FR2845509A1 - Device for display of sample cosmetic liquid bottles comprises section with removable cover, bottles being held transversely in space between section and cover so bottle neck ends project outwards through section front walls - Google Patents

Abstract

The sample cosmetic bottles (2) are housed and held in the space located between a section (4) and a removable cover (8). The bottles are located transversely to the longitudinal direction of the section and cover so that the ends (13a) of a bottle neck (13) project outwards through the front lateral walls of the section so as to deliver, in a controlled manner, the liquid product contained in each bottle. An Independent claim is included for a method of displaying the sample bottles.

Description

The present invention relates to a presentation device

  samples of more or less viscous liquids, in particular of cosmetic products, such as

  foundations, contained in bottles.

  Document FR-A-2 820 234 is known in the name of the applicant to a device for presenting samples, for cosmetic products in the form of trays containing cosmetic powdered products.

or compact.

  This known device is however not at all suitable for the presentation of samples of more or less viscous liquid products contained in bottles containing cosmetic products intended to be tested.

on the spot.

  The invention aims to solve this problem by proposing a device for presenting samples of more or less viscous liquids, in particular cosmetic products, such as foundations contained in bottles, and which is characterized in that it comprises at least one profile elongated in a determined direction, integral with a support structure and having in cross section substantially a U shape with a flat bottom, a cover elongated in the determined direction, removably fixed to the profile, the wall of which upper plane forms face of presentation of the bottles, and in that the bottles are housed and held transversely to said direction in the space defined between the bottom of the profile and the upper wall of the removable cover and in that the free ends of their 30 respective necks, arranged to deliver the liquid contained in each of the bottles, protrude externally through openings practiced in the

  front side wall of the profile.

  According to a first alternative embodiment, the 35 bottles are housed respectively in compartments at the bottom of the profile, each compartment being defined by two bars secured to the bottom of the profile transversely to the direction of extension thereof.

  and arranged on each side of the bottle.

  According to a second alternative embodiment, each bottle is held bilaterally relative to the bottom 5 of the profile transversely in its direction of extension by two tabs integral in an inclined manner with the bottom

of the profile.

  Each bottle is held axially between the two side walls of the profile so that the neck 10 also protrudes through the side wall

front of the profile.

  Advantageously, an elastic member is interposed between the bottom of the bottle and the rear wall of the profile in order to exert an axial elastic return force on the bottle making it possible to maintain the shoulder connecting the neck to the body of the bottle in abutment on the

  internal face of the front wall of the profile.

  According to the second variant embodiment, two other tongues associated with each bottle are also provided, integral in an inclined manner with the bottom of the profile, extending on either side of the neck to axially hold the bottle between the two side walls of the profiled at a position in which only the free end of the neck ensuring delivery of the liquid product projects from the side wall

front of the profile.

  The cover has in cross section substantially an inverted U shape, the side walls of which are connected to each other by the upper flat wall 30 of the cover and respectively cover the

  side walls of the profile, and the front side wall has openings coinciding with the openings in the front side wall of the profile, so as to allow the projection of the free end of the bottles.

  The cover includes windows made through its upper wall and located respectively above the bottles facing them to allow a person to visually choose the liquid product

  associated with one of the dispensing bottles for this product.

  The outer face of the upper wall of the cover 5 includes labels each located near a bottle and carrying information relating in particular to the identification characteristics of the liquid product

  contained in the corresponding bottle.

  The bottom of the profile and the bottles are inclined 10 in a direction allowing the necks to be at a level

lower than the bottom of the bottles.

  The device of the invention comprises devices allowing a person to exert a controlled pressure on the wall of the tubular body of the bottle of his choice made of a flexible and elastically deformable plastic material, thus ensuring the delivery of a small quantity , preferably in the form of drops, of the liquid product to be tested by the person. According to a first embodiment, the devices making it possible to exert a controlled pressure on the wall of the tubular body of the chosen bottle each comprise a transparent rectangular blade made of a flexible material, such as a plastic material, situated above the bottle , resiliently returned to its rest position in a window, said window being rectangular and arranged transversely to the longitudinal direction of the cover, one of the ends of said blade being fixed to an edge of said window located in the longitudinal direction of the cover , the free end

  opposite of the blade coming to bear on two fixed stops for limiting the flexion of the blade around its fixed end when pressure is exerted on it.

