Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
  • A45D40/26—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D26/00—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers
  • A45D26/0014—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers using wax
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45D
  • A45D2200/15—Temperature
  • A45D2200/155—Heating or cooling means, i.e. for storing or applying cosmetic products at a predetermined temperature
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45D
  • A45D2200/15—Temperature
  • A45D2200/155—Heating or cooling means, i.e. for storing or applying cosmetic products at a predetermined temperature
  • A45D2200/157—Heating means for mascara applicators

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a kit for applying a cosmetic product comprising:
• a heating device comprising a heating end
• an applicator adapted to be removably mounted on the heating end, the applicator being adapted to be heated by the heating end.
• This kit is intended to be used to apply a cosmetic product to the body parts of a user, including the eyelashes or eyebrows, lips, skin or nails of a user.
• the cosmetic product is a solid product at room temperature.
• the cosmetic product is, for example, a mascara, a lipstick, an eyeliner, an epilation wax or another makeup or skin care product or nails.
• a "cosmetic product” is a product as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council dated 30 November
• EP 2 298 15 discloses a cosmetic product applicator comprising an application unit in which a mass of cosmetic product in the solid state is disposed.
• the application unit comprises a comb on which the mass of solid cosmetic product has been injected.
• An object of the invention is to obtain a necessary application of a cosmetic product easy to use, while being of simplified manufacture.
• the subject of the invention is an application kit of the aforementioned type, in which the applicator comprises a rod intended to be placed in contact with the heating end and an end-piece covered with a layer. of a solid cosmetic product, the layer of cosmetic product completely covering the tip over at least a portion of the length of the tip taken from a free end of the tip, the layer of cosmetic product being adapted to be applied to a body surface by heating the tip through the stem.
• the application kit according to the invention may comprise one or more of the following characteristics, taken separately or in any technically possible combination: the rod is made from a thermally conductive material,
• the applicator is capable of being connected to the heating end by slide connection, magnetization and / or snap-fastening,
• the heating end comprises a sleeve delimiting a housing for receiving the applicator, the rod being removably mounted between a position away from the housing and a position introduced into the housing;
• the housing is delimited axially by a heating bottom surface, an axial surface of the rod being able to come into contact with the heating bottom surface in the position introduced into the housing,
• the heating end is adapted to be placed in contact with a lateral inner surface of the rod in the inserted position
• the layer of cosmetic product covering one of the ends of the applicator is obtained by dipping the tip end of the applicator into a cosmetic product
• the cosmetic product is not applicable without heating, and
• the subject of the invention is also a set of cosmetic product applicators comprising a plurality of applicators, each applicator comprising a rod intended to be placed in contact with a heating end of a heating device and a covered end-cap. a layer of solid cosmetic product, the layer of cosmetic product completely covering the tip over at least a portion of the length of the tip taken from a free end of the tip, the layer of cosmetic product being adapted to be applied to a body surface by heating the tip through the stem.
• the set of cosmetic product applicators according to the invention may comprise the following characteristic: a first applicator having an end cap covered with a first cosmetic product and at least a second applicator having an end cap covered with a second cosmetic product distinct from the first cosmetic product.
• the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a set of cosmetic product applicators comprising the following steps:
• the manufacturing method according to the invention may comprise the following characteristic: the cosmetic product is deposited in the molten state on the rod during the soaking step, the step of forming the layer comprising cooling the cosmetic product for solidify it.
• the subject of the invention is also a method for applying a cosmetic product comprising the following steps:
• FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic representation in side view of an application kit according to a first embodiment of the invention, the kit comprising a rod and a housing, the rod being in a configuration introduced into the housing;
• FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of the application kit of FIG. 1, the rod being in a configuration disposed away from the housing;
• FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic representation in sectional view along a median axial plane of part of the application kit of FIG. 1,
• FIG. 4 is a schematic representation of a set of cosmetic product applicators
• FIG. 5 is a schematic representation of the method of dipping a tip of an applicator of FIG. 1 in a cosmetic product
• FIG. 6 is a diagrammatic representation in sectional view along a median axial plane of a variant of a part of the application kit of FIG. 1.
