EP2050353B1 - Powder compact and cosmetic treatment method - Google Patents

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EP2050353B1
EP2050353B1 EP08290981A EP08290981A EP2050353B1 EP 2050353 B1 EP2050353 B1 EP 2050353B1 EP 08290981 A EP08290981 A EP 08290981A EP 08290981 A EP08290981 A EP 08290981A EP 2050353 B1 EP2050353 B1 EP 2050353B1
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Christine Margaret Herr-Scanlon
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
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  • the present invention relates to the technical field of cosmetic instruments, and in particular portable housings designed to contain a cosmetic product intended to be extracted from the housing and then applied to the human body, and for example on the skin or integuments.
  • the inner face of the lid intended to come opposite the powder when the powder is in the transport configuration, is provided with a mirror over its entire surface.
  • the user is able to look at the inside of the lid while makeup.
  • these compacts of the prior art are relatively bulky and therefore not very discrete in use (that is to say, in use configuration with the lid deployed relative to the receptacle).
  • This lack of discretion can be particularly troublesome when the compact is used by a male, especially in social organizations where the use of a compact is generally considered to be exclusively in the female domain.
  • the gesture associated with the opening and use of the powder compacts of the prior art can also in itself help to divert a male audience from the use of this material, to the extent where said gesture can be perceived as being typically feminine.
  • disc pads used in the powder compacts of the prior art are likely to contaminate the user's fingers with powder, which is particularly inconvenient to use.
  • the fingers of the user may deposit various smears on the pad, in areas that may subsequently be in contact with the area to be made up (the face for example).
  • the aim of the invention is therefore to remedy the various disadvantages listed above and to propose a new powder compact which remains particularly discreet even when it is in use configuration and the construction of which allows great freedom in the design of the means of application. , in particular allowing the integration in the powder compact of a bulky application means, said compact further authorizing a gesture of use particularly attractive and simple.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a new powder compact particularly convenient to use.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a new powder compact for a gesture of particularly original use when the powder is in use configuration.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a new powder making it possible to apply the cosmetic product in a particularly practical and precise manner.
  • Another object of the invention is to propose a new powder compact whose general appearance is close to that of the powder compacts of the prior art.
  • Another object of the invention is to propose a new powder compact whose operation is based on simple and robust mechanical principles.
  • Another object of the invention is to propose a new powder compact whose design is particularly simple and economical.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a new compact compact compact when in use configuration.
  • Another object of the invention is to propose a new powder compact whose use is based on a gesture totally different from that used in the prior art.
  • Another object of the invention is to propose a novel cosmetic treatment method based on a particularly practical, simple, original and attractive manipulation gesture of a powder compact.
  • the invention relates to a powder compact 1, that is to say a portable cosmetic case, able to be grasped and manipulated by hand, and incorporating means for performing a cosmetic treatment, preferably the skin.
  • the powder compact 1 according to the invention is a pocket compost, that is to say it is adapted to be worn on oneself (for example in a handbag or a pocket of clothing ) by a user.
  • the powder compact 1 therefore has a transportable character and is designed to be gripped in / or in the hand (s) and to be handled with both hands, or possibly with one hand.
  • the powder compact 1 includes a coherent cosmetic product 2, that is to say a cosmetic product which has a clean mechanical strength, and is advantageously in the form of a one-piece body.
  • the cosmetic product 2 consists of a compacted powder material, such as a makeup powder.
  • the cosmetic product 2 does not necessarily consist of a compacted powder, and may for example be in solid, pasty or even creamy form, insofar as the product stands by itself and does not flow spontaneously.
  • the cosmetic product 2 consists of a compacted makeup powder block intended to be applied to the face.
  • the application means 3 is constituted by an independent, separate and separable subassembly of the other parts constituting the powder compact 1.
  • the application means 3 comprises a brush , said brush being conventionally provided with a bundle of bristles 4 intended to come into contact with the cosmetic product 2 to take a fraction of said product, and a handle 5 intended to be manually gripped by the user.
  • the application means 3 is a flat brush, that is to say a brush whose hair bundle 4 has a broad and flattened profile, as shown in the figures.
  • a flat brush allows great application efficiency, without sacrificing precision and practicality.
  • the presence of a handle 5 dedicated to gripping prevents the user from defiling his fingers with the makeup powder deposited on the brush, since the latter is exclusively deposited on the bristles 4.
  • the powder compact 1 comprises a first element 6 having a storage face 6A on which the cosmetic product 2 is placed and a closing face 6B opposite to the storage face 6A.
  • the first element 6 forms a flap, having for example a substantially parallelepiped shape, and having two opposite faces, separated by the thickness of the flap, and respectively corresponding to the storage faces 6A and closing 6B.
  • the first element 6 is formed of an integral piece, obtained for example by molding a plastic material of the synthetic polymer type such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS).
  • ABS acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
  • the first element 6 is advantageously shaped to achieve by construction the storage compartment.
  • the powder compact 1 also comprises a second element 7, distinct from the first element 6 and having opposite internal faces 7A and 7B.
  • the powder compact 1 comprises a connecting means 8 connecting the first element 6 and the second element 7 to allow the powder compact 1 to evolve between a transport configuration (illustrated in FIG. figure 1 ) in which the storage face 6A is arranged facing the inner face 7A and a configuration of use (illustrated in FIG. figure 6 ) in which the cosmetic product is accessible to a user.
  • the first and second elements 6, 7 are movably mounted relative to one another via the connecting means 8, between their transport and use configurations, each of these corresponding configurations. preferably at an abutment position of the elements 6, 7 against each other.
  • the powder compact 1 is preferably designed to evolve reversibly between its transport and use configurations, that is to say that the mechanical connection between the first and second elements 6, 7, made by the connecting means 8, allows the user to switch at will from the transport configuration (shown in the figure 1 ) to the usage configuration (shown in figure 6 ) and vice versa.
  • the transport configuration allows handling and bulk transport of the powder compact 1 without the risk of spreading or losing the cosmetic product 2.
  • the storage face 6A is arranged facing the inner face 7A so that the latter mask substantially cosmetic product 2 disposed on the storage face 6A.
  • the powder compact 1 thus forms, in the transport configuration, a protective case for the cosmetic product 2.
  • the storage face 6A and the internal face 7A are arranged facing each other. against each other, that is to say they are superimposed to prevent the communication of the cosmetic product 2 with the outside.
  • the cosmetic product 2 is found at least partially in the open air so that the user can take a fraction, for example using the application means 3, and the apply on his body.
  • the connecting means 8 is designed so that in use configuration the closure face 6B and the inner face 7A are superimposed, so that the compact 1 has a substantially identical size to the one that it presents in transport configuration.
  • the connecting means 8 is advantageously designed so that in use configuration the first element 6 is entirely in line with the second element 7, and does not protrude laterally. of the last. Thanks to this characteristic, the use of the powder compact gains in discretion, but also in originality, in its handling.
  • the invention is based in particular on the implementation of a mechanical link allowing a 180 ° turnaround of the first element 6, ie an inversion of the faces of this element. latest.
  • the first and second elements 6, 7 are superimposed both in the transport configuration and in the use configuration, the face of the second element 6 located outside the powder compact 1 being different depending on whether it is located in transport or use configuration.
  • the connecting means 8 comprises a double pivot link allowing articulation of the first element 6 relative to the second element 7 along two substantially perpendicular pivoting axes, in the manner of a universal joint. It is also conceivable, in place of this double pivot connection, to provide a spherical connection with a spheroidal male part connected to the first element 6 and a complementary spherical housing attached to the second element 7 and intended to accommodate the male part.
  • the user proceeds first, from the transport configuration, to an opening of the powder compact 1 according to a gesture substantially identical to that of the powder compacts of the prior art (relative pivoting of the first and second elements 6, 7 according to the first pivot axis). Then, once the first element 6 has been brought into the position illustrated in FIG. figure 8 the user can invert the faces 6, 7 of the first element 6 by pivoting said element 6 on itself around the second pivot axis. The user finally folds the first element 6 against the second element 7 so that the powder compact 1 is then found in use configuration, said usage configuration substantially corresponding to that illustrated in FIG. figure 6 .
  • the connecting means 8 is designed to allow both a relative translation and a pivoting of the first and second elements 6, 7.
  • the connecting means 8 is advantageously designed to produce a double pivot-slide connection between the first element 6 and the second element 7.
  • the connecting means 8 thus comprises a hinge allowing the relative pivoting of the first and second elements 6, 7 around a pivot axis X-X ', said connecting means 8 being designed to allow a displacement of said pivot axis XX with respect to one or the other of said first and second elements 6, 7. More specifically, in the examples illustrated in the figures, the connecting means 8 is designed to allow a displacement in translation of the pivot axis XX relative to the second element 7, the axis XX 'remaining preferably permanently immobile relative to the first element 6. It is however quite possible, without departing from the scope of the invention, that the pivot axis XX 'moves relative to the first element 6 and remains stationary relative to the second element 7.
  • the connecting means 8 preferably comprises a slide rail 9 attached to one of said first and second members 6, 7, and a slider 10 attached to the other of said first and second elements 6, 7, said slider 10 being connected to the slider rail 9 to firstly slide along the latter and secondly to rotate about itself along an axis of rotation XX 'substantially perpendicular to the direction main extension of the slide rail 9.
  • This embodiment variant which corresponds to the illustrated examples (with the exception of the example of the figure 8 ) is particularly interesting because it allows the introduction of a minimum number of parts. Indeed, the slide rail 9 and the slider 10 may be directly formed in the element 6, 7 to which they are respectively attached.
  • the slide rail 9 may advantageously be formed directly in the second element 7, while the slider 10 may be integral with the first element 6.
  • the slider 10 is mounted on said element (in this case the first element 6) to which it is attached, elastically sliding along said axis X-X '.
  • the slider 10 is in this case mounted on the element 6 (or possibly on the element 7) with a possibility of displacement with respect to said element 6.
  • the invention also relates, independently, to a powder compact 1 comprising on the one hand a first element 6 which itself has a storage face 6A on which a cosmetic product 2 and an opposite closure face 6B are placed, and on the other hand a second element 7 having an opposite inner face 7A and an opposite outer face 7B, said first and second elements 6, 7 being movably mounted relative to each other by means of a connecting means 8 allowing them to evolve reversibly between a transport configuration (illustrated at figure 1 ) in which the storage face 6A is disposed facing the inner face 7A and on the other hand a configuration of use (illustrated in FIG.
  • connecting means 8 being designed so that in use configuration said elements 6, 7 are substantially superimposed with the closure face 6B disposed facing the inner face 7A so that the powder compact 1 has in the configuration of use a bulkiness substantially identical to that which it presents in transport configuration, the connecting means 8 comprising a slide rail 9 attached to one of said first and second elements 6, 7, and a slider 10 attached to the other of said first and second elements 6, 7, said slider 10 being connected to the slider rail 9 to slide along the slider rail and secondly to turn on itself along an axis of rotation XX 'substantially perpendicular to the main extension direction of said rail 9.
  • the second element 7 forms a receptacle with a bottom having two opposite faces respectively corresponding to the inner faces 7A and 7B external, said receptacle forming said storage compartment, that is to say that the receptacle is shaped to accommodate its within the means of application 3.
  • the powder compact 1 comprises a mirror 12 (visible on the figure 4 ) disposed on the outer face 7B of the second element 7.
  • the mirror covers substantially the entire outer face 7B, so as to provide a viewing surface as comfortable as possible for the user.
  • the user therefore has a powder compact 1 which, when in the configuration of use, is in the form of a compact casing with two main faces, one of said main faces comprising the cosmetic product 2 while the opposite main face comprises the mirror 12.
  • the first and second elements 6, 7 are designed so that the user can, when the powder compact 1 is in the transport configuration (illustrated in FIG. figure 1 ), seize in one hand the second element 7, and while still holding the second element 7 with said hand, operate with the other hand the first element 6 to reach the configuration of use (illustrated in FIG. figure 6 ).
  • the second element 7 is designed to provide, when the powder compact 1 is in the transport configuration, a sufficient grip surface for the user to allow the latter to manually immobilize the powder compact 1 in order to then bring into use configuration (for example by pivoting and translation of the first element 6).
  • the second element 7 has a thickness E sufficient to allow a good grip by the user, said thickness E of the second element 7 is preferably much greater (for example two to three times greater) to the thickness e of the shutter forming the first element 6.
  • the first element 6 is preferably designed to penetrate into the receptacle forming the second element 7, so as to be laterally surrounded by said receptacle with the face closing 6B flush with the free upper edge 7C of said receptacle.
  • the powder compact 1 is handled according to a particularly original kinematics, since it involves maintaining in position the second element 7 and the set in motion relative to the user and the second element 7 of the first element 6 containing the cosmetic product 2.
  • this kinematics is strictly opposite to that allowed by the compacts of the prior art.
  • the second element 7 comprises a bottom, having a substantially square shape, from which rises a side wall comprising at least two lateral panels 13, 14, preferably substantially identical and of rectangular shape, said panels lateral members 13, 14 being disposed substantially parallel to one another.
  • the side wall rising from the bottom also comprises a front face 15 and a rear face 16 disposed parallel to each other perpendicular to the side panels 13, 14.
  • the height of the side panels and that of the front face 15 are substantially identical and correspond to the thickness E of the second element 7.
  • the height of the rear face 16 is smaller, that is to say that it corresponds to the thickness E of the second element 7 to which is subtracted the thickness e of the shutter forming the first element 6.
  • a recess 15A is formed in the front face 15 to allow the user to grasp the first element 6 when the powder compact 1 is in the configuration of transport, in order to bring said element 6 into the configuration of use.
  • the second element 7 thus forms a receptacle for receiving the application means 3.
  • the second element 7 preferably incorporates a box 70 disposed within the receptacle to reduce the capacity of the latter and adjust it to the dimensions of the brush forming the means of application 3, so as to limit the possibilities of inadvertent movement of the latter.
  • said second element 7 is provided with latching means intended to cooperate with means of locking. complementary clipping provided on the means of application 3. The user must therefore disable said latching means in order to extract the application means 3 out of the second element 7.
  • the slide rail 9 comprises meanwhile at least one groove 9A, and preferably two parallel grooves 9A, 9B arranged facing each other (that is to say facing each other) and arranged respectively in the side panels 13, 14.
  • each groove 9A, 9B extends substantially rectilinear over substantially the entire length of the panel 13, 14 concerned, said grooves being positioned in the upper part of said panels, that is, in the vicinity of the upper free edge 7C.
  • the slider 10 intended to cooperate with the rail 9 comprises meanwhile at least one pin 17 of circular section introduced into the groove 9A.
  • the slider comprise two pins 17, 18 for cooperating respectively with the first and the second groove 9A, 9B.
  • the flap forming the first element 6 advantageously comprises two parallel edges intended to respectively face the grooves 9A, 9B, the slide comprising two pins 17, 18 of circular section (that is to say having a shape substantially cylindrical base) extending respectively from said flap edges, in the opposite way, to penetrate the corresponding groove 9A, 9B.
  • the pins 17, 18 are engaged in the grooves 9A, 9B in a substantially adjusted manner, which allows the pins 17, 18 to slide along the corresponding groove 9A, 9B in translation, while being able to turn on them. even in said groove.
  • the studs 17, 18 thus provide both a guide in translation of the shutter while defining the axis of rotation XX 'of said shutter.
  • the pins 17, 18 are positioned towards one end of the shutter forming the first element 6, said end being chosen so that when the powder compact 1 is in the transport configuration, the pivot axis XX 'corresponding to the axis of extension of the pins 17, 18 is disposed near the recess 15A, that is to say that the axis XX 'is then found near the front face 15.
  • the variant corresponding to Figures 9 and 10 is identical to that of Figures 1 to 7 except that the nipples 17, 18 are positioned at the opposite end.
  • the pins 17, 18 are positioned towards one end of the shutter forming the first element 6, said end being chosen so that when the powder compact 1 is in transport configuration, the pivot axis XX 'corresponding to the axis of extension pins 17, 18 is disposed opposite the recess 15A, that is to say that the axis XX 'is then found near the rear face 16 and separated from the recess 15A by substantially the entire length of the side panels 13, 14.
  • This embodiment allows a particularly ergonomic and intuitive opening kinematics, in particular because it involves an initial pivoting movement of the first element 6 relative to the second element 7 which resembles the pivoting movement set used in the powder compacts of the prior art.
  • the pins 17, 18 are constituted by independent parts, separate from the part forming the first element 6 itself.
  • the first element 6 defines two ducts 60, 61, both coaxial with the axis X-X '.
  • the two ducts 60, 61 in question preferably result from the partition of a single duct, coaxial with the axis X-X ', thanks to a median piece 62, said median piece 62 coming preferably from material with the rest of the first element 6.
  • each of the ducts 60, 61 are respectively threaded a first and a second spring 19, 20, so that the first spring 19 is interposed between the central piece 62 and one of the nipples 18, while that the other spring 20 is interposed between the central piece 62 and the other stud 17.
  • Each of the pins 17, 18 is thus subjected to a restoring force of one of the springs 19, 20, which tends to push the pin 17, 18 concerned outwardly relative to the first element 6, along the axis X-X '. Thanks to this elastically translational mounting nipples 17, 18, they are permanently clad, under the effect of the action of the corresponding spring, against the bottom of the corresponding groove 9A, 9B.
  • this elastic tolerance of the positioning of each stud 17, 18 makes it possible to facilitate the sliding of the pins along the corresponding groove 9A, 9B, the axial compensation capacity (along the X-X 'axis) of each stud 17, 18 to prevent jamming of the first element 6 during its displacement in translation along the grooves 9A, 9B, such jamming may again come from manufacturing tolerances.
  • the first element 6 is provided on its edge, an asperity 21, whose shape substantially evokes that of a grain of rice, to facilitate the handling of the first element 6 by the user.
  • the powder compact 1 comprises an application means 3 of the cosmetic product 2, the second element 7 preferably comprising in this case a storage compartment 11 of the application means 3.
  • the connecting means 8 is designed so that in use configuration the closing face 6B is arranged facing the inner face 7A, the method comprising a step of opening the powder compact 1 to during which the user grasps the second element 7 of the powder compact 1 and, while keeping substantially still the second element 7, actuates the first element 6 to bring it to a position corresponding to the configuration of use (illustrated in FIG. figure 6 ).
  • the process according to the invention involves a completely new powder handling, the kinematics of which is opposite to that practiced in the prior art since it involves the immobilization of the element 7 not containing the cosmetic product 2 and the setting in motion of the element 6 enclosing the cosmetic product 2, this setting in motion corresponding to a reversal of said first element 6.

