EP1834542B1 - A packaging and applicator device - Google Patents

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EP1834542B1
EP1834542B1 EP07300870A EP07300870A EP1834542B1 EP 1834542 B1 EP1834542 B1 EP 1834542B1 EP 07300870 A EP07300870 A EP 07300870A EP 07300870 A EP07300870 A EP 07300870A EP 1834542 B1 EP1834542 B1 EP 1834542B1
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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
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  • the present invention relates to devices for packaging and applying a cosmetic or dermatological product.
  • the wiper member may be advantageous to make the wiper member with a relatively small section so as to carry out a strong spin.
  • the patent US 6,343,887 discloses an applicator comprising a rod formed of two assembled sections, including a first section secured to the gripping member and a second section having a non-symmetrical shape and carrying the applicator element.
  • the aim of the invention is to remedy the drawback associated with the use of a drawer mold while simplifying assembly relative to the applicator disclosed in FIG. US 6,343,887 .
  • the second section may have in at least one point of its length a larger cross section than a cross section of the aforementioned portion of the first section.
  • the manufacture of the rod can be done without having to resort to a mold with drawers.
  • the symmetrical shape of the second section facilitates its assembly with the application element and with the first section, avoiding having to differentiate the two ends of the section.
  • the second section may comprise a housing at its distal end for fixing the application element.
  • the second section may extend longitudinally over a length that is for example more than half the apparent length of the rod.
  • the first section can be made in one piece by molding material with a sub-capsule.
  • the sub-capsule may comprise an internally threaded mounting skirt, arranged to attach to a threaded neck of the container.
  • the sub-capsule may also be made with a tubular upper portion for holding the sub-capsule in a cap defining a gripping surface.
  • the first and second sections may be arranged to be non-detachably assembled for example by clamping, the first section comprising for example an end portion forcibly engaged in a housing of the second section.
  • the assembly can be done by screwing or snapping, for example.
  • the wiper member may comprise a flexible lip.
  • This flexible lip may be integral with a fixing portion which is engaged in the neck of the container, being for example snapped into it.
  • the fixing part may comprise an annular rim bearing on the upper end of the neck of the container, for example to participate in sealing the closure.
  • the wiper member may be made of a flexible material of low shape memory, for example nitrile, easily deformable.
  • the application element is for example a brush.
  • the container contains for example mascara.
  • the packaging and application device 1 shown in FIG. figure 1 comprises a container 2 containing a product P, for example mascara, and an applicator 3 with a longitudinal axis X which has been shown separately in FIG. figure 2 , comprising an application element 4 for taking the product P.
  • a product P for example mascara
  • an applicator 3 with a longitudinal axis X which has been shown separately in FIG. figure 2 , comprising an application element 4 for taking the product P.
  • the container 2 has a neck 5 in the upper part, which is provided with a wiper member 6.
  • the latter comprises a fixing portion 45 which is for example snapped into the neck and which may be provided with an annular flange 46 bearing on the upper end of the neck.
  • the applicator 3 comprises a rod 7 which is connected at its proximal end to a gripping member 10 and at its end distal to the applicator element 4.
  • the rod 7 is formed of a first section 12 and a second section 13 made separately from the first and fixed thereto.
  • the first section 12 is connected by an enlarged portion 19 to a sub-capsule, which comprises a transverse wall 20.
  • a sub-capsule which comprises a transverse wall 20.
  • the latter is extended below its periphery by an internally threaded mounting skirt 21 arranged to screw on the neck 5 of the container 2 and, above, by a tubular skirt 22, striated longitudinally and for mounting on the sub-capsule of a cover 24.
  • the latter extends to the lower end 26 of the mounting skirt 21 and extends superiorly beyond the tubular skirt 22, so as to provide the user with a sufficient gripping surface.
  • the first section 12 comprises a portion 28 which is positioned at a level of a squeezing lip 27 of the wiper member 6 when the applicator closes the container, as shown in FIG. figure 1 .
  • this portion 28 of the first section has a solid circular cross section and its outside diameter is substantially equal to the inside diameter of the squeezing lip 27.
  • the rod can contact the portion 28 without compressing it excessively, or even not touch it if necessary.
  • the first section 12 comprises, under the portion 28, a distal portion 30 which is engaged in a housing 31 of the second section 13.
  • the latter has a generally symmetrical shape of revolution about the X axis and a generally symmetrical shape with respect to a plane median of symmetry M perpendicular to the X axis, as can be seen on the figure 4 .
  • the application element 4 is for example a brush having a tip 33 forcibly inserted into a housing 32 of the section 13 opposite the housing 31.
  • the tip 33 may have the same geometry as the distal portion 30.
  • the second section extends over a length l which is more than half the apparent length k of the rod, as can be seen in FIG. figure 2 .
  • the ratio D / d between the diameter D of the second section 13 and that of the portion 28 of the first section 12 is, for example, between 1.1 and 5, better still between 1.2 and 1.8, for example close to 1, 45.
  • the applicator element may be other than a brush, for example a comb intended for applying a product to the keratinous fibers, in particular eyelashes or eyebrows, or a tip, for example a flocked tip, intended to to the application of a product on the lips or the skin, in particular that of the eyelids.
  • a brush for example a comb intended for applying a product to the keratinous fibers, in particular eyelashes or eyebrows
  • a tip for example a flocked tip
  • the application element may also comprise a felt or a bundle of bristles, formed for example by stapling a tuft of bristles in the end housing 32 of the second section.
  • the housings 31 and 32 of the second section may be given a circular shape as illustrated in FIG. figure 5 or other shapes, for example to facilitate the assembly of the second section with the application element and / or with the first section.
  • the second section can still be made without the housings 31 and 32, these being for example replaced by male connecting elements.
  • the rod may have more than two sections, if any.
  • Fixing the second section on the first can be removable for example to allow the user to change the application element by selecting another set of a second section and an application element.
  • the second section extends in the example considered along a rectilinear longitudinal axis, but in a variant it could extend along a curvilinear longitudinal axis.
  • the second section may be made of a rigid thermoplastic material or alternatively of an elastically deformable thermoplastic material, for example an elastomer.
  • the wiper member may be made differently, for example with an annular lip having a different shape and / or one or more slots.
  • the device may comprise means controllable by the user to vary the diameter of the wiper member and perform a variable spin.

