Case Dispenser For Cosmetic Products

Abstract

The case 1 comprises a cover 2 provided with a first hinge member 20 , the cover comprising a so-called upper panel 21 , a bottom 3 provided with a second hinge member 30 , bottom 3 comprising a lower panel 31 , a hinge 4 for case 1 formed by interaction of first 20 and second 30 hinge members, a clasp 5 , the cover 2 defining a cavity typically comprising a mirror and bottom 3 defining a cavity adapted to contain at least one cosmetic product. It is characterized in that: a) the upper 21 and lower 31 panels comprise upper 211 and lower 311 full bodied portions, and upper 210 and lower 310 hollowed portions, the upper 210 and lower 310 hollowed portions being opposite one another in a manner to delineate an axially extending space 11. b) a so-called secondary case 6 is disposed in the axially extending space ( 11 ). Advantages: this case makes it possible to dispose an inert and air stable cosmetic product, with a cosmetic product comprising a volatile component.

1 . Case dispenser for cosmetic products ( 1 ) comprising a cover ( 2 ) provided with a first hinge member ( 20 ), said cover comprising a so-called upper panel ( 21 ) and a so-called upper lateral wall ( 22 ), a bottom ( 3 ) provided with a second hinge member ( 30 ), said bottom ( 3 ) comprising a so-called lower panel ( 31 ) and a so-called lower lateral wall ( 32 ), a hinge ( 4 ) of said case ( 1 ) formed by interaction of said first ( 20 ) and second ( 30 ) hinge members in order to allow for a rotation of the cover ( 2 ) with respect to said bottom ( 3 ) according to a rotation axis ( 40 ), a clasp ( 5 ) or any means for locking and unlocking said cover ( 2 ) with respect to said bottom ( 3 ) formed by interaction of a first clasping member ( 23 ), typically a locking hook ( 230 ), fixedly mounted on said cover ( 2 ) and on a second clasping member ( 33 ) that is fixedly mounted on said bottom ( 3 ) and typically comprising a nose ( 330 ) adapted to interact with said hook ( 230 ), said cover ( 2 ) defining a cavity typically comprising at least one mirror and said bottom ( 3 ) defining a cavity adapted to contain at least one cosmetic product or at least one bowl ( 8 ) containing said cosmetic product, said case ( 1 ) possibly comprising an applicator ( 9 ) for said cosmetic product, the improvement comprising: 
 a) said upper ( 21 ) and lower ( 31 ) panels comprise so-called respective upper ( 211 ) and lower ( 311 ) full bodied portions, and so-called respective upper ( 210 ) and lower ( 310 ) hollowed portions, said upper ( 210 ) and lower ( 310 ) hollowed portions being opposite one another so as to delineate an axially extending space ( 11 ) according to an axial direction ( 10 ) of said case dispenser, said axial direction ( 10 ) being perpendicular to the middle plane of said upper ( 21 ) and lower ( 31 ) panels,    b) a so-called secondary case ( 6 ) is disposed in said axially extending space ( 11 ), said secondary case ( 6 ) being axially blocked between said upper ( 21 ) and lower ( 31 ) panels, at least when said case dispenser ( 1 ) is closed, said case ( 1 ) thus comprising a main cavity ( 12 ) formed between said upper ( 211 ) and lower ( 311 ) full bodied portions, and a secondary cavity ( 64 ) formed by said secondary case ( 6 ), that is distinct from said main cavity ( 12 ).    
   
   
       2 . Case according to  claim 1  in which said secondary case ( 6 ) comprises a so-called secondary cover ( 60 ) and a so-called secondary bottom ( 61 ), said secondary cover ( 60 ) being adapted to interact with said upper hollowed portion ( 210 ), so that when said case ( 1 ) is closed, said upper panel ( 21 ) and said secondary cover ( 60 ) typically define a continuous surface, said secondary cover ( 60 ) then typically being kept closed by said cover ( 2 ) in a typically impervious manner, said secondary bottom ( 61 ) interacting with said lower hollowed portion ( 310 ), said secondary bottom ( 61 ) and said lower panel ( 31 ) typically defining a continuous surface.  
   
