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EP1407685A1
EP1407685A1 EP03292479A EP03292479A EP1407685A1 EP 1407685 A1 EP1407685 A1 EP 1407685A1 EP 03292479 A EP03292479 A EP 03292479A EP 03292479 A EP03292479 A EP 03292479A EP 1407685 A1 EP1407685 A1 EP 1407685A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
    • A45D34/04—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
    • A45D34/042—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a brush or the like
    • A45D34/045—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
    • A45D34/04—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/021—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups arranged like in cosmetics brushes, e.g. mascara, nail polish, eye shadow
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/08—Supports or guides for bristles
    • A46B9/12—Non-adjustable supports
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
    • A46B2200/1046—Brush used for applying cosmetics

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  • the present invention relates to an applicator for applying a product to nails, for example a nail polish.
  • European patent EP 0 651 955 discloses a varnish applicator for nails having a shaft and bristles secured in a shaft housing, said housing being oblong cross section.
  • the opening of the housing has in cross section a homothetic contour of that of the stem, in bean-shaped or with two main sides slightly concave towards the outside, of so that the thickness of the wall surrounding the housing is constant.
  • JP-4-28812 a nail polish applicator whose the rod comprises a plurality of longitudinal grooves distributed substantially uniform on all its periphery.
  • the applicator according to the invention comprises a stem and bristles fixed in a housing an end portion of the shaft, said housing having a sectional opening transverse oblong along an X axis of greater length, the rod having a wall of varying thickness around the housing.
  • This applicator can be characterized, according to one aspect of the invention, by the fact that the rod has, in the end portion which comprises the housing which receives the bristles of the brush, a cross-section having an outer contour with no concavity, with the exception of a groove or two grooves located opposite one of the other, this or these grooves extending along at least a portion of the rod and being located substantially when the stem is observed in cross-section at mid-length along the X axis of the dwelling.
  • the outer contour having no concavity can be convex and have, where appropriate, at least one flat side.
  • the product thickness surrounding the rod is greater in the groove or grooves on the sides.
  • the product that flows along the stem when the applicator is extracted from the container thus gains the bundle of hairs preferentially in a substantially central region thereof, so that the product can be spread in good conditions.
  • the amount of product gaining the sides of the brush is reduced.
  • the rod may have a second groove opposite to the first, and the applicator may be symmetrical with respect to a median plane.
  • the two grooves can thus be symmetrical with respect to a median plane parallel to the X axis but it is not beyond the scope of the present invention when the grooves have different shapes.
  • the opening of the housing can advantageously have a section substantially rectangular transverse, which allows to obtain a distribution of hair substantially homogeneous, but other forms are possible, for example a section oval cross section, without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the end portion of the rod may have, in cross-section, two opposite sides convex towards the outside, for example in the shape of an arc of a circle, connecting each one having a groove and the opposite side.
  • the or each groove can present in cross section an outline in an arc, for example.
  • the housing may have a cross section decreasing in closer to its bottom, this reduction being possible according to the divergence desired for the hair.
  • the bottom of the housing may include a recess in which the bristles are fixed and which opens into a part of the housing flaring in the direction of the opening thereof, this part allowing the hairs to move away from each other to give the brush an enlarged shape.
  • the housing can be arranged so that the hairs extend outside the housing over a width, measured parallel to the axis X, greater than the width of the rod at the housing. We obtain a brush relatively wide.
  • the length of the portion of the hair extending out of the stem housing may be between 5 and 20 mm, for example.
  • the free ends of the hairs can substantially describe an arc of a circle with a radius of curvature of between 2 and 15 mm example, especially between 4 and 10 mm.
  • the width of the opening of the housing may be less than or equal to 2 mm.
  • the wall of the stem, near the longitudinal ends along the X axis of the housing, can be relatively thin.
  • the rod may have, around the housing, a wall whose thickness, measured from one end longitudinal housing, is less than the thickness measured from the mid-length housing.
  • the thickness of the wall extending around the dwelling goes through a minimum at the portions that are adjacent to the longitudinal ends along the X axis of the housing.
  • the largest transverse dimension of the portion of the stem immersed in the product contained in the container when the applicator is in place on it may be less than or equal to 5 mm.
  • the rod can be arranged to attach to a closure cap of the container; alternatively, the rod can be made in one piece by molding material plastic with a closure cap of the container.
  • FIG. 1 shows a device 1 for applying a product to the nails, for example a nail polish V, this device comprising a container 2 containing varnish V and an applicator 3 comprising a rod 4 made of plastic, provided with at one end of a flat brush 5 and at the other end of a gripping member 10 also constituting a closing cap of the container 2.
  • a device 1 for applying a product to the nails for example a nail polish V
  • this device comprising a container 2 containing varnish V and an applicator 3 comprising a rod 4 made of plastic, provided with at one end of a flat brush 5 and at the other end of a gripping member 10 also constituting a closing cap of the container 2.
  • the container 2 also comprises a ball 6, for example metal, allowing to homogenize the varnish V before the application, by shaking the device 1.
  • the rod 4 comprises at its upper end a skirt 8 for fixing in a housing of the cap 10, the latter being configured to screw on the neck 11 of the container 2.
  • a flange 12 is formed at the base of the skirt 8 to bear against the upper edge of the neck 11 when the applicator is in place on the container 2.
  • the rod 4 comprises under the flange 12 a conical portion 13 which can contribute to sealing the closure of the container 2 when the applicator 3 is in place on the latter.
  • the seal could still be obtained by cooperation of surfaces of the cap 10 and the container neck.
  • the rod 4 also comprises a lower end portion 14 which is provided with a housing 15 inside which are fixed the bristles of the brush 5, by example by stapling, gluing, melting or overmolding.
  • a chamfer 20 can be made, as can be see it in figure 4.
  • the rod 4 comprises, in the illustrated example, a major part of its length to its distal end 17, two opposite longitudinal grooves 18.
  • the housing 15 has an opening of rectangular cross-section, of elongate shape along an axis X perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rod 4.
  • the outer contour of the rod 4 and the housing 15 are in the example considered symmetrical with respect to the axis X and with respect to a median axis Y perpendicular to the X axis.
  • the outer contour 16 of the rod 4 is convex. More particularly, in the example considered, the outline of the rod 4 is delimited at the grooves 18 by portions of circle 16a, the latter being joined on the sides by portions of a circle 16b convex outward and smaller radius of curvature than the portions 16a.
  • the housing 15 may have, as can be seen in FIG. cross section decreasing towards the bottom 19 of the housing.
  • the bristles of the brush 5 move apart when the brush is applied to the nail.
  • FIG. 13 shows that by giving housing 15 a cross-section substantially constant, we obtain a brush whose bristles are relatively tight, then that by giving the housing 15 a shape diverging towards the outside, the bristles are allowed to to deviate further from each other to form a relatively large beam.
  • the housing 15 can be made with a recess 15a in its bottom which hairs are attached to the stem; this recess can lead to a part 15b flaring towards the opening of the housing 15, allowing the hairs to move away from each other.
  • the housing 15 can thus be made in such a way that the maximum transverse dimension 1 2 of the brush, measured parallel to the axis X, is greater than the transverse dimension 1 of the rod of the level of the housing 15, as can be seen on FIG. Figure 14.
  • the free ends of the bristles of the brush 5 may be, for example, as seen in Figure 15, along a substantially circular curve C. In alternatively, the free ends of the bristles could be located substantially along a right, for example.
  • the length l of the portion of the bristles which extends out of the housing 15 is for example between 5 and 20 mm.
  • the device 1 is used in the following manner.
  • the product When the applicator 3 is removed from the container 2, the product is present on the rod 4 and the latter flows by gravity towards the brush 5.
  • the thickness of product is greater at the grooves 18, which can retain by capillarity more product.
  • the product flows preferentially into the central region of brush, which allows to spread it more easily and more precisely.
  • FIGS. 6 to 12 show different forms of possible accommodations, among others.
  • the rod may have only one groove 18.
  • the opening of the housing can have a section transverse not rectangular but oblong, for example elliptical.
  • the opening of the housing may have a section having two slight concavities 15c on the long sides, these two concavities, however, being less pronounced than those formed by the grooves 18.
  • the grooves 18 can be relatively narrow, for example to further increase the product retention by capillarity.
  • the grooves 18 may present, in section transversal, a triangular profile.
  • the thickness e 1 of the wall near the longitudinal ends of the housing 15 may be less than the thickness e 2 of the wall substantially at the mid-length of the housing 15.
  • thickness e 1 may, if necessary, correspond to a minimum.
  • a small thickness e 1 makes it possible to make a housing 15 having a larger dimension along the X axis, which makes it possible to obtain a very wide brush or capable of being easily enlarged.
  • FIG. 12 illustrates the possibility of having two grooves 18 having shapes different.
  • the rod 4 can still be made in one piece with the plug of closing the container, as shown in FIG.