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The bottle (2) for cosmetics or skin care products is fitted with a brush scraper (6). The brush shaft has an upper section (12) attached to a handle (10) which also acts as a cap for the bottle. A wider lower section (13) with a symmetrical cross-section is fixed to the upper section and carries the brush head (4).

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La présente invention concerne les dispositifs de conditionnement et d'application d'un produit cosmétique ou dermatologique.The present invention relates to devices for packaging and applying a cosmetic or dermatological product.

De nombreux dispositifs comportant un applicateur comprenant une tige et un élément d'application à une extrémité de la tige sont connus, par exemple de US 3,662,769 , US 4,784,505 , US 2004/0096261 ou FR 2874160 . Le produit est prélevé dans un récipient dont le col est muni d'un organe d'essorage de diamètre adapté à celui de la tige.Many devices comprising an applicator comprising a rod and an applicator element at one end of the rod are known, for example from US 3,662,769 , US 4,784,505 , US 2004/0096261 or FR 2874160 . The product is taken from a container whose neck is provided with a wiper member of diameter adapted to that of the rod.

Il peut être avantageux de réaliser l'organe d'essorage avec une section relativement petite de façon à réaliser un essorage poussé.It may be advantageous to make the wiper member with a relatively small section so as to carry out a strong spin.

Afin de ne pas solliciter mécaniquement l'organe d'essorage outre mesure lorsque l'applicateur ferme le récipient, il est connu de réaliser la tige avec un rétreint annulaire dans sa portion venant se positionner au contact de l'organe d'essorage.In order not to mechanically stress the wiper member excessively when the applicator closes the container, it is known to make the rod with an annular necking in its portion which is positioned in contact with the wiper member.

La réalisation d'un tel rétreint complique cependant la fabrication de la tige en amenant à recourir à un moule à tiroir.The realization of such a constriction, however, complicates the manufacture of the rod by causing the use of a drawer mold.

Le brevet US 6 343 887 divulgue un applicateur comportant une tige formée de deux tronçons assemblés, dont un premier tronçon solidaire de l'organe de préhension et un deuxième tronçon ayant une forme non symétrique et portant l'élément d'application.The patent US 6,343,887 discloses an applicator comprising a rod formed of two assembled sections, including a first section secured to the gripping member and a second section having a non-symmetrical shape and carrying the applicator element.

