EP0764410A1 - Auftrageeinheit für Nagellack - Google Patents

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EP0764410A1
EP0764410A1 EP96402005A EP96402005A EP0764410A1 EP 0764410 A1 EP0764410 A1 EP 0764410A1 EP 96402005 A EP96402005 A EP 96402005A EP 96402005 A EP96402005 A EP 96402005A EP 0764410 A1 EP0764410 A1 EP 0764410A1
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Gérard Joulia
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43M—BUREAU ACCESSORIES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B43M11/00—Hand or desk devices of the office or personal type for applying liquid, other than ink, by contact to surfaces, e.g. for applying adhesive
    • B43M11/06—Hand-held devices
    • 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
    • A45D34/042—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a brush or the like
    • A45D34/045—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container
    • A45D34/046—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container comprising a wiper

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  • the invention relates to an applicator assembly for a liquid or viscous product which can be used in particular in the fields of cosmetics, paints or glues.
  • the product can be a nail varnish composition or a nail care composition, or even a liquid lipstick.
  • a set of nail varnish application comprises a reservoir of varnish and a member for applying this varnish, such as a brush comprising a tuft of bristles, fixed to a first end of a rod, the rod being fixed by its other end in a cap serving as a gripping element intended to close the reservoir, so that the tuft of bristles is immersed in this varnish when the application assembly is closed.
  • a member for applying this varnish such as a brush comprising a tuft of bristles, fixed to a first end of a rod, the rod being fixed by its other end in a cap serving as a gripping element intended to close the reservoir, so that the tuft of bristles is immersed in this varnish when the application assembly is closed.
  • the reservoir has a neck provided with a first thread which cooperates with a second thread provided in the cap.
  • the neck is generally thick and flat, and fitted with a sealing ring.
  • the rod is held in the cap via a support which includes a sealing plate. This sealing plate is in contact with the sealing ring of the neck when the application assembly is closed.
  • the user takes the brush out of the reservoir, which is impregnated with product.
  • the brush contains an excess of product. It is therefore necessary to proceed with the elimination of this excess and for this, the user wrings the brush by wiping it on the free end of the neck of the reservoir.
  • the end of the neck being flat and thick, the product will remain on the neck and flow along its outer wall and thus contaminate its thread.
  • the product spills over the neck and into the thread. The product thus forms a fouling after drying of the cap-neck assembly. During future uses, it is then difficult, even impossible, to unscrew the cap from the tank.
  • the product on the neck no longer allows good sealing of the application assembly because the sealing plate is no longer in sealed contact with the sealing ring of the neck.
  • the range of the plate on the neck it is no longer possible to make up for the play which forms between the neck and the span, after the first use, which further reduces the tightness.
  • an assembly of application in particular of shoe polish, comprising a reservoir of product, the neck of which comprises in its opening a skirt having an upper edge directed outwards of the reservoir and capable of allowing the wiping of the application member before the application of the product.
  • the skirt is provided with an external wall and centered in the opening of the neck, a space being provided between the internal wall of the neck and the external wall of the skirt.
  • this space is very limited and the excess product eliminated during the rubbing of the applicator on the upper edge of the skirt can hardly flow into this space, especially when the product is viscous.
  • the excess product can overflow and flow onto the external wall of the tank; it can also obstruct part of said space and consequently hinder the flow of excess product in the tank.
  • the present invention therefore aims to remedy the drawbacks mentioned above.
  • the present invention aims, in particular, to provide an application assembly which allows better wiping of the application member while avoiding soiling the neck of the reservoir.
  • the object of the invention is also to propose a means of wringing which makes it possible to recover the excess of product eliminated during the wringing. It also aims to propose wiping means allowing the user to dose the quantity of product which he wishes to apply.
  • the application assembly according to the invention may be suitable for the application of any other liquid or viscous product, and in particular paints, in particular paints for models and for drawings , and glues.
  • the present invention therefore relates to an assembly for applying a liquid or viscous product, comprising a reservoir, comprising a neck provided with an internal wall and a gripping element carrying a submerged applicator member, in the storage position.
  • this neck defining an opening of the tank, the neck comprising in the opening a skirt having an upper edge directed towards the outside of the tank and able to allow the wiping of the organ of application before application of the product, said skirt being provided with an external wall and being housed in the opening of the neck, a space being provided between the internal wall of the neck and the external wall of the skirt, characterized in that the skirt is eccentric with respect to an axis X of the reservoir.
  • said space is open along the axis X of the reservoir and communicates with the reservoir, thus making it possible to recover the excess product eliminated during the wiping operation in the reservoir.
  • the skirt being eccentric, makes it possible to have a larger space between the internal wall of the neck and the external wall of the skirt compared to the space created by having a centered skirt. Thanks to this larger space, the excess product eliminated during wiping on the upper edge of the skirt flows more easily into the tank. This excess of product does not then risk overflowing on the external wall of the tank and contaminating the neck, or obstructing part of said space. Furthermore, the arrangement of the upper edge of the skirt allows the user to see and control the wiping operation, and therefore to dose the quantity of product which must remain on the applicator member after wiping. .
  • holding means can be provided between the external wall of the skirt and the internal wall of the neck, to maintain the skirt in the opening; these holding means can be fixed on the neck.
  • They may comprise, for example, a tube force-fitted into the opening of the neck, the skirt being linked to the tube by connecting means which may be, for example, rigid tongues or a weld in a direction substantially parallel to a X axis of the tank, generally cylindrical.
  • the tube may have at its upper end a collar which rests on the upper edge of the neck so as to ensure its retention in the neck, as well as the maintenance of the skirt.
  • the connection between the neck and the tube could be ensured by gluing.
