The invention concerns the field of devices for treatment of an external body surface. The device according to the invention makes it possible, at the least, to massage the external body surface in order to give it tonicity. The massage device according to the invention will find its application among users who wish to care for their appearance by recontouring, firming and rejuvenating a body surface such as the skin of the face.
Massage devices comprising a massage head comprising massaging means that are mobile in rotation relative to the massage head and are arranged so as to be in contact with an external body surface of a user, and a casing equipped with drive means activating the massaging means, are known. Such massage devices are known from the patent documents FR 3012034 and FR 3012035.
However, one of the problems related to these massage devices is the fact that when the user wishes to combine the action of a cosmetic, dermatological, and/or pharmaceutical composition in order to treat a problem of hydration, recontouring, anti-aging, acne, etc., in combination with the massage device, the user must first apply a layer of the said composition on the external body surface. The layer of the composition spread on in advance may dry while the user applies the massage device on the body surface. When the composition has dried, or the massage means are used while dry on the external body surface, the massaging means may encounter difficulties moving on the body surface, thus causing a feeling of discomfort.
There are also cosmetic composition applicators comprising a reservoir containing the composition and a steel or plastic spherical ball housed in the application head which is fixed to the reservoir. Clearance is provided between the ball and the application head, such that the ball can turn freely on itself when it moves on the external body surface and withdraw a quantity of the composition in the application head in fluid communication with the reservoir in order to spread it on the external body surface. An applicator example is described in the document U.S. Pat. No. 4,940,350.
However, this type of applicator does not permit massaging the body surface sufficiently to permit the composition to penetrate the body surface and increase the mechanical action of the ball. In addition, a deposit of the composition may accumulate in the location of the clearance provided between the ball and the application head, which may prevent the rotation of the ball. In addition, the applicator has a rather limited application surface area because there is only one ball, and therefore it can treat only small areas of the external body surface.
In the document U.S. Pat. No. 3,436,161, a cosmetic composition applicator is described that comprises a handle with a roller rotating relative to the latter. The roller comprises a deformable external covering equipped with passages that each lead to a cavity in the surface of the covering. Inside the roller are arranged a reservoir containing the cosmetic composition and a measuring device to permit extracting doses of the composition from the reservoir and distributing them in the cavities, such that when the roller moves over a user's body surface, the covering deforms in contact with the body surface in order to permit the doses of the composition received in the cavities to spread on the body surface.
However, the layout of this applicator is complex. In addition, such an applicator permits applying a dose/quantity of cosmetic composition on the external body surface but does not permit a massage that would allow the composition to penetrate the body surface.
In particular, the invention aims to remedy all or a portion of the drawbacks of the prior art.
One objective of the invention is to provide a massage device facilitating the penetration of a cosmetic composition through a user's body surface by combining the massage action with the simultaneous distribution of a cosmetic, dermatological, and/or pharmaceutical composition on the external body surface, while being simple and compact.
These objectives are achieved thanks to a massage device comprising:
This solution permits solving the aforementioned problems. In particular, the massage device combines a massage of the external body surface with an application/distribution of the cosmetic, dermatological, and/or pharmaceutical composition on the user's external body surface. The application of the composition simultaneously with the massage of the body surface permits facilitating the penetration of the composition, increasing the mechanical action, facilitating the movement of the massaging means on the skin because of the lubrication between the massaging means and the external body surface, and a uniform distribution of the composition on the external body surface.
According to a characteristic of the invention, the massaging means are removable from the massage head. Such a configuration permits easily replacing the massaging means when the cosmetic, dermatological, and/or pharmaceutical composition contained by the latter is exhausted.
With the same goal, the massage device comprises a support removably fixed to the massage head and on which the massaging means are arranged.
According to another characteristic of the invention, the massaging means comprise a hollow wall defining an internal cavity arranged so as to contain the cosmetic, dermatological, and/or pharmaceutical composition.
According to a characteristic of the invention, the device comprises a porous material arranged in the cavity of the massaging means and having a lower porosity than the wall formed of a porous material. As a result, the composition is contained in the massaging means and is put into contact with the body surface via the pores of the wall. The diffusing porous wall is thus provided with a cavity. This cavity may directly contain the composition to be distributed or contain another low-density porous material in order to maximize the quantity of composition conveyed, and to control the flow diffused.
According to another characteristic of the invention, the massaging means comprise a wall covered with the cosmetic, dermatological, and/or pharmaceutical composition. As a result, the composition is in direct contact with the user's body surface.
