IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0833130
(2004-04-28)
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등록번호 |
US-7537574
(2009-07-01)
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우선권정보 |
FR-03 05240(2003-04-29) |
발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
15 |
초록
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A packaging and applicator unit for a product including a container having lengthwise axis X, with the container capable of holding the product. The container is provided at a first end with an aperture intended to dispense the product, with the aperture closed in a reversible manner by a closure el
A packaging and applicator unit for a product including a container having lengthwise axis X, with the container capable of holding the product. The container is provided at a first end with an aperture intended to dispense the product, with the aperture closed in a reversible manner by a closure element. At a second end opposite the first, one or more rotatable skin massaging elements are mounted.
대표청구항
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What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is: 1. A packaging and applicator device for a product including: a container which is capable of holding the product, the container having a lengthwise axis X, wherein the container includes an aperture at a fi
What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is: 1. A packaging and applicator device for a product including: a container which is capable of holding the product, the container having a lengthwise axis X, wherein the container includes an aperture at a first end to dispense the product from the container, and wherein the aperture is closed in a reversible manner by a closure element; at least two skin massage elements, wherein said at least two skin massage elements are rotatably mounted, and wherein said at least two skin massage elements are disposed at a second end of said container which is opposite to said first end; and wherein said second end of said container does not have an opening such that said second end is permanently closed such that said product cannot be dispensed from said second end and such that the product is only dispensed from the first end. 2. A device according to claim 1, wherein the at least two skin massage elements are mounted to rotate about respective first and second axes of rotation, and wherein the first axis extends at a non-zero angle with respect to the second axis. 3. A device according to claim 2, wherein in a first plane P1, an angle α between the first axis and the second axis is in a range of 80° to 140°. 4. A device according to claim 3, wherein said angle α is in a range of 100° to 120°. 5. A device according to claim 4, wherein the first and second axes of rotation form, in a second plane P2 separate from P1, an angle β in a range of 0° to 15°. 6. A device according to claim 5, wherein said angle β is in a range of 1° to 5°. 7. A device according to claim 3, wherein the first and second axes of rotation form, in a second plane P2 separate from P1, an angle β in a range of 0° to 15°. 8. A device according to claim 7, wherein said angle β is in a range of 1° to 5°. 9. A device according to claim 3, further including means to adjust the angle α . 10. A device according to claim 1, wherein the at least two skin massage elements are detachably mounted. 11. A device according to claim 1, wherein the at least two skin massage elements are mounted on the container. 12. A device according to claim 1, wherein the at least two skin massage elements are mounted on a support and wherein the support is fixed to the container. 13. A device according to claim 12, wherein at least part of said support is capable of pivoting relative to the container. 14. A device according to claim 13, wherein the support is detachably fixed on the container. 15. A device according to claim 12, wherein the support is detachably fixed on the container. 16. A device according to claim 15, wherein the support is detachably fixed to the container by a snap-on attachment. 17. A device according to claim 16, further including means to detach the support from the container. 18. A device according to claim 12, further including a locking arrangement to selectively lock the support to the container, and wherein the locking arrangement can be unlocked to detach the support from said container. 19. A device according to claim 1, further including at least one flange associated with each of the at least two massage elements to facilitate rotation. 20. A device according to claim 1, wherein the at least two skin massage elements are each mounted to rotate about a pin. 21. A device according to claim 20, wherein the pin is made of a material different from a material of the at least two skin massage elements. 22. A device according to claim 1, wherein the at least two skin massage elements include a flexible material. 23. A device according to claim 22, wherein the flexible material is an elastomer. 24. A device according to claim 1, wherein the at least two massage elements include a plurality of projections on their outer surface. 25. A device according to claim 24, wherein the plurality of projections have a constant height. 26. A device according to claim 24, wherein the plurality of projections have different heights. 27. A device according to claim 24, wherein the plurality of projections have heights which vary in a circumferential direction of the at least two skin massage elements. 28. A device according to claim 24, wherein the plurality of projections have heights which vary with respect to respective axial directions of the at least two skin massage elements. 