EP0728427B1 - Applicator for cosmetic substances - Google Patents

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EP0728427B1
EP0728427B1 EP96400365A EP96400365A EP0728427B1 EP 0728427 B1 EP0728427 B1 EP 0728427B1 EP 96400365 A EP96400365 A EP 96400365A EP 96400365 A EP96400365 A EP 96400365A EP 0728427 B1 EP0728427 B1 EP 0728427B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B3/00—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier
    • A46B3/18—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier the bristles being fixed on or between belts or wires
    • 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
    • A45D40/267—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 comprising a wiper
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/021—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups arranged like in cosmetics brushes, e.g. mascara, nail polish, eye shadow

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  • the present invention relates to a product applicator cosmetic usable in particular for applying a mascara.
  • Known applicators generally have the disadvantage that, during the extraction of the brush, the rod which supports it causes a piston effect creating inside the container a depression which disturbs the spinning of the brush during its passage to through the constriction.
  • the sudden return of the container to atmospheric pressure is accompanied by a risk of projection onto the mascara brush having accumulated on the wiper member.
  • the mascara thus projected forms clumps on the brush which harm makeup.
  • the object of the present invention is to avoid the drawbacks mentioned above using a simple, reliable and inexpensive means.
  • the present invention relates to an applicator as defined in claims 1 or 10.
  • Internal and external pressure balancing can be done in different ways.
  • this balancing can also be obtained by the fact that a certain amount of cosmetic product is re-aspirated to inside the container by the depression resulting from the withdrawal of the plug stem.
  • the cleaning member can be advantageously constituted by a thin brush or else by a flexible diaphragm made of an easily deformable material.
  • the brush has a diameter which is substantially greater than the constriction diameter.
  • the body of the brush may have an external geometry of various shapes, for example cylindrical, frustoconical, doubly frustoconical or with a rounded profile whose diameter decreases at both ends.
  • the bristle pockets constituting the brush can for example be regularly arranged on the periphery thereof or according to lines parallel to the axis of the brush or according helical lines.
  • the brush can be made in any way and with materials of all suitable natures.
  • the cleaning is at a sufficient distance from the brush so that, when crossing the neck, this organ can deform towards the bottom without noticeably leaning on the brush, which could disturb the spinning of the latter.
  • the brush has continuity with the cleaning device which presents itself also in the form of a brush.
  • the entire brush and the cleaning can advantageously have a fish profile shape, whose tail width is preferably significantly greater than constriction diameter, whose body width is also clearly greater than the diameter of the neck and the part which connects the body at the tail is of a width markedly less than the diameter of the constricted to allow internal pressure balancing and external when removing the brush from the container for sound use.
  • the applicator according to the invention has the advantage of allowing precise spinning of the brush when it is removed from the container, i.e. to allow good control of the amount of cosmetic product that is entrained by brush, quantity that can be determined according to the use we should make of it.
  • the applicator according to the invention also has the advantage avoid that, when reintroducing the brush inside the container, the cosmetic product accumulates in the part of the container which is located above the neck where it would thicken and would harden by gradually closing the passage of the brush.
  • the cleaning member which, according to the invention, located above the brush and whose diameter is preferably slightly larger than the diameter of the part of the container which is located immediately above the neck, sweeps the cosmetic product which is deposited above the neck during the brush passage.
  • the invention makes it possible to keep constantly clean and without accumulation of more or less hardened cosmetic product or mashed, the part of the container which is located above the neck.
  • Figure 1 a schematic sectional view of a cosmetic product applicator according to the state of the art.
  • This applicator comprises a container 1 which comprises, at the inside of its neck, a capsule 2, for example in material plastic, which closes it, leaving an opening 3 forming a constriction and constituting a certain free volume in the neck at the part top of container 1.
  • the opening or constriction 3 is also called wringer.
  • a plug 4 is provided with a rod 5 which has at its part lower a brush 6 whose function is to extract a certain quantity of cosmetic product, with a view to its application.
  • the plug 4 is provided with a thread 7 which cooperates with a thread 8 located at the top of the container 1.
  • the cap 4 is unscrewed and the brush 6 is extracted by passing it through the necked 3, which has the effect of causing the excess of cosmetic composition that the brush would entrain by capillarity out of the container 1.
  • the bottle is capped by introducing the brush 6 through the neck 3, causing a new spin of the brush and causes the deposit of a certain amount of cosmetic composition 10 in the volume of the container which is located above the neck 3.
  • This cosmetic product which has already been exposed to air during the application, is generally more viscous than the product cosmetic 9 which is inside the bottle, so that during successive applications, the amount of cosmetic product 10 that builds up over the narrowed 3 is growing important and that it ends up solidifying by closing off the passage brush 6.
  • the present invention allows, using a simple means, efficient and economical, to eliminate the aforementioned drawbacks.
  • the diameter of the cleaning member 11 is wide enough to be able sweep and return to container 1 the cosmetic product which has deposited above the neck.
  • the brush has a general shape of fish whose body 6 connects to the organ cleaning 11 which constitutes the tail.
  • the part 6a of the brush 6 which connects it to the cleaning member 11 has a diameter which is less than the shrinkage to ensure that during the passage of this part 6a through the constricted 3, the atmospheric pressure can be restored inside the container 1 before the body of the brush 6 engages itself in the constricted 3.
  • the brush 6 has a cylindrical shape with a frustoconical end, the cleaning member 11 being located on the rod 5 a slightly above the brush.
  • This second embodiment of the invention differs from that of Figure 2 by a discontinuity between the brush itself said 6 and the cleaning member 11, which also allows a setting of container 1 in communication with the atmosphere and a rupture of the boosting effect that usually occurs when removes the applicator member from the container.
  • the fact that the cleaning member 11 is separated from the body brush 6 itself by an empty space or lower diameter also has the advantage that, as it ascends towards the top, the cleaning member 11 can easily deform towards the bottom, without significantly deforming the upper part of the brush and without disturb the spinning of the latter when it passes in the constricted 3.
  • the spinning member of the cleaning 11 which thus eliminates a significant part of the product cosmetic that it entails, without disturbing the controlled spinning of the brush 6 which allows to train the latter only a quantity predetermined cosmetic composition.
  • FIG. 5 shows the brush 6 while it is reintroduced into container 1 while being slightly deformed by its passage through the constriction 3. This passage causes the spinning of the brush which deposits part of the unused cosmetic composition at 10 above the neck 3.
  • This cosmetic product 10 is easily discharged into the container 1, as shown by the arrows, due to the free space 6 a which is located between the body of the brush 6 and the cleaning member 11.
  • the lower part 5 a of the rod 5 has, as can be seen in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5, a shape with decreasing diameter, which allows easier passage of the member cleaning 11 through the neck 3.
  • FIG. 8 Another embodiment of FIG. 8 is shown.
  • the brush which in this case has a frustoconical shape.
  • the brush 6 has a generally cylindrical shape and the cleaning member 11 is constituted by a thin diaphragm whose central part is integral with the extension 5 a of the rod 5 and whose periphery is likely to deform elastically to apply to the internal wall of the capsule 2 above the neck 3, then to pass through the neck 3 itself.
  • the diaphragm 11 can optionally be provided with orifices which facilitate the balancing of internal and external pressures.
  • Figure 10 is a sectional view along X-X of Figure 2, where we find the cleaning member 11 which is constituted by a brush of small thickness and circular shape, as well as the brush 6 which, in this case, consists of four rows of bristle pockets arranged at right angles.
  • the cleaning member 11 which is constituted by a brush of small thickness and circular shape, as well as the brush 6 which, in this case, consists of four rows of bristle pockets arranged at right angles.
  • the brush 6 has pockets distributed evenly around its periphery, this last having a section whose general shape is that of a prism with a curvilinear triangular base, while the organ of cleaning 11 has a circular shape.
  • the body of cleaning 11 has a circular periphery, the section of the brush 6 having the general shape of a square with cut corners and concave sides.
  • FIG 13 a cylindrical brush and a cleaning member 11 such as that shown in Figure 9, which is constituted by an easily deformable diaphragm made of an elastic material and having four perforations 11 a .
  • FIG. 14 a variant in which the shape of the upper part 2 a of the constriction 3 has been modified in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention so as to progressively reduce the internal diameter of the capsule 2 in order to to facilitate the evacuation by the constriction 3 of the cosmetic composition which has accumulated above it.
  • FIG. 15 is shown in its real proportions, a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • the neck 3 has a diameter of 3.8 mm and the rod 5 has a diameter of 3.5 mm.
  • the cleaning member 11 which has a diameter of 5 mm is formed in a single unit with the brush with which it is connected by a part 6 a of 3 mm in diameter.
  • the brush 6 6 in the general shape of a sectioned shuttle has a maximum diameter of 6 mm and a diameter of 4.5 mm at its front end 6 b .
  • the total length of the brush 6 and of the cleaning 11 is 26 mm.
  • the invention is not limited to a particular form of brush and that the latter can be made with pockets arranged according to its generators or according to a helical path around the rod 5, the brush can still be performed with a regular distribution of bristles over its entire periphery.
  • the cleaning member can be produced otherwise than in the form of a flat brush comprising pockets arranged on its periphery or regularly distributed hairs or only in the form of a flexible diaphragm.
  • the cleaning member is sufficiently deformable to sweep the cosmetic composition which is above the constriction and to pass it through the latter.

