les polychlorures de vinyle, les polyacrylates, les polyamides. On peut prévoir de disposer des accessoires supplémentaires, par exemple un petit miroir, dans la première partie, à proximité du logement.According to a first embodiment, the first part forms a housing delimiting an opening adapted to be sealed by said second part. The first part is for example formed of a metallic material, in particular an aluminum or a brass, a metalloplastic complex, for example a polyethylene - aluminum - polyethylene, a polyethylene terephthalate - polyethylene - aluminum - polyethylene, a polyethylene terephthalate oxide silicon - polyethylene - aluminum - polyethylene or a thermoplastic material, obtained by stamping, thermoforming or thin-wall injection, chosen in particular from polyethylenes, polypropylenes, polyethylenesterephthalates, polyvinylchlorides, polyacrylates, polyamides. It may be provided to have additional accessories, for example a small mirror, in the first part, near the housing.

La seconde partie est constituée d'un couvercle encliqueté, vissé ou articulé sur la première partie. Le couvercle est par exemple obtenu de moulage d'un matériau thermoplastique, notamment d'un polyéthylène, d'un polypropylène, d'un polyéthylène téréphtalate, d'un polychlorure de vinyle ou d'un polyamide., Un tel moyen de fermeture peut être ouvert et fermé plusieurs fois de sorte que le dispositif peut être rechargé en produit et réutilisé à plusieurs reprises.The second part consists of a latched cover, screwed or articulated on the first part. The cover is for example obtained by molding a thermoplastic material, in particular a polyethylene, a polypropylene, a polyethylene terephthalate, a polyvinyl chloride or a polyamide. Such a closure means can be opened and closed several times so that the device can be reloaded into product and reused repeatedly.

Selon une variante de ce premier mode de réalisation, la seconde partie est un opercule formé d'une ou plusieurs couches, notamment d'un matériau thermoplastique choisi notamment parmi les polyéthylènes, les polypropylènes, les polyéthylènes téréphtalates, les polychlorures de vinyle ou d'un matériau métallique, notamment un aluminium, ou d'un complexe métalloplastique tel qu'un polyéthylène, aluminium, polyéthylène. L'opercule est par exemple articulé sur la première partie par une charnière film. Un tel opercule est peu encombrant, facile à appliquer et peu onéreux.According to a variant of this first embodiment, the second part is a lid formed of one or more layers, in particular of a thermoplastic material chosen especially from polyethylenes, polypropylenes, polyethylenesterephthalates, polyvinylchlorides or polyvinylchlorides. a material metal, especially an aluminum, or a metalloplastic complex such as polyethylene, aluminum, polyethylene. The lid is for example articulated on the first part by a film hinge. Such a cover is compact, easy to apply and inexpensive.

Avantageusement, la seconde partie du dispositif présente une souplesse telle qu'elle puisse se déformer avec l'applicateur lors de l'application du produit. Une telle configuration facilite la gestuelle à l'application du produit quelle que soit la zone du visage ou du corps sur laquelle l'utilisateur applique le produit.Advantageously, the second part of the device has a flexibility such that it can be deformed with the applicator during the application of the product. Such a configuration facilitates the gesture to the application of the product regardless of the area of the face or body on which the user applies the product.

Selon un autre mode de réalisation, l'opercule est fixé sur la première partie par exemple par collage, à chaud ou à froid ou par soudage. Le collage peut se faire à l'aide d'une composition adhésive, ou par fusion de la matière. La soudure peut être thermique, à ultrasons ou à haute fréquence. Pour ouvrir un tel dispositif, on peut facilement désolidariser les deux parties soudées ou collées par arrachage, par exemple par pelage ou encore en déchirant une extrémité. Les deux parties peuvent être complètement désolidarisées ou bien rester en partie solidaires, par exemple le long d'une charnière-film, après arrachage. Un tel dispositif présente un système d'ouverture/fermeture simple et économique à réaliser. L'ouverture du dispositif selon ce mode de réalisation est irréversible, c'est-à-dire définitive. On obtient ainsi un dispositif destiné par exemple à un usage unique.According to another embodiment, the lid is fixed on the first part for example by gluing, hot or cold or by welding. The bonding can be done using an adhesive composition, or by melting the material. The weld can be thermal, ultrasonic or high frequency. To open such a device, it is easy to separate the two parts welded or glued by tearing, for example by peeling or tearing an end. The two parts can be completely detached or remain partly integral, for example along a hinge-film after tearing. Such a device has a simple opening / closing system and economic to achieve. The opening of the device according to this embodiment is irreversible, that is to say definitive. This produces a device intended for example for a single use.