29. A device according to claim 1, wherein the closure element is selected from the group consisting of a hinged cap, a screw-on cap, a ball element and a push-pull type closure element. 30. A device according to claim 29, wherein the closure element includes a flat surface which, when the closure element is in the closed position, is perpendicular to the axis X. 31. A device according to claim 1, wherein the closure element includes a flat surface which, when the closure element is in a the closed position, is perpendicular to the axis X. 32. A device according to claim 1, wherein the container forms a grasping element. 33. A device according to claim 1, wherein the container includes at least one wall capable of deforming in response to pressure exerted perpendicular to a surface of the at least one wall and of reverting to an initial shape when the pressure is relaxed. 34. A device according to claim 1, wherein the container contains a cosmetic. 35. A device according to claim 1, wherein the container contains a skin care product. 36. A device according to claim 1, wherein said at least two skin massage elements are mounted on a support and wherein said support is removably mounted on said second end of said container with at least a portion of said second end received inside of said support; wherein said closure element includes a cap, and wherein said cap includes a flat surface which can support said packaging and applicator device in an upright position when said closure element is closed, and wherein in said upright position said at least two skin massage elements are at a top and said flat surface is at a bottom of said packaging and applicator device; and wherein said first and second ends of said container are positioned along said lengthwise axis X. 37. A device according to claim 36, further including a lock device to selectively lock and unlock said support to said container. 38. A device according to claim 1, wherein said closure element includes a substantially flat support so that said device can be supported on said closure element, and wherein said first end of said container does not include any massage elements. 39. A device according to claim 1, wherein said device includes a closure arrangement, wherein said closure element is part of said closure arrangement, wherein said closure arrangement further includes a skirt coupling said closure arrangement to said container, and wherein said closure arrangement further includes an outlet aperture, wherein the product passes through said aperture of said container and then through said outlet aperture of said closure element to be dispensed from said container; and wherein said closure element is movable relative to said skirt to selectively open and close said outlet aperture and thereby selectively open and close said container. 40. A device according to claim 39, wherein said aperture of said container is provided in a neck of said container, and wherein said skirt extends over said neck, and wherein said outlet aperture of said closure arrangement is smaller than said aperture of said container, and wherein said closure element is hingedly coupled to said skirt; wherein said container includes a first shoulder at said first end and a second shoulder at said second end, and wherein said neck extends from said first shoulder, and further wherein said skirt of said closure arrangement extends around said neck and includes an outer periphery having substantially the same size and shape as a first cross-section of said container at an outer periphery of said first shoulder wherein a protrusion extends from said second shoulder; wherein said at least two skin massage elements are mounted on a support, said support including a skirt having an outer periphery having substantially the same size and shape as a second cross-section of said container at an outer periphery of said second shoulder; wherein the neck has a cross-section which is smaller than a cross-section of said protrusion extending from said second shoulder; wherein said first cross-section of said container is smaller than said second cross-section of said container; and wherein said neck has a circular cross-section and said protrusion extending from said second shoulder has a non-circular cross-section. 41. A device according to claim 40, wherein the product is dispensed only through said aperture and said outlet aperture. 42. A device according to claim 1, wherein said container has a cross-section which progressively increases from said first end, and wherein said cross-section reaches a maximum cross-section at a location between said first and second ends and then decreases toward said second end. 43. A device according to claim 42, wherein said maximum cross-section is closer to said second end than said first end. 44. A device according to claim 43, wherein said container has a substantially oval cross-section. 45. A device according to claim 43, wherein said cross-section includes a first width and a second width extending in a plane perpendicular to said first width, and wherein both said first width and said second width increase from said first end toward said maximum cross-section. 