WO1980002261A1 - Distributeur de produits cosmetiques - Google Patents

Distributeur de produits cosmetiques Download PDF

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WO1980002261A1
WO1980002261A1 PCT/US1980/000408 US8000408W WO8002261A1 WO 1980002261 A1 WO1980002261 A1 WO 1980002261A1 US 8000408 W US8000408 W US 8000408W WO 8002261 A1 WO8002261 A1 WO 8002261A1
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socket
applicator element
cosmetic dispenser
dispenser
cosmetic
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H Thompson
E Duval
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Gillette Co
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    • 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
    • A45D34/04—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
    • 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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/42—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices with pads or like contents-applying means

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  • This invention relates to cosmetic dispensers, and is directed more particularly to such dispensers in which the cosmetic is dispensed by means of a rotating applicator element.
  • Cosmetic dispensers of the so-called "roll-on” type are well known in the art and have enjoyed wide commercial use, especially in the application to the skin of deodorants and antiperspirants. While numerous variations of such dis ⁇ flows are known, they generally include a ground ball appli ⁇ cator element rotatably secured within a socket having a dis ⁇ pensing opening. The product is carried on the surface of the rotating ball to the dispensing opening for application, in the case of the above-mentioned cosmetic products, to the skin of the user. These dispensers are generally convenient to use and can apply the dispensed product accurately at the site where it is needed; with the trend away from aerosol dispensing, they are coming in for renewed interest.
  • Another object of the invention is the provision of a cosmetic dispenser of the roll-on type which does not tend to entrap and pull on the hair of the user.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a roll-on dispenser in which deposits resulting from drying of the product do not interfere with proper operation of the device.
  • a further and more general object of the invention is to provide a roll-on cosmetic dispenser which achieves the aforementioned objects and at the same time is perceived by th user to be convenient and comfortable in use.
  • a feature of the present invention is the provision of a cosmetic dis ⁇ mushrooms which includes a socket having a dispensing opening and an applicator element adapted to be universally rotatable fitted within the socket.
  • the applicator element has a surfac along which the cosmetic is dispensed by rotation of the appli ⁇ cator element within the socket, which carries the cosmetic to the dispensing opening.
  • Means are provided to restrain ro ⁇ tation of the applicator element within fixed limits.
  • the applicator element need only rotate a small amount, perhaps 5° to 20° in any direction from a neutral or central point, with the result that it need not be a perfect sphere, and in fact in certain embodiments of the invention only relatively small portions of the applicator element sur- face are substantially spherical. This is so because the limited rotation means that only limited portions of the sur ⁇ face will ever have to cooperate with mating portions of the socket. In part for this reason the applicator element can now be a simple molded part, since there is no longer a need to provide a high precision sphericity over much of its sur ⁇ face. It also follows from the limited rotation of the appli ⁇ cator element that hair pulling is substantially eliminated.
  • the means restraining rotation of the applicator element may include structure associated therewith or with the socket portion of the dispenser, or both.
  • the applicator element is in the form of a molded shell, generally of an inverted cup shape, being generally spherical only where it must fit a mating socket surface, and is limited in rotation by interference between the edge of the shell (or lip of the cup) and fixed stops formed in the socket part.
  • the applicator element includes depending structure interfering with support structure for the socket, whereby to limit rotation.
  • the invention also contemplates adjustable dispensing rates made possible by providing an upper portion of the socket in the form of a threadedly connected retainer which is adjusted up or down to increase or decrease the tolerance between the applicator element and socket and therefore the rate of product delivery.
  • the applicator element is not generally a sphere, although it usually has at least a partial spher ⁇ ical surface, but represents a modification of the somewhat like-functioning ball element of prior art roll-on dispensers.
  • the applica ⁇ tor element generally is universally rotatable or pivotable about a substantially fixed point, but does not undergo translational motion to any substantial degree.
  • univer ⁇ sally rotatable it is meant that the applicator element, like the prior art ball, is free to rotate about three perpendicular intersecting axes.
  • the exposed surface of the applicator element is textured or contoured as desired for improved spreadability of the product or varying the user feel or sensation.
  • the surface may be flat, convex, concave, textured like a golf ball, rippled, stippled, and so forth.
  • OMPI j,_, WIPO of the applicator element is more or less flattened, applying that flattened surface to the user 's skin with a rocking motion to the applicator provides forces positively breaking any dried deposits in the mechanism that might otherwise interfere with its rotation; this is another reason why a ground surface is not needed to assist proper operation.
