EP1069843B1 - Körperschmuck zur kleben auf der haut, einem textilen gewebe oder einer universellen befestigungsunterlage - Google Patents

Körperschmuck zur kleben auf der haut, einem textilen gewebe oder einer universellen befestigungsunterlage Download PDF

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EP1069843B1
EP1069843B1 EP99911901A EP99911901A EP1069843B1 EP 1069843 B1 EP1069843 B1 EP 1069843B1 EP 99911901 A EP99911901 A EP 99911901A EP 99911901 A EP99911901 A EP 99911901A EP 1069843 B1 EP1069843 B1 EP 1069843B1
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Ines De Castilho
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44CPERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C15/00Other forms of jewellery
    • A44C15/002Jewellery dispersing perfume or the like
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44CPERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C15/00Other forms of jewellery
    • A44C15/0005Jewelry adherable on the human body

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  • the present invention relates to a body ornament intended for be glued to the skin, a cloth or any other suitable support.
  • the object of the invention is to eliminate the aforementioned drawbacks and to propose a body ornament intended to be stuck on the skin, a fabric or any support, which makes it possible to avoid or limit detachment by periphery of said ornament, whatever the conditions of use, for example, when the user wearing the ornament on the skin gets dressed, sweats, bathes or rubs.
  • the invention relates to a body ornament intended to be glued to the skin, a fabric or any support, comprising a piece made of flexible plastic, the underside of which is substantially flat and capable of receiving a hypoallergenic adhesive, and the face of which upper consists of relief patterns, characterized in that said part comprises, over its entire periphery, a marginal zone extending between the outer peripheral edge of the workpiece and the patterns in relief mentioned above, said marginal zone having a small thickness by compared to that of said patterns in relief.
  • said marginal zone extends towards the interior of said room by intermediate zones of low thickness separating the relief patterns from each other and extending across the room. So, we create intermediate zones with high flexibility inside the room, which allows larger deformations of the ornament, without risk of peeling off.
  • the marginal zone has a substantially constant thickness, for example of the order 0.2 mm, between the outer peripheral edge of the workpiece and the base of the relief patterns.
  • the marginal area has a gently sloping upper face inclined towards the lower surface of the room, towards its outer periphery.
  • the marginal zone present on its upper face, a first, gently sloping peripheral portion inclined towards the lower surface of the part, towards its outer periphery, and a second peripheral portion of thickness substantially constant, between the top of said first portion and the base of the patterns in relief.
  • the aforementioned gentle slope forms, between the faces upper and lower of the marginal zone, an angle between 10 ° and 35 °, preferably around 15 °.
  • the marginal area has an upper face whose slope gradually increases between the outer peripheral edge of the part and the top of the patterns relief.
  • the marginal zone comprises on its upper face an annular groove surrounding the base of the patterns in relief. This further increases the flexibility between the area peripheral margin of the piece and the patterns in relief, to avoid its detachment.
  • the part has a layer of adhesive material on its underside hypoallergenic.
  • this layer of adhesive material is covered with a peelable protective sheet.
  • the layer of material adhesive consists of a double-sided self-adhesive tape whose profile corresponds to that of the underside of the part.
  • the relief patterns have a decoration on their upper face, for example a decoration gold or silver hot stamped, or a decoration in color, by example in four colors, is printed by screen printing on the face lower part.
  • the part can be transparent or opaque. She can also be scented. We can also foresee that the room either openwork.
  • a body ornament consisting of a molded or injected part in transparent, colored or no, for example a plastic material marketed under the name "Surlyn” reference 8023 by Dupont de Nemours, or a material plastic marketed under the name "Pebax” by Elf Atochem.
  • the plastic part 1 has, on its upper face, a plurality of raised patterns, know two substantially cylindrical bosses 2, 3, of diameters different, and a boss 4 substantially in the shape of a rounded V.
  • the boss 4 comprises at the base of the V a cylindrical hollow 5.
  • the assembly relief patterns 2 to 4 are peripherally surrounded by an area margin 6 of small thickness compared to that of the relief patterns.
  • the bottom of the hollow 5 as well as the intermediate zones 7 between the different relief patterns also have a small thickness. The intermediate zones 7 thus ensure the connection between the zones marginal 6 on two opposite edges of part 1, as visible on Figure 1.
  • the piece 1 comprises a substantially planar bottom face 1 a over which is applied an adhesive layer 8.
  • the adhesive layer 8 may consist of a layer of glue that can be added at will by the user, from '' a bottle filled with liquid refill glue.
  • this adhesive layer 8 may be constituted by a sticker according to double-sided tape cut the same profile as the bottom face 1a of the workpiece 1.
  • a double-sided tape is sold by 3M Health Corporation, under reference 1522.
  • the adhesive layer 8 is, in turn, covered with a peelable protective sheet 9, as shown in Figure 2. This sheet 9 has a larger area than the bottom face 1a of the component 1 , so as to facilitate its detachment.
  • the upper surface of the relief patterns may include a layer of decorative material 10, for example gilding printed with hot, or a deposit of metal by galvanizing, to give body ornament a precious aspect, even a jewel.
  • the marginal zone 6 has a flat upper face 6 a and a substantially constant thickness between the outer peripheral edge of the part and the base of the patterns in relief.
  • the edge zone 6 has a first peripheral portion 6b extending from the outer peripheral edge of the part, with a gentle slope relative to the bottom face 1a of the workpiece, to a second flat peripheral portion 6 a .
  • the second planar peripheral portion 6 a has a substantially constant thickness and extends between the top of the first portion 6 b and the base of the raised patterns.
  • FIG. 3C differs from FIG. 3B, only in that the second portion 6 a has an annular groove 6 c surrounding the base of the raised patterns, with a substantially V-shaped section open upward, to further increase the flexibility between the marginal area of the room and the relief patterns in the center.
  • the marginal zone 6 d extends substantially between the lower face 1 a of the part 1, at its outer peripheral edge, and the top of the relief patterns, with an angle which gradually increases between 0 ° and 90 °.
  • the glue which is applied to the underside of the part 1 is waterproof and hypoallergenic.
  • the shape, the profile and the dimensions of the self-adhesive jewel, according to the invention can be any.
  • the relief patterns may have a thickness of between 1 and 1.2 mm.
  • the surface of the part 1 can be between 1 or a few cm 2 and several hundred cm 2 .
  • the plastic part 1 can also be scented in its mass.
  • the layer of adhesive material can be applied to the face lower part, by the user, or by the manufacturer, either under the form of a double-sided adhesive tape or liquid glue.
  • a new layer of material adhesive or replace it, when its adhesive power becomes insufficient, during use.

