EP0764410A1 - Applicator unit for nail varnish - 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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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • 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
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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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The bottle (4) has a neck (10) which receives a cap (6) with an applicator brush and with an inner skirt (18) with its upper edge projecting above the neck so that the applicator brush can be wiped against it to remove surplus fluid. The skirt is positioned eccentrically relative to the axis of the bottle, and is fitted inside the neck of the bottle by a tube (20) fitting tightly inside it, and with the skirt attached to one side of the tube. The upper end of the tube has a collar (24) held against the top of the bottle neck, and the skirt has a cylindrical or oval cross section. The skirt's upper edge is inclined relative to the bottle at an angle of 10 - 60 degrees, and the skirt and tube assembly are made in one piece, especially from plastic.

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L'invention est relative à un ensemble applicateur d'un produit liquide ou visqueux utilisable notamment dans les domaines de la cosmétique, des peintures ou des colles. Dans le domaine de la cosmétique, le produit peut être une composition de vernis à ongles ou une composition de soin des ongles, ou encore un rouge à lèvres liquide.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. In the field of cosmetics, the product can be a nail varnish composition or a nail care composition, or even a liquid lipstick.

Généralement, un ensemble d'application de vernis à ongles comprend un réservoir de vernis et un organe d'application de ce vernis, tel qu'un pinceau comportant une touffe de poils, fixée à une première extrémité d'une tige, la tige étant fixée par son autre extrémité dans un capuchon servant d'élément de préhension destiné à fermer le réservoir, de sorte que la touffe de poils est immergée dans ce vernis lorsque l'ensemble d'application est fermé.Generally, 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.

Pour assurer la bonne fermeture de l'ensemble, le réservoir comporte un goulot muni d'un premier filetage qui coopère avec un second filetage prévu dans le capuchon. Le goulot est généralement épais et plat, et muni d'un jonc d'étanchéité. La tige est maintenue dans le capuchon via un support qui comprend un plateau d'étanchéité. Ce plateau d'étanchéité est en contact avec le jonc d'étanchéité du goulot lorsque l'ensemble d'application est fermé.To ensure proper closure of the assembly, 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.

Pour appliquer le vernis sur l'ongle, l'utilisateur sort du réservoir le pinceau qui est imprégné de produit. Généralement, le pinceau comporte un excédent de produit. Il est donc nécessaire de procéder à l'élimination de cet excédent et pour cela, l'utilisateur essore le pinceau en l'essuyant sur l'extrémité libre du goulot du réservoir. L'extrémité du goulot étant plate et épaisse, du produit va rester sur le goulot et couler le long de sa paroi extérieure et souiller ainsi son filetage. Lorsque l'utilisateur revisse le capuchon pour fermer le réservoir, le produit se répand sur le goulot et dans le filetage. Le produit forme ainsi un encrassement après séchage de l'ensemble capuchon-goulot. Lors des prochaines utilisations, il est alors difficile, voire même impossible, de dévisser le capuchon du réservoir. De plus, le produit qui se trouve sur le goulot ne permet plus une bonne étanchéité de l'ensemble d'application car le plateau d'étanchéité n'est plus en contact étanche avec le jonc d'étanchéité du goulot. En outre, du fait de la portée du plateau sur le goulot, il n'est plus possible de rattraper le jeu qui se forme entre le goulot et la portée, après la première utilisation ce qui diminue encore l'étanchéité.To apply the varnish to the nail, the user takes the brush out of the reservoir, which is impregnated with product. Generally, 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. When the user screws the cap back on to close the tank, 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. In addition, 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. In addition, due to 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.

Pour essuyer le pinceau, avant utilisation, il a été proposé dans le brevet FR-B-1219912 de profiler le goulot, dans sa partie inférieure, en forme d'arête sur laquelle le pinceau peut être frotté pour le débarrasser de l'excès de produit. Selon la demande GB-A-2 198 423, il a été envisagé des languettes dans le goulot qui forment une collerette d'essuyage du pinceau. Toutefois, ces dispositifs d'essuyage ne permettent pas à l'utilisateur de voir l'action d'essuyage et le pinceau, après essuyage, comporte un excès ou une insuffisance de produit. Aussi, l'utilisateur ne peut pas doser visuellement la quantité de produit qu'il souhaite appliquer sur les ongles.To wipe the brush, before use, it was proposed in patent FR-B-1219912 to profile the neck, in its lower part, in the form of an edge on which the brush can be rubbed to rid it of excess product. According to the application GB-A-2 198 423, tongues have been envisaged in the neck which form a collar for wiping the brush. However, these wiping devices do not allow the user to see the wiping action and the brush, after wiping, contains an excess or insufficient product. Also, the user cannot visually dose the amount of product he wishes to apply to the nails.

