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    2) United States Patent oy os) ow an @ (86) (en) 6s) (2) 68) Delage et al DEVICE FOR PACKAGING A COSMETIC PRODUCT Inventors: Jean-Francois Delage, Clamart (FR): Lionel Drugeon, La Garenne Colombes (FR); Jean-Mare Lebrand, Paatin (FR) Assignee: LOREAL, Paris (FR) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis pateat is extended of adjusted under 35 USC. 154(b) by 110 days. Appl.No: 131992,428 PCT Filed: Dee. 1, 2011 PCT Nos PCTEP2011/071563 §371 (0,0), (2),(4) Date: Sep.5, 2013, PCT Pub, Nos WO2012/076403 PCT Pubs, Date: Jun, 14,2012 Prior P US 20130343798 AI ication Duta Dee, 26,2013, Related US, pplication Data Provisional aplication No, 61/423,803, filed on Dee 16, 2010, "eC. AMD 3404 (2006.01) 45D 40726 (2006.01) AaSD 4000 (2006.01) us.cl. cP AMSD 40/26 (2013.01); AdSD 400068 (2013.01), A48D 40265 (2013.01); (Continued) Field of Classification Seareh CPC | AASD 34/045; A4SD 34/046; A4SD 401265: ‘\45D 407267; A45D 22000081 (10) Patent No. 4s) Date of Patent: US 9,215,922 B2 Dec. 22, 2015 401/126, 12 220/212, 259.5, 326 ‘Sce application file for complete search history ed US. PATENT DOCUMENTS 66) References 750318 B+ 784.304 BD 2009 Hanada 112010 Sakari ta (Continsed) sou POREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 22004 1006 (Continved) (OTHER PUBLICATIONS 1389 8 rp im Intemational Search Rept for Intemational Patent Application No POTEP2OLUOTL So, dated Mat 20,2012, (Continved) David Walezak Joshua Wiljanen Primary Examiner Assistant Examiner (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — The Marbury Law Group, PLLC on ABSTRACT The invention relates to & device for packaging a cosmetic product, comprising a container (10) having an opening Sefined by a neck (12) of the container and a cap (20) for closing the container (10). The cap (20) comprises a cover clement (22), a closing-ff element (40) for the opening, feoniected fo the caver element (22), a spring member (39) Jocated between the cover element (22) andthe elosing-of! element (40), anda means (30) for locking the cap onthe feontiner (10). Accorfing to the invention, the locking mechanism (30) comprises a means (28) for retaining the cover elementon thecontainer anda means (31) for actuating the retaining VII means (28) so as to selectively enable the cover element (22) to move with respect tothe container (10) from a locked position of the cover elemeat to an unlocked position of thecover element (22) in which the cap (20) can be ‘Separated freely from the contsiner (10), 9 Claims, 4 Drawing Sheets US 9,215,922 B2 Page? 2) use. FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS CPC ne A45D34045 201300 Gois.0n; 448040267 00130).448D FE tmost 62007 2001051 (201301) FR or OUD i" aioiosso Stone 30) References Cted Wo jtorns 2010 wo rein @a0L8 USS. PATENT DOCUMENTS 5353.636 B2_ 1/2013. Dragoon eta 201U 0000872 AL* 1/2011 Anca >o120030659 AL_ 22012 Sanchez do12017s3%6 Ale 72012 Milerctal 2OL¥OM3N00 AL* 122013 Drugcon tal (OTHER PUBLICATIONS International Search Report for comesponding International Patent Application No. PCT/EP201 1071563, date Mar. 20, 2012, * cited by examiner US 9,215,922 B2 Sheet 1 of 4 Dec. 22, 2015 U.S, Patent US 9,215,922 B2 Sheet 2 of 4 Dec. 22, 2015 U.S, Patent 9 Bly e614 or “61 ‘Bi. G*bi4 py bls a eb ar ol t er er Ne Sy oF 167 zi laa a, aan a a WA et fn gy 92 see st gp 82 Sp oy er ee ep Sb Ly Ty ee Ly ‘er i ne sz Ye os i— Ly foe Fe 72H ve 4% ve — os Wy LE yz. + ge-AL BM ie 82 Le LE ey 2b ve 8E 9 zz 2 ge: med ee ee ‘ ae ee as ee x eel oz €\ ze oz 4 ze U.S. Patent Dec. 22, 2015 Sheet 3 of 4 US 9,215,922 B2 U.S, Patent 342 334 347. 327 313: 325. 326 342 334 347. 327. 348: 325: 326. 310. US 9,215,922 B2 Dec. 22, 2015 Sheet 4 of 4 332 339 328 322 350 343 324 348 314, 312 310" 339 322 328 350 343 324 | 313 314 S 312 340 Fig. 13 US 9,215,922 B2 1 DEVICE FOR PACKAGING 4 COSMETIC PRODUCT. ‘This is @ national stage application of PCT/EP2011/ (071563, fled internationally on Dec. 1, 2011, which claims priaity to US. Provisional Applicaton No. 61/423,803, fled ‘on Dee. 16, 2010, aswell as French Application FR 1060308, filed on Dee. 9, 2010, the entire contents each of which is Incomporated by relerence herein The present invention relates toa device for packaging 3 ‘cosmetic product. “The invention relates more particuley to @ device for packaging a cosmetic product provided with an opening ‘mechanism having an actuating means Te expression “cosmetic praxduet” is understood to mean, ‘any composition as defined in Council Directive 9935/EEC ‘of 14 Inn. 1993. A cosmetic product is generally packaged in a container ‘closed by a cap serewed onto this container. Thus, pos that ‘contain for example a care cream and have a closing Hid