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The compact (1) has an element (6) formed of storage and closing surfaces (6A, 6B). Another element (7) is formed of internal and external surfaces (7A, 7B). A connection unit (8) connects the elements for evolving the compact between transport and usage configurations. The surface (6A) is placed with respect to the surface (7A) in the transport configuration. The element (7) has a storage compartment (11) for storing an application unit (3) e.g. flat brush. The connection unit is arranged such that the surface (6B) is placed with respect to the surface (7A) in the usage configuration. An independent claim is also included for a method for cosmetic treatment.

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La présente invention se rapporte au domaine technique des instruments cosmétiques, et en particulier des boîtiers portatifs conçus pour contenir un produit cosmétique destiné à être extrait du boîtier puis appliqué sur le corps humain, et par exemple sur la peau ou les phanères.The present invention relates to the technical field of cosmetic instruments, and in particular portable housings designed to contain a cosmetic product intended to be extracted from the housing and then applied to the human body, and for example on the skin or integuments.

La présente invention concerne plus particulièrement un poudrier incluant un produit cosmétique cohérent ainsi qu'un moyen d'application dudit produit cosmétique, ledit poudrier comprenant :

  • un premier élément présentant une face de stockage sur laquelle est disposé ledit produit cosmétique et une face de fermeture opposée,
  • un second élément présentant des faces interne et externe opposées,
un moyen de liaison reliant les premier et second éléments pour permettre au poudrier d'évoluer entre une configuration de transport dans laquelle la face de stockage est disposée en regard de la face interne et une configuration d'utilisation dans laquelle le produit cosmétique est accessible à un utilisateur.The present invention more particularly relates to a powder compact comprising a coherent cosmetic product as well as a means for applying said cosmetic product, said powder compact comprising:
  • a first element having a storage face on which is disposed said cosmetic product and an opposite closure face,
  • a second element having opposite inner and outer faces,
connecting means connecting the first and second elements to allow the powder compact to evolve between a transport configuration in which the storage face is disposed facing the inner face and a configuration of use in which the cosmetic product is accessible to an user.

La présente invention concerne également un procédé de traitement cosmétique comprenant la manipulation d'un poudrier incluant un produit cosmétique cohérent, ledit poudrier comprenant également :

  • un premier élément présentant une face de stockage sur laquelle est disposé ledit produit cosmétique et une face de fermeture opposée,
  • un second élément présentant des faces interne et externe opposées,
un moyen de liaison reliant les premier et second éléments pour permettre au poudrier d'évoluer entre une configuration de transport dans laquelle la face de stockage est disposée en regard de la face interne et une configuration d'utilisation dans laquelle le produit cosmétique est accessible à un utilisateur.The present invention also relates to a cosmetic treatment method comprising the manipulation of a powder compact comprising a coherent cosmetic product, said powder compact also comprising:
  • a first element having a storage face on which is disposed said cosmetic product and an opposite closure face,
  • a second element having opposite inner and outer faces,
connecting means connecting the first and second elements to allow the powder compact to evolve between a transport configuration in which the storage face is disposed facing the inner face and a configuration of use in which the cosmetic product is accessible to a user.

Le document EP-A-0165739 montre un poudrier ayant les caractéristiques du préambule des revendications 1 et 15.The document EP-A-0165739 shows a compact having the features of the preamble of claims 1 and 15.

Les poudriers portatifs sont bien connus et largement répandus. Ces poudriers se présentent habituellement sous la forme d'un boîtier de poche comprenant d'une part un réceptacle délimitant une ouverture supérieure accueillant un godet de poudre compactée et d'autre part un couvercle articulé sur le réceptacle et destiné à venir obturer l'ouverture supérieure et ainsi masquer et protéger le godet de poudre compactée. Ces poudriers de l'art antérieur peuvent ainsi évoluer entre d'une part une configuration de transport, dans laquelle le couvercle est rabattu sur le réceptacle et d'autre part une configuration d'utilisation, obtenue par pivotement du couvercle relativement au réceptacle et dans laquelle le couvercle et le réceptacle forment un angle ouvert, par exemple supérieur ou égal à 90°.Portable compacts are well known and widely available. These compacts are usually in the form of a pocket housing comprising on the one hand a receptacle defining an upper opening accommodating a bucket of compacted powder and, on the other hand, a cover articulated on the receptacle and intended to seal the opening superior and thus hide and protect the bucket of compacted powder. These compacts of the prior art can thus evolve between on the one hand a transport configuration, in which the lid is folded over the receptacle and on the other hand a configuration of use, obtained by pivoting the lid relative to the receptacle and in which the lid and the receptacle form an open angle, for example greater than or equal to 90 °.

