EP4014786A1 - Aluminium clip - Google Patents

Abstract

A closure element, among a cap and a ring, for a cosmetic product container comprises a wall having at least one metallic and elastically deformable connection zone, said at least one connection zone being partially detached from the rest of the wall. Said at least one connection zone being adapted to cooperate with another closure element, among the ring and the cover, by elastic deformation to removably assemble the two closure elements together. A closure assembly for a container for a cosmetic product is also presented.

Description

Technical area

The invention relates to the field of containers for cosmetic products, and more particularly closures for such containers.

Prior technique

Every year, millions of cosmetic products (perfumes, lipsticks, mascaras, etc.) of all kinds are sold worldwide per second. Containers are traditionally made entirely or partly of plastic, and are all waste that can pollute the environment.

Plastic is used not only for its minimal cost, but also for its elastic properties. It is common for the assembly of the cover to the cosmetic container to be done by elastic interlocking, also called clipping. This involves locally and temporarily deforming a piece of plastic to insert it into another and thus assemble, for example, a cap to its container.

In the field of perfumery, the hoop may be metallic, but the fact remains that the stopper, which has the elastic interlocking protrusion, is made of plastic. There are metal caps, but they are traditionally made by stamping, and close the perfume by simple friction against the ring, without resistance or possible clicking, which gives the user the impression of a product of lesser quality.

Summary

• une paroi présentant au moins une zone de connexion métallique et élastiquement déformable, ladite au moins une zone de connexion étant partiellement détachée du reste de la paroi, et
• ladite au moins une zone de connexion étant adaptée à coopérer avec l'autre élément de fermeture par déformation élastique pour assembler de façon amovible les deux éléments de fermeture entre eux.

A closure element is proposed for a container for a cosmetic product, the closure element being intended to be assembled with another closure element to form a closure assembly composed of a cap and a ring, the closure element comprising :

• a wall having at least one metallic connection zone and elastically deformable, said at least one connection zone being partially detached from the rest of the wall, and
• said at least one connection zone being adapted to cooperate with the other closure element by elastic deformation to removably assemble the two closure elements together.

Thanks to the elastically deformable (that is to say elastic deformation) connection zone, elastic interlocking can be achieved between two closure elements, that is to say between a ring and a cap.

Not only does the metal construction make it possible to avoid potentially polluting plastic, but it also gives a luxury aspect to the container by producing a deaf and generous closing sound.

• la paroi est métallique et ladite au moins une zone de connexion est intégralement formée à la paroi.
• ladite zone de connexion comprend une languette.
• la languette comprend une protubérance adaptée à coopérer avec l'autre élément de fermeture pour assembler de façon amovible les éléments entre eux.
• la protubérance est intégralement formée à la languette, de préférence par emboutissage.
• la languette est parallélépipédique et connectée au reste de la paroi par au moins un côté.
• la languette est connectée au reste de la paroi par seulement deux côtés, des cotés adjacents ou deux côtés opposés.
• la languette comprend une surface plane et des surfaces de transition, préférentiellement inclinées, s'étendant respectivement entre lesdits deux côtés et la surface plane.
• la paroi est en aluminium ou en alliage d'aluminium, préférentiellement anodisé.
• l'élément de fermeture est un capot et la paroi est une paroi interne du capot, et l'autre élément de fermeture est une bague du contenant.
• l'élément de fermeture comprend un capot externe et un capot interne monté à l'intérieur du capot externe, et la paroi interne est une paroi interne du capot interne.
• le capot interne a une partie inférieure qui épouse la paroi interne du capot externe, et une partie supérieure décollée de la paroi interne du capot externe.
• l'élément de fermeture est une bague adaptée à être fixée au contenant.

The characteristics exposed in the following paragraphs can, optionally, be implemented. They can be implemented independently of each other or in combination with each other:

• the wall is metallic and said at least one connection zone is integrally formed on the wall.
• said connection zone comprises a tongue.
• the tab comprises a protrusion adapted to cooperate with the other closure element to removably assemble the elements together.
• the protuberance is integrally formed with the tongue, preferably by stamping.
• the tongue is parallelepipedal and connected to the rest of the wall by at least one side.
• the tongue is connected to the rest of the wall by only two sides, adjacent sides or two opposite sides.
• the tongue comprises a flat surface and transition surfaces, preferably inclined, extending respectively between said two sides and the flat surface.
• the wall is made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, preferably anodized.
• the closure element is a cover and the wall is an internal wall of the cover, and the other closure element is a ring of the container.
• the closure member includes an outer cover and an inner cover mounted inside the outer cover, and the inner wall is an inner wall of the inner cover.
• the inner cover has a lower part which hugs the inner wall of the outer cover, and an upper part separated from the inner wall of the outer cover.
• the closure element is a ring adapted to be fixed to the container.

• l'élément de fermeture définit selon une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques ci-dessus ; et
• l'autre élément de fermeture, l'élément de fermeture coopérant avec l'autre élément de fermeture entre une position fermée et une position ouverte, l'un ou l'autre de l'élément de fermeture et de l'autre élément de fermeture étant adapté à être associé avec le contenant de produit cosmétique.

