US20230255340A1

US20230255340A1 - Device for packaging and dispensing cosmetic product comprises bottle and at least one cartridge

Info

Publication number: US20230255340A1
Application number: US18/041,242
Authority: US
Inventors: Stella Lee; Jin Seok Kim
Original assignee: LOreal SA
Current assignee: LOreal SA
Priority date: 2020-08-17
Filing date: 2020-08-17
Publication date: 2023-08-17
Also published as: CN115943110A; EP4195975A4; FR3113357B1; KR20230051546A; FR3113357A1; WO2022036530A1; JP7529901B2; JP2023538371A; EP4195975A1

Abstract

A device for packaging and dispensing a cosmetic product prepared by mixing a first and a second bulk comprises: a bottle defining a bottle reservoir containing the first bulk; a cartridge defining a cartridge reservoir containing the second bulk and comprising a seal, the cartridge being arranged between a disassembled configuration and a mounted configuration; a seal opening mechanism adapted to open the seal in the mounted configuration, the bottle reservoir and the cartridge reservoir being in fluid communication in the mounted configuration; and a dispensing apparatus. The cartridge comprises a removable cartridge-sealing plug designed to cover the seal in the disassembled configuration and being replaced with the bottle in the mounted configuration.

Description

The present invention relates to a device for packaging and dispensing a cosmetic product prepared by mixing a first and a second bulk, of the type comprising:

- a bottle defining a bottle reservoir designed to contain the first bulk, the bottle reservoir extending along a bottle axis between a bottle upper end and a bottle lower end of the bottle;
- a cartridge extending along a cartridge axis between a cartridge upper end and a cartridge lower end, the cartridge defining a cartridge reservoir designed to contain the second bulk, the cartridge comprising a seal sealing the cartridge reservoir, the cartridge being arranged between a disassembled configuration in which it is spaced away from the bottle and a mounted configuration in which it is mounted on the bottle;
- a seal opening mechanism adapted to open the seal when the cartridge is placed in the mounted configuration, the bottle reservoir and the cartridge reservoir being in fluid communication in the mounted configuration; and
- a dispensing apparatus for dispensing the first bulk or the cosmectic product from the bottle reservoir, the dispensing apparatus being mounted on the bottle upper end of the bottle.

Such a device is intended to be used by a user to dispense a cosmetic product, for example, on a body surface.
Such a device enables a user to prepare a specific cosmetic product using specific bulks according to his wishes. For example, different bulks contained in different cartridges offer the user numerous customized blending possibilities.
The cosmetic product is for example, a cosmetic care product, a dyeing product or make-up product for the body surface. It is particularly in the form of a liquid or a gel.
More generally, a cosmetic product is a product as defined in EC Regulation No. 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council of Nov. 30, 2009, relating to cosmetic products.
WO 2018/206898 A1 discloses a device for mixing two cosmetic products, the device comprising a bottle defining a first reservoir containing the first product, a cartridge defining a second reservoir containing the second product, the cartridge being mountable on the bottle, a seal sealing the first reservoir and a seal opening mechanism to perforate the seal during the mounting of the cartridge on the bottle.
It can be difficult for a user to properly place and replace a cartridge on a bottle without, for example, spilling or degrading the bulk of either the bottle or the cartridge.
One purpose of the invention is to provide a device that is easy to use and in which the bulks are safely packaged, so that the prepared cosmetic product presents optimal cosmetic properties.
For this purpose, the invention relates to a device of the aforementioned type, wherein the cartridge comprises a removable cartridge-sealing plug, the removable cartridge-sealing plug being designed to cover the seal in the disassembled configuration, the removable cartridge-sealing plug being replaced with the bottle in the mounted configuration.
The removable cartridge-sealing plug accounts for an additional sealing means that prevent any leaking of the second bulk outside the cartridge reservoir or any intrusion of air within the cartridge reservoir when the cartridge is, for example, in a disassembled configuration. The cartridge can thus be stored without any risk that the second bulk may be deteriorated. Furthermore, when the cartridge has been used, the removable cartridge-sealing plug makes it possible to seal again the cartridge reservoir so that residual cosmetic product is not spilled outside of the cartridge.
The device can have the following feature:

- the bottle comprises a lower threaded neck at its bottle lower end, the cartridge comprising a threaded outer tubular sleeve extending along the cartridge axis towards the bottle, the lower threaded neck and the threaded outer tubular sleeve being designed to be screwed during the mounting of the cartridge on the bottle.

