| WO/2008/007832 | POWDER PUMPING APPARATUS OF COSMETICS CONTAINER |
| JP2006305127 | COSMETIC CONTAINER |
| JP2001151256 | CONTAINER WITH COVER |
BARRE, Patrice (1 Avenue des Giroflées, Antony, F-92160, FR)
ROUALDES, Marine (8 rue de Langeac, Paris, F-75015, FR)
BARRE, Patrice (1 Avenue des Giroflées, Antony, F-92160, FR)
| CLAIMS 1 . - Packaging device (10; 1 10) for a cosmetic product (12), of the type comprising: - a receptacle (14) intended to contain the cosmetic product; - a receptacle closing member (18), able to move between a closing position of the receptacle and a position to access the contents of the receptacle; - a member (50), for pressing on the product, independent of the closing member (18) ; characterized in that the device (10; 1 10) comprises a member (52) for elastically actuating the pressing member (50), the elastic actuation member being inserted between the pressing member (50) and the closing member (18) in the closed position to apply the pressing member (50) against the cosmetic product (12), and in that the elastic actuation member (52) is integral with the pressing member (50). 2. - Device (10; 1 10) according to claim 1 , characterized in that the pressing member (50) is independent of the receptacle (14). 3.- Device (10; 1 10) according to any one of the previous claims, characterized in that the closing member (18) can be dissociated from the receptacle (14) along a general axis of displacement (Α-Α'), the pressing member (50) being able to remain fixed relative to the receptacle (14) along the axis of displacement (Α-Α') during displacement of the closing member (18) along the axis of displacement A-A'. 4.- Device according to any one of the previous claim, characterized in that the elastic actuation member (52) has a substantially point contact with the pressing member (50) or the closing member (18) in the closed position. 5. - Device (10) according to any one of the previous claim, characterized in that in the access position, the elastic actuation member (52) projects at least partially outside the receptacle (14). 6. - Device (10; 1 10) according to any one of the previous claims, characterized in that the pressing member (50) has an outside contact face (56) with the elastic actuation member (52) and an opposite face (54), the opposite face (54) including elements (1 13) for applying the cosmetic product. 7.- Device (10; 1 10) according to any one of the previous claims, characterized in that the receptacle (14) has a cosmetic product (12) support wall (20), advantageously facing the closing member (18) in the closed position, the support wall (20) being at least partially transparent to facilitate visual observation of the cosmetic product (12) contained in the receptacle (14) through the support wall (20). 8.- Device (10; 1 10) according to any one of the previous claims, characterized in that in the access position, the receptacle (14) defines an opening (24) for access to the cosmetic product, the sectional area of the pressing member (50) being more than 60% of the sectional area of the access opening (24). 9. - Device (10; 1 10) according to any one of the previous claims, characterized in that the receptacle (14) contains a cosmetic product (12) in the form of a powder, advantageously a friable powder. 10. - Device (10; 1 10) according to any one of the previous claims, characterized in that the elastic actuation member (52) is in the form of a handle (60). 1 1 . - Device (10; 1 10) according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the elastic actuation member (52) is approximately cylindrical in shape. 12.- Device (10; 1 10) according to any one of the previous claims, characterized in that the pressing member is solid. 13.- Method for packaging a cosmetic product (14), of the type comprising the following steps: - supply of a receptacle (14) intended to contain the cosmetic product (12) and of a closing member (18), the closing member (18) occupying a position allowing access to the contents of the receptacle (14); - arrangement of the cosmetic product (12) in the receptacle (14); - placement of a pressing member (50) on the product, the pressing member (50) being independent of the closing member (18); - passage of the closing member (18) from the position allowing access to the receptacle (14) to a closing position of the receptacle (14) and inserting an elastic actuation member (52) between the closing member (18) and the pressing member (50) to apply the pressing member (50) against the cosmetic product, the elastic actuation member being integral with the pressing member. 14.- Use of a device (10; 1 10) according to any one of claims 1 to 12, comprising a step in which the closing member (18) is opened by moving it from its closing position to its access position, the pressing member (50) remaining applied on the product, then a step to displace the pressing member (50) at least partially away from the product (12). |
This invention relates to a packaging device for a cosmetic product of the type comprising:
- a receptacle intended to contain the cosmetic product;
- a receptacle closing member, able to move between a closing position of the receptacle and a position to access the content of the receptacle;
- a member for pressing on the product, independent of the closing member.
