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EP1721679B1 - Device for packaging and delivering of a product, especially for cosmetic - Google Patents

Device for packaging and delivering of a product, especially for cosmetic Download PDF

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EP1721679B1
EP1721679B1 EP06113193A EP06113193A EP1721679B1 EP 1721679 B1 EP1721679 B1 EP 1721679B1 EP 06113193 A EP06113193 A EP 06113193A EP 06113193 A EP06113193 A EP 06113193A EP 1721679 B1 EP1721679 B1 EP 1721679B1
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movable member
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Jean-François Delage
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D35/00—Pliable tubular containers adapted to be permanently or temporarily deformed to expel contents, e.g. collapsible tubes for toothpaste or other plastic or semi-liquid material; Holders therefor
    • B65D35/24—Pliable tubular containers adapted to be permanently or temporarily deformed to expel contents, e.g. collapsible tubes for toothpaste or other plastic or semi-liquid material; Holders therefor with auxiliary devices
    • B65D35/36—Pliable tubular containers adapted to be permanently or temporarily deformed to expel contents, e.g. collapsible tubes for toothpaste or other plastic or semi-liquid material; Holders therefor with auxiliary devices for applying contents to surfaces
    • 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
    • A45D34/042—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a brush or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05C—APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05C17/00—Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces
    • B05C17/002—Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces with feed system for supplying material from an external source; Supply controls therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/2012—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge formed by a rigid spout outlet and an overcap, the spout outlet being either pushed into alignment with, or pushed through an opening in the overcap, upon rotation of the latter
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/42—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices with pads or like contents-applying means
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details