Dans le brevet FR-C-1 530 702, il est proposé de disposer sur le goulot une cuvette pourvue d'une jupe centrale dans laquelle vient se loger l'organe d'application. Mais en essuyant l'organe d'application sur le bord supérieur de la jupe, l'excès de produit s'écoulant le long de la paroi externe de la jupe reste au fond de la cuvette et ne retombe pas dans le réservoir. Cet excès non récupéré ne peut plus être utilisé et est donc perdu. En outre, les réservoirs couramment utilisés pour le conditionnement de vernis à ongles sont de petites tailles et l'ouverture du goulot présente un diamètre réduit. Il n'est donc pas possible d'y disposer une telle cuvette.In patent FR-C-1,530,702, it is proposed to have on the neck a bowl provided with a central skirt in which is housed the applicator member. But by wiping the applicator member on the upper edge of the skirt, the excess product flowing along the external wall of the skirt remains at the bottom of the bowl and does not fall back into the tank. This unrecovered excess can no longer be used and is therefore lost. In addition, the tanks commonly used for packaging nail polish are small and the opening of the neck has a reduced diameter. It is therefore not possible to have such a bowl there.

Il est également connu, par la demande EP-A-490 449, un ensemble d'application, notamment de produit de cirage, comprenant un réservoir de produit dont le goulot comporte dans son ouverture une jupe présentant un bord supérieur dirigé vers l'extérieur du réservoir et apte à permettre l'essuyage de l'organe d'application avant l'application du produit. La jupe est munie d'une paroi externe et centrée dans l'ouverture du goulot, un espace étant prévu entre la paroi interne du goulot et la paroi externe de la jupe. Toutefois, cet espace est très limité et l'excès de produit éliminé lors du frottement de l'applicateur sur le bord supérieur de la jupe peut difficilement s'écouler dans cet espace, surtout losque le produit est visqueux. Aussi, l'excès de produit peut déborder et s'écouler sur la paroi externe du réservoir ; il peut également obstruer une partie dudit espace et gêner par conséquent l'écoulement de l'excès de produit dans le réservoir.It is also known, from application EP-A-490 449, 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. However, 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. Also, 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.

La présente invention vise donc à remédier aux inconvénients mentionnés ci-dessus.The present invention therefore aims to remedy the drawbacks mentioned above.

La présente invention a pour but, notamment, de fournir un ensemble d'application qui permette de mieux essuyer l'organe d'application tout en évitant de souiller le goulot du réservoir. L'invention a également pour but de proposer un moyen d'essorage permettant de récupérer l'excès de produit éliminé lors de l'essorage. Elle a également pour but de proposer des moyens d'essuyage permettant à l'utilisateur de doser la quantité de produit qu'il souhaite appliquer.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.

La demanderesse a découvert, de façon inattendue et surprenante, que de tels résultats pouvaient être obtenus en plaçant dans le goulot une jupe excentrée dont le bord supérieur permet d'essuyer l'applicateur.The Applicant has discovered, unexpectedly and surprisingly, that such results could be obtained by placing an eccentric skirt in the neck, the upper edge of which wipes the applicator.

L'ensemble d'application selon l'invention, bien que préconisé pour le conditionnement de vernis à ongles, peut convenir pour l'application de tout autre produit liquide ou visqueux, et en particulier les peintures, notamment les peintures pour maquettes et pour dessins, et les colles.The application assembly according to the invention, although recommended for packaging nail polish, 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.

