EP2289815A1 - Device for applying a product - Google Patents

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EP2289815A1
EP2289815A1 EP10162211A EP10162211A EP2289815A1 EP 2289815 A1 EP2289815 A1 EP 2289815A1 EP 10162211 A EP10162211 A EP 10162211A EP 10162211 A EP10162211 A EP 10162211A EP 2289815 A1 EP2289815 A1 EP 2289815A1
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Jean-Louis Gueret
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • A45D34/045—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container
    • 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
    • A45D40/262—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like
    • A45D40/265—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container
    • 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 applying a product, especially a cosmetic product, and more particularly but not exclusively those intended for applying a product to a wide surface of the body or face.
  • applicator member attached to a support also serving as a gripping member and a closure member of a container.
  • the applicator member is fixed by a planar face to an equally flat wall of the support.
  • the applicator member comprises a layer of foam covering a block of an elastomeric material.
  • the angle is acute and the second portion creates a free space opening outwardly and allowing it to bend closer to the support during application.
  • the spreading of the product may also be different from that obtained with an application device according to the prior art, devoid of any flexible peripheral lip.
  • the second portion may be able to bear, at least partially, against the support during application.
  • the applicator member may for example have a generally discoidal shape, symmetrical of revolution or not.
  • the second portion may have a surface, facing the support, which is convex outwardly.
  • the aforementioned free space may have an annular shape, continuous or interrupted.
  • the first portion may be located substantially in the center of a face of the applicator member disposed opposite the support.
  • the applicator member may be fixed irremovably to the support.
  • the applicator member can still be removably attached to the support.
  • the applicator member may be fixed by Velcro® type mechanical fastening on the support.
  • the applicator member may have a generally convex application face, generally concave or substantially flat, for example.
  • the applicator member may be devoid of housing intended to receive a supply of product, and in particular, in the case where the applicator member comprises a cellular material, be devoid of housing having a size greater than that of the cells.
  • the second portion may be more flexible than the support.
  • the application member may have a flocked face for application, which can facilitate the loading product and provide more soft application.
  • the applicator member may comprise at least two foam layers assembled together.
  • the applicator member may comprise at least one interior cavity filled with air, giving flexibility to the applicator member.
  • the two aforementioned foam layers can be assembled so as to form this cavity between them.
  • the two layers of foam may in particular be assembled by welding.
  • At least one of the two layers of foam may be flocked externally.
  • the embodiment of the applicator member by assembling the foam layers may make it possible to give the applicator member a rounded shape at the periphery. Initially flat foam layers can be used.
  • the foams used to manufacture the applicator member may be flocked flat, before cutting and assembly to form the applicator member, which facilitates obtaining a flocking of good quality.
  • the support may comprise a rigid part on which is fixed the applicator member.
  • This rigid portion may for example comprise a sintered.
  • the support may also comprise a flexible part on which is fixed the application member.
  • This flexible part may for example comprise an element compressible, which may comprise for example at least one layer of foam and / or be hollowed out internally.
  • the flexible portion may further comprise an elastomer wall.
  • the support may have a face on which is fixed the application member having various shapes.
  • the support may, for example, have a substantially flat face on which is fixed the applicator member.
  • the support may also have a generally convex face towards the outside, on which is fixed the applicator member.
  • the support may comprise a solid or hollow portion to which is fixed the applicator member.
  • the applicator member may have a maximum thickness, measured along the aforementioned axis, which is at most equal to one-third of the largest dimension of the applicator member measured perpendicular to said axis, this larger dimension corresponding to example at its largest diameter in the case of a symmetrical application member of revolution.
  • the acute angle defined above may be less than or equal to 60 °, for example.
  • the maximum distance, measured perpendicularly to said axis, over which the second portion can extend cantilevered may for example be greater than or equal to one seventh, or even one quarter, of the largest dimension of the member of application measured perpendicularly to said axis.
  • the support may be configured to serve as a closure member, for example substantially sealed, a container containing the product.
  • the support may comprise at least one feed port of the product.
  • Another subject of the present invention is a device for packaging and applying a product, in particular a cosmetic product, comprising a receptacle containing the product and an application device as defined above.
  • the applicator member may or may not be compressed when the container is closed.
  • the application device may be configured to substantially seal the container.
  • the applicator member may come into contact with a sieve when the container is closed.
  • the applicator device may or may not be integral with the container during application.
  • the invention further relates, according to another of its aspects, an applicator member comprising at least two foam layers assembled, one of said layers being flockable. Both layers can be flocked externally.
  • the two layers can be assembled at their periphery by welding in particular.
  • the invention further relates, in another of its aspects, an applicator member comprising at least two layers of foam assembled at their periphery and defining between them a cavity filled with air.
  • FIG. 1 a packaging and application device according to a first embodiment of the invention.
  • This device 1 comprises an application device 10, shown separately in FIG. figure 2 and a container 20 having a body 21 housing a reserve of a product P, for example a compacted powder.
  • the container 20 has a movable bottom 22 for raising the product as the product is consumed.
  • the invention is not limited to a particular product and applies to all cosmetic products, including care products, such as a powder, a paste, a cream or a gel, among others.
  • Cosmetic product means a product as defined by Directive 93/35 / EEC of 14 June 1993 amending for the sixth time Directive 76/766 / EEC.
  • the application device 10 comprises a support 11 and a compressible application member 12, fixed to the support 11.
  • the applicator member 12 has a generally flattened, discoidal X-axis shape in the illustrated example.
  • the thickness h measured along the X axis, is significantly smaller than the largest diameter m.
  • the support 11 also serves as a gripping member and closing member of the container 10 and comprises for this purpose a threaded skirt 14 adapted to be screwed on a corresponding thread of the body 21 of the container and a lip sealing 15.
  • the applicator member 12 is fixed on a wall 16 of the support made, in the illustrated example, in one piece with the threaded skirt 14 and the sealing lip 15.
  • the wall 16 is rigid and has a convex outer surface 17, but it is not beyond the scope of the present invention when the part of the support on which is fixed the application member is non-rigid and / or has another form, as will be illustrated later.
  • the applicator member 12 has a first portion 12a attached to the top of the surface 17 and a second portion 12b surrounding the first, spaced from the wall 16 and forming with the latter an annular groove 18 which allows at least a portion of the second portion 12b to bend during the application of the product towards the support, as shown in FIG. figure 3 .
  • the surface 19 of the portion 12b facing the wall 16 is convex.
  • the convex shape of the surface 17 makes it possible to increase the deflection of the portion 12b during use, the portion 12b being in the example considered likely to come at least partially against the wall 16, as can be seen on the figure 3 .
  • the distance d on which the portion 12b extends cantilevered from the wall 16 can be relatively large, as can be seen on the figure 2 , in order to give great flexibility to the peripheral region of the application member.