   
       3 . Case according to  claim 2  in which said upper ( 21 ) and lower ( 31 ) panels are typically flat panels, of a surface S ranging from 70 to 150 cm 2 , including hollowed upper ( 210 ) and lower ( 310 ) portions.  
   
   
       4 . Case according to  claim 3  in which said upper ( 211 ) and lower ( 311 ) full bodied parts define a surface S′ ranging from 60 to 130 cm 2  and said upper ( 210 ) and lower ( 310 ) hollowed parts define a surface S″ ranging from 5 to 202 cm, in a manner that the ratio between the volumes of said main ( 12 ) and secondary ( 64 ) cavities, corresponding substantially to the ratio S′/S″, varies from 3 to 25, and preferably from 5 to 15, and is typically in the neighborhood of 10.  
   
   
       5 . Case according to  claim 4 , in which the upper ( 210 ) and lower ( 310 ) hollowed parts are disposed centrally with respect to said upper ( 21 ) and lower ( 31 ) panels, said main cavity ( 12 ) thus surrounding said secondary cavity ( 64 ).  
   
   
       6 . Case according to  claim 1 , having a thickness E, which is equal to the sum of the thicknesses Ec and EF of said cover and said bottom, said thickness E ranging from 8 mm to 16 mm, in a manner to have a very flat case with a ratio S/E 2  which is at least equal to 8, and typically higher than 30, and even 50.  
   
   
       7 . Case according to  claim 2 , in which said secondary cover ( 60 ) is provided with a first secondary hinge member ( 600 ), said secondary cover ( 60 ) comprising a secondary so-called upper panel ( 601 ) and, possibly, a secondary so-called upper lateral wall ( 602 ), and said secondary bottom ( 61 ) is provided with a second secondary hinge member ( 610 ), said secondary bottom ( 61 ) comprising a so-called lower secondary panel ( 611 ) and a so-called lower secondary lateral wall ( 612 ), a secondary hinge ( 62 ) of said secondary case ( 6 ) being formed by interaction of said first ( 600 ) and second ( 610 ) secondary hinge members in order to allow for a rotation of the secondary cover ( 60 ) with respect to said secondary bottom ( 61 ) according to a so-called secondary axis of rotation ( 620 ), said secondary axis of rotation ( 620 ) being typically parallel to said axis of rotation ( 40 ), said secondary case possibly comprising a secondary clasp ( 63 ) or a means for locking and unlocking said secondary cover ( 60 ) with respect to said secondary bottom ( 61 ).  
   
   
       8 . Case according to  claim 1  in which said lower full bodied part ( 311 ) of said bottom ( 3 ) is provided, along the perimeter of said lower hollowed portion ( 310 ), with an axial flange ( 35 ), said lower axial flange ( 35 ) typically having the same axial height as said lower lateral wall ( 32 ), in a manner that said bottom ( 3 ) has a so-called upper flat surface ( 36 ) in a horizontal plane ( 16 ) that is perpendicular to said axial direction ( 10 ).  
   
   
       9 . Case according to  claim 1  in which said upper full bodied portion ( 211 ) of said cover  2  is provided, along the perimeter of said upper hollowed portion ( 210 ), with an upper axial flange ( 25 ), said upper axial flange ( 25 ) typically having the same axial height as said upper lateral wall ( 22 ), in a manner that said cover ( 2 ) has a so-called lower flat surface ( 26 ) in a horizontal plane ( 16 ) that is perpendicular to said axial direction ( 20 ).  
   
   
       10 . Case according to  claim 9  in which said upper axial flange ( 25 ) has a tapered axial border ( 250 ), typically in the form of a truncated pyramid when said secondary case ( 6 ) has a square shape, said cover ( 2 ) thus interacting with said secondary cover ( 60 ) of said secondary case ( 6 ) only at the end of the closing operation of said cover ( 2 ), in a manner that said secondary cover ( 60 ) does not prevent the opening/closing of said cover ( 2 ).  
   
