Outer case intended for a case for a stick of material to be applied, such as a stick of lipstick, case/outer case assembly and stick of material thus packaged

Abstract

An outer case ( 1 ) specially designed and intended to be joined to a case ( 2 ) for a stick ( 3 ), in particular a stick of lipstick, includes: an elongate body, including an elongate housing ( 5 ) for receiving the case ( 2 ), for the case to slide with respect to the body, and for the case to pass through a transverse opening ( 7 ) so as to be able to be removed from and introduced into the housing ( 5 ), and a manually controlled driving mechanism ( 10 ) that is able and intended to slide the case with respect to the housing in order to be removed. The elongate body also includes a lateral opening ( 11 ) formed in the body and the driving mechanism ( 10 ) includes a flexible and inextensible strip ( 12 ) attached to one side of the body, and, by traction, acting on the case so the latter can be removed from the housing.

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         15 . Outer case specially adapted and intended to be associated with a case for a stick of material to be applied by friction, in particular a stick of lipstick, wherein the outer case comprises:
 a body that is elongate along a main axis, including an elongate housing, having a side wall, a transverse opening at a first end, a transverse wall at a second end, a longitudinal guide element for the case when sliding relative to the body, capable and intended for receiving the case, for its sliding relative to the body, for its passing through the transverse opening so that it can be removed from the housing and introduced into the housing,   a manually controlled driving mechanism, capable and intended for sliding the case relative to the housing to allow its removal,   
       wherein:
 the elongate body further comprises a side opening formed in the side wall, 
 the driving mechanism comprises a flexible and inextensible strip attached at one end to the body in an attachment area, the strip being capable and intended for association with the case and, when traction is applied, acting on the case so that the case can be removed from the housing, the flexible strip having an internal portion arranged within the body, passing through the side opening of the body and having a portion external to the body forming an element for gripping and pulling the strip. 
 
     
     
         16 . Outer case according to  claim 15 , wherein the longitudinal distance along the main axis, between the transverse wall and the opening in the side wall, is greater than or equal to the longitudinal distance between the transverse wall and the attachment area for securing the strip to the body, regardless of the position of the case within the outer case. 
     
     
         17 . Outer case according to  claim 15 , wherein the housing comprises a receiving space, able to be completely filled by the case and to contain the case in its entirety, and at least one free space adjacent to the receiving space and to the side opening. 
     
     
         18 . Outer case according to  claim 15 , wherein the housing comprises two portions, a first portion referred to as the wide portion, having a cross-section with internal dimensions greater than those of the cross-section of the second portion referred to as the narrow portion. 
     
     
         19 . Outer case according to  claim 18 , wherein the longitudinal distance along the main axis, between the transverse wall and the opening in the side wall, is greater than or equal to the longitudinal distance between the transverse wall and the attachment area for securing the strip to the body, regardless of the position of the case within the outer case, and
 wherein the body comprises two hollow parts, fixed to one another, a first part referred to as the upper part comprising a portion of the side wall of the housing and a second part referred to as the lower part comprising the transverse opening of the body, the rest of the side wall then forming the wide portion, and a side wall forming the narrow portion with external transverse dimensions that are smaller than the internal transverse dimensions of the side wall, so that there is a free space between the upper part and the lower part, and wherein the side opening is positioned in the portion of side wall provided by the upper part and facing the side wall of the narrow portion, with the flexible strip able to pass through the free space so created.   
     
     
         20 . Outer case according to  claim 15 , wherein the external portion of the strip is provided with a pull-tab type gripping element. 
     
     
         21 . Outer case according to  claim 15 , wherein the longitudinal guide element for sliding comprises a hollow intermediate part forming a housing for the case, said intermediate part being mounted so as to slide within the elongate body, and having a transverse opening on the same side as the transverse opening of the body, the internal portion of the flexible strip being in contact directly or indirectly with the intermediate part on a side opposite its transverse opening. 
     
     
         22 . Outer case according to  claim 21 , wherein the internal portion of the strip is attached to the intermediate part. 
     
     
         23 . Outer case according to  claim 15 , wherein the internal portion of the strip is attached to the side wall of the housing. 
     
     
         24 . Outer case according to  claim 23 , wherein the housing comprises a receiving space, able to be filled by the case and to contain it in its entirety, and comprises two free spaces adjacent to the receiving space, a first free space being adjacent to the side opening and a second free space being adjacent to the attachment area. 
     
     
         25 . Packaging for a stick of material to be applied by friction, in particular a stick of lipstick, wherein the packaging comprises an outer case according to  claim 15  and a case suitable for containing the stick, the case being associated with the flexible strip and the case being able to assume two extreme positions by sliding on the longitudinal guide element, for sliding, of the outer case:
 a retracted position where the case is completely housed within the body, 
 an extended position where the case comprises at least a portion protruding from the body through the transverse opening. 
 
     
     
         26 . Packaging according to  claim 25 , wherein the case comprises a cap mounted so as to slide within the outer case on the longitudinal guide element for sliding, the flexible strip being in contact directly or indirectly with the cap, and wherein the case comprises a body adapted for containing the stick. 
     
     
         27 . Packaging according to  claim 26 , wherein the body of the case comprises a supplemental mechanism for accessing the stick. 
     
     
         28 . Product, in particular a cosmetic product, packaged, wherein the product comprises a stick of material to be applied by friction, said stick being contained within a case of a packaging according to  claim 24 .