Afin de faciliter les opérations de maquillage en toutes circonstances, la face interne du couvercle, destinée à venir en regard de la poudre lorsque le poudrier est en configuration de transport, est pourvue d'un miroir sur toute sa surface. Ainsi, lorsque le poudrier est en configuration d'utilisation, l'utilisateur est en mesure de se mirer sur la face interne du couvercle tout en se maquillant.In order to facilitate makeup operations in all circumstances, the inner face of the lid, intended to come opposite the powder when the powder is in the transport configuration, is provided with a mirror over its entire surface. Thus, when the compact is in use configuration, the user is able to look at the inside of the lid while makeup.

Ces poudriers de l'art antérieur renferment également généralement un moyen d'application permettant à l'utilisateur de prélever un peu de poudre dans le godet pour ensuite la déposer sur la zone à maquiller. Dans les poudriers connus, le moyen d'application est généralement constitué par un tampon fibreux plat et discoïde. La faible épaisseur du tampon et son caractère souple permettent de stocker le tampon entre le godet de poudre et le miroir lorsque le poudrier se trouve en configuration de transport, avec le couvercle rabattu sur le réceptacle.These compacts of the prior art also generally contain an application means allowing the user to take a little powder in the bucket and then deposit it on the area to be made up. In known powder compacts, the means of application is generally constituted by a flat and discoid fibrous buffer. The small thickness of the pad and its flexible nature allow the pad to be stored between the powder bucket and the mirror when the compact is in the transport configuration, with the lid folded over the receptacle.

Ces poudriers de l'art antérieur, s'ils donnent globalement satisfaction, n'en présentent pas moins un certain nombre d'inconvénients.These compacts of the prior art, if they give overall satisfaction, nonetheless have a number of disadvantages.

En premier lieu, ces poudriers de l'art antérieur s'avèrent relativement encombrants et donc peu discrets à l'usage (c'est-à-dire en configuration d'utilisation avec le couvercle déployé par rapport au réceptacle). Ce défaut de discrétion peut être tout particulièrement gênant lorsque le poudrier est utilisé par une personne de sexe masculin, notamment dans les organisations sociales où l'usage d'un poudrier est généralement considéré comme relevant exclusivement du domaine féminin. De ce point de vue, la gestuelle associée à l'ouverture et à l'utilisation des poudriers de l'art antérieur peut d'ailleurs en elle-même contribuer à détourner un public masculin de l'usage de ce matériel, dans la mesure où ladite gestuelle peut être perçue comme étant typiquement féminine.In the first place, these compacts of the prior art are relatively bulky and therefore not very discrete in use (that is to say, in use configuration with the lid deployed relative to the receptacle). This lack of discretion can be particularly troublesome when the compact is used by a male, especially in social organizations where the use of a compact is generally considered to be exclusively in the female domain. From this point of view, the gesture associated with the opening and use of the powder compacts of the prior art can also in itself help to divert a male audience from the use of this material, to the extent where said gesture can be perceived as being typically feminine.

En outre, le tampon d'application fourni dans ces poudriers de l'art antérieur s'avère insuffisant à de nombreux égards. Ainsi, ce tampon est peu pratique à utiliser car il n'offre en particulier pas de zone de préhension véritablement fonctionnelle pour l'utilisateur. Cela est de nature à gêner l'utilisateur lors du prélèvement et de l'application de la poudre. En d'autres termes, ces moyens applicateurs formés par des tampons discoïdes sont peu pratiques à utiliser et rendent difficiles la mise en oeuvre d'un maquillage rapide et précis, en particulier pour les utilisateurs novices ou occasionnels.In addition, the application buffer provided in these compacts of the prior art proves insufficient in many respects. Thus, this buffer is impractical to use because it offers in particular no truly functional gripping zone for the user. This is likely to annoy the user during the sampling and application of the powder. In other words, these applicator means formed by disc pads are impractical to use and make it difficult to implement a quick and precise makeup, especially for novice or occasional users.

En outre, ces tampons discoïdes mis en oeuvre dans les poudriers de l'art antérieur sont susceptibles de souiller par de la poudre les doigts de l'utilisateur, ce qui s'avère particulièrement incommodant à l'usage. Inversement, les doigts de l'utilisateur peuvent déposer des souillures diverses sur le tampon, en des zones susceptibles d'être ultérieurement en contact avec la zone à maquiller (le visage par exemple).In addition, these disc pads used in the powder compacts of the prior art are likely to contaminate the user's fingers with powder, which is particularly inconvenient to use. Conversely, the fingers of the user may deposit various smears on the pad, in areas that may subsequently be in contact with the area to be made up (the face for example).

L'invention vise en conséquence à porter remède aux différents inconvénients énumérés précédemment et à proposer un nouveau poudrier qui reste particulièrement discret même lorsqu'il est en configuration d'utilisation et dont la construction autorise une grande liberté dans la conception du moyen d'application, en autorisant en particulier l'intégration dans le poudrier d'un moyen d'application volumineux, ledit poudrier autorisant en outre une gestuelle d'utilisation particulièrement attractive et simple.The aim of the invention is therefore to remedy the various disadvantages listed above and to propose a new powder compact which remains particularly discreet even when it is in use configuration and the construction of which allows great freedom in the design of the means of application. , in particular allowing the integration in the powder compact of a bulky application means, said compact further authorizing a gesture of use particularly attractive and simple.

Un autre objet de l'invention est de proposer un nouveau poudrier particulièrement pratique à utiliser.Another object of the invention is to provide a new powder compact particularly convenient to use.

Un autre objet de l'invention vise à proposer un nouveau poudrier permettant une gestuelle d'utilisation particulièrement originale lorsque le poudrier est en configuration d'utilisation.Another object of the invention is to provide a new powder compact for a gesture of particularly original use when the powder is in use configuration.

Un autre objet de l'invention vise à proposer un nouveau poudrier permettant d'appliquer le produit cosmétique de façon particulièrement pratique et précise.Another object of the invention is to provide a new powder making it possible to apply the cosmetic product in a particularly practical and precise manner.

Un autre objet de l'invention vise à proposer un nouveau poudrier dont l'aspect général est proche de celui des poudriers de l'art antérieur.Another object of the invention is to propose a new powder compact whose general appearance is close to that of the powder compacts of the prior art.

Un autre objet de l'invention vise à proposer un nouveau poudrier dont le fonctionnement repose sur des principes mécaniques simples et robustes.Another object of the invention is to propose a new powder compact whose operation is based on simple and robust mechanical principles.

Un autre objet de l'invention vise à proposer un nouveau poudrier dont la conception est particulièrement simple et économique.Another object of the invention is to propose a new powder compact whose design is particularly simple and economical.

Un autre objet de l'invention vise à proposer un nouveau poudrier particulièrement compact lorsqu'il est en configuration d'utilisation.Another object of the invention is to provide a new compact compact compact when in use configuration.

Un autre objet de l'invention vise à proposer un nouveau poudrier dont l'utilisation repose sur une gestuelle totalement différente de celle mise en oeuvre dans l'art antérieur.Another object of the invention is to propose a new powder compact whose use is based on a gesture totally different from that used in the prior art.

Un autre objet de l'invention vise à proposer un nouveau procédé de traitement cosmétique reposant sur une gestuelle de manipulation d'un poudrier particulièrement pratique, simple, originale et attractive.Another object of the invention is to propose a novel cosmetic treatment method based on a particularly practical, simple, original and attractive manipulation gesture of a powder compact.

Les objets assignés à l'invention sont atteints à l'aide d'un poudrier incluant un produit cosmétique cohérent ainsi qu'un moyen d'application dudit produit cosmétique, ledit poudrier comprenant :

  • un premier élément présentant une face de stockage sur laquelle est disposé ledit produit cosmétique et une face de fermeture opposée,
  • un second élément présentant des faces interne et externe opposées,
  • un moyen de liaison reliant les premier et second éléments pour permettre au poudrier d'évoluer entre une configuration de transport dans laquelle la face de stockage est disposée en regard de la face interne et une configuration d'utilisation dans laquelle le produit cosmétique est accessible à un utilisateur,
caractérisé en ce que le second élément comprend un compartiment de rangement du moyen d'application, le moyen de liaison étant conçu pour qu'en configuration d'utilisation la face de fermeture soit disposée en regard de la face interne.The objects assigned to the invention are achieved by means of a powder compact comprising a coherent cosmetic product as well as a means for applying said cosmetic product, said powder compact comprising:
  • a first element having a storage face on which is disposed said cosmetic product and an opposite closure face,
  • a second element having opposite inner and outer faces,
  • connecting means connecting the first and second elements to allow the powder compact to evolve between a transport configuration in which the storage face is disposed facing the inner face and a configuration of use in which the cosmetic product is accessible to an user,
characterized in that the second element comprises a storage compartment of the application means, the connecting means being designed so that in use configuration the closure face is arranged facing the inner face.

Les objets assignés à l'invention sont également atteints à l'aide d'un procédé de traitement cosmétique comprenant la manipulation d'un poudrier incluant un produit cosmétique cohérent, ledit poudrier comprenant également :

  • un premier élément présentant une face de stockage sur laquelle est disposé ledit produit cosmétique et une face de fermeture opposée,
  • un second élément présentant des faces interne et externe opposées,
  • un moyen de liaison reliant les premier et second éléments pour permettre au poudrier d'évoluer entre une configuration de transport dans laquelle la face de stockage est disposée en regard de la face interne et une configuration d'utilisation dans laquelle le produit cosmétique est accessible à un utilisateur,
ledit procédé étant caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen de liaison est conçu pour qu'en configuration d'utilisation la face de fermeture soit disposée en regard de la face interne, ledit procédé comprenant une étape d'ouverture du poudrier au cours de laquelle l'utilisateur saisit le deuxième élément du poudrier et, tout en maintenant sensiblement immobile le deuxième élément, actionne le premier élément pour l'amener dans une position correspondant à la configuration d'utilisation.The objects assigned to the invention are also achieved by means of a cosmetic treatment process comprising the manipulation of a powder compact comprising a coherent cosmetic product, said powder compact also comprising:
  • a first element having a storage face on which is disposed said cosmetic product and an opposite closure face,
  • a second element having opposite inner and outer faces,
  • connecting means connecting the first and second elements to allow the powder compact to evolve between a transport configuration in which the storage face is disposed facing the inner face and a configuration of use in which the cosmetic product is accessible to an user,
said method being characterized in that said connecting means is designed so that in use configuration the closure face is disposed facing the inner face, said method comprising a step of opening the powder compact during which the user grasps the second element of the compact and, while maintaining substantially still the second element, actuates the first element to bring it to a position corresponding to the configuration of use.

