EP0219138A2 - Container for cosmetics - Google Patents
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- EP0219138A2 EP0219138A2 EP86114489A EP86114489A EP0219138A2 EP 0219138 A2 EP0219138 A2 EP 0219138A2 EP 86114489 A EP86114489 A EP 86114489A EP 86114489 A EP86114489 A EP 86114489A EP 0219138 A2 EP0219138 A2 EP 0219138A2
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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
- 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
- A45D40/268—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 with adjustable wiping action
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- the present invention relates to a container for cosmetics particularly suitable for applying controlled amounts of mascara on the eyelashes.
- Mascara is a liquid cosmetic product which is applied on the eyelashes by means of a suitably shaped brush which dips into a container.
- the brush which is directly associated with the closure of the container, is extracted from the mouth thereof by causing it to pass through a scraper.
- This is essentially composed of a deformable element which is provided with a narrow passage section for the brush.
- a container with two containment bodies is known, an internal one and an external one for containing the cosmetic, reciprocally sliding in one another by means of a threaded advancement device applied to the bottom of the container which pushes the mouth of the internal containment body, having a membrane scraper, towards a biasing body provided in turn on the mouth of the outer containment body.
- the scraper which is composed of a membrane of elastic material with a central hole for the passage of the brush, interfering with smaller or greater intensity with the abutment body, alters the dimensions of the brush passage section, removing therefrom matching amounts of the cosmetic.
- the present invention has the aim of overcoming the above described limitations and disadvantages of the conventional solutions described above. Particularly, the invention has the aim of providing a container for mascara wherein the adjustment of the scraper does not require the use of a complicated two-container structure.
- a further object is to provide a container wherein the means for adjusting the amount of cosmetic which is deposited on the applicator brush are not bulky and can be operated directly while extracting the brush.
- the container for cosmetics of the type comprising a tank for the cosmetic, an applicator brush for the cosmetic extractably accommodated in said tank and a membrane scraper fixed on the mouth of the latter, substantially characterized in that it provides control means for said membrane scraper mounted on the mouth of the container.
- said control means for the scraper are composed of a conical biasing element mounted axially slideable in an adjustable manner on the mouth of the container itself by acting on a threaded ring retained on the body of the container by means of a connector snap-mounted thereon.
- the container according to the invention offers the advantage, with respect to the conventional systems of the same kind, of being simpler since it does not entail the use of a plurality of containment bodies for performing the control of the scraper: furthermore, it can be assembled easily by virtue of the presence of snap-together connecting means: finally, the positioning of the scraper control means on the front part of the device allows to extract the applicator brush while adjusting the amount of the cosmetic it is desired to use.
- the container according to the invention is generally indicated by the reference numeral 1 in Fig. 1 and is composed of a tank 2 for the mascara, of a threaded closure 3 and of an applicator brush 4 directly coupled to the same closure 3.
- the upper end of the container 2, i.e. the one engaging with the closure 3 has a neck 5 with a mouth 6 on which the scraper 7 is fixed.
- This scraper is composed of a membrane of elastic material having a flared shape, provided in the center with a hole 8 which represents the passage section of the brush 4.
- the neck 5 of the container furthermore has ridges 9 and seats or axial recesses 10 the function of which will be explained hereafter.
- a ring 11 On the neck 5 of the tank 2 having the scraper 7, a ring 11 is applied having an internal thread 12 suitable for engaging with the matching outer thread 13 of a biasing body 14, also provided with an upper flaring 15 with a central hole 17 having shape and dimensions comparable with those of the scraper 7.
- the biasing body 14 is furthermore provided, in its threaded part, with separate sectors 16 which are adapted for being accommodated in the seats 10 of the neck 5 of the tank 2 and for sliding axially therein as a result of the rotation in the two directions of the ring 11 and of the mutual engagement between said threads 12 and 13.
- the ring 11 is in turn retained in position on the container by means of the connection 18 applied in snap-together engagement with the ridges 9 of the tank 2 and provided on the outside with a thread 19 for the screwing on and the closing of the closure 3 of the container on the tank 2.
