US 11,744,346 B2
Cosmetic product application device, related kit and reservoir
Camille Schreiber, Clichy (FR)
Assigned to L'OREAL, Paris (FR)
Appl. No. 16/478,054
Filed by L'OREAL, Paris (FR)
PCT Filed Jan. 11, 2018, PCT No. PCT/EP2018/050616
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 15, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/130597, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 19, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 17 50323 (FR), filed on Jan. 16, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2019/0357660 A1, Nov. 28, 2019
Int. Cl. A45D 40/26 (2006.01); A46B 9/02 (2006.01)
CPC A45D 40/267 (2013.01) [A45D 40/264 (2013.01); A46B 9/021 (2013.01); A45D 2200/25 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
17. A kit for cosmetic product packaging and application comprising a cosmetic product application device, comprising:
an applicator, comprising a gripping member and a product application member removably housed in a reservoir of a cosmetic product;
an intermediate part comprising an attachment sleeve for the removable fastening of the gripping member, the attachment sleeve defining a circulation hole of the product application member;
wherein the intermediate part comprises an outer band for protecting the applicator protruding opposite the attachment sleeve, the outer band having at its free edge an insertion opening of the reservoir, and wherein the outer band defines an inner space designed to receive at least a part of the reservoir,
the intermediate part comprises an inner fastening member for the removable fastening of the reservoir, protruding in the outer band opposite the attachment sleeve, the inner fastening member-comprising at least one axial locking abutment of the reservoir in the outer band and wherein the inner fastening member extends in the inner space,
wherein the reservoir comprises an internal portion inserted into the outer band and a portion protruding outside of the outer band, with an outer surface of the outer band being flush with an outer surface of the portion protruding outside of the outer band and wherein the reservoir comprises a neck able to cooperate with the inner fastening member, the neck comprising a complementary locking abutment or complementary locking housing cooperating with the axial locking abutment of the reservoir in the outer band;
wherein when the applicator is mounted on the attachment sleeve, the outer band extends opposite the attachment sleeve along an axis of insertion (C-C′) of the reservoir in the outer band, at least to the extent to which the free end of the product application member on the axis of insertion (C-C′) extends when mounted onto the attachment sleeve; and
wherein the reservoir of cosmetic product is removably mounted on the inner fastening member in the outer band.