Applicator device for cosmetics

• US 5,054,946 A
• Filed: 12/12/1988
• Issued: 10/08/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Societe de Conseils et D'Etudes Des Emballages SCEE
• Original Assignee: Societe de Conseils et D'Etudes Des Emballages SCEE
• Inventors: Morel, Simone
• Primary Examiner(s): Apley, Richard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Crosby, D.
• Application Number:
  US07/288,610
• Time in Patent Office: 1,030 Days
• Field of Search: 401/122, 401/129, 401/4, 132/218
• US Class Current: 401/122
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 34/046 comprising a wiper

Abstract

The applicator device comprises an envelope with an opened base and a top formed with a neck and a squeezing member. The envelope is closed by a foot which is part of a container which is engaged and tightly fixed inside the envelope. The neck of the envelope receives a cap forming a stem prolongated by an applicator for a cosmetics product contained in the container.

Claims

1. An applicator device for containing liquid cosmetics, comprising:

an outer envelope (1) having an elongated exterior wall defining an interior space, a top end and a bottom end, said bottom end being open and having first mating means (2) for lockingly cooperating with a second element, said top end being open and having an integral downwardly extending squeezing member (5) of a frustoconical shape within the interior space of said envelope (1) and an upwardly extending exterior neck (4) for cooperative engagement with a third element, said downwardly extending squeezing member (5) and said elongated exterior wall defining therebetween a narrow annular space;

a said second element comprising an elongated container (6) within said envelope (1), said elongated container (6) having a closed bottom and an open top, said closed bottom having a size and shape for tightly fitting against an interior surface of said outer envelope and comprising second mating means (10) for mating with said first mating means (2) of said envelope (1) whereby said elongated container (6) is frictionally retained against rotation and entirely recessed and axially fixed within said envelope (1), the open top of said elongated container (6) fitting within said annular space and comprising means (7) for surroundingly gripping said squeezing member (5), said elongated container (6) having a circular cross-section of a first outer diameter and said outer envelope (1) having a cross-sectional configuration with a minimum internal dimension greater than said first outer diameter of said elongated container (6) so as to define an open annular space between said outer envelope (1) and said inner container (6) thereby permitting said outer container to have a cross-sectional configuration different from said circular cross-sectional configuration of said elongated container; and

a said third element comprising a cap (11) forming a stem (13) prolongated by an applicator (14), said cap comprising third mating means (12) for cooperating with said neck (4).

2. A device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the neck (4) of the envelope (1) and the inner wall (16) of the cap (11) have mating smooth portions whereby providing tightness therebetween.

3. A device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the neck (4) is connected to the cap (11) by retaining elements.

4. A device as set forth in claim 3, wherein the retaining elements are respectively an outer and an inner screw thread.

5. A device as set forth in claim 1, wherein a foot (9) of the container (6) has a circular bead lying in a radial plane corresponding to said second mating means (10) and the envelope has a circular groove corresponding to said first mating means (2), with said bead being engaged inside said groove.

6. A device as set forth in claim 1, wherein a foot (9) of the container has a circular cross sectional shape corresponding to cross sectional shape of the envelope (1).

7. A device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the envelope (1) and the cap (11) have in cross section a same shape.

8. A device as set forth in claim 7, wherein said same shape is non-circular.

9. An applicator device according to claim 1 wherein said elongated container (6) flares upwardly and outwardly so as to terminate in said open top.