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La présente invention est relative à un applicateur de produit cosmétique utilisable en particulier pour appliquer un mascara.The present invention relates to a product applicator cosmetic usable in particular for applying a mascara.

On connaít déjà des applicateurs de ce type qui sont constitués par un récipient destiné à contenir le produit cosmétique qui est muni à sa partie supérieure d'un rétreint (ou essoreur) et par un bouchon comportant une tige munie à son extrémité d'une brosse qui plonge dans le produit cosmétique lorsque le bouchon est placé sur le récipient, l'extraction de la brosse après dévissage du bouchon provoquant l'essorage du produit cosmétique par le passage de la brosse au travers du rétreint.We already know applicators of this type which are made by a container intended to contain the cosmetic product which is provided at its upper part of a constriction (or wringer) and by a stopper comprising a rod provided at its end with a brush which plunges into the cosmetic product when the cap is placed on the container, brush extraction after unscrewing the plug causing spinning the cosmetic product by passing the brush to through the neck.

De tels applicateurs qui permettent de déterminer la quantité de produit cosmétique qui est extraite par la brosse, présentent l'inconvénient qu'au fur et à mesure de l'utilisation du produit cosmétique, ce dernier s'accumule en séchant dans la partie du récipient qui est située au-dessus du rétreint, ce qui provoque progressivement l'obturation de l'orifice de passage de la brosse et une perte inutile d'une partie du produit cosmétique.Such applicators which allow to determine the quantity cosmetic product which is extracted by brush, have the disadvantage that as the product is used cosmetic, the latter accumulates while drying in the part of the container which is located above the necked, which causes gradually closing the passage opening of the brush and unnecessary loss of part of the cosmetic product.

Les applicateurs connus présentent en général l'inconvénient que, lors de l'extraction de la brosse, la tige qui la supporte provoque un effet de pistonnage créant à l'intérieur du récipient une dépression qui perturbe l'essorage de la brosse lors de son passage à travers le rétreint.Known applicators generally have the disadvantage that, during the extraction of the brush, the rod which supports it causes a piston effect creating inside the container a depression which disturbs the spinning of the brush during its passage to through the constriction.

