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EP1338520B1
EP1338520B1 EP03290273A EP03290273A EP1338520B1 EP 1338520 B1 EP1338520 B1 EP 1338520B1 EP 03290273 A EP03290273 A EP 03290273A EP 03290273 A EP03290273 A EP 03290273A EP 1338520 B1 EP1338520 B1 EP 1338520B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/0068—Jars
    • 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
    • B65D1/32—Containers adapted to be temporarily deformed by external pressure to expel contents
    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/72—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for for edible or potable liquids, semiliquids, or plastic or pasty materials

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  • the present invention relates to a pot according to the preamble of claim 1, as used in particular for the packaging of cosmetic products, in particular for the packaging of products in the form of a gel or a cream.
  • the invention aims in particular the facilitated distribution of the contents of such pots.
  • the contents of the pot is taken by the user, by means of one or more fingers that it introduces into the pot.
  • the operation is increasingly difficult as you get closer to the bottom of the pot, especially for pots of small section relative to their height.
  • patent FR 1 570 600 describes a device comprising an outer packaging and an inner packaging, in the form of a bellows, mounted on a piston.
  • the displacement of the piston, from bottom to top, so as to compress the bellows as it is used, and cause the product to come out, is either by a manual push directly on the bottom or by rotation of the outer package with respect to a solidary distribution device of the inner packaging.
  • the mechanism is complicated. Therefore, the cost of the pot is important, and incompatible with the economic imperatives dictated by the circuits of large distribution.
  • US Pat. No. 4,456,134 describes another packaging system in which the volume of a receptacle is adjusted by means of a flexible part, of bellows type for example, and the height of which can be reduced by screwing. one on the other, two cylindrical parts forming an outer package. The visible height of the container is reduced accordingly. In the same way as for the device discussed above, this system is complicated and expensive.
  • a pot according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from US-A-3 162 885.
  • the presence of one or more deformable portions allows, as the level of product decreases inside the pot, to bring the product in the vicinity of the opening of the pot, and allow a removal easy with your finger.
  • the presence of the rigid frame makes it possible to give the pot a consistency and rigidity sufficient so that the latter, in particular during its transport or storage, can be stacked.
  • the presence of the rigid frame also helps the return of the pot in its undistorted shape, which shape is preserved throughout the life of the product.
  • the pot comprises at least one deformable portion for deforming the pot in response to a pressure exerted transversely to an axis X of the pot.
  • the gesture is improved to a large extent.
  • said portions forming the openwork reinforcement are integral with each other via their ends located in the vicinity of the neck, their ends arranged in the vicinity of the bottom being free.
  • the bottom also constitutes a deformable zone.
  • the angular width of said portions increases toward the neck of the pot.
  • the deformable zones, located between the portions forming the armature are of surface progressively increasing toward the bottom. Such a configuration, gives the pot a greater deformability near the bottom, thus facilitating the emptying of the pot.
  • the neck is obtained by molding with the frame.
  • the neck is formed of a separate part, mounted on the frame, in particular by gluing, particularly ultrasonic welding, or snap-fastening.
  • the pot At its end opposite the neck, the pot has a bottom, which preferably, and as indicated above, is a deformable part.
  • the pressure exerted on the pot, via the deformable part or parts can be exerted laterally, but also axially.
  • the portions of the frame terminate near the bottom by a free end.
  • the (or) part (s) deformable is (are) overmolded (s) on the frame.
  • the first and second materials will be chosen so as to be physically and chemically compatible with each other, that is to say so as to be easily welded to one another.
  • the frame is made of polypropylene or polyethylene.
  • the deformable part (s) may be made of elastomeric material or of a polyolefin obtained by metallocene catalysis.
  • a material metalocene polyethylene
  • Exact TM a material marketed under the trademark Exact TM by the company DSM
  • Metocene TM a material marketed under the trade name Metocene TM by the company Targor.
  • the rigid armature is disposed inside the deformable portion and is also in contact with the product.
  • the rigid armature then improves the elastic return of the deformable portion after the pressure exerted on it has ceased.
  • an outer surface of the neck preferably comprises a thread adapted to cooperate with a corresponding thread of a cover.
