EP0514280A2 - Container for applying a product with an actuating button and a closing screen - Google Patents

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EP0514280A2
EP0514280A2 EP92401340A EP92401340A EP0514280A2 EP 0514280 A2 EP0514280 A2 EP 0514280A2 EP 92401340 A EP92401340 A EP 92401340A EP 92401340 A EP92401340 A EP 92401340A EP 0514280 A2 EP0514280 A2 EP 0514280A2
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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
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    • A45D40/02—Casings wherein movement of the lipstick or like solid is a sliding movement
    • A45D40/023—Casings wherein movement of the lipstick or like solid is a sliding movement with self-contained covering means
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  • the invention relates to a product applicator case, with actuation button and shutter curtain.
  • the invention is more particularly intended to provide an applicator for solidified products in sticks, such as cosmetic products (lipstick, lip protector, etc.) or other products of similar presentation (glue, cleaning products,. ..).
  • the invention may also relate to different products such as makeup pencils or the like.
  • applicator or dispenser devices for stick products generally solidified, there are some which include an outer sheath and a support for the product, mounted sliding and connected to an external actuation button intended to slide said support, to make exit or respectively retract the product in the sheath through an opening with which it is provided and which can be closed by a shutter curtain connected to said button and to said support.
  • the invention relates to a device of the kind mentioned above and whose actuating movements are of the last aforementioned type.
  • the applicator according to the invention has in particular the advantages of simple, inexpensive manufacture and great flexibility of operation.
  • An applicator according to the invention is notably remarkable in that it comprises a guide sheath mounted in the sheath and in which slides the product support, while it forms an outside guide for the shutter curtain constituted by a flexible plate connected to the support by two lateral tabs, which provide a free space between them forming a passage for the product while allowing release the opening of the sheath when the plate slides out.
  • the sheath has guide surfaces for the plate and the tongues, which slide in a space formed between said surfaces and the internal walls of the outer sheath, and the tongues are provided with teeth which come to bear on guide surfaces. scabbard.
  • the teeth of the tongues are formed on the outer edge of said tongues, extending perpendicularly to the latter towards the sheath, while the guide surfaces of the sheath for said teeth are formed by grooves which provide surfaces of lateral and possibly end contact for said teeth.
  • the tongues are connected to each other at their ends opposite the closure plate, by a transverse bar secured by a connecting element of the product support, while the sheath has a longitudinal slot for the passage of the connecting element between said strip and the support.
  • the outer sheath has a generally parallelepiped shape, the actuation button being arranged laterally on one of the walls of the sheath, in the vicinity of the bar, while it can slide by means of a longitudinal slot of the sheath formed laterally on said wall.
  • the closure plate, the lateral tabs, the product support, the bar which connects the tabs and the actuation button are in one piece.
  • An embodiment according to the invention is remarkable in that the sheath is integral with a base which closes the sheath after introduction of the sheath into said sheath and in this case, the sliding space between the sheath and the sheath is provided by a shoulder of the base of said sheath.
  • the embodiment shown relates more particularly to an applicator case for a solidified product in a stick, such as a cosmetic (red or lip protector for example) shown in 1 in FIG. 2.
  • a cosmetic red or lip protector for example
  • the case according to the invention essentially comprises three elements, for example in molded pastia, namely: an outer sheath 2 ( Figures 1 to 6), a guide sleeve 3 ( Figures 4 and 7 to 9) and a part 4 ( Figures 4, 10 and 11) intended to constitute in particular a shutter curtain, as will be explained below.
