FR2675124A1 - LOST PACKAGING BOX INTENDED PARTICULARLY TO CONTAIN A COSMETIC PRODUCT REFILL. - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a lost packaging box, characterized in that it comprises: a rigid bottom (2), a rigid cover (3) having on its periphery a side wall (4) capable of being blocked and locked on said bottom (2) by latching means (7a, 7b), and a tamper-evident device (10) cooperating with at least part of said latching means (7a) to lock said box (1), said device tamper-evident (10) being removable and being arranged so as to prevent subsequent locking of said cover (3) on said base (2) after it has been torn off.

Description

LOST PACKAGING BOX INTENDED PARTICULARLY TO BE CONTAINED

A COSMETIC PRODUCT REFILL

  The present invention relates to a lost packaging box intended in particular to receive a refill of cosmetic product. The powder compacts generally comprise at least one compartment intended to receive a refill of a cosmetic product. These compacts are sometimes made in the form of valuables or even jewels, and there is provision for

  refills to replace the cake used.

  The refill must be presented for sale in a

  packaging having sufficient rigidity to prevent breakage.

  In addition, for the sake of hygiene, it is desirable that the product presented for sale can not be handled by potential customers. The object of the present invention is to present a packaging box which is rigid enough to ensure the integrity of the container, and which meets the standards of hygiene.

necessary for these products.

  The invention essentially relates to a packaging box

  It is clear that the box offered can be used for the packaging of many other products. The object is achieved according to the invention in that the lost packaging box, is characterized in that it comprises a rigid bottom, a rigid cover having on its periphery a side wall capable of being locked and locked on said bottom by latching means, and a tamper device cooperating with at least a portion of said latching means for locking said box, said tamper device being tear-off and being arranged to prevent subsequent blocking of said lid on

said bottom after its uprooting.

  Thanks to this provision of the inviolablilité device, it is impossible to keep the lid on the bottom after its uprooting This prevents to put back to sale a refill

  whose box was opened maliciously or by accident.

  Advantageously, said tamper-proof means comprise at least one tab extending outwardly of said box and connected to said bottom by a plurality of breakable tabs by bending said tongue. Said detent means comprise, on the one hand, at least a shoulder formed on the side wall of said cover and, on the other hand, at least one abutment wall formed on said tongue and intended to cooperate with said

  shoulder to lock said lid on said bottom.

  Advantageously, the latching means further comprise at least one abutment wall formed on said bottom and cooperating with a shoulder formed on the side wall of the cover.

  Preferably, said box is of rectangular shape.

  Said tongue is disposed on one side of said box The abutment wall formed on said bottom is disposed on said side opposite to said tongue and said bottom has on its upper face a groove for accommodating the lower edge of the side wall

said lid.

  Preferably, said tongue extends over the entire

  length on the adjacent side of said bottom.

  According to another embodiment, said inviolability means are in the form of a belt surrounding said bottom and connected thereto by a plurality of breakable tabs. The snap-fit means comprise, on the one hand, formed shoulders. on the lateral wall of said cover and extending outwards, and secondly, abutment walls provided on said belt, extending towards the inside of said box and cooperating with said shoulders. side wall of the lid rests on said tabs, said tabs being broken by applying a predetermined force on

said lid.

  Preferably, said bottom and said lid are made by molding a plastic material. The lid is

  advantageously made of a transparent plastic material.

  Other advantages and features will emerge from the

  reading of the following description given as an example and in

  1 shows in perspective a packaging box according to the invention, FIG. 2 represents a view from above of the bottom of the box of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal section of the box of FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross section of the box of FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a section on a larger scale of the snap-fastening means in the vicinity of the tamper device of the box of FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of the latching means on the opposite side to the tamper device of the box of FIG. 1; FIG. 7 shows a second embodiment of FIG.

  the packaging box according to the invention.

  FIGS. 1 to 6 show a first embodiment of a packaging box 1 of parallelepipedal shape comprising a rigid bottom 2 and an equally rigid cover 3 which has on its periphery a lateral wall 4 whose lower edge 5 rests on the upper face of the bottom 2, the latter having on its periphery a bead 6 protecting the lower edge 5 of the side wall 4 The bead 6 is intended for

  prevent the cover 3 from moving laterally on the bottom 2.

  The lid 3 is held on the bottom 2 by means of latching means 7a and 7b provided on the opposite ends 8

and 9 of the packaging box 1.

  For the sake of clarity we will call the end 8 the front face of the box 1 and the end 9 the back side of the

box 1.

  As can be seen in the drawing, the box 1 further has on its front face 8 a tongue 10 which extends the bottom 2 towards the end of the box 1 beyond the front side wall 4a of the cover 3, and that spans the full width of the

box 1.

  The tongue 10 is connected to the bottom 2 by a plurality of legs Il which break when a force F is applied to the face

upper tongue 10.

  Preferably, there is provided a slot 12 between the bottom 2 and the portion of the bead 6 which is integrated with the tongue 10, and the tabs 11 are in the extension of the lateral sides of the bottom 2, but it is also possible to provide paws

  complementary between the side legs 11.

  The bottom 2 has, in the vicinity of its periphery, an upwardly open groove 13 intended to receive the lower edge 5 of the cover 3. This groove 13 is delimited, on the one hand, by the bead 6 surrounding the lateral wall 4 and, d 'other

  on the other hand, by an inner rib 14.

