EP1044625B1 - Applikationskapsel und Applikationseinheit mit einem solchen Kapsel - Google Patents

Applikationskapsel und Applikationseinheit mit einem solchen Kapsel Download PDF

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EP1044625B1
EP1044625B1 EP00400488A EP00400488A EP1044625B1 EP 1044625 B1 EP1044625 B1 EP 1044625B1 EP 00400488 A EP00400488 A EP 00400488A EP 00400488 A EP00400488 A EP 00400488A EP 1044625 B1 EP1044625 B1 EP 1044625B1
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    • 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
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/14—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
    • B65D83/28—Nozzles, nozzle fittings or accessories specially adapted therefor
    • B65D83/285—Nozzles, nozzle fittings or accessories specially adapted therefor for applying the contents, e.g. brushes, rollers, pads, spoons, razors, scrapers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D33/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling powdery toiletry or cosmetic substances
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
    • A45D34/04—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45D
    • A45D2200/10—Details of applicators
    • A45D2200/1009—Applicators comprising a pad, tissue, sponge, or the like
    • A45D2200/1018—Applicators comprising a pad, tissue, sponge, or the like comprising a pad, i.e. a cushion-like mass of soft material, with or without gripping means

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  • the present invention relates to an applicator capsule for use in the context of a separate and / or combined application of two products which contain individually packaged assets or compounds.
  • a makeup base in the form of a cream, a gel or a milk
  • a separate product especially in the form of a compacted powder or free, and comprising fillers or colored pigments
  • said separated product can be chosen from a plurality of powders containing pigments of different colors, so as to be able to choose the color and / or the appearance of his makeup.
  • a moisturizing or soothing base in the form of a milk or a cream
  • a separate product in particular in the form of a powder or cream, containing a filter for protection against UV radiation, and which can be chosen from a plurality of powders containing filters with different protection indices, so as to be able to adapt the protection of its skin to its needs.
  • an applicator capsule forming a unit for applying a specific product, suitable for use in combination with an auxiliary container containing a product having an action complementary to the action specific product contained in the applicator capsule.
  • EP 0 374 339 discloses a container containing a liquid product, the container being equipped with a pump on which is mounted a support carrying an applicator.
  • the carrier is mounted to move relative to the container to actuate the pump and charge the applicator with product.
  • the set is intended to apply a single product.
  • EP 0 263 329 also describes a container containing a first product, on which is fixed an applicator for applying the first product.
  • the applicator is protected by a cap in which is housed a second product in the form of a solid loaf which comes into contact with the applicator when the cap is mounted on the container.
  • an applicator capsule comprising a support, having means capable of allowing the fixing of the capsule removably on a container, containing a first product, an application member, in particular under as a resiliently compressible element, mounted on the support and adapted to convey said first product, from an orifice, formed in the support, to an application face of said applicator member, a cap removably covering said application member, the cap being mounted on the support, and the applicator capsule comprising a second product disposed in the bottom of the cap, in particular in the form of a solid cake or a powder, said application surface being suitable, in the mounted position of the cap, to be placed elastically on said second product.
  • a unit which contains a specific product, in particular delitable, and which can be mounted on a container containing a product capable of promoting the disintegration of the specific product, the two products being kept separate from one another. and being, for a combined application, metered to the application face of the applicator member.
  • the product contained in the cap does not contaminate the product contained in the container.
  • An application member of a given capsule is never brought into contact with a second product other than that contained in the capsule to which it is dedicated.
  • the product contained in the container is intended to be dispensed under pressure, in particular by means of a pump, a piston, or a propellant.
  • the application face of the applicator member is, at least before use, elastically constrained in abutment against the free surface of the product contained in the cap, which, with certain products, is sufficient to ensure proper loading of said application face with said product.
  • the loading of the application face with the second product can be promoted by rotating the application face bearing against said free surface of the product contained in the cap.
  • the product may be cast, hot or cold, or compacted, directly in the bottom of the cap, or in a cup mounted in said bottom.
  • Means, in particular in the form of fins or other attachment means, may be provided for, in the event that the product is poured into the cap, allow the product, when it solidifies, to hang in the bottom of the cap.