46. A packaging and applicator device for a product including: a container having a lengthwise axis X, capable of holding the product, said container including first and second ends at opposite ends thereof, and wherein a first shoulder is provided at said first end and a second shoulder is provided at said second end, said container further including a first protrusion extending from said first shoulder, said first protrusion having an outer periphery smaller than an outer periphery of said first shoulder such that said first protrusion has a cross-section smaller than a first cross-section of said container at the outer periphery of said first shoulder, and wherein said first protrusion is in the form of a neck having an aperture extending therethrough to dispense the product from the container, and wherein the aperture is closed in a reversible manner by a closure element, and further wherein said closure element includes a bottom support which supports said container in an upright position when said closure element is in a closed position and said bottom support is at a bottom of the device when the closure element is in a closed position and the container is supported in said upright position, and further wherein said closure element is associated with a closure arrangement that includes a first skirt extending to said first shoulder, and wherein said first skirt includes a cross-section having an outer periphery that is substantially the same size and shape as said first cross-section of said container; said container further including a second protrusion extending from said second shoulder, said second protrusion having an outer periphery smaller than an outer periphery of said second shoulder such that said second protrusion has a cross-section smaller than a second cross-section of said container at the outer periphery of said second shoulder, and further wherein the cross-section of said second protrusion is larger than the cross-section of said first protrusion; a support removably mounted on said second end of said container, said support including a second skirt which surrounds said second protrusion, and wherein said second skirt extends to said second shoulder, and wherein said second skirt includes a cross-section having an outer periphery that is substantially the same size and shape as the outer periphery of said second cross-section of said container; wherein said second cross-section of said container is larger than said first cross-section of said container and an outer periphery of said second skirt is larger than an outer periphery of said first skirt; a massaging device to massage the skin, wherein the massaging device is mounted on said support at the second end of said container, and further wherein the first end of the container does not include a massage device; wherein when said container is in said upright position supported by said bottom support, said massage device is located at a top of said packaging and applicator device; wherein said massage device includes at least two rotatable massage elements. 47. A device according to claim 46, wherein the container contains a cosmetic. 48. A device according to claim 46, wherein the container contains a skin care product. 49. A device according to claim 46, further including a lock device to selectively lock and unlock said support to said second protrusion of said container. 50. A device according to claim 49, wherein said lock device includes a rib associated with said support and a recess associated with said second protrusion of said container, and wherein said rib is positioned in the recess in said locked position. 51. A device according to claim 46, wherein said bottom support of said closure element includes a flat surface upon which said packaging and applicator device is supported in said upright position. 52. A device according to claim 51, wherein said closure element includes a cap coupled to the first skirt. 53. A device according to claim 52, wherein said first and second ends are both positioned along said lengthwise axis X. 54. A device according to claim 46, wherein said at least two rotatable massage elements respectively rotate about first and second axes of rotation, and wherein said first axis of rotation is disposed at a non-zero angle with respect to said second axis of rotation. 55. A device according to claim 54, wherein each of the at least two rotatable massage elements includes a plurality of projections. 56. A device according to claim 55, wherein said plurality of projections have heights which vary in an axial direction of said at least one massage element. 57. A device according to claim 56, wherein said plurality of projections have heights which vary in a circumferential direction of said at least one massage element. 58. A device according to claim 46, wherein said bottom support of said closure element includes a flat surface upon which said packaging and applicator device is supported in said upright position, wherein said first and second ends are both positioned along said lengthwise axis X, and wherein said second end of said container is permanently closed such that said product cannot be dispensed from said second end, and wherein said product can only be dispensed from said first end. 59. A device according to claim 46, wherein the cross-section of said first protrusion is circular and said cross-section of said second protrusion is non-circular. 60. A packaging and applicator device comprising: a container having a first end and a second end, said container containing a product; an aperture disposed at said first end, and wherein a closure element is associated with said aperture so that said product can be selectively dispensed from said container through said aperture, wherein said closure element includes a cap and a first skirt coupled to said first end of said container; a support comprising a second skirt, wherein said support is removably mounted to said second end of said container, and wherein when said support is mounted to said container said second end of said container is at least partially received in said second skirt, and wherein the container does not have any apertures in any portion disposed within the second skirt such that said second end of said container is permanently closed; and at least one massage element mounted on said support; wherein said at least one massage element includes a roller which is mounted to rotate about an axis. 61. A device according to claim 60, further including a locking device to selectively lock and unlock said support to said container. 