For the purposes of this invention, "cosmetic product" means particularly a product as defined in the June 14, 1993 Council EEC Directive 93/35.
In particular, this device is suitable for packaging fragile cosmetic products with low mechanical strength when subjected to a stress.
The cosmetic product contained in the device is advantageously a product in the form of a powder, particularly a compacted powder forming a self-supporting powder block. The powder is advantageously held in shape in the presence of a binder.
The product contained in the device may for example be a makeup product such as eye shadow, foundation or a makeup product palette.
Some cosmetic product formulations have insufficient mechanical cohesion to resist all the mechanical stresses applied to the product during its manufacturing, its transport and/or its use. These stresses may be caused by accelerations or shocks applied when the device is being transported.
In the case in which the formulation is simply compressed, the product can break into several pieces deteriorating its esthetic appearance, particularly when the user opens the device or looks at the product through a wall in the packaging device.
Some solid formulations also contain a small quantity of liquid solvent that has to be kept confined in the device to avoid degrading the cosmetic product formulation.
WO 2009/123380 discloses a device comprising a receptacle provided with a lid and an intermediate member for pressing on the product, independent of the lid. If the application element is independent of the lid, the cosmetic product contained in the receptacle can be damaged in the case of a shock.
In order to overcome this problem, WO 2009/123380 also discloses a device in which the intermediate member is fixed to the lid and the cosmetic product is mounted on a spring-loaded dish.
However, the structure of such a device is complicated and cumbersome, particularly when the closing member is being opened.
JP 8 126 522 and EP 0 836 817 and US 1 801 762 describe devices similar to the device in WO 2009/123380. FR 2 658 794 describes a device comprising an intermediate closer arranged between a lid and a receptacle.
However, this device cannot efficiently retain the product contained in the receptacle if the product is fragile.
Therefore, one object of this invention is to obtain a packaging device having a simple and inexpensive structure and able to very efficiently retain a fragile cosmetic product.
Another object of the invention is to provide a packaging device for a cosmetic product in the form of a compacted powder and particularly a friable powder, that guarantees the esthetic appearance of the powder, particularly after transport of the cosmetic product.
To achieve this, the subject-matter of the invention is a device of the above- mentioned type, characterized in that the device comprises a member for elastically actuating the pressing member, the elastic actuation member being inserted between the pressing member and the closing member in the closed position to apply the pressing member against the cosmetic product.
The device according to the invention may comprise one or several of the following features, taken in isolation or in any technically possible combination:
- the pressing member is independent of the receptacle;
- the closing member is able to be dissociated from the receptacle along a general axis of displacement, the pressing member being able to remain fixed relative to the receptacle along the axis of displacement during displacement of the closing member along the axis of displacement;
- the elastic actuation member is fixed to the pressing member or the closing member;
- the elastic actuation member has an approximately point contact with the pressing member or the closing member in the closed position,
- the elastic actuation member is integral with the pressing member;
- in the access position, the elastic actuation member projects at least partially outside the receptacle;
- the pressing member has an outside contact face with the elastic actuation member and an opposite face, the opposite face including elements for applying the cosmetic product;
- the receptacle has a cosmetic product support wall advantageously facing the closing member in the closed position, the support wall being at least partially transparent to allow visual observation of the cosmetic product contained in the receptacle through the support wall;
- in the access position, the receptacle defines an opening for access to the cosmetic product, the sectional area of the pressing member being more than 60% of the sectional area of the access opening;
- the receptacle contains a cosmetic product in the form of a powder, advantageously a friable powder,
- the elastic actuation member is in the form of a handle; and
- the elastic actuation member is approximately cylindrical in shape.