  • the pot comprises an alternation of at least two rigid portions constituting the frame, and at least two deformable parts, the deformable portions extending over substantially the entire height of the pot.
  • the armature may consist of two diametrically opposite portions, or any other number, greater than two, of rigid portions regularly spaced.
  • the second material is transparent or translucent. This feature allows, besides the visualization of the level of product remaining in the pot, inform the user about the places where the pressure should be applied to deform the pot.
  • the pot according to the invention can be used advantageously for the packaging of a cosmetic product, especially a styling product, or care of the skin or hair.
  • the pot 1 shown in Figures 1 and 2 comprises an armature 2, X axis, obtained by molding a rigid material such as polypropylene.
  • the armature forms a ring 3 from an edge of which extend four legs 4-7 spaced regularly, and whose height substantially corresponds to the height of the pot.
  • the tabs 4-7 are substantially parallel to the axis X, then, over the rest of their height, converge slightly in the direction of the axis, so as to confer a profile corresponding to the pot.
  • the end of the tabs 4-7 opposite the ring 3, is free.
  • the tabs 4-7 are of slightly decreasing angular width towards their free end.
  • an outer shell of flexible material 10 is overmolded.
  • the outer shell 10 has a bottom 11 adjacent to the free end of the tabs 4-7, and a side wall 12, shaped to the profile of the legs 4. -7 and extending substantially to the upper edge of the ring 3 of the frame 2.
  • tabs 4-7 extend inside the shell 10, the shell 10 being intended to contain the product.
  • the material used to make the flexible shell 10 is a soft material physico-chemically compatible with the material forming the frame 2 so that where the two materials are superimposed, especially over the entire surface of the ring 3 they are intimately welded together.
  • Exact TM or Metocene TM is used.
  • the material forming the flexible shell 10 is transparent.
  • the material forming the reinforcement is colored, so that the latter 2 can be seen through the deformable shell 10.
  • the arrangement of the openwork frame 2 and the flexible shell 10 provides a structure which, between the tabs 4-7 of the frame, comprises deformable areas 13, 14.
  • the bottom 11 is a deformable portion on which it is possible to exert an axial pressure to promote the rise of the product towards the opening.
  • a part 20 is ultrasonically welded to the upper part of the frame 2.
  • the part 20 has a shoulder 21 and a neck 22 defining an opening 23 of the pot 1
  • the piece 20 comprises a short peripheral skirt 24 of outside diameter slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the ring 3 of the frame 2. The weld is produced at the level of said skirt 24.
  • the neck 22 has a thread 25 on its outer surface intended to cooperate with a complementary threading provided on an inner surface of a plug 30.
  • the piece 20 is made of a rigid material, identical or different from the material forming the frame 2.
  • the pot 1 is shown in its use configuration in FIG. 3. As is apparent from this figure, after having removed the cap 30, the user presses the pot between the thumb and the index finger at the locations 13, 14 of the flexible shell 10, located between two legs 4-7 forming the frame 2. In doing so, the section of the pot is reduced, and the product it contains is forced towards the opening 23 of the pot 1. At this time, the product can be easily removed by means of a finger.
  • the deformable parts 13, 14 of the pot 1 resume by elastic return their original shape, thus moving the product contained in the pot, the opening 23.
  • the pressure exerted on the shell 10 may be transmitted in part to the tabs 4-7 whose rappelling force makes it possible to accentuate the elastic return of the deformable parts 13 and 14.
  • the pot according to this embodiment is identical to the previous embodiment. Its operation is identical.
  • This embodiment is particularly advantageous in that it comprises deformable zones 15 which, admittedly, are in smaller numbers but which have a larger surface area. This results in a much better deformability of the pot, and greater ease of distribution of the product.
  • the portions 40, 50 forming the frame 2 are, admittedly fewer in number, but larger in area, resulting in increased rigidity compared to the previous embodiment.

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The pot (1), having a threaded neck (22) with an opening (23) and a screw top (30), is made with an inner reinforcing member (2) with vertical extensions (4, 6, 7) of a first material, and an outer shell (11) of a second, less rigid material that is at least partly deformable, so that a pressure applied to its deformable portions (13, 14) pushed the product inside the pot out through the opening. The vertical extensions of the reinforcing member are joined together adjacent to the neck of the pot, and they increase in width in that direction.