On connait par le brevet US-A-1-3 469 928 un applicateur comportant une brosse et un organe flexible permettant de recueillir un éventuel écoulement de mascara sur la tige lors de l'application et de nettoyer l'organe d'essorage lors de la rentrée de la brosse dans le récipient.We know from US-A-1-3 469 928 an applicator comprising a brush and a flexible member for collecting a possible flow of mascara on the rod during application and to clean the wiper member when the brush retracts in the container.

Dans cet applicateur connu, comme dans les applicateurs visés ci-dessus, le retrait de la tige provoque une dépression dans le récipient, laquelle subsiste tant que l'organe flexible s'applique de manière étanche sur la surface intérieure de l'organe d'essorage.In this known applicator, as in the targeted applicators above, the withdrawal of the rod causes a depression in the container, which remains as long as the flexible member applies tightly on the inner surface of the wiper member.

Le retour brutal du récipient à la pression atmosphérique s'accompagne d'un risque de projection sur la brosse du mascara s'étant accumulé sur l'organe d'essorage.The sudden return of the container to atmospheric pressure is accompanied by a risk of projection onto the mascara brush having accumulated on the wiper member.

Le mascara ainsi projeté forme des amas sur la brosse qui nuisent au maquillage.The mascara thus projected forms clumps on the brush which harm makeup.

La présente invention a pour objet d'éviter les inconvénients précités à l'aide d'un moyen simple, fiable et peu coûteux.The object of the present invention is to avoid the drawbacks mentioned above using a simple, reliable and inexpensive means.

La présente invention a pour objet un applicateur tel que défini dans les revendications 1 ou 10. The present invention relates to an applicator as defined in claims 1 or 10.

L'équilibrage des pressions interne et externe peut être réalisé de différentes manières.Internal and external pressure balancing can be done in different ways.

On peut, par exemple, prévoir un diamètre de la tige qui est inférieur à celui du rétreint sur une longueur suffisante entre la brosse et l'organe de nettoyage.One can, for example, provide a diameter of the rod which is less than that of the necking over a sufficient length between the brush and cleaning device.

On peut également utiliser un organe de nettoyage qui est muni d'ouvertures et ne procure pas une étanchéité lorsqu'il passe à travers le rétreint.It is also possible to use a cleaning member which is provided openings and does not provide a seal when it through the constriction.

L'équilibrage des pressions interne et externe est ainsi obtenu par le fait, qu'avant le passage de la brosse dans le rétreint, il se produit une ouverture par laquelle l'air ambiant peut entrer dans le corps inférieur du récipient pour y occuper le volume laissé libre par l'extraction de la tige.Internal and external pressure balancing is thus obtained by the fact, that before the passage of the brush in the neck, it produces an opening through which ambient air can enter the lower body of the container to occupy the volume left free by stem extraction.

cet équilibrage peut également être obtenu par le fait qu'une certaine quantité de produit cosmétique se trouve réaspirée à l'intérieur du récipient par la dépression résultant du retrait de la tige du bouchon.this balancing can also be obtained by the fact that a certain amount of cosmetic product is re-aspirated to inside the container by the depression resulting from the withdrawal of the plug stem.

Conformément à l'invention, l'organe de nettoyage peut être constitué avantageusement par une brosse de faible épaisseur ou encore par un diaphragme souple réalisé en un matériau facilement déformable.According to the invention, the cleaning member can be advantageously constituted by a thin brush or else by a flexible diaphragm made of an easily deformable material.

Conformément à un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, la brosse présente un diamètre qui est sensiblement supérieur au diamètre du rétreint.In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the brush has a diameter which is substantially greater than the constriction diameter.

Conformément à l'invention, le corps de la brosse peut avoir une géométrie extérieure de formes variées, par exemple cylindriques, tronconiques, doublement tronconiques ou encore avec un profil arrondi dont le diamètre diminue à ses deux extrémités.According to the invention, the body of the brush may have an external geometry of various shapes, for example cylindrical, frustoconical, doubly frustoconical or with a rounded profile whose diameter decreases at both ends.

De même, les poquets de poils constituant la brosse peuvent être par exemple disposés régulièrement sur la périphérie de celle-ci ou encore selon des lignes parallèles à l'axe de la brosse ou selon des lignes hélicoïdales.Likewise, the bristle pockets constituting the brush can for example be regularly arranged on the periphery thereof or according to lines parallel to the axis of the brush or according helical lines.

De même la brosse peut être réalisée de toutes manières et avec des matériaux de toutes natures appropriées.Similarly, the brush can be made in any way and with materials of all suitable natures.

Conformément à l'invention, il est avantageux que l'organe de nettoyage se trouve à une distance suffisante de la brosse pour que, lors de la traversée du rétreint, cet organe puisse se déformer vers le bas sans prendre sensiblement appui sur la brosse, ce qui risquerait de perturber l'essorage de cette dernière.According to the invention, it is advantageous that the cleaning is at a sufficient distance from the brush so that, when crossing the neck, this organ can deform towards the bottom without noticeably leaning on the brush, which could disturb the spinning of the latter.

Selon un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, la brosse présente une continuité avec l'organe de nettoyage qui se présente lui aussi sous le forme d'une brosse.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the brush has continuity with the cleaning device which presents itself also in the form of a brush.

C'est ainsi que l'ensemble de la brosse et de l'organe de nettoyage peut avantageusement avoir une forme en profil de poisson, dont la largeur de la queue est de préférence nettement supérieure au diamètre du rétreint, dont la largeur du corps est aussi nettement supérieure au diamètre du rétreint et dont la partie qui relie le corps à la queue est d'une largeur nettement inférieure au diamètre du rétreint de manière à permettre l'équilibrage des pressions interne et externe lors de la sortie de la brosse du récipient en vue de son utilisation.This is how the entire brush and the cleaning can advantageously have a fish profile shape, whose tail width is preferably significantly greater than constriction diameter, whose body width is also clearly greater than the diameter of the neck and the part which connects the body at the tail is of a width markedly less than the diameter of the constricted to allow internal pressure balancing and external when removing the brush from the container for sound use.