  • the skirt has a section, along a plane perpendicular to the axis X, substantially cylindrical or oval, but can be of any other shape.
  • At least part of the upper edge of the skirt is located above the free end of the neck, which allows the user to easily see and properly control the wiping operation of the member d 'application.
  • the entire upper edge of the skirt is located above the free end of the neck for a better view of the wiping.
  • the upper edge of the skirt is situated substantially in a plane perpendicular to the axis X.
  • the upper edge of the skirt is situated substantially in an inclined plane relative to the axis X.
  • the plane is inclined by an angle ⁇ ranging from 10 ° to 60 °.
  • part of the upper edge of the skirt is at a higher height than the rest of the edge.
  • the user will preferably wipe the applicator member on the highest part of the edge of the skirt, which makes the wiping operation easier and more precise.
  • the highest part of the edge of the skirt is diametrically opposite the part closest to the internal wall of the neck, thus allowing the excess product, during wiping, to flow into the space in the opening of the neck.
  • the skirt can be welded to the tube in a direction substantially parallel to the axis X, which ensures good retention of the skirt on the tube and the skirt-tube assembly can then be molded in one piece.
  • the skirt-tube assembly can then be molded in one piece.
  • at least a portion of the outer wall of the skirt and at least a portion of the inner wall of the tube are combined.
  • the applicator member can be a brush, a foam, a feather, a flocked plastic or a molded plastic.
  • the applicator member is a brush
  • the latter consists of a tuft of bristles, the bristles being able to be made of any material and in any form known to those skilled in the art.
  • the application assembly of the invention is perfectly suited to the packaging of a nail varnish.
  • the invention also relates to an assembly for applying a nail varnish comprising a reservoir, comprising a neck and a gripping element carrying an application member immersed, in the storage position, in the varnish contained in this reservoir, this neck defining an opening of the reservoir, the neck comprising in the opening a skirt having an upper edge directed towards the outside of the reservoir and capable of allowing the wiping of the applicator member on this front edge l application of the product, said skirt being provided with an external wall and being housed in the opening of the neck, a space being provided between said internal wall and said external wall, characterized in that the skirt is eccentric with respect to a X axis of the tank.
  • Figure 1 is an elevational view of an application assembly according to a first variant of the invention.
  • Figure 2 is an elevational view of the application assembly of Figure 1 during the wiping operation of the application member.
  • FIG. 3 is an axial section of the wiping element of the application assembly of FIG. 1.
  • Figure 4 is an axial section of a wiping element of an application assembly according to a second variant of the invention.
  • an application assembly designated by the reference 2, comprising a reservoir 4 having a longitudinal axis X of symmetry and a cap 6.
  • the substantially cylindrical reservoir 4 contains a liquid product 8 or viscous to be applied, which can for example be a composition of nail varnish.
  • the tank is usually made of glass.
  • the reservoir 4 comprises a neck 10 provided with an internal wall 11, a thread 12 and an opening 14 which comprises a wiping element 16.
  • This element 16 comprises a cylindrical skirt 18 provided with an upper edge 32 directed towards the outside of the tank and a lower edge 33 directed towards the inside of the tank.
  • the skirt 18 is housed in a cylindrical tube 20 and is connected to the latter by a longitudinal weld 22 in a direction substantially parallel to the axis X.
  • the skirt 18 is thus eccentric with respect to the axis X.
  • the tube 20 is forcibly mounted in the opening 14 of the neck 10 and has at its upper part a flange 24 which rests on the upper edge 26 of the neck, which makes it possible to maintain the tube 20 in the opening 14 of the neck 10 at a height constant.
  • a space 28 is provided between the external wall 29 of the skirt 18 and the internal wall 30 of the tube.
  • the skirt-tube assembly is made in a single piece, in particular made of plastic, and a part of the external wall of the skirt and a part of the internal wall of the tube are combined.
  • the skirt 18 has a cylindrical cross section eccentric along the axis X.
  • the upper edge 32 of the skirt is located substantially in a plane P which is inclined at an angle ⁇ relative to the axis X.
  • ⁇ may be equal to 45 °.
  • the part of the upper edge 32 of the highest skirt is situated at a height h which is above the upper edge 26 of the neck, and even above the flange 24.
  • the cap 6 comprises a cylindrical sleeve 34 serving as a gripping element, the internal wall of which is provided with a thread 36 complementary to the thread 12 of the neck 10.
  • the cap also comprises an applicator member 38 which in this case is a brush comprising a tuft of bristles 40 fixed at the free end 42a of a rod 42.
  • the other end (not shown) of the rod is fixed in the cap 6 via a sealing plate of shape complementary to that of the neck-wiping element assembly .
  • the cap 6 When the application assembly is closed, the cap 6 is screwed onto the reservoir 4.
  • the user wishes to apply product 8, he unscrews the cap and takes out the brush 38 from the reservoir.
  • the brush 38 then has an excess of product.
  • the user wipes the brush on the upper edge 32 of the skirt 16.
  • the removed excess product will then flow along the internal and external walls of the skirt 18 and in particular in the space 28 , then reach the interior of the reservoir 4.
  • the skirt 18 being eccentric with respect to the axis X, the space 28 facilitates the flow of the product eliminated during the spinning of the brush.
  • the excess eliminated does not flow along the external wall of the neck 10 and does not contaminate the thread 12.
  • the emergence of the upper edge 32 of the reservoir allows the user to see the operation wiping: the user can therefore visually dose the quantity of product that remains on the brush after wiping.
  • the skirt 18 can be made of glass and the skirt-neck assembly made in one piece.
  • a part of the external wall 29 of the skirt and a part of the internal wall 11 of the neck are combined.
  • the wiping element of Figure 4 has substantially the same conformation as that of Figure 3, except that the height of the skirt is smaller.
  • the uppermost part of the upper edge 32 of the skirt is located below the upper edge of the flange 24 fixed to the neck 10.
  • the skirt does not protrude from the upper end of the neck, its arrangement allows you to wipe the brush and visually control wiping.
  • the wiping element of FIG. 5 comprises a skirt 118 of constant height linked to the tube 20 by radial tongues 44 which ensure the maintenance of the skirt 118 in the opening 14 of the neck 10, an annular space 128 separating then the outer wall of the skirt of the inner wall of the tube 20.
  • the upper edge 132 of the skirt is located in a plane P 'substantially perpendicular to the axis X and above the upper edge of the neck.
  • the skirt has an eccentric cylindrical cross section along the X axis.