Mounting by screwing is an efficient and safe way to fasten the bottle and the cartridge.
According to alternatives:

- the cartridge comprises an inner tubular sleeve extending along the cartridge axis and a lower wall, the inner tubular sleeve, the lower wall and the seal defining the cartridge reservoir;
- the lower wall is movable between a lower position in which the cartridge reservoir has a first volume and an upper position in which the cartridge reservoir has a second volume, the first volume being greater than the second volume;
- the cartridge comprises an injection mechanism for injecting the second bulk within the bottle reservoir in the mounted configuration, the injection mechanism comprising a button for pushing the movable lower wall towards its upper position.

The presence of an injection mechanism enables the user to force the mixing of the first and the second bulk to prepare the cosmetic product. The push button accounts for an easy to use and efficient mechanical system. The lower wall acts as a piston that pushes the second bulk towards the bottle reservoir.
According to other alternatives:

- the seal comprises a cylindrical skirt covering at least a portion of an outer surface of the inner tubular sleeve;
- the seal opening mechanism comprises a cutting edge designed to open the seal when the cartridge is placed in the mounted configuration;
- the seal is movable with regards to the cutting edge between a first sealed position in which the seal seals the cartridge reservoir and a second open position in which the bottle reservoir and the cartridge reservoir are in fluid communication, by passing the cartridge between the disassembled configuration and the mounted configuration;
- the seal opening mechanism is borne by the cartridge;
- the bottle lower end comprises a lower support portion designed to cooperate with the seal during the mounting of the cartridge on the bottle, so that the seal is pushed towards its open position.

The seal opening mechanism being borne by the cartridge makes it possible for the user to manipulate a lightweight bottle. The mounting of the cartridge on the bottle leads to the opening of the seal. Therefore, the seal is easily open thanks to simple manipulation of the device.
In another variant, the dispensing apparatus comprises an extended portion extending within the bottle reservoir substantially along the bottle axis, the seal opening mechanism comprising a lower pushing end of the extended portion, the lower pushing end being designed to open the seal during mounting of the cartridge on the bottle.
The seal opening mechanism being part of the dispensing apparatus of the bottle makes it possible to implement a lightweight device in which the bottle and the cartridge have a simple structure without specific seal opening means such as, for example, the specific cutting edge.
In another variant, the dispensing apparatus is a pipette.
The pipette is a dispensing apparatus that can be easily used by the user in order to withdraw cosmetic product from the bottle reservoir and in order to dispense the cosmetic product on, for example, a body surface.
According to another alternative, the device further comprises a removable bottle-sealing plug designed to seal the bottle lower end of the bottle in the disassembled configuration, the removable bottle-sealing plug being replaced with the cartridge in the mounted configuration.
The removable bottle-sealing plug also accounts for a sealing means that prevent any leaking of either the first bulk or the cosmetic product and any intrusion of air within the bottle reservoir when the cartridge is, for example, in a disassembled configuration.
According to another alternative, the first bulk is a liquid and the second bulk is a powder.
The device offers a wide range of mixing possibilities. Various chemicals in various state of matter can be used to prepare, for example, a customized cosmetic product that is adapted to the wills of a user.
According to another alternative, the device comprises at least an auxiliary cartridge, the auxiliary cartridge defining an auxiliary cartridge reservoir designed to contain an additional second bulk, the auxiliary cartridge reservoir extending along an auxiliary cartridge axis between an auxiliary cartridge upper end and an auxiliary cartridge lower end of the auxiliary cartridge, the auxiliary cartridge comprising an auxiliary seal sealing the auxiliary cartridge reservoir, the auxiliary cartridge being arranged between a disassembled configuration in which it is spaced away from the bottle and a mounted configuration in which it is mounted on the bottle, the seal opening mechanism being adapted to open the auxiliary seal when the auxiliary cartridge is placed in the mounted configuration, the bottle reservoir and the auxiliary cartridge reservoir being in fluid communication in the mounted configuration, the auxiliary cartridge being able to be mounted on the bottle in replacement of the cartridge, the auxiliary cartridge advantageously comprising a removable auxiliary cartridge sealing plug, the removable auxiliary cartridge sealing plug being designed to cover the auxiliary seal in the disassembled configuration, the removable auxiliary cartridge sealing plug being replaced with the bottle in the mounted configuration.
Several cartridges can successively be mounted on a same bottle to, for example, adjust the quantity of the second bulk in the final cosmetic product.