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La présente invention concerne un applicateur pour appliquer un produit sur les ongles, comportant une tige et des poils fixés dans un logement (15) d'une portion d'extrémité de la tige, le logement (15) ayant une ouverture de section transversale oblongue selon un axe (X) de plus grande longueur, la tige comportant une paroi d'épaisseur (e) variable autour du logement (15). La tige présente, dans la portion d'extrémité, une section transversale ayant un contour extérieur (16) ne présentant aucune concavité, à l'exception d'une rainure (18) ou de deux rainures (18) situées à l'opposé l'une de l'autre, cette ou ces rainures s'étendant le long d'au moins une partie de la tige et étant située(s) sensiblement, lorsque la tige est observée en section transversale, à mi-longueur selon l'axe (X) du logement (15). <IMAGE>The present invention relates to an applicator for applying a product to the nails, having a shaft and bristles secured in a housing (15) of an end portion of the shaft, the housing (15) having an oblong cross-sectional opening along an axis (X) of greater length, the rod having a wall thickness (e) variable around the housing (15). The rod has a cross-section in the end portion having an outer contour (16) having no concavity except for one groove (18) or two opposite grooves (18). one or the other, this or these grooves extending along at least a portion of the rod and being located substantially, when the rod is observed in cross section, at mid-length along the axis (X) of the housing (15). <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne un applicateur pour appliquer un produit sur les ongles, par exemple un vernis à ongles.The present invention relates to an applicator for applying a product to nails, for example a nail polish.

