Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
  • B65D83/0055—Containers or packages provided with a flexible bag or a deformable membrane or diaphragm for expelling the contents
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
  • A45D34/04—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45D
  • A45D2200/05—Details of containers
  • A45D2200/054—Means for supplying liquid to the outlet of the container
  • A45D2200/057—Spray nozzles; Generating atomised liquid
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
  • A45D34/02—Scent flasks, e.g. with evaporator
• • 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
  • A45D40/0087—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks for samples

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a fluid dispenser assembly comprising a dispenser comprising a fluid reservoir defining a deformable actuation wall, a dispensing orifice through which the fluid product is dispensed by depressing the deformable actuation wall, and a removable closure member which closes the dispensing orifice at least before the first use, a covering envelope surrounding the dispenser.
• a fluid dispenser assembly comprising a dispenser comprising a fluid reservoir defining a deformable actuation wall, a dispensing orifice through which the fluid product is dispensed by depressing the deformable actuation wall, and a removable closure member which closes the dispensing orifice at least before the first use, a covering envelope surrounding the dispenser.
• This kind of distribution set can find a preferred application in the field of perfumery, cosmetics or even pharmacy.
• Document FR-2 796 368 describes such a dispensing assembly comprising a dispenser placed in a covering envelope.
• the present invention can perfectly use the dispenser
• the fluid dispenser of this document is produced from a shell, advantageously thermoformed, associated with an opercular film.
• the profiled shell and the opercular film together define an internal volume serving largely as a fluid reservoir.
• the reservoir may be completely filled with fluid, or only partially, the remainder being filled with a gas, for example air.
• This dispenser includes a dispensing orifice masked before the first use by a removable closure member which can be folded or torn along a predetermined breaking line.
• the dispensing orifice can be formed by the shell or the opercular film, but preferably the dispensing orifice is formed by a support piece generally made of plastic material, interposed between the shell and the opercular film.
• This dispenser is therefore in the form of a plate defining a substantially flat and planar periphery inside which the shell forms a sort of dome enclosing the reservoir, the support piece as well as the end of the closure member. removable.
• This is a particular embodiment usable in the context of the present invention, but this form does not should not be considered unique.
• any type of dispenser can be used which minimally defines a reservoir on which it can be pressed so as to deform or move an actuating wall, which causes a distribution of the product through an orifice. distribution advantageously closed before the first use by a removable closure member.
• the covering envelope it is constituted in document FR-2 796 368 by a simple sheet of paper, cardboard, plastic, metal or other suitable materials. This sheet is folded back on itself so as to form a kind of case inside which the dispenser is placed.
• the covering envelope comprises a bottom part intended to be positioned in contact with the opercular film of the dispenser, a curved front part which extends over the dome formed by the profiled shell and a flap part which comes to cover the bottom part to be glued to it and thus close the case.
• the covering envelope is therefore in the form of a case having a flat bottom and a domed top.
• the covering envelope also comprises a tear-away or folding part which is delimited with respect to the remainder of the envelope by a predetermined breaking line. This rupture line is advantageously positioned in alignment or superimposed with respect to the rupture line of the dispenser.
• the actuation of the dispensing assembly As for the actuation of the dispensing assembly, it operates very simply by exerting pressure on the convex part of the covering envelope at the level where the actuating wall of the dispenser is formed. In other words, the actuation of the dispenser takes place by driving in the covering envelope.
• a drawback with this distribution assembly of the prior art lies in the fact that the covering envelope leaves the two ends of the envelope open, so that the distributor can be seen from these two ends. This is not aesthetically very advantageous.
• the face the domed front of the covering envelope has very little support or support so that it tends to deform at its ends.
• this reveals the internal arrangement of the dispensing assembly, which is not very aesthetic either.
• the dispensing assembly exhibits poor hold or possibility of gripping by the hand of the user who immediately feels a sort of fragility in the distribution set.
• the present invention aims to remedy these drawbacks associated with the distribution assembly of the prior art.
• the present invention provides that the dispensing assembly further comprises a substantially rigid reinforcement structure provided with receiving means for the dispenser and defining application zones at which the covering envelope is in contact. of the reinforcing structure, so as to at least partially surround both the dispenser and the covering reinforcing structure.
• This reinforcing structure not only improves and gives a hold to the dispensing assembly, but also makes it possible to protect the dispenser which is housed inside. This avoids any risk of damage to the dispenser and more particularly to its reservoir by crushing or sinking.
• the reinforcement structure thus acts as a sort of protective shell for the dispenser and a stable and solid support element for the covering envelope.
• the reinforcing structure comprises a window, the actuating wall of the dispenser being positioned at this window, the covering envelope covering the window, so that the actuating wall can be actuated through the envelope.
