EP1738894A1 - Auftragevorrichtung und Aufbewahrungs- und Ausgabevorrichtung mit einer solchen Auftragevorrichtung - Google Patents

Auftragevorrichtung und Aufbewahrungs- und Ausgabevorrichtung mit einer solchen Auftragevorrichtung Download PDF

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EP1738894A1
EP1738894A1 EP06291068A EP06291068A EP1738894A1 EP 1738894 A1 EP1738894 A1 EP 1738894A1 EP 06291068 A EP06291068 A EP 06291068A EP 06291068 A EP06291068 A EP 06291068A EP 1738894 A1 EP1738894 A1 EP 1738894A1
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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
    • 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
    • A45D34/042—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a brush or the like
    • A45D34/045—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
    • A46B5/002—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions
    • A46B5/0054—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions designed to allow relative positioning of the head to body
    • A46B5/0062—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions designed to allow relative positioning of the head to body being flexible or resilient during use
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
    • A46B5/002—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions
    • A46B5/0054—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions designed to allow relative positioning of the head to body
    • A46B5/0062—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions designed to allow relative positioning of the head to body being flexible or resilient during use
    • A46B5/0066—Flexible resilience by elastic deformation of the material
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/028—Bristle profile, the end of the bristle defining a surface other than a single plane or deviating from a simple geometric form, e.g. cylinder, sphere or cone
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
    • A46B2200/1046—Brush used for applying cosmetics

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  • the present invention relates to the applicators of cosmetic or dermatological product, for example makeup or care, including a product such as a nail polish, and packaging and application devices comprising such applicators.
  • applicators comprise an applicator member, for example a bundle of bristles, attached to the end of a rod for the application of the product to a surface of the human body, in particular the skin, the lips or the integuments, for example. for example, fingernails or feet.
  • an applicator member for example a bundle of bristles, attached to the end of a rod for the application of the product to a surface of the human body, in particular the skin, the lips or the integuments, for example. for example, fingernails or feet.
  • Patent applications are known French FR-A-2,722,380 and FR-A-2,722,381 applicators whose rod has a flexibility close to that of the applicator member, the rod being over a large part of its length of smaller section than the rest of the rod.
  • Stems of this type can be molded. It may be necessary for each type of applicator to change the length of the part of smaller section, which may lead to several molds and lead to relatively high costs.
  • Fixing the applicator member in a flexible rod for example the implantation in the rod of a bundle of bristles, a flocked tip, a felt or a foam, can be made more difficult in that the stem can bend more easily. To avoid this problem, it is possible to maintain the rod during the operation, but this complicates the assembly.
  • the present invention aims in particular to meet all or part of these needs.
  • the rod of the applicator can advantageously be deformed once molded and extracted from the mold used for its molding.
  • the material of the stem flows under the pressure of the matrix.
  • the latter can be configured, if necessary, so as to guide the deformation generated by the creep to form a relief for regulating the flow of the product along the rod.
  • the stamped portion can substantially retain the deformation acquired during the stamping without returning to its original shape during the life of the applicator.
  • the thickness of the rod is for example reduced, according to the desired flexibility and the nature of the rod, by at least 50%, or even for example by at least 97%, in the direction of application of the rod. the pressure to make the material flow.
  • the thickness of the rod before creep is for example 3.5 mm and the minimum thickness of the stamped portion is for example less than or equal to 0.1 mm, these values being in no way limiting of the invention.
  • the joint can create a hinge and / or weakness zone allowing two adjacent rod sections to change orientation relative to each other.
  • the stamped portion forming articulation is not used for fixing the applicator member on the rod.
  • the invention makes it possible to create a large variety of rods having at least one joint, without requiring the manufacture of specific molds. It is thus possible to give the rod, at least during use, a non-rectilinear shape.
  • the invention can reduce the pressure of the applicator member on the treated surface, thanks to the deformation of the rod.
  • the applicator can allow the user to have during the application a better gesture, more flexible, more comfortable or more precise.
