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EP0905033B1
EP0905033B1 EP98402136A EP98402136A EP0905033B1 EP 0905033 B1 EP0905033 B1 EP 0905033B1 EP 98402136 A EP98402136 A EP 98402136A EP 98402136 A EP98402136 A EP 98402136A EP 0905033 B1 EP0905033 B1 EP 0905033B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0008—Sealing or attachment arrangements between sprayer and container
    • B05B11/0013—Attachment arrangements comprising means cooperating with the inner surface of the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1043—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container
    • B05B11/1046—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the neck of the container
    • B05B11/1047—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the neck of the container the pump being preassembled as an independent unit before being mounted on the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
    • B65D1/023—Neck construction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/40—Details of walls
    • B65D1/42—Reinforcing or strengthening parts or members
    • B65D1/48—Reinforcements of dissimilar materials, e.g. metal frames in plastic walls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D13/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of the same material, other than metal, plastics, wood, or substitutes therefor
    • B65D13/02—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of the same material, other than metal, plastics, wood, or substitutes therefor of glass, pottery, or other ceramic material

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  • the present invention relates to a glass bottle, according to the preamble of claim 1, in particular quartz or crystal glass or ceramic glass (stoneware, porcelain, some glasses, etc.) intended in particular for the packaging and distribution of products cosmetics such as perfumes.
  • Most perfumes are packaged in glass bottles, obtained in particular by blowing, or by molding.
  • Such bottles have typically a closed body surmounted by a collar connected to the body by a shoulder and defining an opening for the outlet of the product.
  • the collar may have a thread on its outer surface able to cooperate with the internal thread of a plug.
  • a pump or a valve capable of being actuated by a push button.
  • a bead is provided in the vicinity of the opening delimited by the neck so as to allow crimping of the pump or valve.
  • the pump or the valve can be mounted on the neck via an intermediate element mounted force into the neck of the bottle. In this latter hypothesis, mounting by force of the intermediate element weakens the neck and prohibits very tight mounting.
  • Some glass bottles have at least part of their surface cut and polished facets or other reliefs, improving the aesthetics of the bottle.
  • facets typically produced by a cutting wheel, can be located especially on the shoulder, near the neck.
  • the neck is inevitably ground or broken, by the tools used to make the different operations at the desired locations.
  • the collar can then be glued so as to allow the mounting of a plug or a pump.
  • the bottle has a fragility in the squeeze area. Additionally glue can, in addition to its degradation over time, interact with the product contained in the bottle, which can then significantly affect the properties of the product.
  • Patent applications EP-A 079 275 and EP-A-0 186 548 describe adaptation assemblies intended in particular to be mounted on bottles in glass, of the neck type, in order to receive a stopper for example. Such sets are composed of a two-piece arrangement, which arrangement implies for its mounting the presence of a collar. In addition, the cost of this two-piece adapter substantially increases the cost of bottle. Finally, in these documents, the adaptation assemblies, by their configuration, exclude mounting of a threaded plug or pump, or minus, require the addition of an additional mounting piece.
  • Such products may also be contained in vials in ceramic, in particular porcelain, stoneware, or certain glasses. Vial undergoes various treatments, in particular baking or enamelling to make it waterproof, or for decorative purposes. These operations, especially cooking, may slightly modify the characteristics dimensions of the bottle, in particular at the neck, which modifications make it difficult to tightly fit a screwed or retracted plug force, or pump.
  • US Patent 4,165,350 which corresponds to the preamble of claim 1, describes a method for manufacturing a bottle from ceramic with a threaded neck which can be closed perfectly liquid tight, by a threaded plug.
  • the process involves molding separately the bottle and the threaded neck and to form the thread so that the axis of the thread is perpendicular to the surface defined by the upper edge of the neck which is intended to come into tight contact with the upper inner wall of the plug.
  • the neck is then introduced into the bottle and the whole is heated in order to obtain a single ceramic piece.
  • the threaded neck and the bottle are made of a material of the same kind, namely ceramic.
  • a treatment including mechanical (cutting, polishing, grinding) or thermal (baking), and on which is mounted in a perfectly sealed manner, a closing device and / or of distribution.
  • a bottle consisting of a body of glass or ceramic material surmounted by a shoulder delimiting an opening in a plplan substantially flush with the shoulder, an insert made of a material different from glass or ceramic, being tightly mounted in said opening, for sealingly receiving a closure and / or dispensing element of a product contained in the bottle, said insert having a channel in communication with the bottle, and opening on the outside of the bottle on an orifice Release.
  • said insert has a portion which emerges outside of the bottle substantially out of the plane of the opening.
  • the bottom can form a single piece with the body, or be formed from an insert made of material thermoplastic for example.
  • the opening can be located in the axis of the bottle or to be off center.
