EP0003017B1 - Récipient pour produit de nettoyage et de soins du corps - Google Patents

Récipient pour produit de nettoyage et de soins du corps Download PDF

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EP0003017B1
EP0003017B1 EP78101268A EP78101268A EP0003017B1 EP 0003017 B1 EP0003017 B1 EP 0003017B1 EP 78101268 A EP78101268 A EP 78101268A EP 78101268 A EP78101268 A EP 78101268A EP 0003017 B1 EP0003017 B1 EP 0003017B1
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Erich Roth
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DR WACHTER KURMITTEL-GMBH
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H7/00—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for
    • A61H7/002—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for by rubbing or brushing
    • A61H7/003—Hand-held or hand-driven devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K5/00—Holders or dispensers for soap, toothpaste, or the like
    • A47K5/06—Dispensers for soap
    • A47K5/12—Dispensers for soap for liquid or pasty soap
    • A47K5/1201—Dispensers for soap for liquid or pasty soap hand-carried
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K7/00—Body washing or cleaning implements
    • A47K7/02—Bathing sponges, brushes, gloves, or similar cleaning or rubbing implements
    • A47K7/03—Bathing sponges, brushes, gloves, or similar cleaning or rubbing implements containing soap or other cleaning ingredients, e.g. impregnated
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K5/00—Holders or dispensers for soap, toothpaste, or the like
    • A47K5/06—Dispensers for soap
    • A47K5/12—Dispensers for soap for liquid or pasty soap
    • A47K5/122—Dispensers for soap for liquid or pasty soap using squeeze bottles or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
    • A61H2201/10—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy
    • A61H2201/105—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy with means for delivering media, e.g. drugs or cosmetics

