EP1369055B1 - Applicator with a stem joined to a gripping member by an articulation - Google Patents

Applicator with a stem joined to a gripping member by an articulation Download PDF

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EP1369055B1
EP1369055B1 EP03291362A EP03291362A EP1369055B1 EP 1369055 B1 EP1369055 B1 EP 1369055B1 EP 03291362 A EP03291362 A EP 03291362A EP 03291362 A EP03291362 A EP 03291362A EP 1369055 B1 EP1369055 B1 EP 1369055B1
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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
    • A45D40/26—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball
    • A45D40/262—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like
    • A45D40/265—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container
    • A45D40/267—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container comprising a wiper
    • 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
    • A45D40/26—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball

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  • the present invention relates to applicators comprising a gripping member, a rod connected by a hinge to the gripping member and an applicator element disposed at one end of the rod.
  • FR 1 395 217 discloses a deformable capsule nail polish applicator.
  • This capsule has a flexible portion and a rigid portion, the latter having a screw thread for screwing on the neck of a bottle.
  • the flexible part which may be spherical or bellows shaped, is secured to a brush and allows the user, pressing on it, to push the brush to allow it to reach the bottom of the bottle, to scrape it and effectively stir the pigments that would be deposited to resuspend.
  • EP 0 610 639 discloses a device according to the preamble of claim 1, comprising a container, a gripping member and a rod connected by a hinge to the gripping member, the hinge being configured to prevent substantial axial or lateral displacement of the rod, at the joint, relative to the gripping member.
  • a first application member is disposed at a first end of the rod.
  • the rod comprises a maneuverable portion for modifying the orientation of the rod relative to the gripping member, this operable portion extending at least partially between the hinge and a second end of the rod, opposite to the first.
  • the gripping member is in the form of a hoop which keeps the rod in place on the container to close it.
  • EP 0 791 307 is of similar teaching.
  • Applicators having a non-rectilinear longitudinal axis application element are also known, in particular for applying a product to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows. Due to the shape of the applicator element, difficulties may arise when the applicator element is loaded with product by being introduced into a container through a wiper. In order not to hinder this introduction, the angle formed by the applicator element with the rod which supports it must not be too great. However, it may be desirable to have an application element more strongly inclined relative to the stem for reasons of ergonomics and / or allow, for example, a greater diversity of makeup results.
  • the object of the invention is in particular to propose a new applicator, in particular for the lips, eyelids, eyebrows, eyelashes or hair, which is more ergonomic and / or allows new makeup effects, as defined in claim 1.
  • Such an applicator may make it possible to modify the orientation of the applicator element relative to the gripping member during use, so as to have a non-zero angle between an axis of the applicator element and an axis of the applicator element.
  • rod without causing difficulty in introducing the applicator into a container containing the product to be applied and provided with a wiper, since this introduction can be made for example while the rod is substantially in the axis of the grasping organ.
  • the application element has a non-rectilinear shape, it is possible to increase the incidence of the applicator element relative to the gripping member at the moment of use without having to give the element application tilt such that it would likely interfere with its introduction into the container.
  • Inclining the rod relative to the gripping member also allows the gripping member to move away from the face, in the case of makeup eyelashes or eyebrows, thus facilitates the makeup of eyelashes or eyebrows with the shaft axis oriented substantially vertically.
  • Arranging the hinge within the gripping member can make the applicator more compact and easier to grip.
  • the gripping member may comprise a body provided with an internal thread.
  • the gripping member may comprise a body crossed at one end by the operable portion.
  • the body may comprise, at this end, an end wall provided with an opening through which the maneuverable portion passes.
  • This end wall may have a generally convex shape towards the outside.
  • the aforementioned opening may comprise at least one slot, which may serve to guide the movement of the operable portion.
  • This slot may extend, if necessary, on at least a portion of the lateral surface of the gripping member.
  • the opening may for example comprise at least two slots, the longitudinal axes of these two slots being substantially perpendicular to each other, for example.
  • the slot or slots may comprise edges defining, for example by means of at least one boss, at least one hard point during the displacement of the operable portion. The hard point can facilitate, if necessary, the maintenance of the portion operable in a predetermined position.
  • the applicator for example the end wall, may comprise at least one marker, for example graduations, allowing the user to locate more easily the orientation of the rod relative to the gripping member.
  • the operable portion may comprise a cover configured to at least partially overlap the gripping member.
  • This cover may have, for example, a generally concave face towards the gripping member.
  • the operable portion may be at least partially covered by a sheath, for example having at least one flexible region.
  • This flexible region may include a bellows.
  • the manoeuvrable portion can be covered entirely by the sheath.
  • the sleeve may be entirely flexible, being made for example in an elastomer, for example butyl nitrile, EPDM, silicone or latex, this list not being limiting.
  • the sleeve may be attached to the gripping member or, alternatively, made in one piece by molding with the gripping member, for example by over-injection.
  • the sleeve may have an outer shape having a symmetrical axial and have, for example, on at least a portion of its length, a circular cross section.
  • the sheath may have an outer shape favoring its deformability in one or more directions.
  • the sheath may thus have, for example, at least a portion of its length an oblong transverse section.
  • the sheath may comprise a wall which may be more or less thick.
  • the sheath may for example have a wall whose thickness, at least in places, is of the order of magnitude of that of a wall of the gripping member.
  • the sleeve may also have a relatively thick wall, especially when it is made of a cellular material.
  • the sleeve may comprise, for example, a block of a foam, provided with a recess or at least one slot in which the rod is engaged at its second end.
  • a block may for example be fixed by welding or gluing to one end of the body of the gripping member.
  • the sheath can contribute to sealing the closure of a container to which the applicator is attached in the absence of use.
  • the hinge may include a brake for braking the movement of the rod by relation to the grasping organ.
  • the brake can exert a braking action regardless of the position of the rod relative to the gripping member.
  • the brake may also, as a variant, exert a braking action only in at least one predetermined position of the rod relative to the gripping member.
  • the joint can be made in various ways, and allow for example a displacement of the rod around a geometric axis, two geometric axes or an infinity of geometric axes.
  • the joint may for example comprise a ball joint, which may have a rigid or flexible seat.
  • a rigid seat may make it possible to obtain, if necessary, a better seal of the closure of the container by virtue of a better contact between a sealing member of the rod and the container, for example.
  • the articulation may alternatively comprise a pin, for example a metal pin, around which the rod can pivot.
  • the rod may also comprise a cylindrical portion serving as a pivot.
  • the joint may further comprise at least one flexible wall, for example a disc, through which the rod passes, this wall extending between the rod and the gripping member.
  • the joint comprises at least one block of an elastically deformable material, for example a foam, traversed by the rod.
  • the applicator can be configured in such a way that the rod retains the orientation given to it by the user once the latter releases the operable portion.
  • the applicator may also include an elastic return member adapted to return the rod in a predetermined orientation, when the user releases it, for example to align its axis with that of the gripping member.
  • This return member may be constituted for example by a constituent element of the joint.
  • the return member may be constituted by a sheath as mentioned above.
  • the rod may comprise a sealing member configured to apply substantially sealingly against a surface of a container to which the applicator is attached in the absence of use.
  • This sealing member may comprise, for example, a disk and / or a frustoconical portion.
  • the application element may have a rectilinear longitudinal axis or not.
  • the application element may have a longitudinal axis that forms an angle not zero with a shaft axis.
  • This non-zero angle may be formed between the axis of an end portion of the rod adjacent to the applicator member and the axis of a proximal portion of the applicator member adjacent to the applicator member. the stem.
  • the non-zero angle may also be formed between the axis of an end portion of the rod, adjacent to the applicator member, and the axis of a distal portion of the applicator member, away from the stem.
  • the application element may be non-rectilinear or the rod and the application element may not extend entirely along the same rectilinear axis.
  • the applicator element and the rod may for example extend, in this case, in a plane and the rod can rotate only in this same plane.
  • the longitudinal axis of the applicator element may further extend beyond the pivot plane of the rod.
  • the application element may comprise bristles and / or teeth oriented transversely, for example perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the applicator element.
  • the applicator element may comprise a mascara brush, in particular a brush having a core formed of two branches of a twisted wire, the bristles extending substantially radially from the core.
  • the application element may also include a comb configured to apply a product to the keratinous fibers, for example eyelashes or eyebrows.
  • the application element can be made with notches for example.
  • the applicator element can be made by plastic injection, for example.
  • the application element may, in an alternative embodiment, include a brush, including a brush for applying a nail polish.
  • the application element may also comprise a foam, a sponge, a felt or a flocked tip, being configured for example to apply a product on the lips or eyelids.
  • the application element can be flocked.
  • the application element may be able to retain the product by capillarity.
  • the invention further relates to a device for packaging and applying a cosmetic product, comprising a container containing the product and an applicator as defined above.
  • the applicator can be configured to close the container.
  • the container may include a wiper.
  • the wringer can bring back the rod in a zero inclination position when the applicator is returned to the container.
  • the container and the applicator may be configured such that the applicator rod is prevented from pivoting relative to the container when the applicator is in place thereon.
  • a sealed closure of the container may be obtained by sealing means located above the joint, around the joint or below the joint, when moving along the axis of the rod.
  • the device 1 represented at figure 1 is intended for the application of a product P on the eyelashes or the eyebrows, for example mascara, and comprises an applicator 2, shown separately on the Figures 2 and 3 and a container 3 containing the product P and on which the applicator 2 can be fixed substantially tightly in the absence of use.
  • the container 3 may comprise, in a conventional manner, as illustrated in the figure 1 , a threaded neck 4 inside which is fixed a wiper 5, made for example of elastomer and may comprise a flexible lip of generally conical shape.
  • the applicator 2 comprises a rod 6, rectilinear of axis X in the illustrated example and a gripping member 7 of Y axis also constituting a closing cap of the container 3, being provided for this purpose with an internal thread 8 configured to screw on the neck 4.
  • the rod 6 comprises a sealing member 9 configured to cooperate with the opening of the container 3 when the applicator 2 is in place thereon, as can be seen on the figure 1 .
  • This sealing member 9 may comprise, for example, a frustoconical portion 9a provided at its upper end with a flange 9b configured to bear on the upper edge of the wiper 5.
  • the latter defines inside the container a wiping orifice 5a which can be circular when the portion of the rod to be dewatered is of circular section, being adapted to the diameter thereof.
  • the sealing member could for example include only the frustoconical portion or a disc or have another shape, and include for example a sealing skirt.
  • the sealing member may comprise, especially when it comprises a disc, a cord of an elastomeric material.
  • the gripping member 7 comprises a generally tubular body 14, for example made of a rigid plastics material, having a symmetrical outer shape of Y-axis revolution in the illustrated example, this body 14 defining at an axial end an opening 15 allowing its engagement on the neck 4 of the container 3 and at the opposite end an opening 16 allowing the passage of a maneuverable portion 18 of the rod 6, for directing it relative to the gripping member 7.
  • the rod 6 is hingedly connected to the gripping member 2, so that the angle ii formed between the axis X of the rod 6 and the axis Y of the gripping member 7 can be modified by the user during the use of the applicator 2, as illustrated in FIG. figure 2 .
  • the applicator 2 may comprise a joint which is for example in the form of a ball joint, having a generally spherical portion 10 formed on the rod 6 and a housing or seat 11 of corresponding shape inside the body of the 7.
  • a ball may possibly allow rotation of the rod 6 on itself, about its axis X, relative to the gripping member 7, and prevent a axial and lateral displacement of the rod 6 at the joint relative to the gripping member 7.