62. A device according to claim 61, wherein said locking device includes a rib associated with said support and a recess associated with said container, and wherein in a locked position said rib is disposed in said recess. 63. A device according to claim 62, wherein said support includes a portion which, when pressed upon, moves said rib out of said recess to unlock said support from said container. 64. A device according to claim 60, including at least two massage elements. 65. A device according to claim 64, wherein the at least two massage elements each include a roller rotatable about respective first and second axes. 66. A device according to claim 65, wherein said first and second axes are disposed at a non-zero angle with respect to each other. 67. A device according to claim 60, wherein said at least one massage element includes a roller which rotates about an axis, and wherein the device further includes means for adjusting a position of said axis. 68. A device according to claim 60, wherein the product in said container is a cosmetic product. 69. A device according to claim 60, wherein the product in said container is a skin care product. 70. A device according to claim 60, wherein said container includes a first shoulder at said first end and a second shoulder at said second end, and wherein a first protrusion extends from said first shoulder and said aperture extends through said first protrusion, and wherein a second protrusion extends from said second shoulder and wherein said second skirt extends around said second protrusion; and wherein a cross-section of said first protrusion is smaller than a cross-section of said second protrusion, and further wherein said cross-section of said first protrusion is circular and said cross-section of said second protrusion is non-circular. 71. A packaging and applicator device comprising: a container having a first end and a second end, said container containing a product; an aperture disposed at said first end, and wherein a closure element is associated with said aperture so that said product can be selectively dispensed from said container through said aperture, wherein said closure element includes a cap and a first skirt coupled to said first end of said container; a support comprising a second skirt, wherein said support is removably mounted to said second end of said container, and wherein when said support is mounted to said container said second end of said container is at least partially received in said second skirt; and at least one massage element mounted on said support; wherein said container does not have an opening in said second end such that said second end is permanently closed and such that said product can be dispensed only from said first end; wherein said closure element includes a flat surface which supports the packaging and applicator device in an upright position when the closure element is in a closed position; wherein said container includes a longitudinal axis X which is perpendicular to said flat surface when said closure element is in the closed position, and wherein said first and second ends of said container are positioned along said longitudinal axis X; wherein in said upright position said at least one massage element is at a top of said packaging and applicator device and said flat surface is at a bottom of said packaging and applicator device; wherein said container has a cross-section which progressively increases from said first end, and wherein said cross-section reaches a maximum cross-section at a location between said first and second ends and then decreases toward said second end; and wherein said maximum cross-section is closer to said second end than said first end. 72. A device according to claim 71, wherein said cross-section includes a first width and a second width extending in a plane perpendicular to said first width, and wherein both said first width and said second width increase from said first end toward said maximum cross-section. 73. A device according to claim 72, wherein said cross-section is substantially oval. 74. A device according to claim 71, wherein said at least one massage element includes a rotatable massage element which is rotatable about an axis, and further wherein said cross-section includes a first width extending in a first plane, which is parallel to a plane in which said axis extends, and wherein said first width is largest at said maximum cross-section. 75. A device according to claim 74, wherein said cross-section further includes a second width extending in a second plane perpendicular to said first plane, and wherein said second width is largest at said maximum cross-section. 76. A device according to claim 75, wherein said container includes a first shoulder at said first end and a second shoulder at said second end, and wherein a first protrusion extends from said first shoulder and said aperture extends through said first protrusion, and wherein a second protrusion extends from said second shoulder and wherein said second skirt extends around said second protrusion; and wherein a cross-section of said first protrusion is smaller than a cross-section of said second protrusion, and further wherein said cross-section of said first protrusion is circular and said cross-section of said second protrusion is non-circular.
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