L'invention vise à remédier à l'inconvénient lié à l'utilisation d'un moule à tiroir tout en simplifiant l'assemblage par rapport à l'applicateur divulgué dans US 6 343 887 .The aim of the invention is to remedy the drawback associated with the use of a drawer mold while simplifying assembly relative to the applicator disclosed in FIG. US 6,343,887 .

L'invention y parvient grâce à un dispositif de conditionnement et d'application comportant :

  • un récipient contenant un produit à appliquer,
  • un organe d'essorage,
  • un applicateur comportant :
    • une tige,
    • un élément d'application à une extrémité distale de la tige,
    • un organe de préhension à une extrémité proximale de la tige, dispositif dans lequel la tige comporte :
  • un premier tronçon solidaire de l'organe de préhension et ayant une portion venant se positionner à hauteur de l'organe d'essorage quand l'applicateur ferme le récipient,
  • un deuxième tronçon fixé au premier et portant l'élément d'application, ce deuxième tronçon, ayant de préférence une forme généralement symétrique par rapport à un plan médian perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal, étant conformé de façon à permettre son assemblage par l'une quelconque de ses extrémités avec le premier tronçon.
The invention achieves this through a packaging and application device comprising:
  • a container containing a product to be applied,
  • a wiper,
  • an applicator comprising:
    • a rod,
    • an application member at a distal end of the stem,
    • a gripping member at a proximal end of the shaft, wherein the shaft comprises:
  • a first section secured to the gripping member and having a portion which is positioned at the level of the wiper member when the applicator closes the container,
  • a second section fixed to the first and carrying the application element, this second section, preferably having a generally symmetrical shape with respect to a median plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, being shaped to allow its assembly by the any of its ends with the first section.

Le deuxième tronçon peut présenter en au moins un point de sa longueur une section transversale plus grande qu'une section transversale de la portion précitée du premier tronçon.The second section may have in at least one point of its length a larger cross section than a cross section of the aforementioned portion of the first section.

Grâce à l'invention, la fabrication de la tige peut s'effectuer sans avoir à recourir à un moule à tiroirs.Thanks to the invention, the manufacture of the rod can be done without having to resort to a mold with drawers.

De plus, la forme symétrique du deuxième tronçon facilite son assemblage avec l'élément d'application et avec le premier tronçon, en évitant d'avoir à différencier les deux extrémités du tronçon.In addition, the symmetrical shape of the second section facilitates its assembly with the application element and with the first section, avoiding having to differentiate the two ends of the section.

Le deuxième tronçon peut comporter un logement à son extrémité distale pour la fixation de l'élément d'application.The second section may comprise a housing at its distal end for fixing the application element.

Le deuxième tronçon peut s'étendre longitudinalement sur une longueur qui fait par exemple plus de la moitié de la longueur apparente de la tige.The second section may extend longitudinally over a length that is for example more than half the apparent length of the rod.

Le premier tronçon peut être réalisé d'une seule pièce par moulage de matière avec une sous-capsule.The first section can be made in one piece by molding material with a sub-capsule.

La sous-capsule peut comporter une jupe de montage filetée intérieurement, agencée pour se fixer sur un col fileté du récipient.The sub-capsule may comprise an internally threaded mounting skirt, arranged to attach to a threaded neck of the container.

La sous-capsule peut également être réalisée avec une partie supérieure tubulaire servant à maintenir la sous-capsule dans un capot définissant une surface de préhension.The sub-capsule may also be made with a tubular upper portion for holding the sub-capsule in a cap defining a gripping surface.

Les premier et deuxième tronçons peuvent être agencés de façon à être assemblés de manière non amovible par exemple par serrage, le premier tronçon comportant par exemple une partie d'extrémité engagée à force dans un logement du deuxième tronçon. En variante, l'assemblage peut s'effectuer par vissage ou encliquetage, par exemple.The first and second sections may be arranged to be non-detachably assembled for example by clamping, the first section comprising for example an end portion forcibly engaged in a housing of the second section. Alternatively, the assembly can be done by screwing or snapping, for example.

L'organe d'essorage peut comporter une lèvre flexible.The wiper member may comprise a flexible lip.