  • the applicator member 12 When the application device 10 is put in place on the container 20, the applicator member 12 may be compressed or not. We can see on the figure 1 that the application element does not retract into the support.
  • the surface of the application member for application may have a shape other than convex without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • it may have a generally concave shape, as shown in FIG. figure 4 , or a substantially flat shape, as shown in FIG. figure 5 .
  • the applicator member may be machined and comprise, for example, one or two chamfers 31, as illustrated in the drawings. Figures 5 and 6 .
  • the applicator member may comprise at the surface a woven or a nonwoven 32, as illustrated in FIG. figure 7 .
  • the applicator member may comprise a flocking 35 which extends over all or part of its surface, as illustrated in FIGS. Figures 8 and 9 .
  • the applicator member may comprise an elastically deformable foam, for example an open-cell or semi-open-cell foam, chosen in particular from foams of polyurethane, of polyethylene, of polyvinyl chloride, among others.
  • an elastically deformable foam for example an open-cell or semi-open-cell foam, chosen in particular from foams of polyurethane, of polyethylene, of polyvinyl chloride, among others.
  • the applicator member may be made with two foam layers 40 and 41 having edges 43 assembled by welding, for example, in the peripheral region of the applicator member, as can be seen in FIG. figure 10 .
  • the use of two layers of foam can easily make a cavity 42 inside the applicator member filled with air, giving increased flexibility to the applicator member.
  • the foam or foams used may be in different materials and / or have cells of various sizes, and it is possible in particular to use foams with very fine cellularization. This cavity has a size much larger than the size of the cells of the foam layer or layers used.
  • the use of two layers of foam can also make it possible to produce a flocked application member more easily with flocking of good quality.
  • At least one of the two layers of foam may be flocked while the foam is flat, before cutting, which allows to flock relatively homogeneously its surface.
  • the layer of foam may be joined with another layer of foam which is flocked or not, and the foams may or may not define an interior cavity 42 as shown in FIGS. Figures 11 and 12 .
  • the operation of cutting and assembling the foam layers can be performed at the same station or at two stations very close to a production line, for example.
  • the applicator member may be fixed in different ways on the support.
  • the applicator member may be fixed by gluing or welding, for example, in a non-removable manner.
  • the applicator member may also be removably attached to the support, for example by means of a Velcro® type fastener, as illustrated in FIG. figure 13 , comprising two parts 45 and 46 adapted to cooperate by mechanical attachment, one of the parts comprising for example loops and the other hooks adapted to hook on the loops, the two parts 45 and 46 being respectively secured to the application member and support.
  • a Velcro® type fastener as illustrated in FIG. figure 13 , comprising two parts 45 and 46 adapted to cooperate by mechanical attachment, one of the parts comprising for example loops and the other hooks adapted to hook on the loops, the two parts 45 and 46 being respectively secured to the application member and support.
  • one of the parts may be replaced for example by a coating of a woven or nonwoven forming loops, present on the surface of the applicator member.
  • the applicator member may also be fixed by means of an adhesive chosen so as to allow the application member to be unstuck without tearing the support member by exerting a sufficient force, for example to enable the user to replace the application organ with another.
  • the two foam layers used may be identical or different.
  • the applicator member Before fixing the applicator member on the support, the applicator member may have a discoid shape, symmetrical with revolution or not around it of the X axis, with two opposite faces convex towards the outside or having other shapes.
  • the support may comprise a flexible part 50, as illustrated in FIG. figure 14 this flexible part being constituted for example by a block of foam hollowed out in its central region 51 and fixed on a cover 52 on the opposite side to the applicator member 12.
  • the flexible portion 50 may comprise a compressible material, for example a polyurethane foam, polyethylene foam, polyvinyl chloride, polyester, polyether, polyethylene vinyl acetate, polyvinyl acetate, natural or synthetic rubber, with cells open or semi-open, this list not being exhaustive.
  • a compressible material for example a polyurethane foam, polyethylene foam, polyvinyl chloride, polyester, polyether, polyethylene vinyl acetate, polyvinyl acetate, natural or synthetic rubber, with cells open or semi-open, this list not being exhaustive.
  • the support may also comprise a sintered 53, flexible or rigid.
  • This sintered material may in particular be a sinter of a flexible material, in particular chosen for example from elastomers, thermoplastic elastomers, polyvinyl chlorides or polyethylenes vinyl acetate.
  • the applicator member 12 may also be fixed on a wall 54 made of an elastomer, for example attached to the cover 52.
  • This wall 54 may have for example a shape similar to the wall 16 described above.
  • the support may comprise a part that allows its attachment to the container, as is the case in particular with examples of embodiments of the figures 1 and 14 at 16 , but it is not beyond the scope of the present invention when the support is independent of a closure lid of the container, as is the case for example in the device of the figure 17 .
  • the support comprises an element 55 which serves as a gripping member and which is independent of the cover 56 serving to close the container.
  • the container may comprise for example a sieve 57 fixed on a ring 58 adapted to sink into the housing 59 containing the product P as it is consumed.
  • Element 55 can be given various shapes, as illustrated in figures 18 to 20 and in particular having the X axis not parallel to the longitudinal axis Y of the element 55.
  • the element 55 may have a dimension, measured perpendicular to its longitudinal axis, which is greater or less than the largest dimension, measured perpendicularly to the axis X, of the applicator member, as illustrated in FIGS. Figures 18 and 19 .
  • the applicator member 12 can consist, for example, of the assembly of two foam layers 40 and 41, as previously described, and can be fixed to a support constituted by or comprising at least one similar or identical deformable element, for example. example a succession of two elements 60 and 61 each having two foam layers assembled defining between them a cavity 42 filled with air.
  • the elements 60 and 61 constitute the support and serve as a gripping member and in the example of the figure 21 , the element 61 is fixed to a cover 52 intended to be fixed on a container, such as for example the container 20 previously described.
  • the applicator member 12 may be fixed on an axial stack of foam blocks of different natures, for example two foam blocks 65 and 66 bonded together, having for example the same height, for example equal to about 12 mm and the same diameter, for example equal to about 45 mm, the block 65 being more compressible than the application member 12 and the block 66.
  • the foam block defining the applicator member 12 may be for example polyether , the foam block 65 made of natural rubber ( natural butadiene rubber ) and the foam block 66 made of polyurethane.
  • the applicator member is separable from the receptacle which contains the product, at least during use.
  • a device comprising a container 70, for example with a compressible wall, comprising in the upper part a portion 71 forming a support, provided with a product supply opening opening facing the face of the applicator member opposite the face used for the application of the product.
  • the applicator member 12 may be made of a material porous to the product, the product gaining the application surface through the applicator member.
  • the applicator member 12 may also be fixed on a support 80 movable relative to the receptacle containing the product, as illustrated in FIG. figure 25 .
  • a support 80 movable relative to the receptacle containing the product, as illustrated in FIG. figure 25 .
  • Such a structure for moving the applicator member relative to the container, for example by pivoting, is described in the French patent application FR 2,814,444 , the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
  • the applicator member may participate in obtaining a sealed closure of the container containing the product, for example by being pressed against a seat surrounding one or more outlet orifices of the product, which may be for example the case in the figure 25 .
  • the profile of the edges of the applicator member may have other shapes than those described above.