  • the housing 11 is defined by a wall 12 of the gripping member which is connected at an upper end to a return 13 directed radially inwardly of the body 14.
  • the rod 6 is provided, at its end opposite the operable portion 18, an applicator element 20 which may or may not come into contact with the bottom of the container when the applicator is in place and which is constituted for example by a mascara brush.
  • the brush may comprise, in a conventional manner, a core formed by two branches of a twisted wire, from which the bristles extend substantially radially.
  • the change of orientation of the rod 6 relative to the gripping member 7 can be done without grasping the portion of the rod which is introduced into the container when the applicator is in place on it, so without risk to the user to get dirty fingers.
  • the operable portion 18 of the rod 6 may allow the user to visualize a change of direction of the applicator element relative to the gripping member, during makeup, by acting on the operable portion 18.
  • the stem can be operated with one hand during makeup.
  • the brush may have a non-rectilinear core, as is the case in the example of Figures 1 to 3 , or rectilinear, as shown in figure 7 .
  • applicator member 20 and the shank 6 may not both to extend along the same straight line and, in particular, for the applicator member to have a curvilinear longitudinal axis.
  • the brush 20 has a curved core, the proximal portion 21a of the core 21, adjacent to the rod, connecting thereto substantially along the X axis and the distal portion 21b of the core 21 pointing in a Z direction forming an angle i with the X axis.
  • the angle formed between the Z direction and the Y axis of the gripping member 7 may correspond to the cumulative value of the angles i and ii, which may allow for example to apply the product on the eyelashes with the rod of the applicator facing up, like illustrated on the figure 3 .
  • the angle formed between the rod and the gripping member can be relatively high, to move the gripping member of the face and facilitate makeup.
  • the orientation of the rod may for example be substantially zero relative to the axis of the gripping member, as illustrated in FIG. figure 4 .
  • the applicator may be configured so that the rod maintains the orientation that is given to it once the operable portion 18 is released, so that the user does not have to exert a push on the portion operable to keep the rod inclined relative to the axis of the gripping member.
  • the applicator may be configured to return the rod in a predetermined orientation relative to the axis of the gripper once the operable portion 18 is released.
  • the cooperation of the rod and, if appropriate, of the sealing member 9 with the container and in particular with the wiper member 5 may have the consequence of preventing a tilting sensitive of the operable portion 18 relative to the gripping member, contrary to what is the case for example for the device described in the French patent 1,395,217 .
  • application element 20 at the end of the rod 6 different application elements and in particular brushes with an eccentric core and / or a curved core having, before the curvature of the core, a shape such as represented for example to the Figures 5 and 6 .
  • the core 21 is, for each of these examples, entirely rectilinear before implantation in the stem.
  • the blank has a biconical envelope surface around its longitudinal axis.
  • the total length of the portion 20a of the brush that carries the bristles is for example of the order of 26 mm.
  • the largest diameter of the blank may be slightly greater than 7 mm while the end diameters may be close to 4 mm.
  • the total length of the core 21 may be slightly greater than 35 mm, for example.
  • the core 21 may be curved while keeping the portion implanted in the straight rod 6, to give the free portion a radius of curvature of about 60 mm for example.
  • the free end of the core may be off-axis with respect to the axis of the rectilinear portion implanted in the rod by a distance d which may be of the order of 4.5 mm for example.
  • the draft of the figure 6 has, before the curvature of the soul, a general shape of fish with a substantially frustoconical front part 20b and a symmetrical body 20c of revolution, delimited in longitudinal section by two opposite circular edges 20d and 20e, concave towards the outside, each having a radius of curvature of the order of 52 mm.
  • the diameter of the brush, at the rear end plane 20f may be of the order of 7.5 mm for example and that at the front end plane 20g of the order of 5 mm for example.
  • We go from the draft of the figure 6 at the final brush by curving the portion of the bristle-bearing core, with a radius of curvature which in the illustrated example is constant, of the order of 53 mm.
  • the end of the portion of the brush carrying the bristles, adjacent to the portion implanted in the shank, may form a slight angle, as illustrated in FIG. figure 6 , with the axis of the portion implanted in the rod 6.
  • the distance d which is located eccentric free end of the core, may be of the order of 2.4 mm for example.
  • application elements comprising a flocked tip 30, intended for example for makeup of the eyelid, as illustrated in FIG. figure 8 , a flocked tip 40 for lip makeup, as illustrated in FIG. figure 9 , or a brush 50 for the application of varnish on the nails, as illustrated in FIG. figure 10 .
  • a comb 60 as represented on the figure 11 .
  • Other examples of non-limiting combs are described in the applications EP 1 169 941 , EP 1070465 , EP 1 070 468 , EP 1 070 467 especially. You can still use a felt tip or a foam, as shown in figure 12 .
  • the rod 6 may not be entirely rectilinear and comprise for example a bent portion 6a.
  • the application element may have notches when observed in section cross-section, as can be seen on the figure 12A , and be made by plastic injection.
  • the operable portion 18 of the rod 6 is made in one piece with the rest of the rod, for example by molding plastic material.
  • the operable portion 18 is constituted by an insert on the rest of the rod 6, being for example inserted at one end into a housing 61 of the spherical portion 10, as illustrated in FIG. figure 13 .
  • the hinge connecting the rod 6 to the gripping member 7 may be formed by means of a piece attached to the rest of the gripping member 7, as illustrated in FIG. figure 14 . It is seen in this figure that the housing 11 is formed in a part 63 fixed for example by snapping on the rest 64 of the gripping member.
  • the wall 12 which defines the housing 11 of the ball may extend, for example, at least partially outside the gripping member 7, as illustrated in FIG. figure 15 .
  • the operable portion 18 may be provided with a cover 66 which at least partially covers with a small clearance or a zero clearance the wall 12 of the housing 11, this cover 66 may have as in the example shown a concave face 67 facing the wall 12.
  • the gripping member 7 may comprise at an axial end an end wall 69, as illustrated in FIG. figure 16 , crossed by one or more slots allowing the passage of the operable portion 18.
  • the end wall 69 is traversed by two slots 70 and 71, with respective axes F 1 and F 2 perpendicular to each other, and whose width substantially corresponds to the diameter of the operable portion 18, the latter being able to move in the slots when the rod 6 is inclined relative to the body of gripping 7.
  • the presence of the slots 70 and 71 can make it possible to limit the possibilities of displacement of the rod 6 relative to the gripping member 7 according to the directions of the axes F 1 and F 2 .
  • the end wall 69 has, in the example shown, a generally convex shape to the outside.
  • At least one of the aforementioned slots for example the two slots 70 and 71, may comprise at least one boss 73, for example two bosses 73 facing each other, in order to create a point hard to cross by the operable portion 18, this which can make it possible to participate in maintaining the operable portion 18 in a predetermined position, for example abutting against an axial end of one of the slots.
  • the user can thus bring the operable portion 18 into one of five predefined positions, namely a central position in which the portion 18 is at the intersection of the slots 70 and 71 and the inclination of the rod 6 relative to the Y axis substantially zero, and four extreme positions in each of which the operable portion 18 abuts against an axial end of the corresponding slot.
  • the transition from the central position to one of the extreme positions takes place with crossing a hard point related to the presence of the bosses 73.
  • the gripping member 7 may have only one slot 70, as shown in FIG. figure 19 .
  • the applicator element may have a curved longitudinal axis extending in this plane.
  • the gripping member may comprise at least one marker 77 allowing the user to locate the position of the operable portion 18 relative to the gripping member.
  • the gripping member may comprise for example a plurality of graduations.
  • the operable portion 18 may be covered by a sheath, which may be made in various ways.
  • the sheath can contribute, for example, to the sealing of the container.
  • FIG. 20 a sleeve 80 made by overmolding an elastomer on a portion 81 of the body of the gripping member 7.
  • the sheath can be made for example with folds 82, as shown in FIG. figure 21 , the folds 82 constituting for example a bellows conferring flexibility in all directions, to allow to operate the rod 6.
  • the sheath has an outer generally symmetrical shape of revolution around the Y axis of the gripping member 7, but it is not beyond the scope of the present invention to give the sheath a non-symmetrical shape of revolution, for the purpose possibly to define one or more privileged directions of movement of the operable portion.
  • a sleeve 90 having two substantially flat opposed surfaces 91, on which the user can press to modify the inclination of the rod 6 relative to the gripping member 7.
  • One of these surfaces 91 may optionally include an inscription 92 to encourage the user to press it.
  • the flexibility of the sheath 90 in the direction M of displacement of the operable portion 18, substantially perpendicular to the surfaces 91 promotes the pivoting of the rod about a geometric axis K substantially parallel to the surfaces 91, while the greater rigidity of the sleeve 90 in the direction of the axis K tends to prevent pivoting of the rod about an axis perpendicular to the axis K.
  • the housing of the ball may be formed by a wall made in one piece by molding material with the sleeve, for example to slow the movement of the rod by generating a greater friction.
  • a sleeve 100 having a base portion 94, snapped onto a return 95 of the gripping member.
  • the base portion 94 defines the housing 11 in which is contained the spherical portion 10 of the rod 6.
  • the sleeve engaged on the operable portion 18 may optionally have no fixed portion relative to the gripping member.
  • the operable portion 18 may be free inside the sleeve and allow a relative displacement, particularly axial, of the operable portion 18 relative to the sheath, when the inclination of the rod is changed.
  • the operable portion 18 may also not be free relative to the sheath, for example to generate stresses tending to bring the rod into a rest position where the X axis is substantially coincident with the Y axis.
  • the sleeve may constitute, where appropriate, an elastic return member of the rod in a position of zero inclination at rest.
  • the sleeve may further comprise a block of a cellular material fixed on the body of the gripping member.
  • a sleeve consisting of a block 102 of an elastically deformable foam, fixed by a face 103 by welding or gluing on an end wall 104 of the gripping member.
  • the block 102 has a recess 105 opening on the face 103, in which is received the operable portion 18.
  • the recess 105 may be replaced by one or more slots 106, for example two cross-shaped slots, as illustrated in FIG. figure 25 .
  • the sleeve may also be made of the same material as the gripping member, being for example connected by a film hinge to the gripping member, as illustrated in FIG. figure 26 .
  • a sleeve 108 made in one piece by molding material with the gripping member 7 and connected by a film hinge 107 to the gripping member.
  • the film hinge 107 is interrupted in a central region to allow the passage of the maneuverable portion 18.
  • a hinge comprising a pin 110, for example metal, axis T on which is engaged the rod 6, the latter comprising for example an enlarged portion 111 having planar faces substantially perpendicular to the axis T and traversed by an opening 112 for the passage of the pin 110.
  • the latter can be fixed in diametrically opposed pads 113 of the gripping member.
  • This may comprise an outer casing 114, for example metal, fixed on its body 115 and which also serves to retain the pin 110 in the studs 113.
  • the joint can also be made using a wall or a block of a deformable material.
  • an articulation comprising a block 120 of a cellular material, for example an elastically deformable foam, fixed inside the body of the gripping member, for example by welding or gluing.
  • the rod 6 passes through an opening 121 of the block 120, for example a slot and may comprise reliefs 123, 124 disposed on either side of the block 120, these reliefs having a sufficient size to maintain the block 120 between them when the rod 6 is manipulated by the user to change its orientation.
  • a simple disk 130 for example elastomer, can also be used, as illustrated in FIG. figure 31 , this disc being for example welded on a return 131 of the gripping member bordering the opening through which the actuatable portion 18 leaves.
  • the spherical part 10 of the rod, engaged in the housing 11, may comprise reliefs 135, for example notches as illustrated in FIG. figure 32 , cooperating with complementary reliefs 136 formed on the wall 12 of the housing, in order to slow the movement of the rod and / or to make it easier to immobilize it in one or more predetermined angular positions.
  • the reliefs 135 and 136 may, alternatively, be replaced by at least one bead of an elastomeric material intended to create additional friction between the rod and the gripping member.
  • An applicator made in accordance with the invention may not be used in connection with a container into which the applicator is introduced in the absence of use.
  • the applicator element can be loaded into product for example by bringing it into contact with a product loaf.

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La présente invention concerne les applicateurs comportant un organe de préhension, une tige reliée par une articulation à l'organe de préhension et un élément d'application disposé à une extrémité de la tige.The present invention relates to applicators comprising a gripping member, a rod connected by a hinge to the gripping member and an applicator element disposed at one end of the rod.