screwed onto the pot are known. Also knowin ae packaging ‘devices that comprise a container and a cap, comprising a applicator fixed to the cap and extending into the container, the cap thus serving ws a member for gasping the applicator This isthe case particularly for mascara A drawhack with tis type of packaging is thatthe user needs to use hath hands, such that te container is held in one hhand and the cap is unscrewed with he other hand. This ca be a problem for disabled persons or persons whose motor sinnedons are impaired, paicularly on account ofa condition such as artis, for example. In audition, the screw closure imposes a circular shape on the parts oe joined together thereby constmining the design and/or limiting the possibilities of developing these devices, Finally, this type of packaging device is rendered imper- meabl by seal compression along the movement axis ofthe ‘cap with respect to the container, and this impermecbilty ‘depends on the serewing force. Thus, during unserewing, Jimperneability is no longer gusrantoed, Document FP1721543 proposes a device for packaging a ‘cosmetic product, comprising both an applicator element ‘intended to contain the product and also tubular element {orming a cap forthe applicator element, This cap comprises apart that lies in the tubular element and is connected tothe Iatterby an elastically compressible device. Thus, the sling part may take up two positions such that the user ean grasp the ‘end of the applicator element or such thatthe end of the applicator element is positioned entirely in the cap. However, the applicator element is fetionfited in the tubular storage element. Therefore, this device does not have a retaining means or a means for actuating the retaining means so as to selectively enable the applicator element © ‘move with respect o the cap. A drawback with sucha device js that, with wear, the friction between the applicator element ‘and the siding partis no longer sufficient 10 hold these 1wo ‘elements together. ‘Documeat £P2220960 proposes a device for packaging a ‘cosmetic product, comprising’ body forholding the cosmetic produet and acover that fomisaeap forthe holding body. This ‘cap comprises body retaining assembly that can be moved under the action ofa pushing member that is able to move ‘with respect tothe cover. An elastic urging member i inter- posed between the pushing member and the retaining assem- bi. Thus, the retaining assembly may'take up two positions such thatthe user can grasp the end ofthe holding body oF sch that the end othe holding body is positioned entirely ia the cap. 0 o 2 However, the holding body is friction-fited in the retaining assembly. As in the preceding document, a drawback with such a device is that, with wear, the fiction herween the applicator element and the sliding part is no longer sulicent tw hold these wo elements together. ‘Document WO2010106235 proposes a device comprising container for packaging a cosmetic product surtounded by a protective element. The opening in the container i closed by a closing-ofT member carrying an applicator. The protective clement comprises a means for retaining the container and closing-olf member assembly in relation 10 the protective clement. A means for actuating the retaining means inoet vales the retaining means in order to detach the container and losing-olf member assembly from the protective element. ‘This assembly is moved with respect tothe protective element by means of a return element positioned between the con- ‘ainer and the protective element. The rtum element also makes i possible to maintain sufficiontimpermeability when the device isin the locked postion This device is relatively complex and necessitates the use ‘of a protective element that makes it more time consuming land more expensive to assemble the device ‘Moreover, inthis device, the closing-ofT member is sepa- ‘ated from the protective element and thus serves as a grasp ing member. The grasping member can thus be contaminated, ‘causing the wer’ fingers fo be sil. Finally, when the devices in the unlocked position, imper- meability between the elosing-off member an the container ‘sno longer ensured as well as itis in the locks! position, since the axial force a the rear means is no longer exert between these two elements, and this ean lea to spilloges of product ifthe device is unlocked accidentally The object ofthe present invention is thus to provide an improved device for packaging a cosmetic produc inorder to alleviate the abovertentioned drawbacks, ‘To this end, the invention provides a device for packaging ‘cosmetic product, comprising a container having an open- ing defined by a neck ofthe container, and a cap for closing the container. The cap comprises a cover element, a