Avantageusement, la ligne de soudure ou de colle entoure de manière continue l'applicateur. Le dispositif est ainsi fermé de façon parfaitement étanche de manière à conserver correctement le produit présent dans l'applicateur. Cela permet également de facilement le transporter sans risque que le produit s'écoule hors du dispositif.Advantageously, the weld or glue line continuously surrounds the applicator. The device is thus closed in a perfectly sealed manner so as to correctly retain the product present in the applicator. This also makes it easy to transport it without the risk of the product flowing out of the device.

Selon un autre mode de réalisation, lesdites première et seconde parties sont deux feuilles formées d'une ou plusieurs couches, notamment d'un matériau thermoplastique choisi notamment parmi les polyéthylènes, les polypropylènes, les polyéthylènes téréphtalates, les polychlorures de vinyle, ou d'un matériau métallique choisi notamment parmi l'aluminium, les alliages d'aluminium, les laitons, ou d'un complexe métalloplastique, les deux feuilles étant superposées et fixées entre elles le long de leur périphérie de manière à former un sachet. Avantageusement, les deux feuilles sont formées d'un même matériau, mais on peut prévoir d'utiliser des matériaux différents. Là encore, le dispositif peut être ouvert par arrachage, par exemple par pelage ou par déchirement.According to another embodiment, said first and second parts are two sheets formed of one or more layers, in particular of a thermoplastic material chosen especially from polyethylenes, polypropylenes, polyethylenesterephthalates, polyvinylchlorides, or polyvinylenes. a material metal chosen in particular from aluminum, aluminum alloys, brasses, or a metalloplastic complex, the two sheets being superimposed and fixed together along their periphery so as to form a bag. Advantageously, the two sheets are formed of the same material, but it can be provided to use different materials. Again, the device can be opened by tearing, for example by peeling or tearing.

Selon un mode de réalisation particulier, l'invention concerne un kit de conditionnement et d'application d'un produit notamment cosmétique comprenant une pluralité de dispositifs tels que ceux qui viennent d'être décrits. Avantageusement, les dispositifs sont reliés entre eux, au moins deux à deux par une ou plusieurs portions sécables. Un tel mode de réalisation permet à un utilisateur de disposer de plusieurs doses de produit avec leur dispositif de conditionnement et d'application qui peuvent être séparées de manière à ne transporter qu'un nombre de doses souhaité.According to a particular embodiment, the invention relates to a kit for packaging and applying a particular cosmetic product comprising a plurality of devices such as those just described. Advantageously, the devices are interconnected at least two by two by one or more breakable portions. Such an embodiment allows a user to have several doses of product with their packaging and application device that can be separated so as to transport only a desired number of doses.

Les objets de l'invention sont également atteints en réalisant un ensemble de conditionnement et d'application comprenant un dispositif tel qu'un de ceux qui viennent d'être décrits, et un récipient contenant un produit destiné à alimenter ledit dispositif une pluralité de fois. Un tel ensemble permet à l'utilisateur de disposer d'une réserve de produit dans le récipient qu'il peut entreposer par exemple dans sa salle de bain, et de disposer d'un dispositif pour conditionner une faible dose de produit et pour l'appliquer qu'il peut transporter en week-end par exemple. Avantageusement, le dispositif est fixé de manière amovible sur le récipient, ce qui permet à l'utilisateur de ranger son dispositif transportable, lorsqu'il ne l'utilise pas, avec la réserve de produit l'alimentant.The objects of the invention are also achieved by providing a packaging and application assembly comprising a device such as one of those just described, and a container containing a product for feeding said device a plurality of times . Such an assembly allows the user to have a reserve of product in the container that can store for example in his bathroom, and to have a device for conditioning a low dose of product and for the apply that it can carry on weekends for example. Advantageously, the device is removably attached to the container, which allows the user to store his transportable device, when it is not used, with the supply of product feeding it.

Selon un autre aspect de l'invention, on utilise le dispositif tel qu'il vient d'être décrit précédemment pour le conditionnement et l'application d'un produit cosmétique sous forme d'un liquide, d'un gel, d'une crème ou d'une poudre.According to another aspect of the invention, the device as just described above is used for the packaging and application of a cosmetic product in the form of a liquid, a gel, a cream or powder.

