Cosmetic pot comprising a system for pressurizing a product supply container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10646019-B2
Application number	US-201616064946-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2016
Priority date	Dec 22, 2015
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

A cosmetic pot having a base including a body, a press bottom attached to the body, a container of variable volume attached to the press bottom and positioned between the body and the press bottom, a system for pressurizing the container configured to compress the container against the press bottom, and a product dispenser arranged on the opposite side of the press bottom to the container, the product dispenser including a stopper, a dispensing head; configured to dispense product to a user and to open or close the stopper, and a resilient return element configured to act on the dispensing head in order to close the stopper.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cosmetic pot having a base comprising:
a body formed by a bottom and by a lateral wall extending from the bottom;
a reference wall, referred to as a press bottom, fastened to the body parallel to the bottom, and comprising an opening for product to pass;
a container of variable volume, the container being attached to the press bottom and positioned on one side of the press bottom, between the bottom of the body and the press bottom, the container having a volume that is variable depending on an amount of product the container contains and comprising an outlet opening for product communicating with the opening of the press bottom;
a pressurizing system of the container configured for compressing the container against the press bottom; and
a product dispenser, disposed on an opposite side of the press bottom to the one side where the container is disposed and communicating with the opening of the press bottom, the product dispenser comprising a stopper, a dispensing head configured to dispense the product to a user and open or close the stopper, and an elastic return member configured to act on the dispensing head to close the stopper;
the product dispenser being configured to take an open configuration, in which the stopper is open and the product is dispensed through an upper surface of the dispensing head, and a closed configuration in which the stopper is closed;
the product dispenser passing from the closed configuration to the open configuration by a movement of the dispensing head from a stable position to an unstable position, by pressing on the upper surface of the dispensing head, inducing opening of the stopper; and
the return member being configured to return the dispensing head from the unstable position to the stable position.

2. A cosmetic pot according to claim 1 , wherein:
the container with a variable volume is a deformable envelope.

3. A cosmetic pot according to claim 1 , wherein:
the dispensing head comprises at least one dispensing channel to deliver the product to the user.

4. A cosmetic pot according to claim 1 , wherein:
the dispensing head comprises a perforated covering.

5. A cosmetic pot according to claim 1 , wherein:
the dispensing head successively comprises an upper surface, a dispensing plate, configured to dispense product, and a distributing plate, configured to distribute the product under the dispensing plate.

6. A cosmetic pot according to claim 1 , wherein:
the stopper comprises at least:
a closure, fastened to the press bottom, and
a bellows, comprising an upper neck linked to the dispensing head, a lower neck fastened to the press bottom, and a body extending between the upper neck and the lower neck;

between at least part of the closure and the bellows a transit volume for the product is defined between the container and the dispensing head.

7. A cosmetic pot according to claim 6 , wherein:
in the closed configuration of the product dispenser, the upper neck of the bellows is in contact with part of the closure;
in the open configuration of the product dispenser, between the upper neck of the bellows and said part the closure a space is defined and the product is dispensed; and
the product dispenser passes from the closed configuration to the open configuration by a movement of the dispensing head from the stable position to the unstable position, inducing compression of the bellows.

8. A cosmetic pot according to claim 1 , wherein:
the stopper comprises a fixed part and a movable part, the movable part being movable in relation to the fixed part;
the fixed part comprises a closure and the movable part comprises a bellows, the return member and a head plate; and
the head plate is linked to the dispensing head and is furthermore linked to an upper neck of the bellows.

9. A cosmetic pot according to claim 1 , wherein:
the pressurizing system of the container is configured to apply to the container a constant force as emptying of the container progresses.

10. A cosmetic pot according to claim 1 , wherein:
the pressurizing system comprises a block of viscoelastic foam.

11. A cosmetic pot according to claim 1 , wherein:
the container comprises a refill port provided in a bottom of the container and the bottom of the body of the base.

Assignees

• Chanel Parfums Beaute

Inventors

• Salciarini Christian
• Chandelier Julien
• Perbal Gregory

Classifications

• A45D2200/056

  Reciprocating pumps, i.e. with variable volume chamber wherein pressure and vacuum are alternately generated · CPC title

• A45D2200/051

  Airtight containers · CPC title

• A45D40/0075 Primary

  with dispensing means · CPC title

• A45D2200/055

  Piston or plunger for supplying the liquid to the applicator · CPC title

• A45D40/22 Primary

  Casings characterised by a hinged cover · CPC title