  • the rod may comprise at least one boss coming from the stamping and projecting laterally on the rod.
  • the rod may comprise at least two stamped portions each forming a hinge, or even three or more, these stamped portions being for example made simultaneously with the same matrix or successively by moving the rod relative to the matrix.
  • the or each stamped portion may be non-symmetrical of revolution, to promote the creation of a hinge about a predefined hinge axis.
  • the stamped portion may in particular comprise a material bridge having a flattened shape in cross section.
  • the applicator may be symmetrical with respect to a median plane, in particular a plane perpendicular to a hinge axis defined by a stamped portion. At least one stamped portion may be located in the lower half of the rod.
  • the rod may comprise at least one stamped portion comprising at least one aperture, in particular at least one aperture arranged between two branches connecting sections of the rod located on either side of the stamped portion. Such a journey is for example formed during the stamping operation, by cutting.
  • the bottom of the or each stamped portion extends substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rod.
  • the bottom of at least one stamped portion extends non-perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the rod, the orientation of the stamped portion or portions being chosen according to the manner in which it is desired for the rod to deform .
  • the rod may for example comprise at least two portions extending in non-parallel lines.
  • the rod may comprise at least two stamped portions having different shapes, for example resulting from the application of two form matrices different or of the same matrix but with different pressures and / or on regions of the stem having different shapes and / or different initial orientations.
  • the rod may comprise at least two stamped portions of the same shape, for example from the use of the same matrix.
  • the rod may comprise at least two stamped portions having the same profile when the rod is observed in a direction perpendicular to its longitudinal axis.
  • the two stamped portions may be symmetrical or non-symmetrical with respect to a plane, for example a plane extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the rod.
  • At least one stamped portion may comprise at least one material protrusion located on at least one side of a rod section connected to the stamped portion. This protrusion can be formed during the stamping operation by giving the die a corresponding shape. The outgrowth may correspond to a part of the material displaced by the creep.
  • the rod may comprise at least two flanks located on either side of the stamped portion, inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rod, or substantially substantially perpendicular to it. Where appropriate, the shape of the stamped portion may be chosen so as to define the maximum pivot angle of the adjacent rod sections, by abutting one flank against the other. The stamped portion can thus be configured to limit the rotation relative to each other of the rod sections located on either side of the stamped portion.
  • the stamped portion may extend over a variable length, depending for example on whether a more or less localized hinge is desired.
  • the length of the stamped portion may be, for example, up to 25 mm, although a smaller distance is preferred in exemplary embodiments.
  • At least one stamped portion may have a longitudinal section of generally rectangular, triangular, or at least partially circular, oval or elliptical, for example according to the shape of the matrix used.
  • the stem may have a shape cross-section selected from the following list: circular, non-circular, oblong, oval, elliptical, polygonal, square, rectangular, kidney-shaped, crenellated, star-shaped, and where appropriate one or more gorges.
  • the rod may have, before stamping, a constant cross section or not, and be full or hollow, along its length or portions, for example.
  • the rod may for example be full in a stamped portion forming articulation and be hollow elsewhere.
  • the diameter of the rod is for example less than about 10 mm.
  • the rod may be made of a thermoplastic material, in particular one of the materials selected from the group consisting of: HDPE, LDPE, linear PE, PP, POM, PA, PET, PBT, or a mixture of these materials.
  • Linear PE can provide better resistance to pressure and the forces exerted during stamping.
  • the applicator member may comprise at least one of the following elements: bundle of bristles, in particular forming a brush, comb, brush, felt, flocking coating or foam.
  • the applicator member may for example comprise a flocked tip, for example a flocked tip.
  • At least two hairs of the bundle may each comprise at least one periodic pattern having at least one undulation, at least two periodic patterns being different.
  • periodic pattern refers to a portion of the hair which reproduces substantially periodically along the hair.
  • the bundle of bristles may comprise at least two hairs of different lengths and / or diameters and / or sections and / or materials.
  • the bristles may be made of synthetic material, for example made of a thermoplastic material, in particular thermoplastic elastomer. At least one hair can be in a natural material.
