Airtight container, in particular for cosmetic products in powder with highly volatile components

Abstract

An airtight container, in particular for cosmetic products in powder, even with highly volatile components, composed of an element to contain the product, provided with an opening for the release of said content, and a lid ( 11 ) to close said opening. According to the present invention, between said lid ( 11 ) and the opening, which consists of a perforated surface ( 23 ) of the containing element, a sealing device ( 22 ) is inserted which prevents the product contained therein from leaking out.

1 ) An airtight container, in particular for cosmetic products in powder, even with highly volatile components, comprising an element to contain the product, provided with an opening for the release of said product, and a lid ( 11 ) to close said opening, characterised in that between said lid ( 11 ) and the opening, which consists of a perforated surface ( 23 ) of the containing element, a sealing device ( 22 ) is inserted which prevents the product from leaking out.  
     
     
         2 ) Container according to  claim 1 , characterised in that said sealing device is composed of material ( 22 ) of the closed-cell type.  
     
     
         3 ) Container according to  claim 1  or  2 , characterised in that said material ( 22 ) is kept in contact with the opening of the containing element by an elastically deformable body ( 21 ).  
     
     
         4 ) Container according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the airtight closure of said container is brought about by snap engaging elements between the containing element and the lid ( 11 ).  
     
     
         5 ) Container according to  claim 4 , characterised in that said snap engaging elements are composed of a projection on the lid ( 11 ) or on the containing element and of a groove on the containing element or on the lid ( 11 ) respectively.  
     
     
         6 ) Container according to  claim 1 , characterised in that said product-containing element comprises a base ( 13 ) and a measuring device ( 12 ), which are closed after the cosmetic product has been introduced.  
     
     
         7 ) Container according to  claim 1 , characterised in that said perforated surface ( 23 ) is covered by a self-adhesive label ( 24 ) to seal the product until it is used for the first time.