Another subject-matter of the invention is a method for packaging a cosmetic product of the type comprising the following steps:
- supply of a receptacle intended to contain the cosmetic product and of a closing member, the closing member occupying a position allowing access to the contents of the receptacle;
- arrangement of the cosmetic product in the receptacle;
- placement of a pressing member on the product, the pressing member being independent of the closing member;
- passage of the closing member from the position allowing access to the receptacle to a closing position of the receptacle by inserting an elastic actuation member between the closing member and the pressing member to apply the pressing member against the cosmetic product.
Another subject-matter of the invention is the use of a device as defined above comprising a step in which the closing member is opened by moving it from its closing position to its access position, the pressing member remaining applied on the product, then a step to displace the pressing member at least partially away from the product.
The invention will be better understood after reading the following description given solely as an example with reference to the appended drawings on which:
- Figure 1 is a side view of a first packaging device according to the invention, with the closing member in its closing position;
- figure 2 is a sectional view along a median plane of the device in figure 1 ;
- figure 3 is a top view of the intermediate assembly arranged in the device in figure 1 ;
- figure 4 is a sectional view along plane IV-IV in figure 3;
- figure 5 is a sectional view along plane V-V in figure 4;
- figure 6 is a bottom view of the device in figure 1 ;
- figure 7 is a view similar to figure 2 during a first usage phase of the device; - figure 8 is a view similar to figure 2 during a second usage phase of the device;
- figure 9 is a view similar to figure 7 of a second device according to the invention;
- figure 10 is a view similar to figure 8 of the second device according to the invention;
- figure 1 1 is a perspective view of a variant intermediate assembly for a device according to the invention;
- figure 12 is a side view of another variant intermediate assembly;
- figure 13 is a view similar to figure 12 of another variant intermediate assembly;
- figure 14 is a view similar to figure 1 1 of another variant intermediate assembly; - figure 15 is a view similar to figure 14 of another variant intermediate assembly;
- figure 16 is a view similar to figure 12 of another variant intermediate assembly;
- figure 17 is a view similar to figure 1 1 of another variant intermediate assembly;
- figure 18 is a view similar to figure 12 of another variant intermediate assembly; and
- la figure 19 is a side view of another variant intermediate assembly.
Figures 1 to 8 illustrate a first packaging device 10 of a cosmetic product according to the invention. The device 10 is intended to contain a cosmetic product 12 visible in figure 2.
The cosmetic product 12 is advantageously a self-supporting block of a cosmetic product. For example, the cosmetic product 12 is for example be formed from a powder composition comprising a powder and a binder.
The powder composition may for example be compacted or pressed.
The percentage by weight of the binder in the powder may for example be more than 1 %, advantageously more than 10% and even more advantageously more than 15%. Such a powder is then compacted to a pressure of more than 40 bars and particularly between 60 bars and 100 bars.
In one advantageous variant, the powder composition is friable. In this case, the percent of binder by weight may for example be greater than 20% and in particular more than 30%, and for example equal to approximately 40%. The power is advantageously pressed to a pressure of less than 40 bars and particularly between 20 bars and 30 bars and it is not compacted.
For example, the friability of the product 12 may be characterized by weak cohesion as determined by the so-called "drop test" method, described for example in FR 2 865 385.
In this so-called "test drop" procedure, 10.5 g of the product formed from a mix of binder and powder before pressure has been applied is placed in a rectangular aluminum dish with dimensions 57/39/05 mm, and pressure is then applied to it in the dish as described above.
As a variant, the same product mass to which pressure has already been applied is inserted into the dish.
The protocol for the drop test is to use 10.5 g of the product in a dish as described above, and make 10 standard drops from a height of 20 cm onto a sand stone slab at least 30 mm thick. The bottom of the dish faces the surface of the stone slab onto which it is dropped. The loss of mass is then measured, and the percent loss of powder is determined.
Advantageously, the compositions according to the invention may have suffered a loss of mass of more than 10% by weight, and particularly more than 20% by weight, or even more than 50% by weight during the drop test, as a result of weak cohesion.
The cosmetic product 12 is intended to be applied onto a body surface of a user such as the user's face. For example, the product 12 may be makeup such as eye shadow or foundation.
As shown in figures 1 , 2, 6, device 10 extends generally along an axis A-A', shown as being vertical in Figure 1 .