L'invention consiste, mis à part les dispositions exposées ci-dessus, en un certain nombre d'autres dispositions qui seront explicitées ci-après, à propos d'exemples de réalisation non limitatifs, décrits en référence aux figures annexées, parmi lesquelles :

  • les figures 1A à 1C illustrent différentes vues d'un mode de réalisation d'un dispositif de conditionnement et d'application selon l'invention;
  • les figures 2A à 2D illustrent différentes vues d'un ensemble comprenant un récipient et un dispositif de conditionnement et d'application;
  • les figures 3A à 3D illustrent différentes vues d'un second mode de réalisation du dispositif de conditionnement et d'application selon l'invention;
  • la figure 4 représente un troisième mode de réalisation du dispositif de conditionnement et d'application selon l'invention; et
  • la figure 5 représente un quatrième mode de réalisation du dispositif de conditionnement et d'application selon l'invention.
The invention consists, apart from the arrangements set out above, in a number of other provisions which will be explained below, by way of non-limiting exemplary embodiments, described with reference to the appended figures, among which:
  • FIGS. 1A to 1C illustrate different views of an embodiment of a packaging and application device according to the invention;
  • Figures 2A to 2D illustrate different views of an assembly comprising a container and a packaging and application device;
  • FIGS. 3A to 3D illustrate different views of a second embodiment of the packaging and application device according to the invention;
  • FIG. 4 represents a third embodiment of the packaging and application device according to the invention; and
  • FIG. 5 represents a fourth embodiment of the packaging and application device according to the invention.

Les figures 1A à 1C représentent un dispositif de conditionnement et d'application d'un produit cosmétique conforme à un premier exemple de mise en oeuvre de l'invention.FIGS. 1A to 1C show a device for packaging and applying a cosmetic product according to a first example of implementation of the invention.

Le dispositif 10 est constitué d'un boîtier formé par un réceptacle 20 dans lequel un logement 21 est défini. Le logement 21 délimite une ouverture 22. Un couvercle 30 est prévu pour recouvrir et fermer de manière étanche l'ouverture 22 de manière à définir un volume fermé 50. Le réceptacle et le couvercle sont reliés par une charnière 11 qui peut être de tout type, par exemple une charnière film. Un fermoir 12; 13 est prévu pour, d'une part, maintenir le dispositif en position fermée et, d'autre part, permettre son ouverture. Le réceptacle peut également contenir un accessoire tel qu'un miroir à proximité du logement.The device 10 consists of a housing formed by a receptacle 20 in which a housing 21 is defined. The housing 21 defines an opening 22. A cover 30 is provided to cover and seal the opening 22 so as to define a closed volume 50. The receptacle and the lid are connected by a hinge 11 which can be of any type , for example a film hinge. A clasp 12; 13 is provided for, firstly, keep the device in the closed position and, secondly, allow its opening. The receptacle may also contain an accessory such as a mirror near the housing.

Un applicateur 40 en mousse est fixé sur la paroi interne du couvercle 30, à savoir sur la paroi prévue pour venir en regard du réceptacle 20. Il s'agit d'un bloc de mousse qui a par exemple la forme d'une demi-sphère de diamètre compris entre 2 et 30 mm, de préférence entre 3 et 20 mm, ou entre 4 et 15 mm. Sa hauteur en position non comprimée, peut varier entre 2 et 30 mm.A foam applicator 40 is fixed on the inner wall of the lid 30, namely on the wall intended to face the receptacle 20. It is a foam block which has for example the shape of a half sphere of diameter between 2 and 30 mm, preferably between 3 and 20 mm, or between 4 and 15 mm. Its height in uncompressed position, can vary between 2 and 30 mm.

Le logement 21 présente une forme sensiblement complémentaire de l'applicateur. Avantageusement, le volume défini par le logement 21 est légèrement inférieur au volume de l'applicateur 40 lorsque la mousse n'est pas comprimée si bien qu'en position fermée, la mousse est légèrement comprimée à l'intérieur du logement comme on le voit à la figure 1C. Une paroi annulaire 23 est prévue à l'intérieur du logement 21 de manière à former une goulotte d'étanchéité 24.The housing 21 has a shape substantially complementary to the applicator. Advantageously, the volume defined by the housing 21 is slightly less than the volume of the applicator 40 when the foam is not compressed so that in the closed position, the foam is slightly compressed inside the housing as seen in Figure 1C. An annular wall 23 is provided inside the housing 21 so as to form a sealing channel 24.