La présente invention a donc pour objet un ensemble d'application d'un produit liquide ou visqueux, comprenant un réservoir, comportant un goulot muni d'une paroi interne et un élément de préhension portant un organe d'application immergé, en position de stockage, dans le produit contenu dans ce réservoir, ce goulot définissant une ouverture du réservoir, le goulot comportant dans l'ouverture une jupe présentant un bord supérieur dirigé vers l'extérieur du réservoir et apte à permettre l'essuyage de l'organe d'application avant l'application du produit, ladite jupe étant munie d'une paroi externe et étant logée dans l'ouverture du goulot, un espace étant prévu entre la paroi interne du goulot et la paroi externe de la jupe, caractérisé par le fait que la jupe est excentrée par rapport à un axe X du réservoir.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. , in the product contained in this tank, 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.

Avantageusement, ledit espace est ouvert selon l'axe X du réservoir et communique avec le réservoir, permettant ainsi de récupérer l'excès de produit éliminé lors de l'opération d'essuyage dans le réservoir.Advantageously, 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.

La jupe, en étant excentrée, permet de disposer un espace plus important entre la paroi interne du goulot et la paroi externe de la jupe comparé à l'espace crée en disposant une jupe centrée. Grâce à cet espace plus grand, l'excès de produit éliminé lors de l'essuyage sur le bord supérieur de la jupe s'écoule plus facilement dans le réservoir. Cet excès de produit ne risque pas alors de déborder sur la paroi externe du réservoir et de souiller le goulot, ni d'obstruer une partie dudit espace. Par ailleurs, l'agencement du bord supérieur de la jupe permet à l'utilisateur de voir et de contrôler l'opération d'essuyage, et donc de doser la quantité de produit devant rester sur l'organe d'application après l'essuyage.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. .

De façon avantageuse, des moyens de maintien peuvent être prévus entre la paroi externe de la jupe et la paroi interne du goulot, pour maintenir la jupe dans l'ouverture ; ces moyens de maintien peuvent être fixés sur le goulot. Ils peuvent comporter, par exemple, un tube monté à force dans l'ouverture du goulot, la jupe étant liée au tube par des moyens de liaison qui peuvent être, par exemple, des languettes rigides ou une soudure selon une direction sensiblement parallèle à un axe X du réservoir, généralement cylindrique. Le tube peut comporter à son extrémité supérieure une collerette qui s'appuie sur le bord supérieur du goulot de façon à assurer son maintien dans le goulot, ainsi que le maintien de la jupe. Toutefois, la liaison entre le goulot et le tube pourrait être assurée par collage.Advantageously, 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. However, the connection between the neck and the tube could be ensured by gluing.

De préférence, la jupe a une section, selon un plan perpendiculaire à l'axe X, sensiblement cylindrique ou ovale, mais peut être de toute autre forme.Preferably, the skirt has a section, along a plane perpendicular to the axis X, substantially cylindrical or oval, but can be of any other shape.

Avantageusement, au moins une partie du bord supérieur de la jupe est situé au-dessus de l'extrémité libre du goulot, ce qui permet à l'utilisateur de voir aisément et de bien contrôler l'opération d'essuyage de l'organe d'application. Préférentiellement, l'intégralité du bord supérieur de la jupe est situé au-dessus de l'extrémité libre du goulot pour une meilleure vision de l'essuyage. En présence de la collerette du tube de maintien, il est souhaitable que ladite partie fasse saillie au-dessus de la collerette.Advantageously, 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. Preferably, the entire upper edge of the skirt is located above the free end of the neck for a better view of the wiping. In the presence of the collar of the retaining tube, it is desirable for said part to protrude above the collar.

Selon une première variante de réalisation, le bord supérieur de la jupe est situé sensiblement dans un plan perpendiculaire à l'axe X.According to a first alternative embodiment, the upper edge of the skirt is situated substantially in a plane perpendicular to the axis X.

Selon une deuxième variante de réalisation, le bord supérieur de la jupe est situé sensiblement dans un plan incliné par rapport à l'axe X. De préférence, le plan est incliné d'un angle α allant de 10° à 60°. Dans cette conformation, une partie du bord supérieur de la jupe est à une hauteur plus élevée que le reste du bord. L'utilisateur essuiera de préférence l'organe d'application sur la partie la plus élevée du bord de la jupe, ce qui rend l'opération d'essuyage plus aisée et plus précise. Avantageusement, la partie la plus élevée du bord de la jupe est diamétralement opposée à la partie la plus proche de la paroi interne du goulot, permettant ainsi à l'excès de produit, lors de l'essuyage, de s'écouler dans l'espace aménagé dans l'ouverture du goulot.According to a second alternative embodiment, the upper edge of the skirt is situated substantially in an inclined plane relative to the axis X. Preferably, the plane is inclined by an angle α ranging from 10 ° to 60 °. In this conformation, 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. Advantageously, 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.