There is also proposed an assembly for closing a container for a cosmetic product, comprising:

• the closure element defines according to one or more of the above characteristics; and
• the other closure element, the closure element cooperating with the other closure element between a closed position and an open position, one or the other of the closure element and the other closure element being adapted to be associated with the cosmetic product container.

Brief description of the drawings

• Fig. 1
  La [Fig. 1] est une vue de face en élévation d'un ensemble de fermeture de contenant pour produit cosmétique, selon un mode de réalisation, l'ensemble comprenant un capot amovible et une bague sur le contenant, le contenant étant un rouge à lèvres montré en pointillés ;
• Fig. 2
  La [Fig. 2] est une vue de face en élévation d'un ensemble de fermeture de contenant pour produit cosmétique, selon un mode de réalisation, l'ensemble comprenant un capot amovible et une bague sur le contenant, le contenant étant un flacon de parfum montré en pointillés ;
• Fig. 3
  La [Fig. 3] est une vue en perspective du capot de la FIG. 1, révélant un intérieur du capot et plusieurs languettes de connexion du capot au contenant ;
• Fig. 4
  La [Fig. 4] est une vue de coupe partielle montrant un ensemble de fermeture, selon un mode de réalisation, assemblé au contenant de parfum de la FIG. 2, l'ensemble comprenant un capot et une bague, le capot étant fait d'un capot interne monté à l'intérieur d'un capot externe ;
• Fig. 5
  La [Fig. 5] est une vue de coupe partielle montrant un ensemble de fermeture, selon un mode de réalisation, assemblé au contenant de parfum de la FIG. 2, l'ensemble comprenant un capot et une bague, le capot étant fait d'un capot interne monté à l'intérieur d'un capot externe ;
• Fig. 6
  La [Fig. 6] montre une vue de perspective du capot interne de la FIG. 5 selon un mode de réalisation ;
• Fig. 7
  La [Fig. 7] montre une vue de perspective d'un capot interne selon un autre mode de réalisation ;
• Fig. 8
  La [Fig. 8] est une vue de coupe partielle montrant un ensemble de fermeture, selon un mode de réalisation, assemblé au contenant de parfum de la FIG. 2, l'ensemble comprenant un capot et une bague ;
• Fig. 9
  La [Fig. 9] est une vue de coupe partielle montrant un ensemble de fermeture, selon un mode de réalisation, assemblé au contenant de parfum de la FIG. 2, l'ensemble comprenant un capot et une bague ;
• Fig. 10
  La [Fig. 10] montre une vue de perspective en coupe partielle d'un capot, selon un mode de réalisation, révélant une zone de connexion élastiquement déformable, en particulier une languette de connexion ;
• Fig. 11
  La [Fig. 11] montre une vue de perspective en coupe partielle d'un capot, selon un mode de réalisation, révélant une zone de connexion élastiquement déformable, en particulier une languette de connexion ;
• Fig. 12
  La [Fig. 12] montre une vue de perspective en coupe partielle d'un capot, selon un mode de réalisation, révélant une zone de connexion élastiquement déformable, en particulier une languette de connexion ;
• Fig. 13
  La [Fig. 13] montre une vue de perspective en coupe partielle d'un capot, selon un mode de réalisation, révélant une zone de connexion élastiquement déformable, en particulier une languette de connexion ;
• Fig. 14
  La [Fig. 14] montre une vue de perspective en coupe partielle d'un capot, selon un mode de réalisation, révélant une zone de connexion élastiquement déformable, en particulier une languette de connexion ; et
• Fig. 15
  La [Fig. 15] montre une vue de perspective en coupe partielle d'un capot, selon un mode de réalisation, révélant une zone de connexion élastiquement déformable, en particulier une languette de connexion.

Other characteristics, details and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the detailed description below, and on analyzing the appended drawings, in which:

• Fig. 1
  There [ Fig. 1 ] is a front elevational view of a cosmetic product container closure assembly, according to one embodiment, the assembly comprising a removable cap and a ring on the container, the container being a lipstick shown in dotted lines ;
• Fig. 2
  There [ Fig. 2 ] is a front elevational view of a cosmetic product container closure assembly, according to one embodiment, the assembly comprising a removable cap and a ring on the container, the container being a perfume bottle shown in dotted lines ;
• Fig. 3
  There [ Fig. 3 ] is a perspective view of the cover of the FIG. 1 , revealing an interior of the cover and several tabs connecting the cover to the container;
• Fig. 4
  There [ Fig. 4 ] is a partial sectional view showing a closure assembly, according to one embodiment, assembled to the perfume container of the FIG. 2 , the assembly comprising a cover and a ring, the cover being made of an inner cover mounted inside an outer cover;
• Fig. 5
  There [ Fig. 5 ] is a partial sectional view showing a closure assembly, according to one embodiment, assembled to the perfume container of the FIG. 2 , the assembly comprising a cover and a ring, the cover being made of an inner cover mounted inside an outer cover;
• Fig. 6
  There [ Fig. 6 ] shows a perspective view of the inner cover of the FIG. 5 according to one embodiment;
• Fig. 7
  There [ Fig. 7 ] shows a perspective view of an inner cover according to another embodiment;
• Fig. 8
  There [ Fig. 8 ] is a partial sectional view showing a closure assembly, according to one embodiment, assembled to the perfume container of the FIG. 2 , the assembly comprising a cover and a ring;
• Fig. 9
  There [ Fig. 9 ] is a partial sectional view showing a closure assembly, according to one embodiment, assembled to the perfume container of the FIG. 2 , the assembly comprising a cover and a ring;
• Fig. 10
  There [ Fig. 10 ] shows a perspective view in partial section of a cover, according to one embodiment, revealing an elastically deformable connection zone, in particular a connection tab;
• Fig. 11
  There [ Fig. 11 ] shows a perspective view in partial section of a cover, according to one embodiment, revealing an elastically deformable connection zone, in particular a connection tab;
• Fig. 12
  There [ Fig. 12 ] shows a perspective view in partial section of a cover, according to one embodiment, revealing an elastically deformable connection zone, in particular a connection tab;
• Fig. 13
  There [ Fig. 13 ] shows a perspective view in partial section of a cover, according to one embodiment, revealing an elastically deformable connection zone, in particular a connection tab;
• Fig. 14
  There [ Fig. 14 ] shows a perspective view in partial section of a cover, according to one embodiment, revealing an elastically deformable connection zone, in particular a connection tab; and
• Fig. 15
  There [ Fig. 15 ] shows a perspective view in partial section of a cover, according to one embodiment, revealing an elastically deformable connection zone, in particular a connection tab.

Description of embodiments

The drawings and the description below contain, for the most part, certain elements. They may therefore not only be used to better understand the present invention, but also contribute to its definition, if necessary.

Reference is now made to the Figure 1 , which shows a closure assembly 9 of a container 10 for a cosmetic product. The closure assembly 9 comprises a closure element in the form of a cover 14, and another closure element in the form of a ring 12 of the container 10. The two closure elements are adapted to cooperate with each other. The ring 12 cooperates with the cover 14 between a closed position and an open position (illustrated in figure 1 ). The ring and the cover 14 are two independent articles which can be assembled together or not depending on whether one wishes to access the cosmetic product. The ring 12 can be a part attached to the container 10 such as, for example, a collar of a perfume bottle, or else be integrally formed with the container, such as for example being a section (plastic or not) of a red-type container. lips.

The container for cosmetic product can be any container receiving a liquid, semi-liquid or solid cosmetic product. For example, a perfume, a lipstick, a jar of cream, a mascara, or even a gloss, a varnish, the list being non-exhaustive. It can be made of various materials: glass, metal, plastic for example. In the example of the Figure 1 , the container 10 is a lipstick (shown in dotted lines) and the cosmetic product is a lipstick stick 16. In the example of the Figure 2 , the container 10 is a perfume bottle 110 (shown in dotted lines). A closure assembly 109 for container 110 is similar to assembly 9, and includes a cap 114 and associated ring 112 . The cover 114 makes it possible to protect a mechanism 118 for dispensing perfume, here, a spray diffuser. Ring 112 is a hoop arranged around a neck 113 of the perfume bottle. Cover 114 and ring 112 can have any of the embodiments discussed below for cover 14 and ring 12 (and vice versa). In what follows, the example of the lipstick 10 or the example of the perfume bottle 110 will be used in turn to illustrate different embodiments of the closure assembly, without the cap and/or ring and/or assembly closure described is linked to the type of container. The word "ring" is used in this description to indicate a part of the container (part attached or not) with which the cover cooperates, without implying that this part has a particular shape, such as, for example, annular. The cap can be any means of closing a container for cosmetic product, for example, a cap, a stopper or a lid.

Container 10 shown in dotted line Figure 1 is a lipstick case. The cover 14 serves to protect the lipstick stick 16 from the container 10. When the cover 14 occupies a closed position, that is to say assembled, to the container 10, the lipstick stick 16 is protected from the environment. outside. When the hood 14 is in the open position (as shown in figure 1 ), the stick 16 is exposed and accessible for application by a user.

Container 10 further includes a portion of a lipstick dispensing mechanism 18 . The dispensing mechanism 18 is a traditional lipstick dispensing mechanism, and will not be discussed in detail here. The stick 16 can be attached to the rest of the container 10, so that when the lipstick is finished, the entire container 10 can be discarded. According to another embodiment, the grape 16 (and possibly part of the dispensing mechanism 18) can be removable from the container 10, so that the grape, when finished, can be replaced by another grape compatible with the container 10, without discarding the container 10. The ring 12 is arranged around a base 13 of the lipstick, which is used to put the dispensing mechanism 18 into action.

The assembly of the cover 14 on the container 10 is typically done by translation from one to the other (direction of movement D1), which results in friction from one to the other until the cover 14 is engaged on the ring 12. The cover 14 is fitted reversibly by friction to the ring 12. It is disassemblable from the ring 12 by translation in a direction of movement D2 opposite to D1. As will be discussed below the assembly, according to certain embodiments, can also be done by elastic interlocking between the ring 12 and the cover 14, that is to say by clipping.