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Abstract
The container comprises a tank (2) for the cosmetic, an applicator brush (4) accommodated extractably in the tank (2), and a membrane scraper (7) fixed to the mouth of the latter, characterized in that it provides means (15) for controlling the membrane scraper, mounted on the mouth of the tank (2).
Description
- The present invention relates to a container for cosmetics particularly suitable for applying controlled amounts of mascara on the eyelashes.
- Mascara is a liquid cosmetic product which is applied on the eyelashes by means of a suitably shaped brush which dips into a container. The brush, which is directly associated with the closure of the container, is extracted from the mouth thereof by causing it to pass through a scraper. This is essentially composed of a deformable element which is provided with a narrow passage section for the brush. Among others, a container with two containment bodies is known, an internal one and an external one for containing the cosmetic, reciprocally sliding in one another by means of a threaded advancement device applied to the bottom of the container which pushes the mouth of the internal containment body, having a membrane scraper, towards a biasing body provided in turn on the mouth of the outer containment body. The scraper, which is composed of a membrane of elastic material with a central hole for the passage of the brush, interfering with smaller or greater intensity with the abutment body, alters the dimensions of the brush passage section, removing therefrom matching amounts of the cosmetic.
- The known containers of the type described above. however, have several disadvantages. Among these, the presence of a complicated and clumsy mechanism with two reciprocally sliding containment bodies for performing a control on the scraper. Furthermore, the adjustment mechanism mounted on the bottom of the container protrudes therefrom, representing an inconvenient and unsightly axial bulk. This kind of positioning of the adjustment mechanism furthermore forces the user to employ both hands to intervene thereon, not allowing the possibility of extracting the brush while adjusting at the same time the amount of cosmetic (which condition is particularly useful. since it also allows the immediate visual control of the dose of cosmetic carried by the brush).
- The present invention has the aim of overcoming the above described limitations and disadvantages of the conventional solutions described above. Particularly, the invention has the aim of providing a container for mascara wherein the adjustment of the scraper does not require the use of a complicated two-container structure.
- A further object is to provide a container wherein the means for adjusting the amount of cosmetic which is deposited on the applicator brush are not bulky and can be operated directly while extracting the brush.
- This and other objects are achieved by the container for cosmetics according to the present invention, of the type comprising a tank for the cosmetic, an applicator brush for the cosmetic extractably accommodated in said tank and a membrane scraper fixed on the mouth of the latter, substantially characterized in that it provides control means for said membrane scraper mounted on the mouth of the container.
- According to further characteristics of the invention, said control means for the scraper are composed of a conical biasing element mounted axially slideable in an adjustable manner on the mouth of the container itself by acting on a threaded ring retained on the body of the container by means of a connector snap-mounted thereon.
- The container according to the invention offers the advantage, with respect to the conventional systems of the same kind, of being simpler since it does not entail the use of a plurality of containment bodies for performing the control of the scraper: furthermore, it can be assembled easily by virtue of the presence of snap-together connecting means: finally, the positioning of the scraper control means on the front part of the device allows to extract the applicator brush while adjusting the amount of the cosmetic it is desired to use.
- These and other characteristics and advantages appear from the following description, given with reference to the figures of the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred, non-limitative embodiment of the invention, where:
- Fig. 1 is an overall perspective view of the container of the invention with the closure raised:
- Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the container of Fig. 1;
- Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the container of Fig. 1 without the closure:
- Fig. 4 is a cross-section view along the line IV-IV of the container of Fig. 3 with the closure and with the scraper in a fully closed position: and
- Fig. 5 is a view of the container of Fig. 4 with the scraper completely open.
