US20120132222A1 - Device including an applicator for applying eyeliner - Google Patents

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US20120132222A1
US20120132222A1 US13/378,194 US201013378194A US2012132222A1 US 20120132222 A1 US20120132222 A1 US 20120132222A1 US 201013378194 A US201013378194 A US 201013378194A US 2012132222 A1 US2012132222 A1 US 2012132222A1
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    • 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
    • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
    • A45D34/04—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
    • A45D34/042—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a brush or the like
    • A45D34/045—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container
    • A45D34/046—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container comprising a wiper
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/26—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball
    • A45D40/262—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like
    • A45D40/265—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container
    • A45D40/267—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container comprising a wiper

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  • the present invention relates to packaging and applicator devices for applying a cosmetic composition, and more particularly to packaging and applicator devices for applying an eyeliner or a tattoo composition, in particular compositions for drawing a line on the eyelids.
  • Applicator devices for applying eyeliner generally comprise a container containing the liquid eyeliner, and an applicator that is provided with an applicator tip and that has a stem that is engaged in the container when said container is closed. That type of device poses two problems. Firstly, it is necessary to ensure that, in normal conditions of use, the liquid cannot normally escape from the container, in particular by wetting the portion of the stem that is not engaged inside the container, and secondly the applicator tip should be loaded with enough composition to enable the applicator to be used for a satisfactory amount of time before being returned to the receptacle.
  • Application FR 2 603 780 describes a packaging and applicator device for applying an eyeliner, the device comprising a container containing the composition for application, and an applicator that is suitable for being screw-fastened on the container.
  • the container comprises a tubular body that is closed at its bottom and that is provided with an opening at its top, in which opening there is fastened an insert that, at its top, includes a neck on which the applicator is screw-fastened.
  • the insert carries a wiper member that is made out of an elastomer material.
  • the wiper member comprises: an outer skirt that bears against the insert, between said insert and a wall of the body of the container; an inner chimney that is engaged inside the insert; and a sealing lip that is cone-shaped, extending the insert downwards, having an orifice that passes therethrough, and in which the applicator tip of the applicator comes to be engaged when said applicator is in place in the container.
  • Patent EP 0 354 823 B1 describes a device in which the insert includes a sleeve made with a threaded neck, the sleeve comprising a first cone-shaped portion that is connected by means of a shoulder to a second cone-shaped portion that comes to face the applicator tip.
  • the stem includes an annular gasket that is formed by a separate washer that bears against the shoulder when the applicator is in place.
  • Patent application EP 1 336 353 A1 describes applicator devices for applying eyeliner.
  • Devices sold under the trade name REVLON COLORSTAY® are also known that comprise: a container having a body that is made integrally with the neck of the container; and a wiper member that is inserted into the neck and that is made as a single part out of thermoplastic material, the wiper member including a portion that is snap-fastened in the neck and that is extended downwards by a portion of narrower inside section that is configured to wipe the stem of the applicator.
  • the wiper member is made with a constriction that defines an inner lip for wiping the stem.
  • the invention seeks to improve still further packaging and applicator devices for applying a cosmetic composition, in particular so as to simplify their manufacture, while preserving satisfactory performance in terms of makeup application and leaktightness.
  • the invention achieves this by means of a packaging and applicator device for applying a cosmetic composition, in particular eyeliner, the device comprising:
  • the change in slope may occur by forming an edge or a rounded wall.
  • the inner sleeve is situated below the outer neck.
  • the inner sleeve may extend facing the inside surface of the body.
  • An annular groove may be formed inside the body, around the sleeve.
  • Both the sleeve and the neck may form parts of an insert fitted on the container.
  • the insert may be molded entirely out of a single material.
  • the sleeve is molded with at least one portion of the body of the container.
  • the distal half of the stem designates that half of the stem that is adjacent to the distal end of the stem, and that is obtained by halving the visible length of the stem when observed perpendicularly to its longitudinal axis.
  • Leaktightness may be obtained with the second portion, and the first portion makes it possible to create a capillary break avoiding any surplus of composition being taken away by the applicator when it is removed from the container.
  • the first portion is advantageously converging, in particular cone-shaped, and the same applies for the second portion.