De tels applicateurs, qui conviennent à l'application d'un produit cosmétique, sont décrits dans le brevet US 6 026 823 .Such applicators, which are suitable for the application of a cosmetic product, are described in US Patent 6,026,823 .

D'autres applicateurs sont décrits dans US 5 328 282 , US 2 173 959 , US 4 396 028 , US 5 435 328 , FR 2 701 196 , US 4 165 755 , FR 1 395 217 , US 4 428 388 , US 3 185 291 et US 4 370 989 .Other applicators are described in US 5,328,282 , US 2 173 959 , US 4,396,028 , US 5,435,328 , FR 2 701 196 , US 4,165,755 , FR 1 395 217 , US 4,428,388 , US 3,185,291 and US 4,370,989 .

Parmi les brevets mentionnés ci-dessus, FR 1 395 217 décrit un applicateur de vernis à ongles à capsule déformable. Cette capsule comporte une partie souple et une partie rigide, cette dernière comportant un pas de vis permettant de la visser sur le col d'un flacon. La partie souple, qui peut être de forme sphérique ou à soufflet, est solidaire d'un pinceau et permet à l'utilisateur, en appuyant sur celle-ci, d'enfoncer le pinceau pour lui permettre d'atteindre le fond du flacon, de racler celui-ci et de remuer efficacement les pigments qui s'y seraient déposés pour les remettre en suspension.Among the patents mentioned above, FR 1 395 217 discloses a deformable capsule nail polish applicator. This capsule has a flexible portion and a rigid portion, the latter having a screw thread for screwing on the neck of a bottle. The flexible part, which may be spherical or bellows shaped, is secured to a brush and allows the user, pressing on it, to push the brush to allow it to reach the bottom of the bottle, to scrape it and effectively stir the pigments that would be deposited to resuspend.

EP 0 610 639 divulgue un dispositif selon le préambule de la revendication 1, comportant un récipient, un organe de préhension et une tige reliée par une articulation à l'organe de préhension, l'articulation étant configurée pour empêcher un déplacement axial ou latéral sensible de la tige, au niveau de l'articulation, relativement à l'organe de préhension. Un premier élément d'application est disposé à une première extrémité de la tige. EP 0 610 639 discloses a device according to the preamble of claim 1, comprising a container, a gripping member and a rod connected by a hinge to the gripping member, the hinge being configured to prevent substantial axial or lateral displacement of the rod, at the joint, relative to the gripping member. A first application member is disposed at a first end of the rod.

La tige comporte une portion manoeuvrable permettant de modifier l'orientation de la tige par rapport à l'organe de préhension, cette portion manoeuvrable s'étendant au moins partiellement ente l'articulation et une deuxième extrémité de la tige, opposée à la première.The rod comprises a maneuverable portion for modifying the orientation of the rod relative to the gripping member, this operable portion extending at least partially between the hinge and a second end of the rod, opposite to the first.

Dans un tel document, l'organe de préhension se présente sous la forme d'un arceau qui permet de maintenir la tige en place sur le récipient pour fermer celui-ci.In such a document, the gripping member is in the form of a hoop which keeps the rod in place on the container to close it.

EP 0 791 307 est d'enseignement similaire. EP 0 791 307 is of similar teaching.

Des applicateurs comportant un élément d'application d'axe longitudinal non rectiligne sont également connus, notamment pour appliquer un produit sur les cils et/ou les sourcils. Compte tenu de la forme de l'élément d'application, des difficultés peuvent survenir lorsque l'élément d'application est chargé en produit en étant introduit dans un récipient au travers d'un essoreur. Pour ne pas gêner cette introduction, l'angle formé par l'élément d'application avec la tige qui le supporte ne doit pas être trop important. Or, il peut être souhaitable d'avoir un élément d'application plus fortement incliné par rapport à la tige pour des raisons d'ergonomie et/ou permettre, par exemple, une plus grande diversité de résultats de maquillage.Applicators having a non-rectilinear longitudinal axis application element are also known, in particular for applying a product to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows. Due to the shape of the applicator element, difficulties may arise when the applicator element is loaded with product by being introduced into a container through a wiper. In order not to hinder this introduction, the angle formed by the applicator element with the rod which supports it must not be too great. However, it may be desirable to have an application element more strongly inclined relative to the stem for reasons of ergonomics and / or allow, for example, a greater diversity of makeup results.

L'invention a notamment pour but de proposer un nouvel applicateur, notamment pour les lèvres, les paupières, les sourcils, les cils ou les cheveux, plus ergonomique et/ou permettant de nouveaux effets de maquillage, tel que définis à la revendication 1.The object of the invention is in particular to propose a new applicator, in particular for the lips, eyelids, eyebrows, eyelashes or hair, which is more ergonomic and / or allows new makeup effects, as defined in claim 1.

Un tel applicateur peut permettre de modifier l'orientation de l'élément d'application relativement à l'organe de préhension durant l'utilisation, pour avoir un angle non nul entre un axe de l'élément d'application et un axe de la tige, sans pour autant entraîner une difficulté pour introduire l'applicateur dans un récipient contenant le produit à appliquer et pourvu d'un essoreur, puisque cette introduction peut s'effectuer par exemple alors que la tige est sensiblement dans l'axe de l'organe de préhension. Dans le cas où l'élément d'application présente une forme non rectiligne, on peut augmenter l'incidence de l'élément d'application relativement à l'organe de préhension au moment de l'utilisation sans avoir à donner à l'élément d'application une inclinaison telle qu'elle serait susceptible de gêner son introduction dans le récipient. Le fait d'incliner la tige relativement à l'organe de préhension permet également d'éloigner l'organe de préhension du visage, dans le cas du maquillage des cils ou des sourcils, donc facilite le maquillage des cils ou des sourcils avec l'axe de la tige orienté sensiblement verticalement.Such an applicator may make it possible to modify the orientation of the applicator element relative to the gripping member during use, so as to have a non-zero angle between an axis of the applicator element and an axis of the applicator element. rod, without causing difficulty in introducing the applicator into a container containing the product to be applied and provided with a wiper, since this introduction can be made for example while the rod is substantially in the axis of the grasping organ. In the case where the application element has a non-rectilinear shape, it is possible to increase the incidence of the applicator element relative to the gripping member at the moment of use without having to give the element application tilt such that it would likely interfere with its introduction into the container. Inclining the rod relative to the gripping member also allows the gripping member to move away from the face, in the case of makeup eyelashes or eyebrows, thus facilitates the makeup of eyelashes or eyebrows with the shaft axis oriented substantially vertically.

L'absence, au niveau de l'articulation, de déplacement axial et/ou latéral sensible de la tige relativement à l'organe de préhension peut permettre de positionner précisément l'élément d'application à l'endroit où le produit doit être appliqué.

  • La tige peut être reliée à l'organe de préhension par une articulation disposée à l'intérieur de l'organe de préhension.
Absence of axial and / or lateral displacement at the joint sensitive of the rod relative to the gripping member can allow to precisely position the application element at the place where the product is to be applied.
  • The rod can be connected to the gripping member by a hinge disposed inside the gripping member.

Le fait de disposer l'articulation à l'intérieur de l'organe de préhension peut rendre l'applicateur plus compact et faciliter sa prise en main.Arranging the hinge within the gripping member can make the applicator more compact and easier to grip.

Dans des exemples d'applicateurs réalisés conformément à l'invention, l'organe de préhension peut comporter un corps pourvu d'un filetage intérieur.In examples of applicators made according to the invention, the gripping member may comprise a body provided with an internal thread.

L'organe de préhension peut comporter un corps traversé à une extrémité par la portion manoeuvrable. Le corps peut comporter, à cette extrémité, une paroi d'extrémité pourvue d'une ouverture traversée par la portion manoeuvrable. Cette paroi d'extrémité peut présenter une forme généralement convexe vers l'extérieur.The gripping member may comprise a body crossed at one end by the operable portion. The body may comprise, at this end, an end wall provided with an opening through which the maneuverable portion passes. This end wall may have a generally convex shape towards the outside.

L'ouverture précitée peut comporter au moins une fente, laquelle peut servir à guider le mouvement de la portion manoeuvrable. Cette fente peut se prolonger, le cas échéant, sur au moins une partie de la surface latérale de l'organe de préhension. L'ouverture peut par exemple comporter au moins deux fentes, les axes longitudinaux de ces deux fentes pouvant être sensiblement perpendiculaires entre eux, par exemple. La ou les fentes peuvent comporter des bords définissant, par exemple grâce à au moins un bossage, au moins un point dur lors du déplacement de la portion manoeuvrable. Le point dur peut faciliter, le cas échéant, le maintien de la portion manoeuvrable dans une position prédéterminée.The aforementioned opening may comprise at least one slot, which may serve to guide the movement of the operable portion. This slot may extend, if necessary, on at least a portion of the lateral surface of the gripping member. The opening may for example comprise at least two slots, the longitudinal axes of these two slots being substantially perpendicular to each other, for example. The slot or slots may comprise edges defining, for example by means of at least one boss, at least one hard point during the displacement of the operable portion. The hard point can facilitate, if necessary, the maintenance of the portion operable in a predetermined position.

L'applicateur, par exemple la paroi d'extrémité, peut comporter au moins un repère, par exemple des graduations, permettant à l'utilisateur de repérer plus facilement l'orientation de la tige relativement à l'organe de préhension.The applicator, for example the end wall, may comprise at least one marker, for example graduations, allowing the user to locate more easily the orientation of the rod relative to the gripping member.

La portion manoeuvrable peut comporter un cache configuré pour venir au moins partiellement en recouvrement de l'organe de préhension. Ce cache peut présenter, par exemple, une face généralement concave vers l'organe de préhension.The operable portion may comprise a cover configured to at least partially overlap the gripping member. This cover may have, for example, a generally concave face towards the gripping member.

La portion manoeuvrable peut être recouverte au moins partiellement par un fourreau, comportant par exemple au moins une région flexible. Cette région flexible peut notamment comporter un soufflet.The operable portion may be at least partially covered by a sheath, for example having at least one flexible region. This flexible region may include a bellows.

La portion manoeuvrable peut être recouverte entièrement par le fourreau.The manoeuvrable portion can be covered entirely by the sheath.

Le fourreau peut être entièrement flexible, étant réalisé par exemple dans un élastomère, par exemple butyle nitrile, EPDM, silicone ou latex, cette liste n'étant pas limitative.The sleeve may be entirely flexible, being made for example in an elastomer, for example butyl nitrile, EPDM, silicone or latex, this list not being limiting.

Le fourreau peut être rapporté sur l'organe de préhension ou, en variante, réalisé d'une seule pièce par moulage avec l'organe de préhension, par exemple par surinjection.The sleeve may be attached to the gripping member or, alternatively, made in one piece by molding with the gripping member, for example by over-injection.

Le fourreau peut avoir une forme extérieure ayant une symétrique axiale et présenter, par exemple, sur au moins une partie de sa longueur, une section transversale circulaire.The sleeve may have an outer shape having a symmetrical axial and have, for example, on at least a portion of its length, a circular cross section.

Le fourreau peut présenter une forme extérieure privilégiant sa déformabilité dans une ou plusieurs directions. Le fourreau peut ainsi présenter, par exemple, sur au moins une partie de sa longueur une section transversale oblongue.The sheath may have an outer shape favoring its deformability in one or more directions. The sheath may thus have, for example, at least a portion of its length an oblong transverse section.

Le fourreau peut comporter une paroi qui peut être plus ou moins épaisse. Le fourreau peut par exemple avoir une paroi dont l'épaisseur, au moins par endroits, est de l'ordre de grandeur de celle d'une paroi de l'organe de préhension.The sheath may comprise a wall which may be more or less thick. The sheath may for example have a wall whose thickness, at least in places, is of the order of magnitude of that of a wall of the gripping member.

Le fourreau peut également avoir une paroi relativement épaisse, notamment lorsqu'il est réalisé dans un matériau alvéolaire.The sleeve may also have a relatively thick wall, especially when it is made of a cellular material.

