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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
  • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
  • A45D40/08—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks with provision for sieves or shaping parts for sticks ends
• • 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
• • 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
  • A45D40/0068—Jars
  • A45D40/0075—Jars with dispensing means
• • 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
  • A45D2034/007—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes with special decorative arrangements or form
• • 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
  • A45D2040/0012—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks with special decorative arrangements or form

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a packaging and dispensing assembly for a cosmetic product comprising at least one reservoir intended to store the cosmetic product; and at least one sieve comprising a plurality of apertures through which the cosmetic product is to be dispensed, the apertures defining at least one external dispensing area.
• cosmetic product is understood to mean a product as defined in European Council and Parliament Regulation 1223/2009 of November 30, 2009, pertaining to cosmetic products. More particularly, the cosmetic product is a liquid or fluid product. In particular, the cosmetic product may be a care product or a makeup product such as a foundation or a cream.
• Cosmetic assemblies such as cosmetic compacts are widely used as simple and convenient makeup tools.
• Cosmetic assemblies accommodate cosmetic products (cosmetic compositions, formulas) such as foundations and are used when applying the cosmetic products to a desired area on a user's body or face.
• Typical cosmetic assemblies comprise a reservoir for the cosmetic product, and a lid configured to close the reservoir.
• the carrier can typically be formed from a foaming material or sponge such as an acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) or polyurethane (PU) sponge.
• NBR acrylonitrile butadiene rubber
• PU polyurethane
• a liquid foundation or cream system impregnated in a sponge commonly referred to as "CUSHION foundation”
• CUSHION foundation A liquid foundation or cream system impregnated in a sponge, commonly referred to as "CUSHION foundation”
• This kind of carrier is impregnated with, for example, a liquid cosmetic product and a user can take the cosmetic product from the surface of the carrier using an applicator such as a puff.
• the product can be dispensed directly by the carrier through pores of an upper external surface of the carrier upon exerting a slight pressure with an applicator or even the fingers, or can be dispensed through a separate sieve (such as mesh) or net.
• EP0528705 discloses an impregnated cosmetic article comprising a spongy element impregnated with a fluid cosmetic product.
• the spongy element is preferably constituted by flexible synthetic foam with open cells. It can be made of polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, epoxy resin or polystyrene.
• the spongy element is surmounted by a flexible screen net. This screen net is held on the spongy element by a frame compressing the periphery of the spongy element.
• the screen net is made of any material sufficiently flexible to be able to deform the spongy element when pressed thereon and then retrieve to its original shape when the user stops pressing.
• JP-U-H01-131422 discloses a member in which a fiber piece is infused with a liquid.
• a nonwoven plate and synthetic resin sheet are laminated sequentially.
• the nonwoven plate can have a plate-like shape.
• the synthetic resin sheet has a surface shape which is generally the same as the nonwoven plate, and is formed by soft synthetic resins such as polyethylene. Many pores can be drilled in the synthetic resin sheet which then acts as a sieve.
• EP2837306 discloses an impregnated cosmetic article comprising a screen net and an absorbing material or carrier impregnated with a cosmetic composition.
• the absorbing material is adjacent to the screen net.
• the screen net is made of one or more materials selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, TPE (thermoplastic elastomer), polyester, polyether, acryl, and olefin.
• the absorbing material can be for example a sponge, foam or non- woven fibers.
• PCT patent application PCT/EP2015/067542 not yet published, also discloses a cushion-type cosmetic assembly in which the carrier is made from fibers, preferably non-woven fibers. The cosmetic product is dispensed through a screen net.
• the cosmetic product can be free in the reservoir, that is to say, dispensed through a sieve or screen net as exemplified above but not impregnated in a carrier.
• the sieve may be mobile inside the reservoir so as to follow the cosmetic product as it is used up, or fixed to the reservoir.
• CN202664613 discloses an assembly comprising a sieve having a central hexagonal aperture and several other apertures arranged around the central aperture.
• JP2003-79425 describes an assembly the sieve of which is made from a mesh attached to a frame such that the sieve moves down the reservoir as the cosmetic product is used up.