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  • the present invention relates to devices for packaging and applying a product, especially a cosmetic product, including care.
  • the invention more particularly relates to a new packaging device and application of the type comprising an application element for the application of the product and a container containing the product.
  • such devices include a housing for the applicator element which communicates with the interior of the container in the storage position.
  • EP 1 020 135 describes for example a device of this type in which the applicator element is carried by a closing element of the container, the latter comprising a housing that can accommodate the applicator element when the container is closed by the closure element which is screwed on the container.
  • the housing communicates permanently with the interior of the container.
  • the patent application European EP 1 193 188 also discloses a device of this type in which the applicator element is this time secured to a support member pivoting relative to the container between a closed position in which the application element is received in a housing and a position use. Again, in the closed position, the housing containing the application element is in permanent communication with the interior of the container.
  • patents US 5,085,347 and US 6,000,633 disclose product spraying devices that can assume a use position and a storage position in which the product can not be sprayed. In the position of use, these devices allow product spraying by means of a nozzle which is not configured to be brought into contact with the surface on which the product is sprayed, the device remaining at a distance from the surface to be treated.
  • a packaging and application device comprising a container containing the product and a closure member of the container provided with a housing containing an applicator member.
  • the closure member is removably mounted on the container.
  • the applicator is in selective communication with the interior of the container when the closure member is mounted on the container so that it can be loaded with product.
  • a valve closes the opening of the container and a valve closes a supply passage of the product inside the housing of the closure member containing the applicator member when the closure member is separated from the container.
  • the movable member may be rotatable between the first and second positions and move about 180 ° between the first and second positions.
  • the movable member can be rotatable about a tubular wall partially delimiting the feed passage of the product.
  • the movable member may comprise a portion of conduit fitted on the tubular wall, the portion of conduit that can close a hole provided in the tubular wall so as to close the passage when the movable member is in the second position.
  • the duct portion may be extended by a duct which opens through a dispensing orifice, the duct may be opposite the hole of the tubular wall when the movable member is in the first position.
  • the movable member may be rotatable about an actuating member of the dispensing member, the movable member being further adapted to be seated along the axis of the actuating member for actuating the dispensing member when the movable member is in the first position.
  • the movable member may comprise a wall adapted to abut against a support of the dispensing element when the movable member is in the second position.
  • the movable member may comprise a handle for grasping the movable member to rotate, the handle can further abut in the first and second position.
  • the application element can communicate with the ambient air when it is contained in the housing.
  • the housing may comprise at least one passage allowing the applicator element to communicate with the ambient air when the housing is closed.
  • the applicator element can dry between uses, which limits the risks of microbiological development and may allow for example to reduce the amount of preservatives in the product or biocidal agents incorporated in the application element, especially when it comprises a porous material.
  • the application element may be compressible. It may comprise a foam or an elastomer.
  • the application element may comprise a curved application surface.
  • the passage for the product may result in a dispensing orifice on the outside of the application surface or inside the applicator element so as to imbibe the applicator element when it is porous.
  • the application element may be made of porous material.
  • the applicator element can be glued to the movable member by a face opposite to its application surface.
  • the applicator element may be removably attached to the movable member so that it can be removed before being applied to the surface to be treated.
  • the applicator element may in particular be fixed on the movable member by clamping around a conduit opening through the dispensing orifice.
  • the container may be delimited by a flexible wall on which the user can press to deliver the product.
  • a pump-like dispensing member having an actuator may, in response to an actuation command, deliver a dose of product when the movable member is in the first position.
  • the product can be a cosmetic product, for example a foundation or a moisturizing product.
  • the product may be fluid, in particular liquid or powdery.
  • the packaging and application device 1 illustrated on the Figures 1 to 6 comprises a container 10 and an applicator element carried by a movable member.
  • the container 10 is in the form of an elongated tube along an axis X, a first end 11 of which is pinched and whose opposite end terminates in a neck 12 of axis X.
  • the container preferably has deformable walls.
  • the container 10 contains a cosmetic product, for example a foundation or a moisturizing product.
  • the product is fluid, for example liquid.
  • a support 40 carrying a tubular wall 41 is mounted in the opening of the neck 12, by a mounting skirt 42 which bears tightly against the inside of the neck 12.
  • the upper edge 43 of the mounting skirt 42 is beveled and is closed by a transverse wall 44, oblique with respect to the axis X.
  • the tubular wall 41 extends from the wall 44, perpendicular to it, so that it extends obliquely with respect to the X axis.
  • the tubular wall 41 is located in the highest part of the wall 44, close to its periphery.
  • the tubular wall 41 is closed at its upper end and opens laterally through a hole 45 located near its upper end and facing outwardly of the wall 44.
  • the movable member 30 comprises two walls 31 and 32 parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other.
  • the two walls 31 and 32 are connected to each other by side walls 33, on only part of their periphery.
  • a handle 34 is provided between the two walls for handling the movable member.
  • One of the two walls 31 further comprises a duct 35 which passes through it in its central portion and which extends perpendicularly to the wall 31, on either side thereof.
  • the duct 35 opens, outside the wall 31, through a dispensing orifice 36 and extends between the two walls 31 and 32, by a portion of duct 37 parallel to the walls 31 and 32, which is configured to sealingly to the product on the tubular wall 41.
  • the tubular wall 41 thus serves as an axis of rotation for the movable member around which it can rotate.
  • a ring 46 provided on the outer surface of the tubular wall 41 cooperates with a complementary groove 38 provided on the inner surface of the duct 37 so as to ensure the attachment of the movable member 30 to the tubular wall 41.
  • the movable member 30 carries the application member 20 which is bonded to the wall 31 by a flat face 21.
  • the application member 20 is porous. It is for example made of open-cell polyurethane foam.
  • the applicator element 20 is of hemispherical shape, its curved surface constituting the application surface 22.
  • the foam is hollowed out in its central part, on its face 21 so as to come to slide on the conduit 35 which overflows the wall 31.
  • the recess 23 formed in the foam has a shape such that the foam is clamped around the conduit 35 but is at a distance from the end of the conduit, namely the dispensing orifice 36, for allow the product to exit.
  • the application surface 22 is at a distance from the conduit 35 to avoid contacting the conduit 35 on the surface to be treated and thus avoid any injury to the application.
  • a cover 50 is mounted on the container, via a fixing skirt 51, parallel to the axis X, which snaps onto a bead 13 provided on the neck 12 of the container.
  • the fixing skirt 51 has a beveled upper edge which is closed by a transverse wall 52, oblique with respect to the axis X.
  • the transverse wall 52 comprises a passage 53 for the tubular wall 41.
  • An outer wall forming a shell 54 surrounds the fastening skirt 51, over its entire periphery and over its entire height, the shell 54 being connected to the upper edge of the fastening skirt 51 on the front portion of its periphery.
  • the shell 54 extends above the transverse wall 52 by an open portion at the front so as to receive the movable member 30 provided with the application element 20.
  • the edge 55 of the shell which defines its opening 58 has a shape complementary to that of the movable member so that the movable member can come close this opening.
  • Two notches 56 are further provided on the edge 55, on either side of the opening 58, to receive the handle 34.
  • a housing 57 is thus delimited by the upper part of the shell 54, the transverse wall 52 and the movable member 30, the housing being able to receive the application element 20 in the storage position.
  • the movable member 30 is in a first position, namely that the wall 31 carrying the applicator element 20 extends into the opening 58 of the shell.
  • the application element 20 is then outside the shell, and can be applied to the surface to be treated.
  • the duct 35 which passes through the wall 31 is opposite the lateral hole 45 of the tubular wall 41 so as to form a passage 60 for feeding the product between the inside of the container 10 and the orifice 36, the passage 60 being delimited by the tubular wall 41 and the duct 35.
  • the handle 34 is advantageously in abutment against the edge 55 of the shell in this position, the handle being in the notch 56. The user is thus assured that the passage 60 is well formed.
  • the product By pressing on the walls of the tube 10, the product is pushed out of the tube to the dispensing orifice 36, via the passage 60.
  • the product arrives in the application element 20 which is soaked until the product reaches the level of the application surface 22. It is sufficient to put this application surface in contact with the surface to be treated to apply the product.
  • the user can store the application element 20 to prevent fouling between uses.
  • the movable member 30 For this purpose, it turns the movable member 30 by grasping the handle 34, as seen in FIG. figure 2 until you turn it 180 °.
  • the device is thus in its storage position, illustrated on the figures 3 and 6 the position in which the applicator element 20 is entirely enclosed in the housing 57.
  • the housing 57 is closed by the wall 32 of the movable member in such a way that the applicator is perfectly protected.
  • the housing 57 is not closed in an airtight manner, the air can pass around the periphery of the movable member 30 or by the lower edge of the shell 54.
  • L application member 20 can thus communicate with the ambient air when the housing is closed so that it can dry between uses, which limits the risks of microbiological development and may allow for example to reduce the amount of preservatives in the product or biocidal agents incorporated in the application element.
  • the duct 35 In the storage position, the duct 35 is no longer opposite the hole 45, but it is the duct portion 37 which faces the hole 45 and closes it.
  • the feed passage 60 of the product is thus closed so that the product from the container can no longer reach the dispensing orifice 36, even if the user presses on the walls of the tube to make the product exit.
  • the device 100 also comprises a container 110 and an applicator element 120 carried by a mobile member 130.
  • the container 110 is this time in the form of a pot whose first end is closed by a bottom 111 and whose opposite end terminates in a neck 112 of axis X. It is not beyond the scope of the invention in using a container other than a pot, for example a bottle or a tube.
  • a dispensing element 170 in the form of a pump is mounted in the neck 112, via a mounting bracket 140.
  • the pump 170 includes an actuating rod 171 which projects beyond the neck and which extends along the axis X.
  • the actuating rod 171 is hollow and allows the output of the product out of the pump.
  • the mounting bracket 140 has latching lugs 141 which snap onto a bead 113 provided on the neck of the container.
  • a sealing skirt 142 comes into sealing engagement on the inner surface of the neck 112 so as to ensure a seal between the inside of the container and the support 140.
  • the sealing skirt 142 and the attachment tabs are connected in their upper portion, by a transverse annular wall 143 which has a central portion 144 extending radially inwardly of the sealing skirt and which is raised relative to the remainder of the transverse wall.
  • the pump is fixed inside the central portion 144 which has a central opening 145 through which the actuating rod 171 of the pump.
  • a groove 146 delimited by two axial walls surrounds the annular wall 143, the groove being itself surrounded by an outer casing skirt 147.
  • Three openings 149 angularly spaced are formed in the bottom of the groove 146 and extend over a portion the height of the axial wall which delimits the groove which is the outermost.
  • a stop 148 whose function will be explained later in the description is provided on the transverse wall 143, along the central portion 144.
  • the stop 148 is T-shaped and extends parallel to the axis X, with the crossbar of T tangent to the central portion.
  • a guide wall 146a also extends parallel to the axis X, in the groove 146.
  • the movable member 130 comprises two walls 131 and 132 parallel to each other and spaced from one another.
  • the two walls 131 and 132 are connected to each other by side walls 133, on only part of their periphery.
  • a handle 134 is provided between the two walls to handle the movable member.
  • One of the two walls 131 further comprises a conduit 135 which passes through it in its central part and which extends perpendicular to the wall 131, on either side thereof.
  • the conduit 135 opens, outside the wall 131, through a dispensing orifice 136 and extends between the two walls 131 and 132, by a portion of duct 137, parallel to the walls 131 and 132, which is configured for on the actuating rod 171 of the pump.
  • the actuating rod opens into the lower part of the conduit portion 137.
  • the actuating rod 171 this time serves as an axis of rotation for the movable member which can rotate around it.
  • the conduit 137 is extended in its upper part by a peak 138 whose function will be explained later in the description.
  • a protrusion 139 in the form of a circular arc is provided on the face 131 of the movable member carrying the applicator element 120.
  • the projection is formed at the periphery of the face 131, in its lower part.
  • the movable member 130 carries the applicator element 120 which is this time removably attached to the movable member 130.
  • the applicator element 120 is for example a closed cell foam.
  • the application element 120 is this time in the form of a disc with two flat faces 121 and 122, one of the faces constituting the application surface 122.
  • the foam is hollowed out in its central part over its entire thickness. way to come and get on the pipe 135 which protrudes beyond the wall 131.
  • the recess 123 formed in the foam has a shape such that the foam is clamped around the conduit 135 so that it is held in this position on the movable member.
  • the end of the conduit 135 projects beyond the application surface 122, so that the dispensing orifice 136 opens out of the applicator element.
  • the end of the duct 135 terminates in a bead 135a which facilitates the clipping of the applicator element 120 in a correct position, namely in a position such that the orifice opens well outside the opening. surface of application.
  • a cover 150 is mounted on the container so as to be able to move axially relative to the container.
  • the cover 150 has a skirt 151, parallel to the axis X, which is designed to slide inside the groove 146 of the support 140.
  • Three angularly spaced tabs 151a are formed at the lower end of the skirt 151, each leg having a relief 151b on its outer surface which is intended to be housed under the upper edge defining the corresponding opening 149 provided in the groove. This limits the axial displacement of the cover and especially prevents the cover 150 from disengaging the support 140.
  • a slot 151c is also provided at the end of the skirt 151.
  • the slot 151c is opposite the guide wall 146a to allow the insertion of the skirt 151 into the groove 146 while avoiding any movement of the cover 150 other than along the X axis.
  • a transverse wall 152 which has a passage 153 for the actuating rod 171 of the pump extends in the upper part of the skirt 151, along a diameter.
  • a hemispherical hull 154 is provided above the transverse wall 152, the hull being open at the front so as to receive the movable member 130 provided with the applicator element 120.
  • the edge 155 of the hull which delimits its opening 158 has a shape complementary to that of the movable member of so that the movable member can close this opening.
  • Two notches 156 are further provided on the edge 155, on either side of the opening 158, to receive the handle 134 of the movable member.
  • a housing 157 is thus delimited by the shell 154, the transverse wall 152 and the movable member 130, the housing being able to receive the applicator element in the storage position.
  • the shell In its upper part, the shell has an orifice 159 in which the upper end of the peak 138 is housed. This avoids any sloshing of the shell relative to the movable member when actuating the pump.
  • the movable member 130 is in a first position, namely that the wall 131 carrying the applicator element extends into the opening 158 of the shell.
  • the applicator element 120 is then outside the shell, and can be used to apply product to the surface to be treated.
  • the smooth wall 132 of the movable member is located inside the housing, on the side of the abutment 148, but at a distance therefrom.
  • the cover 150 sinks and the actuating rod, the skirt 151 sinking into the groove 146.
  • the product thus leaves the container via the actuating rod, by a passage 160 formed by the conduit portion 137 and the conduit 135, to the dispensing orifice 136.
  • the product arrives in the application surface 122.
  • the user can either put this application surface 122 in contact with the surface to be treated to apply the product by holding the device by the container, or remove the removable application element 120 and use it as a simple sponge.
  • the handle 134 is advantageously in abutment against the edge 155 of the shell in this position, the handle being in the notch 156.
  • the user can store the application element 120 to prevent clogging between uses, after having placed it on the movable member if he had taken it.
  • the movable member 130 For this purpose, it turns the movable member 130 by grasping the handle 134 until it rotates 180 °.
  • the device is thus in its storage position, illustrated on the figures 8 and 11 the position in which the applicator element 120 is completely enclosed in the housing 157.
  • the housing 157 is closed by the wall 132 of the movable member in such a way that the applicator is perfectly protected, while allowing the air to pass on the periphery of the movable member 130.
  • the wall 131 of the movable member which has the projection 139 is located inside the housing, on the side of the abutment 148 and facing it so that when you press the hull 154, the cover 150 can not sink because the projection 139 bears against the abutment 148.
  • the pump can not be actuated and the product can not leave the container.

