US 2021/0321747 A1 · CONTAINER FOR COSMETICS AND OTHER PRODUCTS WITH A LIMITED PERIOD OF USE, OR FOR THE TIME-CONTROLLED PRESENTATION OF PRODUCTS, WITH INTEGRATED CLOCK, ELECTRONICS SYSTEM AND TIMER FUNCTION

Abstract

The container (5) includes a mechanical, wind-up clock or an electronic clock with an accumulator or battery, both with a stopwatch and alarm clock function for displaying the lifespan, for example of a cosmetic product, or also other displays such as applications, ingredients, orders, product information and other information. The container (5) can include a receiving cylinder for introducing an exchangeable refill-capsule containing the cosmetic product in the case of an electronic clock, same is fitted with an electronic display (2) and provides at least the following functions: A: setting the current date and the current lime; B: setting an expiration date; C: clock function: displaying the calendar year, the month, the day and the time; D: stopwatch and alarm clock function, so that product shelf lives of cosmetics and other products with a limited period of use can be monitored, wherein an acoustic alarm signal sounds when the shelf life limit is reached, and the exposure times can also be monitored in this way.

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Dependent claims

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A container for cosmetics and other products with limited usage time or for the time-controlled presentation of products, in which a mechanical, wind-up clock or an electronic clock with rechargeable battery or battery and associated display is installed both cases with stopwatch and alarm clock function to display the service life of the product contained or for the timely presentation of the inserted product, the container comprising:

an electronic circuit with time element as an electronic clock on an electronic PCBA board, with an associated display for visual display of at least the remaining time of the service life of the inside of the container contained product, as well as optionally for the optical display of text and images or films, or additionally with a loudspeaker for triggering and playing an acoustic and/or visual product presentation on the display from a storage medium,
wherein a bottom part contains a mounting plate which rests on insert pins and on which a compression spring-loaded pin protruding from the bottom of the bottom part, which hits the circuit board when the compression spring is triggered and closes electrical contacts there, in order to trigger the timer function of the electronic circuit.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/284,736Filed 15 Sep 2019

Priority

CH 1099/1816 Sep 2018

Published

21 Oct 2021

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification15 codes

A45D 34/00
Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances
A45D 40/18
Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks:…
A45D 40/00
Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty
A45D 40/0068
Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks: jars

Container for cosmetics and other products with a limited period of use, or for the time-controlled presentation of products, with integrated clock, electronics system and timer function

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Container for cosmetics and other products with a limited period of use, or for the time-controlled presentation of products, with integrated clock, electronics system and timer function

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Abstract

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