  • Another consequence of the limited rotation is that it is possible to provide dispensing openings through the applicator element itself.
  • FIG. 1 is an elevational view, partially in sec ⁇ tion, showing a cosmetic dispenser illustrative of the in ⁇ vention ?
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the device of Fig. 1, shown ready for dispensing;
  • Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the applicator element in a position limiting its further rota ⁇ tion;
  • Fig. 4 is an elevational sectional view illustrative of a second embodiment of the invention.
  • Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, showing the applicator element in a position limiting its further rota ⁇ tion;
  • Fig. 6 is an elevational sectional view illustrative of a third embodiment of the invention.
  • Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6, showing the applicator element in a position limiting its further rotation
  • Fig. 8 is an elevational sectional view illustrative of a fourth embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8, showing the applicator element in a position limiting its further rotation and
  • Fig. 10 is an elevational sectional view illustrativ of yet a fifth embodiment of the invention. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
  • the illustrative cosmetic dispenser includes socket 10 having a dispensing opening into which is fit applicator element 20, and cap 30.
  • the socket is substan- tially circular in horizontal cross-section.
  • a frusto-conical lower portion 11 of the socket 10 leads to neck 12 connecting to a product container (not shown) .
  • Above portion 11 a cylin ⁇ drical section 13 of the socket is externally threaded for en ⁇ gagement with cap 30 and extends upwardly to terminate in an
  • Applicator element 20 is an injection molded part snap fit into socket 10 and includes a smooth-surfaced somewhat convex upper portion 21 connected to a depending skirt 22 representing a section of generally spherical surface and terminating at lip 23.
  • De ⁇ pending cylindrical tube 24 extends from the intersection of upper portion 21 and skirt 22 to a lower end 25 resting on the frusto-conical portion 11 of socket 10.
  • Cap 30 has in ⁇ ternal threads mating with the external threads on socket
  • ring 31 applies pressure uniformly around the perimeter of upper por- tion 21 of applicator element 20 to force it straight down ⁇ ward in the socket to bring lower end 25 of tube 24 into sealing relationship on frusto-conical portion 11, establishing a tight seal when the cap is completely screwed down, as best shown in Fig. 1. This seal is no longer maintained with the cap removed (Fig. 2) , and flow communication is established from the product container, into the socket between portion
  • stops 15 may be fewer or greater in number than the four shown, or they may be combined in the form of a contin ⁇ uous molded ring around the inner circumference of the socket.
  • the cosmetic dis ⁇ includes applicator element 40 shaped like an inverted cup, with skirt 41 of sufficient length to provide a bearing surface in cooperation with four bosses 43 equally spaced around the inside of socket 44.
  • the skirt terminates at its lower end in lip 42.
  • Retainer portion 45 of socket 44 holds the applicator element assembly, and four equally spaced stops 46 at the lower end of the socket limit rotation of the applicator element.
  • a cap 47 includes a cam ring 48 bearing on the retainer portion 45 and compressing it inwardly to seal the system when it is not in use. With the cap removed, the applicator element is free to rotate as the dispenser is moved back and forth along a surface to which the cosmetic product is to be applied, the rotation limited now by interference between lip 42 and stops 46, as best shown in Fig. 5.
  • FIG. 6 A further embodiment of the invention is shown in Figs. 6 and 7, in which the applicator element rotates on a central pivot comprising a separate ball-and-socket joint.
  • a post 51 supporting the ball portion 52 of the ball-and-socket -9- joint 53 projects upwardly as part of a fitment 50 which in ⁇ cludes ducts 54 for product flow and Which is secured within the neck 55 of the dispenser by any suitable means.
  • An appli ⁇ cator element 56 includes depending structure forming a socket portion 57 of ball-and-socket joint 53 plus a skirt 58 ter ⁇ minating in lip 59 and received within retainer portion 61 of socket 60. Interiorly of the socket are four equally- spaced stops 62.
  • a cap 47a includes a cam ring 48a bearing on the retainer portion 61 and compressing it inwardly to seal the system when not in use. With the cap removed, rotation of the applicator element on ball joint 53 is limited by in ⁇ terference between lip 59 and stops 62, as best shown in Fig. 7.
  • the applicator element 70 rotates on four equally-spaced vertical ribs 71 molded interiorly of the ball, in cooperation with the inner surfaces of socket 74.
  • ro ⁇ tation is limited by interference between lip 73 of skirt 72 and four equally-spaced stops 75 formed in socket 74, and sealing is by means of cam ring 48b compressing retainer por ⁇ tion 76 against the ball.
  • the means re ⁇ straining rotation of the applicator element include structure attached thereto interfering with the inside walls of the pro- duct container.
  • means are provided for adjusting the rate of product flow.
  • the product container 80 narrows at neck portion 81 to form a socket 82 which receives applica ⁇ tor element 83.
  • the applicator element has a smooth, flattened, slightly convex upper surface 84, and depending from its lower end is a short post 85, molded integrally therewith.
  • the applicator element is held in the socket by a retainer 86, -10- connected to the socket by screw threads 87.
  • the system is sealed by a cap 88 with an internal ring 89 which,-when the cap is in place, presses down on the upper surface 84 of applicator element 83 to center it and force it into sealing relationship with complementary surfaces of the socket 82.