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Abstract

The device has an applicator (20) supplied with a cosmetic product from a tubular container (10) via a passage. The applicator is carried by a movable unit (30) moving from a position in which the applicator is outside a housing (57), to a position in which the applicator is contained in the housing. The unit (30) has a wall (32) to close the housing in the latter position. The unit (30) prevents, when it is in the latter position, the actuation of a pump of the container, and/or closes the passage.

Description

La présente invention concerne les dispositifs de conditionnement et d'application d'un produit, notamment un produit cosmétique, y compris de soin.The present invention relates to devices for packaging and applying a product, especially a cosmetic product, including care.

L'invention a plus particulièrement pour objet un nouveau dispositif de conditionnement et d'application du type comportant un élément d'application pour l'application du produit et un récipient contenant le produit.The invention more particularly relates to a new packaging device and application of the type comprising an application element for the application of the product and a container containing the product.

Généralement, de tels dispositifs comportent un logement pour l'élément d'application qui communique avec l'intérieur du récipient en position de stockage.Generally, such devices include a housing for the applicator element which communicates with the interior of the container in the storage position.

La demande de brevet européen EP 1 020 135 décrit par exemple un dispositif de ce type dans lequel l'élément d'application est porté par un élément de fermeture du récipient, ce dernier comprenant un logement pouvant accueillir l'élément d'application lorsque le récipient est fermé par l'élément de fermeture qui vient se visser sur le récipient. Le logement communique de façon permanente avec l'intérieur du récipient.The patent application European EP 1 020 135 describes for example a device of this type in which the applicator element is carried by a closing element of the container, the latter comprising a housing that can accommodate the applicator element when the container is closed by the closure element which is screwed on the container. The housing communicates permanently with the interior of the container.

La demande de brevet européen EP 1 193 188 décrit également un dispositif de ce type dans lequel l'élément d'application est cette fois solidaire d'un élément support pivotant par rapport au récipient entre une position de fermeture dans laquelle l'élément d'application est reçu dans un logement et une position d'utilisation. Là encore, en position de fermeture, le logement contenant l'élément d'application est en communication permanente avec l'intérieur du récipient.The patent application European EP 1 193 188 also discloses a device of this type in which the applicator element is this time secured to a support member pivoting relative to the container between a closed position in which the application element is received in a housing and a position use. Again, in the closed position, the housing containing the application element is in permanent communication with the interior of the container.

Par ailleurs, les brevets US 5,085,347 et US 6,000,633 décrivent des dispositifs de pulvérisation de produit qui peuvent prendre une position d'utilisation et une position de stockage dans laquelle le produit ne peut être pulvérisé. Dans la position d'utilisation, ces dispositifs permettent la pulvérisation de produit au moyen d'une buse qui n'est pas configurée pour être mise au contact de la surface sur laquelle on pulvérise le produit, le dispositif restant à distance de la surface à traiter.In addition, patents US 5,085,347 and US 6,000,633 disclose product spraying devices that can assume a use position and a storage position in which the product can not be sprayed. In the position of use, these devices allow product spraying by means of a nozzle which is not configured to be brought into contact with the surface on which the product is sprayed, the device remaining at a distance from the surface to be treated.

La demande de brevet US2003/075200 décrit, en accord avec les termes du préambule de la revendication 1, un dispositif de conditionnement et d'application comportant un récipient contenant le produit et un élément de fermeture du récipient muni d'un logement contenant un organe d'application. L'élément de fermeture est monté de façon amovible sur le récipient. L'organe d'application est en communication sélective avec l'intérieur du récipient lorsque l'élément de fermeture est monté sur le récipient de façon à pouvoir se charger en produit. Une valve obture l'ouverture du récipient et une valve obture un passage d'amenée du produit à l'intérieur du logement de l'élément de fermeture contenant l'organe d'application lorsque l'élément de fermeture est séparé du récipient.The request for US2003 / 075200 described, in accordance with the terms of the preamble of claim 1, a packaging and application device comprising a container containing the product and a closure member of the container provided with a housing containing an applicator member. The closure member is removably mounted on the container. The applicator is in selective communication with the interior of the container when the closure member is mounted on the container so that it can be loaded with product. A valve closes the opening of the container and a valve closes a supply passage of the product inside the housing of the closure member containing the applicator member when the closure member is separated from the container.

Il existe un besoin de réaliser un dispositif de conditionnement et d'application qui permette de facilement ranger l'élément d'application dans un environnement isolé de l'intérieur du récipient.There is a need to provide a packaging and application device that allows the application element to be easily stored in an isolated environment of the interior of the container.

L'invention répond à ce besoin grâce à un dispositif de conditionnement et d'application d'un produit, notamment cosmétique, comprenant :

  • un récipient contenant le produit ;
  • un élément d'application apte à être alimenté en produit par un passage en communication permanente ou sélective avec l'intérieur du récipient, l'élément d'application comportant une surface d'application destinée à être mise au contact d'une surface à traiter ; l'élément d'application étant porté par un organe mobile apte à passer d'une première position dans laquelle l'élément d'application se trouve hors d'un logement surmontant le récipient, à une seconde position dans laquelle l'élément d'application est contenu dans le logement,
    l'organe mobile comportant une portion obturant le logement dans cette seconde position, l'organe mobile permettant en outre lorsqu'il est dans la seconde position :
    • d'empêcher l'actionnement d'un élément de distribution équipant le récipient, et/ou
    • d'obturer le passage d'amenée du produit vers l'élément d'application.
The invention responds to this need by means of a device for packaging and applying a product, in particular a cosmetic product, comprising:
  • a container containing the product;
  • an application element adapted to be supplied with product by a passage in permanent or selective communication with the interior of the container, the application element comprising an application surface intended to be brought into contact with a surface to be treated ; the applicator element being carried by a movable member adapted to pass from a first position in which the applicator element is out of a housing above the container, to a second position in which the element of application is contained in the housing,
    the movable member having a portion closing the housing in this second position, the movable member further allowing when in the second position:
    • to prevent the actuation of a distribution element equipping the container, and / or
    • to close the feed passage of the product to the application element.

On peut ainsi facilement ranger l'élément d'application pour le protéger de l'extérieur dans un environnement isolé de l'intérieur du récipient.It is thus easy to store the application element to protect it from the outside in an isolated environment of the interior of the container.

L'organe mobile peut être mobile en rotation entre la première et la seconde position et se déplacer d'environ 180° entre la première et la seconde position.The movable member may be rotatable between the first and second positions and move about 180 ° between the first and second positions.

