# US 2017/0280853 A1 · Make-up item comprising an applicator and a make-up product dispenser > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0280853 A1 - Document ID: US20170280853A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/512,198 - Filed: 2015-09-30 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2014-10-07 - Assignees: Chanel Parfums Beaute - Applicants: Chanel Parfums Beaute - Inventors: Nicolas CASTEX - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170280853A1 ## CPC - A45D 40/0075: {with dispensing means} - A45D 33/006: {Vanity boxes or cases, compacts, i.e. containing a powder receptacle and a puff or applicator (A45D33/025 - A45D33/34 and A45D40/22 take precedence; toiletry etuis A45C11/008)} - A45D 33/02: with dispensing means, e.g. sprinkling means - A45D 33/025: {for compacts, vanity boxes or cases (A45D33/04 - A45D33/16 take precedence)} - A45D 34/042: {using a brush or the like} - A45D 40/22: Casings characterised by a hinged cover - A45D 40/262: {using a brush or the like} - A46B 11/0006: {specially adapted to feed the bristle upper surface} - A46B 2200/1053: Cosmetics applicator specifically for mascara - A46B 2200/106: Cosmetics applicator specifically for mascara including comb like element - A46B 2200/1066: Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures (A61C17/16 takes precedence; bristles arrangements for toothbrushes A46B9/04) - A45D: HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT (wigs, toupees or the like A41G3/00, A41G5/00; hairdressers' chairs A47C1/04; hair cutting appliances, razors B26B); EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING - A46B: BRUSHES (handles not integral with brushware B25G) ## Abstract The make-up item including an applicator having application head defining an envelope surface, and a make-up product dispenser, which includes a site for receiving the applicator, and having an outer valve provided with at least one dispensing opening which faces a portion of the envelope surface when the applicator is received in the site, the valve being able to assume a closed position and an open position wherein the valve releases product directly against the head of the applicator. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Make-up item, comprising: an applicator whose application head defines an envelope surface, and a dispenser for make-up product, comprising a site for receiving the applicator, and having at least one outer valve provided with at least one dispensing opening which faces a portion of the envelope surface when the applicator is received in the site, the valve being able to assume a closed position and an open position wherein the valve releases product directly against the head of the applicator. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) Make-up item according to claim 1, arranged so that the valve opens and closes at the dispensing opening(s). ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) Make-up item according to claim 1, wherein the valve is arranged so that when in the closed position, the valve is located away from the applicator received in the site. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) Make-up item according to claim 1, wherein the dispenser further comprises a flexible pouch for storing the make-up product, this flexible pouch being housed in a rigid container mounted movably relative to the valve. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) Make-up item according to claim 4, wherein the dispenser further comprises a return spring capable of bringing the container from a near position, in which the container is near the valve, to a remote position, in which the container is remote from the valve. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) Make-up item according to claim 1, wherein the dispenser further comprises a pump, without air intake, for supplying the valve with the make-up product. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) Make-up item according to claim 1, wherein the dispenser further comprises an outer member for controlling the valve, this control member being associated with a stop for controlling the supply of the valve with the make-up product. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) Make-up item according to claim 1, further comprising a channel adapted to be filled with the make-up product, wherein the valve is formed by at least one elastic wall closing the channel, the wall having the dispensing opening, and the channel comprising at least one blocking relief arranged so that it blocks the opening when the valve is in the closed position. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) Make-up item according to claim 1, further comprising a channel adapted to be filled with the make-up product, wherein the valve is formed by at least two upper and lower elastic walls, superimposed but spaced apart, the upper wall having the dispensing opening and the lower wall having at least one internal opening and at least one blocking relief arranged so that it blocks the dispensing opening when the valve is in the closed position. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) Make-up item according to claim 1, wherein the wall(s) are arranged so that they deform to open the valve under the sole pressure of the make-up product filling the channel. ### Claim 11 Method for depositing make-up product on a make-up applicator using a product dispenser, wherein: make-up product is released directly against an application head of the applicator, by opening an outer valve of the dispenser supplied with make-up product, and the valve is closed.