Le fourreau peut comporter, par exemple, un bloc d'une mousse, pourvu d'un évidement ou d'au moins une fente dans laquelle est engagée la tige à sa deuxième extrémité. Un tel bloc peut être par exemple fixé par soudure ou collage à une extrémité du corps de l'organe de préhension.The sleeve may comprise, for example, a block of a foam, provided with a recess or at least one slot in which the rod is engaged at its second end. Such a block may for example be fixed by welding or gluing to one end of the body of the gripping member.

Le fourreau peut contribuer à l'étanchéité de la fermeture d'un récipient sur lequel l'applicateur est rapporté en l'absence d'utilisation.The sheath can contribute to sealing the closure of a container to which the applicator is attached in the absence of use.

L'articulation peut comporter un frein pour freiner le mouvement de la tige par rapport à l'organe de préhension. Le frein peut exercer une action de freinage quelle que soit la position de la tige relativement à l'organe de préhension. Le frein peut aussi, en variante, n'exercer une action de freinage que dans au moins une position prédéterminée de la tige relativement à l'organe de préhension.The hinge may include a brake for braking the movement of the rod by relation to the grasping organ. The brake can exert a braking action regardless of the position of the rod relative to the gripping member. The brake may also, as a variant, exert a braking action only in at least one predetermined position of the rod relative to the gripping member.

L'articulation peut être réalisée de diverses manières, et permettre par exemple un déplacement de la tige autour d'un axe géométrique, de deux axes géométriques ou d'une infinité d'axes géométriques.The joint can be made in various ways, and allow for example a displacement of the rod around a geometric axis, two geometric axes or an infinity of geometric axes.

L'articulation peut par exemple comporter une rotule, laquelle peut avoir un siège rigide ou souple. Un siège rigide peut permettre d'obtenir, éventuellement, une meilleure étanchéité de la fermeture du récipient grâce à un meilleur contact entre un organe d'étanchéité de la tige et le récipient, par exemple.The joint may for example comprise a ball joint, which may have a rigid or flexible seat. A rigid seat may make it possible to obtain, if necessary, a better seal of the closure of the container by virtue of a better contact between a sealing member of the rod and the container, for example.

L'articulation peut, en variante, comporter une broche, par exemple métallique, autour de laquelle peut pivoter la tige. La tige peut aussi comporter une partie cylindrique servant de pivot.The articulation may alternatively comprise a pin, for example a metal pin, around which the rod can pivot. The rod may also comprise a cylindrical portion serving as a pivot.

L'articulation peut encore comporter au moins une paroi flexible, par exemple un disque, traversée par la tige, cette paroi s'étendant entre la tige et l'organe de préhension. Dans un exemple de mise en oeuvre, l'articulation comporte au moins un bloc d'un matériau élastiquement déformable, par exemple une mousse, traversé par la tige.The joint may further comprise at least one flexible wall, for example a disc, through which the rod passes, this wall extending between the rod and the gripping member. In an exemplary implementation, the joint comprises at least one block of an elastically deformable material, for example a foam, traversed by the rod.

L'applicateur peut être configuré de telle manière que la tige conserve l'orientation que lui donne l'utilisateur une fois que ce dernier relâche la portion manoeuvrable.The applicator can be configured in such a way that the rod retains the orientation given to it by the user once the latter releases the operable portion.

L'applicateur peut aussi comporter un organe de rappel élastique propre à ramener la tige dans une orientation prédéterminée, lorsque l'utilisateur la relâche, par exemple pour aligner son axe avec celui de l'organe de préhension. Cet organe de rappel peut être constitué par exemple par un élément constitutif de l'articulation. L'organe de rappel peut être constitué par un fourreau tel que précité.The applicator may also include an elastic return member adapted to return the rod in a predetermined orientation, when the user releases it, for example to align its axis with that of the gripping member. This return member may be constituted for example by a constituent element of the joint. The return member may be constituted by a sheath as mentioned above.

La tige peut comporter un organe d'étanchéité configuré pour s'appliquer de manière sensiblement étanche contre une surface d'un récipient sur lequel est rapporté l'applicateur en l'absence d'utilisation. Cet organe d'étanchéité peut comporter, par exemple, un disque et/ou une partie tronconique.The rod may comprise a sealing member configured to apply substantially sealingly against a surface of a container to which the applicator is attached in the absence of use. This sealing member may comprise, for example, a disk and / or a frustoconical portion.

L'élément d'application peut présenter un axe longitudinal rectiligne ou non.The application element may have a rectilinear longitudinal axis or not.

L'élément d'application peut présenter un axe longitudinal qui forme un angle non nul avec un axe de la tige. Cet angle non nul peut être formé entre l'axe d'une partie d'extrémité de la tige, adjacente à l'élément d'application, et l'axe d'une partie proximale de l'élément d'application, adjacente à la tige. L'angle non nul peut aussi être formé entre l'axe d'une partie d'extrémité de la tige, adjacente à l'élément d'application, et l'axe d'une partie distale de l'élément d'application, éloignée de la tige.The application element may have a longitudinal axis that forms an angle not zero with a shaft axis. This non-zero angle may be formed between the axis of an end portion of the rod adjacent to the applicator member and the axis of a proximal portion of the applicator member adjacent to the applicator member. the stem. The non-zero angle may also be formed between the axis of an end portion of the rod, adjacent to the applicator member, and the axis of a distal portion of the applicator member, away from the stem.

L'élément d'application peut être non rectiligne ou la tige et l'élément d'application peuvent ne pas s'étendre entièrement selon un même axe rectiligne. L'élément d'application et la tige peuvent par exemple s'étendre, dans ce cas, dans un plan et la tige peut ne pivoter que dans ce même plan. L'axe longitudinal de l'élément d'application peut encore s'étendre hors du plan de pivotement de la tige.The application element may be non-rectilinear or the rod and the application element may not extend entirely along the same rectilinear axis. The applicator element and the rod may for example extend, in this case, in a plane and the rod can rotate only in this same plane. The longitudinal axis of the applicator element may further extend beyond the pivot plane of the rod.

L'élément d'application peut comporter des poils et/ou des dents orientés transversalement, par exemple perpendiculairement, à l'axe longitudinal de l'élément d'application.The application element may comprise bristles and / or teeth oriented transversely, for example perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the applicator element.

L'élément d'application peut comporter une brosse à mascara, notamment une brosse comportant une âme formée de deux branches d'un fil métallique torsadées, les poils s'étendant sensiblement radialement à partir de l'âme.The applicator element may comprise a mascara brush, in particular a brush having a core formed of two branches of a twisted wire, the bristles extending substantially radially from the core.

L'élément d'application peut aussi comporter un peigne configuré pour appliquer un produit sur les fibres kératiniques, par exemple les cils ou les sourcils.The application element may also include a comb configured to apply a product to the keratinous fibers, for example eyelashes or eyebrows.

L'élément d'application peut être réalisé avec des crans par exemple.The application element can be made with notches for example.

L'élément d'application peut être réalisé par injection de matière plastique, par exemple.The applicator element can be made by plastic injection, for example.

L'élément d'application peut, dans une variante de réalisation, comporter un pinceau, notamment un pinceau pour appliquer un vernis à ongles.The application element may, in an alternative embodiment, include a brush, including a brush for applying a nail polish.

L'élément d'application peut encore comporter une mousse, une éponge, un feutre ou un embout floqué, étant configuré par exemple pour appliquer un produit sur les lèvres ou les paupières. L'élément d'application peut être floqué.The application element may also comprise a foam, a sponge, a felt or a flocked tip, being configured for example to apply a product on the lips or eyelids. The application element can be flocked.

L'élément d'application peut être apte à retenir du produit par capillarité.The application element may be able to retain the product by capillarity.

L'invention a encore pour objet un dispositif de conditionnement et d'application d'un produit cosmétique, comportant un récipient contenant le produit et un applicateur tel que défini plus haut.The invention further relates to a device for packaging and applying a cosmetic product, comprising a container containing the product and an applicator as defined above.

L'applicateur peut être configuré pour fermer le récipient.The applicator can be configured to close the container.

Le récipient peut comporter un essoreur. L'essoreur peut permettre de ramener la tige dans une position d'inclinaison nulle lorsque l'applicateur est ramené sur le récipient.The container may include a wiper. The wringer can bring back the rod in a zero inclination position when the applicator is returned to the container.

Le récipient et l'applicateur peuvent être configurés de telle manière que la tige de l'applicateur soit empêchée de pivoter relativement au récipient lorsque l'applicateur est en place sur celui-ci.The container and the applicator may be configured such that the applicator rod is prevented from pivoting relative to the container when the applicator is in place thereon.

Une fermeture étanche du récipient peut être obtenue par des moyens d'étanchéité situés au-dessus de l'articulation, autour de l'articulation ou en dessous de l'articulation, lorsque l'on se déplace selon l'axe de la tige.A sealed closure of the container may be obtained by sealing means located above the joint, around the joint or below the joint, when moving along the axis of the rod.

L'invention a encore pour objet un procédé pour l'application d'un produit cosmétique sur une partie du corps ou du visage, notamment sur les cils ou les sourcils, caractérisé par le fait qu'il comporte les étapes suivantes :

  • charger un élément d'application avec le produit, l'élément d'application étant présent à une extrémité d'une tige reliée de manière articulée à un organe de préhension ayant un axe,
  • modifier l'orientation de la tige par rapport à l'organe de préhension, en exerçant manuellement une poussée orientée transversalement à l'axe de l'organe de préhension sur une portion manoeuvrable adjacente à une deuxième extrémité de la tige, opposée à celle portant l'élément d'application.
The subject of the invention is also a method for applying a cosmetic product to a part of the body or face, in particular on the eyelashes or the eyebrows, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
  • loading an applicator element with the product, the applicator element being present at one end of a rod hingedly connected to a gripping member having an axis,
  • modify the orientation of the rod relative to the gripping member, by manually exerting a thrust oriented transversely to the axis of the gripping member on a maneuverable portion adjacent to a second end of the rod, opposite to that carrying the application element.

Dans le cas où l'élément d'application est configuré pour appliquer un produit sur les fibres kératiniques, par exemple les cils et/ou les sourcils, le procédé peut comporter les étapes suivantes :

  • maquiller les fibres kératiniques avec la tige sensiblement horizontale et avec une première inclinaison de la tige relativement à l'organe de préhension, cette première inclinaison étant par exemple nulle,
  • maquiller les fibres kératiniques avec la tige sensiblement verticale et une deuxième inclinaison de la tige relativement à l'organe de préhension, différente de la première.
In the case where the application element is configured to apply a product to the keratinous fibers, for example the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, the method may comprise the following steps:
  • makeup the keratin fibers with the substantially horizontal rod and with a first inclination of the rod relative to the gripping member, this first inclination being for example zero,
  • makeup the keratin fibers with the substantially vertical rod and a second inclination of the rod relative to the gripping member, different from the first.