The invention will be easier to understand after reading the following description, provided solely as an example and with reference to the appended drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a sectioned view of the device according to the invention, illustrating a sectioned view of a bottle and a cartridge, the cartridge being in a disassembled configuration;

FIG. 2 is a sectioned view of the device of FIG. 1 , the cartridge being in an intermediate configuration between the disassembled configuration and the mounted configuration;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectioned view of the device of FIG. 1 , illustrating the bottle lower end and the cartridge, the cartridge being in a mounted configuration; and

FIG. 4 is a sectioned view of a variant of the device according to the invention, illustrating a sectioned view of a bottle and a cartridge, the cartridge being in a disassembled configuration.

In the following, the term “upper” is defined, for the bottle, as being the direction of dispensing the first bulk or the cosmetic product from within the bottle and as being, for the cartridge, the direction in which the cartridge is mounted on the bottle. The term “lower” is defined as being the direction opposite the upper direction.
A device 10 according to a first embodiment of the invention is shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 .
The device 10 is designed for packaging and dispensing a cosmetic product prepared by mixing a first and a second bulk.
The first bulk is for example a liquid made up of chemical compounds that, for example, are parts of cosmetic creams, lotions, serum, oil or the like.
The second bulk is for example a powder made up of chemical compounds that, for example, are parts of active formula for anti-aging active formula, whitening active formula, skin elasticity enhancing formula or the like.
The device 10 comprises a bottle 12 intended to contain the first bulk, a cartridge 14 intended to contain the second bulk in a sealed manner, a dispensing apparatus 16 for dispensing the mixture of the first bulk and the second bulk and a seal opening mechanism 18 for opening the cartridge 14 upon mounting on the bottle 12.
The device 10 may also comprise an auxiliary cartridge (not shown).
The bottle 12 comprises a tubular wall 20 and a removable bottle-sealing plug 22.
The tubular wall 20 extends along a bottle axis B between a bottle lower end 24 and a bottle upper end 26.
The tubular wall 20 delimits a bottle reservoir 28.
The bottle reservoir 28 extends along the bottle axis B between the bottle lower end 24 and the bottle upper end 26. It is designed to contain the first bulk or the cosmetic product.
The tubular wall 20 comprises a lower threaded neck 30 at its bottle lower end 24 and an upper threaded neck 32 at its bottle upper end 26.
The lower and upper threaded necks 30, 32 respectively present a lower and an upper thread.
The upper threaded neck 32 comprises a free upper edge 38 and a circular mounting protrusion 40 extending up from the free upper edge 38 along the bottle axis B.
The lower threaded neck 30 comprises a free lower edge 42. The free lower edge 42 comprises a lower support portion 44.
In view of FIG. 1 , the removable bottle-sealing plug 22 comprises a threaded tubular skirt 50 and a bottle-covering round wall 52.
The threaded tubular skirt 50 extends perpendicularly to the bottle-covering round wall 52.
The threaded tubular skirt 50 comprises a plug thread that is complementary to the lower thread of the bottle lower end 24.
The removable bottle-sealing plug 22 is arranged between a covering configuration (illustrated on FIG. 1 ) in which it is mounted on the lower threaded neck 30 of the tubular wall 20 and in which it seals the bottle reservoir 28 at its bottle lower end 24 and an uncovering configuration (illustrated on FIGS. 2 and 3 ) in which it is spaced away from the lower threaded neck 30 (on FIGS. 2 and 3 the removable bottle-sealing plug 22 is not illustrated).
The plug thread of the threaded tubular skirt 50 is configured to cooperate with the lower thread of the lower threaded neck 30 when the removable bottle-sealing plug 22 is displaced between the covering configuration and the uncovering configuration. In other words, the removable bottle-sealing plug 22 and the bottle 12 are designed to be screwed together during the mounting of the removable bottle-sealing plug 22 on the bottle 12.
The cartridge 14 comprises a structural bulk-containing portion 60, a removable cartridge-sealing plug 62 and, advantageously, an injection mechanism 64.
