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
• • 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
  • A45D40/0087—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks for samples
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
  • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
  • B05B1/14—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
  • B05B14/00—Arrangements for collecting, re-using or eliminating excess spraying material
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45D
  • A45D2200/05—Details of containers
  • A45D2200/054—Means for supplying liquid to the outlet of the container
  • A45D2200/057—Spray nozzles; Generating atomised liquid
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
  • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
  • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
  • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
  • B05B11/1042—Components or details
  • B05B11/1043—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container
  • B05B11/1046—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the neck of the container
  • B05B11/1047—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the neck of the container the pump being preassembled as an independent unit before being mounted on the container

Definitions

• the present invention relates to the field of the sale of perfumes, including home fragrances, and more specifically to perfume testers available on the shelves of retail stores, whether they are positioned linearly or in bar.
• the tester which is generally a product presented without its packaging and sometimes even without its cover, typically comprises a glass bottle filled with the perfume (or "juice") to be tested, and a pump mechanism fixed to the neck of the bottle, on which a push-button fitted with a spray nozzle is mounted.
• perfume When pressure is exerted on the push-button, perfume can be sprayed on the skin or on a blotter.
• the object of the present invention is in particular to eliminate these disadvantages linked to testers of the prior art, and to eliminate all skin contact with users, without depriving themselves of the possibility of testing the fragrance.
• the present invention also aims to prevent the excess juice sprayed during a test from spreading on the bottle of the tester and on the furniture on which this bottle is placed, it being observed that the quantity of juice needed to perform a test is significantly less than that which is expelled during a normal perfuming operation.
• a push button for a pump tester comprising at least one vertical juice outlet nozzle opening onto the zenith face of the push button intended to receive the actuation pressure of a user, and means for recovering excess juice during a test spray.
• the pump can be operated without having to grab the bottle, or worrying about putting the nozzle hole back in the right direction, simply by pressing with a finger, preferably protected by a moistener or with another part of the body on the push button, which makes it possible to have no contact with any part of the tester.
• Such a push-button which allows the perfume to be sprayed upwards, that is to say in the direction of the operator's finger, can be adapted to existing testers, without any modification of the mechanism of pump of these; according to the variants which will be explained below, this push-button according to the invention can be mounted directly on the pump mechanism of the tester, instead of the original push-button, or else be recessed on this push-button. original pusher.
• This push button according to the invention can be in the same color as the collar of the existing pump, or adopt any other more conspicuous color in order to draw attention to this new fragrance test gesture.
• Any type of material plastic, metal, Zamac, biodegradable Sulapac resin, etc. can be used to manufacture the push button according to the invention.
• the means for recovering the excess juice make it possible to prevent part of the juice expelled during a test from falling by flowing along the bottle.
• the means for recovering the excess juice make it possible not to wet the finger of the user: all the juice is absorbed by the dab stick, the overflow being evacuated towards the means for recovering the excess juice.
• said means for recovering excess juice comprise a peripheral groove formed inside said push-button, first and second orifices defining a chamber for recovering excess juice, and dripping walls of this excess juice between said chamber and said throat: this arrangement allows the excess juice to be led in a simple manner to a retention zone formed by the throat of the push-button.
• This peripheral groove can be equipped if necessary with a material with high absorbency of the foam or sphagnum type, in order to avoid its saturation during intensive use;
• said push-button comprises ventilation means adapted to allow the evaporation of the excess recovered juice: these ventilation means allow the evaporation of the juice and the diffusion of the associated fragrance;
• said push-button further comprises means for reducing the flow of juice: these means for reducing the flow, which may comprise an orifice of smaller diameter compared to the internal diameter of the cannula of the pump mechanism of the tester, allow to limit the excess of juice expelled during a test; - Said zenith face has a rounded bowl shape, at the bottom of which opens said nozzle;
• said push button has a corolla shape with a thin and rounded edge; the rounded shape avoids injuring the user;
• said zenith face has the form of a recessed plate, onto which said nozzle opens;
• said nozzle opens out in a slightly protruding manner relative to said zenith face, and has radial outlet openings;
• said push button has an enveloping shape relative to that of the tester pump; this push button may in particular have the same shape as the original cover of any bottle so as not to distort the general appearance of the product;
• said push button is adapted to replace an original push button of the tester
• said push-button is adapted to be embedded in a sealed manner on an original push-button provided with a nozzle with a horizontal axis, said push-button comprising at least one zenith nozzle communicating in a sealed manner with the nozzle with horizontal axis: the push-button according to the invention can thus be adapted to the original push-button, which avoids having to remove the latter;
• said push-button comprises at least one channel connecting said at least one zenith nozzle to said horizontal-axis nozzle, and an annular seal capable of forming a sealed connection with said original push-button;
• said push button comprises a plurality of zenithal nozzles and a plurality of channels respectively connecting these zenithal nozzles to said horizontal axis nozzle.