Selon un premier mode de réalisation, l'organe mobile peut être mobile en rotation autour d'une paroi tubulaire délimitant en partie le passage d'amenée du produit. L'organe mobile peut comporter une portion de conduit emmanchée sur la paroi tubulaire, la portion de conduit pouvant obturer un trou prévu dans la paroi tubulaire de manière à obturer le passage lorsque l'organe mobile est dans la seconde position. La portion de conduit peut se prolonger par un conduit qui débouche par un orifice de distribution, le conduit pouvant être en regard du trou de la paroi tubulaire lorsque l'organe mobile est dans la première position.According to a first embodiment, the movable member can be rotatable about a tubular wall partially delimiting the feed passage of the product. The movable member may comprise a portion of conduit fitted on the tubular wall, the portion of conduit that can close a hole provided in the tubular wall so as to close the passage when the movable member is in the second position. The duct portion may be extended by a duct which opens through a dispensing orifice, the duct may be opposite the hole of the tubular wall when the movable member is in the first position.

Selon un deuxième mode de réalisation, l'organe mobile peut être mobile en rotation autour d'un organe d'actionnement de l'élément de distribution, l'organe mobile étant en outre apte à s'enfoncer selon l'axe de l'organe d'actionnement pour actionner l'élément de distribution lorsque l'organe mobile est dans la première position. Selon ce mode de réalisation, l'organe mobile peut comporter une paroi apte à venir en butée contre un support de l'élément de distribution lorsque l'organe mobile est dans la seconde position.According to a second embodiment, the movable member may be rotatable about an actuating member of the dispensing member, the movable member being further adapted to be seated along the axis of the actuating member for actuating the dispensing member when the movable member is in the first position. According to this embodiment, the movable member may comprise a wall adapted to abut against a support of the dispensing element when the movable member is in the second position.

L'organe mobile peut comporter une poignée permettant de saisir l'organe mobile pour le faire tourner, la poignée pouvant en outre venir en butée dans la première et la seconde position.The movable member may comprise a handle for grasping the movable member to rotate, the handle can further abut in the first and second position.

L'élément d'application peut communiquer avec l'air ambiant quand il est contenu dans le logement. Le logement peut comporter au moins un passage permettant à l'élément d'application de communiquer avec l'air ambiant quand le logement est fermé. Ainsi, l'élément d'application peut sécher entre les utilisations, ce qui limite les risques de développement microbiologique et peut permettre par exemple de réduire la quantité de conservateurs dans le produit ou d'agents biocides incorporés à l'élément d'application, notamment lorsque celui-ci comporte un matériau poreux.The application element can communicate with the ambient air when it is contained in the housing. The housing may comprise at least one passage allowing the applicator element to communicate with the ambient air when the housing is closed. Thus, the applicator element can dry between uses, which limits the risks of microbiological development and may allow for example to reduce the amount of preservatives in the product or biocidal agents incorporated in the application element, especially when it comprises a porous material.

L'élément d'application peut être compressible. II peut comporter une mousse ou un élastomère.The application element may be compressible. It may comprise a foam or an elastomer.

L'élément d'application peut comporter une surface d'application bombée.The application element may comprise a curved application surface.

Le passage pour le produit peut déboucher par un orifice de distribution à l'extérieur de la surface d'application ou à l'intérieur de l'élément d'application de manière à imbiber l'élément d'application lorsqu'il est poreux.The passage for the product may result in a dispensing orifice on the outside of the application surface or inside the applicator element so as to imbibe the applicator element when it is porous.

L'élément d'application peut être réalisé en matériau poreux.The application element may be made of porous material.

L'élément d'application peut être collé sur l'organe mobile par une face opposée à sa surface d'application. Alternativement, l'élément d'application peut être fixé de manière amovible sur l'organe mobile de manière à pouvoir être prélevé avant d'être appliqué sur la surface à traiter. L'élément d'application peut notamment être fixé sur l'organe mobile par serrage autour d'un conduit débouchant par l'orifice de distribution.The applicator element can be glued to the movable member by a face opposite to its application surface. Alternatively, the applicator element may be removably attached to the movable member so that it can be removed before being applied to the surface to be treated. The applicator element may in particular be fixed on the movable member by clamping around a conduit opening through the dispensing orifice.

Le récipient peut être délimité par une paroi souple sur laquelle l'utilisateur peut appuyer pour délivrer le produit. En variante, un élément de distribution sous forme de pompe comportant un organe d'actionnement peut, en réponse à une commande d'actionnement, délivrer une dose de produit, lorsque l'organe mobile est dans la première position.The container may be delimited by a flexible wall on which the user can press to deliver the product. Alternatively, a pump-like dispensing member having an actuator may, in response to an actuation command, deliver a dose of product when the movable member is in the first position.

Le produit peut être un produit cosmétique, par exemple un fond de teint ou un produit hydratant. Le produit peut être fluide, notamment liquide ou pulvérulent.The product can be a cosmetic product, for example a foundation or a moisturizing product. The product may be fluid, in particular liquid or powdery.

L'invention pourra être mieux comprise à la lecture de la description détaillée qui va suivre, d'exemples de mise en oeuvre non limitatifs de celle-ci, et à l'examen du dessin annexé, sur lequel :

  • les figures 1 à 3 représentent des vues en perspective d'un premier exemple de dispositif de conditionnement et d'application conforme à l'invention, dans différentes positions ;
  • la figure 4 représente une vue éclatée du dispositif de la figure 1 ;
  • la figure 5 représente, en coupe axiale, le dispositif de la figure 1 en position d'utilisation ;
  • la figure 6 représente en coupe axiale, le dispositif de la figure 1 en position de fermeture ;
  • les figures 7 et 8 représentent des vues en perspective d'un deuxième exemple de dispositif de conditionnement et d'application conforme à l'invention, dans différentes positions ;
  • la figure 9 représente une vue éclatée du dispositif de la figure 7 ;
  • la figure 10 représente, en coupe axiale, le dispositif de la figure 7 en position d'utilisation ; et
  • la figure 11 représente en coupe axiale, le dispositif de la figure 7 en position de fermeture.
The invention will be better understood on reading the following detailed description, non-limiting examples of implementation thereof, and on examining the appended drawing, in which:
  • the Figures 1 to 3 represent perspective views of a first example of a packaging and application device according to the invention, in different positions;
  • the figure 4 represents an exploded view of the device of the figure 1 ;
  • the figure 5 represents, in axial section, the device of the figure 1 in use position;
  • the figure 6 represents in axial section, the device of the figure 1 in the closed position;
  • the Figures 7 and 8 represent perspective views of a second example of a packaging and application device according to the invention, in different positions;
  • the figure 9 represents an exploded view of the device of the figure 7 ;
  • the figure 10 represents, in axial section, the device of the figure 7 in use position; and
  • the figure 11 represents in axial section, the device of the figure 7 in the closed position.

Le dispositif de conditionnement et d'application 1 illustré sur les figures 1 à 6 comporte un récipient 10 et un élément d'application 20 porté par un organe mobile 30.The packaging and application device 1 illustrated on the Figures 1 to 6 comprises a container 10 and an applicator element carried by a movable member.

Comme on peut le voir plus en détail à la figure 4, le récipient 10 est sous forme d'un tube allongé selon un axe X, dont une première extrémité 11 est pincée et dont l'extrémité opposée se termine par un col 12 d'axe X. Le récipient a de préférence des parois déformables.As can be seen in more detail at figure 4 , the container 10 is in the form of an elongated tube along an axis X, a first end 11 of which is pinched and whose opposite end terminates in a neck 12 of axis X. The container preferably has deformable walls.

Le récipient 10 contient un produit cosmétique, par exemple un fond de teint ou un produit hydratant. Le produit est fluide, par exemple liquide.The container 10 contains a cosmetic product, for example a foundation or a moisturizing product. The product is fluid, for example liquid.

