Device for packaging and dispensing stacked items, in particular cosmetics on a medium
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-083/00
B65G-059/00
B65H-003/02
G07F-011/16
출원번호
US-0992657
(2004-11-22)
등록번호
US-7287666
(2007-10-30)
우선권정보
FR-03 13753(2003-11-24)
발명자
/ 주소
De Laforcade,Vincent
출원인 / 주소
L'Oreal
대리인 / 주소
Oliff & Berridge, PLC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
14인용 특허 :
14
초록▼
A device for packaging and dispensing stacked items may include, a box including: a first portion, in particular a cover; and a second portion, in particular a drawer, that is movable relative to the first portion between a retracted position and an extended position; and a stack of items disp
A device for packaging and dispensing stacked items may include, a box including: a first portion, in particular a cover; and a second portion, in particular a drawer, that is movable relative to the first portion between a retracted position and an extended position; and a stack of items disposed in the second portion; the first portion including a drive member configured to press against the stack of items while the second portion is being moved toward the retracted position, and to entrain an item in contact therewith relative to a remainder of the stack in order to enable the item to be grasped by a user; and the second portion and the drive member also being configured in such a manner as to prevent the drive member from pressing against the stack of items over at least a fraction of the stroke of the second portion from the retracted position toward the extended position.
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What is claimed is: 1. A device for packaging and dispensing stacked items, the device comprising: a box comprising: a first portion; and a second portion that is movable relative to the first portion between a retracted position and an extended position and including at least one slideway; and a
What is claimed is: 1. A device for packaging and dispensing stacked items, the device comprising: a box comprising: a first portion; and a second portion that is movable relative to the first portion between a retracted position and an extended position and including at least one slideway; and a stack of said items disposed in the second portion of the box; the first portion of the box including a drive member configured to press against the stack of items while the second portion of the box is being moved toward the retracted position, and to entrain an item in contact therewith relative to the remainder of the stack in order to enable the item to be grasped by a user; and the second portion of the box and the drive member also being configured in such a manner as to prevent the drive member from pressing against the stack of items over at least a fraction of the stroke of the second portion from retracted position toward the extended position, wherein the second portion of the box includes a slot through which the drive member extends while in contact with the stack, and said at least one slideway being configured to keep the drive member away from the stack of items during at least a fraction of the stroke of the second portion of the box going from the retracted position toward the extended position. 2. A device according to claim 1, wherein each item is flat. 3. A device according to claim 1, wherein each item is folded in half. 4. A device according to claim 1, wherein each item is concave. 5. A device according to claim 1, wherein each item includes shapes in relief. 6. A device according to claim 5, wherein said shapes in relief comprise projections. 7. A device according to claim 1, wherein the drive member comprises an elastically deformable tab configured to enable the drive member to exert contact pressure on the stack of items. 8. A device according to claim 7, wherein the tab is made integrally with the first portion of the box by molding a plastic material. 9. A device according to claim 1, wherein the second portion has two slideways associated with two respective opposite sides of the second portion. 10. A device according to claim 9, wherein the drive member includes projections configured in such a manner as to rest on the slideways during at least a fraction of the stroke of the second portion of the box from the retracted position towards the extended position. 11. A device according to claim 10, wherein said projections are made integrally with the drive member by molding a plastic material. 12. A device according to claim 9, wherein the second portion of the box is made with a frame having opposite branches each carrying one of the two slideways. 13. A device according to claim 10, wherein the second portion of the box is made with a frame having opposite branches each carrying one of the two slideways. 14. A device according to claim 1, wherein the second portion of the box includes at least one slideway having an end portion with which the drive member comes into contact while the second portion is being moved from the extended position to the retracted position in order to dispense an item, and wherein the second portion of the box includes a wall arranged to force the drive member to go past the end portion of the slideway when the second portion of the box is brought into the fully closed position, so that the drive member then rests on the slideway while the second portion of the box is again being moved toward the extended position. 15. A device according to claim 14, wherein a shortest distance between the slideway and said wall is less than a distance between a surface of the drive member that comes to press against said wall and a surface of the drive member that comes to press against the slideway when the drive member is resting thereon without making contact with the stack of items. 16. A device according to claim 14, wherein the end portion of each slideway tapers forwardly. 17. A device according to claim 15, wherein the end portion of each slideway tapers forwardly. 