  • a bottle, in particular made of glass, is thus produced, the aesthetics of which can be chosen. at will, and which has an insert which can form a neck, mounted perfectly sealed without generating a zone of fragility, and on which can mount any type of sealing and / or distribution means.
  • the mounting the insert does not require the use of glue which can degrade or harm the properties of the product it contains.
  • the constraints linked to this type of mounting are exercised opposite the shoulder, which shoulder constitutes a area significantly more resistant than a glass neck.
  • the element added is force-fitted into the opening delimited by the shoulder.
  • the bottle may be made of glass, in particular a crystal or quartz glass, and of which at least the shoulder has cut facets or other reliefs.
  • the insert can be made of thermoplastic material, such as a polypropylene, polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, etc.
  • the insert can be covered over at least part of the height of the portion emerging from the bottle, of a metal or plastic covering. This characteristic is particularly suitable for the closure described with reference to third embodiment described below.
  • the added element has on its outer surface, a shoulder or bead capable of limiting the insertion of said element during its insertion in the opening of the bottle.
  • the added element comprises on the surface outside of the portion emerging from the bottle, a thread capable of cooperating with a corresponding thread of a closure and / or distribution element.
  • the portion emerging from the bottle has a free end, said free end forming an annular bead so as to allow the crimping of a pump or a valve, controlled by an actuating means in the form of a push button.
  • the set can then be covered with a removable cover.
  • the bottle has a stopper, one of which central portion is adapted to be inserted in a sealed manner inside said channel through said outlet.
  • the cap may be made of metal, the portion advantageously being central, over at least part of its height, covered with a cladding made of thermoplastic material capable of improving sealing with the channel formed in the insert.
  • the product can be a cosmetic product, in particular a perfume.
  • the bottle 1 illustrated in Figure 1 is made of crystal glass and has a body 2, closed by a bottom 3, the body being surmounted by a shoulder 4 substantially flat, and delimiting an opening 5 located flush with the shoulder.
  • the bottle is traditionally made by blowing, and is then cut, especially on the entire surface formed by the shoulder 4, so as to form facets 6 whose number, shape, and dimensions are chosen according to the aesthetics sought.
  • the facets are then polished.
  • the collar present initially on the bottle, resulting from blowing, is removed, during the size operation facets 6.
  • Such facets can also be produced in the vicinity from the bottom 3.
  • the body is closed by an added base made of thermoplastic material for example, which bottom can be force-fitted into an opening delimited by the lower edge of the body.
  • An insert 7 is forcibly mounted in the opening 5 after running in of said opening 5.
  • the insert 7 is in the form of an annular element crossed by a channel 9 of constant section, opening to the outside of the bottle, on an orifice 10 delimited by a first free edge 11 of the insert 7, and at inside the bottle, on an orifice 22 delimited by a second free edge 23 of the element 7.
  • a shoulder 12 is formed by the external surface of the element 7, substantially at mid-height thereof, so as to form a stop capable of limit the insertion of the element 7 into the opening 5.
  • Element 7 is obtained by molding of thermoplastic materials such as polypropylene or polyethylene. Still other materials can be used.
  • the element 7 has an axial height of between 10 and 20 mm.
  • the thickness of the wall of the shoulder at the opening 5 is of the order from 5 to 7 mm.
  • the part emerging 13 out of the bottle has an axial height varying between 3 mm and 10 mm, depending on the closure and / or distribution device to mount on the bottle.
  • the walls of the insert, in particular in its part emerging from the bottle can be up to 5 thick mm.
  • Such a thickness compared to the thicknesses of the necks of the glass bottles traditional, allows a more solid and waterproof assembly of the element shutter or distribution element. This is particularly advantageous when the closure element is forced into the element channel reported.
  • a covering 14 is provided so as to cover substantially all of the part emerging from element 7.
  • This covering may be made of metal or plastic, and be maintained on element 7 by gluing, snapping, or self-tightening mounting.
  • a plug 15 is provided for removably closing the orifice 10 defined by element 7.
  • the cap has an upper part 16, serving as a gripping member, and a lower portion 17 of such diameter that this part can force into channel 9.
  • the cap is made of metal, the smallest part diameter being covered with a plastic sheathing 18 capable of improving the seal when the cap is closed. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, in due to the type of mounting of this plug, it is not necessary that the element reported emerges significantly from the bottle.
  • the added element 7 is shaped slightly different.
  • the portion emerging 13, located above the bead 12 present on part of its external surface a thread 19 adapted to cooperate with an internal thread 20 provided on the cap 15.
  • the bottle itself, not shown, is identical to that discussed with reference to Figure 1.
  • the free edge 11 forms a bead 24, suitable for allowing the crimping of a pump or a valve 25, by means of a crimping ring not shown.
  • the pump is surmounted by a rod emergent 26 mounted on elastic return means, and intended to receive a push button 27 comprising an outlet orifice 28.
  • a protective cover (not shown) can then be removably mounted to protect the pushbutton.