Un support 40 portant une paroi tubulaire 41, est monté dans l'ouverture du col 12, par une jupe de montage 42 qui vient en appui étanche à l'intérieur du col 12. Le bord supérieur 43 de la jupe de montage 42 est biseauté et est fermé par une paroi transversale 44, oblique par rapport à l'axe X. La paroi tubulaire 41 s'étend depuis la paroi 44, perpendiculairement à celle-ci, de sorte qu'elle s'étend obliquement par rapport à l'axe X. La paroi tubulaire 41 se trouve dans la partie la plus haute de la paroi 44, à proximité de sa périphérie. La paroi tubulaire 41 est fermée à son extrémité supérieure et débouche latéralement par un trou 45 situé à proximité de son extrémité supérieure et tourné vers l'extérieur de la paroi 44.A support 40 carrying a tubular wall 41, is mounted in the opening of the neck 12, by a mounting skirt 42 which bears tightly against the inside of the neck 12. The upper edge 43 of the mounting skirt 42 is beveled and is closed by a transverse wall 44, oblique with respect to the axis X. The tubular wall 41 extends from the wall 44, perpendicular to it, so that it extends obliquely with respect to the X axis. The tubular wall 41 is located in the highest part of the wall 44, close to its periphery. The tubular wall 41 is closed at its upper end and opens laterally through a hole 45 located near its upper end and facing outwardly of the wall 44.

L'organe mobile 30 comporte deux parois 31 et 32 parallèles entre elles et espacées l'une de l'autre. Les deux parois 31 et 32 se raccordent l'une à l'autre par des parois latérales 33, sur une partie seulement de leur périphérie. Une poignée 34 est prévue entre les deux parois pour manier l'organe mobile. L'une des deux parois 31 comporte en outre un conduit 35 qui la traverse dans sa partie centrale et qui s'étend perpendiculairement à la paroi 31, de part et d'autre de celle-ci. Le conduit 35 débouche, à l'extérieur de la paroi 31, par un orifice de distribution 36 et se prolonge entre les deux parois 31 et 32, par une portion de conduit 37 parallèle aux parois 31 et 32, qui est configurée pour s'emmancher de manière étanche au produit sur la paroi tubulaire 41. La paroi tubulaire 41 sert ainsi d'axe de rotation pour l'organe mobile autour duquel il peut tourner. Un jonc 46 prévu sur la surface externe de la paroi tubulaire 41 coopère avec une rainure complémentaire 38 prévue sur la surface interne du conduit 37 de manière à assurer l'accrochage de l'organe mobile 30 sur la paroi tubulaire 41.The movable member 30 comprises two walls 31 and 32 parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other. The two walls 31 and 32 are connected to each other by side walls 33, on only part of their periphery. A handle 34 is provided between the two walls for handling the movable member. One of the two walls 31 further comprises a duct 35 which passes through it in its central portion and which extends perpendicularly to the wall 31, on either side thereof. The duct 35 opens, outside the wall 31, through a dispensing orifice 36 and extends between the two walls 31 and 32, by a portion of duct 37 parallel to the walls 31 and 32, which is configured to sealingly to the product on the tubular wall 41. The tubular wall 41 thus serves as an axis of rotation for the movable member around which it can rotate. A ring 46 provided on the outer surface of the tubular wall 41 cooperates with a complementary groove 38 provided on the inner surface of the duct 37 so as to ensure the attachment of the movable member 30 to the tubular wall 41.

L'organe mobile 30 porte l'élément d'application 20 qui est collé sur la paroi 31 par une face plane 21. L'élément d'application 20 est poreux. II est par exemple réalisé en mousse de polyuréthane à cellules ouvertes. L'élément d'application 20 est de forme hémisphérique, sa face bombée constituant la surface d'application 22. La mousse est évidée dans sa partie centrale, sur sa face 21 de manière à venir s'emmancher sur le conduit 35 qui déborde la paroi 31. De préférence, l'évidement 23 formé dans la mousse a une forme telle que la mousse est serrée autour du conduit 35 mais se trouve à distance de l'extrémité du conduit, à savoir de l'orifice de distribution 36, pour permettre la sortie du produit. En outre, la surface d'application 22 se trouve à distance du conduit 35 pour éviter la mise en contact du conduit 35 sur la surface à traiter et ainsi éviter toute blessure à l'application.The movable member 30 carries the application member 20 which is bonded to the wall 31 by a flat face 21. The application member 20 is porous. It is for example made of open-cell polyurethane foam. The applicator element 20 is of hemispherical shape, its curved surface constituting the application surface 22. The foam is hollowed out in its central part, on its face 21 so as to come to slide on the conduit 35 which overflows the wall 31. Preferably, the recess 23 formed in the foam has a shape such that the foam is clamped around the conduit 35 but is at a distance from the end of the conduit, namely the dispensing orifice 36, for allow the product to exit. In addition, the application surface 22 is at a distance from the conduit 35 to avoid contacting the conduit 35 on the surface to be treated and thus avoid any injury to the application.

Un capot 50 est monté sur le récipient, par l'intermédiaire d'une jupe de fixation 51, parallèle à l'axe X, qui vient s'encliqueter sur un bourrelet 13 prévu sur le col 12 du récipient. La jupe de fixation 51 comporte un bord supérieur biseauté qui est fermé par une paroi transversale 52, oblique par rapport à l'axe X. La paroi transversale 52 comporte un passage 53 pour la paroi tubulaire 41.A cover 50 is mounted on the container, via a fixing skirt 51, parallel to the axis X, which snaps onto a bead 13 provided on the neck 12 of the container. The fixing skirt 51 has a beveled upper edge which is closed by a transverse wall 52, oblique with respect to the axis X. The transverse wall 52 comprises a passage 53 for the tubular wall 41.

Une paroi extérieure formant une coque 54 entoure la jupe de fixation 51, sur toute sa périphérie et sur toute sa hauteur, la coque 54 étant reliée au bord supérieur de la jupe de fixation 51 sur la partie avant de sa périphérie. La coque 54 se prolonge au-dessus de la paroi transversale 52 par une portion ouverte à l'avant de manière à recevoir l'organe mobile 30 muni de l'élément d'application 20. Le bord 55 de la coque qui délimite son ouverture 58 a une forme complémentaire de celle de l'organe mobile de manière à ce que l'organe mobile puisse venir obturer cette ouverture. Deux échancrures 56 sont en outre prévues sur le bord 55, de part et d'autre de l'ouverture 58, pour recevoir la poignée 34.An outer wall forming a shell 54 surrounds the fastening skirt 51, over its entire periphery and over its entire height, the shell 54 being connected to the upper edge of the fastening skirt 51 on the front portion of its periphery. The shell 54 extends above the transverse wall 52 by an open portion at the front so as to receive the movable member 30 provided with the application element 20. The edge 55 of the shell which defines its opening 58 has a shape complementary to that of the movable member so that the movable member can come close this opening. Two notches 56 are further provided on the edge 55, on either side of the opening 58, to receive the handle 34.

Un logement 57 est ainsi délimité par la partie supérieure de la coque 54, la paroi transversale 52 et l'organe mobile 30, le logement pouvant recevoir l'élément d'application 20 en position de stockage.A housing 57 is thus delimited by the upper part of the shell 54, the transverse wall 52 and the movable member 30, the housing being able to receive the application element 20 in the storage position.

Dans une position d'utilisation illustrée sur les figures 1 et 5, l'organe mobile 30 se trouve dans une première position, à savoir que la paroi 31 portant l'élément d'application 20 s'étend dans l'ouverture 58 de la coque. L'élément d'application 20 se trouve alors à l'extérieur de la coque, et peut être appliqué sur la surface à traiter.In an illustrated use position on the figures 1 and 5 , the movable member 30 is in a first position, namely that the wall 31 carrying the applicator element 20 extends into the opening 58 of the shell. The application element 20 is then outside the shell, and can be applied to the surface to be treated.

