Refillable case for powder cosmetic product

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12220037-B2
Application number	US-202217872639-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 25, 2022
Priority date	Nov 9, 2021
Publication date	Feb 11, 2025
Grant date	Feb 11, 2025

Abstract

The invention relates to a case for powder cosmetic product comprising a base which comprises:a pedestal comprising a housing comprising a cylindrical wall and an annular bearing face;a container releasably received in the housing and comprising a rim that rests on the bearing face;a ring for attaching the container by tightening the rim of the container against the bearing face; characterised in that the cylindrical wall comprises two indentations for access to the rim of the container, the ring being attached in the housing, two lateral faces of the attachment ring being accessible through the indentations, the attachment ring comprising means of angular indexing by cooperation with the indentations.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A case for powder cosmetic product comprising a base and a cover for closing the base, the base comprising:
a pedestal comprising a housing configured to open axially upwards, an upper section of the housing being delimited radially by a cylindrical wall and axially downwards by an annular bearing face;
a container enclosing a cavity that contains said powder cosmetic product, the container being releasably received in the housing, the container comprising an axial opening surrounded by a rim that rests on the annular bearing face; and
an attachment ring for attaching the container by tightening the rim of the container against the annular bearing face; wherein the cylindrical wall comprises at least two opposite indentations which give access to at least the rim of the container, the attachment ring being attached by removable attachment means in the housing, two lateral gripping faces for gripping the attachment ring being accessible through the at least two opposite indentations, the attachment ring comprising means of angular indexing of the attachment ring by cooperation with the at least two opposite indentations.

2. The case according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment ring is attached to the pedestal by attachment means by snap fitting in an axial direction.

3. The case according to claim 2 , wherein the attachment ring comprises two axial extension tabs which are elastically deformable inflexion and which are intended to be snap fitted with two notches carried by the pedestal in order to form said attachment means by snap fitting.

4. The case according to claim 3 , wherein the notches are arranged in line with the at least two opposite indentations, each of the two axial extension tabs having an upper segment comprising one of the two gripping faces which is arranged in coincidence with one of the at least two opposite indentation, the two axial extension tabs being capable of being constrained towards a state of disengagement of the notches by radial pinching of the upper segment of the two axial extension tabs through the at least two opposite indentations.

5. The case according to claim 4 , wherein the angular indexing means comprise at least one projection which extends from the gripping face of each of the two axial extension tabs and which is axially nested with one of the at least two opposite indentations.

6. The case according to claim 1 , wherein the container comprises a flexible sifter which is stretched across the axial opening.

7. The case according to claim 6 , wherein the sifter is attached to the rim of the container by means of a frame.

8. The case according to claim 7 , wherein a periphery of the frame has a sealing lip against which the attachment ring is intended to be tightened.

9. The case according to claim 8 , wherein the container has at least one wall sufficiently flexible so that a bottom wall of the container can be easily lifted by a finger of a user up to come into contact with the sifter.

10. The case according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom of the pedestal has a window for access to a bottom wall of the container.

11. The case according to claim 1 , wherein the entire height of the attachment ring is housed in the cylindrical wall of the pedestal hiding a peripheral wall of the attachment ring.

12. The case according to claim 11 , wherein:
the attachment ring is attached to the pedestal by attachment means by snap fitting in an axial direction;
the attachment ring comprises two axial extension tabs which are elastically deformable in flexion and which are intended to be snap fitted with two notches carried by the pedestal in order to form said attachment means by snap fitting;
the two notches are arranged in line with the at least two opposite indentations, each of the two axial extension tabs having an upper segment comprising the gripping face which is arranged in coincidence with one of the at least two opposite indentation, the two axial extension tabs being capable of being constrained towards a state of disengagement of the notches by radial pinching of their upper segment through the at least two opposite indentations; and
each of the two the gripping faces is formed by a segment of the peripheral wall.

Assignees

• Albea Services

Inventors

• Ezzina Emir
• Bazinval Mélodie

Classifications

• A45D2200/05

  Details of containers · CPC title

• A45D2040/0006

  Accessories · CPC title

• A45D2033/001

  Accessories · CPC title

• A45D33/22

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