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La présente invention a trait à un flacon en verre, selon le préambule de la revendication 1, notamment du quartz ou du verre de cristal ou en matériau céramique (grès, porcelaine, certains verres, etc.) destiné en particulier au conditionnement et à la distribution de produits cosmétiques tels que les parfums.The present invention relates to a glass bottle, according to the preamble of claim 1, in particular quartz or crystal glass or ceramic glass (stoneware, porcelain, some glasses, etc.) intended in particular for the packaging and distribution of products cosmetics such as perfumes.

La plupart des parfums sont conditionnés dans des flacons en verre, obtenus notamment par soufflage, ou par moulage. De tels flacons comportent typiquement un corps fermé surmonté d'un col relié au corps par un épaulement et délimitant une ouverture pour la sortie du produit. Le col peut comporter un filetage sur sa surface extérieur apte à coopérer avec le filetage interne d'un bouchon. Alternativement, sur le col est monté, par sertissage notamment, une pompe ou une valve apte à être actionnée par un bouton poussoir. A cet effet, un bourrelet est prévu au voisinage de l'ouverture délimitée par le col de manière à permettre le sertissage de la pompe ou de la valve. Alternativement, la pompe ou la valve peuvent être montées sur le col via un élément intermédiaire monté à force dans le col du flacon. Dans cette dernière hypothèse, le montage à force de l'élément intermédiaire fragilise le col et interdit des montages très serrés.Most perfumes are packaged in glass bottles, obtained in particular by blowing, or by molding. Such bottles have typically a closed body surmounted by a collar connected to the body by a shoulder and defining an opening for the outlet of the product. The collar may have a thread on its outer surface able to cooperate with the internal thread of a plug. Alternatively, on the neck is mounted, in particular by crimping, a pump or a valve capable of being actuated by a push button. To this end, a bead is provided in the vicinity of the opening delimited by the neck so as to allow crimping of the pump or valve. Alternatively, the pump or the valve can be mounted on the neck via an intermediate element mounted force into the neck of the bottle. In this latter hypothesis, mounting by force of the intermediate element weakens the neck and prohibits very tight mounting.

Certains flacons en verre présentent sur au moins une partie de leur surface des facettes taillées et polies ou d'autres reliefs, améliorant l'esthétique du flacon. De telles facettes, réalisées typiquement par une meule de taille, peuvent être situées notamment sur l'épaulement, au voisinage du col. Dans cette dernière hypothèse, le col est inévitablement meulé ou cassé, par les outils utilisés pour réaliser les différentes opérations aux endroits souhaités. Le col peut ensuite être recollé de manière à pouvoir permettre le montage d'un bouchon ou d'une pompe. Toutefois, le flacon présente une fragilité au niveau de la zone de collure. En outre la colle peut, outre sa dégradation dans le temps, interagir avec le produit contenu dans le flacon, pouvant alors affecter de manière sensible les propriétés du produit. Some glass bottles have at least part of their surface cut and polished facets or other reliefs, improving the aesthetics of the bottle. Of such facets, typically produced by a cutting wheel, can be located especially on the shoulder, near the neck. In this last hypothesis, the neck is inevitably ground or broken, by the tools used to make the different operations at the desired locations. The collar can then be glued so as to allow the mounting of a plug or a pump. However, the bottle has a fragility in the squeeze area. Additionally glue can, in addition to its degradation over time, interact with the product contained in the bottle, which can then significantly affect the properties of the product.