L'invention pourra être mieux comprise à la lecture de la description détaillée qui va suivre, d'exemples de mise en oeuvre non limitatifs, et à l'examen du dessin annexé, sur lequel :

  • la figure 1 est une vue schématique, en coupe axiale, d'un dispositif pour l'application d'un produit sur les cils ou les sourcils, réalisé conformément à l'invention,
  • la figure 2 représente isolément l'applicateur du dispositif de la figure 1, après pivotement de la tige relativement à l'organe de préhension,
  • la figure 3 illustre l'utilisation de l'applicateur de la figure 2 pour le maquillage des cils, avec la tige orientée sensiblement verticalement,
  • la figure 4 illustre l'utilisation de l'applicateur de la figure 2 pour le maquillage des cils avec la tige orientée sensiblement horizontalement,
  • les figures 5 et 6 représentent, de manière schématique, deux exemples de brosses pouvant être utilisées comme élément d'application, avant courbure de leur âme,
  • la figure 7 est une vue analogue à la figure 1, représentant un dispositif dans lequel l'élément d'application est constitué par une brosse ayant un axe longitudinal rectiligne,
  • les figures 8 à 11 représentent différents exemples d'autres applicateurs,
  • la figure 12 représente partiellement une tige courbe,
  • la figure 12A représente, en coupe transversale, un élément d'application comportant des crans,
  • les figures 13 à 15 représentent différents exemples, parmi d'autres, de réalisation de l'articulation,
  • la figure 16 représente partiellement, en vue de côté, un applicateur conforme à une variante de mise en oeuvre de l'invention,
  • la figure 17 est une vue de face selon la flèche XVII de la figure 16,
  • les figures 18 et 19 sont des vues analogues à la figure 17, représentant des variantes de réalisation,
  • les figures 20 à 27 représentent partiellement d'autres exemples d'applicateurs,
  • la figure 28 est une section selon XVIII de la figure 27,
  • les figures 29 à 31 représentent d'autres exemples d'articulation, et
  • la figure 32 illustre la réalisation d'une articulation avec des crans.
The invention will be better understood on reading the detailed description which follows, non-limiting examples of implementation, and on examining the appended drawing, in which:
  • the figure 1 is a diagrammatic view, in axial section, of a device for applying a product to the eyelashes or the eyebrows, produced according to the invention,
  • the figure 2 represents in isolation the applicator of the device of the figure 1 after pivoting the rod relative to the gripping member,
  • the figure 3 illustrates the use of the applicator of the figure 2 for the makeup of the eyelashes, with the stem oriented substantially vertically,
  • the figure 4 illustrates the use of the applicator of the figure 2 for the makeup of the eyelashes with the rod oriented substantially horizontally,
  • the Figures 5 and 6 represent, schematically, two examples of brushes that can be used as an application element, before curvature of their core,
  • the figure 7 is a view similar to the figure 1 , representing a device in which the application element is constituted by a brush having a rectilinear longitudinal axis,
  • the Figures 8 to 11 represent different examples of other applicators,
  • the figure 12 partially represents a curved rod,
  • the figure 12A represents, in cross-section, an application element comprising notches,
  • the Figures 13 to 15 represent various examples, among others, of realization of the joint,
  • the figure 16 partially depicts, in side view, an applicator according to an alternative embodiment of the invention,
  • the figure 17 is a front view according to the arrow XVII of the figure 16 ,
  • the Figures 18 and 19 are similar views to the figure 17 , representing alternative embodiments,
  • the Figures 20 to 27 partially represent other examples of applicators,
  • the figure 28 is a section according to XVIII of the figure 27 ,
  • the Figures 29 to 31 represent other examples of articulation, and
  • the figure 32 illustrates the realization of a joint with notches.

Le dispositif 1 représenté à la figure 1 est destiné à l'application d'un produit P sur les cils ou les sourcils, par exemple du mascara, et comporte un applicateur 2, représenté isolément sur les figures 2 et 3 et un récipient 3 contenant le produit P et sur lequel peut se fixer l'applicateur 2 de manière sensiblement étanche en l'absence d'utilisation. Le récipient 3 peut comporter, de manière conventionnelle, comme illustré à la figure 1, un col fileté 4 à l'intérieur duquel est fixé un essoreur 5, réalisé par exemple en élastomère et pouvant comprendre une lèvre souple de forme générale conique.The device 1 represented at figure 1 is intended for the application of a product P on the eyelashes or the eyebrows, for example mascara, and comprises an applicator 2, shown separately on the Figures 2 and 3 and a container 3 containing the product P and on which the applicator 2 can be fixed substantially tightly in the absence of use. The container 3 may comprise, in a conventional manner, as illustrated in the figure 1 , a threaded neck 4 inside which is fixed a wiper 5, made for example of elastomer and may comprise a flexible lip of generally conical shape.

L'applicateur 2 comporte une tige 6, rectiligne d'axe X dans l'exemple illustré et un organe de préhension 7 d'axe Y constituant également un capuchon de fermeture du récipient 3, étant muni à cet effet d'un filetage intérieur 8 configuré pour se visser sur le col 4.The applicator 2 comprises a rod 6, rectilinear of axis X in the illustrated example and a gripping member 7 of Y axis also constituting a closing cap of the container 3, being provided for this purpose with an internal thread 8 configured to screw on the neck 4.

La tige 6 comporte un organe d'étanchéité 9 configuré pour coopérer avec l'ouverture du récipient 3 lorsque l'applicateur 2 est en place sur celui-ci, comme on peut le voir sur la figure 1. Cet organe d'étanchéité 9 peut comporter, par exemple, une partie tronconique 9a munie à son extrémité supérieure d'une collerette 9b configurée pour venir en appui sur le bord supérieur de l'essoreur 5. Ce dernier définit à l'intérieur du récipient un orifice d'essorage 5a qui peut être circulaire lorsque la portion de la tige à essorer est de section circulaire, étant adapté au diamètre de celle-ci. En variante, l'organe d'étanchéité pourrait par exemple ne comporter que la partie tronconique ou qu'un disque ou avoir une autre forme encore, et comporter par exemple une jupe d'étanchéité. L'organe d'étanchéité peut comporter, notamment lorsqu'il comprend un disque, un cordeau d'une matière élastomère.The rod 6 comprises a sealing member 9 configured to cooperate with the opening of the container 3 when the applicator 2 is in place thereon, as can be seen on the figure 1 . This sealing member 9 may comprise, for example, a frustoconical portion 9a provided at its upper end with a flange 9b configured to bear on the upper edge of the wiper 5. The latter defines inside the container a wiping orifice 5a which can be circular when the portion of the rod to be dewatered is of circular section, being adapted to the diameter thereof. Alternatively, the sealing member could for example include only the frustoconical portion or a disc or have another shape, and include for example a sealing skirt. The sealing member may comprise, especially when it comprises a disc, a cord of an elastomeric material.

L'organe de préhension 7 comporte un corps généralement tubulaire 14, réalisé par exemple dans une matière plastique rigide, présentant une forme extérieure symétrique de révolution d'axe Y dans l'exemple illustré, ce corps 14 définissant à une extrémité axiale une ouverture 15 permettant son engagement sur le col 4 du récipient 3 et à l'extrémité opposée une ouverture 16 permettant le passage d'une portion manoeuvrable 18 de la tige 6, servant à orienter celle-ci relativement à l'organe de préhension 7.The gripping member 7 comprises a generally tubular body 14, for example made of a rigid plastics material, having a symmetrical outer shape of Y-axis revolution in the illustrated example, this body 14 defining at an axial end an opening 15 allowing its engagement on the neck 4 of the container 3 and at the opposite end an opening 16 allowing the passage of a maneuverable portion 18 of the rod 6, for directing it relative to the gripping member 7.

La tige 6 est reliée de manière articulée à l'organe de préhension 2, de telle sorte que l'angle ii formé entre l'axe X de la tige 6 et l'axe Y de l'organe de préhension 7 puisse être modifié par l'utilisateur au cours de l'utilisation de l'applicateur 2, comme illustré à la figure 2.The rod 6 is hingedly connected to the gripping member 2, so that the angle ii formed between the axis X of the rod 6 and the axis Y of the gripping member 7 can be modified by the user during the use of the applicator 2, as illustrated in FIG. figure 2 .

L'applicateur 2 peut comporter une articulation qui se présente par exemple sous la forme d'une rotule, comportant une partie généralement sphérique 10 formée sur la tige 6 et un logement ou siège 11 de forme correspondante à l'intérieur de l'organe de préhension 7. Une telle rotule peut éventuellement permettre une rotation de la tige 6 sur elle-même, autour de son axe X, relativement à l'organe de préhension 7, et empêcher un déplacement axial et latéral sensible de la tige 6 au niveau de l'articulation, relativement à l'organe de préhension 7.The applicator 2 may comprise a joint which is for example in the form of a ball joint, having a generally spherical portion 10 formed on the rod 6 and a housing or seat 11 of corresponding shape inside the body of the 7. Such a ball may possibly allow rotation of the rod 6 on itself, about its axis X, relative to the gripping member 7, and prevent a axial and lateral displacement of the rod 6 at the joint relative to the gripping member 7.

Dans l'exemple illustré, le logement 11 est défini par une paroi 12 de l'organe de préhension qui se raccorde à une extrémité supérieure à un retour 13 dirigé radialement vers l'intérieur du corps 14.In the illustrated example, the housing 11 is defined by a wall 12 of the gripping member which is connected at an upper end to a return 13 directed radially inwardly of the body 14.

La tige 6 est munie, à son extrémité opposée à la portion manoeuvrable 18, d'un élément d'application 20 qui peut venir ou non en contact avec le fond du récipient lorsque l'applicateur est en place et qui est constitué par exemple par une brosse à mascara.The rod 6 is provided, at its end opposite the operable portion 18, an applicator element 20 which may or may not come into contact with the bottom of the container when the applicator is in place and which is constituted for example by a mascara brush.

La brosse peut comporter, de manière conventionnelle, une âme formée par deux branches d'un fil métallique torsadées, à partir desquels les poils s'étendent sensiblement radialement.The brush may comprise, in a conventional manner, a core formed by two branches of a twisted wire, from which the bristles extend substantially radially.

Le changement d'orientation de la tige 6 relativement à l'organe de préhension 7 peut se faire sans saisir la portion de la tige qui est introduite dans le récipient lorsque l'applicateur est en place sur celui-ci, donc sans risque pour l'utilisateur de se salir les doigts.The change of orientation of the rod 6 relative to the gripping member 7 can be done without grasping the portion of the rod which is introduced into the container when the applicator is in place on it, so without risk to the user to get dirty fingers.

Par ailleurs, la portion manoeuvrable 18 de la tige 6 peut permettre à l'utilisateur de visualiser un changement de direction de l'élément d'application relativement à l'organe de préhension, lors du maquillage, en agissant sur la portion manoeuvrable 18.Furthermore, the operable portion 18 of the rod 6 may allow the user to visualize a change of direction of the applicator element relative to the gripping member, during makeup, by acting on the operable portion 18.

La tige peut être manoeuvrée d'une seule main, lors du maquillage.The stem can be operated with one hand during makeup.

La brosse peut présenter une âme non rectiligne, comme c'est le cas dans l'exemple des figures 1 à 3, ou rectiligne, comme illustré à la figure 7.The brush may have a non-rectilinear core, as is the case in the example of Figures 1 to 3 , or rectilinear, as shown in figure 7 .

Il peut être avantageux que l'élément d'application 20 et la tige 6 ne s'étendent pas tous deux selon une même droite et, en particulier, que l'élément d'application présente un axe longitudinal curviligne.It may be advantageous for the applicator member 20 and the shank 6 not both to extend along the same straight line and, in particular, for the applicator member to have a curvilinear longitudinal axis.

Dans l'exemple des figures 1 à 3, la brosse 20 présente une âme courbe, la portion proximale 21a de l'âme 21, adjacente à la tige, se raccordant à cette dernière sensiblement selon l'axe X et la portion distale 21b de l'âme 21 pointant dans une direction Z formant un angle i avec l'axe X.In the example of Figures 1 to 3 , the brush 20 has a curved core, the proximal portion 21a of the core 21, adjacent to the rod, connecting thereto substantially along the X axis and the distal portion 21b of the core 21 pointing in a Z direction forming an angle i with the X axis.

L'angle formé entre la direction Z et l'axe Y de l'organe de préhension 7 peut correspondre à la valeur cumulée des angles i et ii, ce qui peut permettre par exemple d'appliquer le produit sur les cils avec la tige de l'applicateur orientée vers le haut, comme illustré sur la figure 3.The angle formed between the Z direction and the Y axis of the gripping member 7 may correspond to the cumulative value of the angles i and ii, which may allow for example to apply the product on the eyelashes with the rod of the applicator facing up, like illustrated on the figure 3 .