• kit 10 for applying a cosmetic product is illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2.
• the cosmetic product that can be applied by the kit 10 is, for example, mascara, lipstick, eyeliner, depilatory wax or another make-up or skin care product or nails.
• the cosmetic product is a galenic not applicable cold.
• the kit 10 comprises a heating device 14 and an applicator 18 adapted to be removably mounted on the heating device 14.
• the heater 14 is adapted to produce heat.
• the heating device 14 comprises a base 22 and a heating end 26.
• the base 22 extends along a longitudinal axis A-A '.
• the base 22 defines a grip portion 28, here in the form of a handle, which can accommodate various elements.
• the base 22 comprises for example two half-shells assembled and made of plastic.
• the base 22 comprises a heating member 32, an on / off button 36 for triggering the operation and supply of the heating member 32 and advantageously, an operating indicator 40.
• the base 22 further comprises a circuit for controlling the heating member 32, a temperature sensor connected to the control circuit and an access hatch for possibly replacing a portion of the heating member 32.
• the heating member 32 is intended to produce heat.
• the gripping portion 28 extends, for example, around the heating member 32.
• the heating member 32 comprises an electric power source 44, for example a battery, and a resistive element 46.
• the electric power source 44 comprises for example at least one accumulator or a battery.
• the resistive element 46 is, for example, a resistive electrical conductor, wound or in the form of a track.
• the resistive element 46 is an electrical resistor.
• the resistive element 46 is connected to the electric power source 44.
• the electrical energy produced by the electric power source 44 is adapted to be converted into heat by the resistive element 46.
• the on / off button 36 makes it possible to trigger the operation of the heating element 32, and in particular to connect it to the electric power source 44.
• the resistive element 46 is able to be powered electrically by the source of the power supply. electric power 44.
• the operation indicator 40 is, for example, an indicator light. Such an indicator light is, for example, a light emitting diode.
• the control circuit (not shown in the figures) is connected to the resistive element 46. The control circuit is able to control and control the resistive element 46.
• the control circuit comprises, in particular, one or more electronic components. for controlling the temperature of the resistive element 46.
• the control circuit comprises, for example, a microcontroller.
• the temperature sensor (not visible in the figures) is preferably disposed near the resistive element 46.
• the temperature sensor is connected to the control circuit.
• the temperature sensor is able to measure the temperature of the resistive element 46.
• the access door is provided for the removal or replacement of the electric power source 44 of the heating member 32, when the latter is removable.
• the heating end 26 is adapted to receive the applicator 18 and to transmit the heat produced by the resistive element 46 to the applicator 18.
• the heating end 26 extends in the extension of the base 22 along the longitudinal axis A-A '.
• the heating end 26 is connected to the resistive element 46 in particular.
• the heating end 26 is, for example, glued or welded to the base 22. Alternatively, the heating end 26 is integral with the base 22.
• the heating end 26 comprises an outer sheath 50 and an inner portion 54.
• the outer sheath 50 is, for example, formed of a heat-resistant material and electrical insulator.
• the outer sheath 50 is made of polymer such as polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE).
• the inner portion 54 is disposed within the outer sheath 50.
• the inner part 54 comprises a sleeve 58 into which an internal member 60 is inserted.
• the sleeve 58 is made of a thermally conductive material, for example metal, such as aluminum, brass, silver or stainless steel.
• the sleeve 58 is an intermediate piece allowing the mechanical coupling and the thermal contact between the internal member 60 and the applicator 18.
• the internal member 60 is at least partially inserted into the sleeve 58.
• the part of the sleeve 58 does not contain not the internal member 60, thus delimits a housing 64 for receiving a portion of the applicator 18.
• the internal member 60 has the shape of a rod extending along the longitudinal axis A-A '.
• the internal member 60 is made of a thermally conductive material, for example, metal such as aluminum, brass, silver or stainless steel.
• the internal member 60 is connected to the resistive element 46 in the base 22.
• the internal member 60 is inserted into the sleeve 58 and held in the housing 64 by the sleeve 58.