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The device (1) has an application device (10) including a discoid shaped compressible application unit (12) whose face has a section that is different from a section of a face of a support such that a part of a peripheral edge of the face of the application unit is remote from the support face. The application unit has foam layers, and a portion (12b) that forms an annular groove (18) opened towards the exterior, with the support so as to permit a part of the portion to bend by approaching the support during application. The support serves as a closure unit for a container (20).

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La présente invention concerne les dispositifs d'application d'un produit, notamment cosmétique, et plus particulièrement mais non exclusivement ceux destinés à l'application d'un produit sur une surface large du corps ou du visage.The present invention relates to devices for applying a product, especially a cosmetic product, and more particularly but not exclusively those intended for applying a product to a wide surface of the body or face.

De nombreux dispositifs d'application comportant un support et un organe d'application fixé au support sont connus, notamment par FR 2 798 646 , US 1 172 293 , US 5 492 426 et US 5 636 931 .Many application devices comprising a support and an application member fixed to the support are known, in particular by FR 2,798,646 , US 1,172,293 , US 5,492,426 and US 5,636,931 .

En particulier, on connaît des dispositifs d'application comportant un organe d'application fixé à un support servant également d'organe de préhension et d'organe de fermeture d'un récipient. Dans certains de ces dispositifs, l'organe d'application est fixé par une face plane à une paroi également plane du support. Dans d'autres, l'organe d'application comporte une couche de mousse recouvrant un bloc d'un matériau élastomère.In particular, there are known application devices comprising an applicator member attached to a support also serving as a gripping member and a closure member of a container. In some of these devices, the applicator member is fixed by a planar face to an equally flat wall of the support. In others, the applicator member comprises a layer of foam covering a block of an elastomeric material.

Il existe un besoin pour améliorer notamment le confort à l'application.There is a need to improve in particular the comfort to the application.

Selon un premier aspect, l'invention a pour objet un dispositif d'application d'un produit, notamment cosmétique, comportant :

  • un support,
  • un organe d'application compressible, monté fixement sur une face du support, et comportant un bord périphérique dont au moins une partie se situe à distance de ladite face, ledit organe d'application étant fixé sur le support par une zone de fixation s'étendant à distance d'un bord périphérique de ladite face.
According to a first aspect, the subject of the invention is a device for applying a product, in particular a cosmetic product, comprising:
  • a support,
  • a compressible application member, fixedly mounted on one face of the support, and comprising a peripheral edge of which at least a portion is at a distance from said face, said applicator member being fixed on the support by a fixing zone s' extending at a distance from a peripheral edge of said face.

Selon un deuxième aspect, l'invention a pour objet un dispositif d'application d'un produit, notamment cosmétique, comportant :

  • un support,
  • un organe d'application compressible, monté fixement sur une face du support, et comportant un bord périphérique dont au moins une partie se situe à distance de ladite face, une section transversale de ladite face étant de surface supérieure ou égale à la surface délimitée à l'intérieur dudit bord périphérique.
According to a second aspect, the subject of the invention is a device for applying a product, in particular a cosmetic product, comprising:
  • a support,
  • a compressible application member, fixedly mounted on one side of the support, and having a peripheral edge of which at least a portion is at a distance from said face, a cross section of said face being of greater surface area or equal to the surface defined at inside said peripheral edge.

Selon un troisième aspect, l'invention a pour objet un dispositif d'application d'un produit, notamment cosmétique, comportant :

  • un support présentant une première face,
  • un organe d'application compressible, dont une seconde face est fixée sur ladite première face, ladite seconde face étant de profil différent du profil de la première face de sorte qu'une partie d'un bord périphérique de la seconde face soit à distance de la première.
According to a third aspect, the subject of the invention is a device for applying a product, in particular a cosmetic product, comprising:
  • a support having a first face,
  • a compressible application member, a second face of which is fixed on said first face, said second face being of different profile from the profile of the first face so that a portion of a peripheral edge of the second face is at a distance from the first face.

Selon un quatrième aspect, l'invention a pour objet un dispositif d'application d'un produit, notamment cosmétique, comportant :

  • un support,
  • un organe d'application compressible ayant une forme générale aplatie transversalement à un axe, cet organe d'application comportant :
  • au moins une première portion fixée au support,
  • au moins une deuxième portion, espacée du support et définissant avec ce dernier, lorsque l'organe d'application est non comprimé, un angle dans un plan contenant ledit axe.
According to a fourth aspect, the subject of the invention is a device for applying a product, in particular a cosmetic product, comprising:
  • a support,
  • a compressible applicator member having a generally flattened shape transversely to an axis, said applicator member comprising:
  • at least a first portion attached to the support,
  • at least a second portion, spaced from the support and defining with the latter, when the applicator member is uncompressed, an angle in a plane containing said axis.

Selon une caractéristique de l'invention, l'angle est aigu et la deuxième portion crée un espace libre débouchant vers l'extérieur et permettant à celle-ci de fléchir en rapprochement du support lors de l'application.According to a feature of the invention, the angle is acute and the second portion creates a free space opening outwardly and allowing it to bend closer to the support during application.

La possibilité pour la deuxième portion de l'organe d'application, espacée du support, de fléchir en rapprochement du support lors de l'application permet à l'organe d'application de se conformer en douceur à tout changement de relief lors de l'application.The possibility for the second portion of the applicator member, spaced apart from the support, to bend closer to the support during application allows the applicator member to conform smoothly to any change of terrain during the application. 'application.

Le confort à l'application est ainsi accru.The comfort to the application is thus increased.

L'étalement du produit peut également être différent de celui obtenu avec un dispositif d'application selon l'art antérieur, dépourvu de toute lèvre périphérique souple.The spreading of the product may also be different from that obtained with an application device according to the prior art, devoid of any flexible peripheral lip.

La deuxième portion peut être apte à venir en appui, au moins partiellement, contre le support, durant l'application.The second portion may be able to bear, at least partially, against the support during application.

L'organe d'application peut présenter par exemple une forme générale discoïde, symétrique de révolution ou non.The applicator member may for example have a generally discoidal shape, symmetrical of revolution or not.

La deuxième portion peut présenter une surface, en regard du support, qui est convexe vers l'extérieur.The second portion may have a surface, facing the support, which is convex outwardly.

L'espace libre précité peut présenter une forme annulaire, continue ou interrompue.The aforementioned free space may have an annular shape, continuous or interrupted.

La première portion peut être située sensiblement au centre d'une face de l'organe d'application disposée en regard du support.The first portion may be located substantially in the center of a face of the applicator member disposed opposite the support.

L'organe d'application peut être fixé de manière inamovible au support. En variante, l'organe d'application peut encore être fixé de manière amovible au support. Par exemple, l'organe d'application peut être fixé par accrochage mécanique de type Velcro® sur le support.The applicator member may be fixed irremovably to the support. As a variant, the applicator member can still be removably attached to the support. For example, the applicator member may be fixed by Velcro® type mechanical fastening on the support.

L'organe d'application peut présenter une face d'application généralement convexe, généralement concave ou encore sensiblement plane, par exemple.The applicator member may have a generally convex application face, generally concave or substantially flat, for example.

L'organe d'application peut être dépourvu de logement destiné à recevoir une réserve de produit, et notamment, dans le cas où l'organe d'application comporte un matériau cellulaire, être dépourvu de logement ayant une taille supérieure à celle des cellules.The applicator member may be devoid of housing intended to receive a supply of product, and in particular, in the case where the applicator member comprises a cellular material, be devoid of housing having a size greater than that of the cells.