   
       11 . Case according to  claim 1  of a circular or oval or square or rectangular shape, said shape of said case corresponding to the larger transverse cross-section of said case or to the perimeter of an orthogonal projection according to said axial direction ( 10 ) of said case in a horizontal plane.  
   
   
       12 . Case according to  claim 1  in which said secondary case ( 6 ) is centrally disposed with respect to said case ( 1 ), said secondary case ( 6 ) and said case ( 1 ) having substantially a same axis of symmetry of rotation ( 10 ′) S in said axial direction ( 10 ), said upper secondary panel ( 601 ) having a reduced homothetic shape of said upper panel ( 21 ), and, also, said lower secondary panel ( 611 ) having a reduced homothetic shape of said lower panel ( 31 ).  
   
   
       13 . Case according to  claim 1  in which said main cavity ( 12 ) comprises an upper main cavity ( 24 ) formed opposite said upper full bodied portion ( 211 ) of said cover, and a lower main cavity ( 34 ) formed opposite said lower full bodied portion ( 311 ).  
   
   
       14 . Case according to  claim 13  in which said lower main cavity ( 34 ) comprises a plurality of N lower secondary cavities ( 340 ), two lower secondary adjoining cavities ( 340 ) being separated by a lower axial projection or wall ( 341 ), said upper main cavity ( 24 ) possibly comprising a plurality of N′ upper secondary cavities ( 240 ), two upper secondary adjoining cavities ( 240 ) being separated by an upper axial projection ( 241 ), said lower axial projection or wall ( 341 ) axially extending from said lower panel ( 34 ) typically until reaching said flat upper surface ( 36 ) of said bottom ( 3 ), said upper axial projection or wall ( 241 ) extending from said upper panel ( 21 ) typically until reaching said lower flat surface ( 26 ) of said cover, in the case where said upper main cavity ( 24 ) comprises a plurality of N′ upper secondary cavities ( 240 ).  
   
   
       15 . Case according to  claim 14  of square shape with side L varying from 8 cm to 11 cm, said secondary case ( 6 ) constituting a square wherein side  1  ranges from 2.5 cm to 5 cm, the ratio L/l typically varying from 2 to 4.  
   
   
       16 . Case according to  claim 15  in which said lower main cavity ( 34 ) comprises 4 lower secondary cavities ( 340 ) which are identical in dimension or storage capacity, and which are disposed according to a symmetry of rotation of the order of 4 referred to as S 4 , with respect to said symmetry of rotation S, two lower secondary adjoining cavities ( 340 ) being superposable through a rotation of 360°/4 about said axis of symmetry of rotation ( 10 ′), each lower axial projection or wall ( 341 ) being formed by an extension of a side of said lower axial flange ( 35 ), said lower axial flange ( 35 ), in this case, defining a square whose side is substantially equal to 1, in a manner to be provided with two lower secondary cavities ( 340 ′) which are longitudinally oriented to be parallel to said axis of rotation ( 40 ) of said hinge ( 4 ), and two lower secondary cavities ( 240 ′) which are longitudinally oriented to be perpendicular to said axis of rotation ( 40 ) of said hinge ( 4 ).  
   
   
       17 . Case according to  claim 16  in which said upper main cavity ( 24 ) comprises 4 upper secondary cavities ( 240 ) which are identical in dimension or storage capacity, are of rectangular shape and are disposed according to a symmetry of rotation of the order of 4 referred to as S 4  with respect to said axis of symmetry of rotation S, two upper secondary adjoining cavities ( 240 ) being superposable through a rotation of 360°/4 around said axis of symmetry of rotation ( 10 ′), each upper axial projection or wall ( 241 ) being formed by an extension of one side of said upper axial flange ( 25 ), said upper axial flange ( 25 ) in this case defining a square whose side is substantially equal to 1, thereby providing two upper secondary cavities ( 240 ′) which are longitudinally oriented parallel to said axis of rotation ( 40 ) of said hinge ( 4 ), and two upper secondary cavities ( 240 ″) longitudinally oriented perpendicularly to said axis of rotation ( 40 ) of said hinge ( 4 ).  
   