On connaít par le brevet européen EP 0 651 955 un applicateur de vernis à ongles comportant une tige et des poils fixés dans un logement de la tige, ce logement étant de section transversale oblongue. Dans les exemples illustrés dans le brevet, l'ouverture du logement présente en section transversale un contour homothétique de celui de la tige, en forme de haricot ou avec deux côtés principaux légèrement concaves vers l'extérieur, de sorte que l'épaisseur de la paroi entourant le logement est constante.European patent EP 0 651 955 discloses a varnish applicator for nails having a shaft and bristles secured in a shaft housing, said housing being oblong cross section. In the examples illustrated in the patent, the opening of the housing has in cross section a homothetic contour of that of the stem, in bean-shaped or with two main sides slightly concave towards the outside, of so that the thickness of the wall surrounding the housing is constant.

On connaít par ailleurs, par JP-4-28812, un applicateur de vernis à ongles dont la tige comporte une pluralité de rainures longitudinales réparties de manière sensiblement uniforme sur toute sa périphérie.Also known, by JP-4-28812, a nail polish applicator whose the rod comprises a plurality of longitudinal grooves distributed substantially uniform on all its periphery.

Il existe un besoin pour faciliter l'application d'un produit sur les ongles et permettre de l'étaler plus précisément. La demanderesse a en effet constaté qu'avec les applicateurs connus, le produit qui coule le long de la tige et gagne les côtés du pinceau est relativement difficile à étaler avec précision.There is a need to facilitate the application of a product to the nails and allow to spread it more precisely. The plaintiff has indeed found that with known applicators, the product that flows along the stem and wins the sides of the brush is relatively difficult to spread accurately.

L'applicateur selon l'invention comporte une tige et des poils fixés dans un logement d'une portion d'extrémité de la tige, ce logement ayant une ouverture de section transversale oblongue selon un axe X de plus grande longueur, la tige comportant une paroi d'épaisseur variable autour du logement.The applicator according to the invention comprises a stem and bristles fixed in a housing an end portion of the shaft, said housing having a sectional opening transverse oblong along an X axis of greater length, the rod having a wall of varying thickness around the housing.

Cet applicateur peut se caractériser, selon un aspect de l'invention, par le fait que la tige présente, dans la portion d'extrémité qui comporte le logement qui reçoit les poils du pinceau, une section transversale ayant un contour extérieur ne présentant aucune concavité, à l'exception d'une rainure ou de deux rainures situées à l'opposé l'une de l'autre, cette ou ces rainures s'étendant le long d'au moins une partie de la tige et étant située(s) sensiblement, lorsque la tige est observée en section transversale, à mi-longueur selon l'axe X du logement.This applicator can be characterized, according to one aspect of the invention, by the fact that the rod has, in the end portion which comprises the housing which receives the bristles of the brush, a cross-section having an outer contour with no concavity, with the exception of a groove or two grooves located opposite one of the other, this or these grooves extending along at least a portion of the rod and being located substantially when the stem is observed in cross-section at mid-length along the X axis of the dwelling.

Le contour extérieur ne présentant aucune concavité peut être convexe et comporter, le cas échéant, au moins un côté plat.The outer contour having no concavity can be convex and have, where appropriate, at least one flat side.

Grâce à l'invention, l'épaisseur de produit entourant la tige est plus grande dans la ou les rainures que sur les côtés. Le produit qui coule le long de la tige lorsque l'applicateur est extrait du récipient gagne ainsi le faisceau de poils préférentiellement dans une région sensiblement centrale de celui-ci, de sorte que le produit peut être étalé dans de bonnes conditions. La quantité de produit gagnant les côtés du pinceau est réduite.Thanks to the invention, the product thickness surrounding the rod is greater in the groove or grooves on the sides. The product that flows along the stem when the applicator is extracted from the container thus gains the bundle of hairs preferentially in a substantially central region thereof, so that the product can be spread in good conditions. The amount of product gaining the sides of the brush is reduced.

Comme mentionné plus haut, la tige peut comporter une deuxième rainure opposée à la première, et l'applicateur peut être symétrique par rapport à un plan médian.As mentioned above, the rod may have a second groove opposite to the first, and the applicator may be symmetrical with respect to a median plane.