Les demandes de brevet EP-A 079 275 et EP-A-0 186 548 décrivent des ensembles d'adaptation destinés notamment à être montés sur des flacons en verre, de type à col, en vue de recevoir un bouchon par exemple. De tels ensembles sont composés d'un agencement de deux pièces, lequel agencement implique pour son montage la présence d'un col. En outre, le coût de cet adaptateur à deux pièces augmente de manière substantielle le prix de revient du flacon. Enfin, dans ces documents, les ensembles d'adaptation, de par leur configuration, excluent le montage d'un bouchon fileté ou d'une pompe, ou du moins, nécessitent l'ajout d'une pièce de montage supplémentaire.Patent applications EP-A 079 275 and EP-A-0 186 548 describe adaptation assemblies intended in particular to be mounted on bottles in glass, of the neck type, in order to receive a stopper for example. Such sets are composed of a two-piece arrangement, which arrangement implies for its mounting the presence of a collar. In addition, the cost of this two-piece adapter substantially increases the cost of bottle. Finally, in these documents, the adaptation assemblies, by their configuration, exclude mounting of a threaded plug or pump, or minus, require the addition of an additional mounting piece.

De tels produits peuvent également être contenus dans des flacons en céramique, notamment des porcelaines, des grès, ou certains verres. Le flacon fait l'objet de différents traitements, notamment une cuisson ou un émaillage permettant de le rendre étanche, ou à des fins décoratives. Ces opérations, notamment la cuisson, peuvent modifier légèrement les caractéristiques dimensionnelles du flacon, en particulier au niveau du col, lesquelles modifications rendent difficile le montage de manière étanche d'un bouchon vissé ou rentré en force, ou d'une pompe.Such products may also be contained in vials in ceramic, in particular porcelain, stoneware, or certain glasses. Vial undergoes various treatments, in particular baking or enamelling to make it waterproof, or for decorative purposes. These operations, especially cooking, may slightly modify the characteristics dimensions of the bottle, in particular at the neck, which modifications make it difficult to tightly fit a screwed or retracted plug force, or pump.

Le brevet US 4,165,350, qui correspond au préambule de la revendication 1, décrit un procédé pour fabriquer une bouteille en céramique comprenant un col fileté qui peut être fermé, de façon parfaitement étanche aux liquides, par un bouchon fileté. Le procédé consiste à mouler séparément la bouteille et le col fileté et à former le filetage de sorte que l'axe du filetage soit perpendiculaire à la surface définie par le bord supérieur du col qui est destinée à venir en contact étanche avec la paroi intérieure supérieure du bouchon. Le col est ensuite introduit dans la bouteille et l'ensemble est chauffé afin d'obtenir une seule pièce en céramique. Le col fileté et la bouteille sont réalisés en un matériau de même nature, à savoir en céramique.US Patent 4,165,350, which corresponds to the preamble of claim 1, describes a method for manufacturing a bottle from ceramic with a threaded neck which can be closed perfectly liquid tight, by a threaded plug. The process involves molding separately the bottle and the threaded neck and to form the thread so that the axis of the thread is perpendicular to the surface defined by the upper edge of the neck which is intended to come into tight contact with the upper inner wall of the plug. The neck is then introduced into the bottle and the whole is heated in order to obtain a single ceramic piece. The threaded neck and the bottle are made of a material of the same kind, namely ceramic.

Aussi, est-ce un objet de l'invention que de pouvoir réaliser un flacon, en verre ou en céramique, ne présentant pas les inconvénients discutés ci-avant.Also, is it an object of the invention to be able to produce a bottle, glass or ceramic, not having the drawbacks discussed above.

C'est en particulier un objet de l'invention que de réaliser un flacon, en utilisant des matériaux tels que décrits ci-avant, ledit flacon pouvant faire l'objet, en particulier au voisinage de l'ouverture délimitée par l'épaulement, d'un traitement notamment mécanique (taille, polissage, meulage) ou thermique (cuisson), et sur lequel on monte de façon parfaitement étanche, un dispositif de fermeture et/ou de distribution.It is in particular an object of the invention to produce a bottle, using materials as described above, it being possible for said bottle to be particular in the vicinity of the opening delimited by the shoulder, of a treatment including mechanical (cutting, polishing, grinding) or thermal (baking), and on which is mounted in a perfectly sealed manner, a closing device and / or of distribution.

