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US 10,399,104 B2Granted
Retractable covering element and product packaging and application assembly equipped with such a system
AssigneeParfums Christian Dior
InventorsSavine Lefevre, François Gautier
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a retractable covering system suitable for covering a handling element protruding from the neck of a product reservoir. In the system, an assembly ring defines a longitudinal axis and an axial direction. A cap is translatable along the longitudinal axis relative to the assembly ring between a deployed position, in which it extends substantially protruding relative to the ring, and a retracted position, in which it is at least partially retracted relative to the ring. An elastic element biasing biases the cap toward the deployed position and a reversible locking device locks the cap in the retracted position.
Claims11
A retractable covering system suitable for covering a handling element protruding from a neck of a product reservoir, said product reservoir having an open free end, a shoulder, a side wall, and a bottom, said shoulder radially connecting said neck to said side wall, said side neck extending along a longitudal axis, the handling element comprising a pushbutton, a pump being fixed to the neck of the product reservoir, the push button being movable relative to the pump between a rest position and a pump actuation position, said system comprising:
- an assembly ring intended to be attached concentrically to the neck of the product reservoir, having a first longitudinal end intended to be placed facing the product reservoir and a second longitudinal, end, and defining the longitudinal axis and an axial direction from the first longitudinal end to the second longitudinal end, said second longitudinal end being free;
- a cap that is movable along the longitudinal axis relative to the assembly ring, between a deployed position where said cap substantially protrudes in the axial direction relative to said assembly ring and a retracted position where said cap is at least partially retracted in a direction opposite to the axial direction relative to said assembly ring;
- an elastic element biasing the cap towards the deployed position;
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- a reversible locking device to lock the cap in the retracted position.
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A retractable covering system suitable for covering a handling element protruding from a neck of a product reservoir, said retractable covering system comprising:
- an assembly ring intended to be attached concentrically to the neck of the product reservoir, having a first longitudinal end intended to be placed facing the product reservoir and a second longitudinal end, and defining a longitudinal axis and an axial direction from the first longitudinal end to the second longitudinal end, said second longitudinal end being free;
- a cap that is movable along the longitudinal axis relative to the assembly ring, between a deployed position where said cap substantially protrudes in the axial direction relative to said assembly ring and a retracted position where said cap is at least partially retracted in a direction opposite to the axial direction relative to said assembly ring;
- an elastic element biasing the cap towards the deployed position;
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- a reversible locking device to lock the cap in the retracted position,
- wherein the reversible locking device defines at least a first stable position of the cap relative to the assembly ring, corresponding to the retracted position, and at least a first unstable position located beyond the retracted position in the direction opposite to the axial direction,
- wherein a passage of the cap from the deployed position to the retracted position is achieved by a movement of said cap relative to the assembly ring in the direction opposite to the axial direction until said cap reaches the first unstable position, followed by a movement of the cap relative to the assembly ring in the axial direction caused by the elastic element,
- wherein the reversible locking device comprises at least one follower pin integral to one among the assembly ring and cap and engaging with a heart-shaped cam integral to the other among the assembly ring and cap,
- and wherein the reversible locking device comprises at least one flexible tab having a free end provided with the follower pin, said flexible tab being inclined towards the longitudinal axis such that said follower pin exerts an elastic force in a radial direction on the heart-shaped cam.
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A retractable covering system suitable for covering a handling element protruding from a neck of a product reservoir, said retractable covering system comprising:
- an assembly ring intended to be attached concentrically to the neck of the product reservoir, having a first longitudinal end intended to be placed facing the product reservoir and a second free longitudinal end, and defining a longitudinal axis and an axial direction from the first longitudinal end to the second longitudinal end;
- a cap that is movable along the longitudinal axis relative to the assembly ring, between a deployed position where said cap substantially protrudes in the axial direction relative to said assembly ring and a retracted position where said cap is at least partially retracted in a direction opposite to the axial direction relative to said assembly ring;
- an elastic element biasing the cap towards the deployed position;
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- a reversible locking device to lock the cap in the retracted position;
- wherein the handling element is movable relative to the neck of the product reservoir between a rest position and a usage position, said retractable covering system further comprising a locking device that locks the handling element in the rest position when the cap is in the deployed position, a passage of said cap into the retracted position causing an unlocking of said handling element,
- wherein the locking device for the handling element comprises at least one tiltable tongue integral to the assembly ring and having a locking portion, an unlocking portion, and tilt axis, said locking and unlocking portions extending to each side of the tilt axis, the locking portion engaging with the handling element when the cap is in the deployed position, and said cap being brought into engagement with the unlocking portion when passing from the deployed position to the retracted position so as to cause the tiltable tongue to tilt on the tilt axis and the locking portion to disengage from the handling element.
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A product packaging and application assembly comprising:
- a product reservoir having a neck extending along a longitudinal axis and having an open free end, a shoulder, a side wall, and a bottom, said shoulder radially connecting said neck to said side wall;
- a product application device having a collection portion intended to be inserted through the open free end of the neck so as to extend at least partially inside the product reservoir, for collecting product contained therein, and a handling element protruding from said neck along the longitudinal axis and adapted to be manipulated by a user in order to act on the collection portion and cause product to exit the product reservoir, wherein the collection portion comprises a pump fixed to the neck of the product reservoir;
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- a retractable covering system suitable for covering the handling element protruding from the neck of the product reservoir, the handling element comprising a pushbutton, the push button being movable relative to the pump between a rest position and a pump actuation position;
- an assembly ring concentrically fixed to the neck of the product reservoir, said assembly ring having a first longitudinal end facing the product reservoir and a second longitudinal end, said assembly ring further defining the longitudinal axis and an axial direction from the first longitudinal end to the second longitudinal end, said second longitudinal end being free;
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- a cap that is movable along the longitudinal axis relative to the assembly ring, between a deployed position where said cap substantially protrudes in the axial direction relative to said assembly ring and a retracted position where said cap is at least partially retracted in a direction opposite to the axial direction relative to said assembly ring said cap laterally covering the handling element in the deployed position and at least partially uncovering said handling element in the the retracted position;
- an elastic element biasing the cap towards the deployed position;
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- a reversible locking device to lock the cap in the retracted position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.