  The two stops are integral with the internal face of the upper wall of the cover opposite the neck of the bottle and are arranged on either side of the bottle.

  corresponding by extending from this face to a level below the upper wall of the bottle.

  Each abutment is L-shaped, the leg of which is integral with the internal face of the upper wall of the cover 5 perpendicular thereto and the transverse branch is capable of receiving the free end of the

flexible blade.

  According to a second embodiment, the devices making it possible to exert a controlled pressure on the wall of the tubular body of each chosen bottle each comprise a flexible rectangular blade cut out on three of its sides in the upper wall of the cover above the bottle , two of the cut sides being transverse to the longitudinal direction of the cap, 15 and so that its free end comes to bear on the wall of the tubular body of the bottle and on two fixed stops integral with the wall of the bottom of the profile and limiting bending blade when pressure is applied

exerted on it.

  The two stops are located on either side of the bottle opposite its neck and project from the bottom wall of the profile from a height less than the height of the upper wall of the bottle relative to

the bottom wall of the profile.

  The cover and the profile are made of a thin metal sheet and each stop is in the form of a tongue cut out from the bottom wall of the profile and

  extending perpendicularly from this wall.

  The invention also relates to a method for presenting samples of more or less viscous liquid products, in particular cosmetic products, such as foundations, for the purpose of testing them, and which is characterized in that it consists in a first step to introduce said products into bottles 35 such as those defined above, and in a second step, to place the bottles in said device such

as defined above.

  According to a variant of the method, bottles are used, the neck of which comprises a controlled delivery device, such as a ball delivery device, allowing their use in a device as defined above. According to another variant of the method, bottles are used whose walls are flexible and elastically deformable allowing their use in a device

  controlled delivery defined above.

  The invention will be better understood, and other aims,

  characteristics, details and advantages thereof will appear more clearly in the explanatory description which follows, made with reference to the appended schematic drawings given solely by way of example 15 illustrating several embodiments of the invention

  and in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an assembly forming a bar for presenting samples in the form of bottles in accordance with the invention; - Figure 2 is a view similar to that of Figure 1 without the bottles; - Figure 3 is a partial enlarged top view in perspective and exploded of the presentation bar of Figure 1 according to a preferred embodiment; - Figure 4 is a sectional view along line IV-IV of Figure 3; - Figure 5 is a perspective view of the profile of the bottle presentation bar according to a second embodiment of the invention; - Figure 6 is a perspective view of the profile of the bottle presentation bar according to a third embodiment; - Figure 7 is a partial perspective view 35 of the sample presentation bar comprising a device for exerting controlled pressure on the wall of the tubular body of a chosen bottle; - Figure 8 is a sectional view along line VIII-VIII of Figure 7; FIG. 9 shows in perspective another embodiment of devices making it possible to exert a controlled pressure on the walls of tubular bodies of vials; and - Figure 10 is a sectional view along the

line X-X in figure 9.

  The invention thus relates to a device for presenting samples in the form of bottles.

  each containing a more or less viscous liquid in particular of cosmetic products to present the samples in the immediate vicinity of the cosmetic products. It applies in particular, but not limited to, to liquid foundations.

  According to the first embodiment of the invention

  shown in Figures 1 to 4, the device comprises a part in the form of a parallelipiped bar 1 for presenting the bottles secured, by means of two end tabs 3, to a support (not shown).

  The presentation bar 1 comprises a profile 4 for receiving the vials 2 and which extends longitudinally in a direction D. The profile 4 has in cross section substantially a U-shape whose bottom wall 5 is planar and the side walls 6 and 7 respectively constitute a front wall and a

rear wall.

  The fixing lugs 3 are respectively secured to the two opposite ends of the profile 4. The presentation bar 1 further comprises a removable cover 8 forming a cover for the profile 4 and elongated in the direction D when fixed on the

profile 4.

