Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
  • A45D34/02—Scent flasks, e.g. with evaporator
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
  • B65D23/08—Coverings or external coatings
  • B65D23/0885—Rigid shells for receiving the bottle or part of it

Definitions

• the present invention finds its application in the field of containers, of the type constituted by a container hermetically enclosing a product in 1 liquid, gaseous or pasty state. to be dispensed and a dispensing nozzle for the product produced at an upper end portion of the container.
• the invention is suitable both for a container, the dispensing tip of which simply consists of a narrowed neck of a container needing to be opened or closed, and for a spray bottle.
• a pump is crimped, fitted or clipped, in a known manner, onto the neck of the container and can be actuated manually by pressing on a plunger comprising a nozzle, nozzle or nozzle for releasing the product.
• the actuation of the pump is obtained by exerting successive pressures on the dispensing nozzle when the latter controls a pump.
• the containers include means for protecting their dispensing tip, generally constituted by caps capable of being screwed directly onto an external peripheral part of the neck which is threaded to cooperate in screwing with a corresponding threaded bore, produced in a bore of said cap
• these caps may also be forcibly engaged by means of elastic snap-fastening means arranged inside the cap. cooperating with corresponding rigid means obtained from material or attached to the neck of the container intended to receive the cap.
• the pump plunger must be hidden by a cap itself, when the container is placed on a support and it is not used.
• all the closure devices by cap imply rotational movements when it is a screw cap or axial forces in the case of a fixing of the cap by snap-fastening on the coi of the container.
• the object of the present invention is to offer a container whose dispensing tip would be effectively protected by functional and efficient means requiring absolutely no intervention or manipulation on the part of the user, in fact being carried out automatically.
• the invention relates to a container of the type consisting of: - a container hermetically enclosing a product in the liquid, gaseous or pasty state, to be distributed,
• s acting as a sprayer by a pump crimped on a neck and manually operable by pressing on a plunger, comprising a nozzle, nozzle or nozzle for releasing the product, - means for protecting the dispensing nozzle, characterized in that that the means for protecting the dispensing nozzle are constituted by a sleeve of correspondingly shaped section, which is capable of sliding freely on said nozzle, near the upper end of the container, by means of actuation means which are specific to it and which also extend freely at the other opposite end of the container, beyond its lower plane, to constitute, with the sleeve, a sub-assembly forming a certain mass, free up or down in relation to to the container, so that said sleeve automatically provides protection by lateral peripheral covering of the nozzle when the container is placed on a support t fixed
• the main interest of the invention lies in the fact that the dispensing nozzle, for example a vaporizer, is effectively protected by the automatically retractable sleeve, acting as a cap, without being one.
• FIGS. 1 and 2 show in vertical section a container according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, respectively in the position of non-use and of use of the dispensing nozzle, in this case a vaporizer,
• FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a container according to the embodiment of Figures 1 and 2 - Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view corresponding to the exploded perspective of Figure 3
• the container 1 consists on the one hand, of a container 2 hermetically enclosing a product 3 in the liquid, gaseous or pasty state, to be distributed and, on the other hand a nozzle 4 for dispensing the product 3 produced at an upper end part of the container 2 and constituted in the present case in the case of a vaporizer, by a pump 4 set on a narrowed neck f> of the container 2 and manually actuated by pressure on a pusher 5 comprising a nozzle or nozzle 7 for product release 3
• the container 1 comprises means for protecting the dispensing nozzle 4 which are constituted by a sleeve 8 of section of corresponding shape, which is capable of sliding freely on said nozzle 4.
• a sleeve 8 of section of corresponding shape which is capable of sliding freely on said nozzle 4.
• actuation means 9A to 9A '9B 9B' which are specific to it and which also extend freely at 1 other end opposite of the container 2, beyond its lower plane _a, to constitute with the sleeve 8, a sub-assembly 8-9 forming a certain mass, free up or down relative to the container 2, so that said sleeve 8 automatically provides protection by lateral peripheral covering of the nozzle 4 when the container 1 is placed on a fixed support h. or on the contrary its release at least under the sole effect of the inertia of the subassembly 8-9 when it is lifted from said support h. during use.
• the means for actuating the sleeve 8 are constituted by at least two diametrically opposite side arms 9A, 9B, extending the sleeve 8 to its lower part 8a and joining by two opposite arms 9A ', 9B' under the container 2 which they surround and relative to which they slide freely by means of two corresponding slides 10A, 10B - 10A ', 10B', formed on the external lateral faces of said container 2 and with which they cooperate.
• the lateral arms 9A, 9B and 9A '. 9B ′ constituting the means for actuating the sleeve 8 are inscribed in a geometrical figure identical to that in which the corresponding slides 10A, 10B and 10A ′, 10B ′ of container 2 are inscribed, their spacing sens in the transverse direction, for a given contact line & , being substantially corresponding to that of the bottom of the slides they espouse, while a clearance g. is provided in the axial direction, equivalent to the desired stroke, and which is at least equal to the height of the visible part of the pump to be protected or released.
• the total height H of the sub-assembly formed by the upper lateral arms 9A, 9B surmounted by the sleeve 8 and by the lower lateral arms 9A ', 9B'. that is to say the height between the top of the sleeve 8 and the opposite ends of the lower lateral arms 9A ′, 9B ′ is at least equal to the sum of the height Hl of the container 2, including the dispensing nozzle 4, and vertical play j. predetermined according to the desired sliding value of the protective sleeve 8.
• the geometric figure in which the container 2 is inscribed is generally constituted by two truncated cones 2a, 2b, joined together by their large circular base 2e whose base lengths L are identical, the small base 2c of one 2b is enclosed and constituting the bottom of the container 2, while the small base 2d of the other 2a is open to receive the nozzle of the distributor 4 securely.
• the geometrical figure in which the actuating arms 9A, 9B, 9A ', 9B' of the sleeve 8 are inscribed generally consists of a rhombus surmounted by said sleeve 8, generally cylindrical, and joined at their lower ends by an appendage tapered 11.
• the container partially surrounded by the sleeve sub-assembly 8 - actuating arm 9 is contained in a generally spherical external element 12A, 12B constituting both a decorative covering for the assembly and a gripping grip thereof, said spherical external decor element 12A, 12B fixedly enclosing the container 2 of the product 3, only the sleeve sub-assembly 8 - actuating arm 9 being free to slide axially from bottom to top or vice versa on the one hand, thanks to its axial clearance clearance j.
• the upper actuating arms 9A. 9B are connected with the lower actuating arms 9A ', 9B' by means of pins 15 provided on one and corresponding housings 16 provided on the other (FIG. 3).
• This assembly can also be reinforced by gluing or other means of joining.
• the spherical external element is constituted by two separate hemispheres 12A, 12B, to allow the container 2 to be incorporated therein, as well as the sub-assembly constituted by the sleeve. 8 and arms 9.
• the two half-spheres 12A, 12B are then assembled, for example by gluing, ultrasonic welding, clipping, etc.
• the sub-assembly ensuring the protection of the dispensing nozzle 4 constituted by the sleeve 8 and its actuating arms 9 may include different locking means (not shown), in the closed position, for its safe transport.
• the sphere 12 formed by the half-spheres 12A. 12B can optionally receive an internal covering 17 doubling the sphere 12.
• the sphere 12 constituted by the half-spheres 12A. 12B would be transparent.
• the internal covering 17 would include colored facets, capable of providing color changes, for example red with yellow reflections or green with blue reflections. which would fluctuate depending on the angle from which look at the container, fa t so as to obtain special effects for decorative and aesthetic purposes

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