De même, une paroi annulaire 31 est prévue dans le couvercle 30 autour de l'applicateur 40 pour venir se loger dans la goulotte 24 en position fermée. La hauteur de la paroi annulaire est inférieure à la hauteur de la mousse en position ouverte pour permettre l'application de la mousse sur la surface à traiter. Avantageusement, le couvercle 30 se prolonge autour de l'applicateur pour former une zone de préhension 32 qui permet à l'utilisateur de tenir le dispositif en position ouverte sans être en contact avec le produit. La zone de préhension 32 présente une surface suffisante pour pouvoir être saisie par l'utilisateur sans être trop importante pour ne pas former un dispositif trop encombrant.Similarly, an annular wall 31 is provided in the cover 30 around the applicator 40 to be housed in the chute 24 in the closed position. The height of the annular wall is less than the height of the foam in the open position to allow the application of the foam on the surface to be treated. Advantageously, the cover 30 extends around the applicator to form a gripping zone 32 which allows the user to hold the device in the open position without being in contact with the product. The gripping zone 32 has a sufficient surface to be grasped by the user without being too important not to form a device too bulky.

Lors de la fabrication du dispositif, on forme tout d'abord le boîtier par exemple par injection. La charnière-film 11 est obtenue par exemple par une zone de moindre épaisseur. On fixe l'applicateur en mousse sur le couvercle 30 par exemple par collage pour obtenir le boîtier tel qu'il est représenté à la figure 1A. On introduit ensuite du produit dans le logement 21 comme cela est illustré à la figure 1 B, en quantité correspondant à une à cinq applications par exemple. Le couvercle est ensuite fermé de sorte que la mousse vienne en contact avec le produit présent au fond du logement, le produit peut alors être au moins en partie absorbé par la mousse. De préférence, la dose de produit introduite est telle qu'elle ne sature pas la totalité de la mousse, mais environ 90% de celle-ci. En position fermée, la mousse est légèrement comprimée dans le logement comme on le voit à la figure 1C.During the manufacture of the device, the housing is first formed, for example by injection. The hinge-film 11 is obtained for example by a zone of lesser thickness. The foam applicator is fixed on the lid 30, for example by gluing to obtain the casing as shown in FIG. 1A. Product is then introduced into the housing 21 as illustrated in FIG. 1B, in an amount corresponding to one to five applications, for example. The lid is then closed so that the foam comes into contact with the product present at the bottom of the housing, the product can then be at least partly absorbed by the foam. Preferably, the dose of product introduced is such that it does not saturate all the foam, but about 90% of it. In the closed position, the foam is slightly compressed in the housing as seen in Figure 1C.

Pour utiliser le dispositif, l'utilisateur ouvre le couvercle et la mousse se détend. S'il reste du produit au fond du logement, celui-ci est pompé par la mousse lors de l'ouverture. Sensiblement tout le produit contenu dans le dispositif est alors dans l'applicateur. L'utilisateur peut ensuite appliquer le produit en tenant le dispositif, de préférence par la zone 32. Après avoir utilisé une première fois l'applicateur, l'utilisateur peut s'il le souhaite recharger en produit le dispositif. En effet, après une utilisation, il peut réintroduire du produit dans le logement 21, refermer le couvercle de manière à pouvoir transporter le dispositif, et appliquer de nouveau du produit. Avantageusement, on prévoit un repère, non représenté, dans le logement 21 qui indique à l'utilisateur la quantité limite de produit à introduire.To use the device, the user opens the lid and the foam relaxes. If there is any product at the bottom of the housing, it is pumped by the foam when opening. Substantially all the product contained in the device is then in the applicator. The user can then apply the product by holding the device, preferably by the zone 32. After having used the applicator a first time, the user can, if he wishes, reload the device into a product. Indeed, after use, it can reintroduce product into the housing 21, close the lid so as to transport the device, and reapply the product. Advantageously, there is provided a mark, not shown, in the housing 21 which indicates to the user the limit quantity of product to be introduced.

Il est évident que le produit peut ne pas être introduit dans l'applicateur lors de la fabrication du dispositif mais uniquement ultérieurement, par l'utilisateur, avant de le transporter. L'introduction du produit se fait alors de la même manière que lorsque cela est fait lors de la fabrication.It is obvious that the product may not be introduced into the applicator during the manufacture of the device but only later, by the user, before transporting it. The introduction of the product is then done in the same way as when it is done during manufacture.