Grâce à cet équilibrage des pressions, l'applicateur selon l'invention présente l'avantage de permettre un essorage précis de la brosse lors de son extraction du récipient, c'est-à-dire de permettre un bon contrôle de la quantité de produit cosmétique qui est entraínée par la brosse, quantité que l'on peut déterminer en fonction de l'usage que l'on doit en faire.Thanks to this pressure balancing, the applicator according to the invention has the advantage of allowing precise spinning of the brush when it is removed from the container, i.e. to allow good control of the amount of cosmetic product that is entrained by brush, quantity that can be determined according to the use we should make of it.

L'applicateur selon l'invention présente également l'avantage d'éviter que, lors de la réintroduction de la brosse à l'intérieur du récipient, le produit cosmétique vienne s'accumuler dans la partie du récipient qui est située au-dessus du rétreint où il s'épaissirait et durcirait en obturant progressivement le passage de la brosse.The applicator according to the invention also has the advantage avoid that, when reintroducing the brush inside the container, the cosmetic product accumulates in the part of the container which is located above the neck where it would thicken and would harden by gradually closing the passage of the brush.

En effet, lorsque l'on introduit la brosse dans le récipient, le passage de cette dernière à travers le rétreint provoque un nouvel essorage de la brosse qui a pour effet de déposer une certaine quantité de composition cosmétique au-dessus du rétreint.Indeed, when we introduce the brush into the container, the passage of the latter through the constriction causes a new spinning the brush which has the effect of depositing a certain amount of cosmetic composition above the neck.

En poursuivant la descente de la brosse à l'intérieur du récipient, l'organe de nettoyage qui, conformément à l'invention, se trouve au-dessus de la brosse et dont le diamètre est de préférence légèrement supérieur au diamètre de la partie du récipient qui est située immédiatement au-dessus du rétreint, entraíne par balayage le produit cosmétique qui s'est déposé au-dessus du rétreint lors du passage de la brosse. Continuing to lower the brush inside the container, the cleaning member which, according to the invention, located above the brush and whose diameter is preferably slightly larger than the diameter of the part of the container which is located immediately above the neck, sweeps the cosmetic product which is deposited above the neck during the brush passage.

Il en résulte que l'organe de nettoyage entraíne avec lui à travers le rétreint ce produit cosmétique qui est ainsi ramené à l'intérieur du récipient.It follows that the cleaning member drives with it through the constriction of this cosmetic product which is thus reduced to inside the container.

On comprend l'intérêt supplémentaire que présente le fait que l'organe de balayage se trouve décalé au-dessus de la brosse car, ainsi que cela vient d'être décrit, l'organe de balayage peut mieux entraíner le produit cosmétique après que ce dernier se soit déposé au-dessus de rétreint.We understand the additional interest that the fact that the sweeping member is offset above the brush because, as just described, the scanning member can better train the cosmetic product after it has deposited over shrinking.

On voit que l'invention permet de maintenir constamment propre et sans accumulation de produit cosmétique plus ou moins durci ou empâté, la partie du récipient qui est située au-dessus du rétreint.We see that the invention makes it possible to keep constantly clean and without accumulation of more or less hardened cosmetic product or mashed, the part of the container which is located above the neck.

L'expérience a également montré que le fait de disposer d'une manière continue l'organe de nettoyage et la brosse directement à l'extrémité de la tige qui, à l'état fermé, pénètre dans le rétreint pour l'obturer, présente l'avantage de contribuer à empêcher que le produit cosmétique épaissi s'accumule sur l'applicateur.Experience has also shown that having a continuously cleaning member and brush directly to the end of the rod which, in the closed state, enters the neck to seal it, has the advantage of helping to prevent the Thickened cosmetic product accumulates on the applicator.

Dans le but de mieux faire comprendre l'invention on va en décrire maintenant à titre d'illustration et sans aucun caractère limitatif, plusieurs modes de réalisation pris comme exemples et représentés sur le dessin annexé dans lequel :

  • la figure 1 est une vue schématique en coupe d'un applicateur de produit cosmétique selon l'état de la technique,
  • les figures 2 et 3 représentent en coupe schématique, deux modes de réalisation de l'applicateur selon l'invention,
  • la figure 4 représente schématiquement la déformation de l'organe de nettoyage selon l'invention lors de l'extraction de la brosse hors du récipient,
  • les figures 5 à 7 représentent schématiquement la déformation de la brosse et de l'organe de nettoyage selon l'invention lors de l'introduction de la brosse dans le récipient,
  • les figures 8 et 9 représentent des variantes de la brosse et de l'organe de nettoyage selon l'invention,
  • les figures 10 à 13 représentent des vues en coupe transversale de la brosse selon plusieurs modes de réalisation,
  • la figure 14 représente une vue schématique en coupe d'une variante du rétreint selon l'invention, et
  • la figure 15 représente un mode de réalisation préféré de l'extrémité de la tige et de la brosse de l'applicateur selon l'invention.
In order to better understand the invention we will now describe by way of illustration and without any limiting character, several embodiments taken as examples and shown in the accompanying drawing in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view of a cosmetic product applicator according to the state of the art,
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 show in schematic section, two embodiments of the applicator according to the invention,
  • FIG. 4 schematically represents the deformation of the cleaning member according to the invention during the extraction of the brush from the container,
  • FIGS. 5 to 7 schematically represent the deformation of the brush and of the cleaning member according to the invention during the introduction of the brush into the container,
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 show variants of the brush and of the cleaning member according to the invention,
  • FIGS. 10 to 13 represent views in cross section of the brush according to several embodiments,
  • FIG. 14 represents a schematic sectional view of a variant of the necking according to the invention, and
  • FIG. 15 represents a preferred embodiment of the end of the rod and of the brush of the applicator according to the invention.