La deuxième portion peut être plus flexible que le support.The second portion may be more flexible than the support.

L'organe d'application peut présenter une face floquée servant à l'application, ce qui peut permettre de faciliter le chargement en produit et conférer plus de douceur à l'application.The application member may have a flocked face for application, which can facilitate the loading product and provide more soft application.

L'organe d'application peut comporter au moins deux couches de mousse assemblées entre elles.The applicator member may comprise at least two foam layers assembled together.

L'organe d'application peut comporter au moins une cavité intérieure remplie d'air, conférant de la souplesse à l'organe d'application. Les deux couches de mousse précitées peuvent être assemblées de manière à former entre elles cette cavité. Les deux couches de mousse peuvent notamment être assemblées par soudure.The applicator member may comprise at least one interior cavity filled with air, giving flexibility to the applicator member. The two aforementioned foam layers can be assembled so as to form this cavity between them. The two layers of foam may in particular be assembled by welding.

L'une au moins des deux couches de mousse peut être floquée extérieurement.At least one of the two layers of foam may be flocked externally.

La réalisation de l'organe d'application par assemblage des couches de mousse peut permettre de conférer à l'organe d'application une forme arrondie en périphérie. Des couches de mousse initialement planes peuvent être utilisées.The embodiment of the applicator member by assembling the foam layers may make it possible to give the applicator member a rounded shape at the periphery. Initially flat foam layers can be used.

Les mousses utilisées pour fabriquer l'organe d'application peuvent être floquées à plat, avant découpe et assemblage pour former l'organe d'application, ce qui facilite l'obtention d'un flocage de bonne qualité.The foams used to manufacture the applicator member may be flocked flat, before cutting and assembly to form the applicator member, which facilitates obtaining a flocking of good quality.

Le support peut comporter une partie rigide sur laquelle est fixé l'organe d'application. Cette partie rigide peut par exemple comporter un fritté.The support may comprise a rigid part on which is fixed the applicator member. This rigid portion may for example comprise a sintered.

Le support peut aussi comporter une partie souple sur laquelle est fixé l'organe d'application. Cette partie souple peut par exemple comporter un élément compressible, lequel peut comporter par exemple au moins une couche de mousse et/ou être évidé intérieurement.The support may also comprise a flexible part on which is fixed the application member. This flexible part may for example comprise an element compressible, which may comprise for example at least one layer of foam and / or be hollowed out internally.

La partie souple peut encore comporter une paroi en élastomère.The flexible portion may further comprise an elastomer wall.

Le support peut présenter une face sur laquelle est fixé l'organe d'application ayant diverses formes.The support may have a face on which is fixed the application member having various shapes.

Le support peut, par exemple, présenter une face sensiblement plane sur laquelle est fixé l'organe d'application.The support may, for example, have a substantially flat face on which is fixed the applicator member.

Le support peut encore présenter une face généralement convexe vers l'extérieur, sur laquelle est fixé l'organe d'application.The support may also have a generally convex face towards the outside, on which is fixed the applicator member.

Le support peut comporter une partie pleine ou creuse sur laquelle est fixé l'organe d'application.The support may comprise a solid or hollow portion to which is fixed the applicator member.

L'organe d'application peut présenter une épaisseur maximale, mesurée selon l'axe précité, qui est au plus égale à un tiers de la plus grande dimension de l'organe d'application mesurée perpendiculairement audit axe, cette plus grande dimension correspondant par exemple à son plus grand diamètre dans le cas d'un organe d'application symétrique de révolution.The applicator member may have a maximum thickness, measured along the aforementioned axis, which is at most equal to one-third of the largest dimension of the applicator member measured perpendicular to said axis, this larger dimension corresponding to example at its largest diameter in the case of a symmetrical application member of revolution.

L'angle aigu défini plus haut peut être inférieur ou égal à 60°, par exemple.The acute angle defined above may be less than or equal to 60 °, for example.

La distance maximale, mesurée perpendiculairement audit axe, sur laquelle peut s'étendre en porte-à-faux la deuxième portion, peut être par exemple supérieure ou égale à un septième, voire à un quart, de la plus grande dimension de l'organe d'application mesurée perpendiculairement audit axe.The maximum distance, measured perpendicularly to said axis, over which the second portion can extend cantilevered, may for example be greater than or equal to one seventh, or even one quarter, of the largest dimension of the member of application measured perpendicularly to said axis.

Le support peut être configuré pour servir d'organe de fermeture, par exemple sensiblement étanche, d'un récipient contenant le produit.The support may be configured to serve as a closure member, for example substantially sealed, a container containing the product.

Le support peut comporter au moins un orifice d'amenée du produit.The support may comprise at least one feed port of the product.

La présente invention a encore pour objet un dispositif de conditionnement et d'application d'un produit, notamment cosmétique, comportant un récipient contenant le produit et un dispositif d'application tel que défini plus haut.Another subject of the present invention is a device for packaging and applying a product, in particular a cosmetic product, comprising a receptacle containing the product and an application device as defined above.

L'organe d'application peut être comprimé ou non quand le récipient est fermé.The applicator member may or may not be compressed when the container is closed.

Le dispositif d'application peut être configuré pour fermer de manière sensiblement étanche le récipient.The application device may be configured to substantially seal the container.

L'organe d'application peut venir au contact d'un tamis quand le récipient est fermé.The applicator member may come into contact with a sieve when the container is closed.

Le dispositif d'application peut être solidaire ou non du récipient lors de l'application.The applicator device may or may not be integral with the container during application.

L'invention a encore pour objet, selon un autre de ses aspects, un organe d'application comportant au moins deux couches de mousse assemblées, l'une desdites couches pouvant être floquée. Les deux couches peuvent être floquées extérieurement.The invention further relates, according to another of its aspects, an applicator member comprising at least two foam layers assembled, one of said layers being flockable. Both layers can be flocked externally.

Les deux couches peuvent être assemblées à leur périphérie par soudure notamment.The two layers can be assembled at their periphery by welding in particular.

L'invention a encore pour objet, selon un autre de ses aspects, un organe d'application comportant au moins deux couches de mousse assemblées à leur périphérie et définissant entre elles une cavité remplie d'air.The invention further relates, in another of its aspects, an applicator member comprising at least two layers of foam assembled at their periphery and defining between them a cavity filled with air.

L'invention a encore pour objet, selon un autre de ses aspects, un dispositif d'application d'un produit, notamment cosmétique, comportant:

  • un support,
  • un organe d'application compressible fixé au support sans pouvoir s'escamoter à l'intérieur de celui-ci, ayant une forme générale aplatie transversalement à un axe, cet organe d'application comportant :
    • au moins une première portion fixée au support,
    • au moins une deuxième portion extérieure à la première portion, espacée du support, la distance maximum, mesurée perpendiculairement audit axe, sur laquelle s'étend en porte-à-faux la deuxième portion étant supérieure ou égale à un septième, voire un quart, de la plus grande dimension de l'organe d'application, mesurée perpendiculairement audit axe.
Another subject of the invention, according to another of its aspects, is a device for applying a product, in particular a cosmetic product, comprising:
  • a support,
  • a compressible application member fixed to the support without being retractable inside thereof, having a generally flattened shape transversely to an axis, this application member comprising:
    • at least a first portion attached to the support,
    • at least a second portion outside the first portion, spaced apart from the support, the maximum distance, measured perpendicularly to said axis, over which extends cantilevered the second portion being greater than or equal to one seventh or one quarter, of the largest dimension of the applicator member, measured perpendicularly to said axis.