  As can be seen in FIGS. 5 and 6, the edges of the front walls 4 a and rear 4 b of the cover respectively have extra thicknesses forming shoulders 15 a, 15 b directed towards the outside and intended to cooperate respectively with walls of stop 16a and 16b formed on the bead 6 The front abutment wall 16a is provided on the tongue 10 and the rear abutment wall 16b is provided on the portion of the bead 6 next

rear wall 4 b.

  It should be noted that in FIG. 6 it can be seen that there is also a slot 12 near the rear face 9 between the bead 6 and the internal rib 14, in order to simplify the

realization of the bottom 2 by molding.

  The bottom 2 and the cover 3 are preferably made by molding a plastic material both resistant and also brittle to allow the breaking of the tabs 11 by a

  simple manual pressure on the tongue 10.

  The material used is, for example, polystyrene

  preferably, the lid 3 is transparent.

  As can be seen in FIG. 5, the edge of the lid 3 has, at the right shoulder 15a, an inclined surface 17 on its lower face. The closure of the box 1 is made by introducing the rear shoulder 15b of the lid 3. in the cavity formed by the abutment wall 16b in the bead 6 of the rear face 9 and by pivoting the lid 3 relative to the bottom 2 around the abutment wall 16b The inclined surface 17 cooperates with the abutment wall 16a of the tongue 10 to allow the latching of the lid 3 on the bottom 2 The lid 3 is

  then locked and locked on the bottom 2.

  To open the box, it is necessary to exert a pressure F on the tongue 10 to break the tabs 11 The tongue 10 plays the role of a tamper device It is easily understood that after having torn off the tongue 10, the lid 3 is not more secure

on the bottom 2.

  Note also in Figure 2 that the bottom 2 has holes 18 to facilitate the exit of the product contained in the box 1 and complementary ribs 19 for wedging the product on the bottom 2 and extending to the

  bottom of the box 1 from the inner rib 14.

  FIG. 7 shows, in vertical section, a second embodiment of the box 1 comprising a bottom 2 and a cover 3. In this second embodiment, the box may be circular or polygonal in shape. The bottom 2 presents on its periphery a belt or bead 6 connected to the central portion of the bottom 2 by a plurality of breakable tabs 11 arranged in such a way that the lower edge 5 of the cover 3 rests on said tabs 11 The bottom 2 has on its periphery a groove 13 delimited by the bead 6 and an internal rib 14 The breakable tabs are arranged at the bottom of the groove 13 The bead 6 has a shoulder 16 directed towards the inside of the box 1 and a skirt 18 extending under the tabs 11 The cover 3 comprises portions of abutment walls for cooperating with the shoulder 16 and extending outwardly below the lower edge 5 of the cover 3; said abutment wall portions 15, truncated conical shape

  downwards, are arranged between the legs 11.

  In this embodiment, the closure of the box is done by arranging the cover 3 on the bottom 2 and exerting pressure on the upper face of the cover 3 The abutment wall portions 15 cooperate with the bead 6 to allow the snap the cover 3 on the bottom 2 To open the box 1 it is necessary to break the tabs It joining the bead 6 to the central part of the bottom 2 This is done by exerting additional pressure on the cover 3 The bead 6 is

  then disengages from the central part of the bottom 2.

Claims (7)

  1 lost packaging box, characterized in that it comprises: a rigid bottom (2), a rigid cover (3) having on its periphery a side wall (4) capable of being locked and locked on said bottom (2); ) by latching means (7a, 7b), and a tamper device (10) cooperating with at least a part of said latching means (7a) for locking said box (1), said latching device tamperproof (10) being peelable and being arranged to prevent subsequent blocking of said lid (3) on said bottom (2) after its tearing.  2 box according to claim 1, characterized in that said tamperproof means comprise at least one tongue (10) extending outwardly of said box (1) and connected to said bottom (2) by a plurality of breakable tabs (11) by bending said tongue (10), in that said detent means comprise, on the one hand, at least one shoulder (15a) formed by the side wall (4a) of said cover (3) and on the other hand, at least one abutment wall (16a) formed on said tongue (10) and intended to cooperate with said shoulder (15a) for locking said lid (3) on said background (2).   3 box according to claim 2, characterized in that the latching means further comprise, at least one abutment wall (16 b) formed on said bottom (2) and cooperating with a   shoulder (15b) formed on the side wall (4b) of the lid (3).   4 Box according to claim 3, characterized in that said box (1) is of rectangular shape, in that said tongue (10) is disposed on one side of said box (1), in that the stop wall (16 b) formed on said bottom (2) is disposed on the side (9) opposite said tongue (10) and, in that said bottom (3) has on its upper face a groove (13) intended to house the lower edge (5) of the wall   lateral (4) of said lid (3).   Box according to claim 4, characterized in that said tongue (10) extends over the entire length of the side adjacent (8) of said bottom.   Box according to claim 1, characterized in that said tamper-proof means are in the form of a belt (6) surrounding said bottom (2) and connected thereto by a plurality of breakable tabs (11), that the latching means comprise, on the one hand, shoulders (15) formed on the side wall (4) of said cover (3) and extending outwards, and, on the other hand, walls stopper (16) provided on said belt (6), extending inwardly of said box (1) and cooperating with said shoulders (15), and in that the lower edge (5) of the sidewall ( 4) of the cover (3) rests on said tabs (11), said tabs (11) being capable of being broken by applying a force   predetermined on said lid (3).   Box according to any one of Claims 1 to 6,   characterized in that said bottom (2) and said cover (3) are   made by molding a plastic material.   Box according to Claim 7, characterized in that   the lid (3) is made of a transparent plastic material.