  • the bristles may have a solid or hollow cross section, circular or not, the cross sections being constant or not along the bristles, passing for example alternately by sections of large and small diameters.
  • the bristles may optionally comprise a flocking coating.
  • the bristles may also comprise, over their entire length, or only a part thereof, a filler, for example a magnetic compound, a moisture-absorbing compound, a compound intended to create the hair surface roughness or to promote sliding. This charge can be divided to create a periodic pattern.
  • a filler for example a magnetic compound, a moisture-absorbing compound, a compound intended to create the hair surface roughness or to promote sliding. This charge can be divided to create a periodic pattern.
  • the bundle of bristles can be fixed in a housing provided at the first end of the rod, the bristles being able to be fixed in the housing by gluing, stapling, stamping the rod, melting or overmolding.
  • the dwelling may have a oblong transverse section, elongated along an axis of greater length, to form a flat beam.
  • the axis of greater length of the section of the housing is for example substantially parallel to an axis of articulation defined by a stamped portion.
  • the housing may have a cross section decreasing closer to its bottom, this reduction being effected according to the desired divergence for the bristles.
  • the bottom of the housing may comprise a recess in which the bristles are fixed and which opens into a part of the housing flaring towards the opening thereof, this flared portion allowing the bristles to move away more easily. others to give the beam an expanded form.
  • the housing may be arranged such that the bristles extend outside the housing a distance greater than the depth of the housing.
  • the rod and the applicator member may alternatively be made in one piece, in particular by injection molding or bi-injection molding.
  • the rod can still be overmolded on the applicator member.
  • the applicator may comprise a gripping member attached to a second end of the rod, opposite to the first.
  • the gripping member of the applicator may also constitute a closure cap of a container containing the product to be applied.
  • the rod may comprise at its second end, opposite to the first, a fixing member on the gripping member.
  • the fixing member may comprise a tip intended to be inserted by force and / or snapped into the gripping member.
  • the tip may include a tubular skirt with a collar at its base.
  • the flange may be configured to bear against the upper surface of the neck of a container containing the product, ensuring for example the sealing of the closure of the container.
  • the sealing of the closure of the container can be provided by other means.
  • the gripping member may comprise fixing means on a container, for example a thread.
  • the gripping member may have a non-symmetrical shape of revolution favoring the gripping of the applicator with a predefined orientation.
  • the gripping member may comprise at least one receiving zone of a finger, in particular a flat or a cell extending substantially parallel to a hinge axis defined by a stamped portion.
  • the invention further relates, independently or in combination with the foregoing, to a device for packaging and applying a cosmetic product, comprising an applicator as defined above and a container containing the product to be applied.
  • the latter may be a product to be applied to the nails, for example a nail polish or a care product for the nails.
  • the product may alternatively be an eyeliner, an eye shadow or a lip product, for example a lipstick or a gloss.
  • the device may further comprise a dewatering member for dewatering the applicator member when it leaves the container.
  • the device advantageously comprises means for sealing the container.
  • the subject of the invention is also, independently or in combination with the foregoing, a method of manufacturing an applicator as defined above, comprising the step of: stamping at least a portion of a rod comprising a d application for forming at least one joint.
  • stamped portions may be formed simultaneously.
  • several portions of the rod may be successively die-cast, for example using the same die, with relative movement of the rod and die between the die-in operations.
  • the invention further relates, independently or in combination with the foregoing, to a manufacturing machine arranged to receive a rod and a die for stamping the rod to form a hinge on the rod.
  • the rod may have been provided with an applicator member prior to the stamping operation.
  • the matrix may comprise a housing adapted to receive and hold the rod during the stamping operation.
  • the jaws of the matrix can both be mobile or one can be fixed.
  • FIG. 1 shows a device 1 for packaging and application comprising a receptacle 2 containing a product P to be applied, for example a nail polish, and an applicator 3 comprising a rod 4 carrying at one end an organ application 6 and engaged at a second end 8 in a gripping member 9 which is also, in the example, a closure cap of the container 2, which can be screwed thereon.