With reference to figure 2, the device 10 comprises a base receptacle 14 delimiting an interior volume 16 for receiving a cosmetic product 12 and a member 18 closing the inner volume 16, able to move relative to the receptacle 14 between a closed position of the receptacle and an open position to access the content of the receptacle 14.
The device 10 also comprises an intermediate assembly 19 inserted between the receptacle 14 and the closing member 18.
The receptacle 14 comprises a bottom wall 20 intended to be placed on an external support independent of the device 10, and a side wall 22 projecting from the bottom wall 20 and delimiting a product dispensing opening 24.
In the example shown in the figures, the bottom wall 20 and the sidewall 22 are made in a single piece. As a variant, one can be assembled onto the other.
In this example, the bottom wall 20 is made from a material comprising at least one transparent window that can be used to visually observe the cosmetic product contained in the inner volume 16.
Advantageously, the wall 20 is made as a whole from a translucent material such as plastic or glass. It may possibly include opaque marking over at least member of its surface. In the example shown in figure 6, the lower surface of the wall 20 delimits a peripheral rim 26 to apply on the support and a central dish 28 set inwards from the peripheral rim 26.
The cross section of the dish 28 is very much larger than the cross-section of the rim 26, for example twice as large as this section.
The inner volume 16 is delimited and is sealed at the bottom by the bottom wall 20. It is delimited on the side by the wall 22.
It opens through the product dispensing opening 24 which, in this example, faces upwards.
The sidewall 22 comprises a lower portion 30 and a neck 32 on which the closing member 18 will engage.
The outside of the neck 32 is provided with means 34 of attaching the closing member 18 that in this example consist of a thread.
As a variant, the attachment means 34 are composed of click fitting or clamping means.
The periphery of the dispensing opening 24 is delimited by the free edge of the sidewall 22.
The closing member 18 forms a lid that can be engaged on receptacle 14, in a releasable manner.
The closing member 18 thus comprises a closing wall 40, a peripheral skirt 42 making the connection with the receptacle 14 and a seal 44 received between the closing wall 40 and the peripheral skirt 42 to create a sealed closure of the inner volume 16.
The skirt 42 projects towards the receptacle 14 relative to the closing wall 40.
The cross-section of the closing wall 40 is larger than the cross-section delimited by the dispensing opening 24.
The lateral skirt 42 is provided with complementary attachment means 46 that will engage on the attachment means 34 of the receptacle 14.
In the example shown in figure 2, the complementary attachment means 46 are formed by an inner thread.
The seal 44 is fixed onto the closing wall 40. It is arranged in the inner space 47 delimited between the closing wall 40 and the sidewall 42. In this example, the maximum section delimited by the contour of the seal 44 is larger than the maximum section delimited by the contour of the opening 26.
For example, the closing seal 44 may be formed from a flexible material that can be deformed by compression during displacement of the closing member 18 from its access position to its closed position. In this example, the closing member 18 is able to move from its closed position to its access position by rotation relative to the receptacle 14 about axis A-A'.
In the closed position, the closing member 18 is engaged around the receptacle 14. Consequently, the peripheral skirt 42 is arranged around the neck 32, the attachment means 34 being engaged with the complementary attachment means 46.
The closing member 18 then closes off the dispensing opening 24 and the inner volume 16 in a sealed manner. The seal 44 is compressed around its periphery between the closing wall 40 and the free edge 36 of the neck 32 to make the seal.
In the access position, the dispensing opening 24 is open towards the outside, at the top in figure 7, which enables access to the inner volume 16 from the outside. The dispensing member 18 is moved totally away from the receptacle 14.
According to the invention, the intermediate assembly 19 comprises a member 50 for pressing on the cosmetic product, independent of the closing member 18, and an elastic actuation member 52 intended to be inserted between the pressing member 50 and the closing member 18 in the closed position.
The pressing member 50 is formed by a flat, solid or perforated body. It advantageously has a contour similar to the contour of the opening 26.
In the example shown in figure 2, the pressing member 50 is solid. It is formed by a disk pressing on the product 12.
The pressing member 50 delimits an inner face 54 intended to be applied on the cosmetic product 12 and an outer face 56 intended to be acted upon by the actuation member 52.