  The cover 8 has in cross section 35 substantially an inverted U shape relative to that of the section 4 and whose upper wall 9 is planar and the two side walls 10 and it respectively cover the side walls 6 and 7 of the section 4

  when the cover 8 is fixed to the profile 4.

  The external face of the upper wall 9 of the cover 8

  includes information on the presentation of the bottles 2 5 housed in the presentation bar 1 as will be seen later.

  The bottles 2 are held in the presentation bar 1 transversely to the direction D in the space defined between the bottom 5 of the profile 4 and the wall 10 9 of the cover 8. The bottles 2 are spaced parallel to each other in a regular manner in the direction D. Each bottle 2 is housed with a small axial clearance between the two side walls 6, 7 of the profile 4 with the shoulder 12 connecting the neck 13 to the tubular body 14 of the bottle 2 located adjacent to the inner face of the front wall 6 of the profile 4 so that the neck 13 projects externally through the overlapping walls 6 and 10 respectively of the profile 4 and the cover 8. For this, the front wall 6 of the profile 4 has a series of substantially U-shaped cutouts 15 starting from the upper edge of the wall 6 and through which the necks 13 of the bottles 2 protrude respectively. In addition, the front wall 10 of the cap also includes a series of cutouts 16 substantially in the form of an inverted U with respect to the U shape of the cutouts 15 of the profile 4, so that the cutouts 15 and 16 are mutually opposite one another in the closed position 30 of the cover 8 on the profile 4 to define approximately circular passages of the necks 13 of the bottles 2. As can be seen more clearly from FIG. 3, each bottle 2 is held at the bottom 5 of the profile 4 in a housing transverse to the direction D and defined by two bars rigid 17 fixed, for example by welding, to the bottom 5 of the profile 4 transversely to the direction D and located on either side of each bottle 2 to hold it bilaterally in the direction transverse to the direction D. The cover 8 comprises a series of rectangular 5 windows 18 made through the wall 9 and situated respectively above the bottles 2 facing them so as to allow a person to choose visually the foundation which suits him from one of the bottles 2. Each window 18 is associated with a label 19 fixed, for example by gluing, on the face

  outer wall 9 of cover 8 next to window 18.

  Each label 19 carries information relating to the characteristics of the foundations contained in the bottles 2 and relating for example to the colors of these foundations.

  The neck 13 of each bottle 2 has a free end 13a allowing the liquid foundation contained in each of the bottles to be delivered in a controlled manner. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, each end 13a of a neck 13 can be formed by a ball allowing to apply on the skin of a person's hand a small quantity of liquid product chosen by the person to test it. The liquid product can be dispensed by direct application 25 of the hand to the ball 13a of the chosen bottle 2, but devices are provided to allow the liquid to be delivered in a controlled manner at the outlet of the bottle containing the foundation chosen by a person, and which will be described later with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10. Each ball 13a can be housed in a part forming

sleeve 13b of neck 13.

  Each ball 2 bottle 13a can have its tubular body 14 made of transparent rigid material, such as plastic or glass, allowing anyone to know the color of the liquid foundation.

  of each bottle 2 through the windows 18.

  According to an alternative embodiment, each bottle 2 can be made of a flexible transparent material, elastically deformable, such as a plastic material, and the free end 13a of each neck 13 can comprise, instead of a ball , a small calibrated orifice made in the sleeve 13b for closing the neck 13 and making it possible to deliver a small amount of liquid foundation, preferably in the form of a drop, when a person exerts pressure on the body 14 of the bottle chosen through the window 18 associated with this bottle using the device which will be

  described with reference to Figures 7 and 8.

  To keep each bottle 2 axially between the two side walls 6, 7 of the profile 4, it is possible to provide an elastic member, not shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, interposed between the side wall 7 and the bottom of the bottle 2 to exert an elastic force for holding the shoulder 12 of the bottle 2 on the corresponding internal face of the front wall 6 of the profile 20 4. The holding without practically any play of each bottle

  2 between the two walls 6, 7 of the profile can also be ensured by slightly forcibly engaging the bottle between these two walls which can undergo a slight elastic deformation relative to the bottom 5 during the introduction of the bottle therebetween.