D'autres objets apparaítront de manière détaillée dans la description qui suit. Other objects will appear in detail in the description which follows.

Selon l'invention, ces objets sont atteints en réalisant un flacon, constitué d'un corps en matériau verre ou céramique surmonté d'un épaulement délimitant une ouverture dans un plplan sensiblement au ras de l'épaulement, un élément rapporté en un matériau différent du verre ou de la céramique, étant monté de manière étanche dans ladite ouverture, pour recevoir de manière étanche un élément de fermeture et/ou de distribution d'un produit contenu dans le flacon, ledit élément rapporté présentant un canal en communication avec le flacon, et débouchant à l'extérieur du flacon sur un orifice de sortie.According to the invention, these objects are achieved by producing a bottle, consisting of a body of glass or ceramic material surmounted by a shoulder delimiting an opening in a plplan substantially flush with the shoulder, an insert made of a material different from glass or ceramic, being tightly mounted in said opening, for sealingly receiving a closure and / or dispensing element of a product contained in the bottle, said insert having a channel in communication with the bottle, and opening on the outside of the bottle on an orifice Release.

Avantageusement, notamment lorsqu'il s'agit de monter un bouchage vissé, ou une pompe, ledit élément rapporté présente une portion qui émerge à l'extérieur du flacon sensiblement hors du plan de l'ouverture. Le fond, peut former une seule pièce avec le corps, ou être formé d'une pièce rapportée en matériau thermoplastique par exemple. L'ouverture peut être située dans l'axe du flacon ou être désaxée.Advantageously, in particular when it is a question of mounting a screwed closure, or a pump, said insert has a portion which emerges outside of the bottle substantially out of the plane of the opening. The bottom, can form a single piece with the body, or be formed from an insert made of material thermoplastic for example. The opening can be located in the axis of the bottle or to be off center.

On réalise ainsi un flacon, notamment en verre, dont l'esthétique peut être choisie à volonté, et qui présente un élément rapporté pouvant former un col, monté de façon parfaitement étanche sans générer de zone de fragilité, et sur lequel on peut monter n'importe quel type de moyen d'obturation et/ou de distribution. Le montage de la pièce rapportée ne nécessite pas d'utiliser de la colle pouvant se dégrader ou nuire aux propriétés du produit qu'il contient. En outre, dans le cas d'un montage en force de l'élément rapporté, les contraintes liées à ce type de montage, s'exercent en regard de l'épaulement, lequel épaulement constitue une zone sensiblement plus résistante qu'un col en verre. Avantageusement, l'élément rapporté est monté en force dans l'ouverture délimitée par l'épaulement.A bottle, in particular made of glass, is thus produced, the aesthetics of which can be chosen. at will, and which has an insert which can form a neck, mounted perfectly sealed without generating a zone of fragility, and on which can mount any type of sealing and / or distribution means. The mounting the insert does not require the use of glue which can degrade or harm the properties of the product it contains. Furthermore, in the case of a forced assembly of the added element, the constraints linked to this type of mounting, are exercised opposite the shoulder, which shoulder constitutes a area significantly more resistant than a glass neck. Advantageously, the element added is force-fitted into the opening delimited by the shoulder.

Le flacon peut être en verre, notamment un verre de cristal ou de quartz, et dont au moins l'épaulement présente des facettes taillées ou autres reliefs. The bottle may be made of glass, in particular a crystal or quartz glass, and of which at least the shoulder has cut facets or other reliefs.

L'élément rapporté peut être en matériau thermoplastique, tel qu'un polypropylène, un polyéthylène, un polyéthylène téréphtalate, etc..The insert can be made of thermoplastic material, such as a polypropylene, polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, etc.

L'élément rapporté peut être recouvert, sur au moins une partie de la hauteur de la portion émergeant hors du flacon, d'un habillage métal ou plastique. Cette caractéristique est particulièrement adaptée au bouchage décrit en référence au troisième mode de réalisation décrit ci-après.The insert can be covered over at least part of the height of the portion emerging from the bottle, of a metal or plastic covering. This characteristic is particularly suitable for the closure described with reference to third embodiment described below.

Avantageusement, l'élément rapporté présente sur sa surface extérieure, un épaulement ou bourrelet apte à limiter l'enfoncement dudit élément lors de son insertion dans l'ouverture du flacon.Advantageously, the added element has on its outer surface, a shoulder or bead capable of limiting the insertion of said element during its insertion in the opening of the bottle.