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La présente invention a trait à un pot selon le préambule de la revendication 1, tel qu'utilisé notamment pour le conditionnement de produits cosmétiques, en particulier pour le conditionnement de produits sous forme d'un gel ou d'une crème.The present invention relates to a pot according to the preamble of claim 1, as used in particular for the packaging of cosmetic products, in particular for the packaging of products in the form of a gel or a cream.

L'invention vise en particulier la distribution facilitée du contenu de tels pots. Typiquement, dans le domaine cosmétique, le contenu du pot est prélevé par l'utilisatrice, au moyen d'un ou plusieurs doigts qu'elle introduit dans le pot. Bien évidemment, l'opération est de plus en plus malaisée au fur et à mesure que l'on se rapproche du fond du pot, en particulier pour des pots de faible section relativement à leur hauteur.The invention aims in particular the facilitated distribution of the contents of such pots. Typically, in the cosmetic field, the contents of the pot is taken by the user, by means of one or more fingers that it introduces into the pot. Of course, the operation is increasingly difficult as you get closer to the bottom of the pot, especially for pots of small section relative to their height.

Sont connus des pots équipés de systèmes à piston ou à soufflet, et configurés de manière à, en réponse à une pression exercée sur le fond du pot, ou en réponse à une rotation d'un organe de manoeuvre, provoquer la sortie dosée d'un produit contenu à l'intérieur du pot.Are known pots equipped with piston or bellows systems, and configured so as, in response to pressure exerted on the bottom of the pot, or in response to a rotation of an actuator, cause the metered output of a product contained inside the pot.

Ainsi, le brevet d'invention FR 1 570 600 décrit un dispositif comportant un conditionnement extérieur et un conditionnement intérieur, sous forme d'un soufflet, monté sur un piston. Le déplacement du piston, de bas en haut, de manière à comprimer le soufflet au fil des utilisations, et provoquer la sortie du produit, se fait soit par une poussée manuelle directement sur le fond, soit par rotation du conditionnement extérieur par rapport à un dispositif de distribution solidaire du conditionnement intérieur. Le mécanisme est compliqué. De ce fait, le coût de revient du pot est important, et incompatible avec les impératifs économiques dictés par les circuits de la grande distribution.Thus, patent FR 1 570 600 describes a device comprising an outer packaging and an inner packaging, in the form of a bellows, mounted on a piston. The displacement of the piston, from bottom to top, so as to compress the bellows as it is used, and cause the product to come out, is either by a manual push directly on the bottom or by rotation of the outer package with respect to a solidary distribution device of the inner packaging. The mechanism is complicated. Therefore, the cost of the pot is important, and incompatible with the economic imperatives dictated by the circuits of large distribution.

Le brevet US 4 456 134 décrit un autre système de conditionnement dans lequel, on ajuste le volume d'un réceptacle, au moyen d'une partie souple, de type soufflet par exemple, et dont la hauteur peut être réduite par vissage, l'une sur l'autre, de deux parties cylindriques formant un conditionnement extérieur. La hauteur visible du récipient s'en trouve diminuée d'autant. De la même manière que pour le dispositif discuté précédemment, ce système est compliqué et coûteux.US Pat. No. 4,456,134 describes another packaging system in which the volume of a receptacle is adjusted by means of a flexible part, of bellows type for example, and the height of which can be reduced by screwing. one on the other, two cylindrical parts forming an outer package. The visible height of the container is reduced accordingly. In the same way as for the device discussed above, this system is complicated and expensive.

Un pot selon le préambule de la revendication 1 est connu du document US-A-3 162 885.A pot according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from US-A-3 162 885.

Aussi, est-ce un des objets de l'invention que de réaliser un pot dont la distribution du contenu soit aisé, et qui résolve en tout ou partie les problèmes discutés ci-avant en référence aux dispositifs connus.Also, is it an object of the invention to provide a pot whose content distribution is easy, and which solves all or part of the problems discussed above with reference to known devices.

C'est en particulier un objet de l'invention que de réaliser un tel pot qui soit économique à réaliser, et simple à utiliser.It is particularly an object of the invention to make such a pot that is economical to produce, and simple to use.

