Device for packaging and applying a cosmetic
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorJean-Louis Gueret
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Abstract
A device for packaging and applying a cosmetic includes a housing suitable for containing cosmetic, an applicator element for applying the cosmetic, and a transfer device for feeding the applicator element with cosmetic taken from inside the housing. The transfer device includes a coating roller capable of rotating inside the housing. The roller has a region of its surface that is capable of coming into contact with the applicator element and exerting contact pressure thereon. Another region of its surface is capable of coming into contact with the cosmetic contained in the housing. Rotation of the roller conveys a coating of cosmetic between the regions for transfer to the applicator element. The coating roller is secured to a drive mechanism that is accessible to a user outside the housing.
Claims15
A device for packaging and applying a cosmetic, the device comprising a housing suitable for containing said cosmetic, an applicator element for applying said cosmetic, and transfer means for feeding the applicator element with cosmetic taken from inside the housing, said transfer means including a coating roller rotatably mounted inside the housing, said roller having a region of its surface that is in contact with the applicator element and that is exerting contact pressure thereon, and a region of its surface that is in contact with the cosmetic contained in the housing, rotation of the roller conveying a coating of cosmetic between said regions for transfer to the applicator element because of said contact pressure, wherein the coating roller is secured to drive means accessible to the user outside the housing.
A device for packaging and applying a cosmetic, the device comprising a housing suitable for containing said cosmetic, an applicator element for applying said cosmetic, and transfer means for feeding the applicator element with cosmetic taken from inside the housing, said transfer means including a coating roller capable of rotating inside the housing, said roller having a region of its surface that is capable of coming into contact with the applicator element and of exerting contact pressure thereon, and a region of its surface that is capable of coming into contact with the cosmetic contained in the housing, rotation of the roller conveying a coating of cosmetic between said regions for transfer to the applicator element because of said contact pressure, wherein the coating roller is secured to drive means accessible to the user outside the housing, said device including removable fixing means for fixing the applicator element on the housing, wherein said removable fixing means include a pivoting clasp rotatable with the coating roller and suitable for being moved onto the applicator element to hold the latter on the housing.
A device for packaging and applying a cosmetic, the device comprising a housing suitable for containing said cosmetic, an applicator element for applying said cosmetic, and transfer means for feeding the applicator element with cosmetic taken from inside the housing, said transfer means including a coating roller capable of rotating inside the housing, said roller having a region of its surface that is capable of coming into contact with the applicator element and of exerting contact pressure thereon, and a region of its surface that is capable of coming into contact with the cosmetic contained in the housing, rotation of the roller conveying a coating of cosmetic between said regions for transfer to the applicator element because of said contact pressure, wherein the coating roller is secured to drive means accessible to the user outside the housing, wherein the applicator element is fixed in a non-rotatable manner to a handle member that is removable, and wherein the applicator element is made of a cellular material or of an elastomer cellular material.
A device for packaging and applying a cosmetic in powder form, the device comprising a housing having a cavity suitable for containing said cosmetic held loosely in said cavity, an applicator element for applying said cosmetic, and transfer means for feeding the applicator element with cosmetic taken from inside the housing, said transfer means including a coating roller rotatably mounted inside the housing, said roller having a region of its surface that is in contact with the applicator element and exerting contact pressure thereon, and a region of its surface that is in contact with the cosmetic contained in the housing, rotation of the roller conveying a coating of cosmetic between said regions for transfer to the applicator element because of said contact pressure, wherein the coating roller is secured to drive means accessible to the user outside the housing, the housing being shaped so that the coating roller isolates the applicator element from the cavity containing the cosmetic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.