Le produit peut être une crème, un gel ou tout autre liquide directement applicable, mais on peut également prévoir que l'applicateur contient un premier produit et qu'on prélève un second produit contenu dans un récipient indépendant avant l'application. On peut prévoir par exemple que l'applicateur contient simplement de l'eau et que l'utilisateur prélève un produit, par exemple un produit délitable, tel que par exemple un fond de teint, un fard à paupière, etc... contenu dans un boîtier séparé.The product may be a cream, a gel or any other directly applicable liquid, but it may also be provided that the applicator contains a first product and that a second product contained in an independent container is taken before application. For example, it can be provided that the applicator simply contains water and that the user takes a product, for example a deleterious product, such as, for example, a foundation, an eyeshadow, etc. contained in a separate housing.

Les figures 2A à 2D représentent un ensemble qui comprend un dispositif 10 sensiblement identique à celui qui vient d'être décrit en conformité avec les figures 1A à 1C et un récipient 100.FIGS. 2A to 2D show an assembly which comprises a device 10 substantially identical to that which has just been described in accordance with FIGS. 1A to 1C and a container 100.

Le réceptacle 20 et le couvercle 30 du dispositif 10 présentent une forme légèrement différente de celui décrit précédemment. Ils sont reliés par une charnière 11 à axe rapporté. L'applicateur 40 est identique à celui décrit précédemment.The receptacle 20 and the lid 30 of the device 10 have a shape slightly different from that described above. They are connected by a hinge 11 to reported axle. The applicator 40 is identical to that described above.

Le récipient 100 est par exemple un flacon qui contient un volume relativement important de produit cosmétique, par exemple 500 ml. Le dispositif 10 est fixé de manière amovible, sur le flacon, par exemple en étant logé dans un renfoncement 110 prévu dans la paroi latérale du flacon comme cela a été représenté aux figures 2A et 2B. Le dispositif peut être retiré du flacon pour pouvoir être transporté. Alternativement, on peut prévoir que le dispositif 10 est encliqueté sur le fond du flacon.The container 100 is for example a bottle which contains a relatively large volume of cosmetic product, for example 500 ml. The device 10 is removably attached to the bottle, for example by being housed in a recess 110 provided in the side wall of the bottle as has been shown in Figures 2A and 2B. The device can be removed from the vial to be transported. Alternatively, it can be provided that the device 10 is snapped onto the bottom of the bottle.

Pour utiliser le dispositif, l'utilisateur retire le dispositif 10 du flacon 100 et, lorsque le dispositif ne contient pas de produit, l'alimente en vidant le produit provenant du flacon 100. De préférence, l'utilisateur remplit une partie du logement 21 (figure 2C) d'une quantité de produit définie par exemple par un repère, non représenté, prévu dans le logement. L'applicateur 40 est alors imprégné au moins en partie lors de la fermeture du dispositif. Là encore, s'il reste du produit au fond du logement, celui-ci est pompé par la mousse lors de l'ouverture du dispositif. Alternativement, l'utilisateur peut directement imprégner de produit l'applicateur 40 à l'aide du flacon 100. L'utilisateur peut ensuite appliquer le produit, sur son visage par exemple, en tenant le dispositif 10 et en mettant l'applicateur 40 en contact avec le visage, comme cela est représenté à la figure 2D. Le dispositif 10 peut être alimenté à plusieurs reprises pour permettre plusieurs utilisations.To use the device, the user removes the device 10 from the bottle 100 and, when the device does not contain product, feeds it by emptying the product from the bottle 100. Preferably, the user fills a portion of the housing 21 (Figure 2C) an amount of product defined for example by a mark, not shown, provided in the housing. The applicator 40 is then impregnated at least in part during the closure of the device. Again, if there is product at the bottom of the housing, it is pumped by the foam when opening the device. Alternatively, the user can directly impregnate the applicator 40 with the aid of the bottle 100. The user can then apply the product, on his face for example, by holding the device 10 and putting the applicator 40 into position. contact with the face, as shown in Figure 2D. The device 10 can be fed several times to allow several uses.

Les figures 3A à 3D représentent un dispositif de conditionnement et d'application d'un produit cosmétique conforme à un autre exemple de mise en oeuvre de l'invention.FIGS. 3A to 3D show a device for packaging and applying a cosmetic product according to another embodiment of the invention.