• the window is bordered by first application zones for the covering envelope.
• the reinforcing structure may comprise a body defining a front face and a rear face, the front face forming the window and the first apphcation zones, the rear face being largely open and provided with first receiving means for the dispenser, so that the dispenser can be engaged in the body by its rear face and positioned in the latter with its actuating wall accessible through the body window.
• the body comprises a bottom flange.
• the first areas of application of the body may include a bottom area, an upper area and two lateral areas connecting the bottom area to the upper area, thus bordering the window.
• the application zones can be curved so as to form together a segment of cylinder segment in which the window is drilled.
• the body comprises an upper wall at the level of which the dispensing orifice opens.
• the dispenser may include a substantially planar rear face which seals the open rear face of the body, the covering envelope covering the rear face of the distributor.
• the reinforcing structure comprises a head defining a front face and a rear face, the front face forming a second application zone for the covering envelope, the rear face being open and provided with second receiving means for the removable closure member of the dispenser.
• the head is attached to the body by at least one bridge of pliable or breakable material, so that the head can be folded down or detached from the body by carrying with it the removable closure member which thus releases the dispensing orifice.
• the head comprises a lower wall through which the removable closure member passes.
• the head may include a head flange which covers and closes the head.
• the second apposition area is curved, so as to form a segment of cylinder segment.
• the first application areas and. the second application zone has an identical curvature.
• the bottom and head flanges each form a rim which projects from the application areas. The envelope covering can thus be held perfectly fixedly on the reinforcement structure while being in blocked contact against the edges formed by the bottom and head flanges. This avoids any sliding of the covering envelope on the reinforcing structure.
• the apprehension zones it is preferable for the apprehension zones to be curved so as to form a segment of cylinder segment on which the covering envelope is applied and preferably blocked.
• the reinforcing structure comprises a body and a head, the body defining an upper wall and the head defining a lower wall, the two walls facing each other passing over the distributor substantially at the orifice and of the removable closure member.
• These two walls allow, once the removable closure member folded or torn to hide the interior of the dispensing assembly, which greatly contributes to its aesthetics by presenting only two clean closure walls.
• FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view from above of a distribution assembly according to the invention
• FIG. 2 is also an exploded perspective view seen from below of the distribution assembly of FIG. 1,
• FIG. 3 is a perspective view from above of the distribution assembly of FIGS. 1 and 2 with the covering envelope removed,
• FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the covering envelope in the final state as it would be on the dispenser shown in FIG. 3,
• FIG. 5 is a view in longitudinal vertical cross-section through the distribution assembly of the preceding figures in the final state
• FIG. 6 is a perspective view from above of the distribution assembly of FIG. 5.
• the fluid dispenser assembly comprises three constituent elements, namely a fluid dispenser 1, a reinforcement structure 2 and a covering envelope 3.
• the dispenser 1 is disposed in the reinforcement structure 2 and the assembly thus formed is wrapped in the covering envelope 3.
• the fluid dispenser 1 can be similar or identical to that described in the aforementioned document FR-2 796 368. It here comprises a profiled upper shell 10 associated with a sheet or an opercular film 19.
• the shell
• the sheet 19 is preferably perfectly flat so that the rear or lower face of the dispenser is substantially flat.
• the shell 10 forms a projecting part or dome 12 which internally defines a fluid reservoir 18 visible in FIG. 5.
• This dome 12 is at least partially deformable in an elastic manner and therefore constitutes a wall of deformable actuation 13 which can be pressed with a finger to decrease the internal volume of the reservoir 18 and thus put the fluid under pressure.
• the dome 12 is connected to a projecting part 14 which forms with the opercular film 19 a housing inside which is received a support or distribution piece 133 which forms a distribution orifice 134.
• this support piece 133 can serve as a support for a piece of porous material 144 able to soak up the fluid contained in the reservoir 18.
• the piece of porous material 144 is adjacent to the dispensing orifice 144 so that pressure on the wall d actuation 13 has the effect of pushing back the fluid stored inside the piece of porous material 144 through the dispensing orifice 134.
• the projecting part 14 which is constituted by the shell 10 can for example be welded to the distribution part 133.
• the shell 10 Upstream of the distribution orifice 144, the shell 10 forms another protuberance 15 which isolates the distribution orifice 134 from the outside.
• This protuberance 15 is located at a part of the dispenser which forms a removable closure member 16 separable or foldable along a breaking line 17 visible in Figure 1.
• This breaking line 17 passes just in front of the orifice dispensing device 134, so that tearing off or folding back the shutter member 16 has the effect of unmasking the dispensing orifice 134.