The structural portion 60 comprises an outer tubular sleeve 68, an inner tubular sleeve 70, an annular junction 72 connecting the sleeves 68, 70, and a lower wall 74 which, in this embodiment, is formed by a piston 116 (described later on). The structural portion 60 further comprises a seal 76.
The outer tubular sleeve 68 extends along a cartridge axis C between a cartridge lower end 80 and a cartridge upper end 82. It defines a cylindrical cartridge cavity 84.
The outer tubular sleeve 68 comprises an inner surface turned towards the cartridge axis C and an outer surface opposite the inner surface.
The outer tubular sleeve 68 is threaded. In particular, the inner surface of the outer tubular sleeve 68 comprises a cartridge thread. The cartridge thread is complementary to the lower thread of the lower threaded neck 30 of the bottle 12.
The inner tubular sleeve 70 extends along the cartridge axis C within the cartridge cylindrical cavity 84. The inner tubular sleeve 70 and the outer tubular sleeve 68 are coaxial.
The inner tubular sleeve 70 comprises an inner surface turned toward the cartridge axis C and an outer surface opposite the inner surface of the inner tubular sleeve 70 and facing the inner surface of the outer tubular sleeve 68. The inner tubular sleeve 70 further comprises an inner tubular sleeve upper end 92 that is free.
The inner tubular sleeve 70 delimits a cylindrical inner cavity 88.
The inner tubular sleeve 70 comprises a cutting edge 90 at its inner tubular sleeve upper end 92.
The cutting edge 90 defines for example a helix around the cartridge axis C.
The annular junction 72 extends from the outer surface of the inner tubular sleeve 70 to the inner surface of the outer tubular sleeve 68 in a plane radial with regards to the cartridge axis C.
The annular junction 72 connects the outer and inner tubular sleeves 68, 70.
The annular junction 72 divides the cylindrical cartridge cavity 84 into an upper cylindrical cartridge cavity extending above the annular junction 72 and a lower cylindrical cartridge cavity extending below the annular junction 72.
The outer tubular sleeve 68 comprises a lower portion that delimits the lower cylindrical cartridge cavity and an upper portion that delimits the upper cylindrical cartridge cavity. The upper portion of the outer tubular sleeve 68 comprises the cartridge thread.
The lower wall 74 extends within the cylindrical inner cavity 88 transversally with regards to the cartridge axis C and seals the cylindrical inner cavity 88 at its lower end.
The seal 76 comprises a sealing round portion 96, a cylindrical skirt 98 and an annular abutment collar 100. The seal 76 seals an upper end of the inner tubular sleeve 70. The seal 76 seals the cylindrical inner cavity 88 from an upper end.
The sealing round portion 96 extends in a plane radial with regards to the cartridge axis C. It closes the seal upwardly.
The cylindrical skirt 98 extends along the cartridge axis C and covers at least a portion of the outer surface of the inner tubular sleeve 70.
The annular abutment collar 100 extends from the cylindrical skirt 98 radially towards the outer tubular sleeve 68 in the annular space between the inner tubular sleeve 70 and the outer tubular sleeve 68. It is designed to cooperate with the bottle lower end 24 as it will be described further below.
The inner tubular sleeve 70, the lower wall 74 and the seal 76 define a cartridge reservoir 102.
The cartridge reservoir 102 is designed to contain the second bulk.
The seal 76 is movable along the cartridge axis C in relation to the inner tubular sleeve 70, for opening the sealing round portion.
Thus, the seal 76 is movable with regards to the cutting edge 90 between a first sealed position in which the seal 76 seals the cartridge reservoir 102 and a second open position in which the bottle reservoir 28 and the cartridge reservoir 102 are in fluid communication. Here, the seal 76 is frangible and is configured to be broken by the cutting edge 90.
The cartridge 14 is arranged between a disassembled configuration in which it is spaced away from the bottle 12 and a mounted configuration in which it is mounted on the bottle 12.
The lower threaded neck 30 of the bottle 12 and the threaded outer tubular sleeve 68 of the cartridge 14 are designed to be screwed during the mounting of the cartridge 14 on the bottle 12.
The annular abutment collar 100 of the seal 76 is designed to cooperate with the lower support portion 44 of the bottle 12 during the mounting of the cartridge 14 on the bottle 12 so that the seal 76 is pushed towards its open position.
The removable cartridge-sealing plug 62 is designed to cover the seal 76 in the disassembled configuration.