closing- ‘off clement forthe opening, connected to the eover element a spring member located between the cover element and the losing-if element, and a mechanism for locking the capo the container “According wo the invention the locking mechanism com- prises a means for rewining the cover element on the eon- {ainer and a means for actuating the retaining means s a5 10 soletively enable the eover element to move with respect t0 the contziner rom locked positionofthecoverelement an inlocked position ofthe cover element in which the eap can be separated freely from the container. The invention advantageously provides a simple packag- ing device comprising an unlocking mechanism which is casily activated According to further features of the invention, the cover clement may be moved from the locked position tthe unlocked position by moving purely in translation with respoct tothe container along the opening axis of said con- ‘aines, thereby making it possible for packaging elemen hhaving a non-circular eross section to be used. "The closing-o element may be fixed with respect co the ‘container during the movement ofthe cover element fom the Jocked positon to the unlocked position. This feature makes it possible advantageously to ensure impermeabilty even ‘when te stopper is in the unlocked postion. “The device may comprise a seal able to engage with the closing-oif element and the neck ofthe coatainer, the seal US 9,215,922 B2 3 being in contact withthe closing-off element and the neck of the container inthe unlocked positon ofthe cap, “The contact between the seal and the neck ofthe container andor between the seal and the losing-off clement may be radial with respect wo the movement axis of the cover element fom the locked postion tothe unlocked position, ‘The seal may be mounted in fixed manner on the losing offelement. ‘Theclosing-offelement may comprise an applicator whieh ‘extends from the cap into the container, and theseal may the beanapplicator wiper mounted in fixed manner oa the neck ‘of the container. The neck ofthe container may comprise a catching means that engages with the raining meuas of tae locking mech- The cover element may comprise an insert and the retain Jing means may then be supported by said inser. “The insert may comprise a means for Timiting the move~ ment path ofthe cover element with respect tthe closing-ofT ‘element while the caver element passes fom the locked pos tion to the unlocked position, “The actuating means may bea pushbutton which is ableto ‘move in translation along the opening axis ofthe container. The invention will be understood better from reading the {ollowing description of non-limiting examples ofthe inple- mentation thereof with reference to the appended drawings, in which: FIG. 1 shows an example ofa packaging deviee according to the invention; FIG. 2 shows an exploded view ofthe device from PIG. 1 FIGS, $107 show sectional views of the eap of the device fiom FIG. 1 in various postions of the locking mechanism FIGS. 8 and 9 show detail Views of the seal according to 3 first and a second variant FIG. 10 shows an exploded view ofa variant ofthe packs aging deviee from FIG. I; FIG. 11 shows a sectional view of the cap of the device from FIG. 10, inthe locked position; FIGS, 12nd 13 show sectional views of another variant of the packaging device according to the invention nthe locked position and the unlocked position, respectively. In the following description, the terms outer, extemal and ‘ouside are used 10 qualify orientations which extend radially from theaxis X-X of the opening of the container towards the ‘outside ofthe deviee, contrary othe terms inner, internal and inside With reference to FIGS. {and 2, device 1 for packaging ‘cosmetic product comprises a container 10 for containing ‘aid product and a eap 20 for elosing the container 1. Tn this example, the device 1 isa device for packaging and applying maseara, butte iavention isnot limited to this ype ‘of pockaging. The invention may also relate to devices for pckaging other cosmetic products such as nail vamishes, Tipstick, lip glosses or eare products, for example. In this example, the container 10 and the cap 20 of the device I have circular oss sections. However, other cross sections are conceivable, such as polygonal, avoid, non-cit= ‘cular or otler eros sections ‘The container 10 isa hollow body that is lose at oneend by amend wall, andisopenat ihe other end. Theopening inthe ‘container 10 is defined by a neck 12 that extends from 3 shoulder ofthe container 10. Tn this example, the neck 12 has ross sooton, but it could havea different one. The ‘longitudinal axis X-X whieh sao, acieul ‘axisof the openi this example, thew the container 10 0 o 4 The neck 12 has a cateing means 13 