  • the sheath 2 is in the form of a substantially parallelepipedic tube, two opposite walls, said respectively front 2a, and rear 2b (Figure 3), are however slightly curved, while the other two side walls 2c and 2d are flat but each have at their upper end a rounded 5 ( Figures 4 and 6).
  • the tube forming the sheath has at its base an opening 6 which opens it completely and a circular opening 7 formed at its other end for the passage of the product, as will be explained below.
  • the front face 2a of the sheath 2 has a longitudinal slot 8 formed laterally.
  • the sheath 3 of Figures 4 and 7 to 9 has an outer shape which corresponds to the inner shape of the sheath 2 in which it must be introduced with play for reasons which will be mentioned below and has a front wall 3a, a rear wall 3b and two side walls 3c and 3d.
  • the upper part of the sheath 3 is completely open, while its lower part is closed by a base 9 with a flat bottom providing two successive shoulders in gradation 10 and 11 respectively ( Figures 4 and 7, 8, 9).
  • side walls 3c and 3d as shown in the drawings, have a rounded upper end like those of the sheath 2 and are also projecting relative to the front walls 3a and rear 3b.
  • the front wall 3a is also provided with a large longitudinal and median slot 12 which separates said wall in two, forming two surfaces 3′a and 3 ⁇ a respectively.
  • side walls 3c and 3d are each provided with a peripheral groove 13c, 13d, resulting in example of an extra thickness of the central part of the side walls and the shape of which due to that of the side walls is substantially that of a hairpin.
  • the third part 4 which completes the device according to the invention is more particularly visible in FIGS. 4, 10 and 11.
  • the part 4 comprises a flexible plate 14 which is extended laterally by two tongues 15c, 15d also flexible which provide between them a space 16 and which are connected at their ends by a bar 17.
  • the bar 17 is connected on one side to a tubular support 18 in the form of a cup, for example by a connecting tab 19, and on the other side, arranged in this example laterally, by an actuating button 20.
  • the tongues 15c and 15d and optionally the plate 14, are provided with teeth 21c and 21d.
  • Each tongue 15c and 15d in fact comprises a series of teeth 21c and 21d which are arranged as shown in the drawings, on the outer edge of the tongues and they extend perpendicularly to these on the side of the support 18 (in FIG. 10 , the teeth are not visible except possibly by transparency).
  • the assembly of the device is simple. In fact, the part 4 is threaded into the sheath 3, the support 18 being inside and the tabs 15c and 15d outside, the connecting tab 19 passing through the slot 12 of said sheath.
  • the part 4 can thus be slid until the bar 17 comes into contact with the shoulder 11 of the sheath. In this position, the tongues 15c and 15d come to bear on the surfaces 3′a and 3 ⁇ a, while the teeth 21c and 21d come to bear laterally and possibly by their ends in the grooves 13c and 13d.
  • the assembly can then be introduced through the opening 6 of the sheath 2, the flexible plate 14 being able to be rounded to match the corresponding rounded parts 5 of the sheath and of the sheath, while the material which attaches the button 20 to the bar can slide in the slot 8 of the sheath.
  • the sheath 3 is introduced until its shoulder 10 abuts with the corresponding end of the sheath, a small lip of the latter, as shown, which can also be introduced into a small corresponding groove in the base 9, while the two elements 3 and 4 can be fixed together, for example by ultrasonic welding.
  • the shoulder 11 makes it possible to provide a space 22 between the sheath 3 and the sheath 2 in which is housed and will be able to slide the plate 14, the tongues 15c, 15d and the bar 17.
  • the plate 14 beyond the opening 7, will release the latter while the support 18 will rise at the same time in the sheath 3.
  • the product 1 (not shown in Figure 4) may protrude from the sheath 2, as shown in FIG. 2, passing through the space 16 between the tongues 15c and 15d and through the opening 7. During assembly proper, it is understood that it is in this position of the FIG. 2 that the product 1 can be introduced into the support 18.
  • buttons 20 and the slot 8 could of course be arranged on the other side of the bar or even in the middle.
  • the support 18 and the sheath 2 are also advantageously provided with ribs and guide grooves.
  • the base 9 can advantageously, as shown, be flat to allow the case according to the invention to rest vertically, and it can also, as shown, include an element 23 for attachment or suspension ( Figures 4, 8 and 9 ), etc.