  The presentation bar 1 is fixed to its support structure so that the bottom 5 of the profile 4 and the bottles 2 are inclined in a direction such that the necks 13 are at a level lower than the bottom of these 30 bottles, the liquid foundation contained in the bottle can flow out of the ends

13a bottlenecks 13.

  According to the embodiment shown in Figure 5 o the cover 8 has been removed, each bottle 2 is held transversely to the direction D at the bottom 5 of the profile 4 by two parallel tongues 20 integral with the bottom 5 and located on either side other of the bottle 2. The two tongues 20 are inclined relative to the bottom 5 of the profile 4 downwards in the direction of the front wall 6 of this profile and are integral with the upper edge of a plate 21 which comprises, starting from the part 5 upper edge located between the two tabs 20, an elastic blade 22 directed towards the bottom 5 and resting on the bottom of the tubular body of the bottle 2 to elastically maintain the shoulder 12 in abutment on the inner face of the front wall 6 of the profile 4. The plate 10 21 is secured to the bottom 5 by means of a fixed lug 23, for example by welding to the bottom 5, and is inclined relative to the bottom 5 away from the rear wall 7 of the profile 4. The assembly constituted by the tongues 20, the plate 21, the elastic blade 22 and 15 the fixing lug 23 can be made in one piece. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, each bottle 2 is also held bilaterally at the bottom 5 of the profile 4 in its position transverse to the direction D by two tongues 20 integral with the bottom 5 and inclined relative to the latter upwards in the direction of the rear wall 7 of the profile 4. These two tongues 20 are fixed to the bottom 5 by means of a fixed lug 23, for example by welding to this bottom 25 and the lug 23 further comprises two other tongues 24 projecting from the bottom 5 between the shoulder 12 of the bottle 2 and the front wall 6 of the profile 4 being located on either side of the neck 13. The tabs 24 cooperate with the shoulder 12 of the corresponding bottle 30 2 so to maintain the latter axially between the two walls 6, 7 of the profile 4 at a position in which only the end 13a of the neck 13 projects outside through the overlapping side walls 6 and 10 of the profile 4 and of the cover 8, the threaded portion of the necks 13 being retracted into the presentation bar 1. To prevent the theft of the sample vials 2, the cover 8 can be fixed to the profile 4 by a key locking mechanism of the kind described in the document

  FR-A-2 820 234 mentioned previously.

  Figures 7 and 8 show a first embodiment of devices allowing a person to exert a controlled pressure on the wall of the tubular body of the bottle 2 of his choice, wall which is made of a flexible and elastically deformable material, ensuring thus the delivery of a small quantity, preferably in the form of drops, of the product

liquid to be tested by the person.

  According to this embodiment, each device comprises a transparent rectangular blade 30 made of a flexible material, such as a plastic material, located above the corresponding bottle 2 and resiliently returned to its rest position in the associated rectangular window 18 of the cover 8, the window 18 being arranged transversely to the longitudinal direction of this cover. For this, the flexible blade 30 has one of its ends fixed by any suitable means to an edge of the window 18 located in the longitudinal direction of the cover 8, and the opposite free end of the blade 30 comes to bear on two fixed stops 31 integral with the internal face 25 of the upper wall 9 of the cover 8 and allowing a limitation of the bending of the blade 30 around its end fixed to the transverse edge of the window 18 when pressure is exerted on the blade 30 The cover 8 as well as the profile 4 can be made of a thin metal sheet. The two stops 31, located opposite the neck of the bottle 2, are arranged on either side of this bottle extending from the internal face of the wall 9 to a level below the upper wall of the bottle 2. Preferably, each stop 31 is in the shape of an L, the leg 31a of which is integral with the internal face of the upper wall 9 of the cover 8 perpendicularly to the latter and the transverse branch 31b is capable of receiving the end. free of the flexible blade 30. Thus, during a pressure exerted by the finger of a person on the blade 30, the latter flexes as indicated in dotted lines in FIG. 8 to elastically deform the upper wall of the bottle 2 and deliver in a controlled manner the foundation of this bottle at the outlet of the

bottleneck of it.