Lors du maquillage avec la tige de l'applicateur orientée vers le haut, l'angle formé entre la tige et l'organe de préhension peut être relativement élevé, afin d'éloigner l'organe de préhension du visage et faciliter le maquillage.When makeup with the rod of the applicator facing upwards, the angle formed between the rod and the gripping member can be relatively high, to move the gripping member of the face and facilitate makeup.

Lorsque l'applicateur est utilisé avec la tige sensiblement horizontale, l'orientation de la tige peut être par exemple sensiblement nulle relativement à l'axe de l'organe de préhension, comme illustré à la figure 4.When the applicator is used with the substantially horizontal rod, the orientation of the rod may for example be substantially zero relative to the axis of the gripping member, as illustrated in FIG. figure 4 .

L'applicateur peut être configuré de manière à ce que la tige conserve l'orientation qui lui est donnée une fois que la portion manoeuvrable 18 est relâchée, de sorte que l'utilisateur n'a pas à exercer une poussée sur la portion manoeuvrable pour maintenir la tige inclinée par rapport à l'axe de l'organe de préhension.The applicator may be configured so that the rod maintains the orientation that is given to it once the operable portion 18 is released, so that the user does not have to exert a push on the portion operable to keep the rod inclined relative to the axis of the gripping member.

En variante, comme cela sera détaillé plus loin, l'applicateur peut être configuré de manière à ramener la tige dans une orientation prédéterminée par rapport à l'axe de l'organe de préhension une fois la portion manoeuvrable 18 relâchée.Alternatively, as will be detailed below, the applicator may be configured to return the rod in a predetermined orientation relative to the axis of the gripper once the operable portion 18 is released.

Lorsque l'applicateur est en place sur le récipient, la coopération de la tige et le cas échéant de l'organe d'étanchéité 9 avec le récipient et notamment avec l'organe d'essorage 5 peut avoir pour conséquence d'empêcher un basculement sensible de la portion manoeuvrable 18 relativement à l'organe de préhension, contrairement à ce qui est le cas par exemple pour le dispositif décrit dans le brevet français 1 395 217 .When the applicator is in place on the container, the cooperation of the rod and, if appropriate, of the sealing member 9 with the container and in particular with the wiper member 5 may have the consequence of preventing a tilting sensitive of the operable portion 18 relative to the gripping member, contrary to what is the case for example for the device described in the French patent 1,395,217 .

On peut utiliser comme élément d'application 20 à l'extrémité de la tige 6 différents éléments d'application et notamment des brosses à âme excentrée et/ou à âme courbe, présentant avant courbure de l'âme une forme telle que représentée par exemple aux figures 5 et 6.It is possible to use as application element 20 at the end of the rod 6 different application elements and in particular brushes with an eccentric core and / or a curved core having, before the curvature of the core, a shape such as represented for example to the Figures 5 and 6 .

On a représenté sur ces figures deux ébauches de brosse, avant courbure de l'âme et implantation de l'âme 21 dans la tige 6.These figures show two brush blanks, before bending the core and implanting the core 21 in the rod 6.

On peut voir que l'âme 21 est, pour chacun de ces exemples, entièrement rectiligne avant implantation dans la tige.It can be seen that the core 21 is, for each of these examples, entirely rectilinear before implantation in the stem.

On a représenté en traits discontinus la forme de l'âme après courbure.The form of the soul after curvature has been represented in broken lines.

Dans l'exemple de la figure 5, l'ébauche présente une surface enveloppe bitronconique autour de son axe longitudinal.In the example of the figure 5 , the blank has a biconical envelope surface around its longitudinal axis.

La longueur totale de la portion 20a de la brosse qui porte les poils est par exemple de l'ordre de 26 mm. Le plus grand diamètre de l'ébauche peut être légèrement supérieur à 7 mm tandis que les diamètres d'extrémité peuvent être voisins de 4 mm. La longueur totale de l'âme 21 peut être légèrement supérieure à 35 mm, par exemple.The total length of the portion 20a of the brush that carries the bristles is for example of the order of 26 mm. The largest diameter of the blank may be slightly greater than 7 mm while the end diameters may be close to 4 mm. The total length of the core 21 may be slightly greater than 35 mm, for example.

L'âme 21 peut être incurvée tout en gardant la portion implantée dans la tige 6 rectiligne, pour donner à la portion libre un rayon de courbure voisin de 60 mm par exemple.The core 21 may be curved while keeping the portion implanted in the straight rod 6, to give the free portion a radius of curvature of about 60 mm for example.

L'extrémité libre de l'âme peut se trouver désaxée par rapport à l'axe de la partie rectiligne implantée dans la tige d'une distance d qui peut être de l'ordre de 4,5 mm par exemple.The free end of the core may be off-axis with respect to the axis of the rectilinear portion implanted in the rod by a distance d which may be of the order of 4.5 mm for example.

L'ébauche de la figure 6 présente, avant courbure de l'âme, une forme générale de poisson avec une partie avant 20b sensiblement tronconique et un corps 20c symétrique de révolution, délimité en coupe longitudinale par deux bords circulaires opposés 20d et 20e, concaves vers l'extérieur, ayant chacun un rayon de courbure de l'ordre de 52 mm. Le diamètre de la brosse, au niveau du plan d'extrémité arrière 20f, peut être de l'ordre de 7,5 mm par exemple et celui au niveau du plan d'extrémité avant 20g de l'ordre de 5 mm par exemple. On passe de l'ébauche de la figure 6 à la brosse définitive en courbant la portion de l'âme supportant les poils, avec un rayon de courbure qui dans l'exemple illustré est constant, de l'ordre de 53 mm.The draft of the figure 6 has, before the curvature of the soul, a general shape of fish with a substantially frustoconical front part 20b and a symmetrical body 20c of revolution, delimited in longitudinal section by two opposite circular edges 20d and 20e, concave towards the outside, each having a radius of curvature of the order of 52 mm. The diameter of the brush, at the rear end plane 20f, may be of the order of 7.5 mm for example and that at the front end plane 20g of the order of 5 mm for example. We go from the draft of the figure 6 at the final brush by curving the portion of the bristle-bearing core, with a radius of curvature which in the illustrated example is constant, of the order of 53 mm.

L'extrémité de la portion de la brosse portant les poils, adjacente à la portion implantée dans la tige, peut former un léger angle, comme illustré sur la figure 6, avec l'axe de la portion implantée dans la tige 6. La distance d, de laquelle se trouve excentrée l'extrémité libre de l'âme, peut être de l'ordre de 2,4 mm par exemple.The end of the portion of the brush carrying the bristles, adjacent to the portion implanted in the shank, may form a slight angle, as illustrated in FIG. figure 6 , with the axis of the portion implanted in the rod 6. The distance d , which is located eccentric free end of the core, may be of the order of 2.4 mm for example.

On peut encore utiliser des éléments d'application comportant un embout floqué 30, destiné par exemple au maquillage de la paupière, comme illustré à la figure 8, un embout floqué 40 destiné au maquillage des lèvres, comme illustré à la figure 9, ou un pinceau 50 pour l'application de vernis sur les ongles, comme illustré à la figure 10. On peut encore utiliser un peigne 60, tel que représenté sur la figure 11. D'autres exemples de peignes, non limitatifs, sont décrits dans les demandes EP 1 169 941 , EP 1070465 , EP 1 070 468 , EP 1 070 467 notamment. On peut encore utiliser une pointe feutre ou une mousse, comme illustré à la figure 12.It is also possible to use application elements comprising a flocked tip 30, intended for example for makeup of the eyelid, as illustrated in FIG. figure 8 , a flocked tip 40 for lip makeup, as illustrated in FIG. figure 9 , or a brush 50 for the application of varnish on the nails, as illustrated in FIG. figure 10 . It is also possible to use a comb 60, as represented on the figure 11 . Other examples of non-limiting combs are described in the applications EP 1 169 941 , EP 1070465 , EP 1 070 468 , EP 1 070 467 especially. You can still use a felt tip or a foam, as shown in figure 12 .

On voit sur cette figure que la tige 6 peut ne pas être entièrement rectiligne et comporter par exemple une portion coudée 6a.It can be seen in this figure that the rod 6 may not be entirely rectilinear and comprise for example a bent portion 6a.

L'élément d'application peut comporter des crans, lorsque observé en coupe transversale, comme on peut le voir sur la figure 12A, et être réalisé par injection de matière plastique.The application element may have notches when observed in section cross-section, as can be seen on the figure 12A , and be made by plastic injection.

Les divers éléments d'applications peuvent s'étendre avec la tige sur une même droite ou non.The various elements of applications can extend with the stem on the same line or not.

Dans l'exemple des figures 1 à 3, la portion manoeuvrable 18 de la tige 6 est réalisée d'un seul tenant avec le reste de la tige, par exemple par moulage de matière plastique.In the example of Figures 1 to 3 , the operable portion 18 of the rod 6 is made in one piece with the rest of the rod, for example by molding plastic material.

On ne sort pas du cadre de la présente invention lorsque la portion manoeuvrable 18 est constituée par une pièce rapportée sur le reste de la tige 6, étant par exemple insérée à une extrémité dans un logement 61 de la partie sphérique 10, comme illustré à la figure 13.It is not beyond the scope of the present invention when the operable portion 18 is constituted by an insert on the rest of the rod 6, being for example inserted at one end into a housing 61 of the spherical portion 10, as illustrated in FIG. figure 13 .

L'articulation reliant la tige 6 à l'organe de préhension 7 peut être formée au moyen d'une pièce rapportée sur le reste de l'organe de préhension 7, comme illustré à la figure 14. On voit sur cette figure que le logement 11 est formé dans une pièce 63 fixée par exemple par encliquetage sur le reste 64 de l'organe de préhension.The hinge connecting the rod 6 to the gripping member 7 may be formed by means of a piece attached to the rest of the gripping member 7, as illustrated in FIG. figure 14 . It is seen in this figure that the housing 11 is formed in a part 63 fixed for example by snapping on the rest 64 of the gripping member.

On peut également voir sur la figure 14 que l'ouverture de l'organe de préhension 7, par laquelle sort la portion manoeuvrable 18, peut être délimitée par des bords 65 divergeant vers l'extérieur.We can also see on the figure 14 that the opening of the gripping member 7, through which the actuatable portion 18, can be delimited by edges 65 diverging outwardly.

La paroi 12 qui définit le logement 11 de la rotule peut s'étendre, par exemple, au moins partiellement à l'extérieur de l'organe de préhension 7, comme illustré à la figure 15.The wall 12 which defines the housing 11 of the ball may extend, for example, at least partially outside the gripping member 7, as illustrated in FIG. figure 15 .

La portion manoeuvrable 18 peut être pourvue d'un cache 66 venant recouvrir au moins partiellement avec un faible jeu ou un jeu nul la paroi 12 du logement 11, ce cache 66 pouvant présenter comme dans l'exemple illustré une face concave 67 dirigée vers la paroi 12.The operable portion 18 may be provided with a cover 66 which at least partially covers with a small clearance or a zero clearance the wall 12 of the housing 11, this cover 66 may have as in the example shown a concave face 67 facing the wall 12.

L'organe de préhension 7 peut comporter à une extrémité axiale une paroi d'extrémité 69, comme illustré à la figure 16, traversée par une ou plusieurs fentes permettant le passage de la portion manoeuvrable 18.The gripping member 7 may comprise at an axial end an end wall 69, as illustrated in FIG. figure 16 , crossed by one or more slots allowing the passage of the operable portion 18.

Dans l'exemple de la figure 16, la paroi d'extrémité 69 est traversée par deux fentes 70 et 71, d'axes respectifs F1 et F2 perpendiculaires entre eux, et dont la largeur correspond sensiblement au diamètre de la portion manoeuvrable 18, cette dernière pouvant se déplacer dans les fentes lorsque la tige 6 est inclinée relativement à l'organe de préhension 7.In the example of the figure 16 , the end wall 69 is traversed by two slots 70 and 71, with respective axes F 1 and F 2 perpendicular to each other, and whose width substantially corresponds to the diameter of the operable portion 18, the latter being able to move in the slots when the rod 6 is inclined relative to the body of gripping 7.