Abstract

The invention relates to a container for applying a product, comprising an outer sheath (2) and a support (18) for the product, mounted slidably and connected to an outer actuating button (20) intended to cause the said support to slide in the same direction as that of the said button, in order to cause the product to emerge or, respectively, to retract into the sheath through an opening (7) with which it is equipped and which can be closed by a closing screen (14) connected to the said button and to the said support. <??>The device according to the invention is noteworthy in that it comprises a guide sleeve (3) mounted in the sheath (2) and in which the support (18) of the product slides, whilst, on the outside, it forms a guide for the closing screen consisting of a flexible small plate (14) connected to the support via two lateral tabs (15d) which, between them, provide a free space (16) forming a passage for the product while at the same time permitting release of the opening (7) of the sheath when the small plate retracts by sliding. <IMAGE>

Description

L'invention concerne un étui applicateur de produit, à bouton d'actionnement et rideau d'obturation.The invention relates to a product applicator case, with actuation button and shutter curtain.

L'invention est plus particulièrement destinée à fournir un applicateur pour produits solidifiés en bâton, tels que des produits cosmétiques (rouge à lèvres, protecteur de lèvres, ...) ou autres produits de présentation analogue (colle, produits d'entretien, ...).The invention is more particularly intended to provide an applicator for solidified products in sticks, such as cosmetic products (lipstick, lip protector, etc.) or other products of similar presentation (glue, cleaning products,. ..).

L'invention peut concerner aussi des produits différents tels que crayons de maquillage ou similaires.The invention may also relate to different products such as makeup pencils or the like.

Parmi les nombreux dispositifs applicateurs ou distributeurs de produits en bâton, généralement solidifiés, il en existe qui comportent une gaine extérieure et un support pour le produit, monté coulissant et relié à un bouton d'actionnement extérieur destiné à faire coulisser ledit support, pour faire sortir ou respectivement rétracter le produit dans la gaine au travers d'une ouverture dont elle est munie et qui est obturable par un rideau d'obturation relié audit bouton et audit support.Among the numerous applicator or dispenser devices for stick products, generally solidified, there are some which include an outer sheath and a support for the product, mounted sliding and connected to an external actuation button intended to slide said support, to make exit or respectively retract the product in the sheath through an opening with which it is provided and which can be closed by a shutter curtain connected to said button and to said support.

Parmi ceux-ci, on en trouve dont la mécanique permet d'entraîner le produit selon un mouvement inverse de celui dans lequel on actionne le bouton, le coulissement du bouton dans un sens entraînant un coulissement du produit dans l'autre.Among these, there are some whose mechanics make it possible to drive the product according to a movement opposite to that in which the button is actuated, the sliding of the button in one direction causing a sliding of the product in the other.

C'est par exemple le cas du dispositif décrit dans le brevet d'invention FR-A-1491052.This is for example the case of the device described in the invention patent FR-A-1491052.

Toutefois, il existe aussi certains dispositifs ayant une mécanique souvent plus compliquée, qui permettent de faire coulisser le support du produit dans le même sens que l'actionnement du bouton. C'est notamment le cas des dispositifs décrits dans les brevets FR-A-795516, DE-C-648013, ou encore FR-A-850568.However, there are also certain devices with often more complicated mechanics, which make it possible to slide the support of the product in the same direction as the actuation of the button. This is particularly the case of the devices described in patents FR-A-795516, DE-C-648013, or also FR-A-850568.

L'invention concerne un dispositif du genre mentionné ci-avant et dont les mouvements d'actionnement sont du dernier type précité.The invention relates to a device of the kind mentioned above and whose actuating movements are of the last aforementioned type.

L'applicateur selon l'invention présente notamment les avantages d'une fabrication simple, peu onéreuse et d'une grande souplesse de fonctionnement.The applicator according to the invention has in particular the advantages of simple, inexpensive manufacture and great flexibility of operation.

Un applicateur selon l'invention est notamment remarquable en ce qu'il comporte un fourreau guide monté dans la gaine et dans lequel coulisse le support du produit, tandis qu'il forme extérieurement un guide pour le rideau d'obturation constitué par une plaquette souple reliée au support par deux languettes latérales, qui ménagent entre elles un espace libre formant un passage pour le produit tout en permettant de libérer l'ouverture de la gaine lorsque la plaquette s'efface par coulissement.An applicator according to the invention is notably remarkable in that it comprises a guide sheath mounted in the sheath and in which slides the product support, while it forms an outside guide for the shutter curtain constituted by a flexible plate connected to the support by two lateral tabs, which provide a free space between them forming a passage for the product while allowing release the opening of the sheath when the plate slides out.

Avantageusement, le fourreau présente des surfaces de guidage pour la plaquette et les languettes, qui coulissent dans un espace ménagé entre lesdites surfaces et les parois internes de la gaine extérieure, et les languettes sont pourvues de dents qui viennent en appui sur des surface de guidage du fourreau.Advantageously, the sheath has guide surfaces for the plate and the tongues, which slide in a space formed between said surfaces and the internal walls of the outer sheath, and the tongues are provided with teeth which come to bear on guide surfaces. scabbard.

De préférence dans ce cas les dents des languettes sont ménagées sur le bord extérieur desdites languettes en s'étendant perpendiculairement à celles-ci vers le fourreau, tandis que les surfaces de guidage du fourreau pour lesdites dents sont constituées par des rainures qui procurent des surfaces de contact latéral et éventuellement d'extrémité pour lesdites dents.Preferably in this case the teeth of the tongues are formed on the outer edge of said tongues, extending perpendicularly to the latter towards the sheath, while the guide surfaces of the sheath for said teeth are formed by grooves which provide surfaces of lateral and possibly end contact for said teeth.