L'invention a encore pour objet, selon un autre de ses aspects, un dispositif d'application d'un produit, notamment cosmétique, comportant :

  • un support,
  • un organe d'application compressible ayant une surface extérieure au moins partiellement floquée, comportant :
    • au moins une première portion fixée au support,
    • au moins une deuxième portion extérieure espacée du support et définissant avec ce dernier, lorsque l'organe d'application est non comprimé, un espace libre lui permettant de fléchir en rapprochement du support lors de l'application.
Another subject of the invention, according to another of its aspects, is a device for applying a product, in particular a cosmetic product, comprising:
  • a support,
  • a compressible applicator member having an at least partially flocked outer surface, comprising:
    • at least a first portion attached to the support,
    • at least one second outer portion spaced from the support and defining with the latter, when the applicator member is uncompressed, a free space allowing it to bend closer to the support during application.

L'invention a encore pour objet, selon un autre de ses aspects, un dispositif d'application d'un produit, notamment cosmétique, comportant :

  • un support,
  • un organe d'application compressible comportant :
    • au moins une première portion fixée au support,
    • au moins une deuxième portion extérieure espacée du support,
    • une cavité intérieure remplie d'air.
Another subject of the invention, according to another of its aspects, is a device for applying a product, in particular a cosmetic product, comprising:
  • a support,
  • a compressible application member comprising:
    • at least a first portion attached to the support,
    • at least a second outer portion spaced from the support,
    • an interior cavity filled with air.

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

  • la figure 1 est une vue schématique en coupe axiale d'un exemple de dispositif selon l'invention,
  • la figure 2 représente isolément le dispositif d'application de la figure 1,
  • la figure 3 illustre la déformation de l'organe d'application lors de l'utilisation,
  • les figures 4 à 12 illustrent différentes configurations, parmi d'autres, de l'organe d'application,
  • la figure 13 illustre une fixation amovible de l'organe d'application,
  • les figures 14 à 20 illustrent différentes configurations, parmi d'autres, du support,
  • les figures 21 et 22 sont des vues schématiques de dispositifs d'application comportant une superposition de disques souples,
  • la figure 23 représente partiellement un support comportant une superposition d'éléments compressibles présentant des compressibilités différentes, et
  • les figures 24 et 25 représentent de manière schématique et partielle deux autres exemples de dispositifs de conditionnement et d'application.
The invention can be better understood on reading the following detailed description of non-limiting examples of the invention and on examining the appended drawing, in which:
  • the figure 1 is a schematic view in axial section of an exemplary device according to the invention,
  • the figure 2 represents in isolation the application device of the figure 1 ,
  • the figure 3 illustrates the deformation of the applicator member during use,
  • the Figures 4 to 12 illustrate different configurations, among others, of the application
  • the figure 13 illustrates a removable attachment of the applicator member,
  • the Figures 14 to 20 illustrate different configurations, among others, of the support,
  • the Figures 21 and 22 are schematic views of application devices comprising a superposition of flexible disks,
  • the figure 23 partially represents a support comprising a superposition of compressible elements having different compressibilities, and
  • the Figures 24 and 25 show schematically and partially two other examples of packaging and application devices.

On a représenté sur la figure 1 un dispositif de conditionnement et d'application selon un premier exemple de mise en oeuvre de l'invention.We have shown on the figure 1 a packaging and application device according to a first embodiment of the invention.

Ce dispositif 1 comporte un dispositif d'application 10, représenté isolément à la figure 2, et un récipient 20 comportant un corps 21 logeant une réserve d'un produit P, par exemple une poudre compactée.This device 1 comprises an application device 10, shown separately in FIG. figure 2 and a container 20 having a body 21 housing a reserve of a product P, for example a compacted powder.

Le récipient 20 comporte un fond mobile 22 permettant de faire remonter le produit au fur et à mesure que le produit est consommé.The container 20 has a movable bottom 22 for raising the product as the product is consumed.

L'invention n'est pas limitée à un produit particulier et s'applique à tous produits cosmétiques, notamment de soins, tels qu'une poudre, une pâte, une crème ou un gel, entre autres.The invention is not limited to a particular product and applies to all cosmetic products, including care products, such as a powder, a paste, a cream or a gel, among others.

Par « produit cosmétique », on entend un produit tel que défini par la directive 93/35/CEE du 14 juin 1993 modifiant, pour la sixième fois, la directive 76/766/CEE."Cosmetic product" means a product as defined by Directive 93/35 / EEC of 14 June 1993 amending for the sixth time Directive 76/766 / EEC.

Le dispositif d'application 10 comporte un support 11 et un organe d'application compressible 12, fixé au support 11.The application device 10 comprises a support 11 and a compressible application member 12, fixed to the support 11.

L'organe d'application 12 présente une forme générale aplatie, discoïde d'axe X dans l'exemple illustré.The applicator member 12 has a generally flattened, discoidal X-axis shape in the illustrated example.

L'épaisseur h, mesurée selon l'axe X, est nettement inférieure au plus grand diamètre m.The thickness h, measured along the X axis, is significantly smaller than the largest diameter m.

Dans l'exemple considéré, le support 11 sert également d'organe de préhension et d'organe de fermeture du récipient 10 et comporte à cet effet une jupe filetée 14 apte à se visser sur un filetage correspondant du corps 21 du récipient et une lèvre d'étanchéité 15.In the example considered, the support 11 also serves as a gripping member and closing member of the container 10 and comprises for this purpose a threaded skirt 14 adapted to be screwed on a corresponding thread of the body 21 of the container and a lip sealing 15.

L'organe d'application 12 est fixé sur une paroi 16 du support réalisée, dans l'exemple illustré, d'un seul tenant avec la jupe filetée 14 et la lèvre d'étanchéité 15.The applicator member 12 is fixed on a wall 16 of the support made, in the illustrated example, in one piece with the threaded skirt 14 and the sealing lip 15.

Dans l'exemple considéré, la paroi 16 est rigide et présente une surface extérieure convexe 17, mais on ne sort pas du cadre de la présente invention lorsque la partie du support sur laquelle est fixé l'organe d'application est non rigide et/ou présente une autre forme, comme cela sera illustré plus loin.In the example considered, the wall 16 is rigid and has a convex outer surface 17, but it is not beyond the scope of the present invention when the part of the support on which is fixed the application member is non-rigid and / or has another form, as will be illustrated later.

L'organe d'application 12 présente une première portion 12a fixée au sommet de la surface 17 et une deuxième portion 12b entourant la première, espacée de la paroi 16 et ménageant avec cette dernière une gorge annulaire 18 qui permet à au moins une partie de la deuxième portion 12b de fléchir lors de l'application du produit en rapprochement du support, comme illustré sur la figure 3.The applicator member 12 has a first portion 12a attached to the top of the surface 17 and a second portion 12b surrounding the first, spaced from the wall 16 and forming with the latter an annular groove 18 which allows at least a portion of the second portion 12b to bend during the application of the product towards the support, as shown in FIG. figure 3 .