The cover 14 and the associated ring 12 are shown here as being of circular section. It could however be that the cover 10 and the ring 12 are of different shapes, such as for example of elliptical or square or hexagonal section.

With reference to the Figure 3 , the cover 14 and its interaction with the ring 12 to ensure the reversible closure of the container 10 will be discussed in greater detail. As said above, the characteristics of the cover 14 of the lipstick container 10 are applicable to the cover 114 for the container 110 perfume bottle. In order not to burden the wording, similar numerical references but in different hundreds will be used to describe different embodiments of the cap (applicable to any container for cosmetic product) without describing the same elements in detail again. .

The assembly of the cover 14 on the container 10 takes place between an internal wall 20 of the cover 14 and the ring 12 of the container 10 by translation from one to the other in the directions of movement D1, D2. The ring 12 with which the internal wall cooperates can be made of various materials. It can be, for example, metal, or plastic, or glass.

According to one embodiment, the inner wall 20 is an inner wall of an inner cover 32, and the cover 14 is then the assembly of the inner cover 32 and an outer cover 34 serving as a trim mounted on the outside of the inner cover 32. The two can be fixed together, for example by an adhesive, or just fixedly assembled together by friction. The outer cover 34 can be made of any material and have any desired shape. The outer cover 34 makes it possible to hide the inner cover 32 from the eye of the user.

The inner wall 20 has one or more metallic and elastically deformable connection zones 24 . The connection zones 24, by deforming elastically when they meet the ring 12, make it possible to multiple interlockings and disengagements of the cover 14 on the ring 12 between the closed and open positions.

According to one embodiment, the connection areas 24 are integrally formed with the internal wall 20 so that the internal wall and the connection areas 24 are of the same metallic material. According to another embodiment, the connection zones 24 are fixed to the internal wall 20, for example welded if the internal wall 20 is metallic, or glued or fixedly interlocked (for example clipped or captive connection). In the latter, the inner wall 20 can be metallic or plastic.

In the embodiment of the picture 3 , the inner wall 20 of the cover 14 has three connection zones 24 facing each other at equidistant from each other (one being visible and another partially visible). It could however be that the inner wall 20 has just one, two or more than three connection zones 24. The number and positions of the connection zones 24 can depend on the shape of the cover 14 and the degree of resistance to opening desired. . For example, if the cover 14 has a square section, the connection zones 24 can be located on two opposite sides of the internal wall 20 of the cover 14.

In what follows, a single connection zone 24 will be described as an example of an elastically deformable connection zone. The connection zones 24 of the same cover 14 can be identical to each other, or be different from each other, for example by adopting one or more of the embodiments described below.

The shape and the construction of the connection zone 24 are particularly chosen to make it possible to accomplish a reversible interlocking of the cover 14 on the ring 12, although the internal wall 20 of the latter is metallic. For this the elastic zone of the deformation of the metal of the connection zone 24 is exploited. According to one embodiment, each of the connection zones 24 comprises an elastically deformable connection tongue 26 partially detached from the rest of the internal wall 20. The tongue 26 is adapted to cooperate elastically with the ring 12 to assemble the cover 14 to the ring 12 many times. The tab 26 deforms over the actions assembly and disassembly of the cover 14 on the ring 12 without losing its original shape once at rest (that is to say when the cover 14 is disengaged from the ring 12).

Metal is known to be a plastic material, ie when given a deformation, it remains in a non-initial, deformed shape, even after the deformation force is removed. However, metal under certain low deformation forces has an elastic deformation zone, in which when given a deformation, it returns to its original shape, after the deformation force is removed. The connection zone 24, in particular the tongue 26, have sizes and shapes chosen so that the tongue 26 remains in the elastic deformation zone of the metal constituting it when the cover 14 is assembled to the ring 12.

According to one embodiment, the inner cover 32 comprises a cylindrical body and has a closed end 33. According to one embodiment, the inner cover 32 conforms to an inner wall 36 of the outer cover 34. In the example of the picture 3 , the inner cover 32 has its closed end 33 at a distance from a closed end 37 of the outer cover 34. A space 35 between the closed ends of the inner cover 32 and the outer cover 34 could for example be used to ballast the cover 14. The inner cover 32 could however, at its closed end 33, touch the outer cover 34. In the example of the figures 4 and 5 , covers 114, 214 are formed of inner covers 132, 232 whose closed end touches that of the outer cover 134, 234. According to another embodiment, the inner cover can be detached in places from the inner wall of the outer cover . The figure 5 , 6 and 7 show examples of internal covers 232, 332 having a lower part 231, 331 which matches the internal wall of the external cover, and an upper part 235, 335 which is detached from the internal wall of the external cover. In the example of cover 214 of the figure 5 and 6 , the entire upper part 235 of the inner cover 232 is detached from the inner wall 220 of the outer cover 234, so as to form a ring 239 reinforced with respect to the lower part 231. In the example of the figure 7 , only discrete portions of the upper part 335 of the inner cover 332 are detached from the inner wall of the outer cover, such as for example the three portions 339. The choice between the different shapes of inner cover can also be made depending on the choice of areas where the cover should rest on the container. For example, in the example of the figure 4 , a lower end 113 of the cover 114 contacts the perfume bottle 110, whereas in the example of the figure 5 , a rim created by the crown 239 makes it possible to support the cover 214 on the ring 112, so as to create a distance between a lower end 213 of the cover 214 (the open end of the cover) and the container 110. According to another embodiment embodiment, the inner cover 32 is a sheath, open at each end.