D'autres détails et avantages de l'invention seront décrits de manière détaillée à la lumière de la description des exemples illustratifs qui suivent ci-après, donnés uniquement à titre d'exemple non limitatif dans lesquels :

  • La figure 1 montre, selon une vue générale en perspective, une première variante de poudrier conforme à l'invention dans sa configuration de transport.
  • Les figures 2 à 5 illustrent le poudrier de la figure 1 dans différentes configurations intermédiaires successives conduisant à ia configuration d'utilisation à partir de la configuration de transport.
  • La figure 6 illustre, selon une vue générale en perspective, le poudrier des figures 1 à 5 dans sa configuration d'utilisation.
  • La figure 7 illustre, selon une vue schématique de dessus, le poudrier illustré aux figures 1 à 6.
  • La figure 8 illustre, selon une vue schématique en perspective, un poudrier conforme à un second mode de réalisation de l'invention.
  • La figure 9 illustre, selon une vue schématique en perspective, un poudrier conforme à un troisième mode de réalisation de l'invention.
  • La figure 10 illustre, selon une vue éclatée, le poudrier de la figure 9.
  • La figure 11 illustre, selon une vue éclatée, une variante de réalisation du premier élément d'un poudrier conforme à l'invention.
  • La figure 12 illustre, selon une vue en coupe, le premier élément de la figure 6.
  • La figure 13 illustre, selon une vue de dessus, un poudrier conforme à une autre variante de réalisation de l'invention.
  • La figure 14 illustre, selon une vue de face, le poudrier de la figure 13.
Other details and advantages of the invention will be described in detail in the light of the description of the illustrative examples which follow below, given solely by way of non-limiting example in which:
  • The figure 1 shows, in a general perspective view, a first variant of compact according to the invention in its transport configuration.
  • The Figures 2 to 5 illustrate the powder compact of the figure 1 in different successive intermediate configurations leading to the use configuration from the transport configuration.
  • The figure 6 illustrates, according to a general perspective view, the powder compact of Figures 1 to 5 in its usage configuration.
  • The figure 7 illustrates, according to a schematic view from above, the powder Figures 1 to 6 .
  • The figure 8 illustrates, in a schematic perspective view, a compact according to a second embodiment of the invention.
  • The figure 9 illustrates, in a schematic perspective view, a compact according to a third embodiment of the invention.
  • The figure 10 illustrates, according to an exploded view, the powder compact of the figure 9 .
  • The figure 11 illustrates, in an exploded view, an alternative embodiment of the first element of a compact according to the invention.
  • The figure 12 illustrates, in a sectional view, the first element of the figure 6 .
  • The figure 13 illustrates, in a view from above, a powder compact according to another embodiment of the invention.
  • The figure 14 illustrates, according to a front view, the powder compact of the figure 13 .

L'invention concerne un poudrier 1, c'est-à-dire un boîtier cosmétique portatif, apte à être saisi et manipulé à la main, et intégrant des moyens permettant de réaliser un traitement cosmétique, de préférence de la peau. En d'autres termes, le poudrier 1 conforme à l'invention est un poudrier de poche, c'est-à-dire qu'il est adapté pour être porté sur soi (par exemple dans un sac à main ou une poche de vêtement) par un utilisateur. Le poudrier 1 présente donc un caractère transportable et est conçu pour être saisi à/ou dans la (ou les) main(s) et être manipulé des deux mains, voire éventuellement d'une seule main.The invention relates to a powder compact 1, that is to say a portable cosmetic case, able to be grasped and manipulated by hand, and incorporating means for performing a cosmetic treatment, preferably the skin. In other words, the powder compact 1 according to the invention is a pocket compost, that is to say it is adapted to be worn on oneself (for example in a handbag or a pocket of clothing ) by a user. The powder compact 1 therefore has a transportable character and is designed to be gripped in / or in the hand (s) and to be handled with both hands, or possibly with one hand.

Le poudrier 1 inclut un produit cosmétique cohérent 2, c'est-à-dire un produit cosmétique qui présente une tenue mécanique propre, et se présente avantageusement sous la forme d'un corps monobloc. Par exemple, le produit cosmétique 2 est constitué d'un matériau pulvérulent compacté, tel qu'une poudre de maquillage. Le produit cosmétique 2 n'est cependant pas nécessairement constitué par une poudre compactée, et peut par exemple se présenter sous forme solide, pâteuse, voire crémeuse, dans la mesure où ledit produit se tient par lui-même et ne s'écoule pas spontanément. Dans les exemples illustrés aux figures, le produit cosmétique 2 est constitué d'un bloc de poudre de maquillage compactée, destinée à être appliquée sur le visage.The powder compact 1 includes a coherent cosmetic product 2, that is to say a cosmetic product which has a clean mechanical strength, and is advantageously in the form of a one-piece body. For example, the cosmetic product 2 consists of a compacted powder material, such as a makeup powder. The cosmetic product 2, however, does not necessarily consist of a compacted powder, and may for example be in solid, pasty or even creamy form, insofar as the product stands by itself and does not flow spontaneously. . In the examples illustrated in the figures, the cosmetic product 2 consists of a compacted makeup powder block intended to be applied to the face.

Le poudrier 1 conforme à l'invention inclut également un moyen d'application 3 du produit cosmétique 2. Le moyen d'application 3 est conçu pour permettre à l'utilisateur de prélever du produit cosmétique 2 puis d'appliquer ledit produit sur la zone du corps à traiter cosmétiquement (par exemple la peau du visage).The powder compact 1 according to the invention also includes an application means 3 for the cosmetic product 2. The application means 3 is designed to allow the user to take cosmetic product 2 and then apply the product to the area the body to be treated cosmetically (for example the skin of the face).

De préférence, le moyen d'application 3 est constitué par un sous-ensemble indépendant, distinct et séparable des autres pièces constituant le poudrier 1. Par exemple, dans les modes de réalisation illustrés aux figures, le moyen d'application 3 comprend un pinceau, ledit pinceau étant pourvu de manière classique d'un faisceau de poils 4 destiné à venir au contact du produit cosmétique 2 pour prélever une fraction dudit produit, ainsi qu'un manche 5 destiné à être saisi manuellement par l'utilisateur. De préférence, le moyen d'application 3 est un pinceau plat, c'est-à-dire un pinceau dont le faisceau de poils 4 présente un profil large et aplati, comme illustré aux figures. Un tel pinceau plat permet une grande efficacité d'application, sans sacrifier la précision et la praticité. En particulier, la présence d'un manche 5 dédié à la préhension évite que l'utilisateur ne souille ses doigts avec la poudre de maquillage déposée sur le pinceau, puisque que cette dernière se trouve exclusivement déposée sur les poils 4.Preferably, the application means 3 is constituted by an independent, separate and separable subassembly of the other parts constituting the powder compact 1. For example, in the embodiments illustrated in the figures, the application means 3 comprises a brush , said brush being conventionally provided with a bundle of bristles 4 intended to come into contact with the cosmetic product 2 to take a fraction of said product, and a handle 5 intended to be manually gripped by the user. Preferably, the application means 3 is a flat brush, that is to say a brush whose hair bundle 4 has a broad and flattened profile, as shown in the figures. Such a flat brush allows great application efficiency, without sacrificing precision and practicality. In particular, the presence of a handle 5 dedicated to gripping prevents the user from defiling his fingers with the makeup powder deposited on the brush, since the latter is exclusively deposited on the bristles 4.

Conformément à l'invention, le poudrier 1 comprend un premier élément 6 présentant une face de stockage 6A sur laquelle est disposé le produit cosmétique 2 et une face de fermeture 6B opposée à la face de stockage 6A. De préférence, le premier élément 6 forme un volet, présentant par exemple une forme sensiblement parallélépipédique, et présentant deux faces opposées, séparées par l'épaisseur du volet, et correspondant respectivement aux faces de stockage 6A et de fermeture 6B.According to the invention, the powder compact 1 comprises a first element 6 having a storage face 6A on which the cosmetic product 2 is placed and a closing face 6B opposite to the storage face 6A. Preferably, the first element 6 forms a flap, having for example a substantially parallelepiped shape, and having two opposite faces, separated by the thickness of the flap, and respectively corresponding to the storage faces 6A and closing 6B.

Avantageusement, la face de stockage 6A accueille un compartiment de stockage du produit cosmétique 2. Par exemple, dans les modes de réalisation préférentiels illustrés aux figures, le compartiment de stockage est ménagé sur la face de stockage 6A, dans l'épaisseur du volet formant le premier élément 6. En d'autres termes, le compartiment de stockage est formé dans ce cas par une cavité ménagée dans l'épaisseur du volet, ladite cavité présentant de préférence une forme sensiblement parallélépipédique et s'étendant sur toute la surface de la face de stockage 6A, de manière à disposer d'un volume de produit cosmétique le plus important possible. Dans les exemples illustrés aux figures, le compartiment de stockage accueille un godet de poudre compactée dont les dimensions sont ajustées à celles du compartiment de stockage, de telle sorte que de façon préférentielle la poudre compactée affleure les bords du compartiment et ne forment sensiblement pas une excroissance à partir de la face de stockage 6A.Advantageously, the storage face 6A accommodates a storage compartment of the cosmetic product 2. For example, in the preferred embodiments illustrated in the figures, the storage compartment is formed on the storage face 6A, in the thickness of the shutter forming the first element 6. In other words, the storage compartment is formed in this case by a cavity formed in the thickness of the flap, said cavity preferably having a substantially parallelepiped shape and extending over the entire surface of the storage face 6A, so as to have a volume of cosmetic product the largest possible. In the examples illustrated in the figures, the storage compartment accommodates a bucket of compacted powder whose dimensions are adjusted to those of the storage compartment, so that preferably the compacted powder is flush with the edges of the compartment and does not substantially form a protrusion from the storage face 6A.

La face de fermeture 6B, opposée à la face de stockage 6A, présente quant à elle de préférence un caractère plein et lisse, et peut par exemple accueillir des inscriptions (marques ou logos) à usage commercial et/ou décoratif.The closure face 6B, opposite to the storage face 6A, preferably has a solid and smooth character, and may for example accommodate inscriptions (trademarks or logos) for commercial and / or decorative use.

Avantageusement, le premier élément 6 est formé d'une pièce d'un seul tenant, obtenue par exemple par moulage d'une matière plastique, du genre polymère de synthèse comme l'acrylonitrile butadiène styrène (ABS). Dans ce cas de figure, le premier élément 6 est avantageusement conformé pour réaliser par construction le compartiment de stockage.Advantageously, the first element 6 is formed of an integral piece, obtained for example by molding a plastic material of the synthetic polymer type such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). In this case, the first element 6 is advantageously shaped to achieve by construction the storage compartment.

Conformément à l'invention, le poudrier 1 comprend également un second élément 7, distinct du premier élément 6 et présentant des faces interne 7A et externe 7B opposées.According to the invention, the powder compact 1 also comprises a second element 7, distinct from the first element 6 and having opposite internal faces 7A and 7B.

Conformément à l'invention, le poudrier 1 comprend un moyen de liaison 8 reliant le premier élément 6 et le second élément 7 pour permettre au poudrier 1 d'évoluer entre une configuration de transport (illustrée à la figure 1) dans laquelle la face de stockage 6A est disposée en regard de la face interne 7A et une configuration d'utilisation (illustrée à la figure 6) dans laquelle le produit cosmétique est accessible à un utilisateur. En d'autres termes, les premier et second éléments 6, 7 sont montés mobiles l'un relativement à l'autre par l'intermédiaire du moyen de liaison 8, entre leurs configurations de transport et d'utilisation, chacune de ces configurations correspondant de préférence à une position de butée des éléments 6, 7 l'un contre l'autre. Le poudrier 1 est de préférence conçu pour évoluer réversiblement entre ses configurations de transport et d'utilisation, c'est-à-dire que la liaison mécanique entre les premier et second éléments 6, 7, réalisée par le moyen de liaison 8, permet à l'utilisateur de passer à volonté de la configuration de transport (illustrée à la figure 1) à la configuration d'utilisation (illustrée à la figure 6) et vice-versa.According to the invention, the powder compact 1 comprises a connecting means 8 connecting the first element 6 and the second element 7 to allow the powder compact 1 to evolve between a transport configuration (illustrated in FIG. figure 1 ) in which the storage face 6A is arranged facing the inner face 7A and a configuration of use (illustrated in FIG. figure 6 ) in which the cosmetic product is accessible to a user. In other words, the first and second elements 6, 7 are movably mounted relative to one another via the connecting means 8, between their transport and use configurations, each of these corresponding configurations. preferably at an abutment position of the elements 6, 7 against each other. The powder compact 1 is preferably designed to evolve reversibly between its transport and use configurations, that is to say that the mechanical connection between the first and second elements 6, 7, made by the connecting means 8, allows the user to switch at will from the transport configuration (shown in the figure 1 ) to the usage configuration (shown in figure 6 ) and vice versa.