Selon un mode de réalisation, les languettes sont reliées entre elles à leurs extrémités opposées à la plaquette d'obturation, par une barrette transversale solidaire par un élément de liaison du support du produit, tandis que le fourreau présente une fente longitudinale pour le passage de l'élément de liaison entre ladite barrette et le support.According to one embodiment, the tongues are connected to each other at their ends opposite the closure plate, by a transverse bar secured by a connecting element of the product support, while the sheath has a longitudinal slot for the passage of the connecting element between said strip and the support.

De préférence dans ce cas, la gaine extérieure présente une forme généralement parallélépipédique, le bouton d'actionnement étant disposé latéralement sur l'une des parois de la gaine, au voisinage de la barrette, tandis qu'il peut coulisser au moyen d'une fente longitudinale de la gaine ménagée latéralement sur ladite paroi.Preferably in this case, the outer sheath has a generally parallelepiped shape, the actuation button being arranged laterally on one of the walls of the sheath, in the vicinity of the bar, while it can slide by means of a longitudinal slot of the sheath formed laterally on said wall.

Par exemple, la plaquette d'obturation, les languettes latérales, le support de produit, la barrette qui relie les languettes et le bouton d'actionnement sont d'une seule pièce.For example, the closure plate, the lateral tabs, the product support, the bar which connects the tabs and the actuation button are in one piece.

Un mode de réalisation selon l'invention est remarquable en ce que le fourreau est solidaire d'un socle qui vient fermer la gaine après introduction du fourreau dans ladite gaine et dans ce cas, l'espace de coulissement entre le fourreau et la gaine est assuré par un épaulement du socle dudit fourreau.An embodiment according to the invention is remarkable in that the sheath is integral with a base which closes the sheath after introduction of the sheath into said sheath and in this case, the sliding space between the sheath and the sheath is provided by a shoulder of the base of said sheath.

L'invention sera bien comprise et d'autres particularités apparaîtront à la lecture de la description qui va suivre et qui se réfère aux dessins annexés dans lesquels:

  • la figure 1 montre un étui applicateur selon l'invention, en position fermée,
  • la figure 2 montre l'étui de la figure 1 en position ouverte,
  • la figure 3 est une vue selon la flèche F3 de la figure 1,
  • la figure 4 est une coupe selon IV-IV de la figure 1,
  • la figure 5 est une vue en élévation de la gaine extérieure de l'étui,
  • la figure 6 est une coupe selon VI-VI de la figure 5,
  • la figure 7 est une vue en élévation du fourreau guide de l'étui,
  • la figure 8 est une demi-vue latérale selon la flèche F8 de la figure 7,
  • la figure 9 est une coupe selon IX-IX de la figure 7,
  • la figure 10 est une vue en élévation de la pièce formant entre autres le rideau d'obturation,
  • la figure 11 est une coupe selon XI-XI de la figure 10.
The invention will be well understood and other features will appear on reading the description which follows and which refers to the appended drawings in which:
  • FIG. 1 shows an applicator case according to the invention, in the closed position,
  • FIG. 2 shows the case of FIG. 1 in the open position,
  • FIG. 3 is a view along the arrow F3 in FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 4 is a section on IV-IV of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 5 is an elevation view of the outer sheath of the case,
  • FIG. 6 is a section on VI-VI of FIG. 5,
  • FIG. 7 is an elevation view of the guide sleeve of the case,
  • FIG. 8 is a side half-view along the arrow F8 in FIG. 7,
  • FIG. 9 is a section on IX-IX of FIG. 7,
  • FIG. 10 is an elevation view of the part forming inter alia the shutter curtain,
  • FIG. 11 is a section along XI-XI of FIG. 10.

Le mode de réalisation représenté concerne plus particulièrement un étui applicateur pour un produit solidifié en bâton, tel qu'un cosmétique (rouge ou protecteur de lèvres par exemple) représenté en 1 à la figure 2.The embodiment shown relates more particularly to an applicator case for a solidified product in a stick, such as a cosmetic (red or lip protector for example) shown in 1 in FIG. 2.