- The container according to the invention is generally indicated by the reference numeral 1 in Fig. 1 and is composed of a
tank 2 for the mascara, of a threadedclosure 3 and of anapplicator brush 4 directly coupled to thesame closure 3. The upper end of thecontainer 2, i.e. the one engaging with theclosure 3, has aneck 5 with a mouth 6 on which thescraper 7 is fixed. This scraper is composed of a membrane of elastic material having a flared shape, provided in the center with ahole 8 which represents the passage section of thebrush 4. Theneck 5 of the container furthermore hasridges 9 and seats oraxial recesses 10 the function of which will be explained hereafter. On theneck 5 of thetank 2 having thescraper 7, aring 11 is applied having aninternal thread 12 suitable for engaging with the matchingouter thread 13 of abiasing body 14, also provided with anupper flaring 15 with acentral hole 17 having shape and dimensions comparable with those of thescraper 7. Thebiasing body 14 is furthermore provided, in its threaded part, withseparate sectors 16 which are adapted for being accommodated in theseats 10 of theneck 5 of thetank 2 and for sliding axially therein as a result of the rotation in the two directions of thering 11 and of the mutual engagement between saidthreads ring 11 is in turn retained in position on the container by means of theconnection 18 applied in snap-together engagement with theridges 9 of thetank 2 and provided on the outside with athread 19 for the screwing on and the closing of theclosure 3 of the container on thetank 2. - As illustrated in the drawings, rotation in the two directions of the threaded
ring 11 causes respectively the raising of the conical biasing body 15 (Fig. 4) and its lowering (Fig. 5) with respect to thescraper 7. In the first case the edges of thehole 8 of the membrane are elastically tightened around the external profile of the applicator brush, and in this position the maximum removing effect is achieved. In the second case the interference of thebiasing body 15 with themembrane 7 causes the divarication of the latter, i.e. the dilatation of thehole 8 the edges of which, widening, increase the passage section for the brush which therefore retains the maximum amount of the cosmetic liquid. By acting on thering 11, also with the aid of abutment notches (not illustrated) on the same ring and on the tank, it is possible to adjust the opening of thehole 8 of the membrane 7 (and therefore the amount of mascara deposited on the brush) to the desired degree in a position comprised between the two illustrated extreme positions. - Naturally, to the invention as now described and illustrated it is possible to perform modifications and variations without thereby abandoning the present scope of protection.
Claims (6)
1. Container for cosmetics, comprising a tank for the cosmetic, an applicator brush accommodated extractably in said tank and a scraper with a membrane fixed to the mouth of the latter, characterized in that it provides means for controlling said membrane scraper, mounted on the mouth of said tank.
2. Container according to claim 1, wherein said control means are composed of a conical biasing element (15) mounted axially slideable in an adjustable manner on the mouth (6) of the tank (2) so as to interfere, during its motion, with said membrane scraper (7) respectively widening and reducing the passage section (8) for the applicator brush (4).
3. Container according to claim 2, wherein is furthermore provided a threaded ring (11) held in position on the mouth of the tank by a connector (18) snap-mounted on the same mouth, said conical biasing element (15) being provided with separate threaded sectors (16) which, by engaging with the matching thread (12) of said ring (11) cause, through the rotation of the latter, respectively the lowering and the spacing apart of the same biasing element (15) with respect to the scraper (7).
4. Container according to claim 3, wherein at said mouth of the tank (2) are provided axial seats or recesses (10), adapted for accommodating in an axially slideable manner said threaded sectors (16) of the conical biasing element.
5. Container according to claim 3, wherein on the mouth (6) of the tank (2) are provided ridges (9) for the snap-together engagement of said connector (18) on the body of the container, said connector being provided with an external thread (19) for screw-on closing of the closure (3) on the tank (2).
6. Container according to claim 3, wherein on the outer surface of said threaded ring (11) and of said tank (2) graduated notches and abutments are provided to visualize the degree of adjustment of the scraping effect of said membrane (7).