La configuration de transport permet une manipulation et un transport en vrac du poudrier 1 sans risque de répandre ou de perdre du produit cosmétique 2. Pour cela, la face de stockage 6A est disposée en regard de la face interne 7A de façon que cette dernière masque sensiblement le produit cosmétique 2 disposé sur la face de stockage 6A. Le poudrier 1 forme ainsi, en configuration de transport, un boîtier de protection pour le produit cosmétique 2. A cette fin, et comme illustré aux figures, la face de stockage 6A et la face interne 7A sont disposées en vis-à-vis, l'une contre l'autre, c'est-à-dire qu'elles sont superposées pour empêcher la communication du produit cosmétique 2 avec l'extérieur.The transport configuration allows handling and bulk transport of the powder compact 1 without the risk of spreading or losing the cosmetic product 2. For this, the storage face 6A is arranged facing the inner face 7A so that the latter mask substantially cosmetic product 2 disposed on the storage face 6A. The powder compact 1 thus forms, in the transport configuration, a protective case for the cosmetic product 2. For this purpose, and as illustrated in the figures, the storage face 6A and the internal face 7A are arranged facing each other. against each other, that is to say they are superimposed to prevent the communication of the cosmetic product 2 with the outside.

Au contraire, en configuration d'utilisation, le produit cosmétique 2 se retrouve au moins partiellement à l'air libre pour que l'utilisateur puisse en prélever une fraction, par exemple à l'aide du moyen d'application 3, et l'appliquer sur son corps.On the contrary, in the configuration of use, the cosmetic product 2 is found at least partially in the open air so that the user can take a fraction, for example using the application means 3, and the apply on his body.

Conformément à l'invention, le moyen de liaison 8 est conçu pour qu'en configuration d'utilisation, la face de fermeture 6B soit disposée en regard de la face interne 7A. De cette façon, le produit cosmétique 2, qui se trouvait masqué en configuration de transport par la face interne 7A, se trouve disposé à l'air libre en configuration d'utilisation, et de ce fait parfaitement accessible à l'utilisateur. En outre, étant donné qu'en configuration d'utilisation la face de fermeture 6B est disposée en regard de la face interne 7A (c'est-à-dire que les faces de fermeture 6B et interne 7A sont en vis-à-vis), le poudrier 1 présente un caractère particulièrement compact même lorsqu'il se trouve en configuration d'utilisation.According to the invention, the connecting means 8 is designed so that in use configuration, the closing face 6B is arranged facing the inner face 7A. In this way, the cosmetic product 2, which was masked in the transport configuration by the inner face 7A, is disposed in the open air in the configuration of use, and therefore perfectly accessible to the user. In addition, since in the configuration of use the closing face 6B is disposed facing the inner face 7A (that is to say that the closure faces 6B and 7A internal are vis-à-vis ), the compact 1 has a particularly compact character even when it is in use configuration.

Avantageusement, et comme illustré aux figures, le moyen de liaison 8 est conçu pour qu'en configuration d'utilisation la face de fermeture 6B et la face interne 7A soient superposées, de façon que le poudrier 1 présente un encombrement sensiblement identique à celui qu'il présente en configuration de transport. En d'autres termes, le moyen de liaison 8 est avantageusement conçu pour qu'en configuration d'utilisation le premier élément 6 se trouve entièrement au droit du second élément 7, et ne déborde pas latéralement de ce dernier. Grâce à cette caractéristique, l'usage du poudrier gagne en discrétion, mais aussi en originalité, dans son maniement.Advantageously, and as illustrated in the figures, the connecting means 8 is designed so that in use configuration the closure face 6B and the inner face 7A are superimposed, so that the compact 1 has a substantially identical size to the one that it presents in transport configuration. In other words, the connecting means 8 is advantageously designed so that in use configuration the first element 6 is entirely in line with the second element 7, and does not protrude laterally. of the last. Thanks to this characteristic, the use of the powder compact gains in discretion, but also in originality, in its handling.

En d'autres termes, l'invention repose en particulier sur la mise en oeuvre d'une liaison mécanique permettant un retournement sur lui-même, à 180°, du premier élément 6, c'est à dire une inversion des faces de ce dernier. De ce fait, les premier et second éléments 6, 7 sont superposés tant en configuration de transport qu'en configuration d'utilisation, la face du second élément 6 située à l'extérieur du poudrier 1 étant différente selon que l'on se trouve en configuration de transport ou d'utilisation.In other words, the invention is based in particular on the implementation of a mechanical link allowing a 180 ° turnaround of the first element 6, ie an inversion of the faces of this element. latest. As a result, the first and second elements 6, 7 are superimposed both in the transport configuration and in the use configuration, the face of the second element 6 located outside the powder compact 1 being different depending on whether it is located in transport or use configuration.

Bien évidemment, il existe une multiplicité de moyens mécaniques permettant de réaliser le moyen de liaison 8. Par exemple, dans le mode de réalisation correspondant à la figure 8, le moyen de liaison 8 comprend une double liaison pivot permettant une articulation du premier élément 6 par rapport au second élément 7 selon deux axes de pivotement sensiblement perpendiculaires, à la manière d'un joint de cardan. Il est également envisageable, en lieu et place de cette double liaison pivot, de prévoir une liaison sphérique avec une partie mâle sphéroïdale reliée au premier élément 6 et un logement sphérique complémentaire attaché au second élément 7 et destinée à accueillir la partie mâle. Dans l'exemple de la figure 8, l'utilisateur procède tout d'abord, à partir de la configuration de transport, à une ouverture du poudrier 1 selon une gestuelle sensiblement identique à celle des poudriers de l'art antérieur (pivotement relatif des premier et deuxième éléments 6, 7 selon le premier axe de pivotement). Puis, une fois que le premier élément 6 a été amené dans la position illustrée à la figure 8, l'utilisateur peut procéder à une inversion des faces 6, 7 du premier élément 6 par pivotement dudit élément 6 sur lui-même autour du second axe de pivotement. L'utilisateur rabat enfin le premier élément 6 contre le second élément 7 de sorte que le poudrier 1 se trouve alors en configuration d'utilisation, ladite configuration d'utilisation correspondant sensiblement à celle illustrée à la figure 6.Of course, there is a multiplicity of mechanical means for producing the connecting means 8. For example, in the embodiment corresponding to the figure 8 , the connecting means 8 comprises a double pivot link allowing articulation of the first element 6 relative to the second element 7 along two substantially perpendicular pivoting axes, in the manner of a universal joint. It is also conceivable, in place of this double pivot connection, to provide a spherical connection with a spheroidal male part connected to the first element 6 and a complementary spherical housing attached to the second element 7 and intended to accommodate the male part. In the example of the figure 8 , the user proceeds first, from the transport configuration, to an opening of the powder compact 1 according to a gesture substantially identical to that of the powder compacts of the prior art (relative pivoting of the first and second elements 6, 7 according to the first pivot axis). Then, once the first element 6 has been brought into the position illustrated in FIG. figure 8 the user can invert the faces 6, 7 of the first element 6 by pivoting said element 6 on itself around the second pivot axis. The user finally folds the first element 6 against the second element 7 so that the powder compact 1 is then found in use configuration, said usage configuration substantially corresponding to that illustrated in FIG. figure 6 .

Selon un mode de réalisation préféré correspondant aux exemples des figures 1 à 7 d'une part et 9 et 10 d'autre part, le moyen de liaison 8 est conçu pour permettre à la fois une translation et un pivotement relatifs des premier et second éléments 6, 7. En d'autres termes, le moyen de liaison 8 est avantageusement conçu pour réaliser une double liaison pivot-glissière entre le premier élément 6 et le second élément 7.According to a preferred embodiment corresponding to the examples of Figures 1 to 7 on the one hand and 9 and 10 on the other hand, the connecting means 8 is designed to allow both a relative translation and a pivoting of the first and second elements 6, 7. In other words, the connecting means 8 is advantageously designed to produce a double pivot-slide connection between the first element 6 and the second element 7.

Dans les exemples des figures 1 à 7 et 9 et 10, le moyen de liaison 8 comprend ainsi une articulation permettant le pivotement relatif des premier et second éléments 6, 7 autour d'un axe de pivotement X-X', ledit moyen de liaison 8 étant conçu pour permettre un déplacement dudit axe de pivotement X-X' par rapport à l'un ou l'autre desdits premier et second éléments 6, 7. Plus précisément, dans les exemples illustrés aux figures, le moyen de liaison 8 est conçu pour permettre un déplacement en translation de l'axe de pivotement X-X' par rapport au second élément 7, l'axe X-X' restant de préférence en permanence immobile relativement au premier élément 6. Il est cependant tout à fait envisageable, sans pour autant sortir du cadre de l'invention, que l'axe de pivotement X-X' se déplace par rapport au premier élément 6 et reste immobile par rapport au second élément 7.In the examples of Figures 1 to 7 and 9 and 10 , the connecting means 8 thus comprises a hinge allowing the relative pivoting of the first and second elements 6, 7 around a pivot axis X-X ', said connecting means 8 being designed to allow a displacement of said pivot axis XX with respect to one or the other of said first and second elements 6, 7. More specifically, in the examples illustrated in the figures, the connecting means 8 is designed to allow a displacement in translation of the pivot axis XX relative to the second element 7, the axis XX 'remaining preferably permanently immobile relative to the first element 6. It is however quite possible, without departing from the scope of the invention, that the pivot axis XX 'moves relative to the first element 6 and remains stationary relative to the second element 7.

En d'autres termes, dans ce mode de réalisation avantageux, le principe de l'invention repose sur la mise en oeuvre d'une charnière déplaçable en translation. Ce principe de liaison mécanique est particulièrement simple, économique et fiable et autorise en outre une gestuelle originale et attractive pour faire passer manuellement le poudrier 1 de sa configuration de transport (illustrée à la figure 1) à sa configuration d'utilisation (illustrée à la figure 6) et vice-versa.In other words, in this advantageous embodiment, the principle of the invention is based on the implementation of a hinge movable in translation. This principle of mechanical connection is particularly simple, economical and reliable and also allows an original and attractive gesture to manually pass the powder compact 1 of its transport configuration (illustrated in the figure 1 ) to its configuration of use (illustrated in figure 6 ) and vice versa.

Afin de réaliser la double liaison pivot/glissière, le moyen de liaison 8 comprend de préférence un rail de glissière 9 attaché à l'un desdits premier et second éléments 6, 7, ainsi qu'un coulisseau 10 attaché à l'autre desdits premier et second éléments 6, 7, ledit coulisseau 10 étant relié au rail de glissière 9 pour d'une part coulisser le long de ce dernier et d'autre part tourner sur lui-même selon un axe de rotation X-X' sensiblement perpendiculaire à la direction d'extension principale du rail de glissière 9. Cette variante de réalisation, qui correspond aux exemples illustrés (à l'exception de l'exemple de la figure 8) est particulièrement intéressante car elle permet la mise en jeu d'un nombre minimal de pièces. En effet, le rail de glissière 9 et le coulisseau 10 peuvent être directement réalisés dans l'élément 6, 7 auquel ils sont respectivement attachés. Par exemple, le rail de glissière 9 peut avantageusement être ménagé directement dans le second élément 7, tandis que le coulisseau 10 peut venir de matière avec le premier élément 6. Selon une variante de réalisation préférée, illustrée aux figures 11 et 12, le coulisseau 10 est monté, sur ledit élément (en l'occurrence le premier élément 6) auquel il est attaché, à coulissement élastique selon ledit axe X-X'. En d'autres termes, le coulisseau 10 est dans ce cas monté sur l'élément 6 (ou le cas échéant sur l'élément 7) avec une possibilité de déplacement par rapport audit élément 6. L'intérêt découlant de cette caractéristique technique particulière sera expliqué plus en détails dans ce qui suit.In order to achieve the double pivot / slide connection, the connecting means 8 preferably comprises a slide rail 9 attached to one of said first and second members 6, 7, and a slider 10 attached to the other of said first and second elements 6, 7, said slider 10 being connected to the slider rail 9 to firstly slide along the latter and secondly to rotate about itself along an axis of rotation XX 'substantially perpendicular to the direction main extension of the slide rail 9. This embodiment variant, which corresponds to the illustrated examples (with the exception of the example of the figure 8 ) is particularly interesting because it allows the introduction of a minimum number of parts. Indeed, the slide rail 9 and the slider 10 may be directly formed in the element 6, 7 to which they are respectively attached. For example, the slide rail 9 may advantageously be formed directly in the second element 7, while the slider 10 may be integral with the first element 6. According to a preferred embodiment, illustrated in FIGS. Figures 11 and 12 , the slider 10 is mounted on said element (in this case the first element 6) to which it is attached, elastically sliding along said axis X-X '. In other words, the slider 10 is in this case mounted on the element 6 (or possibly on the element 7) with a possibility of displacement with respect to said element 6. The interest resulting from this particular technical characteristic will be explained in more detail in the following.