The maximum cross-section delimited by the outer contour of the pressing member 50 taken perpendicular to axis A-A', is more than 60%, or even more than 80% or even approximately 100% of the minimum cross-section delimited by the outside contour of the opening 26.
As described above, the pressing member 50 is independent of the closing member 18. To achieve this, the closing member 18 is able to move separately from the pressing member 50, particularly when the closing member 18 moves from its closed position to its access position. Thus, the pressing member 50 is able to remain applied in contact with the product 12 contained in the inner volume 16, even in the access position.
Advantageously, the pressing member 50 is able to be held fixed in place axially along axis A-A' inside the inner volume 16 when the closing member 18 is moved axially along axis A-A' relative to the receptacle 14 from its closed position to its access position.
In its access position, the pressing member 50 is able to move relative to the receptacle 14 between a position for pressing on the cosmetic product 12, into which it fits in the inner volume 16, and a release position in which it has been at least partially extracted outside the inner volume to leave at least a part of the space located between the cosmetic product 12 and the opening 24 free.
Advantageously and as shown in figure 8, the pressing member 50 is independent of the receptacle 14. It can be entirely extracted outside the receptacle 14 and moved away from it as shown in figure 7.
As a variant, (not shown), the pressing member 50 is articulated on the receptacle
14.
In the example shown in figure 3, the elastic actuation member 52 is fixed to the pressing member 50, and for example is made integral with the member 50.
Advantageously, the material from which the elastic member is made is polyoxymethylene (POM). This material has good elasticity (spring effect) and does not absorb solvent contained in the product, if any.
The elastic actuation member 52 projects from the outer face 56 of the pressing member 50.
As shown in figure 4, the elastic actuation member 52 is advantageously formed of a handle 60 with a C-shaped section.
The handle 60 thus comprises a curved upper portion 62 intended to be applied in contact with the closing member 18 and two lower connecting portions 64A, 64B intended to deflect during passage of the closing member 18 from the access position to the closed position.
The upper portion 62 is elongated along an axis B-B' transverse to axis A-A'. Its outer surface 66 is convex in a vertical plane P1 defined by axis A-A' and B-B' and advantageously in a vertical plane P2 perpendicular to plane P1 .
This double convexity of the upper surface 66 limits the contact surface between the closing member 18 and the elastic actuation member 52, to give an approximately point contact region 72 with the closing member 18.
"Approximately point contact" means that when it is in its closed position, the effective contact region 72 between the upper surface 66 and the closing member 68, projected in a plane perpendicular to axis A-A', is less than 30% or even less than 10% of the projection of the upper surface 66, projected in a plane perpendicular to axis A-A'.
The connecting portions 64A, 64B extend between the longitudinal ends of the upper portion 62 and the connecting regions 68A, 68B on the outer face 56.
The connecting regions 68A, 68B are advantageously arranged facing the upper portion 62. The distance separating the contact regions 68A, 68B along line B-B' is less than the length of the upper portion 62 between its ends along line B-B'. The connecting portions 64A, 64B and the upper portion 62 combined thus define a clear compression space 70 and intermediate elbows 70A, 70B able to deflect by elastic deformation of the portion 62.
As we will see later, the elastic actuation member 52 can thus be elastically deformed between a rest configuration, shown in figure 4 and a configuration deformed towards the pressing member 50, shown in figure 2, in which it applies an elastic actuation force.
The distance between the contact region 72 and the outer face 56 is maximum in the rest configuration.
In the deformed configuration, the upper portion 62 and the contact region 72 have moved towards the outer face 56 in the intermediate space 70 by bending of elbows 70A, 70B, and then the connecting portions 64A, 64B.
The outside contour of the actuation member 52 projected into a plane perpendicular to axis A-A' delimits a surface lower than the surface delimited by the outer contour of the pressing member 50 projected in the same plane.
We will now describe manufacture and operation of the first device 10 according to the invention.
Initially, the receptacle 14 is provided with its opening 24 free. The cosmetic product 12 is loaded in the inner volume 16 of the receptacle 14. Advantageously, this product is pressed at a pressure of less than 40 bars without being compacted.