L'étui selon l'invention comporte essentiellement trois éléments, par exemple en pastique moulé, à savoir: une gaine extérieure 2 (figures 1 à 6), un fourreau guide 3 (figures 4 et 7 à 9) et une pièce 4 (figures 4, 10 et 11) destinée à constituer notamment un rideau d'obturation, comme il sera expliqué ci-après.The case according to the invention essentially comprises three elements, for example in molded pastia, namely: an outer sheath 2 (Figures 1 to 6), a guide sleeve 3 (Figures 4 and 7 to 9) and a part 4 (Figures 4, 10 and 11) intended to constitute in particular a shutter curtain, as will be explained below.

La gaine 2 se présente sous la forme d'un tube sensiblement parallélépipédique dont deux parois opposées, dites respectivement frontale 2a, et arrière 2b (figure 3), sont toutefois légèrement bombées, tandis que les deux autres parois latérales 2c et 2d sont planes mais présentent chacune à leur extrémité supérieure un arrondi 5 (figures 4 et 6).The sheath 2 is in the form of a substantially parallelepipedic tube, two opposite walls, said respectively front 2a, and rear 2b (Figure 3), are however slightly curved, while the other two side walls 2c and 2d are flat but each have at their upper end a rounded 5 (Figures 4 and 6).

Le tube formant la gaine présente à sa base une ouverture 6 qui l'ouvre complètement et une ouverture circulaire 7 ménagée à son autre extrémité pour le passage du produit, comme il sera expliqué ci-après.The tube forming the sheath has at its base an opening 6 which opens it completely and a circular opening 7 formed at its other end for the passage of the product, as will be explained below.

Du fait de l'arrondi 5 des parois latérales, on comprend qu'autour de l'ouverture 7, les parois 2a et 2b se raccordent entre elles également par une partie arrondie.Due to the rounded 5 of the side walls, it is understood that around the opening 7, the walls 2a and 2b are also connected to each other by a rounded part.

Comme le montrent encore les figures 1 à 6, la face frontale 2a de la gaine 2 présente une fente longitudinale 8 ménagée latéralement.As further shown in Figures 1 to 6, the front face 2a of the sheath 2 has a longitudinal slot 8 formed laterally.

Le fourreau 3 des figures 4 et 7 à 9 présente une forme extérieure qui correspond à la forme intérieure de la gaine 2 dans laquelle il doit s'introduire avec jeu pour des raisons qui seront évoquées ci-après et comporte une paroi frontale 3a, une paroi arrière 3b et deux parois latérales 3c et 3d.The sheath 3 of Figures 4 and 7 to 9 has an outer shape which corresponds to the inner shape of the sheath 2 in which it must be introduced with play for reasons which will be mentioned below and has a front wall 3a, a rear wall 3b and two side walls 3c and 3d.

La partie supérieure du fourreau 3 est complètement ouverte, tandis que sa partie inférieure est fermée par un socle 9 à fond plat ménageant deux épaulements successifs en dégradé respectivement 10 et Il (figures 4 et 7, 8, 9).The upper part of the sheath 3 is completely open, while its lower part is closed by a base 9 with a flat bottom providing two successive shoulders in gradation 10 and 11 respectively (Figures 4 and 7, 8, 9).

En outre, les parois latérales 3c et 3d, comme le montrent les dessins, présentent une extrémité supérieure arrondie comme celles de la gaine 2 et sont en outre débordante par rapport aux parois frontale 3a et arrière 3b.In addition, the side walls 3c and 3d, as shown in the drawings, have a rounded upper end like those of the sheath 2 and are also projecting relative to the front walls 3a and rear 3b.

La paroi frontale 3a est aussi pourvue d'une large fente longitudinale et médiane 12 qui sépare ladite paroi en deux, en formant deux surfaces respectivements 3′a et 3˝a.The front wall 3a is also provided with a large longitudinal and median slot 12 which separates said wall in two, forming two surfaces 3′a and 3˝a respectively.

On remarquera aussi que les parois latérales 3c et 3d sont pourvues chacune d'une rainure périphérique 13c, 13d, résultant par exemple d'une surépaisseur de la partie centrale des parois latérales et dont la forme due à celle des parois latérales est sensiblement celle d'une épingle à cheveux.It will also be noted that the side walls 3c and 3d are each provided with a peripheral groove 13c, 13d, resulting in example of an extra thickness of the central part of the side walls and the shape of which due to that of the side walls is substantially that of a hairpin.