On a représenté sur la figure 1 une vue schématique en coupe d'un applicateur de produit cosmétique selon l'état de la technique.There is shown in Figure 1 a schematic sectional view of a cosmetic product applicator according to the state of the art.

Cet applicateur comprend un récipient 1 qui comporte, à l'intérieur de son col, une capsule 2, par exemple en matière plastique, qui l'obture en laissant une ouverture 3 formant rétreint et en constituant un certain volume libre dans le col à la partie haute du récipient 1.This applicator comprises a container 1 which comprises, at the inside of its neck, a capsule 2, for example in material plastic, which closes it, leaving an opening 3 forming a constriction and constituting a certain free volume in the neck at the part top of container 1.

L'ouverture ou rétreint 3 est également appelé essoreur.The opening or constriction 3 is also called wringer.

Un bouchon 4 est muni d'une tige 5 qui comporte à sa partie inférieure une brosse 6 dont la fonction est d'extraire une certaine quantité de produit cosmétique, en vue de son application.A plug 4 is provided with a rod 5 which has at its part lower a brush 6 whose function is to extract a certain quantity of cosmetic product, with a view to its application.

Pour sa fermeture étanche le bouchon 4 est muni d'un filetage 7 qui coopère avec un filetage 8 situé à la partie supérieure du récipient 1.For its watertight closure, the plug 4 is provided with a thread 7 which cooperates with a thread 8 located at the top of the container 1.

A l'état fermé, la brosse 6 est plongée dans la composition cosmétique 9, le bouchon 4 étant vissé sur le récipient 1.In the closed state, the brush 6 is immersed in the composition cosmetic 9, the cap 4 being screwed onto the container 1.

Pour réaliser une application du produit cosmétique, on dévisse le bouchon 4 et l'on extrait la brosse 6 en la faisant passer à travers du rétreint 3, ce qui a pour effet de faire retomber à l'intérieur du récipient 1 l'excès de composition cosmétique que la brosse entraínerait par capillarité hors du récipient 1.To carry out an application of the cosmetic product, the cap 4 is unscrewed and the brush 6 is extracted by passing it through the necked 3, which has the effect of causing the excess of cosmetic composition that the brush would entrain by capillarity out of the container 1.

Cependant, le déplacement de la tige à l'intérieur du rétreint avant que la brosse ne pénètre dans ce dernier a pour résultat de mettre l'intérieur du récipient en dépression par rapport à l'atmosphère, ce qui crée un effet de pistonnage et perturbe le dosage du produit cosmétique lors du passage de la brosse à travers le rétreint.However, the displacement of the rod inside the constriction before the brush enters the latter results in put the inside of the container in depression compared to the atmosphere, which creates a piston effect and disturbs the dosage of the cosmetic product when the brush passes through the necking.

Après utilisation, le flacon est rebouché en introduisant la brosse 6 à travers le rétreint 3, ce qui provoque un nouvel essorage de la brosse et entraíne le dépôt d'une certaine quantité de composition cosmétique 10 dans le volume du récipient qui est situé au-dessus du rétreint 3.After use, the bottle is capped by introducing the brush 6 through the neck 3, causing a new spin of the brush and causes the deposit of a certain amount of cosmetic composition 10 in the volume of the container which is located above the neck 3.

Ce produit cosmétique, qui a déjà été exposé à l'air lors de l'application, est généralement plus visqueux que le produit cosmétique 9 qui se trouve à l'intérieur du flacon, de sorte qu'au cours des applications successives, la quantité de produit cosmétique 10 qui s'accumule au-dessus du rétreint 3 est de plus en plus importante et qu'elle finit en se solidifiant par obturer la passage de la brosse 6.This cosmetic product, which has already been exposed to air during the application, is generally more viscous than the product cosmetic 9 which is inside the bottle, so that during successive applications, the amount of cosmetic product 10 that builds up over the narrowed 3 is growing important and that it ends up solidifying by closing off the passage brush 6.

Ceci présente le double inconvénient, d'une part de perturber l'essorage de la brosse et de modifier ainsi la quantité de composition cosmétique entraínée par la brosse en vue de son application, et d'autre part de provoquer la perte d'une quantité de produit cosmétique qui s'accumule en 10.This has the double disadvantage, on the one hand of disturbing spinning the brush and thereby changing the amount of cosmetic composition driven by the brush for its application, and on the other hand to cause the loss of an amount of cosmetic product which accumulates in 10.

La présente invention permet, à l'aide d'un moyen simple, efficace et économique, de supprimer les inconvénients précités.The present invention allows, using a simple means, efficient and economical, to eliminate the aforementioned drawbacks.

On voit sur les figures 2 et 3, qui représentent deux modes de réalisation particuliers de l'invention, comment on dispose l'organe de nettoyage 11 au-dessus de la brosse 6.We see in Figures 2 and 3, which represent two modes of particular realization of the invention, how the organ is arranged cleaning 11 above the brush 6.

Conformément à l'invention, il est avantageux que le diamètre de l'organe de nettoyage 11 soit suffisamment large pour pouvoir balayer et ramener dans le récipient 1 le produit cosmétique qui s'est déposé au-dessus du rétreint.According to the invention, it is advantageous that the diameter of the cleaning member 11 is wide enough to be able sweep and return to container 1 the cosmetic product which has deposited above the neck.

Dans le mode de réalisation préféré de la figure 2, la brosse a une forme générale de poisson dont le corps 6 se raccorde à l'organe de nettoyage 11 qui en constitue la queue.In the preferred embodiment of Figure 2, the brush has a general shape of fish whose body 6 connects to the organ cleaning 11 which constitutes the tail.

