Container for a cosmetic product and refill for such a container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11812840-B2
Application number	US-202117219831-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 31, 2021
Priority date	Mar 31, 2020
Publication date	Nov 14, 2023
Grant date	Nov 14, 2023

Abstract

A refill intended to be removably mounted on an actuation base and configured to receive a cosmetic product includes at least one means for blocking in rotation designed to link in rotation the refill and the base and at least one recognition element, called first recognition element, arranged so as to form a predefined identification pattern configured to engage with a means for identifying the actuation base so as to enable the mounting of the refill on the actuation base and to allow an input and/or an output of the cosmetic product.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A refill having a main axis intended to be removably mounted on an actuation base and configured to receive a cosmetic product, said refill comprising at least two recognition elements, called first recognition elements, arranged so as to form a predefined identification pattern configured to engage with recognition elements called second recognition elements, forming a complementary pattern for identifying the actuation base so as to enable mounting of the refill on the actuation base to allow an input and/or an output of the cosmetic product, wherein said identification pattern is configured to be associated with said pattern for identifying the actuation base according to one single angular position;
wherein the first recognition elements are distributed angularly in an annular zone about the main axis.

2. The refill according to claim 1 , wherein said pattern for identifying the refill is further configured to engage with said pattern for identifying the actuation base to ensure a blocking in rotation designed to link in rotation the refill and the actuation base.

3. The refill according to claim 1 , wherein said pattern for identifying the refill is configured such that the refill and said pattern for identifying the actuation base are inserted in one another.

4. The refill according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first recognition elements is a projection configured to engage with at least one cavity of the actuation base.

5. The refill according to claim 4 , wherein at least one of the first recognition elements is a cavity configured to engage with at least one projection of the actuation base.

6. The refill according to claim 1 , further comprising: a first portion comprising a first end provided with an opening through which the cosmetic product exits; and a second opposite portion inaccessible to a user when the refill is mounted on the actuation base, the second portion having an outer surface on which the identification pattern is arranged.

7. The refill according to claim 5 , wherein said at least one projection of the refill is configured to extend radially on either side of the cavity of the actuation base and/or the cavity of the refill is configured to be passed through radially on either side by the projection of the actuation base.

8. The refill according to claim 6 , wherein the second portion comprises at least one ridge extending over the outer surface of the second portion, and at least one notch extending over the outer surface of the second portion.

9. The refill according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one of the first recognition elements is a plurality of projections and/or cavities distributed over the outer surface of the second portion in a defined manner.

10. The refill according to claim 8 , wherein the second portion is provided with a transversal bottom having an outer surface, the identification pattern being situated on the outer surface of the transversal bottom of the refill, the transversal bottom of the refill further comprising at least one skirt projecting from the outer surface of the transversal bottom, said skirt having defined dimensions according to dimensions of the pattern for identifying the actuation base.

11. The refill according to claim 10 , wherein the transversal bottom of the refill comprises an inner skirt and an outer skirt both projecting longitudinally from the outer surface of the bottom, said identification pattern extending between said inner skirt and said outer skirt.

12. The refill according to claim 1 , comprising fixing means which allow to axially link the actuation base to the refill, said fixing means being formed by one or more different elements of said identification pattern.

13. A container for cosmetic product, comprising:
a refill having a main axis intended to be removably mounted on an actuation base and configured to receive a cosmetic product, said refill comprising at least two recognition elements, called first recognition elements, arranged so as to form a predefined identification pattern configured to engage with recognition elements called second recognition elements, forming a complementary pattern for identifying the actuation base so as to enable mounting of the refill on the actuation base to allow an input and/or an output of the cosmetic product, wherein said identification pattern is configured to be associated with said pattern for identifying the actuation base according to one single angular position; and
a corresponding actuation base allowing an input and/or an output of the cosmetic product, said refill being configured to be removably mounted on the actuation base, said actuation base comprising means for identifying the actuation base configured to engage with the pattern for identifying the refill when the refill is mounted on the actuation base so as to enable mounting of the refill on the actuation base and to allow an input and/or an output of the cosmetic product;
wherein the first recognition elements are distributed angularly in an annular zone about the main axis.

14. The container according to claim 13 , wherein the means for identifying the actuation base comprises at least one recognition element, called second recognition element, forming a predefined pattern for identifying complementary to the pattern for identifying the refill such that the pattern for identifying the refill corresponds to it, and wherein the at least one second recognition element is at least one cavity and/or at least one complementary projection of the at least one of the first recognition element.

Assignees

• Albea Services

Inventors

• Lecureuil Frédéric
• Edmondson Mark

Classifications

• A45D40/16 Primary

  Refill sticks; Moulding devices for producing sticks · CPC title

• A45D40/02

  Casings wherein movement of the lipstick or like solid is a sliding movement (A45D40/06 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A45D40/12

  Casings with provision for preventing undesired movement of the stick (A45D40/10 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A45D2040/0006

  Accessories · CPC title

• A45D2040/0043

  by inserting the new stick at the upper, applying end of the casing · CPC title