• the longitudinal portions of the internal member 60 not in contact with the sleeve 58 are in contact with the outer sheath 50.
• the internal member 60 defines axially the housing 64 towards the base 22.
• the internal member 60 comprises a heating bottom surface 68 adapted to be placed in contact with the applicator 18.
• the housing 64 is delimited by the sleeve 58 and the heating bottom surface 58.
• the applicator 18 is intended to be heated by the heating device 14 and, in particular, by the heating end 26.
• the applicator 18 is adapted to be removably mounted on the heating end 26 of the heating device 14.
• the applicator 18 is adapted to be connected to the heating end 26 by sliding connection, magnetization and / or or snap.
• the applicator 18 comprises a rod 72 and an end cap 74 covered with a layer 76 of solid cosmetic product.
• the rod 72 is intended to be placed in contact with the heating end 26.
• the rod 72 is adapted to be inserted inside the housing 64 defined by the sleeve 58 so that the end surface of the rod 72, opposite to the end cap 74, is in contact with the heating bottom surface 68 of the inner member 60.
• the end surface is an axial surface of the rod 72.
• the rod 72 is in particular removably mounted between a position away from the housing 64 and a position inserted into the housing 64.
• the position of the rod 72 introduced into the housing 64 is visible in FIGS. 1 and 3. the rod 72 away from the housing 64 is visible in Figure 2.
• the rod 72 has a length in the longitudinal direction A-A 'of between 10 millimeters (mm) and 70 mm.
• the diameter of the rod 72 is between 1 mm and 10 mm.
• the rod 72 is made of a thermally conductive material.
• the rod 72 is, for example, made of metal such as aluminum, brass, silver or stainless steel.
• the thermal conductivity of the rod 72, measured by a laser of the flash laser type, is, for example, greater than 20 Watts per millikelvin (W / mK).
• the rod 72 is solid, that is to say that the interior of the rod 72 is non-hollow.
• the end cap 74 is integrally formed with the shank 72 and is preferably made of the same material as the shank 72.
• the end cap 74 has a rounded shape.
• the end cap 74 extends in the longitudinal direction A-A 'over a length of between 1 mm and 20 mm.
• Some or all of the end cap 74 is covered with the layer 76 of cosmetic product.
• the end cap 74 has a free end 78.
• the end cap 74 is, in particular, covered with the layer 76 of cosmetic product on at least a portion of the length of the end cap 74 taken since the free end 78 of the nozzle 74.
• the free end 78 of the nozzle 74 is partially or completely covered with cosmetic product.
• the end cap 74 is solid, i.e., the inside of the end cap 74 is non-hollow.
• the outer surface of the tip 74 covered with the layer of cosmetic product is convex.
• the layer 76 of cosmetic product is intended to be applied to a body surface of a user by heating the tip 74 through the rod 72.
• the layer 76 of cosmetic product is obtained by soaking the end of the applicator 18, that is to say of the end cap 74, in a fluid cosmetic product.
• the layer 76 of cosmetic product is non-returnable without heating. At ambient temperature, the layer 76 of cosmetic product is a solid layer.
• the layer 76 of cosmetic product is continuous.
• the layer 76 of cosmetic product protrudes from the end cap 74 and covers an outer surface of the end cap 74.
• the thickness of the layer 76 of cosmetic product is between 0.1 mm and
• the invention also relates to a set 86 of cosmetic product applicators adapted to be heated by a heating device such as the heating device 14 described above.
• the set 86 of applicators is illustrated in FIG.
• the set 86 of applicators comprises a plurality of applicators 18.
• Each applicator 18 comprises the same characteristics as the applicator 18 described above.
• each applicator 18 comprises a rod 72 and an end cap 74 covered with a layer 76 of solid cosmetic product.
• the rod 72 of each applicator is intended to be brought into contact with the heating end 26 of the heating device 14.
• Each layer 76 of cosmetic product completely covers the end tip 74 of an applicator 18 on at least a portion of the length of the nozzle 74 taken from the free end 78 of the nozzle 74.