Conformément à l'invention, la partie 6a de la brosse 6 qui la relie à l'organe de nettoyage 11 présente un diamètre qui est inférieur à celui du rétreint pour faire en sorte que lors du passage de cette partie 6a à travers le rétreint 3, la pression atmosphérique puisse se rétablir à l'intérieur du récipient 1 avant que le corps de la brosse 6 ne s'engage elle-même dans le rétreint 3.According to the invention, the part 6a of the brush 6 which connects it to the cleaning member 11 has a diameter which is less than the shrinkage to ensure that during the passage of this part 6a through the constricted 3, the atmospheric pressure can be restored inside the container 1 before the body of the brush 6 engages itself in the constricted 3.

Dans le mode de réalisation de la figure 3, la brosse 6 a une forme cylindrique à extrémité tronconique, l'organe de nettoyage 11 étant situé sur la tige 5a légèrement au-dessus de la brosse.In the embodiment of FIG. 3, the brush 6 has a cylindrical shape with a frustoconical end, the cleaning member 11 being located on the rod 5 a slightly above the brush.

Ce second mode de réalisation de l'invention se distingue de celui de la figure 2 par une discontinuité entre la brosse proprement dite 6 et l'organe de nettoyage 11, ce qui permet également une mise du récipient 1 en communication avec l'atmosphère et une rupture de l'effet de pistonnage qui se produit habituellement lorsque l'on retire l'organe applicateur du récipient. This second embodiment of the invention differs from that of Figure 2 by a discontinuity between the brush itself said 6 and the cleaning member 11, which also allows a setting of container 1 in communication with the atmosphere and a rupture of the boosting effect that usually occurs when removes the applicator member from the container.

Le fait que l'organe de nettoyage 11 soit séparé du corps proprement dit de la brosse 6 par un espace vide ou de plus faible diamètre présente aussi l'avantage que, lors de sa remontée vers le haut, l'organe de nettoyage 11 peut facilement se déformer vers le bas, sans déformer sensiblement la partie haute de la brosse et sans perturber l'essorage de cette dernière lorsqu'elle passe dans le rétreint 3.The fact that the cleaning member 11 is separated from the body brush 6 itself by an empty space or lower diameter also has the advantage that, as it ascends towards the top, the cleaning member 11 can easily deform towards the bottom, without significantly deforming the upper part of the brush and without disturb the spinning of the latter when it passes in the constricted 3.

On a schématiquement représenté sur la figure 4 l'extraction de l'applicateur de la figure 2 hors du récipient au moment où l'organe de nettoyage 11 est en train de passer à travers le rétreint 3 en ayant sa périphérie repliée vers le bas.Schematically shown in Figure 4 the extraction of the applicator of Figure 2 out of the container when the organ cleaning 11 is going through the neck 3 in having its periphery folded down.

On remarque que cette déformation de l'organe de nettoyage 11 n'entraíne aucune déformation de la brosse 6 en raison de l'espace 6a laissé libre entre l'organe de nettoyage 11 et le corps de la brosse 6.It is noted that this deformation of the cleaning member 11 does not entail any deformation of the brush 6 due to space 6 has left free between the cleaning member 11 and the body of the brush 6.

Dans ces conditions, on réalise l'essorage de l'organe de nettoyage 11 qui élimine ainsi une partie importante du produit cosmétique qu'il entraíne, sans perturber l'essorage contrôlé de la brosse 6 qui permet de n'entraíner par cette dernière qu'une quantité prédéterminée de composition cosmétique.Under these conditions, the spinning member of the cleaning 11 which thus eliminates a significant part of the product cosmetic that it entails, without disturbing the controlled spinning of the brush 6 which allows to train the latter only a quantity predetermined cosmetic composition.

On a représenté sur la figure 5 la brosse 6 pendant qu'elle est réintroduite dans le récipient 1 en étant légèrement déformée par son passage à travers le rétreint 3. Ce passage provoque un essorage de la brosse qui dépose une partie de la composition cosmétique non utilisée en 10 au-dessus du rétreint 3.FIG. 5 shows the brush 6 while it is reintroduced into container 1 while being slightly deformed by its passage through the constriction 3. This passage causes the spinning of the brush which deposits part of the unused cosmetic composition at 10 above the neck 3.

En continuant à faire descendre la brosse à l'intérieur du récipient, on voit, comme représenté sur la figure 6, que la périphérie de l'organe de nettoyage 11 balaye la surface intérieure de la capsule 2 en entraínant vers le bas l'essentiel de la composition cosmétique 10 qui s'y est accumulée lors du passage de la brosse.By continuing to lower the brush inside the container, we see, as shown in Figure 6, that the periphery of the cleaning member 11 scans the interior surface of the capsule 2 by driving down the main part of the composition cosmetic 10 which has accumulated there during the passage of the brush.

Ce produit cosmétique 10 est facilement évacué dans le récipient 1, comme représenté par les flèches, en raison de l'espace libre 6a qui se trouve entre le corps de la brosse 6 et l'organe de nettoyage 11.This cosmetic product 10 is easily discharged into the container 1, as shown by the arrows, due to the free space 6 a which is located between the body of the brush 6 and the cleaning member 11.

On voit sur la figure 7 comment, lorsque l'organe de nettoyage 11 arrive au niveau du rétreint 3, il se déforme vers le haut, en terminant l'introduction à l'intérieur du récipient du produit cosmétique qui s'était accumulé au-dessus du rétreint.We see in Figure 7 how, when the cleaning 11 arrives at the constriction 3, it deforms towards the top, finishing the introduction inside the container of the cosmetic product that had accumulated above the neck.