• the shutter member 16 can remain connected to the remainder of the dispenser, thereby being folded down by pivoting along the breaking line 17, or alternatively, the shutter member 16 can be literally removed from the dispenser.
• the deformable actuating wall may also be in the form of a movable actuating wall, and the closure member 16 may be in the form of a simple tongue, or may even be omitted. It is the same for the distribution piece 133 which is located under the projecting part 14, we can very well do without it.
• the dispenser comprises a fluid reservoir provided with a deformable or displaceable actuating wall so that upon actuation of this wall, fluid product is discharged through a dispensing orifice which may or may not be masked by a removable closure member which may possibly be replaceable.
• a fluid dispenser made from two flexible sheets defining between them the reservoir, a dispensing part forming the dispensing orifice can be interposed and welded between the two sheets.
• the covering envelope 3 can be similar or identical to that described in the aforementioned document FR-2 796 368.
• the covering envelope 3 here shown in the figures, is in the form of a case of cylindrical but not circular section.
• the envelope 3 includes a front face 31, a rear face 32 and a flap 33.
• the flap 33 is folded over or below the rear face 32, as visible in FIG. 4.
• the flap 33 and the rear face 32 are fixed together, for example using an adhesive or a heat seal.
• the covering envelope then forms a sort of case, the front face 31 of which is curved or curved and its rear face 32, 33 which is substantially flat. This case-shaped configuration naturally corresponds to the final state of the covering envelope 3 when it is in place on the reinforcement structure 2.
• the covering envelope 3 is in the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, that is to say planar with the front part 31 located centrally and the parts 32 and 33 arranged on either side of the part before 31.
• the front part 31 of the envelope 3 is curved or more generally profiled, because it extends above the shell 10 of the distributor 1 which forms the dome 12 with its actuating wall 13.
• the folds 312 and 313 which are formed on the lateral edges of the front part 31 are intended to be placed at the level of the lateral edges of the distributor 1 formed by the plane periphery 11.
• the rear part 32 and the flap 33 are substantially flattened against the opercular film 19 while the domed front part 31 covers the shell 10.
• the covering envelope 3 is further provided with a cutting or breaking line 34 which extends transversely through the three constituent parts of the envelope. Thus, this line 34 delimits a detachable part formed by the three parts 31, 32 and
• This detachable part is thus formed by one of the segments 310, 320 and 330 of the three parts 31, 32 and 33. Once configured in the form of a case as shown in FIG. 3, these parts 310, 320 and 330 appear in the form of a loop connected to the rest of the case by the break line or pre-cut
• this pre-cut line 34 is aligned or superimposed with the breaking line 17 formed by the distributor 1 so that a withdrawal of the separable part of the envelope has the effect of bending or remove the shutter member 16 from the dispenser at the same time.
• the covering envelope 3 therefore takes the form of a case, the upper and lower ends of which are open.
• the front part 33 it forms a section of cylinder segments whose lateral rectilinear edges are connected to the rear part and whose curved upper and lower ends are free and open.
• the covering envelope 3 is not directly wrapped around the distributor 1. In fact, the distributor 1 is received in the reinforcing structure 2 which is wrapped in the covering envelope 3.
• the reinforcing structure 2 forms receiving means capable of receiving the fluid dispenser 1 and application surfaces adapted to come into contact with the covering envelope 3.
• the reinforcing structure 2 comprises a partially closed front face and a widely open rear face.
• the dispenser 1 can thus be inserted into the reinforcement structure 2 through its widely open rear face.
• the reinforcing structure 2 comprises two end flanges, namely a bottom flange 23 and a head flange 28. These bottom and head flanges 23 and
• the front face of the structure forms a series of apphcation zones 211, 212 , 213 and 262. All of these application zones are curved or curved so as to extend in a curved plane forming a section of cylindrical segment whose radius is identical to that of the front part 31 of the covering envelope 3. In this way, the front part 31 of the casing 3 can be applied perfectly to the application areas formed by the front face of the reinforcement structure 2.
• the application areas of the structure 2 do not form a section of full cylindrical segment: on the contrary, these zones are interrupted by a large window 215 which is bordered by the application zones 211, 212 and 213. At the level of window 215, a flexible membrane constituted by a thick weaker wall sor. In addition, these zones can also be interrupted by a deep groove 249 bordered by two upper and lower walls 24 and 29 respectively. These walls 24 and
• the structure 2 can be folded back on itself or separated into two parts, thus forming a body 20 and a head 25.
• the body 20 forms the apprehension zones 211, 212 and 213 as well as the window 215 on its front face 21, the bottom flange 23 at its lower end, the upper wall 24 at its opposite end, and receiving means 225 on its rear face 22.