Le dispositif 10 est constitué d'une première feuille 20 semi-rigide en matériau thermoplastique qui forme un logement 21 délimitant une ouverture 22. Un opercule 30 pelable est prévu pour venir fermer de manière étanche l'ouverture 22 de manière à définir un volume fermé 50. L'opercule est un complexe métalloplastique, par exemple un complexe polyéthylène téréphtalate, polyéthylène, aluminium, polyéthylène.The device 10 consists of a first semi-rigid sheet 20 of thermoplastic material which forms a housing 21 defining an opening 22. A peelable seal 30 is provided to seal the opening 22 so as to define a closed volume 50. The operculum is a metalloplastic complex, for example a complex polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene, aluminum, polyethylene.

Un applicateur 40 en mousse, tel que celui qui a été décrit précédemment en conformité avec les figures 1A à 1C, est fixé sur la face interne de l'opercule 30, à savoir sur la face prévue pour venir en regard du logement 21.An applicator 40 made of foam, such as that described above in accordance with FIGS. 1A to 1C, is fixed on the internal face of the cover 30, namely on the face provided to face the housing 21.

Le logement 21 présente une forme sensiblement complémentaire de l'applicateur. La mousse est logée dans le logement 21 en étant en contact avec la paroi interne du logement. Avantageusement, le volume défini par le logement 21 est légèrement inférieur au volume de l'applicateur 40 lorsque la mousse n'est pas comprimée si bien qu'en position fermée, la mousse est légèrement comprimée à l'intérieur du logement comme on le voit à la figure 3C.The housing 21 has a shape substantially complementary to the applicator. The foam is housed in the housing 21 by being in contact with the inner wall of the housing. Advantageously, the volume defined by the housing 21 is slightly less than the volume of the applicator 40 when the foam is not compressed so that in the closed position, the foam is slightly compressed inside the housing as seen in Figure 3C.

L'applicateur 40 est soudé sur l'opercule 30, une zone de l'opercule n'étant pas recouverte par l'applicateur de manière à former une zone de préhension 32. La zone de préhension 32 présente une surface suffisante pour pouvoir être saisie par l'utilisateur sans être trop importante pour ne pas former un dispositif trop encombrant.The applicator 40 is welded to the lid 30, an area of the lid not being covered by the applicator so as to form a gripping zone 32. The gripping zone 32 has a sufficient area to be able to be gripped by the user without being too important not to form a device too bulky.

Avantageusement, l'opercule présente une surface un peu plus grande que la surface de la feuille 20 de manière à être saisie facilement et de ce fait permettre une ouverture aisée du dispositif.Advantageously, the lid has a surface a little larger than the surface of the sheet 20 so as to be easily grasped and thus allow easy opening of the device.

Afin de former le dispositif, on forme tout d'abord séparément la feuille 20 et l'opercule 30. Le produit cosmétique est introduit dans le logement 21 comme on l'a illustré à la figure 3B, puis la mousse est posée dessus (figure 3C). Une partie du produit s'imprègne alors dans la mousse. L'opercule est ensuite soudé 60 sur la feuille 20 (figure 3D), par exemple par thermosoudage, tout autour de l'applicateur 40 de manière à assurer une étanchéité parfaite du dispositif. On soude également la mousse sur l'opercule 30. Lors du soudage de la mousse, celle-ci est légèrement comprimée de sorte que l'ensemble du produit est imbibé dans la mousse. Il est bien évident que l'on peut souder la mousse sur l'opercule avant de la poser dans le logement contenant le produit. On soude ensuite l'opercule sur la feuille 20.In order to form the device, the sheet 20 and the lid 30 are firstly formed separately. The cosmetic product is introduced into the housing 21 as illustrated in FIG. 3B, and then the foam is placed on it (FIG. 3C). Part of the product then becomes impregnated in the foam. The cover is then welded onto the sheet 20 (FIG. 3D), for example by heat sealing, all around the applicator 40 so as to ensure perfect sealing of the device. The foam is also welded to the lid 30. When welding the foam, it is slightly compressed so that the entire product is soaked in the foam. It is obvious that we can weld the foam on the operculum before placing it in the housing containing the product. The lid is then welded onto the sheet 20.