Dans un mode de réalisation préféré, la partie inférieure 5a de la tige 5 présente, comme on peut le voir sur les figures 2, 4 et 5, une forme à diamètre décroissant, ce qui permet un passage plus facile de l'organe de nettoyage 11 à travers le rétreint 3.In a preferred embodiment, the lower part 5 a of the rod 5 has, as can be seen in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5, a shape with decreasing diameter, which allows easier passage of the member cleaning 11 through the neck 3.

On comprend dans ces conditions, que l'adjonction de l'organe de nettoyage 11 au-dessus de la brosse a pour effet d'éviter également toute accumulation de composition cosmétique au-dessus du rétreint, ce qui élimine les inconvénients qui ont été rappelés ci-dessus pour les applicateurs connus de l'état de la technique.We understand under these conditions that the addition of the organ cleaning 11 above the brush also avoids any accumulation of cosmetic composition above the neck, which eliminates the drawbacks which have been recalled above for applicators known from the state of the art.

On a représenté sur la figure 8 un autre mode de réalisation de la brosse qui a dans ce cas une forme tronconique.Another embodiment of FIG. 8 is shown. the brush which in this case has a frustoconical shape.

Dans le mode de réalisation de la figure 9, la brosse 6 a une forme générale cylindrique et l'organe de nettoyage 11 est constitué par un diaphragme mince dont la partie centrale est solidaire du prolongement 5a de la tige 5 et dont la périphérie est susceptible de se déformer élastiquement pour s'appliquer sur la paroi interne de la capsule 2 au-dessus du rétreint 3, puis pour passer à travers le rétreint 3 lui-même.In the embodiment of Figure 9, the brush 6 has a generally cylindrical shape and the cleaning member 11 is constituted by a thin diaphragm whose central part is integral with the extension 5 a of the rod 5 and whose periphery is likely to deform elastically to apply to the internal wall of the capsule 2 above the neck 3, then to pass through the neck 3 itself.

Le diaphragme 11 peut être éventuellement muni d'orifices qui facilitent l'équilibrage des pressions interne et externe.The diaphragm 11 can optionally be provided with orifices which facilitate the balancing of internal and external pressures.

La figure 10 est une vue en coupe selon X-X de la figure 2, où l'on retrouve l'organe de nettoyage 11 qui est constitué par une brosse de faible épaisseur et de forme circulaire, ainsi que la brosse 6 qui, dans le cas présent, est constituée par quatre rangées de poquets de poils disposés à angle droit.Figure 10 is a sectional view along X-X of Figure 2, where we find the cleaning member 11 which is constituted by a brush of small thickness and circular shape, as well as the brush 6 which, in this case, consists of four rows of bristle pockets arranged at right angles.

Dans le mode de réalisation de la figure 11, la brosse 6 présente des poquets répartis régulièrement sur sa périphérie, cette dernière ayant une section dont la forme générale est celle d'un prisme à base triangulaire curviligne, tandis que l'organe de nettoyage 11 a une forme circulaire.In the embodiment of FIG. 11, the brush 6 has pockets distributed evenly around its periphery, this last having a section whose general shape is that of a prism with a curvilinear triangular base, while the organ of cleaning 11 has a circular shape.

Dans le mode de réalisation de la figure 12 l'organe de nettoyage 11 a un pourtour circulaire, la section de la brosse 6 ayant la forme générale d'un carré à coins coupés et à côtés concaves.In the embodiment of Figure 12 the body of cleaning 11 has a circular periphery, the section of the brush 6 having the general shape of a square with cut corners and concave sides.

On a représenté sur la figure 13 une brosse de forme cylindrique et un organe de nettoyage 11 tel que celui représenté sur la figure 9, qui est constitué par un diaphragme facilement déformable réalisé en un matériau élastique et comportant quatre perforations 11a.There is shown in Figure 13 a cylindrical brush and a cleaning member 11 such as that shown in Figure 9, which is constituted by an easily deformable diaphragm made of an elastic material and having four perforations 11 a .

On a enfin représenté sur la figure 14 une variante dans laquelle on a modifié conformément à un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention la forme de la partie supérieure 2a du rétreint 3 de manière à réduire progressivement le diamètre intérieur de la capsule 2 afin de faciliter l'évacuation par le rétreint 3 de la composition cosmétique qui s'est accumulée au-dessus de lui.Finally, there is shown in FIG. 14 a variant in which the shape of the upper part 2 a of the constriction 3 has been modified in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention so as to progressively reduce the internal diameter of the capsule 2 in order to to facilitate the evacuation by the constriction 3 of the cosmetic composition which has accumulated above it.

On a représenté sur la figure 15 dans ses proportions réelles, un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention.FIG. 15 is shown in its real proportions, a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Dans ce mode de réalisation, le rétreint 3 a un diamètre de 3,8 mm et la tige 5 a un diamètre de 3,5 mm. L'organe de nettoyage 11 qui a un diamètre de 5 mm est constitué en une seule unité avec la brosse avec laquelle il se raccorde par une partie 6a de 3 mm de diamètre.In this embodiment, the neck 3 has a diameter of 3.8 mm and the rod 5 has a diameter of 3.5 mm. The cleaning member 11 which has a diameter of 5 mm is formed in a single unit with the brush with which it is connected by a part 6 a of 3 mm in diameter.

La brosse 6 6 en forme générale de navette sectionnée a un diamètre maximum de 6 mm et un diamètre de 4,5 mm à son extrémité avant 6b.The brush 6 6 in the general shape of a sectioned shuttle has a maximum diameter of 6 mm and a diameter of 4.5 mm at its front end 6 b .

La longueur totale de la brosse 6 et de l'organe de nettoyage 11 est de 26 mm.The total length of the brush 6 and of the cleaning 11 is 26 mm.

On voit que, conformément à l'invention, grâce à un moyen simple et économique, on évite à la fois l'effet de pistonnage qui perturbe l'essorage de la brosse et l'accumulation de composition cosmétique au-dessus du rétreint.It can be seen that, in accordance with the invention, thanks to a means simple and economical, we avoid both the piston effect which disrupts brush spinning and build-up cosmetic over the neck.