  • the slope of the first portion may lie in the range 10° to 35°, in particular in the range 20° to 25°, e.g. about 23°.
  • the slope of the second portion may lie in the range 0.5° to 9°, e.g. in the range 1° to 3°, in particular about 2°.
  • the slope of the second portion may be less steep than the slope of the first portion. This may make it easier to obtain axial contact of greater axial extent, and, where appropriate, to obtain better sealing.
  • the second portion may come into contact with the stem only. In a variant, the second portion comes into contact with the applicator endpiece only. Still in a variant, the second portion comes into contact with both of them.
  • the bottom of the sleeve may be open.
  • the sleeve may have the stem or the endpiece passing therethrough.
  • the neck may be threaded, and the applicator may be arranged to be screw-fastened on the neck.
  • Other fastener means may be provided, e.g. snap-fastening the applicator on the neck, or retaining it by friction.
  • the stem may be terminated by a distal portion that is cone-shaped or tapered in some other way, thereby making it easier to obtain leaktight contact with the second portion, where appropriate.
  • the applicator endpiece may be fastened in various ways to the stem.
  • the stem may be crimped on the applicator endpiece.
  • the applicator endpiece may include a portion that is engaged in a housing of the stem.
  • the distal end of the stem need not project beyond the distal end of the sleeve when the applicator is in place on the container.
  • the stem may include a hole for allowing air to escape, in particular in the event of increased pressure, and for facilitating loading by capillarity, where appropriate.
  • the hole may open out into the housing of the stem that receives the applicator endpiece, and it may be positioned above a zone where the sleeve contacts the stem and/or the applicator endpiece.
  • the axial dimension of the second portion may lie in the range 1 millimeter (mm) to 20 mm, in particular in the range 4 mm to 6 mm, e.g. about 5 mm.
  • the applicator endpiece may be elastically deformable, and may deform in visible manner on use, in order to draw a line on the eyelids.
  • the applicator endpiece may be made with one or more applicator tips, each having a free end that makes it possible to draw a line.
  • the applicator endpiece may be arranged to draw two lines simultaneously, where appropriate.
  • the applicator endpiece may optionally be of shape that is circularly symmetrical.
  • the applicator endpiece may comprise at least one axial groove.
  • the width of the axial groove may, in an exemplary embodiment of the invention, decrease towards the head of the applicator endpiece.
  • the width of the axial groove may approximately be uniform.
  • the length of the axial groove may be greater than or equal to 25%, for example 50%, of the total length of the applicator endpiece.
  • the axial groove may not be a through opening.
  • the axial groove may have a bottom at a depth that varies according to the axial position along the endpiece, for example decreasing towards the head of the endpiece.
  • the endpiece may, in an exemplary embodiment of the invention, be provided with two opposite grooves, opening on opposite faces of the endpiece.
  • the endpiece may comprise a cylindrical portion in contact with the stem and having substantially the same diameter as the stem.
  • this cylindrical portion may advantageously come into contact with one of the first or second portions to provide leaktightness.
  • the applicator endpiece makes it possible to draw a line of width that differs as a function of its orientation relative to the surface over which it is moved.
  • the applicator endpiece may present a shape that is not circularly symmetrical.
  • the handle portion may be open at its proximal end. Mounting the handle portion on the neck need not in itself provide leaktight closing from the outside, with it being possible for sealing to be obtained by means of the stem and/or the applicator endpiece. Thus, by way of example, sealing may be obtained by means of the applicator endpiece, the stem, and/or the handle portion.
  • the applicator may be made out of a polyolefin, e.g. polypropylene.
  • Both the container and the insert may be made out of a polyolefin, e.g. out of the same material, e.g. polypropylene.
  • the insert need not be made out of an elastomer.
  • the body of the container may be made out of a transparent material.
  • the stem of the applicator may be made as a single part out of thermoplastic material, e.g. a polyolefin, in particular polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE); polyamide (PA); polyoxymethylene (POM); polystyrene (PS); or polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
  • a polyolefin in particular polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE); polyamide (PA); polyoxymethylene (POM); polystyrene (PS); or polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
  • the handle portion or the stem may include sealing means that co-operate with the neck.