  • a receptacle 2 containing a product P to be applied, for example a nail polish
  • an applicator 3 comprising a rod 4 carrying at one end an organ application 6 and engaged at a second end 8 in a gripping member 9 which is also, in the example, a closure cap of the container 2, which can be screwed thereon.
  • the rod 4 of the applicator 3 is shown in isolation in FIGS. 2 and 3.
  • the rod 4 comprises at least one stamped portion 10 forming a hinge, in this case two such stamped portions 10 in the illustrated example.
  • each stamped portion 10 has two bosses 11 on two opposite sides of the rod.
  • the rod 4 is thus widened in a first direction of observation perpendicular to its longitudinal axis, as can be seen in FIG.
  • the rod 4 In a second direction of observation perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X and in the first direction, the rod 4 is, on the contrary, thinned, as illustrated in FIG. 3, and forms a hinge favoring the deformation of the rod 4 around a geometric axis of articulation W.
  • Each stamped portion 10 is thus non-symmetrical of revolution, having a smaller flattened cross section, of large axis parallel to the hinge axis W.
  • Each stamped portion 10 may nevertheless be substantially symmetrical with respect to a median plane, containing the longitudinal axis of the rod X and perpendicular to the corresponding hinge axis W.
  • At least one stamped portion 10 may be located, as illustrated, in the lower half of the rod 4, so as to promote the deformation of the rod near the applicator member 6, to give flexibility during the 'application.
  • At least one stamped portion may still be located near the end 8 of the rod, for example in the upper half of the rod.
  • the application member 6 comprises in the example described a tuft of bristles so as to form a brush.
  • the rod 4 has at its first end 5 a housing 23 within which are fixed the bristles, for example by stapling, gluing, melting material or overmolding.
  • the housing 23 has for example a section opening rectangular cross section, elongated along a major axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X of the rod 4 and parallel to the hinge pins W.
  • the housing 23 may have, as can be seen in Figures 2 and 3, a cross section which decreases towards the bottom 24 of the housing.
  • the bristles can move away when the brush is applied to the nail, as can be seen in Figure 4. According to the shape given to the housing 23, one can obtain a more or less wide hair bundle.
  • the rod 4 has at its second end 8 a fixing endpiece in the gripping member 9.
  • This endpiece comprises a tubular skirt 27 and a flange 29 made at its base to bear against the upper edge of the neck 28 when the applicator is in place on the container 2.
  • the rod 4 comprises under the flange 29 a conical portion 30 may contribute to sealing the closure of the container 2 when the applicator 3 is in place on the latter.
  • the rod 4 may be attached still further to the gripping member 9, and in particular be made in one piece with it or attached thereto by gluing, welding or force, or by means of a fastening element attached to the gripping member and / or the rod.
  • the rod 4 can be made for example of a thermoplastic material such as a polyolefin, for example polyethylene or polypropylene, or other plastics such as for example POM, PA, PET or PBT.
  • a thermoplastic material such as a polyolefin, for example polyethylene or polypropylene, or other plastics such as for example POM, PA, PET or PBT.
  • each stamped portion 10 allows the adjacent rod sections to pivot relative to each other, as illustrated in FIG. 4, which may result in a smoother application by example.
  • the shape of each stamped portion 10 may optionally be chosen so as to limit the angle of rotation of the adjacent sections. This angle can for example be determined by the length l of the stamped portion, measured between the adjacent sections, as can be seen in FIG. 3, and by the shape of the flanks facing the sections.
  • each stamped portion 10 may tend more or less, by elasticity, depending on the material used to make the rod, to bring back the first end 5 and the applicator member 6 in alignment with the second end 8.
  • the rod may, after application, not return to its original shape.
  • the rod 4 comprises two stamped portions 10.
  • the rod 4 comprises a different number of stamped portions, in particular a single, as illustrated in Figure 7, or more, as shown in Figures 5 and 6.
  • the rod 4 can deform during application almost continuously, each rod portion adjacent to a stamped portion being for example inclined at a relatively low angle compared to the other adjacent section.