The pressing member 50, jointly with the actuation member 52 is then inserted into the inner volume 16 and is applied on the cosmetic product 12. The inner face 54 is then applied against the upper surface of the product 12.
The elastic actuation member 52 is in its rest configuration. The contact region 72 projects above the free rim 36 of the receptacle 14, as shown in figure 7.
For example, before the first use of the product 12, the cumulative height of the actuation member 52, taken in its rest configuration between the surface 56 and the contact region 72, of the pressing member 50 and of the product 12, taken along axis A- A', is greater than the average height of the inner volume taken along axis A-A' between the bottom wall 20 and the opening 24. Even better, this height may be more than 1 .3 times the average height of the inner volume.
Thus, the actuation member 52 can be held pressed when the cosmetic product 12 contained in the inner volume reduces.
The closing member 18 is then brought facing the receptacle 14. The closing member 18 is then moved from its access position in which it is at a distance from the receptacle 14 to its closed position, in which it is engaged on the receptacle 14. As it moves, the closing member 18 moves towards the receptacle 14 along axis A-A'. The seal 44 moves towards the elastic actuation member 52 and the inner face 54 of the pressing member 50.
In an intermediate position between the access position and the closing position, the closing member 18 comes into contact with the contact region 72 of the elastic actuation member 52, and then pushes this contact region 72 towards the inner face 54 of the pressing member 50.
This pushing force causes elastic bending of the elastic actuation member 52 and its passage into its deformed configuration shown in figure 2.
In this configuration, the closing member 18 remains pressing on the elastic actuation member 52. Due to its deformed configuration, the member 52 applies an actuation force on the outer face 56 of the pressing member that is transmitted to the inner face 54 and to the cosmetic product 12 contained in the volume 16. The product 12 is thus firmly applied in contact with the bottom wall 20.
Thus, even if the device 10 is subject to strong accelerations or shocks, the cosmetic product 12 is held firmly in place in the inner volume 16 in contact with the bottom wall 20.
Therefore, the risk of fragmentation of this product 12 is reduced and its cohesion is maintained for the user, particularly when he observes the cosmetic product through the bottom wall 20 when this bottom wall is at least partially transparent.
Once the closing member 18 has reached its closing position, the compression of the elastic actuation member 52 is maximum. The seal 44 is firmly applied on the receptacle 14 to completely close off the inner volume 16.
When the user would like to use the device 10, the first step is to move the closing member 18 from its closed position to its open position.
He does this in the example shown in figure 2 by rotating the closing member 18 about axis A-A', which causes translation of the member 18 away from the receptacle 14 along axis A-A'.
During this displacement and considering the double convex shape of the upper surface 66 of the elastic actuation member 52, the pressing member 50 and the elastic actuation member 52 remain approximately fixed in rotation.
The displacement of the closing member 18 away from the receptacle 14 moves the closing member 18 away from the wall of the pressing member 50 and thus causes deployment of the elastic actuation member 52 towards its rest configuration.
Once the access position has been reached, the product dispensing opening 24 is completely free. The user then grabs the elastic actuation member 52 and brings the pressing member 50 outside the inner volume 16 to allow access to the cosmetic product 12 contained in the inner volume 16.
The user can then draw cosmetic product 12 out of the inner volume 16 and apply it onto a surface of the body such as the skin.
In order to close the device 10, the user performs the operations described above in the reverse order, putting the pressing member 50 and the elastic actuation member 52 back into the inner volume 16 and closing the closing member 18.
Therefore the presence of the elastic actuation member 52 inserted between the pressing member 50 and the closing member 18 in the closed position guarantees excellent preservation of the product, particularly concerning its appearance.
This result is obtained by simple, relatively small and inexpensive means.
Due to the simplicity of the structure of the inner assembly 19, the cosmetic product 12 can be applied directly on the bottom wall 20 so that it can be seen through this wall 20.
Figure 9 shows a second device 1 10 according to the invention. Unlike the first device 10, the elastic actuation member 52 is independent from the pressing member 50. It can therefore be displaced separate from the pressing member 50.
In this example, the elastic actuation member 52 is fixed to the closing member 18 so that it can be moved jointly with it.