Afin d'utiliser le dispositif, l'utilisateur enlève l'opercule sur lequel l'applicateur imbibé de l'ensemble du produit reste fixe. L'utilisateur applique le produit en tenant l'opercule par la zone 32 qui fait office de moyen de préhension. La souplesse de l'opercule permet une application du produit très commode. L'ouverture du dispositif est irréversible de sorte que le dispositif ne peut être utilisé qu'une seule fois.In order to use the device, the user removes the lid on which the impregnated applicator of the entire product remains fixed. The user applies the product holding the lid by the area 32 which serves as a gripping means. The flexibility of the operculum allows a very convenient application of the product. The opening of the device is irreversible so that the device can be used only once.

Selon un troisième mode de réalisation représenté à la figure 4, le dispositif est sous la forme d'un sachet formé par deux feuilles 20 et 30 sensiblement identiques. Chaque feuille est par exemple constituée d'une couche de matériau métallique et d'une couche de matériau thermoplastique. Les deux feuilles sont superposées et soudées entre elles le long de leur périphérie pour former un sachet délimitant un volume fermé 50.According to a third embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the device is in the form of a bag formed by two substantially identical sheets 20 and 30. Each sheet is for example made of a layer of metallic material and a layer of thermoplastic material. The two sheets are superimposed and welded together along their periphery to form a bag delimiting a closed volume 50.

Un applicateur 40 tel que celui décrit précédemment est soudé sur la paroi interne d'une des feuilles et il est légèrement comprimé à l'intérieur du volume lorsque les deux feuilles sont soudées. Selon ce mode de réalisation, on imbibe l'applicateur après l'avoir soudé sur une première feuille et on soude la seconde feuille sur la première, sur toute la périphérie.An applicator 40 such as that described above is welded to the inner wall of one of the sheets and is compressed slightly inside the volume when the two sheets are welded. According to this embodiment, the applicator is impregnated after being welded to a first sheet and the second sheet is welded to the first, over the entire periphery.

Dans les exemples qui viennent d'être décrits, l'applicateur a une section circulaire. Il est bien évident que l'applicateur peut avoir une section de forme différente, par exemple une section carrée, rectangulaire, triangulaire, ovale, en goutte d'eau, etc. Il peut également avoir une forme oblongue. De même, l'ensemble du dispositif peut avoir une section carrée, rectangulaire, triangulaire, circulaire, ovale, en goutte d'eau, etc.In the examples which have just been described, the applicator has a circular section. It is obvious that the applicator may have a section of different shape, for example a square section, rectangular, triangular, oval, teardrop, etc. It can also have an oblong shape. Similarly, the entire device may have a square section, rectangular, triangular, circular, oval, teardrop, etc.

La figure 5 représente un quatrième exemple de réalisation de l'invention selon lequel on a un kit formé d'une pluralité de dispositifs de conditionnement et d'application. Le kit est constitué d'une plaque 20 en matériau thermoplastique, dans laquelle on réalise par thermoformage une pluralité de logements 21. Un opercule 30, analogue par exemple à celui décrit pour le mode de réalisation des figures 3A à 3D, recouvre l'ensemble de la plaque de manière à fermer de manière étanche les logements 21. L'opercule est thermosoudé sur la plaque autour de chaque logement. Des applicateurs sont soudés sur l'opercule et viennent se loger dans les logements 21. La plaque est prédécoupée selon des lignes de prédécoupe 400 disposées autour de chaque logement pour permettre de séparer du reste de la plaque chaque logement muni de son applicateur et fermé de manière étanche par une partie de l'opercule. Les lignes de prédécoupe 400 sont obtenues directement lors du moulage, ou sont réalisées après moulage par un outil approprié. Ce mode de réalisation est fabriqué de la manière indiquée en référence aux figures 3B à 3D.FIG. 5 represents a fourth embodiment of the invention according to which there is a kit formed of a plurality of packaging and application devices. The kit consists of a plate 20 made of thermoplastic material, in which a plurality of housings 21 are made by thermoforming. A lid 30, similar for example to that described for the embodiment of FIGS. 3A to 3D, covers the whole of the plate so as to seal the housings 21 The operculum is heat sealed to the plate around each housing. Applicators are welded on the cover and are housed in the housing 21. The plate is pre-cut according to pre-cut lines 400 arranged around each housing to separate the rest of the plate each housing with its applicator and closed sealed manner by a portion of the lid. The precut lines 400 are obtained directly during molding, or are produced after molding by an appropriate tool. This embodiment is manufactured in the manner indicated with reference to FIGS. 3B-3D.