  • means in particular in the form of a grid or a perforated frame, can be provided to maintain said second product in the bottom of said cap.
  • the second product can be separated from the bottom of the cap by an elastically deformable member, in particular a foam block or a spring.
  • an elastically deformable member in particular a foam block or a spring.
  • Such a member allows at least to participate in the elastic bearing of the application surface on the second product, in particular, when the applicator member is made of a material weakly, if at all, elastically compressible.
  • the intermediate element is a foam, in particular with open cells, it allows anchoring of the product in the bottom of the cap, when the product is cast in liquid form.
  • the bottom of the cap may be movable axially, in particular by elastic deformation. This feature makes it possible to recharge the applicator with the second product without having to completely mount the cap on the support, especially in the case where the cap is screwed onto the support.
  • the mobility of the bottom may result from an elastic deformation of said bottom, especially when this is configured as a membrane of elastically deformable material. Alternatively, such mobility can result from a simple sliding assembly of the bottom, the latter being forced in the high position, under the effect of the elastic compression of the applicator member when the cap is mounted on its support.
  • the cap may optionally be mounted in a sealed manner on the support of the capsule.
  • said applicator member consists of a block of a porous material capable of absorbing said first product and of conveying it from said orifice to said application face. It may especially consist of an open-cell foam or semi-open, or a felt. The application face of the applicator member may be covered with a flocking.
  • the applicator member comprises a plurality of "natural" passages formed between the fibers, or by the pores of the material, which communicate with each other. Such natural passages are particularly suitable when the product contained in the container is liquid.
  • At least one "artificial" passage in the form of one or more channels extending, in particular axially, from the support up to to the application face, so as to transport the product contained in the container to the application face.
  • the applicator member may consist of an elastically compressible element, in particular in the form of a bellows, and on which is mounted an application surface, in particular in the form of a foam, a woven fabric or a nonwoven, which surface may optionally be flocked or not.
  • the application surface may be relatively smooth or have reliefs capable of having a massage action when applied to the skin.
  • valve-type opening / closing means are provided for selectively releasing, respectively, closing said orifice, able to be placed in communication with the container containing the first product.
  • liquid contained in the applicator member formed in particular of a mixture of the first and second product
  • the applicator capsule especially when the applicator member consists of an absorbent material, may contain a sufficient quantity of said first product, to constitute an autonomous application unit, which can be used independently of the container. containing the first product, throughout the day.
  • said opening / closing means are mounted so as to release said orifice in response to a sufficient pressure exerted on said application face, elastic return means being provided for, in the absence sufficient pressure on said application face, constrain the opening / closing means in the closed position.
  • said opening / closing means are mounted so as to disengage said orifice in response to a sufficient pressure exerted on the opposite side of the support member to the applicator member, said opening / closing means being biased in the closed position when said pressure ceases.
  • pressure may be exerted on the flexible or deformable walls of the container, or on a piston bottom, and on which the user can press to cause the release of a dose of said first product.
  • Said fixing means of the capsule to the container may be in particular of the snap type, screwing, or self-tightening assembly, in particular on a pump rod or valve.
  • a combined application set is also made, especially on the skin, of a first and a second product, said application assembly comprising a container containing a first product, and suitable to allow the distribution under pressure, and at least one capsule according to the above, each of the capsules containing a second product.
  • the container may be in the form of a container surmounted by a pump, especially without air intake, or a valve, a tube or a bottle with deformable walls, or a bottle bottom forming piston.
  • the second product is a makeup product, each of the capsules containing a different second product, and in particular, of different color and / or appearance.
  • the second product is a product for protection against UV radiation, each of the capsules containing a second product with a different protection index.
  • each of the capsules comprises a different application member, in particular allowing different application characteristics.
  • foams having different hardnesses or absorption capacities particularly as a function of the surface to be treated.
  • the first product may be in the form of a liquid, a cream, or a gel.
  • the applicator capsule 1 shown in the embodiment of FIG. 1A comprises a support 2 made of a thermoplastic material, such as a polypropylene or polyethylene.