located between the shoulder of the container 10 and the upper rim ofthe neck 12 “This catching means 13 is for example an annulae bulge that projects rally from the outer wall ofthe neck 12. The ‘upper face of the bilge, said upper face being. directed towards the free end of the neck 12, forms a frustoconical portion which flares towards the bottom, whereas the lower face ofthe bul, said lower face being directed towards the end wall ofthe container 10, extends in a transverse plane to the longitudinal axis X-X. “The container 10 may for example be made of glass, metal orpilastic, ‘seal 14s fixed inthe opening defined by the neck 12 of the container 10. Inthe ease of mascara, the seal 14 also provides the funtion of wiping an applicator member. To this end, he seal may also be called wiper. The seal 14 is approximately tubularand is engaged atleast parlly witha tight ft against the inner wall ofthe neck 12 0 asto fom cireuarimpermeability between the sal 1nd the feck 12 of the container 10, The seal 14 may comprise an ‘upper ee intended to coment axial contact with the upper peripheral rim ofthe neck 12 In addition, the seal 14 may comprise, close to its upper end, an extemal annvlarboss which is engaged ina intemal annular groove inthe neck 12inorderto axially retain the seal Tin the neck 12, Inorderto providethe wiping function, the lower end ofthe seal 14 is formes with & fustoconical wall which i Hared from bottom to top 80 a8 to define a throgh-orfice towards the inside of the container, said orifice being narrower than the opening in the neck 12 The cap 20 comprisesa coverelement22,a locking mecha- nism 30 for keeping the cap 20 on the container 10, and 2 closing-of element 40 for the opening in the container 1. The cover element 22 is a tubular clement that extends ‘long the longitudinal axis X-X, The cover element isopen at tech end. The downwardly directed lower end of thedevice I js intended to face the shoulder of the container ‘The caver clement serves as an clement for grasping the ap 20, in particular in order‘o separate it fom the container, as will be explained hereinbelow: ‘The mechanist 20 for locking the ep 20 onthe container 10 comprises a means 28 forreaining te cover clement 22 on the container 10 and @ means 31 for actuating the retaining seus 25. ‘The retaining means 25 is supported by an insert 24 fixed in 4 non-removable manner in the cap 20. The insert 24 is 2 tubular hollow ody ited into the cap 20 ‘The insert 24 may be produced in one piece: however, in ‘his example the insert 24s formed by two semi-cylindrical shellssuch that theeross section ofthe insert 24, when thetwo shells rejoined together, is approximately eieula "The eros section ofthe insert 24 snot limited to circular cross section but may have any other shape matched to the frost section ofthe cap 20, “The insert 24 may be fixed ina non-temovable manner in the cap 20 by any appropriatemeans, for example by adhesive bonding, with a tight fit or by snap-fastening, The insert 24 may be produced for example from metal or rom plastic, such as polyoxymethylene (POM) or aeryloni- tele butadiene styrene (ABS), ‘The lower part of the inser 24, that iso say the par closest totheopenendof the cap 20, is designed to beable tobe ited ‘on the neck 12 of the container 10 while the cap 20 is pos tioned on the container 10, To this end the inside diameter ot the lower part ofthe insert 24s approximately the samiens the ‘outside diameter of the base of the neck 12 US 9,215,922 B2 5 ‘The retaining means 25 i a Hexible tongue which isin the form of a tab delimited in the Wall of the insert 24 by a U-shaped opening. Thus, the tongue extends longitudinally snd hasan upper end connected to the insert 24 and ree lower cen. “The Rexible tongue hasan offset towards the inside ofthe ‘cap 20and thus extends, in the rst position, in a manoer set back from the inner wall of the cover element 22 such that it ‘can be moved radially towards said inner wall ofthe cover ‘eleaient 22, ‘The inner face ofthe flexible tongue has a boss that forms ‘catch 26 intended to engage with the catching means 13 0 the neck 12 ofthe container 10 inthe locked postion of the ‘cap 20. “Ths, the upper face of the boss forming the catch 26 ‘extends ina transverse plane tothe longitudinal axis X-X in ‘onder to come into abutment against the lower face of the ‘catching means 13 inthe locked postion ofthe cap 20 on the ‘container 10, in which the tongue is in the rest position. “The lower feof the boss extends in an inclined plane and ‘can engage withthe upper face of the catching means 13 sos, to distance the flexible tongue from its rest postion while the ‘cap 20s heing locked on the container 10, The retaining means 25 likewise comprises an actuating portion 