Cette lèvre flexible peut être solidaire d'une partie de fixation qui est engagée dans le col du récipient, étant par exemple encliquetée dans celui-ci. La partie de fixation peut comporter un rebord annulaire venant en appui sur l'extrémité supérieure du col du récipient, afin par exemple de participer à l'étanchéité de la fermeture.This flexible lip may be integral with a fixing portion which is engaged in the neck of the container, being for example snapped into it. The fixing part may comprise an annular rim bearing on the upper end of the neck of the container, for example to participate in sealing the closure.

L'organe d'essorage peut être réalisé dans une matière souple à faible mémoire de forme, par exemple du nitrile, facilement déformable.The wiper member may be made of a flexible material of low shape memory, for example nitrile, easily deformable.

L'élément d'application est par exemple une brosse.The application element is for example a brush.

Le récipient contient par exemple du mascara.The container contains for example mascara.

L'invention pourra être mieux comprise à la lecture de la description détaillée qui va suivre, d'un exemple de mise en oeuvre non limitatif de celle-ci, et à l'examen du dessin annexé, sur lequel :

  • la figure 1 est une coupe longitudinale schématique d'un dispositif réalisé conformément à l'invention,
  • la figure 2 représente isolément l'applicateur du dispositif de la figure 1,
  • la figure 3 représente isolément la sous-capsule avec le premier tronçon de tige,
  • la figure 4 représente isolément, en coupe longitudinale, le deuxième tronçon de tige, et
  • la figure 5 est une section transversale selon V-V de la figure 4.
The invention will be better understood on reading the following detailed description of an example of non-limiting implementation thereof, and on examining the appended drawing, in which:
  • the figure 1 is a schematic longitudinal section of a device made according to the invention,
  • the figure 2 represents in isolation the applicator of the device of the figure 1 ,
  • the figure 3 represents in isolation the sub-capsule with the first section of stem,
  • the figure 4 represents in isolation, in longitudinal section, the second section of stem, and
  • the figure 5 is a cross section according to VV of the figure 4 .

Le dispositif de conditionnement et d'application 1 représenté à la figure 1 comporte un récipient 2 contenant un produit P, par exemple du mascara, et un applicateur 3 d'axe longitudinal X que l'on a représenté isolément à la figure 2, comprenant un élément d'application 4 destiné à prélever le produit P.The packaging and application device 1 shown in FIG. figure 1 comprises a container 2 containing a product P, for example mascara, and an applicator 3 with a longitudinal axis X which has been shown separately in FIG. figure 2 , comprising an application element 4 for taking the product P.

Le récipient 2 présente un col 5 en partie supérieure, lequel est muni d'un organe d'essorage 6. Ce dernier comporte une partie de fixation 45 qui est par exemple encliquetée dans le col et qui peut être pourvue d'un rebord annulaire 46 venant en appui sur l'extrémité supérieure du col.The container 2 has a neck 5 in the upper part, which is provided with a wiper member 6. The latter comprises a fixing portion 45 which is for example snapped into the neck and which may be provided with an annular flange 46 bearing on the upper end of the neck.

L'applicateur 3 comporte une tige 7 qui se raccorde à son extrémité proximale à un organe de préhension 10 et à son extrémité distale à l'élément d'application 4.The applicator 3 comprises a rod 7 which is connected at its proximal end to a gripping member 10 and at its end distal to the applicator element 4.

La tige 7 est formée d'un premier tronçon 12 et d'un deuxième tronçon 13 réalisé séparément du premier et fixé à celui-ci.The rod 7 is formed of a first section 12 and a second section 13 made separately from the first and fixed thereto.

Le premier tronçon 12 se raccorde par une portion élargie 19 à une sous-capsule, laquelle comporte une paroi transversale 20. Cette dernière est prolongée inférieurement à sa périphérie par une jupe de montage 21 filetée intérieurement, agencée pour se visser sur le col 5 du récipient 2 et, supérieurement, par une jupe tubulaire 22, striée longitudinalement et servant au montage sur la sous-capsule d'un capot 24. Ce dernier s'étend jusqu'à l'extrémité inférieure 26 de la jupe de montage 21 et se prolonge supérieurement au-delà de la jupe tubulaire 22, de façon à offrir à l'utilisateur une surface de préhension suffisante.The first section 12 is connected by an enlarged portion 19 to a sub-capsule, which comprises a transverse wall 20. The latter is extended below its periphery by an internally threaded mounting skirt 21 arranged to screw on the neck 5 of the container 2 and, above, by a tubular skirt 22, striated longitudinally and for mounting on the sub-capsule of a cover 24. The latter extends to the lower end 26 of the mounting skirt 21 and extends superiorly beyond the tubular skirt 22, so as to provide the user with a sufficient gripping surface.