  • a stamped portion 10 may have a longitudinal section, of substantially triangular shape over at least a portion of its length, as illustrated in FIG. 8, which may allow, depending on the angle formed between the flanks facing the adjacent rod sections of define a maximum or alternatively substantially rectangular or trapezoidal angle of rotation as shown in Figure 9, which may allow greater pivoting.
  • the length a of the material bridge 13 of a stamped portion 10, measured along the longitudinal axis of the rod, is for example between 0.1 and 25 mm.
  • the minimum thickness b of the material bridge 13 of a stamped portion 10 is, for example, 0.1 mm.
  • the diameter of the circle in which the section of the rod is part, before stamping, is for example less than or equal to about 10 mm.
  • a stamped portion 10 may comprise a material bridge 13 connecting two adjacent sections 14, 15 of rod which is provided with at least one notch 18, as shown in Figure 10, so as to further facilitate pivoting. This notch 18 is advantageously formed during the stamping.
  • the material bridge 13 may for example be placed on the longitudinal axis of the rod X, as illustrated in FIGS. 8 to 10 or, alternatively, be offset relative to the longitudinal axis X, as illustrated in FIG. 11.
  • the material bridge 13 may, in another variant, have a side placed substantially in the extension of the sections 14 and 15 which it connects, as illustrated in FIG. 12, and possibly comprise a slight projection on the opposite side to the recess stamping, as shown in Figure 13.
  • the material bridge 13 may be solid, or, alternatively, include an aperture, made for example by cutting during the stamping operation.
  • Figures 14 and 15 there is shown in Figures 14 and 15 a rod having at least one stamped portion 10 having at least one aperture 16, disposed between two branches 17 connecting the sections 14 and 15. These branches can be straight or not, concentric or not.
  • the rod 4 may comprise all identical die-stamped portions, for example having the same profile when the rod is observed perpendicular to its longitudinal axis X, or stamped portions having the same profile in a first direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X and different profiles when observed in a second direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X and for example perpendicular to the first.
  • the rod may comprise at least two stamped portions having a different profile regardless of the direction of observation of the rod.
  • the rod may comprise at least two stamped portions 10 having different shapes, as shown in Figure 16, where a stamped portion has a material bridge 13 longer than the other. This may allow for example to further control how the sections tend to rotate relative to each other during use.
  • the illustrated stamped portions are symmetrical with respect to a median plane for the portion and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X of the rod. It is of course not beyond the scope of the present invention if it is otherwise.
  • FIGS. 17 to 19 illustrate exemplary embodiments of stamped portions extending in a non-symmetrical manner with respect to a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X of the rod.
  • the stamped portion defines a hinge axis W that is not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X of the adjacent rod section.
  • the stamped portion is substantially trapezoidal, having two asymmetrical bosses 11 disposed on either side of the rod.
  • the rod 4 comprises two stamped portions 10 extending obliquely while being symmetrical to one another with respect to a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X of the rod. .
  • FIGS. 20 and 21 show exemplary embodiments of bent matrix portions.
  • At least one stamped portion may comprise at least one material protrusion located on at least one of the flanks of the adjacent rod sections.
  • FIG. 22 illustrates a rod 4 having a stamped portion 10 connecting two sections 14 and 15 of the rod having on their side 20 two material protrusions 19 located on either side of the bridge. 13. These growths may be used if necessary to limit the pivoting of one section relative to the other and / or act on the flow of the product along the rod during application.
  • the first end 5 of the rod can be made with different cross sections at the housing 23 for receiving the applicator member 6.
  • FIGS. 23 to 31 show various examples of cross section, among others. This may in particular be circular as illustrated in FIG. 23, oblong as illustrated in FIG. 24, in particular oval or elliptical, polygonal as illustrated in FIGS. 25 and 26, in particular square or rectangular, kidney shaped as illustrated in FIG. 27, starred as shown in Figure 28 or crenellated as shown in Figure 29.