La jupe peut être soudée au tube selon une direction sensiblement parallèle à l'axe X, ce qui permet d'assurer un bon maintien de la jupe sur le tube et l'ensemble jupe-tube peut alors être moulé d'une seule pièce. En particulier, au moins une partie de la paroi externe de la jupe et au moins une partie de la paroi interne du tube sont confondues.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. In particular, 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.

L'organe d'application peut être un pinceau, une mousse, une plume, un plastique floqué ou un plastique moulé.The applicator member can be a brush, a foam, a feather, a flocked plastic or a molded plastic.

Lorsque l'organe d'application est un pinceau, celui-ci est constitué d'une touffe de poils, les poils pouvant être réalisés en toute matière et sous toute forme connues de l'homme du métier.When 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.

L'ensemble d'application de l'invention est parfaitement bien adapté aux conditionnement d'un vernis à ongles. Aussi, l'invention a encore pour objet un ensemble d'application d'un vernis à ongles comprenant un réservoir, comportant un goulot et un élément de préhension portant un organe d'application immergé, en position de stockage, dans le vernis contenu dans ce réservoir, ce goulot définissant une ouverture du réservoir, le goulot comportant dans l'ouverture une jupe présentant un bord supérieur dirigé vers l'extérieur du réservoir et apte à permettre l'essuyage de l'organe d'application sur ce bord avant l'application du produit, ladite jupe étant munie d'une paroi externe et étant logée dans l'ouverture du goulot, un espace étant prévu entre ladite paroi interne et ladite paroi externe, caractérisé par le fait que la jupe est excentrée par rapport à un axe X du réservoir.The application assembly of the invention is perfectly suited to the packaging of a nail varnish. Also, 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.

L'invention consiste, mis à part les dispositions exposées ci-dessus, en un certain nombre d'autres dispositions dont il sera plus explicitement question ci-après, à propos d'exemples de réalisations décrits en référence aux figures annexées, qui ne sont nullement limitatifs.The invention consists, apart from the arrangements set out above, of a certain number of other arrangements which will be more explicitly discussed below, with reference to examples of embodiments described with reference to the appended figures, which are not in no way limiting.

La figure 1 est une vue en élévation d'un ensemble d'application conforme à une première variante de l'invention.Figure 1 is an elevational view of an application assembly according to a first variant of the invention.

La figure 2 est une vue en élévation de l'ensemble d'application de la figure 1 pendant l'opération d'essuyage de l'organe d'application.Figure 2 is an elevational view of the application assembly of Figure 1 during the wiping operation of the application member.

La figure 3 est une coupe axiale de l'élément d'essuyage de l'ensemble d'application de la figure 1.FIG. 3 is an axial section of the wiping element of the application assembly of FIG. 1.

La figure 4 est une coupe axiale d'un élément d'essuyage d'un ensemble d'application conforme à une deuxième variante de l'invention.Figure 4 is an axial section of a wiping element of an application assembly according to a second variant of the invention.

En se reportant aux figures 1 à 3 annexées, on peut voir un ensemble d'application désigné par la référence 2, comportant un réservoir 4 présentant un axe longitudinal X de symétrie et un capuchon 6. Le réservoir 4 sensiblement cylindrique contient un produit 8 liquide ou visqueux à appliquer, qui peut être par exemple une composition de vernis à ongles. Le réservoir est généralement en verre.Referring to Figures 1 to 3 attached, one can see 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.