C'est en particulier un autre objet de l'invention que de réaliser un pot, avec lequel est conservée la gestuelle de prélèvement au moyen d'un doigt, et dont la facilité de distribution n'est sensiblement pas affectée au fil des distributions.It is in particular another object of the invention to provide a pot, with which is preserved the gesture of sampling by means of a finger, and whose ease of distribution is substantially not affected over the distributions.

D'autres objets encore apparaîtront dans la description détaillée qui suit.Still other objects will appear in the following detailed description.

Selon l'invention, ces objets sont atteints, en tout ou partie, en réalisant un pot, pour le conditionnement d'un produit, notamment sous forme d'une crème ou d'un gel, comprenant :

  • a) une armature ajourée formée d'au moins une portion s'étendant sur sensiblement toute la hauteur du pot, et se terminant par un col dont un bord libre délimite une ouverture pour le pot, ladite armature étant réalisée en un premier matériau, et
  • b) au moins une partie déformable en contact avec le produit à l'intérieur du pot, et réalisée en un second matériau de rigidité plus faible que le premier matériau, le pot étant configuré de sorte qu'une pression, exercée sur la (ou les) partie(s) déformable(s) provoque une déformation de cette (ou ces) dernière(s) et un déplacement du produit en direction de l'ouverture, la (ou les) partie(s) déformable(s) reprenant par rappel élastique leur position non déformée lorsque cesse ladite pression.
According to the invention, these objects are achieved, in whole or in part, by making a pot, for packaging a product, in particular in the form of a cream or a gel, comprising:
  • a) a perforated reinforcement formed of at least one portion extending over substantially the entire height of the pot, and terminating in a neck whose free edge delimits an opening for the pot, said armature being made of a first material, and
  • b) at least one deformable portion in contact with the product inside the pot, and made of a second material of lower rigidity than the first material, the pot being configured so that a pressure exerted on the (or the deformable part (s) causes a deformation of this (or these) last (s) and a displacement of the product in the direction of the opening, the (or) part (s) deformable (s) taking by elastic return their undeformed position when said pressure ceases.

Ainsi, la présence d'une ou plusieurs portions déformables permet, au fur et à mesure que le niveau de produit diminue à l'intérieur du pot, d'amener le produit au voisinage de l'ouverture du pot, et en permettre un prélèvement aisé avec le doigt.Thus, the presence of one or more deformable portions allows, as the level of product decreases inside the pot, to bring the product in the vicinity of the opening of the pot, and allow a removal easy with your finger.

La présence de l'armature rigide permet de conférer au pot une consistance et une rigidité suffisantes pour que ce dernier, notamment lors de son transport ou stockage, puisse être empilé. La présence de l'armature rigide aide également au retour du pot dans sa forme non déformée, laquelle forme est conservée pendant toute la durée de vie du produit.The presence of the rigid frame makes it possible to give the pot a consistency and rigidity sufficient so that the latter, in particular during its transport or storage, can be stacked. The presence of the rigid frame also helps the return of the pot in its undistorted shape, which shape is preserved throughout the life of the product.

De préférence, le pot comporte au moins une portion déformable permettant de déformer le pot en réponse à une pression exercée transversalement à un axe X du pot. La gestuelle s'en trouve améliorée dans une large mesure.Preferably, the pot comprises at least one deformable portion for deforming the pot in response to a pressure exerted transversely to an axis X of the pot. The gesture is improved to a large extent.

De préférence, lesdites portions formant l'armature ajourée sont solidaires entre elles via leurs extrémités situées au voisinage du col, leurs extrémités disposées au voisinage du fond étant libres. Ainsi, selon ce mode de réalisation préférentiel, le fond constitue également une zone déformable.Preferably, said portions forming the openwork reinforcement are integral with each other via their ends located in the vicinity of the neck, their ends arranged in the vicinity of the bottom being free. Thus, according to this preferred embodiment, the bottom also constitutes a deformable zone.

De préférence également, la largeur angulaire desdites portions augmente en direction du col du pot. Ainsi, à l'inverse, les zones déformables, situées entre les portions formant l'armature, sont de surface augmentant progressivement en direction du fond. Une telle configuration, confère au pot une déformabilité plus importante au voisinage du fond, facilitant ainsi la vidange du pot.Also preferably, the angular width of said portions increases toward the neck of the pot. Thus, conversely, the deformable zones, located between the portions forming the armature, are of surface progressively increasing toward the bottom. Such a configuration, gives the pot a greater deformability near the bottom, thus facilitating the emptying of the pot.