• the layer 76 of cosmetic product covering the end cap 74 of the applicator 18 may be different according to the applicators 18, depending on the composition of the cosmetic product of the layer 76.
• the set 86 of applicators comprises at least a first applicator 18 having an end tip 74 covered with a layer 76 of a first cosmetic product and at least a second applicator 18 having an end tip 74 covered with a layer 76 of a second cosmetic product distinct from the first cosmetic product.
• the first cosmetic product is hair removal wax and the second cosmetic product is mascara.
• the set 86 of applicators constitutes a set of refills. Such an assembly 86 is intended to be marketed with the application kit 10 to replace the applicator 18 of the kit 10.
• the manufacturing method initially comprises the provision of a plurality of applicators 18 previously described.
• the applicators 18 are uncharged, that is to say that the tip end 74 of each of these applicators 18 is devoid of layer 76 of cosmetic product.
• the manufacturing process then comprises dipping the end cap 74 of the applicator 18 in a cosmetic product in a fluid form. During soaking, the cosmetic product is deposited on the tip 74 and completely covers the tip 74 over at least a portion of the length of the tip 74 taken from the free end 78 of the tip 74.
• the end cap 74 is removed from the cosmetic product.
• the cosmetic product is then present in the molten state on at least a portion of the end cap 74.
• the manufacturing process then comprises the formation of a solid layer 76 of cosmetic product completely covering the tip 74 over part of the length of the the tip 74 taken from the free end 78 of the nozzle 74.
• the solid layer 76 is, for example, obtained by cooling the end cap 74 and the cosmetic product covering at least a portion of the tip end 74 at room temperature.
• the cosmetic product present on the end cap 74 solidifies to form the layer 76 of cosmetic product.
• the layer 76 continuously covers a given length of the end cap 74 from its free end 78.
• the method of application initially comprises the provision of a kit 10 as described above.
• the layer 76 of cosmetic product covering the end cap 74 of the applicator 18 is solid and can not be returned without heating.
• the method of application then includes the introduction of the end of the stem
• the rod 72 located opposite the nozzle 74, in the housing 64 defined by the sleeve 58 until the end surface of the rod 72 is brought into contact with the heating bottom surface 68.
• the rod 72 is maintained in contact with the heating bottom surface 68 by sliding connection, magnetization and / or snap-fastening.
• the method of application then comprises the activation of the heating device 14 by means of the on / off button 36 and the heating of the heating end 26, in particular of the internal member 60.
• the heat of the inner member 60 is transmitted to the rod 72 of the applicator 18 to the end cap 74 of the applicator 18.
• the layer 76 of cosmetic product covering the end cap 74 then changes from a solid state to a molten state.
• the method of application of the cosmetic product finally comprises the application of the melted cosmetic product to a body surface of the user.
• wax is applied to the lips of the user.
• the kit 10 is easy to use since the applicator 18 is easy to introduce into the housing 64 of the heating device 14.
• the manufacturing method is simple to implement since the layer 76 of cosmetic product is applied to the end cap 74 by dipping.
• the necessary 10 allows the application of formulas, such as galenic, not applicable cold on the body parts of the user.
• the heating device 14 has the advantage of being reusable since the applicator 18 can be sold as a refill, as illustrated by the set 86 of applicators.
• the kit 10 adapts to the needs of the user since the end caps 74 can be covered with layers 76 of cosmetic product having different compositions.
• kit 10 in a second embodiment of the kit 10 according to the invention, illustrated in FIG. 6, the elements identical to the kit 10 of the first embodiment of the invention are not described again. Only the differences are highlighted.
• the sleeve 58 is intended to be placed in contact with a lateral inner surface of the rod 72, when the rod 72 is in its position inserted in the housing 64.
• the rod 72 is hollow over a part of its length in the longitudinal direction A-A '.
• the rod 72 is hollow over a length of between 1 mm and 20 mm.
• the sleeve 58 is inserted integrally inside the rod 72.
• the internal member 60 is introduced into the sleeve 58.
• the sleeve 58 transmits the heat directly to the inner surface of the rod 72.

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