Dans cette position d'utilisation, le conduit 35 qui traverse la paroi 31 est en regard du trou latéral 45 de la paroi tubulaire 41 de manière à former un passage 60 d'amenée du produit entre l'intérieur du récipient 10 et l'orifice de distribution 36, le passage 60 étant délimité par la paroi tubulaire 41 et le conduit 35.In this position of use, the duct 35 which passes through the wall 31 is opposite the lateral hole 45 of the tubular wall 41 so as to form a passage 60 for feeding the product between the inside of the container 10 and the orifice 36, the passage 60 being delimited by the tubular wall 41 and the duct 35.

Pour s'assurer que le conduit 35 est bien en regard du trou 45, la poignée 34 est avantageusement en butée contre le bord 55 de la coque dans cette position, la poignée se trouvant dans l'échancrure 56. L'utilisateur est ainsi assuré que le passage 60 est bien formé.To ensure that the duct 35 is facing the hole 45, the handle 34 is advantageously in abutment against the edge 55 of the shell in this position, the handle being in the notch 56. The user is thus assured that the passage 60 is well formed.

En appuyant sur les parois du tube 10, le produit est poussé hors du tube jusqu'à l'orifice de distribution 36, via le passage 60. Le produit arrive dans l'élément d'application 20 qui est imbibé jusqu'à ce que le produit arrive au niveau de la surface d'application 22. II suffit de mettre cette surface d'application au contact de la surface à traiter pour y appliquer le produit.By pressing on the walls of the tube 10, the product is pushed out of the tube to the dispensing orifice 36, via the passage 60. The product arrives in the application element 20 which is soaked until the product reaches the level of the application surface 22. It is sufficient to put this application surface in contact with the surface to be treated to apply the product.

Lorsque l'application est terminée, l'utilisateur peut ranger l'élément d'application 20 pour éviter son encrassement entre deux utilisations.When the application is completed, the user can store the application element 20 to prevent fouling between uses.

A cet effet, il tourne l'organe mobile 30 en saisissant la poignée 34, comme on le voit à la figure 2, jusqu'à le faire tourner de 180°. Le dispositif se trouve ainsi dans sa position de stockage, illustrée sur les figures 3 et 6, position dans laquelle l'élément d'application 20 est entièrement enfermé dans le logement 57. Le logement 57 est fermé par la paroi 32 de l'organe mobile de manière telle que l'applicateur soit parfaitement protégé.For this purpose, it turns the movable member 30 by grasping the handle 34, as seen in FIG. figure 2 until you turn it 180 °. The device is thus in its storage position, illustrated on the figures 3 and 6 the position in which the applicator element 20 is entirely enclosed in the housing 57. The housing 57 is closed by the wall 32 of the movable member in such a way that the applicator is perfectly protected.

Toutefois, dans cette position de stockage, le logement 57 n'est pas fermé de manière étanche à l'air, l'air pouvant passer sur le pourtour de l'organe mobile 30 ou encore par le bord inférieur de la coque 54. L'élément d'application 20 peut ainsi communiquer avec l'air ambiant quand le logement est fermé si bien qu'il peut sécher entre les utilisations, ce qui limite les risques de développement microbiologique et peut permettre par exemple de réduire la quantité de conservateurs dans le produit ou d'agents biocides incorporés à l'élément d'application.However, in this storage position, the housing 57 is not closed in an airtight manner, the air can pass around the periphery of the movable member 30 or by the lower edge of the shell 54. L application member 20 can thus communicate with the ambient air when the housing is closed so that it can dry between uses, which limits the risks of microbiological development and may allow for example to reduce the amount of preservatives in the product or biocidal agents incorporated in the application element.

Dans la position de stockage, le conduit 35 n'est plus en regard du trou 45, mais c'est la portion de conduit 37 qui se trouve en regard du trou 45 et qui l'obture. Le passage d'amenée 60 du produit est ainsi obturé de sorte que le produit provenant du récipient ne peut plus arriver jusqu'à l'orifice de distribution 36, même si l'utilisateur appuie sur les parois du tube pour faire sortir le produit.In the storage position, the duct 35 is no longer opposite the hole 45, but it is the duct portion 37 which faces the hole 45 and closes it. The feed passage 60 of the product is thus closed so that the product from the container can no longer reach the dispensing orifice 36, even if the user presses on the walls of the tube to make the product exit.

Là encore, on garantit que le conduit 35 n'est plus en regard du trou puisque dans cette position, la poignée est en butée contre le bord 55 de la coque, dans la deuxième échancrure 56, la première échancrure 56 étant fermée par la paroi latérale 33 de l'organe mobile.Again, it is ensured that the duct 35 is no longer opposite the hole since in this position, the handle is in abutment against the edge 55 of the shell, in the second notch 56, the first notch 56 being closed by the wall lateral 33 of the movable member.

On a représenté un deuxième mode de réalisation d'un dispositif de conditionnement et d'application sur les figures 7 à 11.There is shown a second embodiment of a device for packaging and application on the Figures 7 to 11 .

Le dispositif 100 comporte également un récipient 110 et un élément d'application 120 porté par un organe mobile 130.The device 100 also comprises a container 110 and an applicator element 120 carried by a mobile member 130.

Le récipient 110 est cette fois sous forme d'un pot dont une première extrémité est fermée par un fond 111 et dont l'extrémité opposée se termine par un col 112 d'axe X. On ne sort pas du cadre de l'invention en utilisant un récipient autre qu'un pot, par exemple un flacon ou un tube.The container 110 is this time in the form of a pot whose first end is closed by a bottom 111 and whose opposite end terminates in a neck 112 of axis X. It is not beyond the scope of the invention in using a container other than a pot, for example a bottle or a tube.

Pour faire sortir le produit, un élément de distribution 170 sous forme d'une pompe est monté dans le col 112, via un support de montage 140. La pompe 170 comporte une tige d'actionnement 171 qui déborde le col et qui s'étend selon l'axe X. La tige d'actionnement 171 est creuse et permet la sortie du produit hors de la pompe.To release the product, a dispensing element 170 in the form of a pump is mounted in the neck 112, via a mounting bracket 140. The pump 170 includes an actuating rod 171 which projects beyond the neck and which extends along the axis X. The actuating rod 171 is hollow and allows the output of the product out of the pump.

Le support de montage 140 comporte des pattes d'accrochage 141 qui viennent s'encliqueter sur un bourrelet 113 prévu sur le col du récipient. Une jupe d'étanchéité 142 vient en appui étanche sur la surface interne du col 112 de manière à assurer une étanchéité entre l'intérieur du récipient et le support 140. La jupe d'étanchéité 142 et les pattes d'accrochage se raccordent dans leur partie supérieure, par une paroi annulaire transversale 143 qui comporte une portion centrale 144 s'étendant radialement vers l'intérieur de la jupe d'étanchéité et qui est surélevée par rapport au reste de la paroi transversale. La pompe est fixée à l'intérieur de la portion centrale 144 qui comporte une ouverture centrale 145 traversée par la tige d'actionnement 171 de la pompe.The mounting bracket 140 has latching lugs 141 which snap onto a bead 113 provided on the neck of the container. A sealing skirt 142 comes into sealing engagement on the inner surface of the neck 112 so as to ensure a seal between the inside of the container and the support 140. The sealing skirt 142 and the attachment tabs are connected in their upper portion, by a transverse annular wall 143 which has a central portion 144 extending radially inwardly of the sealing skirt and which is raised relative to the remainder of the transverse wall. The pump is fixed inside the central portion 144 which has a central opening 145 through which the actuating rod 171 of the pump.

Une gorge 146 délimitée par deux parois axiales entoure la paroi annulaire 143, la gorge étant elle-même entourée par une jupe extérieure d'habillage 147. Trois ouvertures 149 angulairement espacées sont formées dans le fond de la gorge 146 et se prolongent sur une partie de la hauteur de la paroi axiale qui délimite la gorge qui se trouve la plus à l'extérieur.A groove 146 delimited by two axial walls surrounds the annular wall 143, the groove being itself surrounded by an outer casing skirt 147. Three openings 149 angularly spaced are formed in the bottom of the groove 146 and extend over a portion the height of the axial wall which delimits the groove which is the outermost.