  • the support 2 comprises a cylindrical lateral skirt 3 of X axis, whose inner surface is provided with a thread 4 adapted to cooperate with a corresponding thread provided on a container on which the capsule 1 is intended to be mounted.
  • the lateral skirt 3 has at one of its ends closed by a transverse wall 5, pierced at its center with an orifice 6.
  • the orifice 6 is flanked by a collar 7 having a frustoconical profile, and which, as will be seen later, provides a skirt for forming tightness when the capsule 1 is mounted on a container.
  • the transverse wall 5 On the opposite side to the cylindrical side skirt 3, the transverse wall 5 carries a skirt 8, the outer surface of which forms a rib 9 able to cooperate by snapping with a groove 10 formed on the inner surface of a cap 11, so as to allow the reversible mounting of the cap 11 on the support 2. According to a variant, the cap 11 could be screwed onto the skirt 8.
  • an applicator member 20 On the transverse wall 5, on the side opposite the skirt 3, is mounted an applicator member 20, under form of an open cell foam block, especially polyurethane, polyester, polyether, NBR, SBR, PVC, or PVA.
  • the foam block 20 is mounted by gluing, latching or welding on the support 2.
  • the foam block 20 is pierced at its center with an axial channel 24 opening on the one hand on the orifice 6 of the support 2 and on the other hand on the application face 21.
  • the application member 20 may be formed of a stack of several foam blocks, including having different hardness characteristics, depending on the desired application characteristics.
  • the application member may be formed of several foam rings concentric, artificial passages for the product to be conveyed on the application surface 21, which can be arranged at the annular interface between the foam blocks.
  • the foam block 20, and in particular the application face 21, may be covered with a flocking (not shown).
  • a free powder P2 in particular a makeup powder comprising pigments of a given color, which powder is kept in the bottom via a screen or a grid 23.
  • the grid 23 can be maintained by breakdown in the cap, in particular in support on a shoulder.
  • the foam 20 In the mounted position of the cap 11 on the support 2, the foam 20 is compressed, so that the application face 21 bears elastically against the grid 23.
  • the application face 21 In this mounted position of the cap, the application face 21 is loaded. naturally powdered, especially by capillarity, through the holes of the grid 23.
  • the amount of powder transferred to the application face 21 can be further improved by rotating the cap 11 relative to the support 2.
  • Such a capsule may, as shown in Figure 2B, be screwed on a bottle 101, consisting of a body 102 of low height, and one end of which forms a neck provided with a thread 103.
  • the neck ends with a transverse wall 104, pierced with an orifice 105, of profile adapted to receive the frustoconical sealing skirt 7 of the capsule 1.
  • a movable piston bottom 106 Inside the body 102, is disposed a movable piston bottom 106, and able to slide from sealingly bearing against the inner walls of the body 102.
  • the piston 106 defines with the body 102, a variable volume containing a product P1 in the form of a cream, in particular a colorless makeup base.
  • the capsule 1 forms with the bottle 101, a set of application 100 whose operation will now be discussed.
  • Such an assembly 100 may further comprise a plurality of capsules 1, identical to the capsule discussed with reference to Figure 1A, and each containing a powder P2 of a different color.
  • the user first chooses the capsule 1 containing the powder of the color it desires. She puts the capsule on the bottle 101. Before the opening of the cap 11, or after this opening, the user presses the piston 106 so as to raise a certain amount of cream P1 in the axial channel 24 of the applicator member 20, which is thus loaded at once. cream P1, especially inside the channel 24, and colored powder P2 on the application face 21.
  • cream P1 especially inside the channel 24, and colored powder P2 on the application face 21.
  • the smearing performed by the application member 20 causes the homogeneous mixture of the powder and the cream, at the interface between the application face 21 and the skin.
  • the applicator capsule 1 is mounted on the valve stem of a pressurized container 33, via the self-clamping sleeve 30.
  • the free end of the lateral skirt 3 of the support 2 is remote from the container 33 so as to to be able to allow the actuation of the valve 32, in response to an axial bearing force exerted on the cap 11, which actuation causes the release of a dose of the liquid P1 contained in the pressurized container.
  • the product P1 rises in the applicator member via the pores of the applicator member 20, and this up to the application face 21, which bears elastically on the free surface of the product P2.