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Abstract

Un distributeur de produits cosmetiques comprend un socle (10) avec une ouverture de distribution et un element applicateur (20) qui est monte de maniere universellement rotative dans l'ouverture. La rotation de l'element applicateur dans le socle transporte le cosmetique le long d'une surface de l'element applicateur jusqu'a l'ouverture de distribution. Des moyens (15, 23) sont prevus pour arreter la rotation de l'element applicateur dans ses limites determinees. Cette structure reduit les difficultes de fabrication et reduit au minimum la tendance des distributeurs a rouleaux a saisir et tirer les poils du corps.
PCT/US1980/000408 1979-04-13 1980-04-11 Distributeur de produits cosmetiques WO1980002261A1 (fr)

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EP2979572A1 (fr) * 2014-07-29 2016-02-03 Albéa Services Dispositif de liaison entre une tête distributrice et un applicateur de produit cosmétique, tête comprenant un tel dispositif, tube comprenant une telle tête et applicateur associé
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US3055041A (en) * 1961-01-04 1962-09-25 Owens Illinois Glass Co Ball applicator assembly with shuttletype closure
US3085554A (en) * 1961-07-28 1963-04-16 Caplan Arthur Writing instrument for producing lines of varied width
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EP3047753A4 (fr) * 2013-10-21 2017-06-21 Amorepacific Corporation Contenant de liquide comprenant un élément de tension
EP2979572A1 (fr) * 2014-07-29 2016-02-03 Albéa Services Dispositif de liaison entre une tête distributrice et un applicateur de produit cosmétique, tête comprenant un tel dispositif, tube comprenant une telle tête et applicateur associé
FR3024339A1 (fr) * 2014-07-29 2016-02-05 Albea Services Dispositif de liaison entre une tete distributrice et un applicateur de produit cosmetique, tete comprenant un tel dispositif, tube comprenant une telle tete et applicateur associe
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