Une butée 148 dont la fonction sera expliquée plus loin dans la description est prévue sur la paroi transversale 143, le long de la portion centrale 144. La butée 148 est en forme de T et s'étend parallèlement à l'axe X, avec la barre transversale du T tangente à la portion centrale.A stop 148 whose function will be explained later in the description is provided on the transverse wall 143, along the central portion 144. The stop 148 is T-shaped and extends parallel to the axis X, with the crossbar of T tangent to the central portion.

Une paroi de guidage 146a s'étend également parallèlement à l'axe X, dans la gorge 146.A guide wall 146a also extends parallel to the axis X, in the groove 146.

L'organe mobile 130 comporte deux parois 131 et 132 parallèles entre elles et espacées l'une de l'autre. Les deux parois 131 et 132 se raccordent l'une à l'autre par des parois latérales 133, sur une partie seulement de leur périphérie. Une poignée 134 est prévue entre les deux parois pour manier l'organe mobile. L'une des deux parois 131 comporte en outre un conduit 135 qui la traverse dans sa partie centrale et qui s'étend perpendiculairement à la paroi 131, de part et d'autre de celle-ci. Le conduit 135 débouche, à l'extérieur de la paroi 131, par un orifice de distribution 136 et se prolonge entre les deux parois 131 et 132, par une portion de conduit 137, parallèle aux parois 131 et 132, qui est configurée pour s'emmancher sur la tige d'actionnement 171 de la pompe. La tige d'actionnement débouche dans la partie inférieure de la portion de conduit 137. La tige d'actionnement 171 sert cette fois d'axe de rotation pour l'organe mobile qui peut tourner autour d'elle. Le conduit 137 se prolonge dans sa partie supérieure par un pic 138 dont la fonction sera expliquée plus loin dans la description.The movable member 130 comprises two walls 131 and 132 parallel to each other and spaced from one another. The two walls 131 and 132 are connected to each other by side walls 133, on only part of their periphery. A handle 134 is provided between the two walls to handle the movable member. One of the two walls 131 further comprises a conduit 135 which passes through it in its central part and which extends perpendicular to the wall 131, on either side thereof. The conduit 135 opens, outside the wall 131, through a dispensing orifice 136 and extends between the two walls 131 and 132, by a portion of duct 137, parallel to the walls 131 and 132, which is configured for on the actuating rod 171 of the pump. The actuating rod opens into the lower part of the conduit portion 137. The actuating rod 171 this time serves as an axis of rotation for the movable member which can rotate around it. The conduit 137 is extended in its upper part by a peak 138 whose function will be explained later in the description.

Une saillie 139 en forme d'arc de cercle est prévue sur la face 131 de l'organe mobile portant l'élément d'application 120. La saillie est formée en périphérie de la face 131, dans sa partie inférieure.A protrusion 139 in the form of a circular arc is provided on the face 131 of the movable member carrying the applicator element 120. The projection is formed at the periphery of the face 131, in its lower part.

L'organe mobile 130 porte l'élément d'application 120 qui est cette fois fixé de manière amovible sur l'organe mobile 130. L'élément d'application 120 est par exemple une mousse à cellules fermées. L'élément d'application 120 est cette fois sous forme d'un disque avec deux faces planes 121 et 122, l'une des faces constituant la surface d'application 122. La mousse est évidée dans sa partie centrale sur toute son épaisseur de manière à venir s'emmancher sur le conduit 135 qui déborde la paroi 131. L'évidement 123 formé dans la mousse a une forme telle que la mousse est serrée autour du conduit 135 de manière à ce qu'il soit maintenu dans cette position sur l'organe mobile. L'extrémité du conduit 135 déborde la surface d'application 122, de sorte que l'orifice de distribution 136 débouche à l'extérieur de l'élément d'application. En outre, l'extrémité du conduit 135 se termine par un bourrelet 135a qui facilite le clipsage de l'élément d'application 120 dans une position correcte, à savoir dans une position telle que l'orifice débouche bien à l'extérieur de la surface d'application.The movable member 130 carries the applicator element 120 which is this time removably attached to the movable member 130. The applicator element 120 is for example a closed cell foam. The application element 120 is this time in the form of a disc with two flat faces 121 and 122, one of the faces constituting the application surface 122. The foam is hollowed out in its central part over its entire thickness. way to come and get on the pipe 135 which protrudes beyond the wall 131. The recess 123 formed in the foam has a shape such that the foam is clamped around the conduit 135 so that it is held in this position on the movable member. The end of the conduit 135 projects beyond the application surface 122, so that the dispensing orifice 136 opens out of the applicator element. In addition, the end of the duct 135 terminates in a bead 135a which facilitates the clipping of the applicator element 120 in a correct position, namely in a position such that the orifice opens well outside the opening. surface of application.

Un capot 150 est monté sur le récipient de manière à pouvoir se déplacer axialement par rapport au récipient.A cover 150 is mounted on the container so as to be able to move axially relative to the container.

Le capot 150 comporte une jupe 151, parallèle à l'axe X, qui est prévue pour coulisser à l'intérieur de la gorge 146 du support 140. Trois pattes 151a angulairement espacées sont formées à l'extrémité inférieure de la jupe 151, chaque patte comportant un relief 151 b sur sa surface externe qui est prévu pour venir se loger sous le bord supérieur délimitant l'ouverture 149 correspondante prévue dans la gorge. On limite ainsi le déplacement axial du capot et on évite surtout que le capot 150 se désolidarise du support 140.The cover 150 has a skirt 151, parallel to the axis X, which is designed to slide inside the groove 146 of the support 140. Three angularly spaced tabs 151a are formed at the lower end of the skirt 151, each leg having a relief 151b on its outer surface which is intended to be housed under the upper edge defining the corresponding opening 149 provided in the groove. This limits the axial displacement of the cover and especially prevents the cover 150 from disengaging the support 140.

Une fente 151c est également prévue à l'extrémité de la jupe 151. La fente 151c est en regard de la paroi de guidage 146a afin de permettre l'enfoncement de la jupe 151 dans la gorge 146 en évitant tout mouvement du capot 150 autre que selon l'axe X.A slot 151c is also provided at the end of the skirt 151. The slot 151c is opposite the guide wall 146a to allow the insertion of the skirt 151 into the groove 146 while avoiding any movement of the cover 150 other than along the X axis.

Une paroi transversale 152 qui comporte un passage 153 pour la tige d'actionnement 171 de la pompe s'étend dans la partie supérieure de la jupe 151, le long d'un diamètre.A transverse wall 152 which has a passage 153 for the actuating rod 171 of the pump extends in the upper part of the skirt 151, along a diameter.

Une coque 154 hémisphérique est prévue au dessus de la paroi transversale 152, la coque étant ouverte à l'avant de manière à recevoir l'organe mobile 130 muni de l'élément d'application 120. Le bord 155 de la coque qui délimite son ouverture 158 a une forme complémentaire de celle de l'organe mobile de manière à ce que l'organe mobile puisse venir obturer cette ouverture. Deux échancrures 156 sont en outre prévues sur le bord 155, de part et d'autre de l'ouverture 158, pour recevoir la poignée 134 de l'organe mobile.A hemispherical hull 154 is provided above the transverse wall 152, the hull being open at the front so as to receive the movable member 130 provided with the applicator element 120. The edge 155 of the hull which delimits its opening 158 has a shape complementary to that of the movable member of so that the movable member can close this opening. Two notches 156 are further provided on the edge 155, on either side of the opening 158, to receive the handle 134 of the movable member.

Un logement 157 est ainsi délimité par la coque 154, la paroi transversale 152 et l'organe mobile 130, le logement pouvant recevoir l'élément d'application en position de stockage.A housing 157 is thus delimited by the shell 154, the transverse wall 152 and the movable member 130, the housing being able to receive the applicator element in the storage position.