Les deux rainures peuvent ainsi être symétriques par rapport à un plan médian parallèle à l'axe X mais on ne sort pas du cadre de la présente invention lorsque les rainures présentent des formes différentes.The two grooves can thus be symmetrical with respect to a median plane parallel to the X axis but it is not beyond the scope of the present invention when the grooves have different shapes.

L'ouverture du logement peut avantageusement présenter une section transversale sensiblement rectangulaire, ce qui permet d'obtenir une répartition des poils sensiblement homogène, mais d'autres formes sont possibles, par exemple une section transversale ovale, sans que l'on sorte du cadre de la présente invention.The opening of the housing can advantageously have a section substantially rectangular transverse, which allows to obtain a distribution of hair substantially homogeneous, but other forms are possible, for example a section oval cross section, without departing from the scope of the present invention.

La portion d'extrémité de la tige peut présenter, en section transversale, deux côtés opposés convexes vers l'extérieur, par exemple en forme d'arc de cercle, reliant chacun l'un des côtés comportant une rainure et le côté opposé. La ou chaque rainure peut présenter en section transversale un contour en arc de cercle, par exemple.The end portion of the rod may have, in cross-section, two opposite sides convex towards the outside, for example in the shape of an arc of a circle, connecting each one having a groove and the opposite side. The or each groove can present in cross section an outline in an arc, for example.

Le logement peut présenter une section transversale diminuant en rapprochement de son fond, cette diminution pouvant s'effectuer selon la divergence souhaitée pour les poils. Le fond du logement peut comporter un renfoncement dans lequel les poils sont fixés et qui débouche dans une partie du logement s'évasant en direction de l'ouverture de celui-ci, cette partie permettant aux poils de s'écarter les uns des autres pour conférer au pinceau une forme élargie.The housing may have a cross section decreasing in closer to its bottom, this reduction being possible according to the divergence desired for the hair. The bottom of the housing may include a recess in which the bristles are fixed and which opens into a part of the housing flaring in the direction of the opening thereof, this part allowing the hairs to move away from each other to give the brush an enlarged shape.

En particulier, le logement peut être agencé de telle sorte que les poils s'étendent à l'extérieur du logement sur une largeur, mesurée parallèlement à l'axe X, supérieure à la largeur de la tige au niveau du logement. On obtient ainsi un pinceau relativement large.In particular, the housing can be arranged so that the hairs extend outside the housing over a width, measured parallel to the axis X, greater than the width of the rod at the housing. We obtain a brush relatively wide.

La longueur de la portion des poils s'étendant hors du logement de la tige peut être comprise entre 5 et 20 mm, par exemple. Les extrémités libres des poils peuvent décrire sensiblement un arc de cercle, de rayon de courbure compris entre 2 et 15 mm par exemple, notamment compris entre 4 et 10 mm.The length of the portion of the hair extending out of the stem housing may be between 5 and 20 mm, for example. The free ends of the hairs can substantially describe an arc of a circle with a radius of curvature of between 2 and 15 mm example, especially between 4 and 10 mm.

La largeur de l'ouverture du logement, mesurée perpendiculairement à l'axe X, peut être inférieure ou égale à 2 mm. The width of the opening of the housing, measured perpendicular to the X axis, may be less than or equal to 2 mm.

La paroi de la tige, aux abords des extrémités longitudinales selon l'axe X du logement, peut être relativement mince.The wall of the stem, near the longitudinal ends along the X axis of the housing, can be relatively thin.

Ainsi, dans un exemple de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, la tige peut présenter, autour du logement, une paroi dont l'épaisseur, mesurée à partir d'une extrémité longitudinale du logement, est inférieure à l'épaisseur mesurée à partir de la mi-longueur du logement.Thus, in an exemplary implementation of the invention, the rod may have, around the housing, a wall whose thickness, measured from one end longitudinal housing, is less than the thickness measured from the mid-length housing.

Toujours dans une réalisation particulière, l'épaisseur de la paroi s'étendant autour du logement passe par un minimum au niveau des portions qui sont adjacentes aux extrémités longitudinales, selon l'axe X, du logement.Still in a particular embodiment, the thickness of the wall extending around the dwelling goes through a minimum at the portions that are adjacent to the longitudinal ends along the X axis of the housing.

La plus grande dimension transversale de la portion de la tige immergée dans le produit contenu dans le récipient lorsque l'applicateur est en place sur celui-ci peut être inférieure ou égale à 5 mm.The largest transverse dimension of the portion of the stem immersed in the product contained in the container when the applicator is in place on it may be less than or equal to 5 mm.

La tige peut être agencée pour se fixer sur un bouchon de fermeture du récipient ; en variante, la tige peut être réalisée d'une seule pièce par moulage de matière plastique avec un bouchon de fermeture du récipient.The rod can be arranged to attach to a closure cap of the container; alternatively, the rod can be made in one piece by molding material plastic with a closure cap of the container.