  According to the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the devices making it possible to exert a controlled pressure on the wall of the tubular body of each chosen bottle 2 each comprise a flexible rectangular blade 32 cut on three of its sides in the wall upper 9 of the cover 8 above the bottle 2 so that the free end of the blade 32 comes to bear on the wall of the tubular body of the bottle 2 and on two fixed stops 33 integral with the bottom wall 5 of the profile 4 and limiting the bending of the blade 32 when pressure is exerted on it. Two of the cut sides of the blade 32 are transverse to the longitudinal direction of the cover 8. The two stops 33 are located on either side of the corresponding bottle 2 and project from the bottom wall 5 of the profile 4 of a height less than the height of the upper wall of the bottle 2 relative to the wall 5. Preferably, the cover 8 and the profile 4 are made of a thin metal sheet and each stop is in the form of a tongue cut out from the bottom wall 5 of the profile 4 and extending perpendicularly from the wall 5. Of course, each stop 33 can also be produced by cylindrical studs 30 perpendicular to the wall 5. Although this is not shown in FIG. 9, each flexible blade 32 may include, affixed thereto, an information label relating to the characteristics

  foundations contained in the bottles 2.

  The device for presenting samples of the invention allows anyone to choose the foundation that suits them by visual examination of the bottles 2 to

  through the windows of the cover or the transparent blades 30 and / or consultation of the characteristics of the foundations present on the information labels of these covers and of testing the foundation chosen by applying 5 on the hand of the person the foundation of complexion delivered in a controlled manner at the end of the neck of the bottle by the devices of FIGS. 7 to 10. If the foundation chosen is suitable for him, this person can then buy the foundation present next to the presentation device.

Claims (20)