According to yet another characteristic of the invention, the massaging means comprise a wall covered with a covering in a textile material with microcapsules which are arranged so as to contain the cosmetic, dermatological, and/or pharmaceutical composition. This configuration permits a gradual release of the composition by breakage of the microcapsules, while controlling the gentleness of the massage by the textile.
According to another characteristic of the invention, the massage device comprises a reservoir arranged so as to contain the cosmetic and/or dermatological and/or pharmaceutical composition. This configuration facilitates the packaging of the composition.
Advantageously but not exclusively, the reservoir is arranged in the cavity of the massaging means. This configuration optimizes the quantity of composition conveyed.
According to another characteristic of the invention, the reservoir is formed by an envelope with a flexible and deformable wall provided with a slot, the wall being arranged so as to conform to an internal surface of the cavity of the massaging means. The massaging means is then flexible and conformable to the contours of the face.
According to another characteristic of the invention, the device comprises an extraction mechanism configured to act on the reservoir in order to extract contents.
According to another characteristic of the invention, the wall of the massaging means is spherical, semi-spherical or cylindrical, depending on the type of massage to be reproduced.
According to another characteristic, the massaging means are mounted to move along at least one axis of rotation. This configuration also permits increasing the mechanical action of the massaging means on the body surface.
According to another characteristic of the invention, the device contains the cosmetic, dermatological, and/or pharmaceutical composition, which permits increasing the volume of composition conveyed.
Other innovative characteristics and advantages will be seen in the following description, provided for reference and in no way restrictive, in reference to the attached drawings, in which:
To achieve this, the casing 3 comprises drive means 5 of the massaging means 4. The drive means 5 are activated, here, by an electric motor 6 which is housed inside the casing 3, and transmit the movement of the electric motor 6 to the massaging means 4. More specifically, the drive means 5 comprise a gearbox (not represented) driving an output shaft 7 arranged at one of the extremities of the casing 3 connecting to the massage head 2.
The electric motor 6 is controlled by a control unit 9 powered by a power supply means housed inside the casing 3. The power supply means here is a battery pack 10. Of course, the power supply means could be an adapter intended to be connected to an electricity network. The control unit 9 is in addition connected to a manual control interface 11 accessible from outside the casing. The manual control interface 11 may, for example, comprise an on/off switch and/or means for manual selection of operation programs.
According to the invention, the massaging means 4 are designed so as to work/massage the external body surface and simultaneously apply a cosmetic, dermatological, and/or pharmaceutical composition. The cosmetic, dermatological, and/or pharmaceutical composition presents hydrating, anti-wrinkle, anti-fatigue, anti-dark circle, anti-aging, anti-acne, anti-cellulite properties to permit brightening, recontouring, exfoliating, etc. The composition is in a more or less liquid form, a paste, or a solid at ambient temperature.
According to a characteristic of the invention, the massaging means 4 are arranged to be able to contain the cosmetic, dermatological, and/or pharmaceutical composition such that, during use, they apply the said composition and simultaneously massage the said external body surface. In this description, we understand the term “contain” in the expression “the massaging means are arranged to contain . . . ” to mean that the massaging means are filled with or store the cosmetic, dermatological, and/or pharmaceutical composition. In other words, the massaging means 4 are already supplied with composition before their activation and before they come into contact with the user's body surface.
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Working the body surface is achieved by movement of the massaging means 4 against the body surface. The movement of the massaging means kneads or squeezes the body surface.
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We will now describe the functioning of the massage device. The user applies the massage head of the massage device 1 against an external body surface to be worked, then the user turns the device on using the manual control interface 11. The massaging means 4, in this instance the balls or rollers, are activated in rotation by the drive means via the electric motor 6. The rotation of the balls or rollers permits massaging the external body surface of the user. Simultaneous with this massage, the cosmetic composition contained by the massaging means 4 is disposed on the external body surface either by release from the internal cavity 13 or by direct friction with the external body surface of the user. The choice of textures, viscosities and forms of distribution of the composition may thus be perfectly adapted to the massage (mechanical stimuli) chosen. In particular, this permits adjusting the massage and the penetration time of the composition in the skin. This also permits applying the cosmetic with the selected massage for greater efficiency and safety. The movement of the massaging means 4 is therefore facilitated, since the latter are lubricated and the penetration of the cosmetic, dermatological, and/or pharmaceutical composition is improved.
The invention is described in the preceding as an example. It is understood that those skilled in the art are able to carry out different embodiment variants of the invention, for example, by combining the various above characteristics taken alone or in combination, without departing from the context of the invention.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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1557795 | Aug 2015 | FR | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/FR2016/052075 | 8/12/2016 | WO | 00 |