Le premier tronçon 12 comporte une portion 28 qui vient se positionner à hauteur d'une lèvre d'essorage 27 de l'organe d'essorage 6 lorsque l'applicateur ferme le récipient, comme illustré sur la figure 1.The first section 12 comprises a portion 28 which is positioned at a level of a squeezing lip 27 of the wiper member 6 when the applicator closes the container, as shown in FIG. figure 1 .

Dans l'exemple illustré, cette portion 28 du premier tronçon présente une section transversale circulaire pleine et son diamètre extérieur est sensiblement égal au diamètre intérieur de la lèvre d'essorage 27.In the illustrated example, this portion 28 of the first section has a solid circular cross section and its outside diameter is substantially equal to the inside diameter of the squeezing lip 27.

Ainsi, la tige peut contacter la portion 28 sans toutefois la comprimer outre mesure, voire ne pas la toucher le cas échéant.Thus, the rod can contact the portion 28 without compressing it excessively, or even not touch it if necessary.

Le premier tronçon 12 comporte sous la portion 28 une portion distale 30 qui est engagée dans un logement 31 du deuxième tronçon 13. Ce dernier présente une forme généralement symétrique de révolution autour de l'axe X et une forme généralement symétrique par rapport à un plan médian de symétrie M perpendiculaire à l'axe X, comme on peut le voir sur la figure 4.The first section 12 comprises, under the portion 28, a distal portion 30 which is engaged in a housing 31 of the second section 13. The latter has a generally symmetrical shape of revolution about the X axis and a generally symmetrical shape with respect to a plane median of symmetry M perpendicular to the X axis, as can be seen on the figure 4 .

L'élément d'application 4 est par exemple une brosse ayant un embout 33 inséré à force dans un logement 32 du tronçon 13 opposé au logement 31.The application element 4 is for example a brush having a tip 33 forcibly inserted into a housing 32 of the section 13 opposite the housing 31.

L'embout 33 peut avoir même géométrie que la portion distale 30.The tip 33 may have the same geometry as the distal portion 30.

Dans l'exemple considéré, le deuxième tronçon s'étend sur une longueur l qui vaut plus de la moitié de la longueur apparente k de la tige, comme on peut le voir sur la figure 2.In the example under consideration, the second section extends over a length l which is more than half the apparent length k of the rod, as can be seen in FIG. figure 2 .

Le ratio D/d entre le diamètre D du deuxième tronçon 13 et celui de la portion 28 du premier tronçon 12 est par exemple compris entre 1,1 et 5, mieux entre 1,2 et 1,8, par exemple voisin de 1,45.The ratio D / d between the diameter D of the second section 13 and that of the portion 28 of the first section 12 is, for example, between 1.1 and 5, better still between 1.2 and 1.8, for example close to 1, 45.

Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée à l'exemple qui vient d'être décrit.Of course, the invention is not limited to the example just described.

En particulier, l'élément d'application peut être autre qu'une brosse, par exemple un peigne destiné à l'application d'un produit sur les fibres kératiniques, notamment les cils ou les sourcils ou un embout, par exemple floqué, destiné à l'application d'un produit sur les lèvres ou la peau, notamment celle des paupières.In particular, the applicator element may be other than a brush, for example a comb intended for applying a product to the keratinous fibers, in particular eyelashes or eyebrows, or a tip, for example a flocked tip, intended to to the application of a product on the lips or the skin, in particular that of the eyelids.

L'élément d'application peut encore comporter un feutre ou un faisceau de poils, formé par exemple par agrafage d'une touffe de poils dans le logement d'extrémité 32 du deuxième tronçon.The application element may also comprise a felt or a bundle of bristles, formed for example by stapling a tuft of bristles in the end housing 32 of the second section.

On peut donner aux logements 31 et 32 du deuxième tronçon une forme circulaire comme illustré à la figure 5 ou des formes autres, afin par exemple de faciliter l'assemblage du deuxième tronçon avec l'élément d'application et/ou avec le premier tronçon. Le deuxième tronçon peut encore être réalisé sans les logements 31 et 32, ceux-ci étant par exemple remplacés par des éléments d'assemblage mâles.The housings 31 and 32 of the second section may be given a circular shape as illustrated in FIG. figure 5 or other shapes, for example to facilitate the assembly of the second section with the application element and / or with the first section. The second section can still be made without the housings 31 and 32, these being for example replaced by male connecting elements.