Selon un premier mode de réalisation, l'élément rapporté comporte sur la surface extérieure de la portion émergeant hors du flacon, un filetage apte à coopérer avec un filetage correspondant d'un élément de fermeture et/ou de distribution.According to a first embodiment, the added element comprises on the surface outside of the portion emerging from the bottle, a thread capable of cooperating with a corresponding thread of a closure and / or distribution element.

Selon un second mode de réalisation, la portion émergeant hors du flacon présente une extrémité libre, ladite extrémité libre formant un bourrelet annulaire de manière à permettre le sertissage d'une pompe ou d'une valve, commandée par un moyen d'actionnement sous forme d'un bouton poussoir. L'ensemble peut être ensuite recouvert d'un capot amovible.According to a second embodiment, the portion emerging from the bottle has a free end, said free end forming an annular bead so as to allow the crimping of a pump or a valve, controlled by an actuating means in the form of a push button. The set can then be covered with a removable cover.

Selon un troisième mode de réalisation, le flacon comporte un bouchon dont une portion centrale est apte à être insérée de manière étanche à l'intérieur dudit canal au travers dudit orifice de sortie. Le bouchon peut être en métal, la portion centrale étant avantageusement, sur au moins une partie de sa hauteur, recouverte d'un gainage en matériau thermoplastique apte à améliorer l'étanchéité avec le canal formé dans l'élément rapporté.According to a third embodiment, the bottle has a stopper, one of which central portion is adapted to be inserted in a sealed manner inside said channel through said outlet. The cap may be made of metal, the portion advantageously being central, over at least part of its height, covered with a cladding made of thermoplastic material capable of improving sealing with the channel formed in the insert.

Le produit peut être un produit cosmétique, notamment un parfum. The product can be a cosmetic product, in particular a perfume.

L'invention consiste, mises à part les dispositions exposées ci-dessus, en un certain nombre d'autres dispositions qui seront explicitées ci-après, à propos d'exemples de réalisation non limitatifs, décrits en référence aux figures annexées, parmi lesquelles :

  • la figure 1 représente une vue éclatée d'une perspective coupée d'un premier mode de réalisation du flacon selon l'invention;
  • la figure 2 illustre un second mode de réalisation selon l'invention ; et
  • la figure 3 illustre un troisième mode de réalisation de l'invention.
The invention consists, apart from the arrangements set out above, of a certain number of other arrangements which will be explained below, with reference to nonlimiting exemplary embodiments, described with reference to the appended figures, among which:
  • FIG. 1 represents an exploded view of a cut perspective of a first embodiment of the bottle according to the invention;
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a second embodiment according to the invention; and
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a third embodiment of the invention.

Le flacon 1 illustré à la figure 1 est réalisé en verre de cristal et comporte un corps 2, fermé par un fond 3, le corps étant surmonté d'un épaulement 4 sensiblement plat, et délimitant une ouverture 5 située au ras de l'épaulement. Le flacon est réalisé de manière traditionnelle par soufflage, et est ensuite taillé, notamment sur toute la surface formée par l'épaulement 4, de manière à former des facettes 6 dont le nombre, la forme, et les dimensions sont choisis en fonction de l'esthétique recherchée. Les facettes sont ensuite polies. Le col, présent initialement sur le flacon, issu du soufflage, est enlevé, lors de l'opération de taille des facettes 6. De telles facettes peuvent également être réalisées au voisinage du fond 3.The bottle 1 illustrated in Figure 1 is made of crystal glass and has a body 2, closed by a bottom 3, the body being surmounted by a shoulder 4 substantially flat, and delimiting an opening 5 located flush with the shoulder. The bottle is traditionally made by blowing, and is then cut, especially on the entire surface formed by the shoulder 4, so as to form facets 6 whose number, shape, and dimensions are chosen according to the aesthetics sought. The facets are then polished. The collar, present initially on the bottle, resulting from blowing, is removed, during the size operation facets 6. Such facets can also be produced in the vicinity from the bottom 3.

Dans le cas où le flacon est obtenu de moulage d'un verre pressé, le corps est fermé par un fond rapporté en matériau thermoplastique par exemple, lequel fond peut être monté en force dans une ouverture délimitée par le bord inférieur du corps.In the case where the bottle is obtained by molding a pressed glass, the body is closed by an added base made of thermoplastic material for example, which bottom can be force-fitted into an opening delimited by the lower edge of the body.