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  • the invention relates to a container for personal cleansing and care products according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a container of this type in which the latching means consist of ribs formed on the cap, which engage behind the latching bead at various points, while the peripheral edge of the cap lies flat against the outer surface of the container body facing the cap .
  • the closure of the passage of the cap which extends from the inside to the outside in the region of the opening of the container body takes place in that the cap can be rotated relative to the container body in two different positions, in one of which it is aligned with the opening of the container body and in the other of which it is blind ends at an end wall of the opening socket.
  • a disadvantage of the known container is that if the container body is deformed due to the elastic nature of the container body, as occurs when pressure is exerted on the container body to dispense shower bath liquid, for example, reliable sealing between the container body and cap is no longer guaranteed So that shower bath liquid or the like can escape not only through the intended passage of the container cap, but also in an undesirable manner between the opening neck of the container body and the cap and then between the peripheral edge of the cap and the container body. In particular, this passage of shower bath liquid or the like is also possible if pressure or unintentional pressure is exerted on the elastic container body during transport or the like.
  • the cap is screwed onto the container body provided with a wide filling opening, the surface of the cap provided with the massage elevations essentially corresponding to the cross-sectional area of the opening of the container body.
  • a satisfactory sealing of the cap with respect to the container body is only ensured as long as the container body is not, as would be desirable in itself, in order to convey body cleaning and care products to the surface provided with the massage elevations by pressure on the container body can, consists of relatively elastic material. If the container body in this and the generic container is made of relatively soft material, as this would be advantageous for the reasons described above, a satisfactory seal between the cap and the container body is not guaranteed because the container body also deforms Sealing, here the thread area deformed.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a container of the type mentioned, in which, despite the elastic nature of the container body, a reliable and secure sealing of the filling opening to the outside and a firm mounting of the cap on the container body are guaranteed.
  • a double connection is provided between the cap and the container body, namely once through the closed inner bead of the cap interacting with the circumferential groove of the container body and secondly through the cooperation of the circumferential annular bead of the cap with the likewise circumferential locking bead of the opening neck of the container body , is once guaranteed that despite the elastic nature of the container body and even with a relatively elastic cap and with a very large massage surface, the cap is securely held on the container body.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention is the subject of claim 2.
  • the seal is further promoted since the first, inner seal here as it were in the form of two Individual seals is formed, because the ring web engaging in the opening of the opening socket, sealingly against the inner wall of the socket, creates an additional seal.
  • the container body wall has a pocket-like wall indentation in which the stopper is elastically held, the user of the container has a means especially after cutting off the elongated knob surrounding the passage of the cap Available, by means of which the passage of the cut-off knob can be closed reliably and reversibly after the use of the container has ended.
  • the stopper provided with the cover plate which is preferably provided to facilitate the measurement with the fingernails, out of the passage of the cut-off knob and to keep it safely in the pocket-like wall recess during use, whereby after use has ended, pull the plug out of the wall recess again and reinsert it into the passage.
  • the drop-shaped thickening of the stopper which is preferably provided according to the invention, in conjunction with the preferably provided annular lip of the wall indentation, makes it possible to reliably hold the stopper in the pocket-like wall recess using the elasticity of the container body wall.
  • the inner contour of the passage of the knob to be cut off is given an annular lip-like shape, since the stopper is then held particularly securely in the passage.
  • the preferably cylindrical portion of the stopper located between the cover plate and the drop-shaped thickening has a length such that the drop-shaped thickening protrudes from the surface opposite the surface provided with the massage elevations, whereby - using the elastic properties of the cap material - a secure seal is guaranteed.
  • the container according to the invention for personal cleansing and care products has essentially the shape of a rounded soap bar, which makes the container easy to handle.
  • a cap 7 (see also FIG. 2) is placed on a lower surface 2 of the container body 1 and is provided with a plurality of massage nubs 3, by means of which a massage effect is achieved when the container is rubbed over the skin of the body.
  • a central knob 4 is provided with a passage 5 for the body cleaning and care agent, hereinafter referred to as body cleaning liquid.
  • the lower surface 2 of the container body 1 is provided, in particular laterally and towards an end surface 6, with arcuate grooves and beads 10, 11 serving as gripping and holding means, which essentially arcuate on each long side of the surface 2 from approximately the center of the respective long side extend around the end surface 6.
  • the cap 7 provided with the knobs 3, 4 seals off the opening 8 of the container body.
  • the surface 2 of the container body 1 covered by the cap 7 is slightly offset from the container body 1 by a peripheral edge 12.
  • a peripheral groove 13 is provided which runs around the entire peripheral edge.
  • the opening 8 is sealed by an opening stub 15 which extends outward from the opening 8 from the surface 2 of the container body 1.
  • the opening stub 15 is provided with a locking bead 15 'which is arranged at a distance from the surface 2 of the container body 1.
  • the latching bead 15 ' has a sawtooth shape (FIG. 2), the flank extending perpendicularly from the opening neck of the locking bead 15 'is directed towards the surface 2, while the oblique flank of the locking bead 15' points outwards.
  • a tubular extension 16 which extends inward from the cap 7 and which surrounds the opening stub 15 when the cap is in place, cooperates with the opening stub 15 and the latching bead 15 '.
  • the tubular extension 16 has a circumferential inner annular bead 16 ', which engages behind the sawtooth-like latching bead 15' of the opening stub 15 and can thus firmly hold the cap 7 on the container body 1.
  • annular bead 16 'of the tubular extension 16 slides downward on the oblique flank of the locking bead 15' until the annular bead 16 'engages on the flank of the locking bead 15' which extends perpendicularly from the opening stub 15 '.
  • the sealing of the opening 8 is improved in that an annular web 18 extends from the surface of the cap 7 provided with the knobs 3 to the inner 17 of the container body 1 within the tubular extension 16.
  • the ring web 18 engages in a sealing manner in the opening stub 15 on the surface 2 of the container body 1. In this way, the opening stub 15 is sealed on the outside by the tubular extension 16 and on the inside by the annular web 18.
  • the knob provided with the passage 5 protrudes beyond the knobs 3, which have no such passages.
  • the passage 5 of the knob 4 is closed with a cover '20, which is formed in one piece with the entire knob 4 and thus also with the cap 7 made of elastic plastic or rubber material.
  • the cover 20 is cut off, the height of the knob protruding beyond the other knobs 3 being reduced to or in particular below the height of the massage knobs 3 serving as massage elevations and the passage 5 being exposed.
  • the container body wall is curved in a pocket-like manner to form a wall indentation 22 (FIG. 2), a plug 24 being releasably and elastically held in the resulting pocket.
  • the container is shipped in the manner shown in FIG. 1, filled with body cleaning liquid, so that the tip or cover 20 of the knob 4 is not cut off and the stopper 24 is received in the wall recess 22.
  • 3 shows that the stopper 24 has an essentially flat, circular cover plate 26, a cylindrical shaft section 28 adjoining it and a drop-shaped thickening 29.
  • the teardrop-shaped thickening 29 ensures that the plug 24 is securely and elastically held in the wall indentation 22.
  • the widened cover plate 26 in turn makes it easier to remove the plug 24 from the wall indentation 22, for example by reaching behind the cover plate 26 with the fingernails.
  • the tip becomes bze. Cover 20 of knob 4 cut off.
  • the user takes the plug 24 out of the wall indentation 22 and inserts it into the passage 5 of the knob 4.
  • the pin section 29 of the plug 24 engages behind the surface of the cap 7 facing away from the massage surface of the cap 7 in FIG 7 whereby a reliable sealing of the passage 5 is guaranteed.
  • the container can not only be placed in any position without the risk of body cleaning liquid running out of the passage 5, but can also be stowed and transported in a travel bag.
  • the plug 24 is then removed again from the knob 4 and inserted into the wall recess 22 during use, whereupon the process described above then follows after use has ended.