With reference again to the picture 3 , the connection zone 24 (and therefore the tab 26) is preferably made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, preferably anodized. The connection zone 24 could also be made of steel, or even of stainless steel.

According to one embodiment, the inner cover 32 and the connection zone 24 (and therefore tab) are formed between them entirely of metal as discussed above. In this case, the inner cover 32 is formed by stamping from a sheet of metallic material. The tab 26 can be formed in the inner cover 32 thus extruded by cutting and stamping. For this, one or more incisions 30 are made in the inner wall 20 and the shape thus cut is deformed by stamping to move away and be partially detached from the rest of the inner wall 20 and thus form the tongue. In the example of the picture 3 , two opposite rectilinear incisions 30 are made to form the tongue 26. Several shapes of tongue and incisions are possible. Various examples will be given below.

Several factors go into the design of the tongue to make it elastically deformable despite being made of metal. These factors include, but are not limited to, one or more of: the size of the tab, the size of the incisions in relation to the size of the sides where the tab is attached, the thickness of the tab, the surface of the the tab versus the size of the sides where the tab is attached, the material. Thus, a tongue having a large incision size will be more suitable for deformation than a tongue having a small incision size (other factors being equal). By For example, a rectangular tab having the long sides incised will be more flexible than a tab of the same shape and size having its short sides incised. If the tongue is subject to too much deformation, the deformation may be plastic, that is to say irreversible. In this case, there will no longer be a connection by elastic interlocking. If, on the other hand, the tongue is subject to too little or no deformation, snap fit also cannot take place. Thus, the tongue is designed to be neither too much nor too little deformable, so as to remain within the domain of the elastic deformation of the material.

According to one embodiment, the tab 26 further comprises a protrusion 27 adapted to cooperate with the ring 12 to assemble the cover 14 to the ring 12. The protuberance 27 makes it possible to engage the ring 12 in additional friction. Each tongue 26 could having more than one protrusion 27, such as two adjacent protrusions, or no protrusions. If the cover 14 includes several tabs, only certain tabs could have the protrusion. The protrusion 27 can be integrally formed with the tongue 26, for example by stamping. According to another embodiment, the protuberance 27 is a piece attached to the tongue 26, for example glued, or a spot weld to the tongue 26.

The protuberance 27 illustrated in Figure 3 is shaped like a grain of rice. It could however be that the protuberance could have various shapes, such as, for example, a disk or a bar. The protrusion 27 may be in the middle of the tab, as shown in picture 3 , or at the edge of the tongue as shown in figure 8 .

According to another embodiment, the tongue could have a recess instead of or in addition to the protrusion 27 which would cooperate with a protrusion of the ring.

In order to ensure the reversible interlocking and an elastic deformation of the tongue 26, an internal diameter D1 of the internal cover 32 can be substantially greater than a diameter D2 of the ring 12 to ensure friction between the two. According to one example, an interference between the ring 12 and the internal wall 20 of the internal cover 32 is approximately 3/10 of a millimeter. The internal diameter D1 of the cover internal 32 is calculated as being the smallest distance between two opposite points of the internal wall 20. This is for example a distance from tongue to tongue or from protuberance to protuberance if the tongue has a protuberance.

The ring 12 can have several shapes chosen to cooperate with the cover 14. The ring 12 can be smooth (like the ring 12 illustrated in figure 1 , 2 or ring 112 of figures 4 and 5 ) and the connection between the cover 14 and the ring 12 is then ensured by simple friction of the tab on the ring. According to another embodiment, the ring 12 may have indentations or protrusions (ring or groove) adapted to cooperate with the tongue, to provide friction by elastic interlocking. For example, the figure 8 illustrates a ring 412 having a protrusion 442. The protrusion 442 can be discrete so that, for example, the ring 412 has a series of protrusions arranged circumferentially. This protuberance 442 can also be of annular shape on the ring 412. There could also be several annular protuberances. The protrusion 442 can cooperate with a groove arranged in a tongue of a cap. The protuberance of the ring can also cooperate with a protuberance of the tongue, as in the example of the figure 8 where the protuberance 442 of the ring 412 cooperates with a protuberance 427 of a tab 426. According to another example, as illustrated in figure 9 , a ring 512 has a groove 542. The groove 542 is for example annular and adapted to cooperate with a protuberance 527 of a tab 526 of a cover 514.

