METHOD FOR MAKING A COMPOSITE ITEM COMPRISING A COSMETIC PRODUCT AND AN ORNAMENTAL ELEMENT

• US 20090293904A1
• Filed: 12/15/2006
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chromavis S.P.A. (Fareva S.A.)
• Original Assignee: Gamma Croma SpA (Fareva S.A.)
• Inventors: Ancorotti, Renato
• Granted Patent: US 7,987,860 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 132/293
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 3/14 Monitoring arrangements for SDH/SONET rings H04J3/085
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/40 for recovering from a failure of a protocol instance or entity, e.g. service redundancy protocols, protocol state redundancy or protocol service redirection management of faults, events, alarms or notifications in data switching networks H04L41/06
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

A method for making a composite item comprising at least one cosmetic product (1), or layer thereof, and at least one decorative element (9a, 9b, 9c), wherein this decorative element is inserted within a seat (3a, 3b, 3c) is formed in said at least one cosmetic product and said composite item is inserted within a container (10) for cosmetics. The method comprises the steps of: a. providing at least one through hole (3a, 3b, 3c) within the cosmetic product, or layer thereof, such that this through hole has such a size as to allow the decorative element to be at least partially inserted therein; b. fastening or resting the decorative element onto a support (6), this support having at least one base portion (7) that is shaped such as to geometrically interfere with at least one of the inlet openings of the through hole, thus hindering or preventing the base portion from entering the through hole; c. arranging, at least partially, the decorative element within the through hole, through said inlet opening, said base portion of the support being engaged with the inlet opening of the through hole.

Claims

1. A method for making a composite item comprising at least one cosmetic product, or a layer thereof, and at least one decorative element, wherein said at least one decorative element is inserted within a seat being formed in said at least one cosmetic product and said composite item is inserted within a container for cosmetics, the method comprising the steps of:

a. making at least one through hole within said at least one cosmetic product, or layer thereof, said at least one through hole having such a size as to allow said at least one decorative element to be at least partially inserted therein;

b. fastening or resting said at least one decorative element onto a support, said support having at least one base portion which is shaped such as to geometrically interfere with at least one of the inlet openings of said at least one through hole, thereby hindering or preventing said base portion from entering said at least one through hole;

c. at least partially arranging said at least one decorative element within said at least one through hole, through said inlet opening, said base portion of said support being engaged with said inlet opening of said at least one through hole.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a further step of interposing said base portion of said support between said at least one cosmetic product, or layer thereof, and the lower wall of said container for cosmetics.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a further step of interposing said base portion of said support between said at least one cosmetic product, or layer thereof, and a different cosmetic product or a different layer of said at least one cosmetic product.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that said base portion of said support is made integral or as one piece with said container for cosmetics.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that said step of providing at least one through hole within said at least one cosmetic product, or layer thereof, comprises a step of placing said cosmetic product within a containment bottom base having at least one hole matching said at least one through hole.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that said step of at least partially arranging said at least one decorative element within said at least one through hole, through said inlet opening, comprises the step of engaging said base portion of said support with said inlet opening of said at least one hole of said bottom base.

7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that said step of fastening or resting said at least one solid decorative element onto a support provides that said at least one decorative element is made integral with said support by means of gluing and/or mechanical interaction of parts.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that it provides a step of shielding one or more outer surfaces of said at least one solid decorative element, prior to said step of at least partially arranging said at least one decorative element within said at least one through hole.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein said shielding step involves one or more outer surfaces of said at least one decorative element, which are intended to be placed in contact with said cosmetic product or said bottom base.

10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that said cosmetic product is selected from:

cosmetic products made of pressed powder, extruded cosmetic products, dried cosmetic products, cosmetic products of cast type.

11. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that said at least one decorative element is a solid body.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein said decorative element is a non-cosmetic element.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein said at least one decorative element is selected from:

objects made of glass or crystal, stones, either semiprecious or precious, metallic or plastic objects.

14. A composite item of the type comprising at least one cosmetic product, or layer thereof, and at least one decorative element being either fastened or rested onto a support and at least partially inserted within a hole being formed in said at least one cosmetic product, or layer thereof, characterized in that said hole is a through hole and said support comprises a base portion that is shaped to geometrically interfere with at least one of the inlet openings of said at least one through hole, thus hindering or preventing said base portion from entering said at least one through hole.

15. The item according to claim 14, characterized in that said base portion has a greater size, at least partially, than the size of said inlet opening of said at least one through hole.

16. The item according to claim 14, characterized in that it comprises a containment bottom base for said cosmetic product, said bottom base comprising at least one hole matching said at least one through hole of said cosmetic product, or layer thereof

17. The item according to claim 14, characterized in that it comprises a container for cosmetics within which said cosmetic product and said decorative element are arranged.

18. The item according to claim 17, characterized in that said support is made integral or as one piece with said container for cosmetics.

19. The item according to claim 17, characterized in that said base portion of said support is arranged between the bottom wall of said container for cosmetics and said at least one cosmetic product, or layer thereof.

20. The item according to claim 17, characterized in that said base portion of said support is arranged between said cosmetic product, or layer thereof, and a different cosmetic product or different layer of said at least one cosmetic product.

21. The item according to claim 16, characterized in that said base portion of said support is arranged between the bottom wall of said container for cosmetics and said containment bottom base.

22. The item according to claim 14, wherein said base portion of said support is substantially flat and said decorative element is either fastened or rested onto a portion projecting from said flat base portion.

23. The item according to claim 14, wherein said decorative element is a non-cosmetic element.

24. The item according to claim 14, characterized in that said decorative element is at least partially coupled with a covering/shielding element.

25. The item according to claim 24, wherein said covering/shielding element is a transparent plastic film.

26. The item according to claim 14, wherein said support is made of plastic, metallic or composite material.

27. The item according to claim 14, wherein said cosmetic product comprises a plurality of said through holes said through holes having different sizes relative to each other

28. The item according to any claim 14, comprising a plurality of decorative elements, said decorative elements being different from each other.