On voit sur la figure 1 que l'angle i formé entre la surface 17 et la deuxième portion 12b, en l'absence de compression de l'organe d'application 12, est aigu.We see on the figure 1 that the angle i formed between the surface 17 and the second portion 12b, in the absence of compression of the applicator member 12, is acute.

La surface 19 de la portion 12b, en regard de la paroi 16, est convexe.The surface 19 of the portion 12b facing the wall 16 is convex.

La forme convexe de la surface 17 permet d'accroître le débattement de la portion 12b lors de l'utilisation, la portion 12b étant dans l'exemple considéré susceptible de venir au moins partiellement en appui contre la paroi 16, comme on peut le voir sur la figure 3.The convex shape of the surface 17 makes it possible to increase the deflection of the portion 12b during use, the portion 12b being in the example considered likely to come at least partially against the wall 16, as can be seen on the figure 3 .

La distance d sur laquelle la portion 12b s'étend en porte-à-faux à partir de la paroi 16 peut être relativement importante, comme on le voit sur la figure 2, afin de conférer une grande souplesse à la région périphérique de l'organe d'application.The distance d on which the portion 12b extends cantilevered from the wall 16 can be relatively large, as can be seen on the figure 2 , in order to give great flexibility to the peripheral region of the application member.

Lorsque le dispositif d'application 10 est mis en place sur le récipient 20, l'organe d'application 12 peut être comprimé ou non. On peut constater sur la figure 1 que l'élément d'application ne se rétracte pas dans le support.When the application device 10 is put in place on the container 20, the applicator member 12 may be compressed or not. We can see on the figure 1 that the application element does not retract into the support.

On va maintenant décrire, en référence aux figures 4 à 17, différentes configurations d'organe d'application, non limitatives de l'invention.We will now describe, with reference to Figures 4 to 17 , various configurations of application member, non-limiting of the invention.

La surface de l'organe d'application servant à l'application peut présenter une forme autre que convexe sans que l'on sorte du cadre de la présente invention.The surface of the application member for application may have a shape other than convex without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Elle peut notamment présenter une forme généralement concave, comme représenté à la figure 4, ou une forme sensiblement plane, comme illustré à la figure 5.In particular, it may have a generally concave shape, as shown in FIG. figure 4 , or a substantially flat shape, as shown in FIG. figure 5 .

L'organe d'application peut être usiné et comporter par exemple un ou deux chanfreins 31, comme illustré sur les figures 5 et 6.The applicator member may be machined and comprise, for example, one or two chamfers 31, as illustrated in the drawings. Figures 5 and 6 .

L'organe d'application peut comporter en surface un tissé ou un non-tissé 32, comme illustré sur la figure 7.The applicator member may comprise at the surface a woven or a nonwoven 32, as illustrated in FIG. figure 7 .

L'organe d'application peut comporter un flocage 35 qui s'étend sur tout ou partie de sa surface, comme illustré sur les figures 8 et 9.The applicator member may comprise a flocking 35 which extends over all or part of its surface, as illustrated in FIGS. Figures 8 and 9 .

L'organe d'application peut comporter une mousse élastiquement déformable, par exemple une mousse à cellules ouvertes ou semi-ouvertes, notamment choisies parmi les mousses de polyuréthane, de polyéthylène, de chlorure de polyvinyle, entre autres.The applicator member may comprise an elastically deformable foam, for example an open-cell or semi-open-cell foam, chosen in particular from foams of polyurethane, of polyethylene, of polyvinyl chloride, among others.

L'organe d'application peut être réalisé avec deux couches de mousse 40 et 41 comportant des bords 43 assemblées par soudage par exemple, dans la région périphérique de l'organe d'application, comme on le voit sur la figure 10. L'utilisation de deux couches de mousse peut permettre de réaliser aisément une cavité 42 à l'intérieur de l'organe d'application, remplie d'air, conférant une souplesse accrue à l'organe d'application. Lorsque plusieurs couches de mousse sont utilisées dans la réalisation de l'organe d'application, la ou les mousses utilisées peuvent être dans des matériaux différents et/ou présenter des cellules ayant des tailles diverses, et l'on peut notamment utiliser des mousses à cellularisation très fine. Cette cavité présente une taille très largement supérieure à la taille des cellules de la ou des couches de mousse utilisées. L'utilisation de deux couches de mousse peut également permettre de réaliser un organe d'application floqué plus facilement avec un flocage de bonne qualité.The applicator member may be made with two foam layers 40 and 41 having edges 43 assembled by welding, for example, in the peripheral region of the applicator member, as can be seen in FIG. figure 10 . The use of two layers of foam can easily make a cavity 42 inside the applicator member filled with air, giving increased flexibility to the applicator member. When several layers of foam are used in the realization of the application member, the foam or foams used may be in different materials and / or have cells of various sizes, and it is possible in particular to use foams with very fine cellularization. This cavity has a size much larger than the size of the cells of the foam layer or layers used. The use of two layers of foam can also make it possible to produce a flocked application member more easily with flocking of good quality.

L'une au moins des deux couches de mousse peut être floquée alors que la mousse est à plat, avant découpage, ce qui permet de floquer de manière relativement homogène sa surface. Après flocage, la couche de mousse peut être assemblée avec une autre couche de mousse qui est floquée ou non, et les mousses peuvent définir ou non une cavité intérieure 42 comme illustré sur les figures 11 et 12. L'opération de découpe et d'assemblage des couches de mousse peut s'effectuer au même poste ou à deux postes très proches d'une chaîne de fabrication, par exemple.At least one of the two layers of foam may be flocked while the foam is flat, before cutting, which allows to flock relatively homogeneously its surface. After flocking, the layer of foam may be joined with another layer of foam which is flocked or not, and the foams may or may not define an interior cavity 42 as shown in FIGS. Figures 11 and 12 . The operation of cutting and assembling the foam layers can be performed at the same station or at two stations very close to a production line, for example.

L'organe d'application peut être fixé de différentes manières sur le support.The applicator member may be fixed in different ways on the support.

L'organe d'application peut être fixé par collage ou soudage, par exemple, de manière non amovible.The applicator member may be fixed by gluing or welding, for example, in a non-removable manner.

L'organe d'application peut encore être fixé de manière amovible sur le support, par exemple au moyen d'une fixation de type Velcro ®, comme illustré à la figure 13, comportant deux parties 45 et 46 aptes à coopérer par accrochage mécanique, l'une des parties comportant par exemple des boucles et l'autre des crochets aptes à s'accrocher sur les boucles, les deux parties 45 et 46 étant respectivement solidaires de l'organe d'application et du support.The applicator member may also be removably attached to the support, for example by means of a Velcro® type fastener, as illustrated in FIG. figure 13 , comprising two parts 45 and 46 adapted to cooperate by mechanical attachment, one of the parts comprising for example loops and the other hooks adapted to hook on the loops, the two parts 45 and 46 being respectively secured to the application member and support.