Selon un premier mode de réalisation, le col est obtenu de moulage avec l'armature.According to a first embodiment, the neck is obtained by molding with the frame.

Selon un autre mode de réalisation, le col est formé d'une pièce séparée, montée sur l'armature notamment par collage, soudure en particulier aux ultrasons, ou encliquetage.According to another embodiment, the neck is formed of a separate part, mounted on the frame, in particular by gluing, particularly ultrasonic welding, or snap-fastening.

En son extrémité opposée au col, le pot présente un fond, qui de préférence, et comme indiqué précédemment, constitue une partie déformable. Ainsi, la pression exercée sur le pot, via la ou les parties déformables, peut être exercée latéralement, mais aussi axialement. A cet effet, et de préférence, les portions de l'armature se terminent au voisinage du fond par une extrémité libre.At its end opposite the neck, the pot has a bottom, which preferably, and as indicated above, is a deformable part. Thus, the pressure exerted on the pot, via the deformable part or parts, can be exerted laterally, but also axially. For this purpose, and preferably, the portions of the frame terminate near the bottom by a free end.

Avantageusement, la (ou les) partie(s) déformables est (sont) surmoulée(s) sur l'armature. Dans ce cas de figure, les premier et second matériaux seront choisis de manière à être physico-chimiquement compatibles entre eux, c'est à dire de manière à pouvoir se souder aisément l'un sur l'autre.Advantageously, the (or) part (s) deformable is (are) overmolded (s) on the frame. In this case, the first and second materials will be chosen so as to be physically and chemically compatible with each other, that is to say so as to be easily welded to one another.

A titre d'exemples préférés, l'armature est réalisée en polypropylène ou polyéthylène.As preferred examples, the frame is made of polypropylene or polyethylene.

La (ou les) partie(s) déformable(s) peut (peuvent) être réalisée(s) en matériau élastomérique, ou en une polyoléfine obtenue par catalyse métallocène. A titre d'exemples plus spécifiques on peut citer un matériau (polyéthylène metallocène) commercialisé sous la marque Exact™ par la société DSM, ou encore un matériau (polypropylène métallocène) commercialisé sous la marque Metocene™ par la société TARGOR.The deformable part (s) may be made of elastomeric material or of a polyolefin obtained by metallocene catalysis. As more specific examples, mention may be made of a material (metallocene polyethylene) marketed under the trademark Exact ™ by the company DSM, or a material (metallocene polypropylene) marketed under the trade name Metocene ™ by the company Targor.

De préférence, l'armature rigide est disposée à l'intérieur de la partie déformable et est également au contact du produit. L'armature rigide améliore alors le retour élastique de la partie déformable après que la pression exercée sur celle-ci ait cessée.Preferably, the rigid armature is disposed inside the deformable portion and is also in contact with the product. The rigid armature then improves the elastic return of the deformable portion after the pressure exerted on it has ceased.

De manière conventionnelle, une surface externe du col comporte de préférence un filetage apte à coopérer avec un filetage correspondant d'un couvercle.Conventionally, an outer surface of the neck preferably comprises a thread adapted to cooperate with a corresponding thread of a cover.

De préférence, le pot comporte une alternance d'au moins deux portions rigides constituant l'armature, et d'au moins deux parties déformables, les parties déformables s'étendant sur sensiblement toute la hauteur du pot.Preferably, the pot comprises an alternation of at least two rigid portions constituting the frame, and at least two deformable parts, the deformable portions extending over substantially the entire height of the pot.

Dans le cas d'un pot de section circulaire, l'armature peut être constituée de deux portions diamétralement opposées, ou de tout autre nombre, supérieur à deux, de portions rigides, régulièrement espacées.In the case of a pot of circular section, the armature may consist of two diametrically opposite portions, or any other number, greater than two, of rigid portions regularly spaced.

Avantageusement, le second matériau est transparent ou translucide. Cette caractéristique permet, outre la visualisation du niveau de produit restant dans le pot, de renseigner l'utilisatrice sur les endroits où la pression doit être appliquée en vue de déformer le pot.Advantageously, the second material is transparent or translucent. This feature allows, besides the visualization of the level of product remaining in the pot, inform the user about the places where the pressure should be applied to deform the pot.

