Device for storing and releasing a fragrance, and set of such devices
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61L-009/12
A45D-034/02
A45D-034/04
A45D-040/00
출원번호
US-0739694
(2008-10-24)
등록번호
US-9050380
(2015-06-09)
우선권정보
FR-07 58572 (2007-10-25)
국제출원번호
PCT/FR2008/001501
(2008-10-24)
§371/§102 date
20100716
(20100716)
국제공개번호
WO2009/092874
(2009-07-30)
발명자
/ 주소
Mallochet, Cédric
Sheldrake, Christopher
Madiot, Gaelle
출원인 / 주소
CHANEL PARFUMS BEAUTE
대리인 / 주소
Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C.
인용정보
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1인용 특허 :
5
초록▼
The device for presenting a given fragrance comprises a presenting rod (10) in a confining enclosure (20), this confining enclosure comprising a collar (21) and this presenting rod comprising a porous portion (11) loaded with this fragrance and designed to fit through this collar, and another portio
The device for presenting a given fragrance comprises a presenting rod (10) in a confining enclosure (20), this confining enclosure comprising a collar (21) and this presenting rod comprising a porous portion (11) loaded with this fragrance and designed to fit through this collar, and another portion forming a head (12) suitable for grasping and designed to close this collar in a rest configuration such that the porous portion is, inside this confining enclosure, in a region where the fragrance exists in the gaseous state only, the constituent materials of the presenting rod underneath the head and those of the confining enclosure having no smell of their own.
대표청구항▼
1. A fragrance storing and releasing device designed to facilitate a person's choice of a fragrance to be worn by the person, said device comprising: a confining enclosure having a closed lower end and an open upper end;a presentation stick comprising: a holding head designed for manipulation of the
1. A fragrance storing and releasing device designed to facilitate a person's choice of a fragrance to be worn by the person, said device comprising: a confining enclosure having a closed lower end and an open upper end;a presentation stick comprising: a holding head designed for manipulation of the presentation stick, the holding head also designed to close the open upper end of the confining enclosure, the holding head being at least partially non-porous and is structured to prevent the fragrance from escaping from the confining enclosure in a resting configuration;a stick part integrally formed with the holding head and designed to depend downwardly from the holding head within the confining enclosure;a rigid porous portion integrally formed with the stick part, the porous portion designed to pass through the open upper end of the confining enclosure as the presentation stick is extracted from the confining enclosure for being presented to a fragrance-choosing person;the presentation stick having an extracted configuration and at least one resting configuration;in the extracted configuration at least the porous portion of the stick part of the presentation stick is withdrawn from the confining enclosure to allow the fragrance-choosing person to smell the fragrance;in each of the at least one resting configuration the presentation stick is supported by the confining enclosure and the entirety of the porous portion of the stick part of the presentation stick is confined within the enclosure; andin each of the at least one resting configuration a clearance is provided between an outer surface of the stick part and an inner surface of the confining enclosure. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein: the porous portion extends to a free end of the presentation stick. 3. The device of claim 1, wherein: in each of the at least one resting configuration the porous portion of the presentation stick is spaced from an inner bottom surface of the closed lower end of the confining enclosure. 4. The device of claim 1, wherein: the confining enclosure comprises an internal cross sectional area that is no more than twice a cross-sectional area of the presentation stick. 5. The device of claim 1, wherein: a cross section of the stick part below the holding head and a cross section of the confining enclosure below the holding head are substantially cylindrical. 6. A fragrance storing and releasing device designed to facilitate a person's choice of a fragrance to be worn by the person, said device comprising: a confining enclosure having a closed lower end and an open upper end;a presentation stick comprising: a holding head designed for manipulation of the presentation stick, the holding head also designed to close the open upper end of the confining enclosure, the holding head being at least partially non-porous and preventing the fragrance from escaping from the confining enclosure in a resting configuration;a stick part integrally formed with the holding head and designed to depend downwardly from the holding head within the confining enclosure;a porous portion integrally formed with the stick part, the porous portion designed to pass through the open upper end of the confining enclosure as the presentation stick is extracted from the confining enclosure for being presented to a fragrance-choosing person;the presentation stick having an extracted configuration and at least one resting configuration;in the extracted configuration at least the porous portion of the stick part of the presentation stick is withdrawn from the confining enclosure to allow the fragrance-choosing person to smell the fragrance;in each of the at least one resting configuration the presentation stick is supported by the confining enclosure and the entirety of the porous portion of the stick part of the presentation stick is confined within the enclosure;in each of the at least one resting configuration a clearance is provided between an outer surface of the stick part and an inner surface of the confining enclosure; anda cross section of the stick part below the holding head and a cross section of the confining enclosure below the holding head being substantially cylindrical. 