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1. Récipient pour produits de lavage et de soins corporels, en particulier ceux sous forme liquide comme du liquide pour bain-douche, comprenant un corps (1) en matière élastiquement souple comportant un conduit ouvert (15) pourvu sur tout le tour de sa périphérie extérieure d'un bourrelet d'arrêt (15') et und couvercle amovible (7), pourvu sur sa surface extérieure de saillies de massage (3), dans sa surface pourvue des saillies de massage (3), dans la zone de l'ouverture (8) du corps (1) étant ménagé au moins un passage obturable (5) s'étendant de l'intérieur vers l'extérieur, et comportant des moyens d'arrêt (16, 16') s'engageant élastiquement derrière le bourrelet d'arrêt (15'), le bord périphérique (31) du couvercle (7), situé radialement à l'extérieur des moyens d'arrêt, s'appuyant sur le corps (1), caractérisé par le fait que les moyens d'arrêt (16, 16') sont constitués par prolongement tubulaire (16) coiffant et obturant le conduit ouvert (15) et pourvu sur tout le tour d'un bourrelet annulaire (16') et que, pour compléter l'obturation et la fixation du couvercle (7), il est prévu près de son bord périphérique (31) un bourrelet intérieur (14) fermé suivant la direction périphérique, s'engageant élastiquement de l'extérieur dans une gorge périphérique (13) de la paroi du corps (1).
2. Récipient selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait qu'il est prévu, à l'intérieur du prolongement tubulaire (16) une nervure annulaire (18) s'engagement dans l'ouverture (8) entourée par le conduit ouvert (15) et s'appuyant de l'intérieur de façon étanche contre la paroi intérieure de ce conduit.
3. Récipient selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que la zone du corps (1) pourvue de la gorge périphérique (13) a dans le plan de la gorge périphérique une forme arrondie oblongue.
4. Récipient selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que le passage (5) est fermé par un bouton (4), qui peut être coupé, formé sur le couvercle (7).
5. Récipient selon le revendication 1 ou les revendications 1 et 4, caractérisé par le fait que, pour le fermeture du passage (5), il est prévu un bouchon (24) et la paroi du corps présente en dehors de la surface (2) couverte par le couvercle (7) un renfoncement en forme de poche (22) dans lequel on peut introduire le bouchon (24) pour ne pas le perdre et le fixer.
6. Récipient selon la revendication 5, caractérisé par le fait que le bouchon (24) présente à l'une de ses extrémités une plaquette de recouvrement (26) servant à sa préhension et à l'autre de ses extrémités un épaississement (29) à peu près en forme de goutte.
7. Récipient selon la revendication 6, caractérisé par le fait que le renfoncement de paroi (22) présente dans la zone de la paroi du corps une lèvre annulaire (30) saillant vers l'intérieur, dont le diamètre intérieur est inférieur au diamètre extérieur de l'épaississement en forme de goutte (29) du bouchon (22).
EP78101268A 1977-11-03 1978-10-31 Récipient pour produit de nettoyage et de soins du corps Expired EP0003017B1 (fr)

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DE19772749156 DE2749156C2 (de) 1977-11-03 1977-11-03 Behältnis für Körperreinigungsund -pflegemittel
DE2749156 1977-11-03
DE19782836995 DE2836995C2 (de) 1978-08-24 1978-08-24 Behältnis für Körperreinigungsund Pflegemittel
DE2836995 1978-08-24

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