En variante, l'une des parties peut être remplacée par exemple par un revêtement d'un tissé ou d'un non-tissé formant des boucles, présent à la surface de l'organe d'application.Alternatively, one of the parts may be replaced for example by a coating of a woven or nonwoven forming loops, present on the surface of the applicator member.

L'organe d'application peut encore être fixé au moyen d'une colle choisie de manière à permettre de décoller sans déchirement l'organe d'application de son support en exerçant une force suffisante, afin par exemple de permettre à l'utilisateur de remplacer l'organe d'application par un autre.The applicator member may also be fixed by means of an adhesive chosen so as to allow the application member to be unstuck without tearing the support member by exerting a sufficient force, for example to enable the user to replace the application organ with another.

Les deux couches de mousse utilisées peuvent être identiques ou non.The two foam layers used may be identical or different.

Avant la fixation de l'organe d'application sur le support, l'organe d'application peut présenter une forme discoïde, symétrique de révolution ou non autour de l'axe X, avec deux faces opposées convexes vers l'extérieur ou présentant des formes autres.Before fixing the applicator member on the support, the applicator member may have a discoid shape, symmetrical with revolution or not around it of the X axis, with two opposite faces convex towards the outside or having other shapes.

On va maintenant décrire, en référence aux figures 14 à 22, différents exemples de supports auxquels l'un quelconque des organes d'application précédemment décrit peut être fixé, de manière amovible ou non.We will now describe, with reference to Figures 14 to 22 different examples of supports to which any of the application members previously described can be fixed, removably or not.

Le support peut comporter une partie souple 50, comme illustré à la figure 14, cette partie souple étant constituée par exemple par un bloc de mousse évidé dans sa région centrale 51 et fixé sur un couvercle 52 du côté opposé à l'organe d'application 12.The support may comprise a flexible part 50, as illustrated in FIG. figure 14 this flexible part being constituted for example by a block of foam hollowed out in its central region 51 and fixed on a cover 52 on the opposite side to the applicator member 12.

La partie souple 50 peut comporter un matériau compressible, par exemple une mousse de polyuréthane, de polyéthylène, de chlorure de polyvinyle, de polyester, de polyéther, de polyéthylène acétate de vinyle, de polyacétate de vinyle, de caoutchouc naturel ou synthétique, à cellules ouvertes ou semi-ouvertes, cette liste n'étant pas limitative.The flexible portion 50 may comprise a compressible material, for example a polyurethane foam, polyethylene foam, polyvinyl chloride, polyester, polyether, polyethylene vinyl acetate, polyvinyl acetate, natural or synthetic rubber, with cells open or semi-open, this list not being exhaustive.

Le support peut également comporter un fritté 53, souple ou rigide. Ce fritté peut notamment être un fritté d'un matériau souple, notamment choisi par exemple parmi les élastomères, les élastomères thermoplastiques, les chlorures de polyvinyle ou les polyéthylènes acétate de vinyle.The support may also comprise a sintered 53, flexible or rigid. This sintered material may in particular be a sinter of a flexible material, in particular chosen for example from elastomers, thermoplastic elastomers, polyvinyl chlorides or polyethylenes vinyl acetate.

L'organe d'application 12 peut encore être fixé sur une paroi 54 réalisée dans un élastomère, par exemple rapportée sur le couvercle 52. Cette paroi 54 peut présenter par exemple une forme similaire à la paroi 16 précédemment décrite.The applicator member 12 may also be fixed on a wall 54 made of an elastomer, for example attached to the cover 52. This wall 54 may have for example a shape similar to the wall 16 described above.

Le support peut comporter une partie qui permet sa fixation sur le récipient, comme c'est le cas notamment des exemples de réalisation des figures 1 et 14 à 16, mais on ne sort pas du cadre de la présente invention lorsque le support est indépendant d'un couvercle de fermeture du récipient, comme c'est le cas par exemple dans le dispositif de la figure 17.The support may comprise a part that allows its attachment to the container, as is the case in particular with examples of embodiments of the figures 1 and 14 at 16 , but it is not beyond the scope of the present invention when the support is independent of a closure lid of the container, as is the case for example in the device of the figure 17 .

On voit sur cette figure que le support comporte un élément 55 qui sert d'organe de préhension et qui est indépendant du couvercle 56 servant à fermer le récipient.It can be seen in this figure that the support comprises an element 55 which serves as a gripping member and which is independent of the cover 56 serving to close the container.

Le récipient peut comporter par exemple un tamis 57 fixé sur une bague 58 apte à s'enfoncer dans le logement 59 contenant le produit P au fur et à mesure que celui-ci est consommé.The container may comprise for example a sieve 57 fixed on a ring 58 adapted to sink into the housing 59 containing the product P as it is consumed.

On peut donner à l'élément 55 diverses formes, comme illustré sur les figures 18 à 20 et notamment avoir l'axe X non parallèle à l'axe longitudinal Y de l'élément 55.Element 55 can be given various shapes, as illustrated in figures 18 to 20 and in particular having the X axis not parallel to the longitudinal axis Y of the element 55.

L'élément 55 peut présenter une dimension, mesurée perpendiculairement à son axe longitudinal, qui est supérieure ou non à la plus grande dimension, mesurée perpendiculairement à l'axe X, de l'organe d'application, comme illustré sur les figures 18 et 19.The element 55 may have a dimension, measured perpendicular to its longitudinal axis, which is greater or less than the largest dimension, measured perpendicularly to the axis X, of the applicator member, as illustrated in FIGS. Figures 18 and 19 .

L'organe d'application 12 peut être constitué par exemple par l'assemblage de deux couches de mousse 40 et 41, comme cela a été décrit précédemment et être fixé à un support constitué ou comportant au moins un élément déformable similaire ou identique, par exemple une succession de deux éléments 60 et 61 comportant chacun deux couches de mousse assemblées définissant entre elles une cavité 42 remplie d'air.The applicator member 12 can consist, for example, of the assembly of two foam layers 40 and 41, as previously described, and can be fixed to a support constituted by or comprising at least one similar or identical deformable element, for example. example a succession of two elements 60 and 61 each having two foam layers assembled defining between them a cavity 42 filled with air.

Dans l'exemple de la figure 21, les éléments 60 et 61 constituent le support et servent d'organe de préhension et dans l'exemple de la figure 21, l'élément 61 est fixé à un couvercle 52 destiné à se fixer sur un récipient, tel que par exemple le récipient 20 précédemment décrit.In the example of the figure 21 , the elements 60 and 61 constitute the support and serve as a gripping member and in the example of the figure 21 , the element 61 is fixed to a cover 52 intended to be fixed on a container, such as for example the container 20 previously described.

