CAP WITH APPLICATOR AND PACKAGING EQUIPPED WITH SAME

• US 20170318937A1
• Filed: 11/04/2015
• Published: 11/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: L'Oreal SA
• Original Assignee: L'Oreal SA
• Inventors: RAMET, Marc, LECHANOINE, Marc
• Granted Patent: US 10,405,635 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 34/045 connected to the cap of the container
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/265 connected to the cap of the container
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 47/42 with pads or like contents-applying means contents-applying means associated to aerosol container nozzles B65D83/285; brushes combined or associated with containers A46B11/00; swabs for applying media to the human body from an integral supply A61F13/40

Abstract

The present invention is related to a cap with applicator (30) that is attached to a container (10) which accommodates a formula. The cap (30) is capable of plugging an opening of a nozzle (14) for discharging the formula provided into the container (10) to the outside. The cap (30) includes an applicator (20) for applying the formula, and the applicator (20) is placed in a state in which it is isolated from the formula so that it does not contact the formula within the container (10) when the cap (30) is attached to the container (10).

Claims

1. A cap (30) that is attached to a container (10) which accommodates a formula, the cap (30) being capable of plugging an opening of a nozzle (14) for discharging the formula to the outside that is provided on the container (10),

wherein the cap (30) comprises an applicator (20) for applying the formula, and

the applicator (20) is placed in a state in which it is isolated from the formula so that it does not contact the formula within the container (10) when the cap (30) is attached to the container (10).

2. The cap (30) according to claim 1, wherein the applicator (20) is attached to the cap (30) such that it can be separated from the cap (30).

3. The cap (30) according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the container (10) includes a collar (16) surrounding the nozzle (14), and when the cap (30) is attached to the container (10), at least a portion of the applicator (20) is accommodated within a space defined by the collar (16).

4. The cap (30) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the applicator (20) includes a hole (24) which receives at least a portion of the nozzle (14) when the cap (30) is attached to the container (10).

5. The cap (30) according to claim 4, wherein an outer peripheral surface of the nozzle (14) includes screw threads (14a), and the cap (30) includes a portion on which screw threads (32a) that engage with the screw threads (14a) of the nozzle (14) are formed, and

wherein when the cap (30) is attached to the container (10), the screw threads (14a) of the nozzle (14) can engage with the screw threads (32a) of the cap (30) after a portion on which the screw threads (14a) are formed in the nozzle (14) has passed the hole (24).

6. The cap (30) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the applicator (20) has a circular cross-section, or non-circular cross-section including an elliptical cross-section, a substantially triangular cross-section, a substantially square cross-section, and a substantially polygonal cross-section having five or more sides.

7. The cap (630) according to claim 6, wherein a cross-section area of the applicator (620) decreases from a base side thereof toward a tip side thereof along a center axis (X-X) of the cap (630).

8. The cap (930, 1030) according to any one of claims 7 to 7, wherein the applicator (920, 1020) has an application surface (922, 1022) that is inclined relative to the center axis (X-X) of the cap (930, 1030).

9. The cap (30) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the applicator (20) is made of at least one material selected from rubber, soft or hard plastic, sponge, and foam.

10. The cap (1130) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the applicator (1120) itself is made of a solid formula.

11. The cap (530) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the applicator (520) is a brush.

12. The cap (830) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the applicator (820) includes a plurality of fins (822a to 822d) with spaces formed between the fins for retaining the formula.

13. The cap (1030) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the applicator (1020) is a spatula.

14. The cap (30) according to claim 1, wherein the applicator (20) is a delimited area of the cap (30).

15. A package (1) comprising:

the cap (30) according to any one of claims 1 to 14, and

a container (10) to which the cap (30) is attached, the container (10) comprising a nozzle (14) for discharging a formula accommodated therewithin to the outside.