La présence des fentes 70 et 71 peut permettre de limiter les possibilités de déplacement de la tige 6 relativement à l'organe de préhension 7 selon les directions des axes F1 et F2.The presence of the slots 70 and 71 can make it possible to limit the possibilities of displacement of the rod 6 relative to the gripping member 7 according to the directions of the axes F 1 and F 2 .

La paroi d'extrémité 69 présente, dans l'exemple illustré, une forme généralement convexe vers l'extérieur. Au moins l'une des fentes précitées, par exemple les deux fentes 70 et 71, peut comporter au moins un bossage 73, par exemple deux bossages 73 se faisant face, afin de créer un point dur au franchissement par la portion manoeuvrable 18, ce qui peut permettre de participer au maintien de la portion manoeuvrable 18 dans une position prédéterminée, par exemple en butée contre une extrémité axiale de l'une des fentes.The end wall 69 has, in the example shown, a generally convex shape to the outside. At least one of the aforementioned slots, for example the two slots 70 and 71, may comprise at least one boss 73, for example two bosses 73 facing each other, in order to create a point hard to cross by the operable portion 18, this which can make it possible to participate in maintaining the operable portion 18 in a predetermined position, for example abutting against an axial end of one of the slots.

Dans l'exemple de la figure 18, l'utilisateur peut ainsi amener la portion manoeuvrable 18 dans l'une des cinq positions prédéfinies, à savoir une position centrale dans laquelle la portion 18 est à l'intersection des fentes 70 et 71 et l'inclinaison de la tige 6 relativement à l'axe Y sensiblement nulle, et quatre positions extrêmes dans chacune desquelles la portion manoeuvrable 18 vient en butée contre une extrémité axiale de la fente correspondante. Le passage de la position centrale à l'une des positions extrêmes s'effectue avec franchissement d'un point dur lié à la présence des bossages 73.In the example of the figure 18 , the user can thus bring the operable portion 18 into one of five predefined positions, namely a central position in which the portion 18 is at the intersection of the slots 70 and 71 and the inclination of the rod 6 relative to the Y axis substantially zero, and four extreme positions in each of which the operable portion 18 abuts against an axial end of the corresponding slot. The transition from the central position to one of the extreme positions takes place with crossing a hard point related to the presence of the bosses 73.

Si l'on souhaite par exemple que la tige 6 ne puisse pivoter qu'autour d'un axe géométrique seulement, l'organe de préhension 7 peut ne comporter qu'une seule fente 70, comme illustré sur la figure 19.If it is desired for example that the rod 6 can pivot only around a geometric axis only, the gripping member 7 may have only one slot 70, as shown in FIG. figure 19 .

Lorsque la tige ne pivote que dans un plan, l'élément d'application peut présenter un axe longitudinal courbe qui s'étend dans ce plan.When the rod pivots only in one plane, the applicator element may have a curved longitudinal axis extending in this plane.

L'organe de préhension peut comporter au moins un repère 77 permettant à l'utilisateur de repérer la position de la portion manoeuvrable 18 relativement à l'organe de préhension. L'organe de préhension peut comporter par exemple une pluralité de graduations.The gripping member may comprise at least one marker 77 allowing the user to locate the position of the operable portion 18 relative to the gripping member. The gripping member may comprise for example a plurality of graduations.

La portion manoeuvrable 18 peut être recouverte par un fourreau, lequel peut être réalisé de diverses manières. Le fourreau peut contribuer, par exemple, à l'étanchéité du récipient.The operable portion 18 may be covered by a sheath, which may be made in various ways. The sheath can contribute, for example, to the sealing of the container.

On a représenté à la figure 20 un fourreau 80 réalisé par surmoulage d'un élastomère sur une partie 81 du corps de l'organe de préhension 7.We have shown figure 20 a sleeve 80 made by overmolding an elastomer on a portion 81 of the body of the gripping member 7.

Le fourreau peut être réalisé par exemple avec des plis 82, comme illustré à la figure 21, les plis 82 constituant par exemple un soufflet lui conférant une flexibilité dans toutes les directions, pour permettre de manoeuvrer la tige 6.The sheath can be made for example with folds 82, as shown in FIG. figure 21 , the folds 82 constituting for example a bellows conferring flexibility in all directions, to allow to operate the rod 6.

Dans les exemples des figures 20 et 21, le fourreau présente une forme extérieure généralement symétrique de révolution autour de l'axe Y de l'organe de préhension 7, mais on ne sort pas du cadre de la présente invention en donnant au fourreau une forme non symétrique de révolution, dans le but éventuellement de définir une ou plusieurs directions privilégiées de déplacement de la portion manoeuvrable.In the examples of Figures 20 and 21 , the sheath has an outer generally symmetrical shape of revolution around the Y axis of the gripping member 7, but it is not beyond the scope of the present invention to give the sheath a non-symmetrical shape of revolution, for the purpose possibly to define one or more privileged directions of movement of the operable portion.

A titre d'illustration, on a représenté à la figure 22 un fourreau 90 présentant deux surfaces opposées 91 sensiblement planes, sur lesquelles l'utilisateur peut appuyer pour modifier l'inclinaison de la tige 6 relativement à l'organe de préhension 7.By way of illustration, there is shown in the figure 22 a sleeve 90 having two substantially flat opposed surfaces 91, on which the user can press to modify the inclination of the rod 6 relative to the gripping member 7.

L'une de ces surfaces 91 peut éventuellement comporter une inscription 92 pour inciter l'utilisateur à appuyer dessus.One of these surfaces 91 may optionally include an inscription 92 to encourage the user to press it.

On peut donner au fourreau, comme c'est le cas de celui représenté à la figure 22, une forme permettant de limiter le déplacement angulaire de la tige 6 autour d'un axe géométrique seulement.We can give to the sheath, as is the case of the one represented in figure 22 , a shape for limiting the angular displacement of the rod 6 around a geometric axis only.

Dans l'exemple de la figure 22, la souplesse du fourreau 90 dans la direction M de déplacement de la portion manoeuvrable 18, sensiblement perpendiculaire aux surfaces 91, favorise le pivotement de la tige autour d'un axe géométrique K sensiblement parallèle aux surfaces 91, tandis que la rigidité plus grande du fourreau 90 dans la direction de l'axe K tend à empêcher un pivotement de la tige autour d'un axe perpendiculaire à l'axe K.In the example of the figure 22 , the flexibility of the sheath 90 in the direction M of displacement of the operable portion 18, substantially perpendicular to the surfaces 91, promotes the pivoting of the rod about a geometric axis K substantially parallel to the surfaces 91, while the greater rigidity of the sleeve 90 in the direction of the axis K tends to prevent pivoting of the rod about an axis perpendicular to the axis K.

Le logement de la rotule peut être formé par une paroi réalisée d'un seul tenant par moulage de matière avec le fourreau, afin par exemple de freiner les déplacements de la tige en générant une friction plus importante.The housing of the ball may be formed by a wall made in one piece by molding material with the sleeve, for example to slow the movement of the rod by generating a greater friction.

A titre d'exemple, on a représenté à la figure 23 un fourreau 100 comportant une partie de base 94, fixée par encliquetage sur un retour 95 de l'organe de préhension. La partie de base 94 définit le logement 11 dans lequel est contenue la partie sphérique 10 de la tige 6.For example, there is shown in the figure 23 a sleeve 100 having a base portion 94, snapped onto a return 95 of the gripping member. The base portion 94 defines the housing 11 in which is contained the spherical portion 10 of the rod 6.

Le fourreau engagé sur la portion manoeuvrable 18 peut éventuellement ne comporter aucune partie fixe par rapport à l'organe de préhension.The sleeve engaged on the operable portion 18 may optionally have no fixed portion relative to the gripping member.

La portion manoeuvrable 18 peut être libre à l'intérieur du fourreau et permettre un déplacement relatif, notamment axial, de la portion manoeuvrable 18 relativement au fourreau, lorsque l'inclinaison de la tige est modifiée.The operable portion 18 may be free inside the sleeve and allow a relative displacement, particularly axial, of the operable portion 18 relative to the sheath, when the inclination of the rod is changed.

La portion manoeuvrable 18 peut aussi ne pas être libre par rapport au fourreau, afin par exemple de générer des contraintes tendant à ramener la tige dans une position de repos où l'axe X est sensiblement confondu avec l'axe Y.The operable portion 18 may also not be free relative to the sheath, for example to generate stresses tending to bring the rod into a rest position where the X axis is substantially coincident with the Y axis.

Le fourreau peut constituer, le cas échéant, un organe de rappel élastique de la tige dans une position d'inclinaison nulle au repos.The sleeve may constitute, where appropriate, an elastic return member of the rod in a position of zero inclination at rest.

Le fourreau peut encore comporter un bloc d'un matériau alvéolaire fixé sur le corps de l'organe de préhension.The sleeve may further comprise a block of a cellular material fixed on the body of the gripping member.

A titre d'illustration, on a représenté à la figure 24 un fourreau constitué par un bloc 102 d'une mousse élastiquement déformable, fixé par une face 103 par soudage ou collage sur une paroi d'extrémité 104 de l'organe de préhension.By way of illustration, there is shown in the figure 24 a sleeve consisting of a block 102 of an elastically deformable foam, fixed by a face 103 by welding or gluing on an end wall 104 of the gripping member.

Le bloc 102 comporte un évidement 105 débouchant sur la face 103, dans lequel est reçue la portion manoeuvrable 18.The block 102 has a recess 105 opening on the face 103, in which is received the operable portion 18.

En variante, l'évidement 105 peut être remplacé par une ou plusieurs fentes 106, par exemple deux fentes en croix, comme illustré à la figure 25.As a variant, the recess 105 may be replaced by one or more slots 106, for example two cross-shaped slots, as illustrated in FIG. figure 25 .

Le fourreau peut encore être réalisé dans la même matière que l'organe de préhension, étant par exemple relié par une charnière film à l'organe de préhension, comme illustré à la figure 26.The sleeve may also be made of the same material as the gripping member, being for example connected by a film hinge to the gripping member, as illustrated in FIG. figure 26 .

On a représenté sur cette figure un fourreau 108 réalisé d'un seul tenant par moulage de matière avec l'organe de préhension 7 et relié par une charnière film 107 à l'organe de préhension.Shown in this figure is a sleeve 108 made in one piece by molding material with the gripping member 7 and connected by a film hinge 107 to the gripping member.

La charnière film 107 est interrompue dans une région centrale pour permettre le passage de la portion manoeuvrable 18.The film hinge 107 is interrupted in a central region to allow the passage of the maneuverable portion 18.

D'autres moyens qu'une rotule peuvent être utilisés pour réaliser l'articulation de la tige relativement à l'organe de préhension.Other means than a ball may be used to achieve the articulation of the rod relative to the gripping member.

A titre d'exemple, on a représenté sur les figures 27 et 28 une articulation comportant une broche 110, par exemple métallique, d'axe T sur laquelle est engagée la tige 6, cette dernière comportant par exemple une partie élargie 111 ayant des faces planes sensiblement perpendiculaires à l'axe T et traversées par une ouverture 112 pour le passage de la broche 110. Cette dernière peut être fixée dans des plots diamétralement opposés 113 de l'organe de préhension. Celui-ci peut comporter un habillage extérieur 114, par exemple métallique, fixé sur son corps 115 et qui sert également à retenir la broche 110 dans les plots 113.For example, there is shown on the Figures 27 and 28 a hinge comprising a pin 110, for example metal, axis T on which is engaged the rod 6, the latter comprising for example an enlarged portion 111 having planar faces substantially perpendicular to the axis T and traversed by an opening 112 for the passage of the pin 110. The latter can be fixed in diametrically opposed pads 113 of the gripping member. This may comprise an outer casing 114, for example metal, fixed on its body 115 and which also serves to retain the pin 110 in the studs 113.