The removable cartridge-sealing plug 62 is replaced with the bottle 12 in the mounted configuration.
The removable bottle-sealing plug 22 is replaced with the cartridge 14 in the mounted configuration.
The removable cartridge-sealing plug 62 comprises a cartridge-covering round wall 110 and a straight tubular skirt 112.
The straight tubular skirt 112 protrudes perpendicularly to the cartridge-covering round wall 110.
The straight tubular skirt 112 has an inner diameter substantially equal to or smaller than an outer diameter of the outer tubular sleeve 68 of the cartridge 14.
The removable cartridge-sealing plug 62 is arranged between a covering configuration in which it is mounted on the cartridge upper end 82 of the outer tubular sleeve 68 of the cartridge 14 and an uncovering configuration in which it is spaced away from the outer tubular sleeve 68.
In the covering configuration of the removable cartridge-sealing plug 62, the straight tubular skirt 112 is designed to elastically deform and cooperate with the outer surface of the outer tubular sleeve 68 of the cartridge 14 so that the removable cartridge-sealing 62 plug is elastically attached to the outer tubular sleeve 62. The injection mechanism 64 comprises a piston 116 which, as said above, constitutes the lower wall 74 of the cartridge 14 and a button 118.
The piston 116 extends at least partially within the cylindrical inner cavity 88 from the cartridge lower end 80 along the cartridge axis C.
It comprises an upper surface that defines the lower wall 74 of the structural portion 60 of the cartridge 14. It further comprises lateral surfaces that cooperates with the inner surface of the inner tubular sleeve 70.
The piston 116 is movable between a lower position in which the cartridge reservoir 102 has a first volume and an upper position in which the cartridge reservoir 102 has a second volume, the first volume being greater than the second volume.
When the piston 116 is moved between its lower position and its upper position, the lateral surfaces of the piston 116 tightly cooperates with the inner surface of the inner tubular sleeve 70 so that the piston is guided within the cylindrical inner cavity 88.
The button 118 is designed to push the movable lower wall 74 towards its upper position. It comprises a round support wall 122, a peripheral annular recess 124 and a support extension 126.
The round support wall 122 extends in a plane radial to the cartridge axis C. It defines a pushing surface designed to be pushed up by a user, in particular by a finger of a user, so as to push the movable lower wall 74 towards its upper position.
The peripheral annular recess 124 extends from the round support wall 122 axially along the cartridge axis C. The peripheral annular recess 124 is designed to cooperate with the lower portion of the outer tubular sleeve 68 when the button 118 is pushed up by the user. The lower portion of the outer tubular sleeve 67 therefore guides the button 118 when it is pushed by the user.
The support extension 126 extends from the round support wall 122 axially along the cartridge axis C towards the piston 116 and supports the piston 116. It is designed to push the piston 116 up when a user pushes up the round support wall 122.
The dispensing apparatus 16 is designed for dispensing the first bulk or the cosmetic product from the bottle reservoir 28.
It comprises a handling portion 130, an extended portion 132, a mounting sleeve 134 and a wiper 136.
The handling portion 130 is designed to be manipulated by a user to, for example, withdraw the first bulk or the cosmetic from within the bottle reservoir 28 and/or dispense the first bulk or the cosmetic product.
The handling portion 130 comprises, for example, a deformable bulb 140 and a tubular retaining wall 142. The deformable bulb 140 is, for example, made up of rubber.
The deformable bulb 140 defines a withdrawing hollow cavity.
The tubular retaining wall 142 defines a retaining conduit that communicates with the withdrawing hollow cavity.
The tubular retaining wall 142 extends along a dispensing apparatus axis D.
The tubular retaining wall 142 comprises an inner annular retaining depression 146, an outer annular retaining extension 148 and an outer annular retaining depression 150.
The inner annular retaining depression 146 is, for example, defined on an inner surface of the retaining conduit of the tubular retaining wall 142.
The outer annular retaining extension 148 extends from a free lower edge of the tubular retaining wall 142 radially outwards.