   
       18 . Case according to  claim 2  in which said secondary bottom ( 61 ) of said secondary case ( 6 ) comprises a bearing edge ( 65 ) defining a lateral projection which interacts with said bottom ( 3 ), typically with said lower axial flange ( 35 ) of said bottom, thereby causing said secondary case ( 6 ) to be axially blocked in said extending space ( 11 ), in particular when said case ( 1 ) is closed.  
   
   
       19 . Case according to  claim 1  in which said secondary case ( 6 ) interacts, typically through an axial snapping mechanism, with said bottom ( 3 ), a manual pressure made on said secondary case ( 6 ), and typically on said secondary bottom ( 61 ) when said case ( 1 ) is opened, being sufficient to separate said secondary case ( 6 ) from said bottom ( 3 ), said secondary case ( 6 ) then being a removable case.  
   
   
       20 . Case according to  claim 1  in which said secondary case ( 6 ) interacts with said bottom ( 3 ) in a manner to permit, through a manual pressure exerted under said secondary case ( 6 ), typically against said secondary bottom ( 61 ) and typically against said lower secondary panel ( 611 ), an axial displacement or an increase of the axial height ΔH of said secondary case ( 6 ) with respect to said bottom ( 3 ), thereby allowing said secondary cover ( 60 ) to open, a reverse pressure, typically manual, exerted on said secondary case ( 6 ) leading to a reverse axial displacement of said secondary case ( 6 ) with respect to said bottom ( 3 ).  
   
   
       21 . Case according to  claim 1  in which said cover ( 2 ) and said secondary cover ( 60 ) have an axial height respectively referred to as H 1   c  and H 2   c  which are typically close to one another, in a manner that said secondary case ( 6 ) may be opened manually, either when said cover ( 2 ) is opened, or when said secondary case ( 6 ) is raised by said axial height AH which is at least equal to Hlc.  
   
   
       22 . Case according to  claim 2  in which said cover ( 2 ) and said secondary cover ( 60 ) have axial heights referred to respectively as H 1   c  and H 2   c  such that H 1   c >H 2   c , thereby allowing said secondary case ( 6 ) to be opened manually, either when said cover ( 2 ) is opened, or when said secondary case ( 6 ) is raised by said axial height ΔH which is at least equal to H 1   c .  
   
   
       23 . Case according to  claim 2  in which said cover ( 2 ) and said secondary cover ( 60 ) have an axial height respectively referred to as H 1   c  and H 2   c  such that H 1   c <H 2   c , in a manner that said secondary case ( 6 ) can only be manually opened, when said cover ( 2 ) is opened, and after said secondary case ( 6 ) is raised by said axial height ΔH which is at least equal to the difference H 2   c −H 1   c .  
   
   
       24 . Case according to  claim 20  in which a monitor of first opening ( 13 ) is fixed to said secondary bottom ( 61 ) as well as to said lower panel ( 31 ), in a manner that said axial displacement causes a visible break of said monitor, thereby defining a means to ensure the integrity of the content of said secondary case ( 6 ).  
   
   
       25 . Case according to  claim 24  in which said monitor of first opening ( 13 ) may comprise a member ( 13 ′) which adheres to said secondary bottom ( 61 ) and to said lower panel ( 31 ), and provided with a weakening line ( 130 ) formed of bridges ( 131 ) between a central portion ( 132 ) fixed to said secondary bottom ( 61 ) and a peripheral portion ( 133 ) fixed to said lower full bodied portion ( 311 ) of said lower panel ( 31 ), said weakening line ( 130 ) being opposite the periphery of said secondary bottom ( 61 ), so as to cause a break therein as a result of any relative axial displacement of said secondary case ( 6 ) with respect to said bottom ( 3 ).  
   
