Mass Producible Mascara Tube, Method For Producing Same, And Use Thereof
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Abstract
A tube, for example for mascara, has a container equipped with a receptacle, a chamber and a wiping ring, and an applicator including a brush, a cap and an axial rod connecting the brush to the cap, in which the rod ensures closure of the wiping ring, and the ring has an internal diameter adapted to the specifications of the brush. According to the invention, the rod has an annular closure surface with a non-zero radial dimension, and the closure of the wiping ring by the rod is performed by applying the annular closure surface on the ring in an area of mutual contact having a non-zero radial dimension.
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21 Claims
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1-10. -10. (canceled)
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11. A tube including:
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a container and an applicator; the container including an elongate receptacle according to a longitudinal axis (X), a wiping chamber, and a wiping ring arranged between the wiping chamber and the elongate receptacle; the applicator including a brush selectively arranged in the elongate receptacle, a cap selectively closing an opening of the container opening onto the wiping chamber, and an axial rod connecting the brush to the cap, in which the axial rod selectively ensures closure of the wiping ring; said wiping ring having an internal diameter adapted to specifications of the brush, the axial rod having an annular closure surface with a non-zero radial dimension; the closure of the wiping ring by the rod being performed by applying the annular closure surface on the wiping ring in an area of mutual contact having a non-zero radial dimension; the axial rod being partially formed by a longitudinal extension of the cap;
said annular closure surface belonging to the longitudinal extension; and
even after the applicator is removed from the container, the internal diameter of the wiping ring being greater than a minimum diameter of the longitudinal extension of the cap. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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