Outer case for a cosmetic product having a pusher, packaging comprising such an outer case and product packaged in such packaging

Abstract

Disclosed is an outer case specifically suitable for and intended to be joined to a case for a cosmetic product, in particular a stick of lipstick, including: a sleeve defining a housing that is able and intended to receive the case; a pusher mounted so as to be able to move in translation in the housing along the main axis with respect to the sleeve, the pusher including: • an outer body and an inner body, • an energy storage device between the outer body and the inner body, a member for locking the inner body with respect to the outer body against the energy storage device.

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         11 . An outer case specifically adapted and intended for association with a case for a cosmetic product, in particular a stick of lipstick, comprising:
 a sleeve that is elongated along a main axis, defining an elongated housing having a side wall, a first transverse opening at a first end, and a second transverse opening at a second end, the housing being adapted and intended for receiving the case, for allowing it to slide relative to the sleeve and to pass through the second transverse opening so that is can be extracted from the housing and inserted into the housing;   a pusher, mounted so as to be movable in translation within the housing along the main axis relative to the sleeve, between two extreme positions, namely a presentation position wherein the pusher is at least partially accessible through the first transverse opening of the sleeve and a usage position wherein the pusher is moved towards the second opening of the sleeve, the pusher comprising:
 an outer body mounted so as to be movable in translation along the main axis relative to the sleeve in a predetermined travel and an inner body, the inner body being movable in translation along the main axis relative to the outer body, 
 an energy storage device between the outer body and the inner body, the energy storage device being loaded with energy so as to exert a longitudinal force between the outer body and the inner body when the pusher is in the presentation position and being empty of energy when the pusher is in the usage position, 
   a locking member for locking the inner body relative to the outer body against the energy storage device, the locking member being releasable by moving the pusher from its presentation position to its usage position to enable translation of the inner body relative to the outer body, such that the energy storage device completely discharges its energy during the passage of the pusher from its presentation position to its usage position, moving the inner body in translation relative to the outer body, towards the second opening of the sleeve.   
     
     
         12 . The outer case according to  claim 11 , wherein the travel of the body relative to the sleeve is between 3 mm and 0.8 mm. 
     
     
         13 . The outer case according to  claim 11 , wherein the outer body comprises a side wall guided in translation along the side wall of the sleeve and a transverse wall flush with the edge of the first opening of the sleeve when the pusher is in the presentation position, wherein the inner body comprises a side wall guided in translation along the side wall of the outer body and a transverse opening facing the transverse wall of the outer body, and wherein the energy storage device is located along the side wall of the outer body, the transverse wall of the outer body being made of a material transparent to the human eye. 
     
     
         14 . The outer case according to  claim 11 , wherein the outer body comprises a side wall guided in translation along the side wall of the sleeve and a transverse wall flush with the edge of the first opening of the sleeve when the pusher is in the presentation position, wherein the inner body comprises a side wall guided in translation along the side wall of the outer body and a transverse wall facing the transverse wall of the outer body, and wherein the energy storage device is located along the side wall of the outer body, the transverse wall of the outer body and the transverse wall of the inner body both being made of a material transparent to the human eye. 
     
     
         15 . The outer case according to  claim 11 , wherein the energy storage device is a compression spring compressed when the pusher is in the presentation position and completely relaxed when the pusher is in the usage position. 
     
     
         16 . The outer case according to  claim 11 , wherein the energy storage device comprises a first magnet rigidly attached to the outer body and a second magnet rigidly attached to the inner body, the two magnets having the same pole facing one another in the longitudinal direction, the two magnets being at a distance from one another when the pusher is in the presentation position such that a longitudinal repulsive force is generated between the magnets and at a distance from one another when the pusher is in the usage position such that no force is generated between the magnets. 
     
     
         17 . A packaging for a cosmetic article, in particular a stick of lipstick, comprising an outer case according to  claim 11  and a case suitable for containing the cosmetic product, the case being able to slide between two extreme positions along the longitudinal direction of the case:
 a retracted position wherein the case is completely housed in the sleeve, bearing in the longitudinal direction against the inner body of the pusher; 
 an extended position wherein the case comprises at least a portion emerging from the sleeve through the second transverse opening, 
 the case moving from the retracted position to the extended position when the pusher moves from the presentation position to the usage position, 
 packaging wherein the pusher is returned from its usage position to its presentation position by the passage of the case from its extended position to its retracted position. 
 
     
     
         18 . The packaging according to  claim 17 , wherein the locking member of the pusher comprises at least one groove of the sleeve which engages with a pin of the case. 
     
     
         19 . The packaged product, in particular a cosmetic product, comprising a cosmetic product contained in a case of a packaging according to  claim 17 . 
     
     
         20 . A product according to  claim 19 , wherein the cosmetic product is a stick of lipstick. 
     
     
         21 . The outer case according to  claim 12 , wherein the travel of the body relative to the sleeve is less than 1 mm.