Dans sa partie supérieure, la coque comporte un orifice 159 dans lequel l'extrémité supérieure du pic 138 vient se loger. Cela permet d'éviter tout ballottement de la coque relativement à l'organe mobile lors de l'actionnement de la pompe.In its upper part, the shell has an orifice 159 in which the upper end of the peak 138 is housed. This avoids any sloshing of the shell relative to the movable member when actuating the pump.

Dans une position d'utilisation illustrée sur les figures 7 et 10, l'organe mobile 130 se trouve dans une première position, à savoir que la paroi 131 portant l'élément d'application s'étend dans l'ouverture 158 de la coque. L'élément d'application 120 se trouve alors à l'extérieur de la coque, et peut être utilisé pour appliquer du produit sur la surface à traiter.In an illustrated use position on the figures 7 and 10 , the movable member 130 is in a first position, namely that the wall 131 carrying the applicator element extends into the opening 158 of the shell. The applicator element 120 is then outside the shell, and can be used to apply product to the surface to be treated.

Dans cette position d'utilisation, la paroi lisse 132 de l'organe mobile est située à l'intérieur du logement, du côté de la butée 148, mais à distance de celle-ci.In this position of use, the smooth wall 132 of the movable member is located inside the housing, on the side of the abutment 148, but at a distance therefrom.

En appuyant sur la coque 154 selon l'axe X, le capot 150 s'enfonce ainsi que la tige d'actionnement, la jupe 151 s'enfonçant dans la gorge 146. Le produit sort ainsi du récipient via la tige d'actionnement, par un passage 160 formé par la portion de conduit 137 et le conduit 135, jusqu'à l'orifice de distribution 136. Le produit arrive dans sur la surface d'application 122. L'utilisateur peut ainsi soit mettre cette surface d'application 122 au contact de la surface à traiter pour y appliquer le produit en tenant le dispositif par le récipient, soit retirer l'élément d'application 120 amovible et l'utiliser comme une simple éponge.By pressing on the shell 154 along the axis X, the cover 150 sinks and the actuating rod, the skirt 151 sinking into the groove 146. The product thus leaves the container via the actuating rod, by a passage 160 formed by the conduit portion 137 and the conduit 135, to the dispensing orifice 136. The product arrives in the application surface 122. The user can either put this application surface 122 in contact with the surface to be treated to apply the product by holding the device by the container, or remove the removable application element 120 and use it as a simple sponge.

Pour s'assurer que le capot peut s'enfoncer, la poignée 134 est avantageusement en butée contre le bord 155 de la coque dans cette position, la poignée se trouvant dans l'échancrure 156.To ensure that the cover can be inserted, the handle 134 is advantageously in abutment against the edge 155 of the shell in this position, the handle being in the notch 156.

Lorsque l'application est terminée, l'utilisateur peut ranger l'élément d'application 120 pour éviter son encrassement entre deux utilisations, après l'avoir replacé sur l'organe mobile si il l'avait prélevé.When the application is complete, the user can store the application element 120 to prevent clogging between uses, after having placed it on the movable member if he had taken it.

A cet effet, il tourne l'organe mobile 130 en saisissant la poignée 134 jusqu'à le faire tourner de 180°. Le dispositif se trouve ainsi dans sa position de stockage, illustrée sur les figures 8 et 11, position dans laquelle l'élément d'application 120 est entièrement enfermé dans le logement 157. Le logement 157 est fermé par la paroi 132 de l'organe mobile de manière telle que l'applicateur soit parfaitement protégé, tout en permettant à l'air de passer sur le pourtour de l'organe mobile 130.For this purpose, it turns the movable member 130 by grasping the handle 134 until it rotates 180 °. The device is thus in its storage position, illustrated on the figures 8 and 11 the position in which the applicator element 120 is completely enclosed in the housing 157. The housing 157 is closed by the wall 132 of the movable member in such a way that the applicator is perfectly protected, while allowing the air to pass on the periphery of the movable member 130.

Dans la position de stockage, la paroi 131 de l'organe mobile qui comporte la saillie 139 est située à l'intérieur du logement, du côté de la butée 148 et en regard de celle-ci si bien que lorsqu'on appuie sur la coque 154, le capot 150 ne peut s'enfoncer car la saillie 139 vient en appui contre la butée 148. La pompe ne peut être actionnée et le produit ne peut sortir du récipient.In the storage position, the wall 131 of the movable member which has the projection 139 is located inside the housing, on the side of the abutment 148 and facing it so that when you press the hull 154, the cover 150 can not sink because the projection 139 bears against the abutment 148. The pump can not be actuated and the product can not leave the container.

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'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 can be made without departing from the invention as claimed hereinafter.

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  1. Device (1; 100) for packaging and applying a product, in particular a cosmetic, comprising:
    - a container (10; 110) containing the product;
    - an applicator element (20; 120) able to be supplied with product by a passage (60; 160) in communication with the inside of the container, the applicator element having an application surface (22; 122) intended to be brought into contact with a surface to be treated; characterized in that
    the applicator element is carried by a movable member (30; 130) able to pass from a first position, in which the applicator element is outside a housing (57; 157) on top of the container, to a second position, in which the applicator element is contained inside the housing, the movable member having a portion that closes off the housing in this second position, the movable member also being able, while it is in the second position:
    - to prevent the actuation of a dispensing element (170) fitted on the container, and/or
    - to close off the passage (60) supplying product to the applicator element.
  2. Device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the movable member (30; 130) is able to rotate between the first and second positions.
  3. Device according to Claim 2, characterized in that the movable member (30; 130) moves through approximately 180° between the first and second positions.
  4. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the movable member (30) is able to rotate about a tubular wall (41) partially delimiting the product supply passage (60).
  5. Device according to Claim 4, characterized in that the movable member (30) has a duct portion (37) fitted over the tubular wall (41).
  6. Device according to Claim 5, characterized in that the duct portion (37) closes off a hole (45) provided in the tubular wall (41) so as to close off the passage (60) when the movable member (30) is in the second position.
  7. Device according to Claim 6, characterized in that the duct portion (37) is continued by a duct (35) which emerges through a dispensing orifice (36), the duct (35) being opposite the hole (45) when the movable member (30) is in the first position.
  8. Device according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the movable member (130) is able to rotate about an actuating member (171) of the dispensing element (170).
  9. Device according to Claim 8, characterized in that the movable member (130) is able to move down along the axis of the actuating member (171) in order to actuate the dispensing element (170) when the movable member is in the first position.
  10. Device according to Claim 9, characterized in that the movable member (130) has a wall (131) able to make contact with a mount (140) for the dispensing element (170) when the movable member is in the second position.
  11. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the movable member (30; 130) has a knob (34; 134) enabling the movable member to be gripped in order to turn it.
  12. Device according to Claim 11, characterized in that the knob (34; 134) makes contact in the first and second positions.
  13. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the applicator element (20; 120) is in communication with the ambient air when it is contained inside the housing (57; 157).
  14. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the applicator element (20; 120) is compressible.
  15. Device according to Claim 14, characterized in that the applicator element (20; 120) comprises a foam or an elastomer.
  16. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the applicator element (20) has a domed application surface (22).
  17. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the passage (160) for the product emerges, on the outside of the application surface (122), through a dispensing orifice (136).
  18. Device according to any one of Claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the passage (60) for the product emerges, on the inside of the applicator element (20), through a dispensing orifice (36).
  19. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the applicator element (20; 120) is made of porous material.
  20. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the applicator element (20) is adhesively bonded to the movable member (30) by a face (21) opposite its application surface (22).
  21. Device according to any one of Claims 1 to 19, characterized in that the applicator element (120) is fastened detachably to the movable member (130) so that it can be removed before being applied to the surface to be treated.
  22. Device according to Claim 21, characterized in that the applicator element (120) is fastened tightly to the movable member (130) around a duct (135) emerging through the dispensing orifice (136).
  23. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container (10) is delimited by a flexible wall which the user can squeeze to dispense the product.
  24. Device according to any one of Claims 1 to 22, characterized in that the dispensing element (170) is a pump having an actuating member (171) for dispensing a quantity of product in response to an actuation command when the movable member is in the first position.
  25. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the product is fluid.
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