EP0721305B1 - Recipient pour produits cosmetiques - Google Patents

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EP0721305B1
EP0721305B1 EP94926231A EP94926231A EP0721305B1 EP 0721305 B1 EP0721305 B1 EP 0721305B1 EP 94926231 A EP94926231 A EP 94926231A EP 94926231 A EP94926231 A EP 94926231A EP 0721305 B1 EP0721305 B1 EP 0721305B1
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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
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  • the invention relates to a method for mixing cosmetic components, in which the cosmetic components are filled into a container pot of a cosmetic container and the container pot is closed with an end wall and the cosmetic components are circulated in the container pot.
  • the invention further relates to a cosmetic container, intended for the sale of a mixture of cosmetic components for personal use, with a container pot with a filling and removal opening for receiving the cosmetic components, as well as a container lid and an end wall assigned to the filling and removal opening, whereby the manually operable mixing device is provided for mixing the cosmetic components in the container pot.
  • a cosmetic container for this purpose, which in the usual way has a container pot for receiving the cosmetic components and a screw-on container lid.
  • a mixing device in the form of one or more stirring paddles is provided, which extend downward from an intermediate cover into the container pot. By turning the intermediate cover and thus the stirring paddle, the cosmetic components are circulated in the container pot and mixed together.
  • a disadvantage of this cosmetic container is that an optimal mixing of the cosmetic components is not always possible with the aid of the stirring paddle or paddles. This has a corresponding effect on the effectiveness of the amount of skin cream removed in each case.
  • DE-C-866 0 ⁇ 84 describes a cosmetic container that has a cylindrical outer container wall that is open at the bottom. The opening in the floor is closed by a movable plate inserted on the inside. On the top side, the opening of the cosmetic container is covered by a pane which is provided with a small outlet opening. A cover is screwed on.
  • a container pot is inserted, which has a flexible bag, the upper edge of which is stretched around an annular disc.
  • the ring disk has a large opening which is coaxial with the outlet opening in the disk arranged above it.
  • the lid is removed and the base plate is pressed upwards. Because of the volume displacement caused thereby, the mixture exits through the opening in the annular disc and the outlet opening in the disc above.
  • the combination of bag and washer can be used as a refill container.
  • the cosmetic is filled into the bag through the opening in the ring disc.
  • the bag is then provided with a protective cover, which has an underside protective pane, in order to protect the bag against accidental pressure or against damage.
  • This cosmetic container is intended for ready-mixes, since there are no provisions for mixing individual components are provided within the cosmetic container.
  • a bag is disclosed in US Pat. No. 3,077,662, which can be divided into two container sections with the aid of a clamping strip, which can accommodate different components, for example curable adhesives.
  • a clamping strip which can accommodate different components, for example curable adhesives.
  • the terminal strip is removed and the bag is hand-rolled. In this way, the components mix.
  • the invention has for its object to develop a method for mixing cosmetic components that enables a good and hygienic mixing of the individual cosmetic components. Furthermore, the object is to provide a cosmetic container that enables the method to be used with simple means.
  • the solution is that an elastically stretchable bag is used for the container pot and the bag is pressed in the direction of the end wall to carry out the mixing process with the formation of pinch gaps.
  • the device according to the invention is characterized in that the container pot forms the mixing device in that it is designed as an elastically stretchable bag in such a way that local squeezing gaps which can be brought about by mixing the sections of the bag in the direction of the end wall by hand each depressed portion of the bag and the end wall can be generated.
  • the individual cosmetic components can be added to the bag via the filling and removal opening using the method according to DE-PS 41 10 ⁇ 299, wherein a base or active ingredient carrier filled in at the factory can also be present in the bag.
  • a base or active ingredient carrier filled in at the factory can also be present in the bag.
  • their mixing is brought about by moving the outside of the bag by hand using the fingertips Pressure is applied towards the end opening, so that pinch gaps arise. It has been shown that a very effective mixing of the cosmetic components is achieved in this way, so that complete mixing and homogenization is achieved after only a short time. It is advantageous that the mixing takes place in a hygienically closed room without the aid of agitated objects.