• WO2016038546 discloses an assembly comprising a sieve having apertures the section of which decreases in size from the center of the sieve toward the periphery of the sieve.
• the dispensing surface is made from a porous element or uniform mesh, it may be difficult to control the dispensing flow because of the various pore sizes.
• Another issue may be that too much cosmetic product is dispensed on the periphery of the sieve or dispensing surface. As a result, the cosmetic product on the periphery of the sieve may be difficult to pick up with the applicator or may not be picked up at all and will dry there, leading to waste of the cosmetic product and hygiene issue.
• An object of the present invention is to provide a cosmetic product carrier with optimized cosmetic product distribution with appropriate dispensing flow.
• the applicant has found that the cosmetic product distribution can be controlled and optimized well using a flocking technique.
• the present invention provides a packaging and dispensing assembly for a cosmetic product comprising at least one reservoir intended to store the cosmetic product; and at least one sieve comprising a plurality of apertures through which the cosmetic product is to be dispensed, the apertures defining at least one external dispensing area, characterized in that the at least one external dispensing area comprises at least one first area which is flocked and at least one second area which is not flocked or flocked differently from the first area.
• the flock fibers and the adhesive used for flocking can be used to adjust and more precisely control the dispensing flow.
• the adhesive and the flock fibers will partly obstruct the pores or apertures of the sieve.
• the adhesive used or the kind of fibers used has an impact on the dispensing flow and obstruct differently the apertures.
• this can be achieved by flocking an area of the dispensing surface of the sieve and not flocking another area. It can also be achieved through the density of the fibers (the number of fibers per surface unit).
• the diameter of the fibers may be between 1 to 5 dtex (Decitex, unit of textile measurement).
• sieve refers to an element with a plurality of apertures through which a cosmetic product is to be dispensed.
• the sieve may be a mesh or grid.
• the sieve may be made from a porous material, for example a porous membrane or foam.
• the sieve may be made from a non-porous material comprising apertures, for example obtained by drilling or directly from the molding of the material.
• the sieve may or may not be sheet-shaped.
• the sieve may or may not be made from a flexible material.
• the sieve may be separate from the cosmetic product carrier or may be integral with the carrier. This also encompasses the case where the sieve is actually constituted directly by a top surface of the carrier.
• the cosmetic product may be impregnated in a carrier, the carrier being located in the reservoir.
• the carrier may be made from a foam material (sponge) such as an
• the carrier may be made from fibers, preferably non- woven fibers.
• the at least one external dispensing area may comprise a peripheral region which is flocked more densely than a principal region surrounded by the peripheral region.
• the at least one external dispensing area may be configured so that less cosmetic product is dispensed through apertures in a peripheral region than through apertures in a principal region surrounded by the peripheral region.
• the present invention also provides a cosmetic product impregnation type of cosmetic product carrier with a plurality of pores or apertures, the cosmetic product carrier comprising at least one first area which is flocked and at least one second area which is not flocked or flocked differently from the first area on an external surface of the cosmetic product carrier, through which a cosmetic product can be dispensed.
• the cosmetic product carrier may further comprise a separate sieve on the external surface of the cosmetic product carrier, wherein the plurality of apertures are provided by the sieve and the at least one first area and the at least one second area are formed on the sieve.
• the present invention also provides a cosmetic assembly comprising at least one reservoir and the above cosmetic product carrier in the reservoir.
• the present invention also provides a method for manufacturing the assembly, comprising the steps of:
• the method may further comprise the step of providing flocks on the at least one second area in a different manner from the step of providing flocks on the at least one first area.
• the step of providing flocks on the at least one first area may include applying adhesive to the at least one first area; and sprinkling flocks over the at least one first area.
• the adhesive may be applied by using a stencil.
• the step of providing flocks may be carried out under high voltage such that each flock is adsorbed on the external surface of the cosmetic product carrier in a vertical manner.
• Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a cosmetic assembly according to the present invention in a state in which a lid is opened.
• Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a cosmetic assembly according to the present invention in a state in which a lid is opened.
• Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a cosmetic assembly according to the present invention in a state in which a lid is opened.