  • the sealing means may be a cone-shaped surface that is formed on the stem or the handle portion and that comes into contact with the neck or a sealing skirt.
  • the stem may include a sealing bead that bears against the sleeve, such a bead being of thickness lying in the range 0.5 mm to 1 mm, for example.
  • the handle portion may be made with a shape that is not circularly symmetrical, and the applicator endpiece may be fastened in angularly-identified manner relative to the handle portion, in particular when the applicator endpiece is not itself circularly symmetrical, e.g. as when it is possible, depending on its orientation, to draw a fine line or a thick line, a single line or multiple lines.
  • the handle portion may include indicator means for indicating the position of the applicator relative to the skin, e.g. a flat.
  • the applicator may also include a visual indicator such as a shape or a sign, informing the user of the orientation of the applicator endpiece.
  • the level of the composition is preferably situated below the sleeve, so as to reduce any risk of leakage in the event of increased pressure.
  • the sleeve need not have a shoulder that is oriented perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve. Sealing may be achieved other than by the stem bearing axially against such a shoulder.
  • the stem of the applicator need not have a separate washer, unlike the stem described in EP 0 354 823 B1.
  • the stem may present a cross-section that may be smaller or greater than the section of the bottom opening of the sleeve.
  • exemplary embodiments of the invention also provide a method of applying makeup to the eyelids, wherein a device as defined above is used.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic longitudinal section of a packaging and applicator device made in accordance with the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a detail of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIGS. 3A to 3C are views similar to FIG. 2 of variant embodiments
  • FIGS. 4A to 4M show variant embodiments of applicator tips, with FIG. 4B being a view as seen looking along IV of FIG. 4A ;
  • FIGS. 5A to 5C show ways in which the applicator tip may be fastened to the stem of the applicator
  • FIGS. 6A to 6G show variant embodiments of the applicator, with FIG. 6D being a cross-section on VI-VI of FIG. 6C ;
  • FIG. 7A shows a fragmentary longitudinal section of a variant embodiment of a packaging and applicator device of the invention
  • FIG. 7B shows a container in isolation and made in accordance with a variant embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 7C is a diagrammatic cross-section of the body of the FIG. 7B container.
  • FIG. 8 shows a variant embodiment of a container
  • FIG. 9 shows a variant embodiment of the distal portion of the stem of the applicator
  • FIGS. 10 , 10 A and 10 B are elevation views of variant devices.
  • FIG. 11 is an elevation view of the device of FIG. 10A where the applicator has been removed from the container.
  • FIG. 1 shows a packaging and applicator device 1 comprising a container 2 containing a cosmetic P for application, e.g. an eyeliner, and an applicator 3 that is suitable for fastening in removable manner on the container 2 .
  • a cosmetic P for application e.g. an eyeliner
  • an applicator 3 that is suitable for fastening in removable manner on the container 2 .
  • the applicator 3 is separate from the container 2 while the composition P is being applied.
  • composition P is preferably liquid, and may contain pigments such as iron oxides or carbon black and an alcohol, or some other solvent, for example.
  • the container 2 includes a body 4 that is closed at its bottom by a bottom wall 6 , and that is open at its top.
  • the body 4 is made of a thermoplastic material by injection-molding or by injection blow-molding.
  • An insert 10 is fastened in the top opening of the body, e.g. by snap-fastening.
  • the insert 10 may include a tubular fastener skirt 11 that co-operates with a portion in relief 12 formed on the inside surface of the body 4 .
  • the skirt 11 may include an annular groove that snap-fastens on a bead formed on the inside surface of the container body.
  • the insert 10 is formed with a neck 14 that enables the applicator 3 to be fastened on the container.
  • the neck 14 includes an external thread 15
  • the applicator 3 is arranged to be screw-fastened on the thread, said applicator including an internally-threaded mounting skirt 37 for this purpose.
  • the container 2 On its surface that comes to face the mounting skirt 11 of the insert 10 , the container 2 may include axial ribs, and the mounting skirt 11 may include corresponding grooves, or vice versa, so as to prevent the insert 10 from moving on the body 4 .
