Rechargeable packaging device for a cosmetic article

Abstract

This invention relates to a packaging device (10) of at least one cosmetic article, comprising a base element (12) and a refill (14) removably mounted in the base element (12). The base element (12) comprises a support (16) that defines a cavity (40) and the refill (14) comprises a receptacle (82) received in the cavity (40). The receptacle (82) interiorly defines a storage compartment (90) of a first cosmetic article opening outside of the receptacle (82) thorough an access opening (94). The packaging device (10) further comprises: —a cap (84) which can be displaced with respect to the receptacle (82) from a closed position of the receptacle (82) to an open position of the receptacle (82) when is applied on the cap (84) a lifting force greater than a first threshold less than or equal to 3 Newtons, and —additional cooperation members (180, 182) for ensuring the retaining of the refill (14) in the base element (12) when a pulling off force applied to the refill (14) is less than a second threshold greater than the first threshold.

1 . A packaging device for at least one cosmetic product, comprising a base element and a refill removably mounted in the base element, the base element comprising a support defining a cavity and the refill comprising a receptacle received in the cavity, with the receptacle interiorly defining a storage compartment for a first cosmetic article opening outside of the receptacle through an access opening, the packaging device further comprising:
 a cap that can be displaced with respect to the receptacle between a closed position of the receptacle, in which the cap closes of the access opening, and an open position of the receptacle, in which the cap releases the access opening, and   additional cooperation members for ensuring the retaining of the refill in the base element,   wherein the cap is able to be displaced from its closed position to its open position when is applied on the cap a lifting force that is greater than a first threshold, and the additional cooperation members are able to oppose a detaching of the refill with respect to the base element when a pulling off force applied to the refill is less than a second threshold, and to allow for the detaching of the refill with respect to the base element when the pulling off force is greater than the second threshold, with the second threshold being strictly greater than the first threshold, the first threshold being less than or equal to 3 Newtons.   
     
     
         2 . The packaging device according to  claim 1 , wherein the second threshold is between 3 and 30 Newtons. 
     
     
         3 . The packaging device according to  claim 1 , wherein the cap comprises a first portion and a second portion connected to each other by an annular wall that is elastically deformable between a configuration at rest, wherein the first and second portions are separated from each other and the annular wall has a first diameter less than the diameter of the access opening, and a compressed configuration, wherein the first and second portions are moved towards each other and the annular wall has a second diameter greater than the first diameter, and the receptacle has a shoulder inside the storage compartment, with said shoulder facing the access opening and being at a distance from the access opening less than the separation between the first and second portions of the cap when the annular wall is at rest, with the second portion of the cap being suitable to be in contact with the shoulder when the cap is in an intermediate position between its open and closed positions. 
     
     
         4 . The packaging device according to  claim 1 , comprising a device for maintaining the cap in closed position able to oppose the opening of the receptacle when the lifting force applied on the cap is less than the first threshold. 
     
     
         5 . The packaging device according to  claim 3 , and further comprising a device for maintaining the cap in closed position able to oppose the opening of the receptacle when the lifting force applied on the cap is less than the first threshold, wherein the device for maintaining comprises a member integral with the first portion of the cap. 
     
     
         6 . The packaging device according to  claim 1 , wherein the cavity is bordered at its periphery by an annular wall of the support, and the additional cooperation members comprise snap-fitting tabs formed in said annular wall. 
     
     
         7 . The packaging device according to  claim 6 , wherein the snap-fitting tabs are masked by the refill when the receptacle is received in the cavity. 
     
     
         8 . The packaging device according to  claim 6 , wherein each snap-fitting tab has a flat surface and comprises a tooth protruding radially inwards of the support with respect to said flat surface, with this tooth having a width substantially equal to 8 mm and extending towards the inside of the support by a distance less than 0.4 mm. 
     
     
         9 . The packaging device according to  claim 1 , comprising elements for connecting the cap to the receptacle constituted by a single hinge. 
     
     
         10 . The packaging device according to  claim 1 , wherein the storage compartment contains a cosmetic makeup or care product. 
     
     
         11 . The packaging device according to  claim 10 , wherein the cosmetic product is a foundation. 
     
     
         12 . The packaging device according to  claim 1 , wherein the support and the receptacle together form a base and the cap comprises a first and a second ends opposite each other, with the cap being connected to the base by a hinge on the first end, with the lifting force being applied on the second end. 
     
     
         13 . The packaging device according to  claim 3 , wherein the support and the receptacle together form a base and the cap comprises a first and a second ends opposite each other, with the can being connected to the base by a hinge on the first end, with the lifting force being applied on the second end, and wherein the first and second ends of the cap belong to the first portion of the cap. 
     
     
         14 . The packaging device according to  claim 4 , wherein the support and the receptacle together form a base and the cap comprises a first and a second ends opposite each other, with the cap being connected to the base by a hinge on the first end, with the lifting force being applied on the second end, wherein the first and second ends of the cap belong to the first portion of the cap, and wherein the device for maintaining comprises a member arranged on the second end of the cap. 
     
     
         15 . The packaging device according to  claim 12 , wherein the base element comprises a lid mounted mobile in rotation on the support about a first axis of rotation between a closed position, wherein the lid covers the orifice, and an open position, wherein the lid allows free access to the orifice. 
     
     
         16 . The packaging device according to  claim 15 , wherein the support and the refill comprise additional foolproof members suitable for that, when the refill is retained at the support by the additional cooperation members the hinge that connects the cap to the receptacle of the refill is oriented along a second axis of rotation that is substantially orthogonal to the first axis of rotation. 
     
     
         17 . The packaging device according to  claim 15 , wherein the cap comprises a first portion and a second portion connected to each other by an annular wall that is elastically deformable between a configuration at rest, wherein the first and second portions are separated from each other and the annular wall has a first diameter less than the diameter of the access opening, and a compressed configuration, wherein the first and second portions are moved towards each other and the annular wall has a second diameter greater than the first diameter, and the receptacle has a shoulder inside the storage compartment, with said shoulder facing the access opening and being at a distance from the access opening less than the separation between the first and second portions of the cap when the annular wall is at rest, with the second portion of the cap being suitable to be in contact with the shoulder when the cap is in an intermediate position between its open and closed positions, and wherein the lid comprises an inner face oriented towards the supporter when the lid is in closed position, said inner face being at a distance from the shoulder, when the lid is in closed position, less than the separation between the first and second portions of the cap when the annular wall is at rest. 
     
     
         18 . The packaging device according to  claim 1 , wherein the support comprises a bottom and an orifice opposite the bottom, with the cavity opening outside of the support through the orifice, the lifting force is outside of the packaging device and is oriented opposite the receptacle, and the pulling off force is outside of the packaging device and is oriented along a direction going from the bottom of the supporter to the orifice. 
     
     
         19 . The packaging device according to  claim 2 , wherein the cap comprises a first portion and a second portion connected to each other by an annular wall that is elastically deformable between a configuration at rest, wherein the first and second portions are separated from each other and the annular wall has a first diameter less than the diameter of the access opening, and a compressed configuration, wherein the first and second portions are moved towards each other and the annular wall has a second diameter greater than the first diameter, and the receptacle has a shoulder inside the storage compartment, with said shoulder facing the access opening and being at a distance from the access opening less than the separation between the first and second portions of the cap when the annular wall is at rest, with the second portion of the cap being suitable to be in contact with the shoulder when the cap is in an intermediate position between its open and closed positions. 
     
     
         20 . The packaging device according to  claim 2 , comprising a device for maintaining the cap in closed position able to oppose the opening of the receptacle when the lifting force applied on the cap is less than the first threshold.