  • the open side of the bag can be closed by means of an end wall. This allows a flat design of the bag, whereby a small height of the cosmetic container can be achieved.
  • the formation of the pinch gap is then brought about by exerting pressure on the fingertips in the direction of the end wall.
  • the end wall is removed for filling in the cosmetic components and for removing the finished mixture.
  • the end wall runs in the inserted state in the region of the edge of the bag. It can be designed as an independent part next to the container lid, which is then connected to the holding ring to close the bag, for example screwed into it.
  • the end wall can also be formed by the container lid itself or be connected to it, so that when the container lid is put on, the bag is also closed at the top.
  • the end wall is expediently flat and should be covered with a cover film or coating to which the skin cream adheres as poorly as possible.
  • a cover film or coating to which the skin cream adheres as poorly as possible.
  • this can be the same material from which the bag is made.
  • the bag is attached to a retaining ring on the circumferential side.
  • the retaining ring can be designed in the form of a jacket so that it has a bottom face forms an open stand that surrounds the bag.
  • a relatively large container part must be returned and disposed of with the retaining ring designed as a base.
  • the holding ring and stand being connectable or detachably connected to one another. Even if a detachability is not considered necessary, there may be manufacturing reasons for separating the base and the retaining ring.
  • the retaining ring can thus be reduced to a narrow ring on which the bag can be easily attached. This applies in particular to the case in which the retaining ring can be placed or placed on the upper edge of the base.
  • the stand has a vertical ring web and the retaining ring has a U-ring which is open at the bottom and which can be slipped over the ring web. In this way, a smooth outer skin of the container can be achieved.
  • mutually encompassing locking elements are particularly suitable, which are distributed over the circumference as far as possible. They can be shaped so that a subsequent separation of the retaining ring and base is possible without great effort.
  • the base should have an opening on the bottom that is sufficient to insert one or more fingers of one hand. In this way, pressure can be exerted on the end wall in the opening direction with the aid of the fingers.
  • other connecting means can of course also be considered, for example a screw connection with a thread rotating in the opposite direction to the container lid.
  • an anti-rotation lock should be provided for the retaining ring so that it cannot rotate when the container lid is screwed on and off.
  • the inner contour of the base is at least partially in such a way to the
  • the outer contour of the bag is adapted so that the bag lies against the inner contour of the base when filled. This simplifies removal of the skin cream and protects the bag against excessive loads, particularly at the connection to the retaining ring.
  • the outside of the container lid is preferably flat so that it can be placed on a flat surface for the mixing process in a wobble-proof manner.
  • a shape that is elliptical or tubular in vertical section is particularly suitable for the bag. It can preferably be attached with its upper edge to the inside of the retaining ring.
  • the invention is illustrated in more detail using an exemplary embodiment. It shows a cosmetic container designated overall by (1), the individual parts being pulled apart in the vertical direction and partially shown in vertical section.
  • the cosmetic container (1) has four main parts, namely - from bottom to top - a stand (2), a bag (3) for holding cosmetic components, a retaining ring (4) and a container lid (5).
  • the base (2), the retaining ring (4) and the container lid (5) are made of suitable plastics or glass in a dimensionally stable manner, while the bag (3) consists of a flexible and stretchy material, for example latex or silicone.
  • the base (2) has an essentially ring-shaped base body (6) which surrounds a cavity (7), the rotationally symmetrical inner contour of which corresponds to the outer contour of the bag (3). It is cylindrical on the outside and has a through hole (8) in the middle. It is cut on the left side and shown on the right side in the view.
  • the base body (6) has a vertically extending ring web (9), which is distributed over the circumference and provided with externally projecting locking projections (10 ⁇ , 11, 12).
  • the ring web (9) is offset inwards over the outside of the base body (6).
  • the bag (3) hangs down and is shown separately from the retaining ring (4).
  • the upper edge (13) of the bag (3) is attached to the inner wall (14), for example glued on or molded on.
  • the inner wall (14) is part of a vertically downwardly extending U-ring web (15), to which a further U-ring web (16) runs parallel and at a distance to the outside. Both enclose an annular groove (17) which is open at the bottom.