  • the product P2 disintegrates on the surface and is transferred onto the application face 21 of the member 20. After opening of the cap 11, the application face 20 is moved on the skin so as to apply the product it carries. surface.
  • the pressurized container is used in the manner of a handle for the applicator member 20.
  • the support 2 bears on its face opposite to the applicator member 20 an outer lateral skirt 3, forming an outer covering, and an inner skirt 40 whose inner surface comprises a threading 41, adapted to cooperate with a thread formed on the neck of a flexible-walled tube.
  • the applicator member 20 consists of a block of a soft elastomeric material pierced at its center with an axial channel 24 identical to that of the embodiment of FIG. 1A.
  • materials that can be used to form the applicator member mention may be made of silicone elastomers, nitrile, butyl, latex, polypropylene polyethylene, or polyurethane.
  • the product P2 contained in the cap 11 is of the same type as that of the embodiment of FIG. 1B, and consists of a compacted powder containing colored pigments.
  • the applicator capsule 1 is represented, in FIG. 2A, in its position mounted on application assembly 100 formed of a flexible-walled tube 111, containing in particular a cosmetic milk.
  • the cap 11 is transparent in color, so that the user can see from the outside, the color of the product P2 contained in the applicator capsule 1.
  • the tube may be made of polypropylene or polyethylene.
  • the milk contained in the tube serves as a makeup base and also facilitates the disintegration of the compacted powder contained in the cap 11 of the applicator capsule.
  • the orifice 6 of the support 2 is selectively closed by a valve 42, able to move away from the edge of the transverse wall 5 delimiting the orifice 6, under the pressure of the product P1 contained in the tube 111, in response to a force exerted by the user on the walls of the tube 111, and to come back on the rigid seat formed by said edge when the pressure of the product P1 ceases.
  • the elasticity of the applicator member, in combination with the depression prevailing inside the tube promotes the return bearing on its seat, of the valve 42 when the pressure of the product P1 ceases.
  • valve 42 is particularly advantageous in that it allows the user, after loading the product applicator P1, to disassemble the applicator capsule, and put it in her purse to use it so autonomous throughout the day, the valve 42 preventing any flow of product via the orifice 6.
  • FIG. 1D differs from the applicator capsule of FIG. 1A in that the product P1, with which it is intended to be used in combination, is in liquid form, and is conveyed from port 6 to at the application face 21, via the pores of the open cell foam forming the applicator member 20.
  • the orifice 6 formed in the transverse wall 5 of the support 2 is closed off by a frustoconical valve 50, and adapted to come selectively in tight abutment on a seat of frustoconical shape formed by the edge of the transverse wall 5, delimiting the orifice 6.
  • the valve 50 is constrained in the closed position by a spring 51 disposed on the side of the support, opposite to the application member 20.
  • valve 50 On the side of the applicator member 20, the valve 50 has a lug 52 projecting inside the foam forming the applicator member 20, so as to facilitate the opening of the valve 50 in response to a pressure ex ercée on the application face 21 when it bears on a surface to be treated.
  • the pressing force generated by the compression of the applicator member inside the capsule is not sufficient to cause the valve 50 to open.
  • the remainder of the capsule conforms to the applicator capsule.
  • the applicator capsule of FIG. 1D is shown in FIG. 2C, in the mounted position on an application set 100, formed of a flexible-walled bottle 121 containing a moisturizing milk, and having an orifice 122.
  • the product P2 contained in FIG. the applicator capsule 1 is a free powder containing a sunscreen.
  • the user mounts on the bottle the applicator capsule 1 containing the powder having the desired sun protection factor. It removes the cap 11 and puts the application face 21 covered with powder P2, resting on the surface to be treated, so as to cause the opening of the valve 50. It then exerts pressure on the walls of the bottle. to cause the exit of the product P1 through the orifice 6, and its transport on the application face 21 via the pores of the foam forming the applicator member. The The mixture is then spread by moving the application face adequately on the surface to be treated. By releasing the pressure of the application face 21 on the surface to be treated, the valve 50 closes under the restoring force of the spring 51. Again, the presence of the valve, allows the applicator capsule, after being energized in product P1, especially at the beginning of the day, to be used independently during the rest of the day.