Selon une variante, le kit est constitué par plusieurs sachets tels que celui décrit en conformité avec la figure 4.According to one variant, the kit consists of several bags such as that described in accordance with FIG.

Dans la description détaillée qui précède, il a été fait référence à des modes de réalisation préférés de l'invention. Il est évident que des variantes peuvent y être apportées sans s'écarter de l'esprit de l'invention telle que revendiquée ci-après. In the foregoing detailed description, reference has been made to preferred embodiments of the invention. It is obvious that variations may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

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  1. Device (10) for packaging and applying a product, particularly a cosmetic product, comprising a first part (20) and a second part (30) which, in a closed position, delimits with the first part a closed volume (50) containing the product, the said second part (30) being secured to an applicator (40) which is at least partially compressible and able to absorb the said product, the said applicator (40) being configured in such a way that, in the said closed position, it is at least partially compressed inside the said closed volume (50) and can, each time the device is opened, after it has relaxed, contain practically all of the product packaged in the said device (10), the device being characterized in that the first part (20) comprises a housing (21).
  2. Device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the applicator (40) is fixed to the second part (30) by bonding, welding or clipping.
  3. Device according to either one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the applicator (40) is produced, at least in part, of a compressible porous material, particularly an open-cell or semi-open-cell foam, a felt or a frit of one or more material(s) chosen from polyurethanes, polyesters, polyethers, polyvinyl chlorides, ethylene vinyl acetates.
  4. Device according to Claim 3, characterized in that the porous material is hydrophilic or lipophilic.
  5. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the applicator (40) contains an additive that absorbs water or oil.
  6. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the applicator (40) contains a preservative.
  7. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first part (20) forms a housing (21) delimiting an opening (22) which can be sealed closed by the said second part (30).
  8. Device according to Claim 7, characterized in that the first part (20) is formed of a metallic material, particularly aluminium, of a metalloplastic complex, or of a thermoplastic material, obtained by pressing, thermoforming, or thin-wall injection, chosen particularly from polyethylenes, polypropylenes, polyethylene terephthalates, polyvinyl chlorides, polyacrylates, polyamides.
  9. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second part (30) consists of a lid which is clipped on, screwed on, or hinged onto the first part.
  10. Device according to Claim 9, characterized in that the lid is obtained by moulding a thermoplastic material, particularly a polyethylene, a polypropylene, a polyethylene terephthalate, a polyvinyl chloride, a polyamide.
  11. Device according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the second part (30) is a film seal formed of one or more layers, particularly of a thermoplastic material chosen particularly from polyethylenes, polypropylenes, polyethylene terephthalates, polyvinyl chlorides, or of a metallic material chosen particularly from aluminium, aluminium alloys, brasses or of a metalloplastic complex.
  12. Device according to Claim 11, characterized in that the film seal has flexibility such that it can deform with the applicator (40) as the said product is being applied.
  13. Device according to Claim 11 or 12, characterized in that the film seal is fixed onto the first part by bonding, hot or cold, or by welding.
  14. Device according to Claim 13, characterized in that the film seal is fixed onto the first part by means of a line (60) of welding or of adhesive which continuously surrounds the said applicator (40).
  15. Device according to any one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the said first (20) and second (30) parts are two sheets formed of one or more layers, particularly of a thermoplastic material chosen in particular from polyethylenes, polypropylenes, polyethylene terephthalates, polyvinyl chlorides or of a metallic material chosen particularly from aluminium, aluminium alloys, brasses, or of a metalloplastic complex, the two sheets being superposed and fitted together along their periphery so as to form a sachet.
  16. Device according to Claims 11 to 15, characterized in that the device is opened by tearing.
  17. Set for packaging and applying a product, particularly a cosmetic product, comprising a number of devices according to any one of the preceding claims.
  18. Set according to Claim 17, characterized in that the said devices are joined together, at least one to the next, by one or more frangible portions.
  19. Packaging and applicator set comprising a device (10) according to any one of Claims 1 to 16, and a container containing a product intended to fill the said device (10) a number of times .
  20. Set according to Claim 19, characterized in that the device (10) is fixed removably to the container (100).
  21. Use of the device (10) according to any one of Claims 1 to 18, for packaging and applying a cosmetic product in the form of a liquid, a gel, a cream or a powder.
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