On peut encore, comme illustré à la figure 29, réaliser l'articulation de la tige en remplaçant la partie sphérique par une partie cylindrique 116, par exemple, afin de n'autoriser le pivotement de la tige qu'autour de l'axe W de cette partie cylindrique, perpendiculaire à l'axe X de la tige. Cette partie cylindrique 116 peut être reçue à ses extrémités axiales dans des logements 117 ouverts en direction de l'extrémité 15 de l'organe de préhension, afin de permettre la mise en place de la partie cylindrique 116 dans les logements 117 par encliquetage, en même temps que la portion manoeuvrable 18 est introduite dans l'ouverture correspondante de l'organe de préhension.We can still, as illustrated in figure 29 , realize the articulation of the rod by replacing the spherical portion with a cylindrical portion 116, for example, in order to allow the pivoting of the rod only around the axis W of this cylindrical portion, perpendicular to the axis X of the stem. This cylindrical portion 116 can be received at its axial ends in housings 117 open towards the end 15 of the gripping member, to allow the introduction of the cylindrical portion 116 in the housings 117 by snapping, in same time that the operable portion 18 is introduced into the corresponding opening of the gripping member.

On peut aussi réaliser l'articulation en utilisant une paroi ou un bloc d'un matériau déformable.The joint can also be made using a wall or a block of a deformable material.

A titre d'exemple, on a représenté à la figure 30 une articulation comportant un bloc 120 d'un matériau alvéolaire, par exemple une mousse élastiquement déformable, fixé à l'intérieur du corps de l'organe de préhension, par exemple par soudage ou collage. La tige 6 traverse une ouverture 121 du bloc 120, par exemple une fente et peut comporter des reliefs 123, 124 disposés de part et d'autre du bloc 120, ces reliefs ayant une dimension suffisante pour maintenir le bloc 120 entre eux lorsque la tige 6 est manipulée par l'utilisateur pour modifier son orientation.For example, there is shown in the figure 30 an articulation comprising a block 120 of a cellular material, for example an elastically deformable foam, fixed inside the body of the gripping member, for example by welding or gluing. The rod 6 passes through an opening 121 of the block 120, for example a slot and may comprise reliefs 123, 124 disposed on either side of the block 120, these reliefs having a sufficient size to maintain the block 120 between them when the rod 6 is manipulated by the user to change its orientation.

Un simple disque 130, par exemple en élastomère, peut également être utilisé, comme illustré à la figure 31, ce disque étant par exemple soudé sur un retour 131 de l'organe de préhension bordant l'ouverture par laquelle sort la portion manoeuvrable 18.A simple disk 130, for example elastomer, can also be used, as illustrated in FIG. figure 31 , this disc being for example welded on a return 131 of the gripping member bordering the opening through which the actuatable portion 18 leaves.

La partie sphérique 10 de la tige, engagée dans le logement 11, peut comporter des reliefs 135, par exemple des crans comme illustré à la figure 32, coopérant avec des reliefs complémentaires 136 formés sur la paroi 12 du logement, afin de freiner le mouvement de la tige et/ou permettre d'immobiliser plus facilement celle-ci dans une ou plusieurs positions angulaires prédéterminées. Les reliefs 135 et 136 peuvent, en variante, être remplacés par au moins un cordon d'une matière élastomère destiné à créer une friction supplémentaire entre la tige et l'organe de préhension.The spherical part 10 of the rod, engaged in the housing 11, may comprise reliefs 135, for example notches as illustrated in FIG. figure 32 , cooperating with complementary reliefs 136 formed on the wall 12 of the housing, in order to slow the movement of the rod and / or to make it easier to immobilize it in one or more predetermined angular positions. The reliefs 135 and 136 may, alternatively, be replaced by at least one bead of an elastomeric material intended to create additional friction between the rod and the gripping member.

Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée aux exemples de réalisation qui viennent d'être décrits. Les caractéristiques des différents modes de réalisation peuvent par exemple être combinées entre elles pour réaliser de nouveaux modes de mise en oeuvre conformes à l'invention.Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiments which have just been described. The characteristics of the various embodiments may for example be combined with one another to achieve new embodiments in accordance with the invention.

Dans toute la description, l'expression « comportant un » doit être comprise comme étant synonyme de « comportant au moins un », sauf si le contraire est spécifié.Throughout the description, the phrase "having one" should be understood as being synonymous with "having at least one", unless the opposite is specified.

Un applicateur réalisé conformément à l'invention peut ne pas être utilisé en liaison avec un récipient dans lequel l'applicateur est introduit en l'absence d'utilisation. L'élément d'application peut être chargé en produit par exemple en l'amenant au contact d'un pain de produit.An applicator made in accordance with the invention may not be used in connection with a container into which the applicator is introduced in the absence of use. The applicator element can be loaded into product for example by bringing it into contact with a product loaf.

Claims (47)

  1. An applicator comprising:
    - a handle member (7);
    - a stem (6) connected via a hinge (10, 11; 110, 111; 120; 130) to the handle member; said hinge being configured to prevent perceptible axial and/or lateral displacement at the hinge of the stem relative to the handle member,
    - an applicator element (20; 30; 40; 50; 60) disposed at a first end of the stem;
    the stem comprising a maneuverable portion enabling the direction in which it points relative to the handle member to be modified, said maneuverable portion extending at least in part between the hinge and a second end of the stem opposite from its first end, characterized by the fact that the handle member comprises a body (14) with the maneuverable portion (18) passing through one end thereof.
  2. An applicator according to claim 1, the hinge (10, 11;110, 111; 120; 130) being disposed inside the handle member (7).
  3. An applicator according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized by the fact that the handle member comprises a skirt provided with an inside thread.
  4. An applicator according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that it comprises at least one reference mark (77), in particular graduations, enabling the user to identify the direction in which the stem (6) is pointing relative to the handle member (7).
  5. An applicator according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that the body (14) has an end wall (69) at one end, the end wall being provided with an opening (70, 71) through which the maneuverable portion passes.
  6. An applicator according to claim 5, characterized by the fact that the opening comprises at least one slot (70, 71).
  7. An applicator according to the preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the opening comprises at least two slots (70, 71), the slots having longitudinal axes (F1, F2) that extend substantially mutually perpendicularly.
  8. An applicator according to claim 6 or claim 7,
    characterized by the fact that at least one slot (70, 71) comprises at least one edge (73) defining a hard point during displacement of the maneuverable portion (18).
  9. An applicator according to any one of claims 5 to 8, characterized by the fact that the end wall (69) presents a shape that is generally convex towards the outside.
  10. An applicator according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the maneuverable portion comprises a cover (66) configured to cover at least part of the handle member (7).
  11. An applicator according to the preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the cover presents a face (67) that is generally concave towards the body of the handle member.
  12. An applicator according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the maneuverable portion (18) is covered at least in part by a sheath (80; 90; 100; 102; 108) including at least one flexible region.
  13. An applicator according to the preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the flexible region of the sheath comprises a bellows (82).
  14. An applicator according to either one of the two immediately preceding claims, characterized by the fact that the maneuverable portion (18) is entirely covered by the sheath.
  15. An applicator according to any one of claims 12 to 14, characterized by the fact that the sheath is entirely flexible.
  16. An applicator according to any one of claims 12 to 15, characterized by the fact that the sheath is made of elastomer.
  17. An applicator according to any one of claims 12 to 16, characterized by the fact that the sheath (100) is fitted to the handle member.
  18. An applicator according to any one of claims 12 to 17, characterized by the fact that the sheath (80; 108) is made integrally by molding with the handle member.
  19. An applicator according to claim 18, characterized by the fact that the sheath is connected by a film hinge (107) to the handle member (7).
  20. An applicator according to any one of claims 12 to 19, characterized by the fact that the sheath (80) presents a cross-section that is circular over at least a fraction of its length.
  21. An applicator according to any one of claims 12 to 19, characterized by the fact that the sheath (90) presents a cross-section that is oblong over at least a fraction of its length.
  22. An applicator according to any one of claims 12 to 17, characterized by the fact that the sheath (102) comprises a block of foam.
  23. An applicator according to any one of claims 12 to 22, characterized by the fact that the sheath contributes to sealing the closure of a receptacle on which the applicator is fitted when not in use.
  24. An applicator according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the applicator is configured in such a manner that the stem continues to point in the direction imparted thereto by the user after the user has released the maneuverable portion.
  25. An applicator according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the hinge comprises a brake (135, 136) for braking the movement of the stem relative to the handle member.
  26. An applicator according to the preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the brake exerts braking action regardless of the position of the stem relative to the handle member.
  27. An applicator according to claim 25, characterized by the fact that the brake (135, 136) exerts braking action only in at least one predetermined position of the stem relative to the handle member.
  28. An applicator according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the hinge comprises a ball-and-socket joint (10, 11).
  29. An applicator according to claim 28, characterized by the fact that the seat (11) of the joint is rigid.
  30. An applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 27, characterized by the fact that the hinge comprises a pin (110) about which the stem (6) can pivot.
  31. An applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 27, characterized by the fact that the hinge comprises at least one deformable wall, in particular a disk (130), through which the stem passes, the wall extending between the stem and the handle member.
  32. An applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 27, characterized by the fact that the hinge comprises at least one block (120) of elastically deformable material, in particular a foam, through which the stem passes.
  33. An applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 27, characterized by the fact that the stem includes a cylindrical portion (116) acting as a pivot.
  34. An applicator according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the stem comprises a sealing member (9) configured to co-operate in substantially leaktight manner with a surface of a receptacle (3) on which the applicator is fitted when not in use.
  35. An applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 34, characterized by the fact that the applicator element has a longitudinal axis that is not rectilinear.
  36. An applicator according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the applicator element (20) has a longitudinal axis that forms a non-zero angle (i) with an axis (X) of the stem.
  37. An applicator according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the applicator element comprises bristles or teeth extending transversely to the longitudinal axis of the applicator element.
  38. An applicator according to claim 37, characterized by the fact that the applicator element is a mascara brush.
  39. An applicator according to claim 36, characterized by the fact that the applicator element comprises a comb (60) configured to apply makeup to the eyelashes and/or the eyebrows.
  40. An applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 38, characterized by the fact that the applicator element comprises a paintbrush (50), in particular for applying nail varnish.
  41. An applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 38, characterized by the fact that the applicator element comprises a flocked endpiece (30; 40).
  42. A device for packaging and applying a cosmetic, the device comprising a receptacle containing the cosmetic and an applicator as defined in any preceding claim.
  43. A device according to the preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the receptacle includes a wiper (5).
  44. A device according to claim 42 or claim 43, characterized by the fact that the applicator is configured to close the receptacle.
  45. A device according to any one of claims 42 to 44, characterized by the fact that the receptacle and the applicator are configured in such a manner that the stem of the applicator is prevented from pivoting relative to the receptacle when the applicator is in place thereon.
  46. A method of applying a cosmetic on a portion of the body or the face, the method being characterized by the fact that it comprises the following steps:
    - loading an applicator element (20) with the cosmetic contained in the receptacle of a device as defined in claims 42 to 45, the applicator element being present at one end of a stem (6) connected in hinged manner to a handle member (7) having an axis (Y); the handle member being configured for closing the receptacle, the hinge being configured to prevent perceptible axial and/or lateral displacement at the hinge of the stem relative to the handle member;
    - modifying the direction in which the stem (6) points relative to the handle member by manually exerting thrust transversely to the axis (Y) of the handle member on a maneuverable portion (18) adjacent to a second end of the stem opposite from its end carrying the applicator element.
  47. A method according to the preceding claim, the applicator element being configured to apply makeup on keratinous fibers, the method being characterized by the fact that it comprises the following steps:
    - applying makeup to the keratinous fibers with the stem substantially horizontal and at a first inclination of the stem relative to the handle member, said first inclination being zero, for example; and
    - applying makeup to the keratinous fibers with the stem substantially vertical and at a second inclination of the stem relative to the handle member, the second inclination being different from the first.
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