La troisième pièce 4 qui complète le dispositif selon l'invention est plus particulièrement visible sur les figures 4, 10 et 11.The third part 4 which completes the device according to the invention is more particularly visible in FIGS. 4, 10 and 11.

La pièce 4 comporte une plaquette souple 14 qui se prolonge latéralement par deux languettes 15c, 15d également souples qui ménagent entre elles un espace 16 et qui sont reliées à leurs extrémités par une barrette 17.The part 4 comprises a flexible plate 14 which is extended laterally by two tongues 15c, 15d also flexible which provide between them a space 16 and which are connected at their ends by a bar 17.

La barrette 17 est reliée d'un côté à un support tubulaire 18 en forme de godet, par exemple par une patte de liaison 19, et de l'autre côté, disposé dans cet exemple latéralement, par un bouton d'actionnement 20.The bar 17 is connected on one side to a tubular support 18 in the form of a cup, for example by a connecting tab 19, and on the other side, arranged in this example laterally, by an actuating button 20.

Les languettes 15c et 15d et éventuellement la plaquette 14, sont pourvues de dents 21c et 21d.The tongues 15c and 15d and optionally the plate 14, are provided with teeth 21c and 21d.

Chaque languette 15c et 15d comporte en effet une série de dents 21c et 21d qui sont aménagées comme le montrent les dessins, sur le bord extérieur des languettes et elles s'étendent perpendiculairement à celles-ci du côté du support 18 (sur la figure 10, les dents ne sont pas visibles sauf éventuellement par transparence).Each tongue 15c and 15d in fact comprises a series of teeth 21c and 21d which are arranged as shown in the drawings, on the outer edge of the tongues and they extend perpendicularly to these on the side of the support 18 (in FIG. 10 , the teeth are not visible except possibly by transparency).

Le montage du dispositif est simple. En effet, on enfile la pièce 4 dans le fourreau 3, le support 18 étant à l'intérieur et les languettes 15c et 15d à l'extérieur, la patte de liaison 19 passant dans la fente 12 dudit fourreau.The assembly of the device is simple. In fact, the part 4 is threaded into the sheath 3, the support 18 being inside and the tabs 15c and 15d outside, the connecting tab 19 passing through the slot 12 of said sheath.

La pièce 4 peut ainsi être coulissée jusqu'à ce que la barrette 17 vienne en contact avec l'épaulement 11 du fourreau. Dans cette position, les languettes 15c et 15d viennent en appui sur les surfaces 3′a et 3˝a, tandis que les dents 21c et 21d viennent en appui latéralement et éventuellement par leurs extrémités dans les rainures 13c et 13d.The part 4 can thus be slid until the bar 17 comes into contact with the shoulder 11 of the sheath. In this position, the tongues 15c and 15d come to bear on the surfaces 3′a and 3˝a, while the teeth 21c and 21d come to bear laterally and possibly by their ends in the grooves 13c and 13d.

On peut alors introduire l'ensemble par l'ouverture 6 de la gaine 2, la plaquette souple 14 pouvant s'arrondir pour épouser les parties arrondies 5 correspondantes du fourreau et de la gaine, tandis que la matière qui rattache le bouton 20 à la barrette peut coulisser dans la fente 8 de la gaine.The assembly can then be introduced through the opening 6 of the sheath 2, the flexible plate 14 being able to be rounded to match the corresponding rounded parts 5 of the sheath and of the sheath, while the material which attaches the button 20 to the bar can slide in the slot 8 of the sheath.

Le fourreau 3 est introduit jusqu'à ce que son épaulement 10 vienne en butée avec l'extrémité correspondante de la gaine, une petite lèvre de cette dernière, comme représenté, pouvant en outre s'introduire dans une petite rainure correspondante du socle 9, tandis que les deux éléments 3 et 4 peuvent être fixés ensemble, par exemple par soudure à ultrasons.The sheath 3 is introduced until its shoulder 10 abuts with the corresponding end of the sheath, a small lip of the latter, as shown, which can also be introduced into a small corresponding groove in the base 9, while the two elements 3 and 4 can be fixed together, for example by ultrasonic welding.

On peut constater aussi sur la figure 4, que l'épaulement 11 permet de ménager un espace 22 entre le fourreau 3 et la gaine 2 dans lequel se loge et va pouvoir coulisser la plaquette 14, les languettes 15c, 15d et la barrette 17.It can also be seen in FIG. 4, that the shoulder 11 makes it possible to provide a space 22 between the sheath 3 and the sheath 2 in which is housed and will be able to slide the plate 14, the tongues 15c, 15d and the bar 17.