Le pot selon l'invention peut être utilisé avantageusement pour le conditionnement d'un produit cosmétique, notamment d'un produit de coiffage, ou de soin de la peau ou du cheveu.The pot according to the invention can be used advantageously for the packaging of a cosmetic product, especially a styling product, or care of the skin or hair.

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 :

  • les figures 1 et 2 sont des vues relatives à un premier mode de réalisation du pot selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 3 illustre l'utilisation du pot représenté aux figures 1 et 2 ; et
  • les figures 4 et 5 sont relatives à un second mode de réalisation.
The invention consists, apart from the arrangements described above, in 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:
  • Figures 1 and 2 are views relating to a first embodiment of the pot according to the invention;
  • Figure 3 illustrates the use of the pot shown in Figures 1 and 2; and
  • Figures 4 and 5 relate to a second embodiment.

Le pot 1 représenté aux figures 1 et 2 comprend une armature 2, d'axe X, obtenue de moulage d'un matériau rigide tel qu'un polypropylène. L'armature forme un anneau 3 à partir d'un bord duquel s'étendent quatre pattes 4-7 espacées régulièrement, et dont la hauteur correspond sensiblement à la hauteur du pot. Sur une partie de leur hauteur, adjacente à l'anneau 3, les pattes 4-7 sont sensiblement parallèles à l'axe X, puis, sur le reste de leur hauteur, convergent légèrement en direction de l'axe, de manière à conférer un profil correspondant au pot. L'extrémité des pattes 4-7 opposée à l'anneau 3, est libre.The pot 1 shown in Figures 1 and 2 comprises an armature 2, X axis, obtained by molding a rigid material such as polypropylene. The armature forms a ring 3 from an edge of which extend four legs 4-7 spaced regularly, and whose height substantially corresponds to the height of the pot. On a part of their height, adjacent to the ring 3, the tabs 4-7 are substantially parallel to the axis X, then, over the rest of their height, converge slightly in the direction of the axis, so as to confer a profile corresponding to the pot. The end of the tabs 4-7 opposite the ring 3, is free.

Sur leur portion convergeant en direction de l'axe X, les pattes 4-7 sont de largeur angulaire légèrement décroissante en direction de leur extrémité libre.On their portion converging towards the X axis, the tabs 4-7 are of slightly decreasing angular width towards their free end.

Sur l'armature rigide ainsi réalisée, on surmoule une coque extérieure en matériau souple 10. La coque extérieure 10 comporte un fond 11 adjacent à l'extrémité libre des pattes 4-7, et une paroi latérale 12, conformée au profil des pattes 4-7 et s'étendant sensiblement jusqu'au bord supérieur de l'anneau 3 de l'armature 2.On the rigid reinforcement thus produced, an outer shell of flexible material 10 is overmolded. The outer shell 10 has a bottom 11 adjacent to the free end of the tabs 4-7, and a side wall 12, shaped to the profile of the legs 4. -7 and extending substantially to the upper edge of the ring 3 of the frame 2.

Ainsi les pattes 4-7 s'étendent à l'intérieur de la coque 10, la coque 10 étant destinée à contenir le produit.Thus the tabs 4-7 extend inside the shell 10, the shell 10 being intended to contain the product.

Le matériau utilisé pour réaliser la coque souple 10 est un matériau mou, physico-chimiquement compatible avec le matériau formant l'armature 2 de sorte qu'aux endroits où les deux matériaux se superposent, en particulier sur toute la surface de l'anneau 3, ils se soudent intimement entre eux.The material used to make the flexible shell 10 is a soft material physico-chemically compatible with the material forming the frame 2 so that where the two materials are superimposed, especially over the entire surface of the ring 3 they are intimately welded together.

A titre d'exemple, on utilise de l'Exact™ ou du Metocene™.For example, Exact ™ or Metocene ™ is used.

De préférence, le matériau formant la coque souple 10 est transparent. Le matériau formant l'armature est de couleur, de sorte que cette dernière 2 puisse se voir au travers de la coque déformable 10.Preferably, the material forming the flexible shell 10 is transparent. The material forming the reinforcement is colored, so that the latter 2 can be seen through the deformable shell 10.