  • the annular groove (17) is designed so that when the retaining ring (4) is placed on the pedestal (2) it can accommodate the annular web (9). From the inside of the outer U-ring web (16) there are locking projections (18), which are complementary to the locking projections (10 ⁇ , 11, 12) on the outside of the ring web (9) and when mounting the retaining ring (4) Place it on the base (2) and thus temporarily fix the retaining ring (4) to the base (2).
  • the retaining ring (4) has a screw ring web (19) in the upper area, which is provided on the outside with threads (20 ⁇ ). Otherwise, the retaining ring (4) is shown on the left in vertical section and on the right in view.
  • the container lid (5) shown in vertical section is constructed in two parts and consists essentially of a screw lid element (21) and an end wall (22) projecting on the inside.
  • the screw lid element (21) has a downwardly projecting, cylindrical lid edge (23), the Inside are provided with threads (24), which correspond to the threads (20) on the retaining ring (4), so that the container lid (5) can be screwed onto the retaining ring (4) and unscrewed from it again.
  • the end wall (22) has a raised ring wall (25), via which the end wall (22) is connected to the inside of the container lid (5).
  • the diameter of the end wall (22) is dimensioned such that when the container lid (5) is screwed onto the retaining ring (4) it moves into the space enclosed by the screw ring web (19) until the end wall (22) on a shoulder (26) of the Retaining rings (4) comes to rest.
  • the end wall (22) forms a flat end, which allows the bag (3) to be squeezed on one level without obstruction by corners or edges.
  • a cover film (27) made of a material is laminated onto the underside of the end wall (22), and its adhesion to the skin cream is low, for example silicone.
  • a carrier medium usually in the form of an emulsion
  • a carrier medium usually in the form of an emulsion
  • the cosmetic components that are matched to the respective skin type and condition are selected according to type and quantity in accordance with a predetermined scheme and added to the carrier medium in the bag (3) one after the other. If the retaining ring (4) and the base (2) are not already present anyway, the two parts are then separated by pulling the retaining ring (4) off the base (2).
  • the container lid (5) is then screwed firmly onto the retaining ring (4), so that the end wall (22) closes the opening of the bag (3).
  • the unit is placed on the base (2) as a retaining ring (4) and container lid (5) and locked in place by locking it.
  • the cosmetic container (1) is then sold to the end user.
  • the container lid (5) is unscrewed so that the open side of the bag (3) is exposed.
  • the bag (3) is supported by the inner contour of the base body (6).
  • the retaining ring (4) When the bag (3) is empty, the retaining ring (4) is pulled off the stand (2). This can be supported by inserting the finger of one hand through the through hole (8) and exerting additional pressure on the end wall (22). This will release the catch. After removing the container lid (5), the bag (3) can be refilled or - if this is not practical or permitted for hygienic reasons - replaced by a new unit consisting of a retaining ring (4) and bag (3) and container lid (5) and replaced new unit can be filled with cosmetic components.

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Abstract

Récipient pour produits cosmétiques (1), destiné à la vente d'un mélange de composants cosmétiques pour usage individuel, présentant un pot (3) destiné à recevoir lesdits composants et un couvercle (5). Afin de garantir un mélange parfaitement homogène des divers composants, le pot est réalisé sous la forme d'un sachet souple.

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  1. Procédé pour mélanger des composants cosmétiques, selon lequel les composants cosmétiques sont remplis dans un pot d'un récipient de produit cosmétique (1), le pot (3) est fermé par une cloison de fermeture (22) et les composants cosmétiques sont remués dans le pot (3), caractérisé en ce qu'on utilise comme pot un sachet élastiquement extensible (3), et le sachet est, pour l'exécution du processus de mélange, pressé en direction de la cloison de fermeture (22) en formant des fentes d'écrasement.