The tongue can have several shapes. In the example of the Figure 3 , the tongue 26 is rectangular. It is connected to the rest of the internal wall 20 by only two of its sides, two opposite short sides 52, and detached from the internal wall 20 by two opposite long sides 54. The sides by which the tongue 26 is connected to the rest of the internal wall 20 are preferentially sides transverse to the directions of movement D1, D2 of the cover 14. In the example of the picture 3 , the opposite long sides 54 of the tongue 26 are arranged parallel to the directions of movement D1, D2 and are also the incised sides, and therefore detached from the internal wall 20. According to one embodiment, the tongue 26 has two surfaces transition 58 extending from the short sides 52 and a flat surface 59. The flat surface 29 accommodates the protuberance 27. When the tongue has no protuberance, the flat surface corresponds to a zone of contact with the ring. When the tongue has a protuberance, the protuberance is a contact zone with the ring. The transition surfaces 58 make it possible to ensure a gradual transition between a largest diameter of the interior wall 20, ie diameter D3, and a smallest diameter of the interior wall 20, ie diameter D4, corresponding to the diameter at the level of the tongue 26, and more precisely at the level of the protuberance 27 if the tongue 26 has such a protuberance. The transition surfaces 58 are in this embodiment inclined surfaces. It could however be that the transition surfaces 58 are curved surfaces allowing a gradual passage between the internal wall 20 and the flat surface 59. The tongue 26 could not have the inclined surfaces 58, so that the transition between the inner wall 20 and flat surface 59 is like a step. The tab 26 could also not have a flat surface and be curved.

The tongue 26 could alternatively be connected by the opposite long sides 54. In this case, the tongue 26 would preferably be arranged on the internal wall 20 so that the long sides 54 are transverse to the directions of movement D1, D2. The figure 10 shows a tab 626 with such a configuration. The tongue 626 is rectangular and has two short sides 654 arranged in a direction parallel to the directions of movement D1, D2 (the short sides are disconnected from the internal wall), and two long sides 652 (the long sides are connected to the rest of the internal wall) in a direction transverse to the directions of displacement D1, D2. Similar to tab 26, tab 626 has a flat surface 659 and two angled surfaces 658 extending between each of the short sides 654 and flat surface 659. Similar to tab 26, angled surfaces 658 could be omitted. Tab 626 includes a protrusion 627 on flat surface 629. Protrusion 627 similar to that described below and its alternatives, could be omitted.

The parallelepiped-shaped tongue could alternatively be connected to the internal wall by adjacent sides and not by opposite sides. Such a tab 726 of cap 714 is illustrated in figure 11 . The tab 726 is connected to the rest of the internal wall by two adjacent sides 752 and detached from the internal wall by the two other adjacent sides 754. Preferably, and as illustrated in figure 11 , the side of the tongue 726 which is connected to the internal wall and which is transverse to the directions of movement D1, D2 is a side proximal to an open end 713 of the cap 714.

According to another embodiment, the parallelepipedic tongue can also be connected by three sides. Such a tab 826 of cap 814 is illustrated in figure 12 . The tongue 826 is connected to the rest of the internal wall by three adjacent sides 852 and detached from the internal wall by one side 854. Preferably, and as illustrated in figure 12 , the side 854 of the tongue 826 which is disconnected from the internal wall is a side parallel to the directions of movement D1, D2.

According to another embodiment, the parallelepipedic tongue can also be connected by a single side.

According to another embodiment, the parallelepipedic tongue can be positioned so that one or more of its sides are at a non-zero and non-perpendicular angle with the directions of movement D1, D2. Such a tab 926 of cap 914 is illustrated in figure 13 . Preferably, and as illustrated in figure 13 , the sides of tab 926 that are disconnected from inner wall 920 are distal sides 954 to the open end 913 of cap 914, and the sides of tab 926 that are connected from inner wall 920 are proximal sides 954 at the open end 913 of the cap 914. The tab could be disconnected by only one of the two distal sides 954. Although this is not the case for the tab 926 shown at figure 13 , tab 926 could have features of the other tabs discussed above, such as transition surfaces.

The tabs described above and illustrated in the figures 3 to 13 , are disposed at a distance from the open end of the cap. It could however be that the tab has one side arranged at the level of the open end of the cap. Such a tab 1026 of cap 1014 is illustrated in figure 14 . The tab 1026 is formed by two incisions 1030 in the inner wall 1020 which communicate with an open end 1013 (i.e. the end proximal to the container 10) of the cap 1014. The tab 1026 is connected to the rest of the wall internal 1020 by only one side 1054, distal of the open end 1013 of the cap 1014. Although this is not the case of the tongue 1026 illustrated, according to an embodiment, the tongue similar to those described above, between side 1054 and a flat surface of tongue 1026.

According to another embodiment, the tab is not parallelepipedic in shape. An example of such a tab 1126 of cover 1124 is shown in Picture 15 . The tongue 1126 is circular in shape and connected to the rest of the internal wall by an arc of a circle. For example, the arc of a circle is a semicircle, or three-quarters of a circle. According to another example, the tab 1026 is detached from the rest of the internal wall 1120 in several places of the circle. It can for example be connected to the rest of the internal wall at three points or zones equidistant from the circle. The circular shape is not necessarily a circle. The circular shape could be an oval or any other curved shape. Preferably, and as illustrated in figure 15 , the tab 1126 is connected to the rest of the inner wall 1120 by a portion 1154 proximal to the open end 1113 of the cap 1114. The disconnected portion could have a rim as illustrated in figure 15 .