Un élément rapporté 7 est monté à force dans l'ouverture 5 après rodage de ladite ouverture 5. L'élément rapporté 7 se présente sous forme d'un élément annulaire traversé par un canal 9 de section constante, débouchant à l'extérieur du flacon, sur un orifice 10 délimité par un premier bord libre 11 de l'élément rapporté 7, et à l'intérieur du flacon, sur un orifice 22 délimité par un second bord libre 23 de l'élément 7. Un épaulement 12 est formé par la surface externe de l'élément 7, sensiblement à mi-hauteur de celui-ci, de manière à former une butée apte à limiter l'enfoncement de l'élément 7 dans l'ouverture 5.An insert 7 is forcibly mounted in the opening 5 after running in of said opening 5. The insert 7 is in the form of an annular element crossed by a channel 9 of constant section, opening to the outside of the bottle, on an orifice 10 delimited by a first free edge 11 of the insert 7, and at inside the bottle, on an orifice 22 delimited by a second free edge 23 of the element 7. A shoulder 12 is formed by the external surface of the element 7, substantially at mid-height thereof, so as to form a stop capable of limit the insertion of the element 7 into the opening 5.

L'élément 7 est obtenu par moulage de matériaux thermoplastiques tels que le polypropylène ou le polyéthyléne. D'autres matériaux encore peuvent être utilisés.Element 7 is obtained by molding of thermoplastic materials such as polypropylene or polyethylene. Still other materials can be used.

A titre d'indication, l'élément 7 a une hauteur axiale comprise entre 10 et 20 mm. L'épaisseur de la paroi de l'épaulement au niveau de l'ouverture 5 est de l'ordre de 5 à 7 mm. La partie émergeant 13 hors du flacon a une hauteur axiale variant entre 3 mm et 10 mm, en fonction du dispositif de bouchage et/ou de distribution à monter sur le flacon. Les parois de l'élément rapporté, notamment dans sa partie émergeant hors du flacon, peuvent être d'une épaisseur pouvant aller jusqu'à 5 mm. Une telle épaisseur, comparée aux épaisseurs des cols des flacons verres traditionnels, permet un montage plus solide et plus étanche de l'élément d'obturation ou de l'élément de distribution. Ceci est particulièrement avantageux lorsque l'élément d'obturation est monté à force dans le canal de l'élément rapporté.By way of indication, the element 7 has an axial height of between 10 and 20 mm. The thickness of the wall of the shoulder at the opening 5 is of the order from 5 to 7 mm. The part emerging 13 out of the bottle has an axial height varying between 3 mm and 10 mm, depending on the closure and / or distribution device to mount on the bottle. The walls of the insert, in particular in its part emerging from the bottle, can be up to 5 thick mm. Such a thickness, compared to the thicknesses of the necks of the glass bottles traditional, allows a more solid and waterproof assembly of the element shutter or distribution element. This is particularly advantageous when the closure element is forced into the element channel reported.

Un habillage 14 est prévu de manière à recouvrir sensiblement toute la partie émergente de l'élément 7. Cet habillage peut être en métal ou en plastique, et être maintenu sur l'élément 7 par collage, claquage, ou montage auto-serrant.A covering 14 is provided so as to cover substantially all of the part emerging from element 7. This covering may be made of metal or plastic, and be maintained on element 7 by gluing, snapping, or self-tightening mounting.

Un bouchon 15 est prévu pour obturer de manière amovible l'orifice 10 délimité par l'élément 7. Dans cette version, le bouchon comporte une partie supérieure 16, servant d'organe de préhension, et une partie inférieure 17 de diamètre tel que cette partie puisse entrer à force dans le canal 9. Selon un mode de réalisation particulier, le bouchon est réalisé en métal, la partie de plus petit diamètre étant recouverte d'un gainage plastique 18 apte à améliorer l'étanchéité à la fermeture du bouchon. Il est à noter que, dans ce mode de réalisation, en raison du type de montage de ce bouchon, il n'est pas nécessaire que l'élément rapporté émerge de façon sensible hors du flacon. A plug 15 is provided for removably closing the orifice 10 defined by element 7. In this version, the cap has an upper part 16, serving as a gripping member, and a lower portion 17 of such diameter that this part can force into channel 9. According to a mode of particular embodiment, the cap is made of metal, the smallest part diameter being covered with a plastic sheathing 18 capable of improving the seal when the cap is closed. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, in due to the type of mounting of this plug, it is not necessary that the element reported emerges significantly from the bottle.