  • a container containing a product P1 can be associated with a plurality of applicator capsules containing the same product P2, but comprising an applicator member having characteristics, in particular of hardness, flexibility, or absorption, different.
  • the user chooses the applicator capsule comprising the application member to obtain, particularly depending on the area of the body to be treated, the desired application characteristics.
  • the form of the applicator member may be any, depending on the surfaces to be treated.
  • the applicator capsule may, in position mounted on a given container, be arranged in the axis of the container, or in a different axis, depending on the desired gesture.
  • the embodiment of Figure 1E differs from the previous embodiment in that the cap 11 is screwed onto the support 2 by means of a thread 60 of the cap 11, adapted to cooperate with a corresponding thread 61 formed on the skirt 8 of the support 2.
  • the cap 11 is thus mounted in a perfectly sealed manner on the support 2.
  • the bottom 63 of the cap 11 is made in the form of an elastically deformable membrane 64, which can be bi-injected with the cap 11.
  • the diaphragm 64 carries a cup 65 in which is compacted the product P2. In the storage position, the application surface 21 is kept at a distance from the free surface of the product P2.
  • the user exerts an axial pressure on the elastically deformable membrane 64 so as to put the surface 21 in elastic contact with the free surface of the product P2, thus allowing the loading of said application surface with said P2 product.
  • the movable bottom 63 By releasing the pressure exerted on the movable bottom 63, it returns by elastic return in its initial position.
  • the user then unscrews the cap 11, and presses the application surface 21 on the skin, so as to cause the opening of the valve 50.
  • By exerting pressure on the walls of the container which can be of the type shown in Figure 2C, it causes the exit of the product P1 which is conveyed on the application surface 21 through the pores of the material forming the application member 20.
  • the product P1 is applied in a mixture with the product P2.
  • FIG. 1F differs from that of FIG. 1A, mainly in that the product P2 is separated from the bottom 73 of the cap 11 by a block of foam 70 mounted, in particular by gluing, in the bottom of the cap.
  • a block of foam improves the elasticity of the contact between the application surface 21 and the free surface of the product P2, especially when the applicator member 20 has little or no elasticity (felt).
  • an open cell foam block 70 this allows the product P2 to be anchored in the pores of the foam, when the product is cast in liquid form.
  • the operation of the capsule 1 according to this embodiment is identical to that of the embodiment of FIG. 1A.

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  1. Applikationskapsel (1), die aufweist:
    - einen Träger (2), der Mittel (4, 30, 41) aufweist, die die lösbare Befestigung der Kapsel (1) an einem ein erstes Produkt (P1) enthaltenden Behälter (101, 111, 121) ermöglichen können,
    - ein Auftragorgan (20), insbesondere in Form eines elastisch komprimierbaren Elements, das auf den Träger (2) montiert ist und das Produkt (P1) von einer Öffnung (6) im Träger (2) bis zu einer Auftragfläche (21) des Auftragorgans (20) befördern kann,
    - eine Kappe (11), die das Auftragorgan (20) lösbar bedeckt, wobei die Kappe (11) auf den Träger (2) montiert ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Applikationskapsel (1) ein zweites Produkt (P2) enthält, das am Boden der Kappe (11) insbesondere in Form eines festen Blocks oder eines Puders angeordnet ist,
    wobei die Auftragfläche (21) in der montierten Stellung der Kappe (11) in elastische Auflage auf das zweite Produkt (P2) gebracht werden kann.
  2. Applikationskapsel nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das zweite Produkt (P2) auf den Boden der Kappe (11) oder in einen in den Boden eingesetzten Becher (65) gegossen oder verdichtet zu werden.
  3. Applikationskapsel nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das zweite Produkt (P2) vom Boden der Kappe (11) durch ein elastisch verformbares Organ (70), insbesondere einen Schaumstoffblock oder eine Feder, getrennt wird.
  4. Applikationskapsel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Boden (64) der Kappe (11) axial beweglich ist, insbesondere durch elastische Verformung.
