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Granted Patent B2
US 10,966,504 · App. 14/426,872 · Granted Apr 6, 2021

Double shell pot for cosmetic product comprising a mechanical tensioning element and assembly method

Inventors: Luc Maelstaf (Bois Colombes, FR); Pierre Yves Paslier (Paris, FR)
Assignee: L'OREAL
A45D40/0068A45D40/18B65D25/108Y10T29/49872
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Patent No.
US 10,966,504
App. No.
14/426,872
Granted
Apr 6, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

This pot comprises a shell ( 9 ) comprising a bottom ( 15 ) so that the pot ( 1 ) can be placed on a surface ( 3 ), and a side part ( 17 ), and an insert ( 11 ) designed to contain the cosmetic product ( 2 ). The insert ( 11 ) is designed to be inserted into the shell ( 9 ) and fixed on it in an assembled position of the pot ( 1 ), in which the insert ( 11 ) and the shell ( 19 ) define an interstitial space ( 43 ) extending in front of the bottom ( 15 ) and the side part ( 17 ). The pot ( 1 ) also comprises a mechanical tensioning element ( 13 ) of the shell ( 9 ) that can be in a compressed position between the shell ( 9 ) and the insert ( 11 ) when the shell ( 9 ) and the insert ( 11 ) are in the assembled position.

Claims (24)

1. A pot containing a cosmetic product, comprising:

a shell comprising a bottom so that the pot can be placed on a surface, and a side part, said shell defining an axis along which the side part extends, and

an insert designed to contain the cosmetic product, the insert being designed to be inserted into the shell and fixed on it in an assembled position of the pot, in which the insert and the shell define an interstitial space, wherein the interstitial space extends between the insert and the bottom, and between the insert and the side part,

in which the pot also comprises a mechanical tensioning element of the shell that is in a compressed position when the shell and the insert are in the assembled position, wherein in said compressed position the mechanical tensioning element extends through the interstitial space between the insert and the shell and is axially compressed along the axis of the shell by the insert and the shell,

wherein the tensioning element is fixed to the insert, at least in the assembled position,

wherein the tensioning element extends between the insert and said bottom of the shell in the assembled position, and wherein the tensioning element is flared, the tensioning element is made in a single piece with the insert, and wherein the insert is a single-walled insert.

2. A pot containing a cosmetic product, comprising:

a shell comprising a bottom so that the pot can be placed on a surface, and a side part, said shell defining an axis along which the side part extends, and

an insert designed to contain the cosmetic product, the insert being designed to be inserted into the shell and fixed on it in an assembled position of the pot, in which the insert and the shell define an interstitial space, wherein the interstitial space extends between the insert and the bottom, and between the insert and the side part,

in which the pot also comprises a mechanical tensioning element of the shell that is in a compressed position when the shell and the insert are in the assembled position, wherein in said compressed position the mechanical tensioning element extends through the interstitial space between the insert and the shell and is axially compressed along the axis of the shell by the insert and the shell,

wherein the tensioning element is fixed to the insert, at least in the assembled position,

wherein the tensioning element extends between the insert and said bottom of the shell in the assembled position, and wherein the tensioning element is flared, the tensioning element is made in a single piece with the insert,

the ratio of the mass of the tensioning element to the sum of the masses of the tensioning element and the insert is less than 8%.

3. The pot according to claim 2 , wherein the insert is a single-walled insert.

4. The pot according to claim 2 , in which the tensioning element comprises a skirt extending from the insert, the skirt bearing on the shell in the assembled position.

5. The pot according to claim 4 , in which the skirt has a free continuous edge in contact over its entire length with the insert in the assembled position.

6. The pot according to claim 4 , in which the skirt delimits at least one slit or a recessed part opening up into a free edge of the skirt.

7. The pot according to claim 2 , in which the tensioning element comprises at least one petal extending from the insert, each petal having a distal end supported on the shell in the assembled position.

8. The pot according to claim 7 , in which the tensioning element comprises a plurality of petals forming at least one corolla starting from the insert, the petals each having a distal end bearing on the shell in the assembled position.

9. A pot, containing a cosmetic product, comprising:

a shell comprising a bottom so that the pot can be placed on a surface, and a side part, said shell defining an axis along which the side part extends, and

an insert designed to contain the cosmetic product, the insert being designed to be inserted into the shell and fixed on it in an assembled position of the pot, in which the insert and the shell define an interstitial space, wherein the interstitial space extends between the insert and the bottom, and between the insert and the side part,

in which the pot also comprises a mechanical tensioning element of the shell that is in a compressed position when the shell and the insert are in the assembled position, wherein in said compressed position the mechanical tensioning element extends through the interstitial space between the insert and the shell and is axially compressed along the axis of the shell by the insert and the shell,

wherein the tensioning element is fixed to the insert, at least in the assembled position, wherein the tensioning element extends between the insert and said bottom of the shell in the assembled position, and wherein the tensioning element is flared, the tensioning element is made in a single piece with the insert; in which the tensioning element, in the assembled position extends between the insert and a contact line arranged between the bottom and the side part, the contact line being designed to be in contact with said surface and in which the ratio of the mass of the tensioning element to the sum of the masses of the tensioning element and the insert is less than 8%.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2016
From: MAELSTAF, LUC; PASLIER, PIERRE YVES
To: L'OREAL
Reel/Frame 038342/0495 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 1258477 · Sep 10, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61756033 · Jan 24, 2013
Related Publication 20150230583A1 · Aug 20, 2015