• the present invention also relates to a tester equipped with a push-button according to the above.
• the present invention also relates to an assembly comprising a tester in accordance with the above, and at least one blotter capable of receiving a spray of perfume from said tester.
• the present invention also relates to an assembly comprising a tester in accordance with the above, and to a support for maintaining the stability of this tester.
• the present invention also relates to the use of a tester in accordance with the foregoing, in which a blotter is grasped, placed at the end of a finger, and pressed on the zenith face of said push-button without touching said tester, or the zenith face of said push-button is pressed directly with a part of the body that does not carry germs such as a wrist or a forearm.
• FIG. 1 a perspective view of a conventional tester, on which is mounted a push-button nozzle with horizontal outlet,
• FIG. 2 a perspective view of this tester from another angle, the push-button being shown in the removed position
• FIG. 4 a perspective view of a tester equipped with a push-button with vertical outlet nozzle according to the invention, as well as this push-button itself represented independently of the bottle, according to a first embodiment
• FIG. 5 a view similar to that of FIG. 4 of another embodiment of the push-button
• FIG. 6 a view similar to that of FIGS. 4 and 5, showing yet another embodiment of a pushbutton
• FIG. 7 a view similar to that of Figures 4 to 6, showing yet another embodiment of the push-button
• FIG. 8 a perspective view of a tester equipped with an original push-button, on which a push-button according to the invention made according to another variant is fitted; the view on the left shows the push-button according to the invention being positioned on the original push-button, and the view on the right shows this push-button according to the invention embedded on the original push-button,
• FIG. 9 a perspective view of the original push-button of the tester of FIG. 8, on which the push-button according to the invention of FIG. 8 is embedded, the latter being shown in axial section and in perspective,
• FIG. 10 a view in axial section and in perspective of the push-button according to the invention of FIGS. 8 and 9, the latter being represented alone,
• FIG. 11 perspective views of the front and back faces of a blotter according to the invention, according to a first embodiment
• FIG. 12 views similar to those of Figure 11, representing another embodiment of a blotter
• FIG. 13 views similar to those of Figures 11 and 12, showing yet another embodiment of a blotter
• FIG. 14 views similar to those of Figures 11 to 13, showing yet another embodiment of a blotter
• FIG. 15 represents the gesture that can be made to use the tester according to the invention
• FIG. 16 the gestures of a user activating the tester according to the invention, the latter being arranged in the upper part of a piece of furniture with shelves, and
• FIG. 17 this gesture if the tester is placed on a lower part of this shelving unit
• FIG. 18 a view in axial section and in perspective of yet another variant of a push-button according to the invention, intended to be fitted onto an original push-button
• FIG. 19 a perspective view of the push button in figure 18,
• FIG. 20 on the top view and on the bottom view, two types of gestures that can be made with a tester equipped with a push button according to the invention in accordance with Figures 18 and 19,
• FIG. 21 a view in axial section and in perspective of yet another variant of a push-button according to the invention, intended to be recessed on the original push-button,
• FIG. 22 a perspective view of the push button of figure 21, and of an associated tester support
• FIG. 23 the gesture that can be made with a tester equipped with a push-button according to the invention in accordance with figures 21 and 22,
• FIG. 24 a perspective view of yet another variant of the push-button according to the invention, provided with a device for recovering excess juice,
• FIG. 25 a similar view of the push-button of figure 24, when mounted on the pump mechanism of a tester bottle,
• FIG. 26 an exploded perspective view of the push button of Figures 24 and 25 and the associated tester bottle
• FIG. 27 a perspective view of the upper part of the push-button of figures 24 to 26, and
• FIG. 28 the views, taken in two different axial section planes, of the push button of Figures 24 to 26 mounted on the pump mechanism of a tester bottle.