The outer annular retaining depression 150 is, for example, defined on an outer surface of the retaining conduit of the tubular retaining wall 142. It is, for example, defined between the inner annular retaining depression 146 and the outer annular retaining extension 148 with regards to the dispensing apparatus axis D.
The handling portion 130 is for example a bulb of a pipette.
The extended portion 132 is a withdrawing means designed to extend within the bottle reservoir 28 substantially along the bottle axis B and along the dispensing apparatus axis D. It comprises a conduit designed to extend within the bottle reservoir 28 substantially along the bottle axis B and the dispensing apparatus axis D between an extended portion upper end 154 attached to the handling portion and an extend portion lower end 156.
The extended portion upper end 154 is designed to be attached to the handling portion 130.
The conduit of the extended portion 132 extends at least partially within the retaining conduit of the tubular retaining wall 142.
The extended portion upper end 154 comprises an annular retaining protrusion 160 extending radially opposite from the dispensing apparatus axis D. The annular retaining protrusion 160 engage with the inner annular retaining depression 146 of the handling portion 130, so as to attach the extended portion 132 and the handling portion 130.
The mounting sleeve 134 comprises a tubular mounting sleeve 166 extending along the dispensing apparatus axis D between a mounting sleeve upper end and a mounting sleeve lower end.
The tubular mounting sleeve 134 comprises at its upper end an inwardly extending annular protrusion 168 for engaging with the outer annular retaining depression 150 of the handling portion 130 so as to attach the mounting sleeve 134 and the handling portion 130.
The tubular mounting sleeve 134 comprises a mounting sleeve thread. The mounting sleeve thread is complementary to the upper thread of the bottle upper end 26.
The wiper 136 comprises an upper collar 172 and a lower collar 174.
The upper collar 172 is designed to cooperate with the circular mounting protrusion of the tubular wall 20 so as to attach the wiper 136 and the tubular wall 20.
The upper collar 172 comprises an upper support surface 176.
The lower collar 174 extends inwardly towards the dispensing apparatus axis D and is also designed to extends towards the bottle axis B.
The lower collar 174 is designed to wipe any residual first bulk of cosmetic product that would remain on an outer surface of the conduit of the extended portion 132.
The dispensing apparatus 16 is arranged between a withdrawing configuration in which it is mounted on the bottle upper end 26 and a dispensing configuration in which it is spaced away from the bottle upper end 26.
The dispensing apparatus 16 and the bottle 12 are designed to be screwed together during the mounting of the dispensing apparatus 16 on the bottle 12.
In the withdrawing configuration, the outer annular retaining extension 148 of the handling portion 130 is abutted on the upper support surface 176 of the wiper 136.
In the withdrawing configuration, the first bulk or the cosmetic product can be withdrawn through manipulation of the handling portion 130.
In the dispensing configuration, the first bulk of the cosmetic product can be dispensed through manipulation of the handling portion 130.
The dispensing apparatus 16 is, for example, a pipette.
The seal opening mechanism 18 is adapted to open the seal 76 when the cartridge 14 is placed in the mounted configuration. The bottle reservoir 28 and the cartridge reservoir 102 are in fluid communication in the mounted configuration.
As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3 , the seal opening mechanism 18 is, for example, borne by the cartridge 14.
The seal opening mechanism 18 comprises the cutting edge 90 of the cartridge 14.
The cutting edge 90 is designed to open the seal 76 when the cartridge is placed in the mounted configuration. In particular, the cutting edge 90 is designed to perforate the seal 76 during the screwing of the cartridge 14 on the bottle 12.
The injection mechanism 64 is designed to inject the second bulk within the bottle reservoir 28 in the mounted configuration so that the first and second bulks are mixed to form the cosmetic product.
Advantageously, the device 10 further comprises at least an auxiliary cartridge (not shown).
The auxiliary cartridge is structurally identical to the cartridge described above. The auxiliary cartridge reservoir of the auxiliary cartridge comprises, for example, the second bulk or a third bulk different than the second bulk.
The auxiliary cartridge is able to be mounted on the bottle 12 in replacement of the cartridge.