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  • Decoration Of Textiles (AREA)
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  1. Körperschmuck zum Bekleben der Haut, eines Stoffs oder jeglicher anderer Unterlage, der ein nachgiebiges Kunststoffteil (1) aufweist, dessen Unterseite (1a) im wesentlichen eben ist und zur Aufnahme eines hypoallergischen Klebemittels (8) dient, und dessen Oberseite aus Reliefmotiven (2-4) besteht, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Teil (1) auf seinem gesamten Umfang eine Randzone (6) aufweist, die sich zwischen der Umfangsaußenkante des Teils und den Reliefmotiven (2-4) erstreckt, wobei die Randzone eine geringe Dicke verglichen mit derjenigen der Reliefmotive aufweist.
  2. Schmuck gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Randzone (6) sich über Zwischenzonen (7) mit geringer Dicke ins Innere des Teils (1) verlängert, wobei sie die Reliefmotive (2-4) untereinander trennt, und dass sie sich von einer Kante zur anderen des Teils erstreckt.
  3. Schmuck gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Randzone (6a) zwischen der Umfangsaußenkante des Teils (1) und der Basis der Reliefmotive (2-4) eine im wesentlichen konstante Dicke aufweist, die beispielsweise im Bereich von 0,2 mm liegt.
  4. Schmuck gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Randzone eine leicht schräge Oberfläche (6b) aufweist, die in Richtung des Außenumfangs zur Unterseite (1a) des Teils geneigt ist.
  5. Schmuck gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Randzone auf ihrer Oberseite einen ersten leicht schrägen Umfangsabschnitt (6b), der in Richtung des Außenumfangs zu der Unterseite (1a) des Teils hin geneigt ist, und einen zweiten Umfangsabschnitt (6a) mit im wesentlichen konstanter Dicke zwischen dem höchsten Punkt des ersten Abschnitts (6b) und der Basis der Reliefmotive (2-4) aufweist.
  6. Schmuck gemäß einem der Ansprüche 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die leichte Schräge zwischen der Ober- und Unterseite der Randzone einen Winkel zwischen 10° und 35°, vorzugsweise in der Größenordnung von 15° einschließt.
  7. Schmuck gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Randzone eine Oberseite (6d) aufweist, deren Neigung zwischen der Umfangsaußenkante des Teils und dem höchsten Punkt der Reliefmotive zunehmend ansteigt.
  8. Schmuck gemäß einem der Ansprüche 3 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Randzone auf ihrer Oberseite eine Ringnut (6c) aufweist, welche die Basis der Reliefmotive (2-4) umgibt.
  9. Schmuck gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Teil (1) auf seiner Unterseite (1a) eine Schicht eines hypoallergischen Klebematerials (8) aufweist.
  10. Schmuck gemäß Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Klebematerialschicht (8) von einer abziehbaren Schutzfolie (9) bedeckt ist.
  11. Schmuck gemäß einem der Ansprüche 9 oder 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Klebematerialschicht (8) aus einem Doppelklebeband besteht, dessen Profil demjenigen der Unterseite (1a) des Teils (1) entspricht.
  12. Schmuck gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Reliefmotive (2-4) auf ihrer Oberseite ein Dekor (10) aufweisen, beispielsweise ein eingebranntes Gold- oder Silberdekor, oder auch ein beispielsweise vierfarbiges Farbdekor, das durch Siebdruck auf die Unterseite (1a) des Teils (1) gedruckt ist.
  13. Schmuck gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Teil (1) transparent ist.
  14. Schmuck gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Teil (1) parfümiert ist.
  15. Schmuck gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Teil (1) gelocht ist.
EP99911901A 1998-04-09 1999-04-08 Körperschmuck zur kleben auf der haut, einem textilen gewebe oder einer universellen befestigungsunterlage Expired - Lifetime EP1069843B1 (de)

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FR9804464A FR2777165B1 (fr) 1998-04-09 1998-04-09 Ornement corporel autocollant de plastique transparent et/ou opaque-imprime tous motifs tous formats se collant sur la peau humaine et tous supports
FR9804464 1998-04-09
PCT/FR1999/000812 WO1999052392A1 (fr) 1998-04-09 1999-04-08 Ornement corporel destine a etre colle sur la peau, un tissu ou tout support

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