To achieve this, the elastic actuation member 52 may for example be fixed on the seal 44 or the closing wall 40 to project towards the receptacle 14 in the intermediate space 47 delimited by the closing wall 40 and the peripheral skirt 42.
In the example shown in figure 9, the elastic actuation member 52 is formed by a handle 60 similar to that described above.
The pressing member 50 is then advantageously provided with a gripping means
1 12 formed by a tab or a tongue that projects from its outer face 56.
As in the first device 10, the pressing member 50 thus remains independent from the closing member 18.
Operation of the second device 1 10 is similar to operation of the first device.
However, unlike the first device 10, the elastic actuation member 52 moves jointly with the closing member 18 away from the pressing member 50 when the closing member 18 is opened.
Once the closing member 18 is brought into its open position, the product dispensing opening 24 is uncovered. The user then grabs the gripping means 1 12 to extract the pressing member 50 outside the inner volume 16 to allow access to the cosmetic product 12 as shown in figure 10. In one variant shown in figure 19, the inner face 54 is provided with cosmetic product application elements 1 13 such as projections and/or pins and/or insert molding made of a flexible material (for example silicone) and/or flocking and/or foam. The elements are used to remove some product and apply it to the skin. The pressing member 50 thus forms a product applicator.
In the variant shown in figure 1 1 , the elastic actuation member 52 comprises at least one elastic blade 120A, 120B projecting from the outer face 56 of the pressing member 50.
Thus, each blade 120A, 120B has one end 122 connected to the surface 56 and one free end 124 that will be applied onto the closing member 18.
In the example shown in figure 1 1 , the member 52 comprises two blades 120A, 120B arranged to intersect, projecting in an axial plane of the pressing member 50.
Considering the cross arrangement of the two blades 120A, 120B, the elastic actuation force produced by the member 52 when the closing member 18 closes off the receptacle 14 is balanced.
In the example shown in figure 12, the elastic actuation member 52 is formed by a cylindrical spring 130 with centre axis A-A'.
The spring 130 defines a plurality of turns 132 wound in spiral around the centre axis A-A'. It has an upper turn 132A delimiting the upper surface 66 intended to be pressed onto the closing member 18.
In the variant shown in figure 13, the spring 130 is formed from a plurality of rings 140 connected to each other by deformable bridges 142 extending approximately axially along the centre line of the spring 130.
In the variant shown in figure 14, the spring 130 is formed by a cylindrical tube 150 with a free central space 152, and a helical groove 154 with the same centre line as the tube 150. The material from which the tube 150 is formed can deflect elastically.
The cavity 152 is opened upward away from the pressing member 50. It is closed off at the bottom by the outer face 56 of the pressing member 50.
The variant shown in figure 15 is different from that shown in Figure 14 in that the elastic actuation member 52 comprises a gripping element 160 at the free end of the tube 150, at a distance from the pressing member 50. The gripping element 160 in this example consists of a disk projecting radially beyond the tube 150 and closing off the connection between the cavity 152 and the outside.
In this example, the cavity 152 advantageously opens up inwards in the direction towards the bottom of the figure, through a central opening 162 formed in the pressing member 50. In the variant shown in figure 16, the elastic actuation member 52 has a handle 60 with a shape similar to the shape of member 52 shown in figure 1 . However, the handle 60 is discontinuous. It is composed of two elastic tabs curved towards each other delimiting an intermediate space 172 between their free ends 170.
In the examples shown in figures 17 and 18, the pressing member 50 comprises at least one radial member for applying on the receptacle sidewall 22 which projects radially from the peripheral edge of the central body of the pressing member 50.
With reference to figure 17, the pressing member 50 comprises a plurality of radial members 180 spaced in the circumferential direction about line A-A' to form petals.
In the variant shown in figure 18, the pressing member 50 comprises a single radial member 180 formed by an annular rim projecting radially from the peripheral edge 178 of the outer face 56 and cooperating with the outer face 56 to delimit an internal dish 182.
In another variant, the elastic member 52 is formed by foam, advantageously a foam block.
The term "one" should be understood to mean "at least one" unless mentioned otherwise.