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IT2345085U IT209235Z2 (en) | 1985-10-18 | 1985-10-18 | CONTAINER FOR COSMETICS. |
IT2345085U | 1985-10-18 |
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EP0219138A2 true EP0219138A2 (en) | 1987-04-22 |
EP0219138A3 EP0219138A3 (en) | 1987-09-23 |
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Cited By (6)
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EP0532405A1 (en) * | 1991-09-10 | 1993-03-17 | Commissariat A L'energie Atomique | Device for taking off contaminated gloves |
EP1060686A1 (en) * | 1998-03-02 | 2000-12-20 | Suzunokasei Kabushikigaisya | Liquefied cosmetic container |
GB2353781A (en) * | 1999-08-30 | 2001-03-07 | Suzuno Kasei Kk | Container for liquid cosmetics |
EP2179674A1 (en) * | 2008-10-23 | 2010-04-28 | Geka Brush Gmbh | Cosmetic unit with adjustable stripper |
US7946778B2 (en) | 2005-10-10 | 2011-05-24 | L'oreal | Device for packaging and applying a composition and method of using same |
US8007191B2 (en) | 2005-04-19 | 2011-08-30 | L'oreal | Packaging and applicator device for a composition |
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US4241743A (en) * | 1979-03-13 | 1980-12-30 | Noxell Corporation | Adjustable wiper container and applicator assembly for cosmetics and the like |
US4332494A (en) * | 1977-12-05 | 1982-06-01 | Plough, Inc. | Adjustable cosmetic wiper |
FR2515941A1 (en) * | 1981-11-06 | 1983-05-13 | Oreal | MAKEUP ASSEMBLY WITH ADJUSTABLE SPINNER |
DE3240151A1 (en) * | 1982-10-29 | 1984-05-03 | Georg Karl Geka-Brush Gmbh, 8802 Bechhofen | Cosmetic device |
FR2545008A1 (en) * | 1983-04-27 | 1984-11-02 | Snap Duroc Sa | Fluid-substance applicator with adjustable drying |
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US4332494A (en) * | 1977-12-05 | 1982-06-01 | Plough, Inc. | Adjustable cosmetic wiper |
US4241743A (en) * | 1979-03-13 | 1980-12-30 | Noxell Corporation | Adjustable wiper container and applicator assembly for cosmetics and the like |
FR2515941A1 (en) * | 1981-11-06 | 1983-05-13 | Oreal | MAKEUP ASSEMBLY WITH ADJUSTABLE SPINNER |
DE3240151A1 (en) * | 1982-10-29 | 1984-05-03 | Georg Karl Geka-Brush Gmbh, 8802 Bechhofen | Cosmetic device |
FR2545008A1 (en) * | 1983-04-27 | 1984-11-02 | Snap Duroc Sa | Fluid-substance applicator with adjustable drying |
Cited By (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0532405A1 (en) * | 1991-09-10 | 1993-03-17 | Commissariat A L'energie Atomique | Device for taking off contaminated gloves |
EP1060686A1 (en) * | 1998-03-02 | 2000-12-20 | Suzunokasei Kabushikigaisya | Liquefied cosmetic container |
EP1060686A4 (en) * | 1998-03-02 | 2004-10-20 | Suzunokasei Kabushikigaisya | Liquefied cosmetic container |
GB2353781A (en) * | 1999-08-30 | 2001-03-07 | Suzuno Kasei Kk | Container for liquid cosmetics |
GB2353781B (en) * | 1999-08-30 | 2003-04-23 | Suzuno Kasei Kk | Container for liquid cosmetics |
US8007191B2 (en) | 2005-04-19 | 2011-08-30 | L'oreal | Packaging and applicator device for a composition |
US7946778B2 (en) | 2005-10-10 | 2011-05-24 | L'oreal | Device for packaging and applying a composition and method of using same |
EP2179674A1 (en) * | 2008-10-23 | 2010-04-28 | Geka Brush Gmbh | Cosmetic unit with adjustable stripper |
US8292531B2 (en) | 2008-10-23 | 2012-10-23 | Geka Gmbh | Cosmetics unit with adjustable wiper |
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IT8523450V0 (en) | 1985-10-18 |
IT209235Z2 (en) | 1988-09-20 |
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