Ainsi, l'agencement de l'armature ajourée 2 et de la coque souple 10 permet d'obtenir une structure qui, entre les pattes 4-7 de l'armature, comporte des zones déformables 13, 14. De même, le fond 11 constitue une portion déformable sur laquelle il est possible d'exercer une pression axiale pour favoriser la remontée du produit en direction de l'ouverture.Thus, the arrangement of the openwork frame 2 and the flexible shell 10 provides a structure which, between the tabs 4-7 of the frame, comprises deformable areas 13, 14. Similarly, the bottom 11 is a deformable portion on which it is possible to exert an axial pressure to promote the rise of the product towards the opening.

Après formation de l'armature rigide 2, doublée de la coque souple 10, une pièce 20 est soudée aux ultrasons à la partie supérieure l'armature 2. La pièce 20 comporte un épaulement 21 et un col 22 délimitant une ouverture 23 du pot 1. La pièce 20 comporte une courte jupe périphérique 24 de diamètre extérieur légèrement inférieur au diamètre intérieur de l'anneau 3 de l'armature 2. La soudure est réalisée au niveau de ladite jupe 24.After formation of the rigid frame 2, lined with the flexible shell 10, a part 20 is ultrasonically welded to the upper part of the frame 2. The part 20 has a shoulder 21 and a neck 22 defining an opening 23 of the pot 1 The piece 20 comprises a short peripheral skirt 24 of outside diameter slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the ring 3 of the frame 2. The weld is produced at the level of said skirt 24.

Le col 22 comporte un filetage 25 sur sa surface extérieure, destiné à coopérer avec un filetage complémentaire prévu sur une surface intérieure d'un bouchon 30.The neck 22 has a thread 25 on its outer surface intended to cooperate with a complementary threading provided on an inner surface of a plug 30.

La pièce 20 est réalisée en un matériau rigide, identique ou différent du matériau formant l'armature 2.The piece 20 is made of a rigid material, identical or different from the material forming the frame 2.

Le pot 1 est représenté dans sa configuration d'utilisation à la figure 3. Ainsi qu'il ressort de cette figure, après avoir enlevé le bouchon 30, l'utilisatrice presse le pot entre le pouce et l'index, aux endroits 13, 14 de la coque souple 10, situés entre deux pattes 4-7 formant l'armature 2. Ce faisant, la section du pot est réduite, et le produit qu'il contient est forcé en direction de l'ouverture 23 du pot 1. A ce moment, le produit peut être prélevé aisément au moyen d'un doigt.The pot 1 is shown in its use configuration in FIG. 3. As is apparent from this figure, after having removed the cap 30, the user presses the pot between the thumb and the index finger at the locations 13, 14 of the flexible shell 10, located between two legs 4-7 forming the frame 2. In doing so, the section of the pot is reduced, and the product it contains is forced towards the opening 23 of the pot 1. At this time, the product can be easily removed by means of a finger.

Lorsque l'utilisatrice relâche la pression exercée sur le pot 1, les parties déformables 13, 14 du pot 1 reprennent par rappel élastique leur forme initiale, éloignant ainsi le produit contenu dans le pot, de l'ouverture 23. De plus, la pression exercée sur la coque 10 peut être transmise en partie aux pattes 4-7 dont la force de rappele permet d'accentuer le retour élastique des parties déformables 13 et 14.When the user releases the pressure exerted on the pot 1, the deformable parts 13, 14 of the pot 1 resume by elastic return their original shape, thus moving the product contained in the pot, the opening 23. In addition, the pressure exerted on the shell 10 may be transmitted in part to the tabs 4-7 whose rappelling force makes it possible to accentuate the elastic return of the deformable parts 13 and 14.

Le mode de réalisation des figures 4 et 5 se distingue du mode de réalisation précédent, principalement en ce que :

  • i) à la place des quatre pattes 4-7 disposées à 90°, l'armature 2 comprend deux portions diamétralement opposées 40, 50 dont la hauteur est sensiblement égale à la hauteur du pot, et dont la largeur augmente progressivement en direction d'une partie supérieure annulaire 3.
  • ii) en outre, l'épaulement 21 et le col 22 forment partie intégrante de l'armature 2, et sont obtenus de moulage avec cette dernière.
The embodiment of FIGS. 4 and 5 differs from the previous embodiment, mainly in that:
  • i) instead of the four tabs 4-7 arranged at 90 °, the armature 2 comprises two diametrically opposed portions 40, 50 whose height is substantially equal to the height of the pot, and whose width increases progressively in the direction of an annular upper part 3.
  • ii) in addition, the shoulder 21 and the neck 22 form an integral part of the frame 2, and are obtained by molding with the latter.