  5. Applikationskapsel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass Mittel, insbesondere in Form eines Gitters (23) oder eines gelochten Rasters, vorgesehen sind, um das zweite Produkt (P2) am Boden der Kappe (11) zu halten.
  6. Applikationskapsel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Auftragorgan (20) aus einem Block aus porösem Material, insbesondere einem Schaumstoff mit offenen oder halboffenen Zellen, oder aus einem Filz besteht, wobei das Material in der Lage ist, das erste Produkt zu absorbieren und es von der Öffnung (6) bis zur Auftragfläche (21) zu befördern.
  7. Applikationskapsel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Durchgang in Form eines Kanals (24) im Auftragorgan (20) ausgebildet ist und sich insbesondere axial von der Öffnung (6) des Trägers (2) bis zur Auftragfläche (21) erstreckt.
  8. Applikationskapsel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in der Nähe der Öffnung (6) Öffnungs/ Schließmittel (42, 50) von der Art mit Klappe oder Ventil vorgesehen sind, um selektiv die Öffnung (6) freizugeben bzw. zu verschließen.
  9. Applikationskapsel nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Öffnungs-/Schließmittel (50) so montiert sind, dass sie die Öffnung (6) als Reaktion auf einen auf die Auftragfläche (21) ausgeübten ausreichenden Druck freigeben, wobei elastische Rückstellmittel (51) vorgesehen sind, um in Abwesenheit eines ausreichenden Drucks auf die Auftragfläche (21) die Öffnungs-/Schließmittel (50) in die geschlossene Stellung zu zwingen.
  10. Applikationskapsel nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Öffnungs-/Schließmittel (42) so montiert sind, dass sie die Öffnung (6) als Reaktion auf einen auf der Seite des Trägers (2) entgegengesetzt zum Auftragorgan (20) ausgeübten ausreichenden Druck freigeben, wobei die Öffnungs-/Schließmittel (42) beim Beenden des Drucks in die Schließstellung gezwungen werden.
  11. Applikationskapsel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mittel (4, 30, 41) zur Befestigung der Kapsel (1) am Behälter (101, 111, 121) insbesondere vom Typ mit Einrasten, Schraubbefestigung, oder selbstklemmender Montage, insbesondere auf einer Pumpen- oder Ventilstange (31), sind.
  12. Einheit (100) zum kombinierten Auftragen, insbesondere auf die Haut, eines ersten (P1) und eines zweiten Produkts (P2), wobei die Auftrageinheit (100) einen Behälter (33, 101, 111, 121), der ein erstes Produkt (P1) enthält und in der Lage ist, die Ausgabe unter Druck zu erlauben, und mindestens eine Kapsel (1) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche aufweist, wobei jede der Kapseln (1) ein zweites Produkt (P2) enthält.
  13. Kombinierte Auftrageinheit nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Behälter (33, 101, 111, 121) insbesondere die Form eines Behälters hat, über dem eine Pumpe, insbesondere ohne Wiederaufnahme von Luft, oder ein Ventil (32), eine Tube oder ein Flakon mit verformbaren Wänden (111, 121), oder ein Flakon (101) mit einem einen Kolben bildenden Boden sitzt.
  14. Kombinierte Auftrageinheit nach Anspruch 12 oder 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das zweite Produkt (P2) ein Schminkprodukt ist, wobei jede der Kapseln (1) ein zweites Produkt von insbesondere anderer Farbe und/oder Aussehen enthält.
  15. Kombinierte Auftrageinheit nach Anspruch 12 oder 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das zweite Produkt (P2) ein Produkt zum Schutz gegen UV-Strahlen ist, wobei jede der Kapseln (1) ein zweites Produkt (P2) mit einem anderen Schutzfaktor enthält.
  16. Kombinierte Auftrageinheit nach Anspruch 12 oder 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede der Kapseln (1) ein anderes Auftragorgan (20) aufweist, das insbesondere unterschiedliche Auftrageigenschaften ermöglicht.
  17. Kombinierte Auftrageinheit nach einem der Ansprüche 12 bis 16, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das erste Produkt (P1) in Form einer Flüssigkeit, einer Creme oder eines Gels vorliegt.
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