   
       26 . Case according to  claim 25  in which at least one mirror ( 7 ) is disposed in one of the two said upper secondary cavities ( 240 ″) which are longitudinally oriented to be perpendicular to said axis of rotation ( 40 ) of said hinge ( 4 ), or in a bowl ( 8 ) disposed in said upper secondary cavity ( 240 ″).  
   
   
       27 . Case according to  claim 13  in which said bowl ( 8 ) or said applicator ( 9 ) are disposed in at least one said lower secondary cavities ( 340 ), each bowl ( 8 ) being adapted to contain one of said cosmetic products, or an applicator ( 9 ) adapted for said cosmetic product, said bowl ( 8 ) having a useful storage capacity typically ranging from 3 to 6 cm 3 .  
   
   
       28 . Case according to  claim 27  in which a plurality of n small bowls ( 8 ′), in which n ranges from 2 to 4, and is typically equal to 3, are disposed in at least one of said lower secondary cavities ( 340 ), thereby allowing to have for example a choice of colors for cosmetic products, said small bowl ( 8 ) having a useful volume ranging from 1 to 3 cm 3 .  
   
   
       29 . Case according to  claim 28  in which said bowl ( 8 ) or said applicator ( 9 ) are disposed in at least one of said upper secondary cavities ( 240 ), said bowl ( 8 ) being adapted to contain a cosmetic product, or possibly said applicator ( 9 ), said upper secondary cavities ( 240 ) having a depth which is typically twice less than those of said lower secondary cavities ( 340 ).  
   
   
       30 . Case according to  claim 1  wherein the cosmetic product that is contained in said case ( 1 ) is at least one cosmetic product in the form of agglomerate powder or paste, which is present in said main cavity ( 12 ) and typically also in said secondary cavity ( 64 ).  
   
   
       31 . Case according to  claim 1  in which said cover ( 2 ) and said bottom ( 3 ) are molded articles of thermoplastic material, typically of ABS, SAN or of PMMA, said molded articles being either colored, typically in the mass, or transparent.  
   
   
       32 . Case according to  claim 26  in which each bowl ( 8 ) and/or said plurality of small bowls ( 8 ′) are bowls that are connected to said bottom ( 3 ) or to said cover, through a fixation means selected from snapping, gluing, welding, typically by welding with ultrasonic waves, in a manner to obtain a virtually invisible bond, said bowl ( 8 , 8 ′) being typically made of metal or consisting of another molded article typically formed with a material capable of being welded to the material of said case ( 2 , 3 ) serving as support, typically by means of a weld obtained with ultrasonic waves.  
   
   
       33 . Case according to  claim 1  in which each bowl ( 8 ) defines a molded member of colored plastic material, typically colored in the mass and non transparent, said bottom ( 3 ) and said cover being formed of a transparent molded plastic material.  
   
   
       34 . Case according to  claim 1  in which said secondary case ( 6 ) is made of at least one molded member of plastic material, which is transparent or not transparent, and of a color that is identical to or different from that of said cover ( 2 ) or said bottom ( 3 ).  
   
   
       35 . Case according to  claim 1  in which, when said case ( 1 ) is closed, an axial compression is exerted on the secondary cover ( 60 ) and the secondary bottom ( 61 ) of said secondary case ( 6 ), by means of said cover ( 2 ) and said bottom ( 3 ) of said case ( 1 ), in a manner that said secondary case ( 6 ) is sealingly closed, said secondary case ( 6 ) thus being capable of receiving a formulation of a cosmetic product comprising a volatile component.  
   
   
       36 . Case according to  claim 1  comprising at least one of the following cosmetic products: cheek rouge, eye shadow, lipstick, make-up foundation, etc . . . , said products being in solid, or semi-solid or pasty state, said case possibly comprising an applicator ( 9 ) that is specific for each type of cosmetic product.  
   
   
       37 . Case according to  claim 36  in which said bowls ( 8 ,  8 ′) are made of ABS, said cover ( 2 ) and said bottom ( 3 ) being made of SAN.