18. A device according to claim 14, wherein the end portion of each slideway is free. 19. A device according to claim 15, wherein the end portion of each slideway is free. 20. A device according to claim 1, wherein the second portion of the box includes a ramp against which the drive member comes to bear while the second portion of the box is being moved from the extended position toward the retracted position in order to dispense an item, and while the second portion is close to the retracted position. 21. A device according to claim 20, wherein the ramp co-operates with a downwardly directed rim to define a setback enabling the second portion of the box to be grasped by a user in order to move the second portion of the box between the retracted and extended positions. 22. A device according to claim 1, wherein the second portions of the box comprises two hinged-together portions connected together by a hinge. 23. A device according to claim 22, wherein the second portion of the box is made with a ramp arranged to skew the stack of items forward when one of the two hinged-together portions is folded onto the other. 24. A device according to claim 21, wherein the first portion of the box is arranged to enable the two hinged portions to form a forwardly open angle when the second portion is in the extended position. 25. A device according to claim 1, wherein the second portion of the box is made with a bottom wall presenting on a bottom face a first shape in relief co-operating with a corresponding second shape in relief of the cover to define an end-of-stroke abutment for the second portion when in the extended position. 26. A device according to claim 1, wherein the second portion of the box includes a projection on a top front edge thereof. 27. A device for packaging and dispensing stacked items, the device comprising: a box comprising: a first portion; a second portion that is movable relative to the first portion between a retracted position and an extended position, and including at least one slideway; and a stack of said items disposed in the second portion of the box; the first portion of the box including a drive member configured firstly to press against the stack of items while the second portion of the box is being moved towards the retracted position, and secondly to entrain an item in contact therewith relative to a remainder of the stack in order to enable the item be grasped by a user; the second portion of the box and the drive member being configured in such a manner as to no longer put the drive member in contact with the stack of items when the second portion is fully in the retracted position, wherein the second portion of the box includes a slot through which the drive member extends while in contact with the stack, and said at lease one slideway being configured to keep the drive member away from the stack of items during at least a fraction of the stroke of the second portion of the box going from the retracted position toward the extended position. 28. A device for packaging and dispensing stacked items, the device comprising: a box comprising: a first portion; a second portion that is movable relative to the first portion of the box between a retracted position and an extended position, and including at least one slideway; and a stack of said items placed in the second portion of the box; the first portion of the box including a drive member configured firstly to press against the stack of items while the second portion of the box is being moved toward the retracted position, and secondly to entrain an item in contact therewith relative to a remainder of the stack in order to enable the item be grasped by a user; the second portion comprising two hinged portions connected together by a hinge, wherein the second portion of the box includes a slot through which the drive member extends while in contact with the stack, and said at least one slideway being configured to keep the drive member away from the stack of items during at least a fraction of the stroke of the second portion of the box going from the retracted position toward the extended position. 29. A method of manufacturing a device for dispensing items, the method comprising the following steps: placing a stack of items to be dispensed in a drawer comprising two hinged-together portions, and including at least one slideway; and assembling the drawer with a cover; the cover including a drive member configured to press against the stack of items while the drawer is being moved toward a retracted position, and to entrain an item in contact therewith relative to a remainder of the stack in order to enable the item to be grasped by a user; the drawer and the drive member also being configured in such a manner as to prevent the drive member from pressing against the stack of items over at least a fraction of the stroke of the drawer from the retracted position towards the extended position, wherein the second portion of the box includes a slot through which the drive member extends while in contact with the stack, and said at least one slideway being configured to keep the drive member away from the stack of items during at least a fraction of the stroke of the drawer going from the retracted position toward the extended position. 30. A method of dispensing items contained in a drawer including at least one slideway that is movable relative to a cover, the items forming a stack in the drawer, a body of the cover including a drive member configured to press against the stack of items while the drawer is being moved toward a retracted position, and to entrain an item in contact therewith relative to a remainder of the stack in order to enable the item to be grasped by a user, the drawer and the drive member also being configured in such a manner as to prevent the drive member from pressing against the stack of items over at least a fraction of the stroke of the drawer from the retracted position toward an extended position. 31. The device of claim 1, wherein the first portion comprises a cover and the second portion comprises a drawer. 32. The device of claim 22, wherein the hinge comprises a film hinge. 33. The device of claim 27, wherein the first portion of the box comprises a cover and the second portion comprises a drawer. 34. The device of claim 28, wherein the first portion of the box comprises a cover and the second portion comprises a drawer.
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