Les dimensions des éléments sont choisies de manière qu'alors la plaquette 14 obture l'ouverture 7 de la gaine comme le montrent les figures 1 et 4.The dimensions of the elements are chosen so that then the plate 14 closes the opening 7 of the sheath as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4.

On comprend qu'en faisant ensuite coulisser le bouton 19 vers le haut dans la fente 8, les languettes 15c et 15d et la plaquette 14 sont parfaitement guidées dans l'espace 22 entre les pièces 2 et 3 et notamment par les surfaces 3a, 3"a, la paroi 3b et les parois internes de la gaine, les rainures 15c, 15d jouant le rôle de rails pour les dents 21c, 21d.It is understood that by then sliding the button 19 upwards in the slot 8, the tongues 15c and 15d and the plate 14 are perfectly guided in the space 22 between the parts 2 and 3 and in particular by the surfaces 3a, 3 "a, the wall 3b and the internal walls of the sheath, the grooves 15c, 15d acting as rails for the teeth 21c, 21d.

De la sorte, la plaquette 14 en dépassant l'ouverture 7, va dégager cette dernière tandis que le support 18 montera en même temps dans le fourreau 3. Ainsi le produit 1 (non représenté sur la figure 4) pourra faire saillie de la gaine 2, comme le montre la figure 2, en passant dans l'espace 16 entre les languettes 15c et 15d et au travers de l'ouverture 7. Lors de l'assemblage proprement dit, on comprend que c'est dans cette position de la figure 2 que le produit 1 peut être introduit dans le support 18.In this way, the plate 14 beyond the opening 7, will release the latter while the support 18 will rise at the same time in the sheath 3. Thus the product 1 (not shown in Figure 4) may protrude from the sheath 2, as shown in FIG. 2, passing through the space 16 between the tongues 15c and 15d and through the opening 7. During assembly proper, it is understood that it is in this position of the FIG. 2 that the product 1 can be introduced into the support 18.

Il est clair qu'un coulissement inverse permettra de faire rentrer de nouveau le produit 1 dans l'étui et d'obturer l'ouverture 7 par la plaquette 14.It is clear that a reverse sliding will make it possible to re-enter the product 1 in the case and to close the opening 7 by the plate 14.

Des variantes ou modifications peuvent bien sûr être imaginées sans sortir du cadre de l'invention. Par exemple le bouton 20 et la fente 8 pourraient bien sûr être disposés de l'autre côté de la barrette ou même au milieu. Le support 18 et la gaine 2 sont en outre avantageusement pourvus de nervures et de rainures de guidage.Variants or modifications can of course be imagined without departing from the scope of the invention. For example the button 20 and the slot 8 could of course be arranged on the other side of the bar or even in the middle. The support 18 and the sheath 2 are also advantageously provided with ribs and guide grooves.

Le socle 9 peut avantageusement, comme représenté, être plat pour permettre de faire reposer l'étui selon l'invention verticalement, et il peut également, comme représenté, comporter un élément 23 d'accrochage ou de suspension (figures 4, 8 et 9), etc.The base 9 can advantageously, as shown, be flat to allow the case according to the invention to rest vertically, and it can also, as shown, include an element 23 for attachment or suspension (Figures 4, 8 and 9 ), etc.

