Device for personalizing fragrance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10835017-B2
Application number	US-201715662183-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 27, 2017
Priority date	Jul 27, 2016
Publication date	Nov 17, 2020
Grant date	Nov 17, 2020

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein include a device for personalizing fragrance. The device includes a first module comprising a first hemispherical cap, a first container, and a first attacher; a first fragrance formulation contained by the first container; and a second module comprising a second hemispherical cap, a second container, and a second attacher. Also included is a second fragrance formulation, which can be different from the first fragrance formulation, and contained by the second container. The device includes a ring-shaped adaptor comprising a first feature for attaching to the first module at the first attacher and a second feature for attaching to the second module at the second attacher. When the first and second modules are each attached to the adaptor and the caps are in a closed position, the first module opposes the second module and the device has a capsule shape.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device, comprising:
a first module comprising a first container having a first hemispherical cap and a first attacher, the first module further comprising a first modular cap that receives the first hemispherical cap;
a first fragrance formulation contained by the first container, when the first modular cap is in a closed position;
a second module comprising a second container having a second hemispherical cap and a second attacher, the second module further comprising a second modular cap that receives the second hemispherical cap;
a second fragrance formulation contained by the second container, when the second modular cap is in a closed position; and
a ring-shaped adaptor separate from the first module and separate from the second module, the adaptor comprising a first feature for removably attaching to the first module at the first attacher and a second feature for removably attaching to the second module at the second attacher,
wherein when the first and second modules are each attached to the adaptor and the first and second modular caps are in a closed position, the device has a capsule shape and the first module opposes the second module, and
wherein the first modular cap includes threads that engage with corresponding threads on the first container for removable attachment of the first modular cap to the first container and the second modular cap includes threads that engage with corresponding threads on the second container for removable attachment of the second modular cap to the second container.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second attachers are screw threads, and the first and second features of the ring-shaped adaptor are screw threads.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first fragrance formulation is different from the second fragrance formulation.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second fragrance formulations are solids at room temperature.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second modular caps are removed from the first and second containers to expose the first and second fragrance formulations to a user of the device.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first hemispherical cap is part of the first container and the second hemispherical cap is part of the second container, and the first and second fragrance formulations are contained within an interior of the first and second containers, respectively.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second fragrance formulations is an anhydrous fragrance formulation.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein a bottom portion of the first fragrance formulation is coupled to a top portion of the first container and when the first hemispherical cap is in a closed position, at least a top portion of the first fragrance formulation is received by the first hemispherical cap, and
wherein a bottom portion of the second fragrance formulation is coupled to a top portion of the second container and when the second hemispherical cap is in a closed position, at least a top portion of the second fragrance formulation is received by the second hemispherical cap.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first attacher is part of the first container and the first modular cap removably attaches to the first attacher, and the first modular cap is removed from the first module to expose the first fragrance formulation to a user of the device, and
wherein the second attacher is part of the second container and the second modular cap removably attaches to the second attacher, and the second modular cap is removed from the second module to expose the second fragrance formulation to the user.

10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second containers each comprise one or more features extending from a top portion of the respective container, the one or more features engaging with the first and second fragrance formulations.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more features comprise one or more retainers that are least partially contained within a bottom portion of each of the first and second fragrance formulations.

12. A device, comprising:
an adaptor having an exterior annular surface and an opposing internal annular surface, the internal annular surface defining one or more first engagement features and one or more second engagement features;
a first container and a first solid fragrance contained by the first container, the first container separate from the adaptor, wherein the first solid fragrance has a dome-shaped upper surface, the first container having an outer surface defining one or more first corresponding features for engagement with the one or more first engagement features of the adaptor to removably attach the first container to the adaptor;
a first dome cap sized to at least partially receive the first solid fragrance;
a first modular cap that encloses the first dome cap and first solid fragrance, the first modular cap including threads on an interior surface for threaded engagement with threads on an exterior surface of the first container to removably attach the first modular cap to the first container;
a second container and a second solid fragrance contained by the second container, the second container separate from the adaptor, wherein the second solid fragrance has a dome-shaped upper surface, the second container having an outer surface defining one or more second corresponding features for engagement with the one or more second engagement features of the adaptor to removably attach the second container to the adaptor;
a second dome cap sized to at least partially receive the second solid fragrance; and
a second modular cap that encloses the second dome cap and second solid fragrance, the second modular cap including threads on an interior surface for threaded engagement with threads on an exterior surface of the second container to removably attach the second modular cap to the second container.

13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the first solid fragrance is different from the second solid fragrance.

14. The device of claim 12 , wherein the first and second containers are removably attached to the adaptor, and the first and second containers are interchangeable with other containers having different solid fragrances.

15. The device of claim 12 , wherein the first and second containers are permanently or semi-permanently attached to the adaptor after assembly of the device.

16. The device of claim 12 , wherein the first and second containers each include one or more features extending from a top portion of the respective container for engagement with the first and second solid fragrances.

17. The device of claim 16 , wherein the one or more features include retainers that at least partially extend into an interior of the first and second solid fragrances.

18. The device of claim 12 , wherein each of the first and second solid fragrances comprises an anhydrous substrate and encapsulates a fragrance suspended within the anhydrous substrate.

Assignees

• Coty Inc

Inventors

• Quennessen Bernard
• Bonafos Arnaud
• Vinas Sanz Eva

Classifications

• A45D2040/0025

  Details of lipstick or like casings · CPC title

• A45D40/00

  Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks (features common to containers for handling powdery or liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances A45D33/00-A45D37/00; cosmetic or like preparations A61K8/00, A61Q; sample tables or the like G09F5/00) · CPC title

• A45D40/24 Primary

  Casings for two or more cosmetics · CPC title

• A45D33/22

  Containers with lids or covers at the top and the bottom · CPC title

• A45D2040/0031

  Replacement of the stick · CPC title