Connection device between a distributor head and a cosmetic product applicator, head comprising such a device, tube comprising such a head and associated applicator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9700121-B2
Application number	US-201514804511-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 21, 2015
Priority date	Jul 29, 2014
Publication date	Jul 11, 2017
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017

Abstract

A connection device between a distributor head for cosmetic product and a cosmetic product applicator, the device comprising a part for fixing to said distributor head. The fixing part being configured to be immovable relative to said distributor head, and a part movable relative to said fixing part. The device further comprising a connection zone between the fixing part and the movable part, said connection zone being configured so that said movable part is movable in rotation about at least two axes (X, Y, Z) of a orthonormal coordinate system (X, Y, Z) relative to said fixing part. An applicator head comprising such a connection device, a tube comprising such an applicator head and an associated applicator.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Connection device between a distributor head for cosmetic product and a cosmetic product applicator, said device comprising a part for fixing to said distributor head, said fixing part being configured to be immovable relative to said distributor head, and a part movable relative to said fixing part, said device further comprising a connection zone between the fixing part and the movable part, said connection zone being configured so that said movable part is movable in rotation about at least two axes (X, Y, Z) of a orthonormal coordinate system (X, Y, Z) relative to said fixing part.

2. Connection device according to claim 1 , wherein said movable part is capable of occupying a first position, known as the rest position, and a second position, known as the working position, relative to said fixing part, said connection zone comprising a return means configured to exert a restoring force on said movable part in such a way as to bring it back from the working position towards the rest position.

3. Connection device according to claim 2 , wherein said return means comprises at least one connector arm having two ends, the first of said ends being connected to the fixing part and the second end being connected to the movable part, said connector arm being elastically deformable.

4. Connection device according to claim 1 , wherein said movable part is configured to allow reversible fitting of the applicator.

5. Connection device according to claim 4 , wherein said movable part is configured to allow locking of the applicator.

6. Connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing part, the movable part and the connection zone are made in a single part, known as an articulation part.

7. Connection device according to claim 6 , wherein said articulation part comprises some plastic.

8. Applicator head for cosmetic product comprising a distributor head, an applicator and a device according to claim 1 .

9. Tube for cosmetic product comprising an applicator head according to claim 8 .

10. Applicator for applicator head according to claim 8 , said applicator being configured to be fitted reversibly to said connection device.

Assignees

• Albea Services

Inventors

• Defert Sylvain
• Crapet Yann

Classifications

• B05C17/0357

  directly from a container attached to the hand tool, e.g. by gravity or dipping · CPC title

• A45D40/261

  using a ball, a roller or the like · CPC title

• A45D40/26 Primary

  Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball · CPC title

• A45D34/041

  using a roller, a disc or a ball · CPC title

• A45D34/04

  Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball · CPC title