L'invention concerne par ailleurs, de manière indépendante, un poudrier 1 comprenant d'une part un premier élément 6 qui présente lui-même une face de stockage 6A sur laquelle est disposé un produit cosmétique 2 et une face de fermeture 6B opposée, et d'autre part un deuxième élément 7 présentant une face interne 7A et une face externe 7B opposées, lesdits premier et deuxième éléments 6, 7 étant montés mobiles l'un relativement à l'autre par l'intermédiaire d'un moyen de liaison 8 leur permettant d'évoluer réversiblement entre d'une part une configuration de transport (illustrée à la figure 1) dans laquelle la face de stockage 6A est disposée en regard de la face interne 7A et d'autre part une configuration d'utilisation (illustrée à la figure 6) dans laquelle le produit de maquillage 2 est accessible à un utilisateur, ledit moyen de liaison 8 étant conçu pour qu'en configuration d'utilisation lesdits éléments 6, 7 soient sensiblement superposés avec la face de fermeture 6B disposée en regard de la face interne 7A pour que le poudrier 1 présente en configuration d'utilisation un encombrement sensiblement identique à celui qu'il présente en configuration de transport, le moyen de liaison 8 comprenant un rail de glissière 9 attaché à l'un desdits premier et deuxième éléments 6, 7, ainsi qu'un coulisseau 10 attaché à l'autre desdits premier et deuxième éléments 6, 7, ledit coulisseau 10 étant relié au rail de glissière 9 pour d'une part coulisser le long de ce dernier et d'autre part tourner sur lui-même selon un axe de rotation X-X' sensiblement perpendiculaire à la direction d'extension principale dudit rail 9.The invention also relates, independently, to a powder compact 1 comprising on the one hand a first element 6 which itself has a storage face 6A on which a cosmetic product 2 and an opposite closure face 6B are placed, and on the other hand a second element 7 having an opposite inner face 7A and an opposite outer face 7B, said first and second elements 6, 7 being movably mounted relative to each other by means of a connecting means 8 allowing them to evolve reversibly between a transport configuration (illustrated at figure 1 ) in which the storage face 6A is disposed facing the inner face 7A and on the other hand a configuration of use (illustrated in FIG. figure 6 ) in which the makeup product 2 is accessible to a user, said connecting means 8 being designed so that in use configuration said elements 6, 7 are substantially superimposed with the closure face 6B disposed facing the inner face 7A so that the powder compact 1 has in the configuration of use a bulkiness substantially identical to that which it presents in transport configuration, the connecting means 8 comprising a slide rail 9 attached to one of said first and second elements 6, 7, and a slider 10 attached to the other of said first and second elements 6, 7, said slider 10 being connected to the slider rail 9 to slide along the slider rail and secondly to turn on itself along an axis of rotation XX 'substantially perpendicular to the main extension direction of said rail 9.

Le second élément 7 comprend un compartiment de rangement 11 du moyen d'application 3, c'est-à-dire que le second élément 7 délimite, de préférence à lui seul, un espace destiné à accueillir et à stocker le moyen d'application 3, en particulier lorsque le poudrier 1 se trouve en configuration de transport.The second element 7 comprises a storage compartment 11 of the application means 3, that is to say that the second element 7 delimits, preferably alone, a space for accommodating and storing the application means 3, especially when the powder compact 1 is in the transport configuration.

Avantageusement le compartiment de rangement 11 est ménagé sur la face interne 7A du second élément 7, ledit compartiment 11 étant de préférence accessible à partir de ladite face interne 7A.Advantageously, the storage compartment 11 is formed on the inner face 7A of the second element 7, said compartment 11 being preferably accessible from said inner face 7A.

Avantageusement, le second élément 7 forme un réceptacle avec un fond présentant deux faces opposées correspondant respectivement aux faces interne 7A et externe 7B, ledit réceptacle formant ledit compartiment de rangement, c'est-à-dire que le réceptacle est conformé pour accueillir en son sein le moyen d'application 3.Advantageously, the second element 7 forms a receptacle with a bottom having two opposite faces respectively corresponding to the inner faces 7A and 7B external, said receptacle forming said storage compartment, that is to say that the receptacle is shaped to accommodate its within the means of application 3.

De ce point de vue, l'invention repose donc sur l'idée de mettre en oeuvre un poudrier comprenant deux éléments 6, 7 mobiles l'un par rapport à l'autre, l'un des éléments 6 accueillant le produit cosmétique 2 tandis que l'autre élément 7 accueille le moyen d'application 3 du produit cosmétique 2. Grâce au fait que le second élément 7 est de préférence entièrement dédié à l'accueil du moyen d'application 3, ce dernier peut présenter un encombrement relativement important, ce qui n'est absolument pas envisageable dans l'art antérieur. Le poudrier 1 conforme à l'invention conserve toutefois un caractère particulièrement pratique grâce à la conception particulière du moyen de liaison 8 qui permet le retournement sur lui-même du premier élément 6, comme décrit dans ce qui précède.From this point of view, the invention is therefore based on the idea of implementing a compact comprising two elements 6, 7 movable relative to each other, one of the elements 6 accommodating the cosmetic product 2 while that the other element 7 accommodates the application means 3 of the cosmetic product 2. Due to the fact that the second element 7 is preferably entirely dedicated to receiving the application means 3, the latter may have a relatively large bulk , which is absolutely not possible in the prior art. The powder compact 1 according to the invention retains however a particularly practical character thanks to the particular design of the connecting means 8 which allows the first element 6 to be turned over on itself, as described in the foregoing.

Avantageusement, le poudrier 1 comprend un miroir 12 (visible sur la figure 4) disposé sur la face externe 7B du second élément 7. De préférence, le miroir couvre sensiblement la totalité de la face externe 7B, de manière à offrir une surface de vision la plus confortable possible pour l'utilisateur. Dans ce mode de réalisation préférentiel, l'utilisateur dispose donc d'un poudrier 1 se présentant, lorsqu'il est en configuration d'utilisation, sous la forme d'un boîtier compact avec deux faces principales, l'une desdites faces principales comportant le produit cosmétique 2 tandis que la face principale opposée comporte le miroir 12.Advantageously, the powder compact 1 comprises a mirror 12 (visible on the figure 4 ) disposed on the outer face 7B of the second element 7. Preferably, the mirror covers substantially the entire outer face 7B, so as to provide a viewing surface as comfortable as possible for the user. In this preferred embodiment, the user therefore has a powder compact 1 which, when in the configuration of use, is in the form of a compact casing with two main faces, one of said main faces comprising the cosmetic product 2 while the opposite main face comprises the mirror 12.

Cet aspect de l'invention est d'ailleurs parfaitement indépendant des autres caractéristiques techniques décrites ici. Ainsi, si l'on considère cet aspect indépendant séparément, l'invention peut concerner un poudrier 1 incluant un produit cosmétique 2 cohérent ainsi qu'un moyen d'application 3 dudit produit cosmétique 2, ledit poudrier 1 comprenant :

  • un premier élément 6 présentant une face de stockage 6A sur laquelle est disposé ledit produit cosmétique 2 et une face de fermeture 6B opposée,
  • un second élément 7 présentant des faces interne 7A et externe 7B opposées,
  • un moyen de liaison 8 reliant les premier et second éléments 6, 7 pour permettre au poudrier 1 d'évoluer entre une configuration de transport (illustrée à la figure 1) dans laquelle la face de stockage 6A est disposée en regard de la face interne 7A et une configuration d'utilisation (illustrée à la figure 6) dans laquelle le produit cosmétique 2 est accessible à un utilisateur,
le moyen de liaison 8 étant conçu pour qu'en configuration d'utilisation la face de fermeture 6B soit disposée en regard de la face interne 7A, ledit poudrier 1 comprenant un miroir 12 disposé sur la face externe 7B.This aspect of the invention is moreover perfectly independent of the other technical features described here. Thus, if we consider this independent aspect separately, the invention may relate to a powder compact 1 including a coherent cosmetic product 2 and an application means 3 of said cosmetic product 2, said powder compact 1 comprising:
  • a first element 6 having a storage face 6A on which is disposed said cosmetic product 2 and an opposite closing face 6B,
  • a second element 7 having opposite inner faces 7A and outer faces 7B,
  • a connecting means 8 connecting the first and second elements 6, 7 to allow the powder compact 1 to evolve between a transport configuration (illustrated in FIG. figure 1 ) in which the storage face 6A is arranged facing the inner face 7A and a configuration of use (illustrated in FIG. figure 6 ) in which the cosmetic product 2 is accessible to a user,
the connecting means 8 being designed so that in use configuration the closing face 6B is disposed facing the inner face 7A, said powder 1 comprising a mirror 12 disposed on the outer face 7B.

Avantageusement, les premier et second éléments 6, 7 sont conçus pour que l'utilisateur puisse, lorsque le poudrier 1 se trouve en configuration de transport (illustrée à la figure 1), saisir dans une main le second élément 7, et tout en maintenant immobile le second élément 7 avec ladite main, actionner avec l'autre main le premier élément 6 pour atteindre la configuration d'utilisation (illustrée à la figure 6). En d'autres termes, le second élément 7 est conçu pour offrir, lorsque le poudrier 1 est en configuration de transport, une surface de prise suffisante à l'utilisateur pour permettre à ce dernier d'immobiliser manuellement le poudrier 1 afin de l'amener ensuite en configuration d'utilisation (par exemple par pivotement et translation du premier élément 6). En particulier, dans l'exemple illustré aux figures, le second élément 7 présente une épaisseur E suffisante pour permettre une bonne prise en main par l'utilisateur, ladite épaisseur E du second élément 7 étant de préférence largement supérieure (par exemple deux à trois fois supérieure) à l'épaisseur e du volet formant le premier élément 6. En outre, le premier élément 6 est préférentiellement conçu pour venir pénétrer dans le réceptacle formant le second élément 7, de manière à être entouré latéralement par ledit réceptacle avec la face de fermeture 6B venant affleurer le bord supérieur libre 7C dudit réceptacle. Selon cet aspect de l'invention, qui est d'ailleurs totalement indépendant des autres dispositions techniques décrites dans ce qui précède, le poudrier 1 est manipulé selon une cinématique particulièrement originale, puisqu'elle implique le maintien en position du second élément 7 et la mise en mouvement par rapport à l'utilisateur et au second élément 7 du premier élément 6 renfermant le produit cosmétique 2. En d'autres termes, cette cinématique est rigoureusement opposée à celle permise par les poudriers de l'art antérieur.Advantageously, the first and second elements 6, 7 are designed so that the user can, when the powder compact 1 is in the transport configuration (illustrated in FIG. figure 1 ), seize in one hand the second element 7, and while still holding the second element 7 with said hand, operate with the other hand the first element 6 to reach the configuration of use (illustrated in FIG. figure 6 ). In other words, the second element 7 is designed to provide, when the powder compact 1 is in the transport configuration, a sufficient grip surface for the user to allow the latter to manually immobilize the powder compact 1 in order to then bring into use configuration (for example by pivoting and translation of the first element 6). In particular, in the example illustrated in the figures, the second element 7 has a thickness E sufficient to allow a good grip by the user, said thickness E of the second element 7 is preferably much greater (for example two to three times greater) to the thickness e of the shutter forming the first element 6. In addition, the first element 6 is preferably designed to penetrate into the receptacle forming the second element 7, so as to be laterally surrounded by said receptacle with the face closing 6B flush with the free upper edge 7C of said receptacle. According to this aspect of the invention, which is moreover totally independent of the other technical arrangements described in the foregoing, the powder compact 1 is handled according to a particularly original kinematics, since it involves maintaining in position the second element 7 and the set in motion relative to the user and the second element 7 of the first element 6 containing the cosmetic product 2. In other words, this kinematics is strictly opposite to that allowed by the compacts of the prior art.