Il est bien entendu que les modes de réalisation qui ont été décrits ci-dessus ne présentent aucun caractère limitatif et qu'ils pourront recevoir toutes modifications désirables sans sortir pour cela du cadre de l'invention.It is understood that the embodiments which have been described above are in no way limiting and that they will be able to receive any desirable modifications without leaving for that of the scope of the invention.

En particulier, il est clair que l'invention n'est pas limitée à une forme particulière de brosse et que cette dernière peut être réalisée avec des poquets disposés selon ses génératrices ou selon un parcours hélicoïdal autour de la tige 5, la brosse pouvant encore être réalisée avec une répartition régulière de poils sur la totalité de sa périphérie.In particular, it is clear that the invention is not limited to a particular form of brush and that the latter can be made with pockets arranged according to its generators or according to a helical path around the rod 5, the brush can still be performed with a regular distribution of bristles over its entire periphery.

Il va également de soi que la brosse peut être réalisée de différentes manières et avec des matériaux de différentes natures. It also goes without saying that the brush can be made of different ways and with materials of different natures.

Il est également clair que l'organe de nettoyage peut être réalisé autrement que sous forme d'une brosse plate comportant des poquets disposés sur sa périphérie ou des poils régulièrement répartis ou que sous la forme de diaphragme souple.It is also clear that the cleaning member can be produced otherwise than in the form of a flat brush comprising pockets arranged on its periphery or regularly distributed hairs or only in the form of a flexible diaphragm.

Il suffit en effet que l'organe de nettoyage soit suffisamment déformable pour balayer la composition cosmétique qui se trouve au-dessus du rétreint et pour la faire passer au travers de ce dernier.It suffices that the cleaning member is sufficiently deformable to sweep the cosmetic composition which is above the constriction and to pass it through the latter.

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  1. Applicator for cosmetic product, such as a mascara applicator, of the type comprising a container (1) for containing the cosmetic product (9), the said container being equipped at its upper part with a narrowing (3) forming a wringing-out device, and with a stopper (4) equipped with a wand (5) comprising, at its end, a brush (6) which, when the container is closed, dips into the latter passing through the narrowing, the wand (5) comprising, above the brush (6), an elastically deformable cleaning member (11) the diameter of which is at least roughly equal to the diameter of the narrowing (3), characterized in that the portion (5a) of the wand situated between the cleaning member (11) and the brush (6) is such that it allows the pressures inside and outside the container (1) to be more or less equalized before the brush (6), as it is removed, enters the narrowing (3), the said portion (5a) having a cross section smaller than that of the said narrowing.
  2. Applicator according to Claim 1, characterized in that the wand (5) has, between the cleaning member (11) and the brush (6), a diameter smaller than the diameter of the narrowing (3).
  3. Applicator according to one of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the cleaning member (11) consists of a brush of small thickness.
  4. Applicator according to either one of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the cleaning member (11) consists of a flexible diaphragm made of a readily deformable and possibly perforated material (11a).
  5. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the brush (6) has a diameter appreciably greater than the diameter of the narrowing (3).
  6. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cleaning member (11) is a sufficient distance above the brush (6) so that, as it passes through the narrowing (3), this member (11) can be deformed downwards.
  7. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the body of the brush (6) has a cylindrical (Fig. 3), frustoconical (Fig. 8), or doubly frustoconical (Fig. 9) external shape or a rounded profile the diameter of which is reduced at both ends.
  8. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bunches of bristles that make up the brush are arranged uniformly around the periphery thereof, in lines parallel to the axis of the brush or in helical lines.
  9. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the part (2a) situated above the narrowing (3) has a shape such that its inside diameter reduces gradually until it becomes equal to the diameter of the narrowing (3).
  10. Applicator for cosmetic product, such as a mascara applicator, of the type comprising a container (1) for containing the cosmetic product (9), the said container being equipped at its upper part with a narrowing (3) forming a wringing-out device, and with a stopper (4) equipped with a wand (5) comprising, at its end, a brush comprising a brush body which, when the container is closed, dips into the latter passing through the narrowing, the wand comprising, above the body of the brush, an elastically deformable cleaning member (11) the diameter of which is at least roughly equal to the diameter of the narrowing (3), characterized in that the portion (6a) of the brush situated between the cleaning member (11) and the body of the brush is such that it allows the pressures inside and outside the container (1) to be more or less equalized before the body of the brush, as it is removed, enters the narrowing (3), the said portion (6a) having a cross section smaller than that of the said narrowing.
  11. Applicator according to Claim 10, characterized in that the brush (6) has a diameter appreciably greater than the diameter of the narrowing (3).
  12. Applicator according to one of Claims 10 and 11, characterized in that the body of the brush (6) has a cylindrical (Fig. 3), frustoconical (Fig. 8), or doubly frustoconical (Fig. 9) external shape or a rounded profile the diameter of which is reduced at both ends.
  13. Applicator according to any one of Claims 10 to 12, characterized in that the brush (6) extends as far as the cleaning member (11), the brush (6) and the cleaning member (11) having the profile of a fish.
  14. Applicator according to any one of Claims 10 to 13, characterized in that the bunches of bristles that make up the brush are arranged uniformly around the periphery thereof, in lines parallel to the axis of the brush or in helical lines.
  15. Applicator according to any one of Claims 10 to 14, characterized in that the part (2a) situated above the narrowing (3) has a shape such that its inside diameter reduces gradually until it becomes equal to the diameter of the narrowing (3).
  16. Brush which can be used in an applicator according to any one of Claims 10 to 15, characterized in that it has a profile in the shape of a fish, the part (6) near the end being connected to its top part (11) by a region (6a) of smaller diameter.
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