Packaging and applicator device, and a refill element for such a device
First Claim
1. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by this upper face to the receptacle, and wherein the open end of the receptacle is closed by said applicator.
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Abstract
A device for packaging and applying a substance that is in liquid, semiliquid, or powder form, in particular a cosmetic, the device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other and with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member. Said wiper member is constituted at least in part by foam comprising at least 5% of open cells.
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53 Claims
- 1. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by this upper face to the receptacle, and wherein the open end of the receptacle is closed by said applicator.
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36. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by the upper face to the receptacle, wherein the stalk has a narrow portion which is positioned in contact with at least a part of said block of foam when the applicator is in place in the receptacle, said part of the block of foam not being substantially compressed by said narrow portion of said stalk, wherein said narrow portion of said stalk flares at its bottom end to define a housing to which the applicator element is fixed, said housing having an outside diameter being greater than that of said narrow portion of said stalk.
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37. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by the upper face to the receptacle, wherein the receptacle has a neck and the applicator is designed to occupy substantially all of the inside of the neck when the applicator is in place in the receptacle thereby limiting the volume of air above said block of foam, and wherein one of said stalk and handle member comprises a wall coming flush with said upper face when the applicator is in place in the receptacle.
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38. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by the upper face to the receptacle, wherein the receptacle has a neck and the applicator is designed to occupy substantially all of the inside of the neck when the applicator is in place in the receptacle thereby limiting the volume of air above said block of foam, and wherein the upper face of the block of foam has a conical recess and wherein the stalk connects to the handle member by a flared portion designed to fit into said recess when the applicator element is in place into the receptacle.
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39. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by the upper face to the receptacle, wherein the stalk has a narrow portion that flares at its bottom end to define a housing, wherein said stalk connects to the handle member by a flared portion, and wherein the latter is integral with said housing.
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40. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by the upper face to the receptacle, and wherein said block of foam has an upper face that is provided with a conical recess.
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41. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with a brush and at its other end with a handle member, the brush being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by the upper face to the receptacle.
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42. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by the upper face to the receptacle, and wherein said block of foam is stiffened at its periphery and over at least a portion of its height.
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43. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by the upper face to the receptacle, and wherein said block of foam occupies substantially the entire inside of the receptacle.
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44. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by the upper face to the receptacle, and wherein said block of foam is impregnated with all of the substance contained in the receptacle.
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45. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by the upper face to the receptacle, and wherein the wiper member includes a disk suitable for being entrained by the applicator while being withdrawn.
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46. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by the upper face to the receptacle, wherein the wiper member comprises a plurality of blocks of different densities.
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47. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by the upper face to the receptacle, the wiper member is held axially inside the receptacle by a narrow portion constituted by an inwardly folded flexible annular wall integrally formed with the receptacle by molding.
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48. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by the upper face to the receptacle, and wherein the receptacle is formed by assembling two portions, the wiper member being held axially in one of said portion by the other portion.
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49. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by the upper face to the receptacle, wherein the block of foam has a tapering hole.
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50. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by the upper face to the receptacle, wherein the handle member is suitable for closing the receptacle in sealed manner when it is in place on the receptacle.
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51. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by the upper face to the receptacle, wherein the handle member is suitable for being screwed onto a thread of the receptacle, the diameter of the thread being significantly greater than the diameter of the opening of the receptacle.
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52. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by the upper face to the receptacle, and wherein the foam is situated in a housing of the receptacle of height h′
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53. A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, said device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and suitable for containing said substance, the receptacle being closed by a closure capsule, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, the handle member closing the receptacle in a sealed manner when the handle member is in place on the receptacle, the applicator element being inserted into the receptacle and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member constituted at least in part by a block of foam substantially closed at rest, wherein said block of foam has an upper face and is fixed by the upper face to the receptacle.
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