Le poudrier correspondant au mode de réalisation des figures 1 à 7 va maintenant être décrit plus en détails dans ce qui suit.The powder compact corresponding to the embodiment of Figures 1 to 7 will now be described in more detail in the following.

Selon ce mode de réalisation, le second élément 7 comprend un fond, présentant une forme sensiblement carrée, à partir duquel s'élève une paroi latérale comprenant au moins deux panneaux latéraux 13, 14, de préférence sensiblement identiques et de forme rectangulaire, lesdits panneaux latéraux 13, 14 étant disposés de façon sensiblement parallèle l'un par rapport à l'autre. De préférence, la paroi latérale s'élevant à partir du fond comprend également une face avant 15 et une face arrière 16 disposées parallèlement l'une à l'autre perpendiculairement aux panneaux latéraux 13, 14. La hauteur des panneaux latéraux et celle de la face avant 15 sont sensiblement identiques et correspondent à l'épaisseur E du second élément 7. En revanche, la hauteur de la face arrière 16 est inférieure, c'est-à-dire qu'elle correspond à l'épaisseur E du second élément 7 à laquelle est retranchée l'épaisseur e du volet formant le premier élément 6. Avantageusement, un évidement 15A est ménagé dans la face avant 15 afin de permettre à l'utilisateur de saisir le premier élément 6 lorsque le poudrier 1 est en configuration de transport, en vue d'amener ledit élément 6 en configuration d'utilisation. Le deuxième élément 7 forme ainsi un réceptacle destiné à recevoir le moyen d'application 3. A cette fin, le second élément 7 incorpore de préférence un caisson 70 disposé au sein du réceptacle pour diminuer la capacité de ce dernier et l'ajuster aux dimensions du pinceau formant le moyen d'application 3, de manière à limiter les possibilités de déplacements intempestifs de ce dernier. De préférence, afin de limiter tout risque de voir le moyen d'application 3 échapper accidentellement du logement qu'il occupe au sein du second élément 7, ledit second élément 7 est doté de moyens d'encliquètement destinés à coopérer avec des moyens d'encliquètement complémentaires prévus sur le moyen d'application 3. L'utilisateur doit donc désactiver lesdits moyens d'encliquètement afin de pouvoir extraire le moyen d'application 3 hors du second élément 7.According to this embodiment, the second element 7 comprises a bottom, having a substantially square shape, from which rises a side wall comprising at least two lateral panels 13, 14, preferably substantially identical and of rectangular shape, said panels lateral members 13, 14 being disposed substantially parallel to one another. Preferably, the side wall rising from the bottom also comprises a front face 15 and a rear face 16 disposed parallel to each other perpendicular to the side panels 13, 14. The height of the side panels and that of the front face 15 are substantially identical and correspond to the thickness E of the second element 7. In contrast, the height of the rear face 16 is smaller, that is to say that it corresponds to the thickness E of the second element 7 to which is subtracted the thickness e of the shutter forming the first element 6. Advantageously, a recess 15A is formed in the front face 15 to allow the user to grasp the first element 6 when the powder compact 1 is in the configuration of transport, in order to bring said element 6 into the configuration of use. The second element 7 thus forms a receptacle for receiving the application means 3. For this purpose, the second element 7 preferably incorporates a box 70 disposed within the receptacle to reduce the capacity of the latter and adjust it to the dimensions of the brush forming the means of application 3, so as to limit the possibilities of inadvertent movement of the latter. Preferably, in order to limit any risk of the application means 3 accidentally escaping from the housing which it occupies within the second element 7, said second element 7 is provided with latching means intended to cooperate with means of locking. complementary clipping provided on the means of application 3. The user must therefore disable said latching means in order to extract the application means 3 out of the second element 7.

Le rail de glissière 9 comprend quant à lui au moins une rainure 9A, et de préférence deux rainures 9A, 9B parallèles disposées en regard l'une de l'autre (c'est à dire en vis-à-vis) et ménagées respectivement dans les panneaux latéraux 13, 14. Tel que cela est visible aux figures, chaque rainure 9A, 9B s'étend de façon sensiblement rectiligne sur sensiblement toute la longueur du panneau 13, 14 concerné, lesdites rainures étant positionnées en partie supérieure desdits panneaux, c'est-à-dire au voisinage du bord libre supérieur 7C. Le coulisseau 10 destiné à coopérer avec le rail 9 comprend quant à lui au moins un téton 17 de section circulaire introduit dans la rainure 9A. Bien évidemment, il est préférable que le coulisseau comprennent deux tétons 17, 18 destinés à coopérer respectivement avec la première et la deuxième rainure 9A, 9B. Plus précisément, le volet formant le premier élément 6 comprend avantageusement deux bords parallèles destinés à venir respectivement en regard des rainures 9A, 9B, le coulisseau comprenant deux tétons 17, 18 de section circulaire (c'est-à-dire présentant une forme sensiblement cylindrique de base circulaire) s'étendant respectivement à partir desdits bords du volet, de façon opposée, pour pénétrer dans la rainure 9A, 9B correspondante. De préférence, les tétons 17, 18 sont engagés dans les rainures 9A, 9B de façon sensiblement ajustée, ce qui permet aux tétons 17, 18 de glisser le long de la rainure 9A, 9B correspondante en translation, tout en pouvant tourner sur eux-même dans ladite rainure. Les tétons 17, 18 assurent ainsi à la fois un guidage en translation du volet tout en définissant l'axe de rotation X-X' dudit volet.The slide rail 9 comprises meanwhile at least one groove 9A, and preferably two parallel grooves 9A, 9B arranged facing each other (that is to say facing each other) and arranged respectively in the side panels 13, 14. As shown in the figures, each groove 9A, 9B extends substantially rectilinear over substantially the entire length of the panel 13, 14 concerned, said grooves being positioned in the upper part of said panels, that is, in the vicinity of the upper free edge 7C. The slider 10 intended to cooperate with the rail 9 comprises meanwhile at least one pin 17 of circular section introduced into the groove 9A. Of course, it is preferable that the slider comprise two pins 17, 18 for cooperating respectively with the first and the second groove 9A, 9B. More specifically, the flap forming the first element 6 advantageously comprises two parallel edges intended to respectively face the grooves 9A, 9B, the slide comprising two pins 17, 18 of circular section (that is to say having a shape substantially cylindrical base) extending respectively from said flap edges, in the opposite way, to penetrate the corresponding groove 9A, 9B. Preferably, the pins 17, 18 are engaged in the grooves 9A, 9B in a substantially adjusted manner, which allows the pins 17, 18 to slide along the corresponding groove 9A, 9B in translation, while being able to turn on them. even in said groove. The studs 17, 18 thus provide both a guide in translation of the shutter while defining the axis of rotation XX 'of said shutter.

Avantageusement, les tétons 17, 18 sont positionnés vers une extrémité du volet formant le premier élément 6, ladite extrémité étant choisie pour que lorsque le poudrier 1 est en configuration de transport, l'axe de pivotement X-X' correspondant à l'axe d'extension des tétons 17, 18 soit disposé à proximité de l'évidement 15A, c'est-à-dire que l'axe X-X' se retrouve alors à proximité de la face avant 15.Advantageously, the pins 17, 18 are positioned towards one end of the shutter forming the first element 6, said end being chosen so that when the powder compact 1 is in the transport configuration, the pivot axis XX 'corresponding to the axis of extension of the pins 17, 18 is disposed near the recess 15A, that is to say that the axis XX 'is then found near the front face 15.

La variante correspondant aux figures 9 et 10 est identique à celle des figures 1 à 7 à l'exception du fait que les tétons 17, 18 sont positionnés à l'extrémité opposée. En d'autres termes, dans la variante des figures 9 et 10, les tétons 17, 18 sont positionnés vers une extrémité du volet formant le premier élément 6, ladite extrémité étant choisie pour que lorsque le poudrier 1 est en configuration de transport, l'axe de pivotement X-X' correspondant à l'axe d'extension des tétons 17, 18 soit disposé de façon opposée à l'évidement 15A, c'est-à-dire que l'axe X-X' se retrouve alors à proximité de la face arrière 16 et séparé de l'évidement 15A par sensiblement toute la longueur des panneaux latéraux 13, 14. Ce mode de réalisation permet une cinématique d'ouverture particulièrement ergonomique et intuitive, en particulier car elle implique un mouvement initial de pivotement du premier élément 6 par rapport au second élément 7 qui ressemble au mouvement de pivotement mis en oeuvre dans les poudriers de l'art antérieur.The variant corresponding to Figures 9 and 10 is identical to that of Figures 1 to 7 except that the nipples 17, 18 are positioned at the opposite end. In other words, in the variant of Figures 9 and 10 , the pins 17, 18 are positioned towards one end of the shutter forming the first element 6, said end being chosen so that when the powder compact 1 is in transport configuration, the pivot axis XX 'corresponding to the axis of extension pins 17, 18 is disposed opposite the recess 15A, that is to say that the axis XX 'is then found near the rear face 16 and separated from the recess 15A by substantially the entire length of the side panels 13, 14. This embodiment allows a particularly ergonomic and intuitive opening kinematics, in particular because it involves an initial pivoting movement of the first element 6 relative to the second element 7 which resembles the pivoting movement set used in the powder compacts of the prior art.

Dans la variante illustrée aux figures 11 et 12, les tétons 17, 18 sont constitués par des pièces indépendantes, distinctes de la pièce formant le premier élément 6 proprement dit. De préférence, le premier élément 6 définit deux conduits 60, 61, tous deux coaxiaux avec l'axe X-X'. Les deux conduits 60, 61 en question résultent de préférence de la partition d'un conduit unique, coaxial à l'axe X-X', grâce à une pièce médiane 62, ladite pièce médiane 62 venant de préférence de matière avec le reste du premier élément 6. Dans chacun des conduits 60, 61 sont enfilés respectivement un premier et un deuxième ressort 19, 20, de telle sorte que le premier ressort 19 se trouve interposé entre la pièce médiane 62 et l'un des tétons 18, tandis-que l'autre ressort 20 se trouve interposé entre la pièce médiane 62 et l'autre téton 17. Chacun des tétons 17, 18 est ainsi soumis à une force de rappel de l'un des ressorts 19, 20, qui a tendance à pousser le téton 17, 18 concerné vers l'extérieur par rapport au premier élément 6, le long de l'axe X-X'. Grâce à ce montage à translation élastique des tétons 17, 18, ces derniers se retrouvent plaqués en permanence, sous l'effet de l'action du ressort correspondant, contre le fond de la rainure correspondante 9A, 9B.In the variant illustrated in Figures 11 and 12 , the pins 17, 18 are constituted by independent parts, separate from the part forming the first element 6 itself. Preferably, the first element 6 defines two ducts 60, 61, both coaxial with the axis X-X '. The two ducts 60, 61 in question preferably result from the partition of a single duct, coaxial with the axis X-X ', thanks to a median piece 62, said median piece 62 coming preferably from material with the rest of the first element 6. In each of the ducts 60, 61 are respectively threaded a first and a second spring 19, 20, so that the first spring 19 is interposed between the central piece 62 and one of the nipples 18, while that the other spring 20 is interposed between the central piece 62 and the other stud 17. Each of the pins 17, 18 is thus subjected to a restoring force of one of the springs 19, 20, which tends to push the pin 17, 18 concerned outwardly relative to the first element 6, along the axis X-X '. Thanks to this elastically translational mounting nipples 17, 18, they are permanently clad, under the effect of the action of the corresponding spring, against the bottom of the corresponding groove 9A, 9B.