7. A fragrance storing and releasing device designed to facilitate a person's choice of a fragrance to be worn by the person, said device comprising: a confining enclosure having a closed lower end and an open upper end;a presentation stick comprising: a holding head designed for manipulation of the presentation stick, the holding head also designed to close the open upper end of the confining enclosure, the holding head being at least partially non-porous and preventing the fragrance from escaping from the confining enclosure in a resting configuration;a stick part integrally formed with the holding head and designed to depend downwardly from the holding head within the confining enclosure;a porous portion integrally formed with the stick part, the porous portion designed to pass through the open upper end of the confining enclosure as the presentation stick is extracted from the confining enclosure for being presented to a fragrance-choosing person;the presentation stick having an extracted configuration and at least one resting configuration;in the extracted configuration at least the porous portion of the stick part of the presentation stick is withdrawn from the confining enclosure to allow the fragrance-choosing person to smell the fragrance;in each of the at least one resting configuration the presentation stick is supported by the confining enclosure and the entirety of the porous portion of the stick part of the presentation stick is confined within the enclosure;in each of the at least one resting configuration a clearance is provided between an outer surface of the stick part and an inner surface of the confining enclosure;the confining enclosure extending longitudinally downwardly and comprises a cylindrical tube;a lower end of the cylindrical tube being the closed lower end of the confining enclosure and has a rounded longitudinal cross section; andthe upper end of the cylindrical tube being the open upper end of the confining enclosure and has an outwardly flared neck. 8. A set of fragrance storing and releasing devices comprising: a plurality of fragrance storing and releasing devices, each of the plurality of fragrance storing and releasing devices designed to facilitate a person's choice of a fragrance to be worn by the person and comprising: a confining enclosure having a closed lower end and an open upper end;a presentation stick comprising: a holding head designed for manipulation of the presentation stick, the holding head also designed to close the open upper end of the confining enclosure;a stick part integrally formed with the holding head and designed to depend downwardly from the holding head within the confining enclosure;a porous portion integrally formed with the stick part, the porous portion designed to pass through the open upper end of the confining enclosure as the presentation stick is extracted from the confining enclosure for being presented to a fragrance-choosing person;the presentation stick having an extracted configuration and at least one resting configuration;in the extracted configuration at least the porous portion of the stick part of the presentation stick is withdrawn from the confining enclosure to allow the fragrance-choosing person to smell the fragrance;in each of the at least one resting configuration the presentation stick is supported by the confining enclosure and the entirety of the porous portion of the stick part of the presentation stick is confined within the enclosure; andin each of the at least one resting configuration a clearance is provided between an outer surface of the stick part and an inner surface of the confining enclosure;wherein said set further comprises: a single support;each confining enclosure of said plurality of fragrance storing and releasing devices are carried by said single support. 9. The set of devices of claim 8, wherein: all of the plurality of storing and releasing devices have an identical geometry. 10. The set of devices of claim 8, further comprising: presentation stick-marking elements designed to identify ones of the plurality of storing and releasing devices chosen by the fragrance-choosing person. 11. The set of devices of claim 10, wherein: the marking elements are borne by respective ones of the holding heads of the chosen ones of the plurality of storing and releasing devices; andthe marking elements are oriented in respectively different ways according to positions of the presentation sticks in the confining enclosures. 12. The set of devices of claim 10, wherein: the marking elements comprise rings designed to raise the holding heads of the plurality of holding and releasing devices in relation to the upper ends of respective ones of the confining enclosures of the holding and releasing devices in second resting configurations of respective ones of the presentation sticks. 13. The set of devices of claim 8, wherein: the confining enclosures of the plurality of storing and releasing devices are arranged in an array. 14. The set of devices of claim 13, wherein: the confining enclosures of the plurality of storing and releasing devices form rows and columns on the support. 15. The set of devices of claim 13, wherein: the confining enclosures of the plurality of storing and releasing devices are staggered on the support. 16. The device of claim 1, wherein: the stick part of the presentation stick below the holding head has a cross section that remains constant over an entirety of a length of the stick part. 17. The device of claim 1, wherein: the stick part of the presentation stick below the holding head has a cross section that remains constant over an entirety of a length of the stick part except for a lower tip of the stick part, the lower tip being rounded in a longitudinal cross section of the stick part. 18. The device of claim 1, wherein: a portion of the presentation stick below the holding head tapers toward a free end. 19. The device of claim 1, wherein: the holding head is designed to plug the open end of the confining enclosure in a manner such that the presentation stick can be extracted from the confining enclosure and engaged therein by mere translation movement. 20. The device of claim 1, wherein: the open upper end of the confining enclosure has a cross section designed to allow for the presentation stick to be introduced into the confining enclosure in either of at least two marking configurations;in each of the two marking configurations, the presentation stick is in a respectively different rotational position in relation to the confining enclosure. 