  • the insert 10 may also be heat-sealed onto the container.
  • the insert 10 may include a collar 17 that bears against the top end 18 of the body 4 , as shown.
  • the insert 10 is made with an inner sleeve 20 that is open axially at its bottom end.
  • the sleeve 20 includes two successive portions 21 and 22 that, in the embodiment under consideration, are cone-shaped around the longitudinal axis X of the container, and diverge upwards, forming respective angles at the apex ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 relative to the axis X, as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the portions 21 and 22 extend at a distance from the side wall of the body 4 .
  • an annular groove is formed between the sleeve 20 and the body 4 .
  • the sleeve includes more than two successive portions of different slopes, e.g. three portions 21 , 22 , and 25 .
  • the last portion 25 may be substantially circularly cylindrical of axis X, as shown.
  • the stem 32 may come into contact with the second portion 22 and that the endpiece may come into contact with the sleeve, e.g. at the junction between the second and third portions.
  • the first portion 21 may be connected to a transverse wall 23 of the insert, at the base of the neck 14 , which insert extends perpendicularly to the axis X and, at its periphery, defines the collar 17 .
  • the inside surface 24 of the first portion 21 may extend, without a step, in the extension of the inside surface of the neck 26 , as shown.
  • the applicator 3 includes a handle portion 30 and a stem 32 that is connected at its proximal end to the handle portion 30 , and that carries at its distal end, an applicator endpiece 35 .
  • the applicator endpiece 35 is used to apply composition P and may include a flocked coating and/or one or more capillary grooves, in particular for increasing the quantity of composition stored by the applicator and/or for channeling the flow of composition P towards the distal end of the applicator endpiece.
  • the applicator endpiece 35 includes a single applicator tip, as shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the applicator endpiece 35 may comprise a foam, a felt, a flocked body, in particular a body made of PE, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or polyurethane (PU).
  • PE polyvinyl chloride
  • PU polyurethane
  • the stem 32 may present a bevel 32 a.
  • the stem 32 is fitted on the handle portion 30 , said stem including, e.g. at its proximal end, a mounting skirt 36 that is force-fitted and/or snap-fastened in an adapted housing of the handle portion 30 .
  • the inside surface 24 of the first portion 21 need not have any projection-forming portion in relief on its inside surface that faces the stem 32 .
  • a change in slope is formed, without a step, at the junction 29 of the first and second portions 21 , 22 .
  • the applicator endpiece 35 comes into contact with the inside surface 40 of the second portion 22 .
  • the stem 32 comes to bear against the inside surface 40 of the second portion 22 .
  • the inside surface 24 of the first portion 21 does not itself come into contact with the stem 32 .
  • the level of the composition in said container need not reach the applicator endpiece, thereby reducing the risk of composition leaking in the event of increased pressure in the container.
  • the level of the composition preferably also remains below the distal end of the sleeve 20 .
  • the applicator endpiece 35 and/or the stem 32 bearing against the second portion 22 make it possible to form a closure that avoids the composition flowing into the space 43 formed between the stem 32 and the sleeve 20 , when the container is closed.
  • the slope ⁇ 2 may be greater than ⁇ 1 as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the angle ⁇ 1 is greater than the angle ⁇ 2 .
  • the slope ⁇ 1 or ⁇ 2 is defined as being the half-angle at the apex of the cone having a generator line that creates the inside surface 40 or 24 , respectively.
  • the distance s between the stem 32 and the inside surface 24 of the first portion 21 may be greater than or equal to 0.5 mm at all points.
  • the axial dimension l 1 of the first portion 21 is greater than the axial dimension l 2 of the second portion 22 .
  • l 2 lies in the range 1 mm to 20 mm, in particular in the range 4 mm to 6 mm, e.g. 5 mm.
  • the second portion 22 may come into contact with the applicator endpiece 35 via its distal end 46 .
  • the applicator endpiece 35 may also come into contact with the second portion 22 over a height d measured along the longer axis X, as shown in FIG. 3A .
  • a contact height d between the applicator endpiece 35 and the second portion 22 that lies in the range 0.2 mm to 5 mm, for example.