• the present invention mainly relates to a packaging and dispensing assembly for a cosmetic product comprising at least one reservoir intended to store the cosmetic product; and at least one sieve comprising a plurality of apertures through which the cosmetic product is to be dispensed, the apertures defining at least one external dispensing area, characterized in that the at least one external dispensing area comprises at least one first area which is flocked and at least one second area which is not flocked or flocked differently from the first area.
• the present invention also relates to a cosmetic product carrier and a method for manufacturing the assembly.
• Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a cosmetic assembly 10 according to the present invention in a state in which a lid is opened.
• the cosmetic assembly 10 comprises a reservoir 12 with an opening, a cosmetic product carrier 14, an inner lid 16, and an outer lid 18.
• the reservoir 12 comprises a bottom wall and a cylindrical side wall.
• the opening of the reservoir 12 is defined by the bottom wall and the cylindrical side wall of the reservoir 12 for receiving the cosmetic product carrier 14.
• the shape of the reservoir 12 is circular in Fig. 1 , it should be understood that the shape of the reservoir may be a square, rectangle, polygonal shape, oval, or any other shape.
• the cosmetic product carrier 14 is configured to be impregnated with a cosmetic product such as a cream-type or liquid-type foundation.
• the cosmetic product carrier 14 is placed in the opening of the reservoir 12 such that the upper surface of the carrier 14 is exposed when both the inner lid 16 and the outer lid 18 are opened.
• the cosmetic product carrier 14 is a sponge in Fig. 1, it should be understood that the cosmetic product carrier 14 may comprise at least one porous article, such as a sponge, with or without at least one sieve, or any other carrier to be impregnated with a cosmetic product.
• the cosmetic product carrier may comprise a sponge and a sieve mounted on the upper surface of the sponge.
• the sieve may be integral with the cosmetic carrier and be constituted of a top surface of the porous carrier.
• the cosmetic product carrier is preferably formed from a flexible material.
• the material of the carrier may be foam material such as acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) or polyurethane (PU) foam, fibers, preferably non- woven fibers, or any other known suitable materials.
• NBR acrylonitrile butadiene rubber
• PU polyurethane
• the cosmetic product impregnated in the carrier can be dispensed through the upper surface of the carrier as needed, said upper surface thus constituting a sieve.
• the carrier when a compressive force is applied to the upper surface of the carrier by an applicator (such as a puff), a user's finger, or the like, the carrier deforms such that the upper surface of the carrier approaches the bottom of the reservoir of the assembly. As a result, the cosmetic product within the carrier passes through the upper surface of the carrier and seeps out of the upper surface of the carrier. After use, when the compressive force on the upper surface of the carrier is released, the carrier returns to its original shape by its own restoring force.
• an applicator such as a puff
• a user's finger or the like
• the cosmetic assembly does not necessarily comprise such a cosmetic product carrier impregnated with a cosmetic product, but the cosmetic product can be "free" in the reservoir. That is, for example, the cosmetic product may directly or indirectly received in the reservoir in the solid state, gel form, or the like.
• a sieve may be provided over the cosmetic product and the cosmetic product can be dispensed through a plurality of apertures of the sieve.
• the inner lid 16 is hingedly connected to the top of the cylindrical wall of the reservoir 12.
• the inner lid 16 is configured to cover the cosmetic product carrier 14 when the inner lid 16 is closed.
• the outer lid 18 is also hingedly connected to the side surface of the reservoir 12.
• the outer lid 18 is configured to cover the closed inner lid 16 when the outer lid 18 is closed.
• the opening/closing direction of the outer lid 18 is different from that of the inner lid 16 in relation to the reservoir 12.
• the outer lid 18 is provided with a mirror for makeup on the inner surface thereof.
• the cosmetic assembly 10 may have any configuration other than the above as long as the cosmetic product carrier 14 can be received in the assembly 10.
• the inner lid and/or outer lid may be rotatably and/or detachably connected to the reservoir of the assembly.
• the inner lid and/or outer lid may be mounted on the reservoir of the assembly in a screwing manner.
