US20040112787A1 - Method for packaging a product - Google Patents

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US20040112787A1
US20040112787A1 US10/467,346 US46734604A US2004112787A1 US 20040112787 A1 US20040112787 A1 US 20040112787A1 US 46734604 A US46734604 A US 46734604A US 2004112787 A1 US2004112787 A1 US 2004112787A1
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Alain Bethune
Jean-Francois Hould
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B7/00—Closing containers or receptacles after filling
    • B65B7/16—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B65B7/162—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by feeding web material to securing means
    • B65B7/164—Securing by heat-sealing
    • 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
    • A45D40/0087—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks for samples
    • 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
    • A45D33/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling powdery toiletry or cosmetic substances
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B1/00—Packaging fluent solid material, e.g. powders, granular or loose fibrous material, loose masses of small articles, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B1/20—Reducing volume of filled material
    • B65B1/24—Reducing volume of filled material by mechanical compression
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B51/00—Devices for, or methods of, sealing or securing package folds or closures; Devices for gathering or twisting wrappers, or necks of bags
    • B65B51/04—Applying separate sealing or securing members, e.g. clips
    • B65B51/06—Applying adhesive tape

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  • the present invention relates to a method for packaging a product, in particular a solid cosmetic product, in the form of a sample.
  • Patent FR 2 740 013 describes packaging for a sample of cosmetic product in solid or paste form, which is intended to allow the sample to be distributed for advertising purposes by insertion into a publication.
  • the packaging consists of a plate which has a central cavity into which a cup that contains the product sample is inserted. The cup is fixed by an adhesive sheet attached to one face of the plate. A capsule is placed on the other face of the plate in order to close the cavity containing the cup. Although it is in the form of a plate, such packaging is relatively thick owing to the presence of the cup.
  • Patent U.S. Pat. No. 2,061,139 also describes packaging for a cosmetic product sample in the form of a plate into which a cup containing the product is inserted. Here again, it is difficult to obtain packaging which is not very thick.
  • the surface of the product which will be the external surface when the packaging is opened corresponds to the bottom of the cavity during filling. Since the bottom of the cavity is filled first, the product's external surface delimited by the said capsule is perfectly smooth and there is no risk of the product spilling out of the cavity on this side of the support.
  • the product is introduced into the cavity in powder form, then the said powder is compacted in the cavity before closing the second opening.
  • No gap is hence possible between the product and the support, so that the product is held perfectly in the cavity and there is no risk of some of it escaping when the packaging is opened.
  • a quantity of product is introduced so as to at least fill the cavity, so that no movement of the product in the cavity is possible.
  • the product is hence held perfectly in its packaging, in particular when it is being opened by removing the capsule.
  • the second opening is closed by means of an adhesive sheet which is fixed onto the second face of the support.
  • This serves to form the bottom of the packaging, that is to say the opposite side from the opening of the packaging and therefore from the access to the product.
  • the adhesive sheet is fixed by pressing it with a roller to as to make the product adhere at least in part to the adhesive sheet.
  • the adhesive sheet is, for example, formed by a thermoplastic material selected in particular from polyolefins or polyesters, which is covered with a permanent adhesive composition, that is to say one which is not intended to permit detachment of the adhesive sheet.
  • the adhesive composition fixes the sheet on the support and adheres in such a way that it is difficult to remove it from the support.
  • the label may be decorated beforehand so as to decorate the packaging, in addition to its closure function.
  • the capsule forming the means for opening the packaging is attached to the first face of the support by means of an adhesive so that it can be detached and reattached at least once.
  • the user will hence be able to open the packaging and use the product a first time, re-close the packaging if he or she has not used all of the product, and remove the capsule again in order to access the product again.
  • the region of the capsule intended to be in contact with the product has no adhesive function, so as to avoid removing any product which might remain on the capsule when it is opened by the user.