• the head 25 forms the apprehension zone 262 on its front face 26, the head flange 28 at its upper end, the lower wall 29 at its opposite end and receiving means 290, 271 on its rear face 27. On its rear face, visible in FIG.
• the structure is wide open and is bordered at the bottom by the projecting rim 230 of the bottom flange 23, laterally by the lateral edges 214 formed on the outer edges of the lateral apprehension zones 213, and at its upper end by the ledge sa illant 280 of the head flange 28.
• the upper 24 and lower 29 walls are each notched with a notch 240 respectively 290.
• ribs 225 and 271 which with the edges lower walls 24 and 29 form the receiving means for positioning and holding in place the distributor 1 in the reinforcement structure 2.
• the distributor 1 is positioned so that its actuating wall 13 is located at the level of the window 215 and its projecting part 14 bearing in the notch 240 of the wall 24. Similarly, the protuberance 15 comes to bear in the notch 290 of the wall 29. As for the plane periphery 11, it bears on the ribs 225 and 271 as well as on the lower end edges of the walls 24 and 29.
• the distributor 1 is arranged in the structure 2 so that its breaking point 17 is located between the two walls 24 and 29 which are connected by bridges of foldable or brittle material 205.
• the removable closure member 16 of the dispenser 1 is entirely received inside the head 25 of the structure 2 while the body 20 receives the remainder of the dispenser 1.
• the lateral edges of the plane periphery 11 can rest on the edges 214 of the structure 2, but the upper and lower edges of the plane periphery 11 are placed inside the structure 2 in abutment against the bottom flanges 23 and of the head 28 as can be seen very clearly in FIG. 5.
• the distributor 1 is perfectly wedged between the two flanges 23 and 28.
• the distributor 1 is wedged laterally by the engagement of these parts 14 and 15 in the notches 240 and 290 walls 24 and 29 and by the arrangement of its dome 12 between the ribs 225. This can be seen in FIG. 3.
• the dispenser 1 thus inserted into the reinforcement structure 2, it suffices to wrap it with the covering envelope 3 which is closed on itself.
• the initially flat front portion 31 will conform to the apprehension zones 211, 212, 213 and 262 of the front face of the reinforcement structure 2 in order to adopt a shape of segment of cylindrical segment. This will also be the case at the window 215 since it is entirely bordered by the application areas.
• the front part 31 of the envelope 3 adopts this configuration in a uniform manner without being able to discern where it is in contact with the application areas of the structure 2.
• the fact that the application areas of the structure 2 are extend over the entire periphery of the curved front part 31, it is not possible to deform the periphery of the front part 31 which is perfectly supported and supported by the structure 2.
• the curved front part 31 can be pushed in to actuate the wall 13 of the dispenser 1.
• the front part is thus shaped on the application areas of the structure 2, it suffices to fold the rear part 32 and the flap 33 until it comes into contact with the lid sheet 19 of the dispenser 1. It then suffices to fix the rear part 32 and the flap 33 together, for example using an adhesive or a heat seal.
• the distributor 1 is not fixed inside the structure 2 before coming to wrap it with the covering envelope 3. In fact, the fixing of the distributor 1 in the structure 2 is not not not necessary, since its fixation final is ensured by the installation of the covering envelope 3 which definitively blocks the distributor 1 in the structure 2.
• the covering envelope 3 is prevented from sliding on the structure 2 because the upper and lower ends of the casing 3 abut against the projecting edges 230 and 280 formed by the bottom and head flanges 23 and 28. In this way, the envelope 3 is perfectly locked in position on the structure 2.
• the flanges 23 and 28 make it possible to aesthetically close the bottom and the upper part of the dispensing assembly. It is the same for the upper and lower walls 24 and 29 which make it possible to close off the body 20 and the head 25, particularly when the head 25 has been folded down or withdrawn from the body 20, thus freeing the dispensing orifice 134 from the dispenser. 1.
• the flanges 23 and 28 as well as the walls 24 and 29 make it possible to hide the internal elements of the distribution assembly formed by the distributor 1.
• the aesthetics of the distribution assembly is significantly improved compared to that of document FR-2 796 368.
• the dispensing assembly is in the form shown in FIG. 6. The user sees only the covering envelope 3 as well as the bottom flanges 23 and the head 28. The distributor 1 is thus perfectly concealed or invisible.
• this reinforcing structure 2 Thanks to the use of this reinforcing structure 2, the aesthetics of the dispensing assembly is significantly improved, its grip resistance is much better and its opening is cleaner and easier. Indeed, the formation of the structure 2 in the form of a body and a head separated by a deep groove 249 makes it possible to very clearly locate the breaking or bending hgne, which greatly facilitates the opening of the distribution set.

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