The use of the device 10 for preparing and dispensing a cosmetic product will now be described.
With reference to FIG. 1 , a device 10 as described above is provided. The cartridge is in its disassembled configuration. The removable bottle-sealing plug 22 is in its covering configuration. The removable cartridge-sealing plug 62 is in its covering configuration. The dispensing apparatus 16 is in its withdrawing configuration. The seal 76 is in its closed configuration. The piston 116 is in its lower position.
The removable cartridge-sealing plug 62 is unscrewed from the structural portion 60 of the cartridge 14 so as to be put in its uncovering configuration.
The removable bottle-sealing plug 22 is unscrewed from the tubular wall 20 of the bottle so as to be put in its uncovering configuration.
The cartridge 14 is then screwed on the lower threaded neck 32 of the bottle 12 so as to be put in its mounted configuration.
During the mounting of the cartridge 14 on the bottle 12, the lower support portion 44 of the bottle lower end 24 pushes downward on the annular abutment collar 100. This leads to displacing the seal 76 along the cartridge axis C and to the breaking of the seal 76, in particular of the sealing round portion 96. The cylindrical skirt 98 of the seal 76 is displaced downward along the inner tubular sleeve 70 along the bottle axis B and the cartridge axis C.
The button 118 is pushed so as to be put in its upper position.
The first and second bulks are mixed. They form the cosmetic product.
The handling portion 130 is manipulated so as to withdraw cosmetic product from within the bottle reservoir 28 into the conduit of the extended portion 132.
The dispensing apparatus 16 is then unscrewed from the bottle 12 so as to be put in its dispensing configuration.
The handling portion 130 is manipulated so as to dispense cosmetic product from within the conduit of the extended portion 132 on, for example, a body surface of a user.
Thanks to the present invention, the first bulk and the second bulk are conditioned safely and optimally. Thanks to this device, a user can prepare a customized cosmetic product according to his wishes with bulks that have been protected from any degradation. In particular, the present invention prevent any intrusion of air within the cartridge reservoir so that the active ingredients within it are protected.
The present device is easy to use since all the steps required are based, for example, on screwing and unscrewing actions.
According to a second embodiment of the invention, illustrated on FIG. 4 , the seal 76 is removably attached to the inner tubular sleeve 70. The seal 76 is not frangible.
In particular, the inner tubular sleeve 70 comprises an annular sealing depression 180. The seal 76 comprises an annular sealing protrusion 182 designed to engage with the annular sealing depression 180, so as to secure the seal 76 with the inner tubular sleeve 68.
In this second embodiment, the button 118 is also the piston 116. The peripheral annular recess 124 of the button 118 is designed to cooperate with the inner surface of the inner tubular sleeve 70 when the button 118 is pushed up by the user. The inner surface of the inner tubular sleeve 70 therefore guides the button 118 when it is pushed by the user.
The seal opening mechanism 18 comprises a lower pushing end 186 of the extended portion 132 of the dispensing apparatus 16. The lower pushing end 186 is designed to open the seal 76 during the mounting of the cartridge 14 on the bottle 12. The lower pushing end 186 is defined on the extended portion lower end 156 of the extended portion 132 of the dispensing apparatus 16. The lower pushing end 186 is, for example, defined, on the tip of the pipette.
In particular, during the mounting of the cartridge 14 on the bottle 12, the lower pushing end is designed to push the seal 76 downwards, so that the annular sealing protrusion 182 disengages with the annular sealing depression 180. The seal 76 is then free to move with regards to the inner tubular sleeve 70 and is put in its open position. The bottle reservoir 28 and the cartridge reservoir 102 are then in fluid communication.
According to the second embodiment of the invention, the circular mounting protrusion 40 extends radially towards the bottle axis B from the bottle upper end 26.
According to a variant, the second bulk is a liquid.
According to a variant of the first and second embodiments of the invention, the cartridge does not comprise any piston. The cartridge reservoir 102 is then defined by the inner tubular sleeve 70, the seal 76 and a fixed lower wall.