  • the capsule is not coated with adhesive in this region.
  • a further alternative is for the film constituting the back support of the adhesive capsule to be left remaining in this region.
  • the capsule has a gripping region making it possible to hold the capsule in order to detach it, at least in part, from the support.
  • the gripping region is, for example, an extension of the capsule which, like the region of the capsule intended to be in contact with the product, has no adhesive function.
  • the capsule is made of a transparent material.
  • the packaging which is obtained hence allows the user to see the packaged product.
  • the capsule is, for example, a sheet of thermoplastic material, in particular polyester or polypropylene, covered with an adhesive of the semi-permanent type.
  • FIG. 1 schematically illustrates the steps of the method according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 represents packaging which is obtained by the method according to the invention.
  • a rectangular support 20 of the credit-card format has, in its thickness, a cavity 30 which is intended to hold the product.
  • the support may have any other shape; it may for example be square, round, oval, etc.
  • the support 20 has two flat and parallel surfaces 21 and 22 , onto each of which the cavity 30 opens.
  • the cavity 30 therefore has two openings 31 , 32 , respectively on each face 21 and 22 of the support.
  • the support 20 has a small thickness of the order of one millimetre, for example between 0.5 and 2 mm. According to a particular example, the support has a thickness of 0.8 mm.
  • the support is, for example, obtained by moulding or alternatively cut out.
  • the cavity has a circular cross section, although it may also be square, rectangular, oval or of any other shape in cross section.
  • the cavity is intended to hold a small quantity of product, for example 0.15 g.
  • a removable capsule 40 is fixed 100 onto one of the faces of the support—the upper face 21 —so as to close one of the openings of the cavity, namely the one through which the user will be able to access the product.
  • It is, for example, a glazed label of the polyester type which is attached to the upper face of the support.
  • a transparent label will preferably be chosen so as to allow the user to see the product present in the packaging.
  • the label is covered with a semi-permanent adhesive allowing it to be held firmly in contact with the face, so as to close the opening while being easy to remove from the face.
  • an adhesive will be selected which allows reattachment of the label to the support at least once after first opening.
  • the back support of the label has been kept during a particular cutting or trimming operation (double cut-out, for example) on two regions of the label 40 .
  • the back support is kept, on the one hand, in the region 42 which comes in contact with the product, so as to prevent the product from adhering to the label during opening and, on the other hand, in a gripping region 41 lying at the periphery of the label so as to form a tongue which is easy for the user to hold in order to remove the label from the support.
  • the label has a smooth surface so that the upper surface of the product has a smooth appearance, that is to say the surface which is visible to the user when he or she opens the packaging. But it is clear that, if the intention is to obtain a visible surface of the product which has a different appearance, a label with an appropriate surface will then be chosen.
  • the cosmetic product 10 is introduced 200 in powder form through the second opening 32 , into the cavity 30 which is closed by the label 40 in the lower part.
  • the powder which is introduced is then compacted 300 so as to form a pellet of product which is then held firmly in the packaging.
  • the quantity of product which is introduced is preferably just sufficient to fill the cavity. When too large a quantity is introduced, the excess product is removed by suction after compacting. According to a variant, the product is introduced in liquid form.
  • the second opening 32 is closed 400 using an adhesive film 50 , by pressing the latter onto the lower face with the aid of a press roller 60 in order to expel the air and make the film adhere to the product.
  • the adhesive film 50 hence forms the bottom of the packaging and contributes to holding the pellet in the cavity.
  • Packaging such as that represented in FIG. 2 is hence obtained, which can be opened using the label 40 that was fixed before filling. The user then has access to the surface of the product which corresponded to the bottom of the cavity during filling.
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FR01/02411 2001-02-22
FR0102411A FR2821061B1 (fr) 2001-02-22 2001-02-22 Procede de conditionnement d'un produit
PCT/FR2002/000630 WO2002065873A1 (fr) 2001-02-22 2002-02-19 Procede de conditionnement d'un produit

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ES (1) ES2263768T3 (fr)
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DE60211311D1 (de) 2006-06-14
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