L'invention pourra être mieux comprise à la lecture de la description détaillée qui va suivre, d'exemples de mise en oeuvre non limitatifs de celle-ci, et à l'examen du dessin annexé, sur lequel :

  • la figure 1 est une vue schématique, en coupe axiale, d'un dispositif pour l'application d'un produit sur les ongles,
  • la figure 2 représente partiellement l'applicateur du dispositif de la figure 1,
  • la figure 3 représente isolément, en coupe axiale, la tige de l'applicateur de la figure 1,
  • la figure 4 représente un détail du logement recevant les poils du pinceau,
  • la figure 5 est une section transversale selon V-V de la figure 4,
  • les figures 6 à 12 représentent en coupe selon V-V des variantes de réalisation de la portion d'extrémité de la tige,
  • les figures 13 et 14 illustrent deux configurations du logement, correspondant à différentes répartitions des poils à l'extérieur de la tige,
  • la figure 15 représente isolément une portion d'extrémité des poils du pinceau, et
  • la figure 16 est une coupe longitudinale partielle de la tige et d'un bouchon réalisé d'un seul tenant avec elle.
The invention will be better understood on reading the following detailed description, non-limiting examples of implementation thereof, and on examining the appended drawing, in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view, in axial section, of a device for applying a product to the nails,
  • FIG. 2 partially represents the applicator of the device of FIG.
  • FIG. 3 represents, in axial section, the rod of the applicator of FIG.
  • FIG. 4 represents a detail of the housing receiving the bristles of the brush,
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-section along VV of FIG. 4,
  • FIGS. 6 to 12 show, in section along VV, alternative embodiments of the end portion of the rod,
  • FIGS. 13 and 14 illustrate two configurations of the housing, corresponding to different distributions of the hairs outside the rod,
  • FIG. 15 represents, in isolation, an end portion of the bristles of the brush, and
  • Figure 16 is a partial longitudinal section of the rod and a plug made integrally with it.

On a représenté à la figure 1 un dispositif 1 pour l'application d'un produit sur les ongles, par exemple un vernis à ongles V, ce dispositif comportant un récipient 2 contenant le vernis V et un applicateur 3 comportant une tige 4 en matière plastique, munie à une extrémité d'un pinceau plat 5 et à l'autre extrémité d'un organe de préhension 10 constituant également un bouchon de fermeture du récipient 2.FIG. 1 shows a device 1 for applying a product to the nails, for example a nail polish V, this device comprising a container 2 containing varnish V and an applicator 3 comprising a rod 4 made of plastic, provided with at one end of a flat brush 5 and at the other end of a gripping member 10 also constituting a closing cap of the container 2.

Le récipient 2 comporte également une bille 6, par exemple métallique, permettant d'homogénéiser le vernis V avant l'application, en secouant le dispositif 1.The container 2 also comprises a ball 6, for example metal, allowing to homogenize the varnish V before the application, by shaking the device 1.

Si l'on se reporte aux figures 2 à 5, on peut voir que la tige 4 comporte à son extrémité supérieure une jupe 8 permettant sa fixation dans un logement du capuchon 10, ce dernier étant configuré pour se visser sur le col 11 du récipient 2.Referring to FIGS. 2 to 5, it can be seen that the rod 4 comprises at its upper end a skirt 8 for fixing in a housing of the cap 10, the latter being configured to screw on the neck 11 of the container 2.

Une collerette 12 est réalisée à la base de la jupe 8 pour venir en appui contre la tranche supérieure du col 11 lorsque l'applicateur est en place sur le récipient 2.A flange 12 is formed at the base of the skirt 8 to bear against the upper edge of the neck 11 when the applicator is in place on the container 2.

La tige 4 comporte sous la collerette 12 une partie conique 13 pouvant contribuer à l'étanchéité de la fermeture du récipient 2 lorsque l'applicateur 3 est en place sur ce dernier. L'étanchéité pourrait encore être obtenue par coopération de surfaces du bouchon 10 et du col du récipient.The rod 4 comprises under the flange 12 a conical portion 13 which can contribute to sealing the closure of the container 2 when the applicator 3 is in place on the latter. The seal could still be obtained by cooperation of surfaces of the cap 10 and the container neck.

La tige 4 comporte également une portion d'extrémité inférieure 14 qui est pourvue d'un logement 15 à l'intérieur duquel sont fixés les poils du pinceau 5, par exemple par agrafage, collage, fusion ou surmoulage.The rod 4 also comprises a lower end portion 14 which is provided with a housing 15 inside which are fixed the bristles of the brush 5, by example by stapling, gluing, melting or overmolding.

On peut réaliser à l'extrémité libre de la tige 4 un chanfrein 20, comme on peut le voir sur la figure 4.At the free end of the rod 4, a chamfer 20 can be made, as can be see it in figure 4.

La tige 4 comporte, dans l'exemple illustré, sur une majeure partie de sa longueur jusqu'à son extrémité distale 17, deux rainures longitudinales 18 opposées.The rod 4 comprises, in the illustrated example, a major part of its length to its distal end 17, two opposite longitudinal grooves 18.