La tige peut comporter plus de deux tronçons, le cas échéant.The rod may have more than two sections, if any.

La fixation du deuxième tronçon sur le premier peut être amovible afin par exemple de permettre à l'utilisateur de changer d'élément d'application en sélectionnant un autre ensemble formé d'un deuxième tronçon et d'un élément d'application.Fixing the second section on the first can be removable for example to allow the user to change the application element by selecting another set of a second section and an application element.

Le deuxième tronçon s'étend dans l'exemple considéré selon un axe longitudinal rectiligne, mais en variante il pourrait s'étendre selon un axe longitudinal curviligne.The second section extends in the example considered along a rectilinear longitudinal axis, but in a variant it could extend along a curvilinear longitudinal axis.

Le deuxième tronçon peut être réalisé dans une matière thermoplastique rigide ou en variante dans une matière thermoplastique élastiquement déformable, par exemple un élastomère.The second section may be made of a rigid thermoplastic material or alternatively of an elastically deformable thermoplastic material, for example an elastomer.

L'organe d'essorage peut être réalisé autrement, par exemple avec une lèvre annulaire présentant une forme différente et/ou une ou plusieurs fentes.The wiper member may be made differently, for example with an annular lip having a different shape and / or one or more slots.

Le cas échéant, le dispositif peut comporter des moyens commandables par l'utilisateur afin de faire varier le diamètre de l'organe d'essorage et réaliser un essorage variable.If necessary, the device may comprise means controllable by the user to vary the diameter of the wiper member and perform a variable spin.

L'expression « comportant un » doit être comprise comme étant synonyme de « comportant au moins un », sauf si le contraire est spécifié.The expression "having one" shall be understood as being synonymous with "having at least one", unless the opposite is specified.

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  1. A packaging and applicator device (1) comprising:
    · a receptacle (2) containing a composition for application;
    · a wiper member (6); and
    · an applicator (3) comprising:
    · a stem (7);
    · an applicator element (4) at a distal end of the stem; and
    · a handle (10) at a proximal end of the stem; in which device the stem comprises:
    · a first segment (12) that is secured to the handle and that has a portion (28) that comes to be positioned level with the wiper member (6) when the receptacle is closed by the applicator; and
    · a second segment (13) that is fastened to the first, that carries the applicator element, characterized in that the second segment (13) is configured so as to enable it to be assembled via either of its ends on the first segment.
  2. A device according to claim 1, wherein the second segment (13) presents a shape that is generally symmetrical about a mid-plane (M) that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the second segment.
  3. A device according to claim 1 or 2, in which the second segment presents a shape that is circularly symmetrical.
  4. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, the second segment having, at at least one point along its length, a cross-section that is greater than a cross-section of the portion (28) of the first segment.
  5. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the second segment includes a housing (32) at its distal end for fastening the applicator element.
  6. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the second segment (13) extends longitudinally over a length (1) that occupies more than half the visible length (k) of the stem (7).
  7. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the first segment (12) is integrally molded with a cap-liner (21,22).
  8. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the cap-liner includes an internally-threaded mounting skirt (21) that is arranged to be fastened on a threaded neck (5) of the receptacle.
  9. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the cap-liner is made with a tubular top portion (22) that serves to hold the cap-liner in a cap (24) defining a grip surface.
  10. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the first and second segments are arranged in such a manner as to be assembled in non-removable manner, in particular by clamping.
  11. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the wiper member includes a flexible lip (27).
  12. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the flexible lip (27) is secured to a fastener portion that is engaged in the neck of the receptacle.
  13. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the fastener portion includes an annular rim (46) that bears against the top end of the neck of the receptacle.
  14. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the applicator element (4) is a brush.
  15. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the receptacle (2) contains mascara.
  16. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, the second segment (13) presenting an outside diameter (D), and the portion (28) of the first segment presenting an outside diameter (d), the ratio D/d lying in the range 1.1 to 5, better in the range 1.2 to 1.8.
  17. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, the first segment (12) having a distal portion (30) that has the same shape as an endpiece (33) of the applicator element engaged in a housing of the second segment (13).
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