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FR9511168A FR2739080B1 (fr) 1995-09-22 1995-09-22 Ensemble applicateur de vernis a ongles
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FR2856561A1 (fr) * 2003-06-27 2004-12-31 Benson Srl Distributeur de produit cosmetique comprenant un recipient dote d'un essoreur soude et un applicateur
GB2473105A (en) * 2009-08-28 2011-03-02 Lvmh Rech A receptacle comprising a wiper
US9908672B2 (en) 2016-02-17 2018-03-06 Nina MASSINELLO Container with removable lid and removable applicator

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US6238116B1 (en) 1999-04-30 2001-05-29 Bic Corporation Foam applicator with wiper insert

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US610103A (en) * 1898-08-30 Mucilage-holder
US3372424A (en) * 1966-12-12 1968-03-12 Leo L. Kellett Sealing insert for containers
FR1530702A (fr) * 1967-05-26 1968-06-28 Dispositif de bouchage formant verseur adaptable aux récipients tels que bouteilles ainsi que lesdits récipients pourvus de ce dispositif
US3957066A (en) * 1974-01-08 1976-05-18 Dahm Klaus Peter Cosmetic stick
EP0490449A1 (de) * 1990-12-10 1992-06-17 Sara Lee/DE N.V. Nichttropfender Ausgiesser

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US610103A (en) * 1898-08-30 Mucilage-holder
US3372424A (en) * 1966-12-12 1968-03-12 Leo L. Kellett Sealing insert for containers
FR1530702A (fr) * 1967-05-26 1968-06-28 Dispositif de bouchage formant verseur adaptable aux récipients tels que bouteilles ainsi que lesdits récipients pourvus de ce dispositif
US3957066A (en) * 1974-01-08 1976-05-18 Dahm Klaus Peter Cosmetic stick
EP0490449A1 (de) * 1990-12-10 1992-06-17 Sara Lee/DE N.V. Nichttropfender Ausgiesser

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FR2856561A1 (fr) * 2003-06-27 2004-12-31 Benson Srl Distributeur de produit cosmetique comprenant un recipient dote d'un essoreur soude et un applicateur
GB2473105A (en) * 2009-08-28 2011-03-02 Lvmh Rech A receptacle comprising a wiper
US9908672B2 (en) 2016-02-17 2018-03-06 Nina MASSINELLO Container with removable lid and removable applicator

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FR2739080B1 (fr) 1997-10-24
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