The present invention relates to containers of the case type for cosmetic products, in particular for receiving cosmetic products in the shape of blocks (or cups).
At present time there are numerous types of containers for receiving cosmetic products, in particular make-up. In the more specific field of containers of the case type including a base part and a hinged cover, providing one or more housings in the base part is known, to place therein at least one coloured compressed powder in the form of a solid block or a waxy formula, coloured or not. This in particular relates to eye shadow, face powders (colouring, blusher, bronzer) or cosmetic products for lip make-up.
These cases make it possible, in some cases, to contain several blocks of different colours or different shades of the same colour disposed in a plurality of compartments provided for this purpose.
However, the advantage of these so-called “pocket” cases is being easily transportable, but size limits are quickly reached with regard to the number of blocks that can be contained. Thus it is usual to have a plurality of different cases for different types of product (eye shadow, face powder) and/or of colours/shades of colours, which may quickly become complicated to manage and bulky.
However, it is often true that a person uses this case at their home to apply make-up in the morning before going to work, with therefore a first type of make-up, carries it to work in their bag, possibly uses it during the day to retouch their make-up, and wishes to once again use it in the evening without going home again to potentially use another type of make-up different from the first. As indicated previously, the palette of colours or shades of colours is very small, in general 4 shades and rarely more than 8, so that the person cannot greatly vary the type of make-up, unless carrying with them a certain number of cases (with the previously mentioned drawbacks) or having to go home again, which is impractical and even sometimes impossible. This person will therefore usually be contented with the colours/shades offered by the case that they have with them. The cases of the prior art are therefore limited in the daily use thereof.
To solve this problem there are cases in which it is possible to replace the range of colours/shades. However, they are complex to use since it is necessary to replace the whole of a piece constituting the case, for example a slide or a panel. Mention can be made in particular of the patents FR2732200 and US2015201733.
Another solution described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,421,127 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,826,014 makes it possible to replace make-up blocks using a hinged intermediate panel disposed between the bottom of the base part and the cover of the case. However, other problems may also be raised with regard to this type of case. This is because lifting the panel in order to remove the blocks is in general impractical since it is difficult to access said panel.
Moreover, these cases remain fairly bulky, in particular with regard to manufacture (incorporating of hinges), and/or with regard to strength and/or “perceived quality”. However, at the present time, reducing quantities of materials used in the manufacture of parts made from plastics material, even in the case where they can be recycled, is an increasingly important question. The manufacturers of packaging for cosmetic products are therefore acting in particular on reducing thicknesses, which makes it possible to reduce the environmental impact of the case.
An objective of the present invention is to at least partly respond to the limitations of the prior art previously mentioned.
In particular, one aim of the invention is to propose a very compact, versatile, environmentally friendly and easy-to-use product.
To this effect, the invention relates to a container for a cosmetic product or products in the form of a block or blocks, including at least:
characterized in that:
According to preferred embodiments of the present invention:
Other particular advantages, aims and features of the present invention will emerge from the following non-limitative description of at least one particular embodiment of said object of the present invention, with regard to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
This container includes a cover 10, a mirror-grip frame 20, a mirror 30 trapped between the cover 10 and the mirror-grip frame 20, a base part 40 and an intermediate panel 50.
The base part 40 and the cover 10 are hinged about a first pivot 60 enabling said cover 10 to pass alternately from a first closed position illustrated in
Likewise, the intermediate panel 50 and the base part 40 are hinged about a second pivot 70 enabling said intermediate panel 50 to pass from a first lowered position of use illustrated by
Advantageously, the pivots 60 and 70 are coaxial and are each provided with (not shown) pins serving as a rotation axis.
The intermediate panel 50 includes, as is in particular visible in
More precisely, the inner edge 51 is divided into a plurality (4 in number in the embodiment shown) of reception portions 53 each corresponding to a block 100 (see also
The base part 40 for its part includes, as can be seen in particular in
Advantageously, the base part 40 further includes a through opening 45 for receiving, in the lowered closed position of the intermediate panel 50 (
The through opening 45 of the base part 40 is disposed away from the inner housing 43 of cosmetic products, opposite the pivoting axes 60 and 70. Likewise, the hollow front portion 52 of the intermediate panel 50 is disposed opposite to the pivoting axes 60 and 70.
More precisely, the depth Ep of the hollow front portion 52 is such that, once the container 1 is closed and the hollow front portion 52 is inserted in the through opening 45 in the base part 40, the bottom surface 55 of said hollow portion 52 fits flush with the bottom surface 41 of the base part 40 (visible in particular in
Moreover, the intermediate panel 50 includes, in the front part, two cut-outs of material forming zones 56 recessed towards the inside the base part 40, which includes two front side support zones 46 respectively bordering said recessed zones 56 to receive them in the closed position of use of the intermediate panel.
Advantageously, each support zone 46 of the base part 40 has, where it borders the recessed zone 56 of the intermediate panel 50, a substantially rounded profile similar to an end of a finger of a user.
This solution has various advantages that are particularly advantageous compared with the prior art.
This is because this makes it possible, without any increase in material or additional attached piece, to house make-up pencils/brushes in the very small space (in particular the thickness) occupied by the hollow front portion 52. The container is therefore both lightweight and compact while offering sufficient capacity and very simple manipulation, both in the daily use thereof and for changing the blocks of cosmetic products.
Moreover, the advantage of this rechargeable case 1 being that it is possible to remove at least some of the blocks 100 by lifting the intermediate panel 50, providing for the hollow front portion 52 to be housed entirely in the through opening 45 of the base part 40, while fitting flush with the bottom surface 41 thereof, enables the person using the container 1 to lift said intermediate panel 50 into the inclined second position thereof (
The ribs 44 of the base part 40 are positioned so that the cups of cosmetic products 100 are held in position even once the intermediate panel 50 is in the inclined open position. It is thus easier to interchange the cups 100 and to close the intermediate panel 50 again without locking a cup underneath.
Finally, the fact that the bottom surface 55 of the hollow portion 52 fits flush with the bottom surface 41 of the base part 40 makes it possible to create a truly flat container bottom while optimising to the maximum extent the use of the through opening 45.
The container 1 is also provided with means for holding the intermediate panel 50 in the closed position of use on the base part 40. More precisely, and as can be seen in
The container 1 further includes means 90 for holding the cover 10 closed on the base part 40. As can be seen in
It must be understood that the detailed description of the object of the invention, given solely by way of illustration, in no way constitutes a limitation, the technical equivalents also being included in the field of the present invention.
Thus the hollow front portion 52 could be in a plurality of parts, each receiving for example a small pencil and cooperating with a through opening provided in the thickness of the base part 40. It is thus possible to imagine two hollow portions for two different types of brush fully inserted in two independent through openings separated for example by a small portion of material.
The number of blocks of cosmetic product 100, and therefore of reception portions 53, may be less than or greater than the four that are the object of the figures of the present application.
The blocks 100 may also be in the form of waxy formulae, coloured or not.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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18 58693 | Sep 2018 | FR | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/FR2019/052202 | 9/19/2019 | WO | 00 |