• identical or similar elements are identified by identical or similar reference signs in all of the figures.
• the term "zenith" indicates the upper part of the push button, that is to say the part of this push button located closest to the pointed end of the arrow V.
• FIG. 1 we now refer to Figure 1, in which we can see a conventional tester, typically comprising a bottle 1 preferably made of glass, on the neck of which is fixed a pump mechanism 3 provided with a dip tube (not shown). A push button 5 is mounted on the pump mechanism 3.
• a conventional tester typically comprising a bottle 1 preferably made of glass, on the neck of which is fixed a pump mechanism 3 provided with a dip tube (not shown).
• a push button 5 is mounted on the pump mechanism 3.
• This push button 5 comprises a nozzle 7, which opens onto a side face of this push button, with a horizontally projecting jet, and which is in fluid communication with a cannula 9 (see FIG. 2) secured to the pump mechanism 3.
• the bottle 1 is typically grasped, and with a finger 11, generally the index finger, the push button 5 is pressed, so as to release a cloud of perfume 13 through the nozzle 7, in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of the pump mechanism 3.
• the axis of the nozzle 7 coincides with that of the cannula 9, instead of being perpendicular thereto: this axis is vertical instead of being horizontal.
• the upper face 15 of the push-button 5 has the shape of a rounded bowl, at the bottom of which the nozzle 7 emerges.
• the upper face 15 of the push button 5 on which the nozzle 7 opens is surrounded by a collar 17, slightly wider than the diameter of the standard push button in order to increase the contact surface between the blotter and the fingers which will put pressure, so that the face 15 forms a sort of plateau set back from this collar 17.
• Figure 6 differs from that of Figure 5 in that the nozzle 7 opens slightly protruding from the recessed face 15, and is provided with a plurality of radial outlets 19 of perfume, in order to prevent the juice from being too close to the smear and only wetting a very small surface of the smear.
• the pushbutton 5 has a diameter greater than that of the part of the pump mechanism which overcomes the neck of the bottle 1, by so as to cover this part.
• the push-button 5 may also represent the shape of the original cap of the perfume (“trompe l'oeil” push-button), so that the bottle retains its original design and is more presentable on a high-brand perfume bar. which attaches a particular interest to preserving the aesthetics of the bottle in order to trigger the act of purchase.
• an upper face 15 of the push button 5 which is substantially planar, and at the center of which the nozzle 7 opens, it being understood that any of the upper face shapes 15 shown in figures 4 to 6 could be used in this variant of figure 7.
• the push button 5a according to the invention is shaped to fit into the original push button 5b of the bottle.
• the push-button according to the invention 5a comprises for this purpose a first cylindrical cavity Cl adapted to fit on the original push-button 5b, and a second cavity C2 of larger diameter, capable of covering with both axial and radial play the upper part of the pump mechanism 3.
• the push-button 5a On its zenithal part, the push-button 5a according to the invention comprises a plurality of orifices or nozzles 7a, preferably evenly distributed over a circle, which communicate via respective vertical channels R with a peripheral reservoir A slightly set back radially (that is to say having a larger diameter) relative to the inner surface of the cylindrical cavity Cl.
• This peripheral reservoir A thus allows fluid communication from the nozzle 7b of the original push-button 5b with the channels R, and therefore with the nozzles 7a.
• An annular rubber seal J is also provided on the lower edge of the cylindrical cavity Cl, so as to seal the peripheral reservoir A on the original push button 5b.
• the push button 5a according to the invention can have a generic shape, as shown in Figures 8 to 10, or else have a stylized shape, representative of a given brand, as mentioned with regard to the figure 7.
• FIG. 11 a blotter that can be part of the assembly according to the invention.
• this blotter which can be made from a more or less thick specific paper, has a substantially circular shape.
• the strip has a substantially square shape.
• this strip has a substantially rectangular shape.
• this smear has a substantially elongated shape, that is to say in strip, and may be wrapped around the finger (right view): there is this type of smear in the majority of perfumery brands.
• the user grabs a moistener 21, for example by placing the index finger 11 on the upper face of the latter, as shown in FIG. 15, and she presses the push-button 5 or 5a by through this moistener 21, without touching the bottle 1, or any other part of the tester.