• the cosmetic product carrier 14 in the reservoir 12 has flocked areas 20 and non-flocked areas 22 on the upper surface thereof.
• Fig. 1 six petal-shaped flocked areas 20 are formed on the opposing sides of the upper surface of the carrier 14. The other areas including the center portion thereof correspond to the non-flocked areas 22.
• a plurality of flocks are distributed on the flocked areas 20.
• the material for the flocks may be a natural fiber such as silk or cotton, or a synthetic fiber such as polyacrylate, polyethylene, polyamide, nylon, and rayon.
• the length of each flock may be 1 mm, for example.
• the diameter of each flock may be between 1 to 5 dtex (Decitex, unit of textile measurement), for example. However, it should be understood that the material, length, or diameter of each flock may be selected as appropriate.
• the flocked areas 20 can take on the appearance of raised areas as a whole, compared with the surrounding non-flocked areas 22. Therefore, the flocked areas 20 can form any visual patterns, marks, symbols, characters, or any other shapes on the cosmetic product carrier 14. Since the flocked pattern modifies the dispensed flow of the cosmetic product, the pattern may be transferred on the puff and ultimately on the skin, before application.
• the flocks In the flocked areas 20, the flocks partially clog the pores of the carrier 14 to reduce the pore size thereof, leading to reduction of the dispensing flow in the flocked area. Since the flocks prevent the cosmetic product from being dispensed through the pores or apertures, the cosmetic product is dispensed through the pores or apertures in the flocked areas 20 less than in the non-flocked areas 22. That is, such partial selective flocking can control the dispensing flow of the cosmetic product in the carrier 14.
• the cosmetic product carrier may comprise a sieve (such as mesh) with a plurality of apertures on the external surface of the carrier.
• a sieve such as mesh
• flocks are typically provided on the sieve.
• the carrier has such a sieve with apertures of various sizes, the flocks clog or close the apertures as well.
• the external surface of the cosmetic product carrier may comprise at least one first flocked area and at least one second flocked area which is flocked differently from the first flocked area.
• the first flocked area and the second flocked area are different from each other in the density of flocks, the type of flocks (the material, length, diameter, etc.), or the like.
• One advantage achieved by the present invention is that the cosmetic product distribution can be controlled and optimized in accordance with the locations of the more flocked areas, less flocked areas, and/or non-flocked areas.
• the impregnated cosmetic product is likely to spread on the periphery of the carrier.
• the cosmetic product carrier according to the present invention can have an appropriate cosmetic product distribution to reduce such unused cosmetic product.
• the flocked areas are mainly positioned on the peripheral region of the upper surface of the carrier and the non-flocked areas are mainly positioned on the center (principal) region, surrounded by the peripheral region, of the upper surface of the carrier, such unused cosmetic product on the peripheral region will be less than that of conventional cosmetic assemblies.
• the unused cosmetic product on the peripheral region can be reduced.
• such reduction of the unused cosmetic product can also be achieved when the ratio of the surface area of the flocked areas to that of the non-flocked areas increases from the center region toward the peripheral region of the upper surface of the cosmetic product carrier.
• the peripheral region may be flocked more densely than the center region.
• Another advantage of partial flocking on the cosmetic product carrier 14 is that the partial flocking can allow various patterns, marks, symbols, or characters to be formed on the carrier surface for improving distinguishability or aesthetics of the cosmetic product carrier.
• Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a cosmetic assembly 110 according to the present invention in a state in which a lid is opened.
• the same features as the first embodiment will be omitted below.
• the cosmetic assembly 110 comprises a reservoir 112 with an opening, a cosmetic product carrier 114, an inner lid 116, and an outer lid 118.
• the configuration of the cosmetic assembly 110 is similar to that of the first embodiment.
• the cosmetic product carrier 114 on the reservoir 112 has flocked areas 120 and a non-flocked area 122 on the upper surface thereof.
• the flower-shaped flocked areas 120 are formed on the center region of the upper surface of the cosmetic product carrier 114.
• the other area around the flocked areas 120 is the non-flocked area 122.