  • FIG. 3B shows the possibility of the applicator endpiece 35 coming into contact with the inside surface 40 of the second portion 22 via a portion 55 adjacent to the stem 32 . This makes it possible to create an annular space 56 between the applicator endpiece 35 and the inner sleeve 20 , in which space composition P may accumulate before the applicator is removed.
  • FIG. 3B also shows the possibility of the second portion 22 not being cone-shaped, but having an inside surface 40 that is circularly cylindrical around the axis X, for example.
  • the stem 32 of the applicator may present a cross-section that is greater than the bottom opening of the second portion 22 , or greater than the inside section of the sleeve at the junction of the first and second portions.
  • the stem 32 may also present a bottom section, as shown in FIG. 3B . In this figure, it can be seen that the section of the stem is smaller than the bottom opening of the sleeve.
  • the applicator endpiece 35 may be made with various shapes, and, as shown in FIG. 4C for example, with a circularly-symmetrical cone shape around the axis X.
  • the applicator endpiece 35 may be cylindrical-shaped and provided with a rounded head 60 .
  • the rounded head 60 may, for example, be substantially hemispherical as shown in FIG. 4M .
  • the applicator endpiece 35 may also be made with a head 60 that is flat along a plane S that is parallel to the plane in FIG. 4A , e.g. having a thickness w measured perpendicularly to the plane that is constant over a non-zero distance along the axis X.
  • the applicator endpiece may present a constriction 62 between its portion 64 for connection to the stem 32 , and the head 60 that presents a shape passing via a maximum of width s.
  • the applicator endpiece may alternatively be made with a fork 67 at its end, as shown in FIG. 4D .
  • Other examples of applicator endpieces having multiple tips are described in EP 1 336 353 A1.
  • FIG. 4E shows an example of an endpiece 35 comprising an applicator tip that is flocked.
  • the applicator endpiece 35 may alternatively comprise an applicator tip comprising a bundle of fibers, as shown in FIGS. 4F and 41 .
  • FIG. 4F represents a felt tip whereas FIG. 41 represents a brush tip.
  • the distal end of the applicator endpiece may present a generally beveled shape, as shown in FIG. 4G .
  • the beveled shape may be obtained by means of a plurality of projections of decreasing length, as shown, or, in a variant, by a single applicator tip having an end face that is beveled.
  • the housing 49 of the stem 32 receiving the applicator endpiece 35 may include a vent 39 that may, for example, open out, as shown, to face the portion of the applicator endpiece 35 that is inserted into the stem.
  • the vent 39 opens out into a portion of the housing 49 that is situated above the applicator endpiece 35 .
  • the applicator endpiece 35 may comprise at least one axial groove 200 as shown in FIGS. 4J to 4L .
  • the width z of the groove 200 may, as represented in FIGS. 4J and 4L , decrease towards the head 60 .
  • the width z of the axial groove 200 may approximately be uniform as shown in FIG. 4K .
  • the length l 3 of the axial groove 200 may be greater than or equal to 25%, for example 50%, of the total length l 4 of the applicator endpiece 35 as shown for example in FIG. 4L .
  • FIGS. 4J and 4L do not show axial grooves 200 that extend over the head 60 .
  • the axial groove 200 may extend over the head 60 , for example over a disc-shaped head.
  • the head 60 of the applicator endpiece 35 may be disc-shaped or ball-shaped as shown in FIG. 4L .
  • the disc may be facing forward on a same side as the groove 200 .
  • the groove 200 may not be a through opening.
  • the groove 200 may have a bottom at a depth that varies according to the axial position along the endpiece 35 , for example decreasing towards the head 60 .
  • the endpiece 35 may, in an exemplary embodiment of the invention, be provided with two opposite grooves 200 , opening on opposite faces of the endpiece 35 .
  • vent 39 enables air to escape in the event of increased pressure inside the container, in particular in the event of leaktight contact between the portion of stem 32 that is situated below the vent 39 and the sleeve 20 .
  • Air may possibly flow through the applicator endpiece when the porosity of said endpiece allows it, or through a mounting clearance that exists between the applicator endpiece and the housing of the stem that receives it.
  • the applicator endpiece 35 may be mounted on the stem 32 in various ways, without going beyond the ambit of the present invention.