Le réservoir 4 comprend un goulot 10 muni d'une paroi interne 11, d'un filetage 12 et d'une ouverture 14 qui comporte un élément d'essuyage 16. Cet élément 16 comprend une jupe cylindrique 18 munie d'un bord supérieur 32 dirigé vers l'extérieur du réservoir et d'un bord inférieur 33 dirigé vers l'intérieur du réservoir. La jupe 18 est logée dans un tube cylindrique 20 et est reliée à celui-ci par une soudure 22 longitudinale selon une direction sensiblement parallèle à l'axe X. La jupe 18 est ainsi excentrée par rapport à l'axe X. Le tube 20 est monté à force dans l'ouverture 14 du goulot 10 et comporte à sa partie supérieure une collerette 24 qui repose sur le bord supérieur 26 du goulot, ce qui permet de maintenir le tube 20 dans l'ouverture 14 du goulot 10 à une hauteur constante. Un espace 28 est prévu entre la paroi externe 29 de la jupe 18 et la paroi interne 30 du tube.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.

L'ensemble jupe-tube est réalisé en une seule pièce, notamment en plastique, et une partie de la paroi externe de la jupe et une partie de la paroi interne du tube sont confondues. En outre, la jupe 18 a une section transversale cylindrique excentrée selon l'axe X.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. In addition, the skirt 18 has a cylindrical cross section eccentric along the axis X.

Le bord supérieur 32 de la jupe est situé sensiblement dans un plan P qui est incliné d'un angle α par rapport à l'axe X. Par exemple, α peut être égal à 45°. La partie du bord supérieur 32 de la jupe la plus haute est située à une hauteur h qui est au-dessus du bord supérieur 26 du goulot, et même au-dessus de la collerette 24.The upper edge 32 of the skirt is located substantially in a plane P which is inclined at an angle α relative to the axis X. For example, α 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.

Le capuchon 6 comporte un manchon cylindrique 34 servant d'élément de préhension dont la paroi interne est munie d'un filetage 36 complémentaire du filetage 12 du goulot 10. Le capuchon comporte également un organe d'application 38 qui est dans le cas présent un pinceau comprenant une touffe de poils 40 fixée à l'extrémité libre 42a d'une tige 42. L'autre extrémité (non représentée) de la tige est fixée dans le capuchon 6 via un plateau d'étanchéité de forme complémentaire à celle de l'ensemble goulot-élément d'essuyage.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 .

Lorsque l'ensemble d'application est fermé, le capuchon 6 est vissé sur le réservoir 4. Lorsque l'utilisateur souhaite appliquer du produit 8, il dévisse le capuchon et sort le pinceau 38 du réservoir. Le pinceau 38 comporte alors un excès de produit. Pour éliminer cet excédent, l'utilisateur essuie le pinceau sur le bord supérieur 32 de la jupe 16. Le produit en excès éliminé va alors s'écouler le long des parois interne et externe de la jupe 18 et en particulier dans l'espace 28, puis atteindre l'intérieur du réservoir 4. La jupe 18 étant excentrée par rapport à l'axe X, l'espace 28 facilite l'écoulement du produit éliminé lors de l'essorage du pinceau. Ainsi, l'excès éliminé ne s'écoule pas le long de la paroi externe du goulot 10 et ne souille pas le filetage 12. De plus, l'émergence du bord supérieur 32 du réservoir permet à l'utilisateur de voir l'opération d'essuyage: l'utilisateur peut donc doser visuellement la quantité de produit qui reste sur le pinceau après l'essuyage.When the application assembly is closed, the cap 6 is screwed onto the reservoir 4. When 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. To eliminate this excess, 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. Thus, the excess eliminated does not flow along the external wall of the neck 10 and does not contaminate the thread 12. In addition, 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.

Dans une autre variante de réalisation de l'ensemble d'application selon l'invention, la jupe 18 peut être en verre et l'ensemble jupe-goulot réalisé en une seule pièce. Ainsi, une partie de la paroi externe 29 de la jupe et une partie de la paroi interne 11 du goulot sont confondues.In another alternative embodiment of the application assembly according to the invention, the skirt 18 can be made of glass and the skirt-neck assembly made in one piece. Thus, a part of the external wall 29 of the skirt and a part of the internal wall 11 of the neck are combined.

Sur la figure 4, les éléments identiques ou jouant des rôles analogues aux éléments déjà décrits sont désignés par les mêmes références numériques. Leur description ne sera pas reprise ou sera effectuée succinctement.In FIG. 4, the elements identical or playing roles analogous to the elements already described are designated by the same reference numerals. Their description will not be repeated or will be made succinctly.