21. The device of claim 1, wherein: the device consists of the presentation stick and the confining enclosure. 22. The device of claim 21, wherein: the stick part of the presentation stick below the holding head has a cross section that remains constant over an entirety of a length of the stick part. 23. A fragrance storing and releasing device designed to facilitate a person's choice of a fragrance to be worn by the person, said device comprising: a confining enclosure having a closed lower end and an open upper end;a presentation stick comprising: a holding head designed for manipulation of the presentation stick, the holding head also designed to close the open upper end of the confining enclosure, the holding head being at least partially non-porous and preventing the fragrance from escaping from the confining enclosure in a resting configuration;a stick part integrally formed with the holding head and designed to depend downwardly from the holding head within the confining enclosure;a porous portion integrally formed with the stick part, the porous portion designed to pass through the open upper end of the confining enclosure as the presentation stick is extracted from the confining enclosure for being presented to a fragrance-choosing person;the presentation stick having an extracted configuration and at least one resting configuration;in the extracted configuration at least the porous portion of the stick part of the presentation stick is withdrawn from the confining enclosure to allow the fragrance-choosing person to smell the fragrance;in each of the at least one resting configuration the presentation stick is supported by the confining enclosure and the entirety of the porous portion of the stick part of the presentation stick is confined within the enclosure;in each of the at least one resting configuration a clearance is provided between an outer surface of the stick part and an inner surface of the confining enclosure; andthe holding head, the stick part, and the porous portion being made as one piece. 24. The device of claim 23, wherein: the one piece is one piece of porcelain. 25. The device of claim 1, wherein: the clearance between the stick part and the confining enclosure ranges between approximately one millimeter and several millimeters. 26. The device of claim 1, wherein: the holding head and the confining enclosure comprises means for lifting the holding head from the confining enclosure without a sliding of the holding head in relation to the confining enclosure. 27. The device of claim 1, wherein: the porous portion of the presentation stick is an absorbent portion. 28. A method for storing and releasing fragrance using a plurality of devices, each of the plurality of devices according to claim 1, said method comprising: loading the presentation stick of each of the plurality of devices with a respectively different fragrance;placing each of the fragrance-loaded presentation sticks in the resting configuration within a respective confining enclosure in which the porous portion is positioned within the respective confining enclosure in a region of the enclosure where the fragrance exists only in a gaseous state;extracting a series of presentation sticks from the respective confining enclosures in succession and presenting each of the sticks in succession to the fragrance-choosing person to allow the person to make a choice from among the different fragrances;marking one or more of the presentation sticks laden with a chosen fragrance by fitting said one or more presentation stick back into respective confining enclosure(s) in one of the at least one resting configurations; andextracting in succession at least some of the marked presentation sticks. 29. A fragrance storing and releasing device designed to facilitate a person's choice of a fragrance to be worn by the person, said device comprising: a confining enclosure having a closed lower end and an open upper end;the confining enclosure having a test tube shape comprising: an at least substantially cylindrical tube portion between the closed lower end and the open upper end;the tube portion having an uninterrupted continuous inner tubular surface between the closed lower end and the open upper end;the open upper end is outwardly flared;a presentation stick comprising: a non-porous holding head designed for manipulation of the presentation stick, the holding head being designed to close the open upper end of the confining enclosure;an at least substantially cylindrical stick part integrally formed with the holding head and designed to depend downwardly from the holding head within the tube portion of the confining enclosure;a porous portion integrally formed with the stick part, the porous portion designed to pass through the open upper end of the confining enclosure as the presentation stick is extracted from the confining enclosure for being presented to a fragrance-choosing person;the presentation stick having an extracted configuration and at least one resting configuration;in each of the at least one resting configuration the presentation stick is supported by the confining enclosure and the entirety of the porous portion of the stick part of the presentation stick is confined within the enclosure; andin each of the at least one resting configuration the inner tubular surface of the confining enclosure is spaced from an outer surface of the substantially cylindrical stick part. 30. The device of claim 29, wherein: the confining enclosure is made of glass. 31. The device of claim 30, wherein: the stick part of the presentation stick is made of glass or porcelain. 32. The device of claim 30, wherein: the holding head and the stick part of the presentation stick are both made of glass or porcelain. 33. The device of claim 29, wherein: the test tube shape further comprises a longitudinal cross section having a rounded lower end in longitudinal cross section. 34. The device of claim 29, wherein: the device consists of said presentation stick and the confining enclosure. 35. The device of claim 29, wherein: an entirety of a length of the stick part of the presentation stick below the holding head has a constant cross section.
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