L'organe d'application 12 peut être fixé sur un empilement axial de blocs de mousse de natures différentes, par exemple deux blocs de mousse 65 et 66 collés entre eux, ayant par exemple une même hauteur, par exemple égale à environ 12 mm et un même diamètre, par exemple égal à environ 45 mm, le bloc 65 étant plus compressible que l'organe d'application 12 et que le bloc 66. Le bloc de mousse définissant l'organe d'application 12 peut être par exemple en polyéther, le bloc de mousse 65 en caoutchouc naturel (natural butadiene rubber) et le bloc de mousse 66 en polyuréthane.The applicator member 12 may be fixed on an axial stack of foam blocks of different natures, for example two foam blocks 65 and 66 bonded together, having for example the same height, for example equal to about 12 mm and the same diameter, for example equal to about 45 mm, the block 65 being more compressible than the application member 12 and the block 66. The foam block defining the applicator member 12 may be for example polyether , the foam block 65 made of natural rubber ( natural butadiene rubber ) and the foam block 66 made of polyurethane.

Dans les exemples qui viennent d'être décrits, l'organe d'application est séparable du récipient qui contient le produit, au moins lors de l'utilisation.In the examples which have just been described, the applicator member is separable from the receptacle which contains the product, at least during use.

On ne sort pas du cadre de la présente invention lorsque l'organe d'application est solidaire du récipient contenant le produit lors de l'utilisation.It is not beyond the scope of the present invention when the applicator member is secured to the container containing the product during use.

A titre d'exemple, on a représenté sur la figure 24 un dispositif comportant un récipient 70, par exemple à paroi compressible, comportant en partie supérieure une partie 71 formant support, pourvue d'un orifice d'alimentation en produit débouchant en regard de la face de l'organe d'application opposée à la face servant à l'application du produit.For example, there is shown on the figure 24 a device comprising a container 70, for example with a compressible wall, comprising in the upper part a portion 71 forming a support, provided with a product supply opening opening facing the face of the applicator member opposite the face used for the application of the product.

L'organe d'application 12 peut être réalisé dans un matériau poreux au produit, le produit gagnant la surface d'application en traversant l'organe d'application.The applicator member 12 may be made of a material porous to the product, the product gaining the application surface through the applicator member.

L'organe d'application 12 peut également être fixé sur un support 80 mobile par rapport au récipient contenant le produit, comme illustré à la figure 25. Une telle structure permettant de déplacer l'organe d'application relativement au récipient, par exemple par pivotement, est décrite dans la demande de brevet français FR 2 814 444 , dont le contenu est incorporé à la présente demande par référence.The applicator member 12 may also be fixed on a support 80 movable relative to the receptacle containing the product, as illustrated in FIG. figure 25 . Such a structure for moving the applicator member relative to the container, for example by pivoting, is described in the French patent application FR 2,814,444 , the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

L'organe d'application peut participer à l'obtention d'une fermeture étanche du récipient contenant le produit, par exemple en étant comprimé contre un siège entourant un ou plusieurs orifices de sortie du produit, ce qui peut être par exemple le cas dans la figure 25.The applicator member may participate in obtaining a sealed closure of the container containing the product, for example by being pressed against a seat surrounding one or more outlet orifices of the product, which may be for example the case in the figure 25 .

L'invention n'est pas limitée aux exemples de réalisation qui viennent d'être décrits.The invention is not limited to the embodiments which have just been described.

On peut notamment combiner entre elles tout ou partie des caractéristiques des précédents modes de réalisation sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention.In particular, all or some of the features of the preceding embodiments may be combined with one another without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Le profil des bords de l'organe d'application peut présenter d'autres formes que celles décrites précédemment.The profile of the edges of the applicator member may have other shapes than those described above.

Dans toute la description, l'expression « comportant un » doit être comprise comme étant synonyme de « comportant au moins un », sauf si le contraire est spécifié.Throughout the description, the phrase "having one" should be understood as being synonymous with "having at least one", unless the opposite is specified.

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Dispositif de conditionnement et d'application d'un produit, notamment cosmétique, comportant un récipient (20; 70) contenant le produit (P) et un dispositif d'application
le dispositif comportant : - un support présentant une première face sensiblement plane ou convexe vers l'extérieur, - un organe d'application (12) compressible, dont une seconde face est fixée sur ladite première face, ladite seconde face étant de profil différent du profil de la première face de sorte qu'une partie d'un bord périphérique de la seconde face soit à distance de la première, cet organe d'application comportant : - au moins une première portion (12a) fixée au support, - au moins une deuxième portion (12b) entourant la première portion espacée du support, et ménageant avec le support une gorge annulaire (18) débouchant vers l'extérieur, permettant à au moins une partie de la deuxième portion de fléchir en rapprochement du support lors de l'application, caractérisé par le fait que le support est configuré pour servir d'organe de fermeture du récipient. Device for packaging and applying a product, in particular a cosmetic product, comprising a container (20; 70) containing the product (P) and an application device
the device comprising: a support having a first face substantially flat or convex towards the outside, a compressible application member (12), a second face of which is fixed on said first face, said second face being of different profile from the profile of the first face so that a portion of a peripheral edge of the second face at a distance from the first, this application member comprising: at least a first portion (12a) attached to the support, at least a second portion surrounding the first portion spaced apart from the support, and arranging with the support an annular groove opening outwardly, allowing at least a portion of the second portion to flex towards the support; during the application, characterized in that the support is configured to serve as a closing member of the container. Dispositif selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé par le fait que la deuxième portion (12b) est apte à venir en appui, au moins partiellement, contre le support, durant l'application.Device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the second portion (12b) is adapted to bear, at least partially, against the support during application. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que la première portion (12a) est située sensiblement au centre d'une face de l'organe d'application disposée en regard du support.Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first portion (12a) is located substantially in the center of a face of the applicator member disposed opposite the support. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe d'application est fixé de manière inamovible au support.Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the applicator member is immovably fixed to the support. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe d'application est fixé de manière amovible au support.Device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the applicator member is removably attached to the support. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe d'application présente une face d'application généralement convexe, ou généralement concave, ou sensiblement plane.Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the applicator member has a generally convex application face, or generally concave, or substantially flat. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe d'application présente une face (35) floquée servant à l'application.Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the applicator member has a flocked face (35) for application. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe d'application comporte au moins deux couches de mousse (40, 41) assemblées entre elles.Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the applicator member comprises at least two layers of foam (40, 41) assembled together. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe d'application comporte au moins une cavité intérieure (42).Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the applicator member comprises at least one inner cavity (42). Dispositif selon les deux revendications 8 et 9, caractérisé par le fait que les deux couches (40, 41) de mousse sont assemblées de manière à former la cavité intérieure (42).Device according to both claims 8 and 9, characterized in that the two layers (40, 41) of foam are assembled to form the inner cavity (42). Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que le support comporte une partie rigide sur laquelle est fixé l'organe d'application ou une partie souple sur laquelle est fixé l'organe d'application.Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support comprises a rigid part on which is fixed the applicator member or a flexible part on which is fixed the applicator member. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisé par le fait que le support comporte une partie creuse (51) sur laquelle est fixé l'organe d'application.Device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the support comprises a hollow portion (51) on which is fixed the applicator member. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe d'application est comprimé quand le récipient est fermé.Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the applicator member is compressed when the container is closed. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que le dispositif d'application est configuré pour fermer de manière sensiblement étanche le récipient.Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the application device is configured to substantially seal the container. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe d'application vient au contact d'un tamis (57) quand le récipient est fermé.Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the applicator member comes into contact with a sieve (57) when the container is closed.
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