The connecting tab could have a shape comprising curved parts and straight parts, forming a sort of mixture of the above embodiments.

In all of the above, a closure assembly has been illustrated in which the closure element which included the elastic deformation zone (and therefore the tab) was the cap. However, it could be that the closure element which includes the elastic deformation zone is the ring, so that the closing capacities of the cover and of the ring are reversed compared to what has been written so far. Thus, without repeating the above, the ring would have an outer wall similar to the inner wall described below and one or more areas of elastically deformable connection as discussed above. The inner cover cooperating with such a ring having zones of elastic deformation would then have the characteristics described above with regard to the ring, such as a protrusion or a groove or even a smooth wall. It could also be that each of the closure elements (cap and ring) have elastic deformation zones so as to cooperate with each other.

• Clause A. Capot (14, 114, 214, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014, 1114) pour contenant (10, 110) pour produit cosmétique comprenant :
  • une paroi interne (20, 120) métallique présentant au moins une zone de connexion élastiquement déformable (24),
  • ladite au moins une zone de connexion élastiquement déformable (24) comprenant une languette (26, 126, 426, 526, 626, 726, 826, 926, 1026, 1126) partiellement détachée du reste de la paroi interne, et
  • la languette étant adaptée à coopérer avec une bague (12, 112) du contenant par déformation élastique pour assembler de façon amovible le capot au contenant.
• Clause B. Capot selon la clause A, dans lequel la languette est intégralement formée à la paroi interne.
• Clause C. Capot (14, 114, 214, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014, 1114) selon la clause A ou B, dans lequel la languette comprend une protubérance (27, 527, 627) adaptée à coopérer avec la bague pour assembler de façon amovible le capot au contenant.
• Clause D. Capot (14, 614, 714, 814, 914) selon la clause A à C, dans lequel la languette (26, 626, 726, 826, 926) est parallélépipédique et connectée au reste de la paroi interne (20) par au moins deux côtés (52, 652, 752, 852, 952).
• Clause E. Capot (14, 614, 714, 914) selon la clause A à D, dans lequel la languette (26, 626, 726, 926) est connectée au reste de la paroi interne (20) par seulement deux côtés, et les deux côtés sont des cotés adjacents (752) ou des côtés opposés (52, 652, 952).
• Clause F. Capot (14, 614, 714, 914) selon l'une des clauses A à E, dans lequel la languette (26, 626, 726) comprend une surface plane (59, 659, 759) et des surfaces de transition (58, 658, 759), préférentiellement inclinées, s'étendant entre lesdits au moins deux côtés et la surface plane.
• Clause G. Capot (14, 114, 214, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014, 1114) selon l'une des clauses A à F, dans lequel la protubérance est intégralement formée à la languette, de préférence par emboutissage.
• Clause H. Capot (14, 114, 214, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014, 1114) selon l'une des clauses A à F, dans lequel la paroi interne est en aluminium ou en alliage d'aluminium, préférentiellement anodisé.
• Clause I. Capot (14, 114, 214, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014, 1114) selon l'une des clauses A à H, dans lequel le capot comprend un capot externe (34, 134, 234) et un capot interne (32, 232, 332) monté à l'intérieur du capot externe, et la paroi interne est une paroi interne du capot interne.
• Clause J. Capot (14, 114, 214, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014, 1114) selon la clause précédente, dans lequel le capot interne a une partie inférieure (231, 331) qui épouse la paroi interne du capot externe, et une partie supérieure (235, 335) décollée de la paroi interne du capot externe.
• Clause K. Ensemble de fermeture (9, 109) d'un contenant (10, 110) pour produit cosmétique, comprenant :
  • le capot selon l'une des clauses A à J ; et
  • une bague (12, 112) adaptée à être associée avec le contenant de produit cosmétique, la bague coopérant avec le capot entre une position fermée et une position ouverte.
• Clause L. Ensemble de fermeture pour un contenant pour produit cosmétique, comprenant :
  • un capot ; et
  • une bague adaptée à être fixée au contenant de produit cosmétique, la bague coopérant avec le capot entre une position fermée et une position ouverte,
  le capot ou la bague présentant au moins une zone de connexion élastiquement déformable intégralement formée du même matériau que ledit capot ou bague, ladite au moins une zone de connexion élastiquement déformable comprenant une languette partiellement détachée du reste dudit capot ou bague, et la languette étant adaptée à coopérer de façon élastique avec l'autre dudit capot ou bague pour assembler de façon amovible le capot à la bague.