Le logement 15 présente une ouverture de section transversale rectangulaire, de forme allongée selon un axe X perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal de la tige 4.The housing 15 has an opening of rectangular cross-section, of elongate shape along an axis X perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rod 4.

Le contour extérieur de la tige 4 et le logement 15 sont dans l'exemple considéré symétriques par rapport à l'axe X et par rapport à un axe médian Y perpendiculaire à l'axe X.The outer contour of the rod 4 and the housing 15 are in the example considered symmetrical with respect to the axis X and with respect to a median axis Y perpendicular to the X axis.

On peut voir sur la figure 5 que l'épaisseur de matière entourant le logement 15 n'est pas constante. It can be seen in FIG. 5 that the thickness of material surrounding the housing 15 is not constant.

Hormis les rainures 18, le contour extérieur 16 de la tige 4, lorsque cette dernière est observée en section transversale, est convexe. Plus particulièrement, dans l'exemple considéré, le contour de la tige 4 est délimité au niveau des rainures 18 par des portions de cercle 16a, ces dernières étant réunies sur les côtés par des portions de cercle 16b convexes vers l'extérieur et de plus petit rayon de courbure que les portions 16a.Apart from the grooves 18, the outer contour 16 of the rod 4, when this last is observed in cross section, is convex. More particularly, in the example considered, the outline of the rod 4 is delimited at the grooves 18 by portions of circle 16a, the latter being joined on the sides by portions of a circle 16b convex outward and smaller radius of curvature than the portions 16a.

Le logement 15 peut présenter, comme on peut le voir sur la figure 4, une section transversale qui décroít en direction du fond 19 du logement.The housing 15 may have, as can be seen in FIG. cross section decreasing towards the bottom 19 of the housing.

Les poils du pinceau 5 s'écartent lorsque le pinceau est appliqué sur l'ongle.The bristles of the brush 5 move apart when the brush is applied to the nail.

Selon la forme donnée au logement 15, on peut obtenir un faisceau de poils plus ou moins large, comme illustré sur les figures 13 et 14.According to the shape given to the housing 15, it is possible to obtain a bundle of hairs more or less wide, as illustrated in Figures 13 and 14.

On voit sur la figure 13 qu'en donnant au logement 15 une section transversale sensiblement constante, on obtient un pinceau dont les poils sont relativement serrés, alors qu'en donnant au logement 15 une forme divergeant vers l'extérieur, on permet aux poils de s'écarter davantage les uns des autres afin de former un faisceau relativement large.FIG. 13 shows that by giving housing 15 a cross-section substantially constant, we obtain a brush whose bristles are relatively tight, then that by giving the housing 15 a shape diverging towards the outside, the bristles are allowed to to deviate further from each other to form a relatively large beam.

Le logement 15 peut être réalisé avec dans son fond un renfoncement 15a dans lequel les poils sont fixés sur la tige ; ce renfoncement peut déboucher sur une partie 15b s'évasant en direction de l'ouverture du logement 15, permettant aux poils de s'écarter les uns des autres.The housing 15 can be made with a recess 15a in its bottom which hairs are attached to the stem; this recess can lead to a part 15b flaring towards the opening of the housing 15, allowing the hairs to move away from each other.

Le logement 15 peut ainsi être réalisé de telle manière que la dimension transversale maximale l2 du pinceau, mesurée parallèlement à l'axe X, soit supérieure à la dimension transversale l1 de la tige du niveau du logement 15, comme on le voit sur la figure 14.The housing 15 can thus be made in such a way that the maximum transverse dimension 1 2 of the brush, measured parallel to the axis X, is greater than the transverse dimension 1 of the rod of the level of the housing 15, as can be seen on FIG. Figure 14.

Les extrémités libres des poils du pinceau 5 peuvent se situer, par exemple, comme on le voit sur la figure 15, le long d'une courbe C sensiblement circulaire. En variante, les extrémités libres des poils pourraient se situer sensiblement le long d'une droite, par exemple.The free ends of the bristles of the brush 5 may be, for example, as seen in Figure 15, along a substantially circular curve C. In alternatively, the free ends of the bristles could be located substantially along a right, for example.

La longueur l de la portion des poils qui s'étend hors du logement 15 est par exemple comprise entre 5 et 20 mm.The length l of the portion of the bristles which extends out of the housing 15 is for example between 5 and 20 mm.

Le dispositif 1 s'utilise de la manière suivante.The device 1 is used in the following manner.

L'utilisateur agite le récipient 2 pour permettre à la bille 6 d'homogénéiser le vernis V puis l'utilisateur dévisse le bouchon 10 et se sert du pinceau 5 pour appliquer le produit. The user shakes the container 2 to allow the ball 6 to homogenize the varnish V then the user unscrews the cap 10 and uses the brush 5 to apply the product.