Claims

1. A device for packaging and dispensing a cosmetic product prepared by mixing a first and a second bulk, the device comprising:

a bottle defining a bottle reservoir designed to contain the first bulk,

the bottle reservoir extending along a bottle axis between a bottle upper end and a bottle lower end of the bottle;

a cartridge extending along a cartridge axis between a cartridge upper end and a cartridge lower end,

the cartridge defining a cartridge reservoir designed to contain the second bulk,

the cartridge comprising a seal sealing the cartridge reservoir,

the cartridge being arranged between a disassembled configuration in which it is spaced away from the bottle and a mounted configuration in which it is mounted on the bottle;

a seal opening mechanism adapted to open the seal when the cartridge is placed in the mounted configuration, the bottle reservoir and the cartridge reservoir being in fluid communication in the mounted configuration; and

a dispensing apparatus for dispensing the first bulk or the cosmetic product from the bottle reservoir, the dispensing apparatus being mounted on the bottle upper end of the bottle,

wherein the cartridge comprises a removable cartridge-sealing plug, the removable cartridge-sealing plug being designed to cover the seal in the disassembled configuration, the removable cartridge-sealing plug being replaced with the bottle in the mounted configuration.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the bottle comprises a lower threaded neck at its bottle lower end,

the cartridge comprising a threaded outer tubular sleeve extending along the cartridge axis towards the bottle, the lower threaded neck and the threaded outer tubular sleeve being designed to be screwed during the mounting of the cartridge on the bottle.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the cartridge comprises an inner tubular sleeve extending along the cartridge axis and a lower wall,

the inner tubular sleeve, the lower wall and the seal defining the cartridge reservoir.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein the lower wall is movable between a lower position in which the cartridge reservoir has a first volume and an upper position in which the cartridge reservoir has a second volume, the first volume being greater than the second volume.

5. The device according to claim 4, wherein the cartridge comprises an injection mechanism for injecting the second bulk within the bottle reservoir in the mounted configuration, the injection mechanism comprising a button for pushing the movable lower wall towards its upper position.

6. The device according to claim 3, wherein the seal comprises a cylindrical skirt covering at least a portion of an outer surface of the inner tubular sleeve.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein the seal opening mechanism comprises a cutting edge designed to open the seal when the cartridge is placed in the mounted configuration.

8. The device according to claim 7, in which the seal is movable with regards to the cutting edge between a first sealed position in which the seal seals the cartridge reservoir and a second open position in which the bottle reservoir and the cartridge reservoir are in fluid communication, by passing the cartridge between the disassembled configuration and the mounted configuration.

9. The device according to claim 1, in which the seal opening mechanism is borne by the cartridge.

10. The device according to claim 9, wherein the bottle lower end comprises a lower support portion designed to cooperate with the seal during the mounting of the cartridge on the bottle, so that the seal is pushed towards its open position.

11. The device according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing apparatus comprises an extended portion extending within the bottle reservoir substantially along the bottle axis, the seal opening mechanism comprising a lower pushing end of the extended portion, the lower pushing end being designed to open the seal during mounting of the cartridge on the bottle.

12. The device according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing apparatus is a pipette.

13. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a removable bottle-sealing plug designed to seal the bottle lower end of the bottle in the disassembled configuration, the removable bottle-sealing plug being replaced with the cartridge in the mounted configuration.

14. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first bulk is a liquid and the second bulk is a powder.

15. The device according to claim 1, comprising at least an auxiliary cartridge,

the auxiliary cartridge defining an auxiliary cartridge reservoir designed to contain an additional second bulk,

the auxiliary cartridge reservoir extending along an auxiliary cartridge axis between an auxiliary cartridge upper end and an auxiliary cartridge lower end of the auxiliary cartridge,

the auxiliary cartridge comprising an auxiliary seal sealing the auxiliary cartridge reservoir,

the auxiliary cartridge being arranged between a disassembled configuration in which it is spaced away from the bottle and a mounted configuration in which it is mounted on the bottle,

the seal opening mechanism being adapted to open the auxiliary seal when the auxiliary cartridge is placed in the mounted configuration, the bottle reservoir and the auxiliary cartridge reservoir being in fluid communication in the mounted configuration,

the auxiliary cartridge being able to be mounted on the bottle in replacement of the cartridge,

the auxiliary cartridge advantageously comprising a removable auxiliary cartridge sealing plug, the removable auxiliary cartridge sealing plug being designed to cover the auxiliary seal in the disassembled configuration, the removable auxiliary cartridge sealing plug being replaced with the bottle in the mounted configuration.

16. The device according to claim 2, wherein the cartridge comprises an inner tubular sleeve extending along the cartridge axis and a lower wall, the inner tubular sleeve, the lower wall and the seal defining the cartridge reservoir.

17. The device according to claim 4, wherein the seal comprises a cylindrical skirt covering at least a portion of an outer surface of the inner tubular sleeve.

18. The device according to claim 5, wherein the seal comprises a cylindrical skirt covering at least a portion of an outer surface of the inner tubular sleeve.

19. The device according to claim 2, wherein the seal opening mechanism comprises a cutting edge designed to open the seal when the cartridge is placed in the mounted configuration.

20. The device according to claim 3, wherein the seal opening mechanism comprises a cutting edge designed to open the seal when the cartridge is placed in the mounted configuration.