Dans le mode de réalisation illustré à la figure 2, l'élément rapporté 7 est de forme légèrement différente. En effet, selon ce mode de réalisation, la portion émergente 13, située au dessus du bourrelet 12 présente sur une partie de sa surface extérieure un filetage 19 apte à coopérer avec un filetage interne 20 prévu sur le bouchon 15. Le flacon lui-même, non représenté, est identique à celui discuté en référence à la figure 1.In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2, the added element 7 is shaped slightly different. In fact, according to this embodiment, the portion emerging 13, located above the bead 12 present on part of its external surface a thread 19 adapted to cooperate with an internal thread 20 provided on the cap 15. The bottle itself, not shown, is identical to that discussed with reference to Figure 1.

Dans le mode de réalisation de la figure 3, le bord libre 11 forme un bourrelet 24, apte à permettre le sertissage d'une pompe ou d'une valve 25, au moyen d'une bague de sertissage non représentée. La pompe est surmontée d'une tige émergente 26 montée sur des moyens de rappel élastiques, et destinée à recevoir un bouton poussoir 27 comportant un orifice de sortie 28. Un capot de protection (non représenté) peut ensuite être monté de manière amovible pour protéger le bouton poussoir.In the embodiment of FIG. 3, the free edge 11 forms a bead 24, suitable for allowing the crimping of a pump or a valve 25, by means of a crimping ring not shown. The pump is surmounted by a rod emergent 26 mounted on elastic return means, and intended to receive a push button 27 comprising an outlet orifice 28. A protective cover (not shown) can then be removably mounted to protect the pushbutton.

Dans la description détaillée qui précède, il a été fait référence à des modes de réalisation préférés de l'invention. Il est évident que des variantes peuvent y être apportées sans s'écarter de l'invention telle que revendiquée ci-après.In the foregoing detailed description, reference has been made to modes of preferred embodiments of the invention. Obviously there may be variations made without departing from the invention as claimed below.

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  1. Bottle (1) which consists of a body (2) made of glass or ceramic material, surmounted by a shoulder (4) delimiting an orifice (5) in a plane substantially level with the shoulder (4), an attached element (7) being mounted in the said orifice in a leak-tight manner, in order to receive in a leak-tight manner a closing element (15) and/or an element (25) for dispensing a product contained in the bottle, the said attached element having a duct (9) communicating with the bottle and opening, outside the bottle, onto an outlet port (10), characterized in that the attached element (7) is made of a material other than glass or ceramic.
  2. Bottle according to Claim 1, characterized in that the attached element (7) is force-fitted into the said orifice (5).
  3. Bottle according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the body (1) is made of glass, especially a crystal glass, and at least the shoulder (4) of the said body has cut facets (6) or other reliefs.
  4. Bottle according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the attached element (7) is made of thermoplastic.
  5. Bottle according to Claim 4, characterized in that the said thermoplastic is a polypropylene, polyethylene or polyethylene terephthalate.
  6. Bottle according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the attached element (7) has, on its outer surface, a shoulder or bead (12) capable of limiting the penetration of the said element (7) when the latter is being inserted into the orifice (5).
  7. Bottle according to any one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the attached element (7) has a portion (13) emerging outside the bottle substantially beyond the plane of the orifice.
  8. Bottle according to Claim 7, characterized in that the said attached element (7) is covered with a metal or plastic cladding (14) over at least part of the height of the portion (13) emerging from the bottle.
  9. Bottle according to Claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the attached element (7) comprises, on the outer surface of the portion (13) emerging from the bottle, a thread (19) capable of co-operating with a corresponding thread (20) of a closing and/or dispensing element (15).
  10. Bottle according to Claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the portion (13) emerging from the bottle has a free end (11), the said free end forming an annular bead (24), so as to allow the crimp-fitting of a pump or valve (25) controlled by an actuating means in the form of a push button (27).
  11. Bottle according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that it comprises a stopper (15), a central portion (17) of which is capable of being inserted in a leak-tight manner inside the said duct (9) through the said outlet port (10).
  12. Bottle according to Claim 11, characterized in that the stopper is made of metal, the central portion being covered, over at least part of its height, by a thermoplastic sheathing (18) capable of improving leaktightness.
  13. Bottle according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the product is a cosmetic product, especially a perfume.
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