Lorsque l'applicateur 3 est retiré du récipient 2, du produit est présent sur la tige 4 et ce dernier s'écoule par gravité en direction du pinceau 5. L'épaisseur de produit est plus grande au niveau des rainures 18, lesquelles peuvent retenir par capillarité davantage de produit. Le produit s'écoule préférentiellement dans la région centrale du pinceau, ce qui permet de l'étaler plus facilement et plus précisément.When the applicator 3 is removed from the container 2, the product is present on the rod 4 and the latter flows by gravity towards the brush 5. The thickness of product is greater at the grooves 18, which can retain by capillarity more product. The product flows preferentially into the central region of brush, which allows to spread it more easily and more precisely.

Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée à l'exemple qui vient d'être donné.Of course, the invention is not limited to the example just given.

On peut notamment modifier la forme du logement et/ou celle de la portion d'extrémité de la tige dans laquelle est réalisé ce logement.It is possible to modify the shape of the housing and / or that of the portion end of the rod in which is made this housing.

A titre d'exemple, on a représenté sur les figures 6 à 12 différentes formes de logements possibles, parmi d'autres.By way of example, FIGS. 6 to 12 show different forms of possible accommodations, among others.

On voit sur la figure 6 que la tige peut ne comporter qu'une seule rainure 18.It can be seen in FIG. 6 that the rod may have only one groove 18.

On voit sur la figure 7 que l'ouverture du logement peut présenter une section transversale non pas rectangulaire mais oblongue, par exemple elliptique.We see in Figure 7 that the opening of the housing can have a section transverse not rectangular but oblong, for example elliptical.

On voit sur la figure 8 que l'ouverture du logement peut présenter une section transversale présentant deux légères concavités 15c sur les grands côtés, ces deux concavités étant toutefois moins prononcées que celles formées par les rainures 18.It can be seen in FIG. 8 that the opening of the housing may have a section having two slight concavities 15c on the long sides, these two concavities, however, being less pronounced than those formed by the grooves 18.

On voit sur la figure 9 que les rainures 18 peuvent être relativement étroites, afin par exemple d'augmenter encore la rétention de produit par capillarité.It can be seen in FIG. 9 that the grooves 18 can be relatively narrow, for example to further increase the product retention by capillarity.

On voit sur la figure 10 que les rainures 18 peuvent présenter, en section transversale, un profil triangulaire.It can be seen in FIG. 10 that the grooves 18 may present, in section transversal, a triangular profile.

Sur la figure 11, on a illustré le fait que l'épaisseur e1 de la paroi aux abords des extrémités longitudinales du logement 15 peut être inférieure à l'épaisseur e2 de la paroi sensiblement à mi-longueur du logement 15. L'épaisseur e1 peut, le cas échéant, correspondre à un minimum. Une faible épaisseur e1 permet de réaliser un logement 15 ayant une dimension selon l'axe X plus importante, ce qui permet d'obtenir un pinceau très large ou capable de s'élargir facilement.In FIG. 11, it is illustrated that the thickness e 1 of the wall near the longitudinal ends of the housing 15 may be less than the thickness e 2 of the wall substantially at the mid-length of the housing 15. thickness e 1 may, if necessary, correspond to a minimum. A small thickness e 1 makes it possible to make a housing 15 having a larger dimension along the X axis, which makes it possible to obtain a very wide brush or capable of being easily enlarged.

La figure 12 illustre la possibilité d'avoir deux rainures 18 ayant des formes différentes.FIG. 12 illustrates the possibility of having two grooves 18 having shapes different.

La tige 4 peut encore être réalisée d'une seule pièce avec le bouchon de fermeture du récipient, comme illustré sur la figure 16.The rod 4 can still be made in one piece with the plug of closing the container, as shown in FIG.

Dans toute la description, l'expression « comportant un » doit être comprise comme étant synonyme de « comportant au moins un », sauf si le contraire est spécifié.Throughout the description, the phrase "with one" must be understood as being synonymous with "having at least one", unless the opposite is specified.