Grâce à ce montage à coulissement élastique, la bonne coopération de chaque téton 17, 18 avec la rainure correspondante 9A, 9B est assurée, puisque la contrainte élastique auquel est soumis chaque téton permet de compenser les tolérances de fabrication, et ainsi garantir que lesdits tétons 17, 18 ne sortiront jamais intempestivement des rainures 9A, 9B.Thanks to this elastically sliding arrangement, the good cooperation of each pin 17, 18 with the corresponding groove 9A, 9B is ensured, since the elastic stress to which each pin is subjected makes it possible to compensate for the manufacturing tolerances, and thus to guarantee that said pins 17, 18 will never pop out of the grooves 9A, 9B.

Surtout, cette tolérance élastique du positionnement de chaque téton 17, 18 permet de faciliter le glissement des tétons le long de la rainure correspondante 9A, 9B, la capacité de compensation axiale (selon l'axe X-X') de chaque téton 17, 18 permettant d'éviter tout coincement du premier élément 6 lors de son déplacement en translation de long des rainures 9A, 9B, un tel coincement pouvant là encore provenir des tolérances de fabrication.Above all, this elastic tolerance of the positioning of each stud 17, 18 makes it possible to facilitate the sliding of the pins along the corresponding groove 9A, 9B, the axial compensation capacity (along the X-X 'axis) of each stud 17, 18 to prevent jamming of the first element 6 during its displacement in translation along the grooves 9A, 9B, such jamming may again come from manufacturing tolerances.

L'idée de monter ainsi en translation élastique selon l'axe X-X' les tétons 17, 18 constitue d'ailleurs une invention en tant que telle, indépendamment des autres caractéristiques techniques décrites ici.The idea of thus mounting in elastic translation along the axis X-X 'nipples 17, 18 is also an invention as such, independently of the other technical features described herein.

Dans la variante des figures 13 et 14, le premier élément 6 est pourvu, sur sa tranche, d'une aspérité 21, dont la forme évoque sensiblement celle d'un grain de riz, permettant de faciliter la manipulation du premier élément 6 par l'utilisateur.In the variant of Figures 13 and 14 , the first element 6 is provided on its edge, an asperity 21, whose shape substantially evokes that of a grain of rice, to facilitate the handling of the first element 6 by the user.

L'invention concerne enfin un procédé de traitement cosmétique, et en particulier un procédé de maquillage.The invention finally relates to a cosmetic treatment process, and in particular a makeup process.

Le procédé conforme à l'invention comprend la manipulation d'un poudrier 1 incluant un produit cosmétique 2 cohérent, ledit poudrier 1 comprenant également :

  • un premier élément 6 présentant une face de stockage 6A sur laquelle est disposé ledit produit cosmétique 2 et une face de fermeture 6B opposée,
  • un second élément 7 présentant des faces interne 7A et externe 7B opposées,
  • un moyen de liaison 8 reliant les premier et second éléments 6, 7 pour permettre au poudrier 1 d'évoluer entre une configuration de transport (illustrée à la figure 1) dans laquelle le face de stockage 6A est disposée en regard de la face interne 7A et une configuration d'utilisation (illustrée à la figure 6) dans laquelle le produit cosmétique 2 est accessible à un utilisateur.
The method according to the invention comprises the manipulation of a powder compact 1 including a coherent cosmetic product 2, said powder compact 1 also comprising:
  • a first element 6 having a storage face 6A on which is disposed said cosmetic product 2 and an opposite closing face 6B,
  • a second element 7 having opposite inner faces 7A and outer faces 7B,
  • a connecting means 8 connecting the first and second elements 6, 7 to allow the powder compact 1 to evolve between a transport configuration (illustrated in FIG. figure 1 ) in which the storage face 6A is disposed facing the inner face 7A and a configuration of use (illustrated in FIG. figure 6 ) in which the cosmetic product 2 is accessible to a user.

Selon une variante préférentielle du procédé conforme à l'invention, le poudrier 1 comprend un moyen d'application 3 du produit cosmétique 2, le second élément 7 comprenant de préférence dans ce cas un compartiment de rangement 11 du moyen d'application 3.According to a preferred variant of the process according to the invention, the powder compact 1 comprises an application means 3 of the cosmetic product 2, the second element 7 preferably comprising in this case a storage compartment 11 of the application means 3.

Conformément au procédé de l'invention, le moyen de liaison 8 est conçu pour qu'en configuration d'utilisation la face de fermeture 6B soit disposée en regard de la face interne 7A, le procédé comprenant une étape d'ouverture du poudrier 1 au cours de laquelle l'utilisateur saisit le deuxième élément 7 du poudrier 1 et, tout en maintenant sensiblement immobile le deuxième élément 7, actionne le premier élément 6 pour l'amener dans une position correspondant à la configuration d'utilisation (illustrée à la figure 6).According to the method of the invention, the connecting means 8 is designed so that in use configuration the closing face 6B is arranged facing the inner face 7A, the method comprising a step of opening the powder compact 1 to during which the user grasps the second element 7 of the powder compact 1 and, while keeping substantially still the second element 7, actuates the first element 6 to bring it to a position corresponding to the configuration of use (illustrated in FIG. figure 6 ).

En d'autres termes, le procédé conforme à l'invention implique une manipulation de poudrier totalement nouvelle, et dont la cinématique est opposée à celle pratiquée dans l'art antérieur puisqu'elle implique l'immobilisation de l'élément 7 ne contenant pas le produit cosmétique 2 et la mise en mouvement de l'élément 6 renfermant le produit cosmétique 2, cette mise en mouvement correspondant à un retournement dudit premier élément 6.In other words, the process according to the invention involves a completely new powder handling, the kinematics of which is opposite to that practiced in the prior art since it involves the immobilization of the element 7 not containing the cosmetic product 2 and the setting in motion of the element 6 enclosing the cosmetic product 2, this setting in motion corresponding to a reversal of said first element 6.

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  1. Powder compact (1) including a coherent cosmetic product (2) as well as a means (3) of applying the said cosmetic product (2), the said powder compact (1) comprising:
    - a first element (6) having a storage face (6A) on which the said cosmetic product (2) is disposed and an opposite closure face (6B),
    - a second element (7) having opposite internal (7A) and external (7B) faces,
    - a connection means (8) connecting the first and second elements (6, 7) to enable the powder compact (1) to change between a transport configuration in which the storage face (6A) is disposed facing the internal face (7A) and a use configuration in which the cosmetic product (2) is accessible to a user,
    characterised in that the second element (7) comprises a compartment (11) for storing the application means (3), the connection means (8) being designed so that, in the use configuration, the closure face (6B) is disposed opposite the internal face (7A).
  2. Powder compact (1) according to claim 1, characterised in that the said storage compartment (11) is provided on the internal face (7A) of the second element (7).
  3. Powder compact (1) according to claim 2, characterised in that the second element (7) forms a receptacle with a bottom having two opposite faces corresponding respectively to the internal (7A) and external (7B) faces, the said receptacle forming the said storage compartment (11).
  4. Powder compact (1) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that it comprises a mirror (12) disposed on the said external face (7B).
  5. Powder compact (1) according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the first element (6) forms a flap having two opposite faces corresponding respectively to the storage (6A) and closure (6B) faces, the storage face (6A) accepting a compartment for storing the cosmetic product (2).
  6. Powder compact (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the said connection means (8) is designed to allow relative translation and pivoting of the first and second elements (6, 7).
  7. Powder compact (1) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the said connection means (8) comprises an articulation enabling the relative pivoting of the first and second elements (6, 7) about a pivot axis (X-X'), the said connection means (8) being designed to enable a movement of the said pivot axis (X-X') with respect to one or other of the said first and second elements (6, 7).
  8. Powder compact (1) according to claim 6 or 7, characterised in that the connection means (8) comprises a slider rail (9) attached to one of the said first and second elements (6, 7), and a runner (10) attached to the other one of the said first and second elements (6, 7), the said runner (10) being connected to the slider rail (9) in order firstly to run along the latter and secondly to turn on itself on a rotation axis (X-X') substantially perpendicular to the main direction of extension of the said rail (9).
  9. Powder compact (1) according to claim 8, characterised in that the said runner (10) is mounted, on the said element (6, 7) to which it is attached, for resilient sliding along the said axis (X-X').
  10. Powder compact (1) according to claim 8 or 9, characterised in that the rail (9) comprises at least one groove (9A, 9B) while the runner (10) comprises at least one stud (17, 18) with a circular cross section introduced into the groove (9A, 9B).
  11. Powder compact (1) according to claims 5 and 10, characterised in that the second element (7) comprises a bottom from which a lateral wall rises comprising at least two lateral panels (13, 14) disposed substantially parallel with respect to each other, the rail (10) comprising two parallel grooves (9A, 9B) disposed facing each other and provided respectively in the said lateral panels (13, 14), the flap comprising two parallel edges intended to come respectively opposite the grooves (9A, 9B), the said runner (10) comprising two studs (17, 18) with a circular cross section extending respectively from the said edges, in an opposite fashion, in order to enter the corresponding groove (9A, 9B).
  12. Powder compact (1) according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterised in that the connection means (8) is designed so that, in the use configuration, the closure face (6B) and the internal face (7A) are superimposed so that the powder compact (1) has a footprint substantially identical to the one that it has in transport configuration.
  13. Powder compact (1) according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterised in that it is designed to change reversibly between its transport and use configurations.
  14. Powder compact (1) according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterised in that the said first and second elements (6, 7) are designed so that the user can, when the powder compact (1) is in the transport configuration, grip the second element (7) in one hand and, while holding the second element (7) immobile with the said hand, actuate the first element (6) with the other hand in order to achieve the use configuration.
  15. Cosmetic treatment method comprising the manipulation of a powder compact (1) including a coherent cosmetic product (2), the said powder compact (1) also comprising:
    - a first element (6) having a storage face (6A) on which the said cosmetic product (2) is disposed and an opposite closure face (6B),
    - a second element (7) having opposite internal (7A) and external (7B) faces,
    - a connection means (8) connecting the first and second elements (6, 7) to enable the powder compact (1) to change between a transport configuration in which the storage face (6A) is disposed facing the internal face (7A) and a use configuration in which the cosmetic product (2) is accessible to a user,
    the said method being characterised in that the said connection means (8) is designed so that, in the use configuration, the closure face (6B) is disposed opposite the internal face (7A), the said method comprising a step of opening the powder compact (1) during which the user grips the second element (7) of the powder compact (1) and, while holding the second element (7) substantially immobile, actuates the first element (6) in order to bring it into a position corresponding to the use configuration.
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