  • the rod 4 may comprise at least one longitudinal groove 30 opening for example at the mid-length of a large side of the housing containing the bristles, as shown in FIGS. 30 and 31.
  • transverse of the rod is concentric with the cross section of the housing, and the thickness of the rod is substantially constant over the entire circumference of the housing.
  • the bristles of the applicator member 6 can be very diverse in nature and it is possible in particular to use bristles having one of the cross-sections illustrated in FIGS. 37 to 43, for example a solid cross section with a circular contour. as shown in FIG. 37, a hollow cross-section, for example a circular contour as illustrated in FIG. 38, a polygonal cross-section, for example square, as illustrated in FIG. 39, triangular as illustrated in FIG. 40, rectangular as illustrated in Figure 41 or an oblong cross section, for example of elliptical contour as shown in Figure 42.
  • the bristles may also include at least one capillary groove, as shown in Figure 43.
  • the bundle of bristles may comprise a mixture of bristles, as indicated above.
  • the bundle of bristles 6 can be given any shape, for example by cutting the bundle while the bristles are in place on the rod.
  • the free end of the bristles may be cut so that the end of the applicator is rectilinear, as illustrated in FIG. 32, being perpendicular to the axis of the rod 4, or having a curved, concave shape as illustrated in FIG. 33 or convex as illustrated in Figure 34, beveled as shown in Figure 35, or cut tip as shown in Figure 36.
  • the invention is not limited to an applicator member 6 constituted by a bundle of bristles, and the applicator member may for example be constituted by a flocked tip, as shown in FIG. a flocked tip, as shown in Figure 44.
  • the latter may for example be intended for the application of product on the skin, mucous membranes or integuments, for example lips, eyelids or nails.
  • the applicator member 6 can also be constituted by any other applicator member such as, for example, a foam, a brush, a felt, a comb, a capillary applicator, possibly made in one piece with the first end. 5 of the rod 4, or reported therein, depending on the nature of the product and the surface to be treated.
  • any other applicator member such as, for example, a foam, a brush, a felt, a comb, a capillary applicator, possibly made in one piece with the first end. 5 of the rod 4, or reported therein, depending on the nature of the product and the surface to be treated.
  • the gripping member can be realized with a shape leading the user to grip it in a predetermined manner, in connection with the orientation of the cross section of the stamped portion 10.
  • the gripping member may in particular comprise on two opposite sides of each other recesses 33 or flats for receiving the fingers of the user, as shown in FIG. 46.
  • the one or more stamped portions 10 and the gripping member may have generally flattened shapes in a same plane substantially parallel to at least one of the hinge axes W, the rod 4 being able to deform perpendicularly to this plane.
  • the device is devoid of wiper member, and the applicator member 6 may for example be wrung on the neck 28 of the container 2 when the applicator 3 is removed from the container.
  • the device may comprise a wiper member 34 disposed in the neck 28 of the container 2.
  • This wiper member 34 may, for example, comprise a passage orifice for the application member. 6, of diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the rod 4.
  • the applicator which has just been described can be manufactured by means of a matrix 40 comprising two jaws 41 and 42, movable with respect to each other and able to move closer to stamp the rod, as shown in FIG. 48.
  • FIG. 49 shows schematically the rod received in the fixed lower jaw 42, comprising a recess 43.
  • the upper jaw 41 comprises a protuberance 44 having for example the profile that is to be made hollow on the rod, as illustrated schematically in FIG. 49.
  • the area of the lower jaw 42 on which the movable jaw 41 is carried is flat.
  • the jaw 42 may also include a protrusion 44, as shown in Figure 50.
  • the jaws 41 and 42 may be configured to impart to the rod, during stamping, a non-rectilinear shape.
  • the jaws 41 and 42 may be for example, as illustrated in Figure 51, of generally curved shape, one being concave and the other convex.
  • the rod may already be provided with the applicator member during the stamping operation.
  • the establishment of the application member can thus be performed more easily, on a straight rod and relatively rigid.
  • the invention is not limited to the embodiments which have just been described. In particular, it is possible to combine characteristics of the various embodiments with one another.

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