L'élément d'essuyage de la figure 4 a sensiblement la même conformation que celui de la figure 3, à l'exception près que la hauteur de la jupe est plus petite. En particulier, la partie la plus élevée du bord supérieur 32 de la jupe est située au-dessous du bord supérieur de la collerette 24 fixée sur le goulot 10. Bien que la jupe ne dépasse pas de l'extrémité supérieure du goulot, son agencement permet d'essuyer le pinceau et contrôler visuellement l'essuyage.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. In particular, 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. Although the skirt does not protrude from the upper end of the neck, its arrangement allows you to wipe the brush and visually control wiping.

En se reportant à la figure 5, on peut voir une autre variante de réalisation de l'élément d'essuyage de l'ensemble d'application selon l'invention. Les éléments différents de ceux des figures 1 à 4 sont désignés par des références additionnées de 100.
Les différences portent essentiellement sur la forme de la jupe.Referring to Figure 5, we can see another alternative embodiment of the wiping element of the application assembly according to the invention. Elements other than those in FIGS. 1 to 4 are designated by references added to 100.
The differences relate mainly to the shape of the skirt.

Ainsi, l'élément d'essuyage de la figure 5 comporte une jupe 118 de hauteur constante liée au tube 20 par des languettes radiales 44 qui assurent le maintien de la jupe 118 dans l'ouverture 14 du goulot 10, un espace annulaire 128 séparant alors la paroi externe de la jupe de la paroi interne du tube 20. Le bord supérieur 132 de la jupe est situé dans un plan P' sensiblement perpendiculaire à l'axe X et au-dessus du bord supérieur du goulot. La jupe a une section transversale cylindrique excentrée selon l'axe X.Thus, 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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Ensemble d'application d'un produit (8) liquide ou visqueux, comprenant un réservoir (4), comportant un goulot (10) muni d'une paroi interne (11) et un élément de préhension (6) portant un organe d'application (38) immergé, en position de stockage, dans le produit contenu dans ce réservoir, ce goulot définissant une ouverture (14) du réservoir, le goulot comportant dans l'ouverture une jupe (18, 118) présentant un bord supérieur (32, 132) dirigé vers l'extérieur du réservoir et apte à permettre l'essuyage de l'organe d'application sur ce bord avant l'application du produit, ladite jupe étant munie d'une paroi externe (29) et étant logée dans l'ouverture du goulot, un espace (28, 128) étant prévu entre ladite paroi interne (11) et ladite paroi externe (29), caractérisé par le fait que la jupe est excentrée par rapport à un axe X du réservoir.Assembly for applying a liquid or viscous product (8), comprising a reservoir (4), comprising a neck (10) provided with an internal wall (11) and a gripping element (6) carrying a application (38) immersed, in the storage position, in the product contained in this tank, this neck defining an opening (14) of the tank, the neck comprising in the opening a skirt (18, 118) having an upper edge (32 , 132) directed towards the outside of the tank and capable of allowing the wiping of the application member on this edge before the application of the product, said skirt being provided with an external wall (29) and being housed in the opening of the neck, a space (28, 128) being provided between said internal wall (11) and said external wall (29), characterized in that the skirt is eccentric relative to an axis X of the reservoir. Ensemble d'application selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que des moyens de maintien (20, 22, 44) sont prévus pour maintenir la jupe dans l'ouverture.Application assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that holding means (20, 22, 44) are provided for holding the skirt in the opening. Ensemble d'application selon la revendication 2, caractérisé par le fait que les moyens de maintien sont fixés sur le goulot.Application assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that the holding means are fixed to the neck. Ensemble d'application selon la revendication 2 ou 3, caractérisé par le fait que les moyens de maintien comprennent un tube (20) monté à force dans l'ouverture du goulot, la jupe étant liée au tube par des moyens de liaison (22, 44).Application assembly according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the holding means comprise a tube (20) forcibly mounted in the opening of the neck, the skirt being connected to the tube by connecting means (22, 44). Ensemble d'application selon la revendication 4, caractérisé par le fait que l'espace (28, 128) est prévu entre la paroi externe de la jupe et une paroi interne (22) du tube.Application assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that the space (28, 128) is provided between the external wall of the skirt and an internal wall (22) of the tube. Ensemble d'application selon la revendication 4 ou 5, caractérisé par le fait que le tube comporte à sa partie supérieure une collerette (24) qui s'appuie sur le bord supérieur (26) du goulot.Application assembly