  2. Récipient de produit cosmétique (1), destiné à la vente d'un mélange de composants cosmétiques à usage personnel, avec un pot (3) présentant une ouverture de remplissage et de prélèvement et destiné à recevoir les composants cosmétiques, ainsi qu'avec un couvercle (5) et une cloison de fermeture (22) associée à l'ouverture de remplissage et de prélèvement, un dispositif mélangeur à actionnement manuel étant prévu pour le mélangeage intime des composants cosmétiques dans le pot (3), caractérisé en ce que le pot constitue le dispositif mélangeur par le fait qu'il est réalisé sous forme de sachet élastiquement extensible (3) de telle sorte qu'en enfonçant à la main des régions du sachet (3) en direction de la cloison de fermeture (22), on peut produire des fentes locales d'écrasement, provoquant le mélangeage des composants cosmétiques, entre la région respectivement enfoncée du sachet (3) et la cloison de fermeture (22).
  3. Récipient de produit cosmétique selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la cloison de fermeture (22) s'étend, à l'état installé, dans la région du bord d'ouverture du sachet.
  4. Récipient de produit cosmétique selon la revendication 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que la cloison de fermeture (22) est assemblée au couvercle (5) ou en est une partie.
  5. Récipient de produit cosmétique selon une des revendications 2 à 4, caractérisé en ce que la cloison de fermeture (22) est réalisée plane.
  6. Récipient de produit cosmétique selon une des revendications 2 à 5, caractérisé en ce que la cloison de fermeture (22) est habillée d'une feuille de recouvrement ou d'un revêtement (27).
  7. Récipient de produit cosmétique selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que la feuille de recouvrement ou encore le revêtement (27) est constitué du même matériau que le sachet (3).
  8. Récipient de produit cosmétique selon une des revendications 2 à 7, caractérisé en ce que le sachet (3) est fixé par sa périphérie à une bague de support (4).
  9. Récipient de produit cosmétique selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que la bague de support est réalisée sous forme de socle ouvert vers le bas, qui entoure le sachet.
  10. Récipient de produit cosmétique selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce qu'un socle (2) est prévu, qui entoure le sachet (3) et auquel la bague de support (4) est ou peut être assemblée en tant que pièce séparée.
  11. Récipient de produit cosmétique selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que la bague de support (4) et le socle (2) sont mutuellement assemblés de manière amovible.
  12. Récipient de produit cosmétique selon la revendication 10 ou 11, caractérisé en ce que la bague de support (4) est ou peut être posée sur le bord supérieur du socle (2).
  13. Récipient de produit cosmétique selon une des revendications 10 à 12, caractérisé en ce que le socle (2) présente une nervure annulaire verticale (9), et la bague de support (4) possède une couronne en U ouvert vers le bas (17) qui peut être enfoncée sur la nervure annulaire (9).
  14. Récipient de produit cosmétique selon une des revendications 10 à 13, caractérisé en ce que des éléments de crantage (10, 11, 12, 18) à engagement mutuel sont prévus pour la fixation en position de la bague de support (4) sur le socle (2).
  15. Récipient de produit cosmétique selon une des revendications 10 à 14, caractérisé en ce qu'un moyen de blocage en rotation est prévu pour la bague de support (4).
  16. Récipient de produit cosmétique selon une des revendications 10 à 15, caractérisé en ce que le socle (2) présente sur le dessous une ouverture (8).
  17. Récipient de produit cosmétique selon une des revendications 10 à 16, caractérisé en ce que le contour intérieur du socle (2) est au moins partiellement adapté au contour extérieur du sachet (3) de telle sorte que le sachet (3) s'appuie contre le contour intérieur du socle (2').
  18. Récipient de produit cosmétique selon une des revendications 2 à 17, caractérisé en ce que le côté extérieur du couvercle (5) est réalisé plan.
  19. Récipient de produit cosmétique selon une des revendications 2 à 18, caractérisé en ce que le sachet (3) possède en coupe verticale une forme elliptique ou tubulaire.
  20. Récipient de produit cosmétique selon une des revendications 7 à 19, caractérisé en ce que le sachet (3) est fixé par son bord supérieur (13) sur le côté intérieur (14) de la bague de support (4).
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PCT/EP1994/002911 WO1995008281A1 (fr) 1993-09-21 1994-09-02 Recipient pour produits cosmetiques

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