  • the applicator endpiece 35 may be made with a mounting portion 70 that is inserted into a housing 71 of the stem 32 .
  • the stem 32 may be stamped in its portion that overlies the mounting portion 70 , so as to form a constriction 73 that participates in holding the applicator endpiece 35 on the stem 32 .
  • the applicator endpiece 35 may alternatively be molded onto a fastener portion in relief 76 that is formed at the end of the stem 32 , as shown in FIG. 5B .
  • the stem 32 may be hollow and the applicator endpiece may include a shouldered rear portion 80 that comes to bear against a shoulder 81 in the proximity of the distal end of the stem 32 .
  • the applicator endpiece 35 may alternatively be bonded, heat-sealed, or stapled on the stem 32 .
  • the applicator endpiece 35 may be made with a flocked coating 90 or without a flocked coating, in particular as a function of the makeup effect that is desired.
  • the endpiece 35 may comprise a cylindrical portion 201 in contact with the stem 32 and having substantially the same diameter as the stem 32 .
  • This cylindrical portion 201 may come into contact with one of the first or second portions to advantageously provide leaktightness when the applicator is in place on the container.
  • FIGS. 6A to 6G show variant embodiments of the applicator.
  • the stem 32 is molded integrally with the handle portion 30 , with an annular sealing lip 92 that comes to bear against the inside surface of the neck of the container, and with an internally-threaded mounting skirt 93 that is configured to be screw-fastened on the neck 14 .
  • the stem 32 may extend over more than half the length of the handle portion, and that the stem may be connected to the handle portion in the proximity of the proximal end thereof.
  • the stem 32 may be connected to the handle portion 30 in the vicinity of the proximal end 94 thereof.
  • the handle portion 30 may be made with at least one opening 100 , as shown in FIG. 6B .
  • the handle portion 30 may alternatively be made with one or more fins 102 , as shown in FIGS. 6C and 6D .
  • the handle portion 30 may be made with ribs or steps, as shown in FIG. 6E in particular, so as to avoid too much thickness of material.
  • the stem 32 may be made with sealing means 110 , as shown in FIG. 6F .
  • the sealing means 110 include a cone-shaped surface, as shown, that may bear in leaktight manner against the neck of the container, for example.
  • the stem 32 may be made with a constriction 120 , as shown in FIG. 6G , that may impart more flexibility to the stem 32 during application.
  • the constriction may be a flattening of the stem in one direction, so as to impart more flexibility to the stem in that direction, without changing the flexibility of the stem in a perpendicular direction.
  • the constriction 120 is formed by an annular groove that increases the flexibility of the stem 32 in any direction.
  • the container may be made with ribs 105 that are transverse to the longitudinal axis X. Similar ribs 106 may be made on the applicator 3 .
  • the insert 10 may be fastened on bodies 4 of various shapes. An economy of scale may thus be achieved by fabricating the same insert for containers of various shapes.
  • the body 4 may include a series of radial fins 108 , as shown in FIGS. 7B and 7C .
  • FIG. 8 shows the possibility of molding the sleeve integrally with the body 4 .
  • the container may then include a bottom wall 6 that is fitted on the body 4 and that is, for example, fastened thereon by snap-fastening, heat-sealing, adhesive, or screw-fastening, amongst others possibilities.
  • the stem 32 of the applicator may include an annular bead 32 d for coming into contact with the second portion 22 of the sleeve, e.g. in leaktight manner.
  • the bead 32 d may project over thickness e lying in the range 0.5 mm to 1 mm relative to the adjacent surface of the stem 32 that may be circularly cylindrical.
  • An assembly formed of an applicator and of an insert may be mounted on a container in removable manner, and once the composition has been used up, the container may be replaced by a new full container that optionally has the same appearance.
  • the applicator may also be used on a new container once the composition contained in the initial container has been used up.
  • the envelope surface of the container may present a shape having a constriction at mid-height, as shown in FIG. 10 .
  • the envelope surface of the container 2 may comprise a cylindrical part 300 as shown in FIGS. 10A , 10 B and 11 .
  • the width of the envelope surface of the container 2 may decrease towards the neck 14 .

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