according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the tube has at its upper part a flange (24) which rests on the upper edge (26) of the neck. Ensemble d'application selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que la jupe a une section sensiblement cylindrique ou ovale dans un plan perpendiculaire à un axe X du réservoir.Application assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the skirt has a substantially cylindrical or oval section in a plane perpendicular to an axis X of the reservoir. Ensemble d'application selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait qu'au moins une partie du bord supérieur (32) de la jupe est situé au-dessus de l'extrémité libre (21) du goulot.Application assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least part of the upper edge (32) of the skirt is located above the free end (21) of the neck. Ensemble d'application selon l'une quelconque des revendications 6 à 8, caractérisé par le fait qu'au moins une partie du bord supérieur (32) de la jupe fait saillie au-dessus de la collerette.Application assembly according to any one of Claims 6 to 8, characterized in that at least part of the upper edge (32) of the skirt projects above the flange. Ensemble d'application selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que le bord supérieur de la jupe est situé sensiblement dans un plan perpendiculaire à un axe X du réservoir.Application assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the upper edge of the skirt is situated substantially in a plane perpendicular to an axis X of the reservoir. Ensemble d'application selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé par le fait que le bord supérieur de la jupe est situé sensiblement dans un plan incliné par rapport à un axe X du réservoir.Application assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the upper edge of the skirt is situated substantially in an inclined plane relative to an axis X of the reservoir. Ensemble d'application selon la revendication 11, caractérisé par le fait que le plan est incliné d'un angle α allant de 10° à 60°.Application assembly according to claim 11, characterized in that the plane is inclined at an angle α ranging from 10 ° to 60 °. Ensemble d'application selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 12, caractérisé par le fait que les moyens de liaison sont formés de languettes (44).Application assembly according to any one of claims 4 to 12, characterized in that the connecting means are formed of tongues (44). Ensemble d'application selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 13, caractérisé par le fait que le moyen de liaison est une soudure selon une direction sensiblement parallèle à un axe X du réservoir.Application assembly according to any one of claims 4 to 13, characterized in that the connecting means is a weld in a direction substantially parallel to an axis X of the reservoir. Ensemble d'application selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 14, caractérisé par le fait qu'au moins une partie de la paroi externe de la jupe et au moins une partie de la paroi interne du tube sont confondues.Application assembly according to any one of Claims 4 to 14, characterized in that at least a part of the external wall of the skirt and at least a part of the internal wall of the tube are combined. Ensemble d'application selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée par le fait que l'organe d'application est un pinceau.Application assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the application member is a brush. Ensemble d'application d'un vernis à ongles comprenant un réservoir (4), comportant un goulot (10) muni d'une paroi interne (11) et un élément de préhension (6) portant un organe d'application (38) immergé, en position de stockage, dans le vernis contenu dans ce réservoir, ce goulot définissant une ouverture (14) du réservoir, le goulot comportant dans l'ouverture une jupe (18, 118) présentant un bord supérieur (32, 132) dirigé vers l'extérieur du réservoir et apte à permettre l'essuyage de l'organe d'application sur ce bord avant l'application du produit, ladite jupe étant munie d'une paroi externe (29) et étant logée dans l'ouverture du goulot, un espace (28, 128) étant prévu entre ladite paroi interne (11) et ladite paroi externe (29), caractérisé par le fait que la jupe est excentrée par rapport à un axe X du réservoir.Assembly for applying a nail varnish comprising a reservoir (4), comprising a neck (10) provided with an internal wall (11) and a gripping element (6) carrying an immersed application member (38) , in the storage position, in the varnish contained in this tank, this neck defining an opening (14) of the tank, the neck comprising in the opening a skirt (18, 118) having an upper edge (32, 132) directed towards outside the tank and suitable for allowing the wiping of the applicator member on this edge before applying the product, said skirt being provided with an external wall (29) and being housed in the opening of the neck , a space (28, 128) being provided between said internal wall (11) and said external wall (29), characterized in that the skirt is eccentric relative to an axis X of the reservoir.
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