As an example, closing elements can have the following clauses:

• Clause A. Cover (14, 114, 214, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014, 1114) for container (10, 110) for cosmetic product comprising:
  • an internal metal wall (20, 120) having at least one elastically deformable connection zone (24),
  • said at least one elastically deformable connection zone (24) comprising a tongue (26, 126, 426, 526, 626, 726, 826, 926, 1026, 1126) partially detached from the rest of the internal wall, and
  • the tab being adapted to cooperate with a ring (12, 112) of the container by elastic deformation to removably assemble the cover to the container.
• Clause B. Cover according to Clause A, in which the tab is integrally formed to the inner wall.
• Clause C. A cover (14, 114, 214, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014, 1114) according to Clause A or B, wherein the tab includes a protuberance (27, 527, 627) adapted to cooperate with the ring to removably assemble the cover to the container.
• Clause D. Cover (14, 614, 714, 814, 914) according to clause A to C, in which the tab (26, 626, 726, 826, 926) is parallelepipedic and connected to the rest of the internal wall (20) by at least two sides (52, 652, 752, 852, 952).
• Clause E. Cover (14, 614, 714, 914) according to Clause A through D, wherein the tab (26, 626, 726, 926) is connected to the remainder of the inner wall (20) by only two sides, and the two sides are adjacent sides (752) or opposite sides (52, 652, 952).
• Clause F. A cover (14, 614, 714, 914) according to any of clauses A through E, wherein the tongue (26, 626, 726) includes a flat surface (59, 659, 759) and transition surfaces (58, 658, 759), preferably inclined, extending between said at least two sides and the flat surface.
• Clause G. Cover (14, 114, 214, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014, 1114) according to one of clauses A to F, in which the protuberance is integrally formed at the tongue, preferably by stamping.
• Clause H. Cover (14, 114, 214, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014, 1114) according to any of clauses A to F, in which the internal wall is of aluminum or an alloy of aluminium, preferably anodized.
• Clause I. Cover (14, 114, 214, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014, 1114) according to one of clauses A to H, in which the cover comprises an outer cover (34, 134, 234) and an inner cover (32, 232, 332) mounted inside the outer cover, and the inner wall is an inner wall of the inner cover.
• Clause J. Cover (14, 114, 214, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014, 1114) according to the preceding clause, in which the internal cover has a lower part (231, 331) which conforms to the wall inner part of the outer cover, and an upper part (235, 335) detached from the inner wall of the outer cover.
• Clause K. Closure assembly (9, 109) for a container (10, 110) for a cosmetic product, comprising:
  • the cover according to one of clauses A to J; and
  • a ring (12, 112) adapted to be associated with the cosmetic product container, the ring cooperating with the cover between a closed position and an open position.
• Clause L. Closure assembly for a container for a cosmetic product, comprising:
  • a cap ; and
  • a ring adapted to be fixed to the cosmetic product container, the ring cooperating with the cap between a closed position and an open position,
  the cover or the ring having at least one elastically deformable connection zone formed entirely of the same material as the said cover or ring, said at least one elastically deformable connection zone comprising a tongue partially detached from the rest of said cover or ring, and the tongue being adapted to cooperate elastically with the other of said cover or ring to removably assemble the cover to the ring.

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Closure element (12, 14, 112, 114, 214, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014, 1114) for container (10, 110) for cosmetic product, the closure element being intended to be assembled with another closure element to form a closure assembly consisting of a cap and a ring, the closure element comprising: - a wall (20, 120) having at least one metallic and elastically deformable connection zone (24) , said at least one connection zone being partially detached from the rest of the wall, and - Said at least one connection zone being adapted to cooperate with the other closure element by elastic deformation to removably assemble the two closure elements together. Closing element according to claim 1, in which the wall is metallic and the said at least one connection zone is integrally formed with the wall. Closing element according to one of the preceding claims, in which the said connection zone comprises a tongue (26, 126, 426, 526, 626, 726, 826, 926, 1026, 1126). Closure element according to one of the preceding claims, in which the tab comprises a protuberance (27, 527, 627) adapted to cooperate with the other closure element in order to removably assemble the elements together. Closing element according to the preceding claim, in which the protuberance is integrally formed with the tab, preferably by stamping. Closing element according to one of Claims 3 to 5, the tab is parallelepipedic and connected to the rest of the wall by at least one side (52, 652, 752, 852, 952). Closing element according to one of Claims 3 to 6, in which the tab is connected to the rest of the wall by only two sides, adjacent sides (752) or two opposite sides (52, 652, 952). Closing element according to the preceding claim, in which the tongue (26, 626, 726) comprises a flat surface (59, 659, 759) and transition surfaces (58, 658, 759), preferably inclined, extending respectively between said two sides and the flat surface. Closing element according to one of the preceding claims, in which the wall is made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, preferably anodized. Closure element according to one of the preceding claims, in which the closure element is a cover and the wall is an internal wall of the cover, and the other closure element is a ring of the container. Closure element according to the preceding claim, in which the closure element comprises an outer cover (34, 134, 234) and an inner cover (32, 232, 332) mounted inside the outer cover, and the inner wall is an inner wall of the inner cover. Closing element according to the preceding claim, in which the inner cover has a lower part (231, 331) which hugs the inner wall of the outer cover, and an upper part (235, 335) separated from the inner wall of the outer cover. Closure element according to one of Claims 1 to 9, in which the closure element is a ring adapted to be fixed to the container. Closure assembly (9, 109) for a container (10, 110) for a cosmetic product, comprising: - the closure element according to one of claims 1 to 13; and - the other closure element, the closure element cooperating with the other closure element between a closed position and an open position, one or the other of the closure element and of the other closure element being adapted to be associated with the cosmetic product container.

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