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Applicateur pour appliquer un produit sur les ongles, comportant une tige (4) et des poils (5) fixés dans un logement (15) d'une portion d'extrémité (14) de la tige, le logement (15) ayant une ouverture de section transversale oblongue selon un axe (X) de plus grande longueur, la tige (4) comportant une paroi d'épaisseur (e) variable autour du logement (15), applicateur caractérisé par le fait que la tige (4) présente, dans la portion d'extrémité (14), une section transversale ayant un contour extérieur (16) ne présentant aucune concavité, à l'exception d'une rainure (18) ou de deux rainures (18) situées à l'opposé l'une de l'autre, cette ou ces rainures s'étendant le long d'au moins une partie de la tige (4) et étant située(s) sensiblement, lorsque la tige est observée en section transversale, à mi-longueur selon l'axe (X) du logement (15).Applicator for applying a product to the nails, comprising a shaft (4) and bristles (5) fixed in a housing (15) of an end portion (14) of the shaft, the housing (15) having an opening of oblong transverse section along an axis (X) of greater length, the rod (4) having a wall of variable thickness (e) around the housing (15), applicator characterized in that the rod (4) has, in the end portion (14), a cross section having an outer contour (16) having no concavity except for one groove (18) or two opposite grooves (18); one or the other, this or these grooves extending along at least a portion of the rod (4) and being located (s) substantially, when the rod is observed in cross section, at mid-length according to the l axis (X) of the housing (15). Applicateur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que la tige comporte deux rainures (18) situées à l'opposé l'une de l'autre.Applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the rod has two grooves (18) located opposite to each other. Applicateur selon la revendication 2, caractérisé par le fait que les rainures sont symétriques par rapport à un plan médian parallèle à l'axe (X).Applicator according to claim 2, characterized in that the grooves are symmetrical with respect to a median plane parallel to the axis (X). Applicateur selon la revendication 2, caractérisé par le fait que les rainures présentent des formes différentes.Applicator according to Claim 2, characterized in that the grooves have different shapes. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que l'ouverture du logement (15) présente une section transversale sensiblement rectangulaire.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the opening of the housing (15) has a substantially rectangular cross section. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que la portion d'extrémité (14) de la tige présente, en section transversale, deux côtés opposés (16b) convexes reliant chacun l'un des côtés (16a) comportant la rainure (18) au côté (16a) opposé.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the end portion (14) of the rod has, in cross section, two opposite convex sides (16b) each connecting one of the sides (16a) comprising the groove (18) at the opposite side (16a). Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que le logement (15) présente une section transversale diminuant en rapprochement du fond (19) du logement.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the housing (15) has a cross section decreasing towards the bottom (19) of the housing. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que le fond du logement comporte un renfoncement (15a) dans lequel les poils sont fixés et qui débouche dans une partie (15b) du logement s'évasant en direction de l'ouverture de celui-ci. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bottom of the housing comprises a recess (15a) in which the bristles are fixed and which opens into a portion (15b) of the housing flaring in the direction of the opening of it. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que la longueur de la portion des poils qui s'étend hors du logement (15) est comprise entre 5 et 20 mm.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the length of the portion of the bristles which extends out of the housing (15) is between 5 and 20 mm. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que les extrémités libres des poils décrivent sensiblement un arc de cercle (C), de rayon de courbure compris entre 2 et 15 mm, notamment entre 4 et 10 mm.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the free ends of the bristles substantially describe a circular arc (C) with a radius of curvature of between 2 and 15 mm, in particular between 4 and 10 mm. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que la largeur de l'ouverture du logement, mesurée perpendiculairement à l'axe (X), est inférieure ou égale à 2 mm.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the width of the opening of the housing, measured perpendicular to the axis (X), is less than or equal to 2 mm. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que la plus grande dimension transversale de la portion de la tige immergée dans le produit contenu dans le récipient lorsque l'applicateur est en place sur celui-ci est inférieure ou égale à 5 mm.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the largest transverse dimension of the portion of the rod immersed in the product contained in the container when the applicator is in place on it is less than or equal to 5 mm. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que la tige présente, autour du logement, une paroi dont l'épaisseur (e1) mesurée à partir d'une extrémité longitudinale du logement (15) est inférieure à l'épaisseur (e2) mesurée à partir de la mi-longueur du logement.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rod has, around the housing, a wall whose thickness (e 1 ) measured from a longitudinal end of the housing (15) is less than 1 thickness (e 2 ) measured from the mid-length of the housing. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que l'épaisseur de la paroi s'étendant autour du logement passe par un minimum au niveau des portions qui sont adjacentes aux extrémités longitudinales selon l'axe (X) du logement.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the thickness of the wall extending around the housing passes through a minimum at the portions which are adjacent to the longitudinal ends along the axis (X) of the housing . Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que la tige est agencée pour se fixer sur un bouchon (10) de fermeture d'un récipient.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rod is arranged to attach to a closure cap (10) of a container. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 14, caractérisé par le fait que la tige est réalisée d'une seule pièce par moulage de matière plastique avec un bouchon de fermeture d'un récipient.Applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the rod is made in one piece by molding plastic material with a closure cap of a container. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que les poils s'étendent à l'extérieur du logement sur une largeur (l2), mesurée parallèlement à l'axe (X), supérieure à la largeur (l1) de la tige au niveau du logement (15). Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bristles extend outside the housing over a width (l 2 ), measured parallel to the axis (X), greater than the width (l 1 ) of the rod at the housing (15). Dispositif (1) pour l'application d'un produit sur les ongles, caractérisé par le fait qu'il comporte un récipient contenant le produit à appliquer et un applicateur tel que défini dans l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes.Device (1) for applying a product to the nails, characterized in that it comprises a container containing the product to be applied and an applicator as defined in any one of the preceding claims.
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