  1. Device for presenting samples of more or less viscous liquids, in particular cosmetic products, such as foundations, contained in bottles (2), characterized in that it comprises at least one elongated profile (4) in a determined direction (D), integral with a support structure and having in cross section substantially a U-shape with a flat bottom (5), a cover (8) elongated in the determined direction (D), removably fixed on the profile (4), the upper flat wall (9) of which forms the presentation face for the bottles (2), and in that the bottles (2) are housed and held transversely to said direction in the space defined between the bottom ( 5) of the profile (4) and the upper wall (9) of the removable cover (8) and in that the free ends (13a) of their respective necks (13), arranged to deliver the liquid contained in each of the bottles (2 ), protrude 20 externally through openings (15) practiced   in the front side wall (6,10) of the profile (4).   2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottles (2) are respectively housed in compartments at the bottom (5) of the profile (4), each compartment being defined by two bars (17) integral with the bottom (5 ) of the profile (4) transversely to the direction of extension (D) thereof and arranged each side of the bottle (2).   3. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that each bottle (2) is held bilaterally relative to the bottom (5) of the profile (4) transverse to its direction of extension (D) by two tongues (20)   integrally inclined to the bottom (5) of the profile (4).   4. Device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that each bottle (2) is held axially between the two side walls (6,7) of the profile (4) so that the neck (13) also protrudes at across the front side wall of the profile (4).   5. Device according to claim 4, characterized   in that an elastic member (22) is interposed between the bottom of the bottle (2) and the rear wall (7) of the profile (4) to exert on the bottle (2) an axial elastic return force making it possible to maintain the shoulder (12) for connecting the neck (13) to the body (14) of the bottle (2) resting on the internal face of the front wall (6) of the profile (4).   6. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that it also comprises two other tabs (24) associated with each bottle (2), integral in an inclined manner with the bottom (5) of the profile (4) extending from one side 15 and other of the neck (13) to axially maintain the   bottle (2) between the two side walls (6,7) of the profile (4) in a position in which only the free end (13a) of the neck (13) ensuring the delivery of the liquid product projects from the side wall 20 front of the profile (4).   7. Device according to one of claims   previous, characterized in that the cover (8) has in cross section substantially an inverted U shape, the side walls (10, 11) of which are connected to each other by the upper flat wall (9) of the cover (8) and respectively cover the side walls (6, 7) of the profile (4), and in that the front side wall (10) has openings (16) coinciding with the openings (15) of the front side wall 30 (6) of the profile (4), so as to allow the   projection from the free end (13a) of the bottles (2).   8. Device according to claim 7, characterized in that the cover (8) comprises windows (18) produced through its upper wall (9) and situated respectively above the bottles (2) opposite these. to allow a person to visually choose the liquid product associated with one of the   bottles (2) for dispensing this product.   9. Device according to one of claims 1 to 8,   characterized in that the external face of the upper wall (9) of the cover (8) includes labels (19) each located near a bottle (2) and carrying information relating in particular to the product identification characteristics liquid contained in the corresponding bottle (2).   10. Device according to one of claims   previous, characterized in that the bottom (5) of the profile (4) and the bottles (2) are inclined in a direction allowing the necks (13) to be at a lower level than the bottom of the bottles (2).   11. Device according to one of claims 1 to   , characterized in that it comprises devices allowing a person to exert a controlled pressure on the wall of the tubular body (14) of the bottle (2) of his choice made of a flexible plastic material 20 and elastically deformable, thus ensuring the delivery of a small quantity, preferably in the form of   drops, liquid product to be tested by the person.   12. Device according to claim 11, in combination with claim 8, characterized in that the devices making it possible to exert a controlled pressure on the wall of the tubular body of the chosen bottle (2) each comprise a transparent rectangular blade (30) made of a flexible material, such as a plastic material, situated above the bottle (2), elastically returned to its rest position in a window (18), said window (18) being rectangular and arranged transversely to the direction longitudinal of the cover (8), one end of said blade (30) being fixed to an edge of said window (18) situated in the longitudinal direction of the cover (8), the opposite free end of the blade ( 30) bearing on two fixed stops (31) for limiting the flexion of the blade (30) around its fixed end when pressure is exerted on it.   13. Device according to claim 12, characterized in that the two stops (31) are integral with the internal face of the upper wall (9) of the cover (8) opposite the neck of the bottle (2) and are arranged on either side of the corresponding bottle extending from this face to a level below the upper wall of the bottle (2).   14. Device according to claim 13, characterized in that each stop (31) is L-shaped, the leg (31a) of which is integral with the internal face of the upper wall (9) of the cover (8) perpendicular to that -this and the transverse branch 15 (31b) is capable of receiving the free end of the blade flexible (30).   15. Device according to claim 11, characterized in that the devices making it possible to exert a controlled pressure on the wall of the tubular body of each chosen bottle (2) each comprise a flexible rectangular blade (32) cut on three of its sides in the upper wall (9) of the cover (8) above the bottle (2), two of the cut sides being transverse to the longitudinal direction of the cover (8), 25 and so that its free end comes to bear on the wall of the tubular body of the bottle (2) and on two fixed stops (33) integral with the bottom wall (5) of the profile (4) and limiting the bending of the blade (32)   when pressure is exerted on it.   16. Device according to claim 15, characterized in that the two stops (33) are located on either side of the bottle (2) opposite its neck and protrude from the bottom wall (5) of the profile (4) of a height less than the height of the upper wall of the bottle (2) relative to the bottom wall (5) of the profile (4).   17. Device according to claim 15 or 16,   characterized in that the cover (8) and the profile (4) are made of a thin metal sheet and each stop (33) is in the form of a tongue cut out from the bottom wall (5) of the profile (4) and s extending perpendicularly from this wall.   18. Method for presenting samples of more or less viscous liquid products, in particular cosmetic products, such as foundations, for the purpose of testing them, characterized in that it consists of a   first step of introducing said products into bottles (2) such as those defined in any one of the preceding claims, and in a second step, of placing the bottles (2) in said device 15 according to any one of claims   preceding. 19. Method according to claim 18, characterized in that bottles (2) are used, the neck (13) of which comprises a controlled delivery device, such as a ball delivery device, allowing their use in a device as defined in one   any of claims 1 to 10.   20. The method of claim 18, characterized in that bottles (2) are used whose walls are flexible and elastically deformable allowing their use in a device as defined in one of claims 11 to 17.