• the perfume emerging from the nozzle(s) 7, 7a will impregnate the moistener 21, without the user having to touch any part of the tester.
• the upper face 15 of the push-button 5 has a cup-shaped or recessed shape as shown in Figures 4 to 6, it is possible at the same time to prevent the stripper 21 from closing the nozzle 7, and create a perfume retention zone, allowing this moistener 21 to be better soaked.
• the perfume can exit radially through the nozzle, which further limits the risk of clogging by the moistenette 21 under the pressure force exerted by the finger 11 of the user.
• the tester according to the invention can be positioned on a high shelf (figure 16), or on a low shelf (figure 17), or even on a perfume bar such as those that can be found in major brand mini stores.
• the push-button 5 provided with a nozzle 7 opening onto its upper face 15, that is to say on its face on which the user presses with her finger, can be adapted to an existing tester, without any modification to the pump mechanism thereof being necessary.
• each nozzle manufacturer 7 uses specific characteristics for this nozzle, depending on the specifications imposed by the perfume house, and it will be understood that the push-button of the assembly according to the invention can incorporate no any type of nozzle.
• the push button according to the invention 5a fits on the original push button 5b, which avoids having to remove the latter; the redirection of the perfume jet upwards, as far as the nozzles 7a emerging in the zenithal part of the push-button 5a, is ensured by the axial channels R, the sealing being ensured by the seal J.
• the push button according to the invention 5a has substantially the shape of a corolla, with a thin and rounded edge B.
• such a push-button 5a can be actuated by a user's finger 11 via a dipstick 21, or else by the forearm 25 of the user. user who presses the push-button in the direction F, with the minimum contact surface with the skin given the thinness of the edge B.
• the variant shown in Figures 21 to 23 is particularly intended for children: in this variant, the push button according to invention 5a is surmounted by a ring 27 which may include decorative elements 29.
• a tester support 31 is also provided, in which the bottle 1 is embedded, as can be seen in Figure 23.
• the child who wishes to test the perfume introduces his forearm 25 inside the ring 27, and exerts downward pressure on the push-button 5a, as indicated by the arrow F; during this movement, the tester support 31 ensures the stability of the bottle 1.
• the push button 5 comprises means for recovering excess juice sprayed by the overhead nozzle 7, during vertical pressure exerted by a user on this push button.
• the pump mechanism 3 mounted on the bottle 1 is sized to spray a quantity of juice corresponding to the needs of a person who wishes to wear perfume: this quantity of juice is significantly greater than that which is strictly necessary. when you want to test the perfume in store.
• a groove 35 for recovering the excess juice can be made in the push button 5, as can be seen in particular in Figures 26 and 28.
• the push-button 5 is produced in two parts, namely a lower part 51 and an upper part 53.
• the lower part 51 comprises an annular wall 37 defining with a central part 39 the groove 35 for recovering the excess juice.
• the central part 39 is itself presented as a ferrule 41 surmounted by a conical cap 43, the conical cap 43 being provided at its top with a first nozzle orifice 45.
• the upper part 53 of the push-button itself comprises a cylindrical wall 47 surmounted by a bowl 15 provided in its center with a second nozzle orifice 49.
• the first nozzle orifice 45 has a diameter smaller than the internal diameter of the cannula 9.
• the bowl 15 is connected to the cylindrical wall 47 by ribs 55 defining a plurality of ventilation openings 57 in the form of circular arcs.
• the push button 5 thus assembled can then be fixed on the cannula 9 of the pump mechanism 3, thanks to a complementary geometry of the lower part 51 of the push button 5, this geometry also allowing the adjustment of this part bottom 51 on the neck 61 of the pump mechanism 3.
• the juice located in the bottle 1 is sucked up by the dip channel 63 and expelled by the cannula 9 in the direction of the first 45 and second 49 orifices.
• the first orifice 45 the diameter of which is less than the inside diameter of the cannula 9, makes it possible to reduce the flow rate of juice expelled, so as to allow only the strictly sufficient quantity of juice to pass through to carry out the test.
• the ventilation openings 57 formed in the upper part of the push-button allow the fragrance of the juice to diffuse outwards and the gradual evaporation of this juice.

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