27 of the catch 26 in onder to release the retaining means ofthe catching means 13 on the neck 12 of the cone tainer 10, “This actuating portion 27is formedby aportionoftheinner face of the tongue positioned above the catch 26, In this example, each shell ofthe insert 24 has such 3 retaining, means 28 such that the eap 20 comprises wo tongues which are symmetrically opposite with respect tothe Jongitudinal axis X-X. Te inner wall ofthe insert 24 likewise comprises an anna Jarabutment 28 consisting oF arib that extends ina transverse plane to the longitudinal axis X-X towards the inside of the {inser 24, This annular abutment 28 is located between the fetaining means 25 and the upper end of the insert 24 The actuating means 31 consists ofa pushbutton tat sides slong the axis X-X in the eap 20. The setting means 31 comprises an upper plate 32 that forms an actuating surface for the pushbutton and extends approximtely’ along a transverse plane o the longitudinal ‘axis X-X in the opening in the upper end ofthe cover element 22, At rest this aetuating surface for the pushbutton is Mush ‘with or projects from the upper end of the cover elemeat 22 “The actuating means M likese comprises an inner skirt, £33 that forms aeylindrcal wall extending axially into the cap 20 from the upper plate 32 ta distance from the edge of this plate 32 as far as a fre actuating exe 34 ‘The actuating means 31 also comprises an outer skir 36 ‘hat forms eylindsical wall extending axially into the eap 20 from the edge ofthe upper plate 32 as fara a fe abutment ‘edge 37-Inthis example, the length of the outer skin 36is ess than the length ofthe inner skir 33, “The outer skirt 36 has two windows 38 passing through the ‘wall ofthe outer skirt 36. The two windows 38 are symmetei cally opposite with espect tothe longitudinal axis X-X ofthe device I. ‘A closng-off element 40 for the opening in the container 10jsmountedina sliding manner with respect tothe insert 24 and thus with respeet to the cap 20, The elosing-off elements, produced for example from plasi, such as palyoxymethyl- ‘ene (POM) or polypropylene (PP), “To this end, the closing-off clement 40 comprises an upper part 41 forming an approximately cylindrical sleeve that 0 o 6 extends longitudinally from a base forming a closing-ofT sur Tice 45 forthe opening inthe container 10 “The diameter of the sleve ofthe upper part 41 is greater than theoutside diameter ofthe inner skin 33 of the actuating ‘means M1 and less than te diameter of the outer skit 36, sch thatthe wall forming the sleeve is positioned between the inner skirt 33 and the outer skin 360f the actuating means 41 ‘A return member 39, for example a helical compression spring, is located between the closing-af element 40 and the ‘ctusting means 31 soas to generate a force that tends to push these two elements avay from one another along the longi- tudinal axis X-X, More precisely, one endof the return mem- ber 39 is positioned inside the sleove of the upper part 41, bearing agzint the base ofthe losing-offelement 0, nod the other end is positioned inside the inner skirt 33, bearing ‘against the lower face ofthe upper plate 32 ofthe setuating ‘means 3 The upper end of the outer wall of the sleeve has two iametecally opposite protrusions 42 that extend radially. "Each protrusion 42 is insered into a window 38 in the outer skin 36 the actuating menns 31 such that tean move this ‘window 38 along an axis parallel to the axis X-X. "Thus, the protrusions 42 can come into abitment against the top and bottom edges ofthe windows 38 inthe setting ‘means 3, thereby making it possible to limit the axial move- ‘brought about by the return means 39, of the aetuating ‘means 31 with respect tothe closing-o element 0. “The outer wall ofthe sleeve of the closing-off element 40 likewise comprises narrowing 44. The ouside diameter of the sleeve atthe narrowing 44 is approximately the same as the diameter of the insert 24 taken atthe inner end of the ‘annular stop 28. The annular stop 28 of the insert 24 thus ‘moves along the narcsting 44 and eam come into abutment ‘against the upper ede or against the lower ede of the nar- rowing 44 “The outer wall ofthe sleeve ofthe losing-off element 40 also comprises stop shoulder 43 forming an anna surface that is directed towards the upper end of the deviee 1. The amicter of the sleeve at the end of the shoulder 43 is sub- stantially greater than the ouside diameter of the sleeve such that the anlar surface faces the lower face of the annular slop 28 of the insert 24 The upper part 41 of the closing-off element 40 also com- prives exible etuating tabs 47. The actuating tabs 47 are Tormed inthe wall ofthe sleeve of the upper part 41 and are

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