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1) Etui applicateur de produit, comportant une gaine extérieure (2) et un support (18) pour le produit (1), monté coulissant et relié à un bouton d'actionnement (20) extérieur destiné à faire coulisser ledit support dans le même sens que celui dudit bouton, pour faire sortir ou respectivement rétracter le produit dans la gaine au travers d'une ouverture (7) dont elle est munie et qui est obturable par un rideau d'obturation (14) relié audit bouton et audit support, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte un fourreau guide (3) monté dans la gaine (2) et dans lequel coulisse le support (18) du produit, tandis qu'il forme extérieurement un guide pour le rideau d'obturation constitué par une plaquette souple (14) reliée au support par deux languettes latérales (15c,15d), qui ménagent entre elles un espace libre (16) formant un passage pour le produit (1) tout en permettant de libérer l'ouverture (7) de la gaine lorsque la plaquette s'efface par coulissement. 1) Product applicator case, comprising an external sheath (2) and a support (18) for the product (1), mounted slidingly and connected to an external actuation button (20) intended to slide said support in the same sense that that of said button, for bringing out or respectively retracting the product in the sheath through an opening (7) with which it is provided and which can be closed by a shutter curtain (14) connected to said button and to said support, characterized in that it comprises a guide sleeve (3) mounted in the sheath (2) and in which slides the support (18) of the product, while it forms externally a guide for the shutter curtain constituted by a plate flexible (14) connected to the support by two lateral tabs (15c, 15d), which provide a free space between them (16) forming a passage for the product (1) while allowing the opening (7) of the sheath to be released when the plate is erased by sliding. 2) Etui selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le fourreau (3) présente des surfaces de guidage (3a,3b) pour la plaquette (14) et les languettes (15c,15d), qui coulissent dans un espace (22) ménagé entre lesdites surfaces et les parois internes de la gaine extérieure. 2) Case according to claim 1, characterized in that the sleeve (3) has guide surfaces (3a, 3b) for the plate (14) and the tongues (15c, 15d), which slide in a space (22) formed between said surfaces and the internal walls of the outer sheath. 3) Etui selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que les languettes (15c,15d) sont pourvues de dents (21c,21d) qui viennent en appui sur des surface de guidage (13c,13d) du fourreau (3). 3) Case according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the tongues (15c, 15d) are provided with teeth (21c, 21d) which bear on the guide surface (13c, 13d) of the sheath ( 3). 4) Etui selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que les dents (21c,21d) des languettes (15c,15d) sont ménagées sur le bord extérieur desdites languettes en s'étendant perpendiculairement à celles-ci vers le fourreau, tandis que les surfaces de guidage du fourreau pour lesdites dents sont constituées par des rainures (13c, 13d) qui procurent des surfaces de contact latéral et éventuellement d'extrémité pour lesdites dents. 4) Case according to claim 3, characterized in that the teeth (21c, 21d) of the tongues (15c, 15d) are formed on the outer edge of said tongues extending perpendicularly thereto towards the sheath, while the sheath guide surfaces for said teeth are formed by grooves (13c, 13d) which provide lateral and possibly end contact surfaces for said teeth. 5) Etui selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que les languettes (15c,15d) sont reliées entre elles à leurs extrémités opposées à la plaquette d'obturation (14), par une barrette transversale (17) solidaire par un élément de liaison (19) du support (18) du produit, tandis que le fourreau (3) présente une fente longitudinale (12) pour le passage de l'élément de liaison (19) entre ladite barrette (17) et le support (18). 5) Case according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the tongues (15c, 15d) are interconnected at their ends opposite to the closure plate (14), by a transverse bar (17) integral by a connecting element (19) of the support (18) of the product, while the sheath (3) has a longitudinal slot (12) for the passage of the connecting element (19) between said strip (17) and the support (18). 6) Etui selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que la gaine extérieure (2) présente une forme généralement parallélépipédique, le bouton d'actionnement (20) étant disposé latéralement sur l'une (2a) des parois de la gaine, au voisinage de la barrette (17), tandis qu'il peut coulisser au moyen d'une fente longitudinale (8) de la gaine (2) ménagée latéralement sur ladite paroi (2a). 6) Case according to claim 5, characterized in that the outer sheath (2) has a generally parallelepiped shape, the actuation button (20) being arranged laterally on one (2a) of the walls of the sheath, in the vicinity of the bar (17), while it can slide by means of a longitudinal slot (8) of the sheath (2) formed laterally on said wall (2a). 7) Etui selon l'une des revendications 5 et 6, caractérisé en ce que la plaquette d'obturation (14), les languettes latérales (15c, 15d), le support de produit (18), la barrette (17) qui relie les languettes et le bouton d'actionnement sont d'une seule pièce (4). 7) Case according to one of claims 5 and 6, characterized in that the closure plate (14), the side tabs (15c, 15d), the product support (18), the bar (17) which connects the tabs and the actuation button are in one piece (4). 8) Etui selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que le fourreau (3) est solidaire d'un socle (9) qui vient fermer la gaine (2) après introduction du fourreau dans ladite gaine. 8) Case according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the sheath (3) is integral with a base (9) which comes to close the sheath (2) after introduction of the sheath in said sheath. 9) Etui selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que l'espace de coulissement (22) entre le fourreau (3) et la gaine (2) est assuré par un épaulement (11) du socle (9) dudit fourreau (3). 9) Case according to claim 8, characterized in that the sliding space (22) between the sheath (3) and the sheath (2) is provided by a shoulder (11) of the base (9) of said sheath (3) .
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