Pour le reste, le pot selon ce mode de réalisation est identique au mode de réalisation précédent. Son fonctionnement est identique.For the rest, the pot according to this embodiment is identical to the previous embodiment. Its operation is identical.

Ce mode de réalisation est particulièrement avantageux en ce qu'il comprend des zones déformables 15 qui, certes sont en moins grand nombre, mais qui sont de surface plus importante. Il en résulte une bien meilleure déformabilité du pot, et une plus grande facilité de distribution du produit.This embodiment is particularly advantageous in that it comprises deformable zones 15 which, admittedly, are in smaller numbers but which have a larger surface area. This results in a much better deformability of the pot, and greater ease of distribution of the product.

De même, les portions 40, 50 formant l'armature 2 sont, certes moins nombreuses, mais de plus grande surface, d'ou il résulte une rigidité accrue par rapport au mode de réalisation précédent.Similarly, the portions 40, 50 forming the frame 2 are, admittedly fewer in number, but larger in area, resulting in increased rigidity compared to the previous embodiment.

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 preferred embodiments of the invention. It is obvious that variations can be made without departing from the invention as claimed hereinafter.

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  1. Pot (1) for packaging a product, particularly a product in the form of a cream or a gel, comprising at least one deformable part (11, 13-15) in contact with the product inside the pot, the pot (1) being configured such that a pressure exerted on the deformable part or parts (11, 13-15) gives rise to a deformation of the latter and a displacement of the product towards the opening (23), the deformable part or parts resuming their non-deformed position through elastic return when said pressure ceases, characterized in that the pot (1) comprises a rigid framework (2) formed from at least one portion (4-7, 40, 50) extending over substantially the entire height of the pot and ending in a neck (22), a free edge of which delimits an opening (23) for the pot, said framework being produced from a first material, and in that the deformable part (11, 13-15) is produced from a second material of lower rigidity than the first material.
  2. Pot (1) according to Claim 1, characterized in that at least one deformable portion (13, 15) enables the pot (1) to deform in response to a pressure exerted transversely to an axis X of the pot (1).
  3. Pot (1) according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said portions forming the framework (4-7, 40, 50) form a single piece via their ends located in the vicinity of the neck (22), their ends arranged in the vicinity of the base (11) being free.
  4. Pot (1) according to Claim 3, characterized in that the angular width of said portions (4-7, 40, 50) increases towards the neck (22) of the pot.
  5. Pot (1) according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the neck (22) is obtained by moulding together with the framework (2).
  6. Pot (1) according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the neck (22) is formed of a separate piece (20) mounted on the framework (2) particularly by means of adhesive bonding, welding or snap-fitting.
  7. Pot (1) according to any one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that at its end opposite the neck (22) the pot has a base (11) constituting a deformable part.
  8. Pot (1) according to any one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the deformable part or parts (11, 13-15) is or are obtained by overmoulding of said second material on the framework (2).
  9. Pot (1) according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the framework (2) is produced from polypropylene or polyethylene.
  10. Pot (1) according to any one of Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the deformable part or parts (11, 13-15) is or are produced from an elastomeric material or from a polyolefin obtained by metallocene catalysis.
  11. Pot (1) according to any one of Claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the rigid framework is arranged inside the deformable part or parts, in contact with the product.
  12. Pot (1) according to any one of Claims 1 to 11, characterized in that an outer surface of the neck (22) includes a screwthread (25) capable of interacting with a corresponding screwthread of a lid (30).
  13. Pot (1) according to any one of Claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the pot includes an alternation of at least two rigid portions (4-7) constituting the framework (2) and of at least two deformable parts (13, 15), the deformable parts extending over substantially the entire height of the pot.
  14. Pot (1) according to any one of Claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the second material is transparent or translucent.
  15. Use of a pot (1) according to any one of the preceding claims for packaging a cosmetic product, particularly a hairstyling product or a skin- or hair-care product.
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