• the flower pattern is formed by the flocked areas 120, which is raised compared with the surrounding non-flocked area 122.
• the area 122 may also be flocked less densely than the areas 120.
• the flocked area 120 prevents the cosmetic product from being dispensed through the pores or apertures therein, as with the first embodiment, the cosmetic product is less dispensed through the pores or apertures in the flocked areas 120 than in the non-flocked areas 122.
• Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a cosmetic assembly 210 according to the present invention in a state in which a lid is opened.
• the same features as the first or second embodiment will be omitted below.
• the cosmetic assembly 210 comprises a reservoir 212 with an opening, a sieve 224, an inner lid 216, and an outer lid 218.
• the configuration of the cosmetic assembly 210 is similar to that of the first and second embodiments.
• the sieve 224 has a plurality of apertures, but the apertures are not shown in Fig. 3 for simplicity.
• the sieve 224 on the reservoir 212 has a flocked area 220 and non-flocked areas 222 on the upper surface thereof.
• radiated dot-shaped non-flocked areas 222 are formed over the upper surface of the sieve 224.
• the other area is a flocked area 220.
• the sizes of the dot-shaped non-flocked areas 222 gradually decrease from the center region toward the peripheral region of the upper surface of the sieve 224.
• the non-flocked areas 222 are composed of eight longer dot lines radiating out in eight directions and eight shorter dot lines radiating out between the longer dot lines. That is, there are more and larger dots on the center region than on the peripheral region. Such a configuration allows to reach an effect similar to the one disclosed in WO2016038546, but in a much simpler way to manufacture.
• the radiated dot pattern is formed by the non-flocked areas 222, which are depressed compared with the surrounding flocked area 220.
• a cosmetic product or a cosmetic product carrier may be located under the sieve 224 in the reservoir 212.
• the sieve 224 may be constituted by a top surface of a cosmetic product carrier. The cosmetic product can be taken using an applicator or the fingers though the apertures of the sieve 224.
• the ratio of the amount of dispensed cosmetic product on the center region to that on the peripheral region in the sieve 224 is greater than that of conventional cosmetic product carriers. Therefore, there is less unused cosmetic product on the peripheral region in the sieve 224 than conventional cosmetic product carriers.
• the flocked area according to the present invention is formed by a typical
• electrostatic flocking technique adhesive is applied on a predetermined area to be flocked of the surface of the cosmetic product carrier, or the sieve over a cosmetic product or cosmetic product carrier. Then, a plurality of short flocks made by cutting fibers are sprinkled over this adhesive area, preferably under a high- voltage environment. Due to electrostatic force, each flock is adsorbed on the surface of the carrier or sieve in a vertical manner. After that, the carrier or sieve with flocks is dried and/or heated to fix the flocks to the surface of the carrier or sieve. Using electrostatic flocking, uniform and closely spaced flocks can be obtained on the surface of the carrier or sieve.
• the size and shape of the whole flocked area can be determined by applying adhesive in accordance with the desired size and shape of the flocked area.
• adhesive is applied to the second area as well and then flocks are sprinkled over the second area in a different manner from the sprinkling of the first area.
• the density of flocks, the type of flocks (the material, length, diameter, etc.), or the like may be different.
• the areas to be flocked can be delimited by using a stencil for example, the stencil being used either for applying adhesive to a specific limited area or for applying the flock fibers selectively on a surface fully covered with adhesive.
• flocking process may be performed using any techniques other than electrostatic flocking.
• the adhesive or flock fibers may be applied by an applicator, a stencil, or any other process.
• flocking may be performed without adhesive, for example by physically delimiting areas to be flocked.
• the outer lid is opened and then the inner lid is opened to expose a cosmetic product carrier impregnated with a cosmetic product, or a sieve over a cosmetic product or cosmetic product carrier in the reservoir.
• the cosmetic product is taken from the surface of the carrier or sieve, typically using an applicator such as a puff.
• the applicator is brought to a user's skin, such as a cheek, to apply the cosmetic product on the applicator to the user's skin.
• the user can look at his/her face in the mirror on the inner surface of the outer lid while applying makeup with the applicator.

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