Device for packaging and applying a product

Abstract

Device (1) for packaging and applying a product (P), in particular a perfume, make-up product or a care product, comprising: - a container (10) for containing the product (P), the container comprising a groove (15) rigidly secured to the container (10), and - a closure member (20) for closing the container (10), comprising resilient flexible tabs each comprising a protruding relief (22a), the protruding reliefs (22a) of the resilient flexible tabs (22) interacting with the groove (15) of the container in the closed position of the device, the closure member (20) and the container (10) being configured so that the closure member (20) completes a closure travel as far as the closure position, in which closure travel the protruding reliefs (22a) of the resilient flexible tabs rub on the container (10), the closure travel having a length of at least 4 mm, in particular at least 5 mm.

Description

[0001] Description

[0002] Title: Device for packaging and applying a product

[0003] Technical field

[0004] The present invention relates to closure members for closing a container containing a cosmetic product, in particular a perfume, a make-up product, or a care product.

[0005] More generally, a cosmetic product is a product as defined in EC Regulation No 1223 / 2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products.

[0006] Prior art

[0007] There are many closure members in existence. For example, a snap-on decorative cap that covers a cap forming part of a product applicator or a pump attachment ring using complementary snap reliefs, is known.

[0008] It is also known practice to produce a closure lid comprising an insert in a cap, the insert comprising flexible tabs at two different heights, more specifically two higher tabs and two lower tabs. This ensures that there are indeed two tabs, the lower tabs, which pass entirely under the screwed portion, ensuring in particular that the snap protrusions that they bear are passed under the end edge of the applicator cap or pump attachment ring screwed onto the neck of the container, and two tabs, the higher tabs, making it possible to limit any axial movement, either by limiting play, or by being radially stressed after the snap protrusions that they bear are passed behind the end edge of the applicator cap or pump attachment ring, depending on the manufacturing tolerances.

[0009] When snap protrusions are positioned below the applicator cap or a pump attachment ring in the closure position, the applicator cap or the pump attachment ring must be raised relative to the container, which can be detrimental to the look of the device or constitute a point that could get clogged up.

[0010] Devices comprising a groove, for example for receiving reliefs of the closure lid, the groove being arranged towards the top of a pump attachment ring placed on a neck of the container, are also known, for example from applications EP 2 104 572, EP 4 014 786 and FR 3 117 749. There is little or no travel with the closure lid rubbing on the container when it is closed. Figure 1 shows a device 1 for packaging and applying a product P, a make-up or care product, according to the prior art. The device 1 comprises a container 10 for containing the product P, and a closure member 20 for closing the container 10. The container 10 comprises a body 11 in the form of a bottle and a pump 12 for dispensing the product P to be taken from the container 10. The container 10 further comprises a neck 13 forming a shoulder 14 with the body 11. The neck 13 comprises a pump support 33, raised relative to the shoulder 14. The closure member 20 for closing the container 10 comprises a cap 23 and an insert 24 inserted in the cap and slightly raised relative to the cap, as can be seen in particular in Figure 1 A. The cap 23 of the closure member 20 snaps behind the end edge of the pump support 33 to close the device 1 and rests on the shoulder. The outer surface of the decorative cap may be made of metal and is in contact with the shoulder of the container over only a narrow rim. This tends to create a mark on the shoulder and produces an unsatisfactory sound.

[0011] Cosmetic bottle closure systems comprising one or more magnets in order to ensure contact between the closure member and the container through a phenomenon of magnetic attraction are also known, for example from utility models CN 217791865 U, CN 207979222 U, and applications JP 2020-89680 and FR 3 056 386.

[0012] Magnetic closure systems are particularly appealing to consumers, in particular because they are easy to use and because of the sensations they generate.

[0013] However, such systems require the use of permanent magnets, which represent a high production cost, make it difficult to recycle the product at the end of life, and constitute a rare resource.

[0014] Proposing environmentally friendly eco-responsible solutions, the design and development of which take account of environmental considerations, is becoming a major preoccupation in contributing to overcoming the challenges facing our planet.

[0015] It is therefore essential to design products that allow the amount of materials used to be reduced and / or that allow them to be replaced with more environmentally friendly materials and / or that allow recyclable materials to be used, in order to reduce the carbon footprint of the product.

[0016] There is therefore a need to further improve container closure members in order in particular to reproduce the behaviour of a magnetic closure system while being inexpensive, reliable and eco-responsible. Summary of the invention

[0017] The invention aims to fully or partially meet this need and relates to a device for packaging and applying a product P, in particular a perfume, make-up product or a care product, comprising:

[0018] - a container for containing the product, the container comprising a groove rigidly secured to the container, and

[0019] - a closure member for closing the container, comprising resilient flexible tabs, the resilient flexible tabs each comprising a protruding relief, the protruding reliefs of the resilient flexible tabs interacting with the groove of the container in the closed position of the device, the closure member and the container being configured so that the closure member completes a closure travel as far as the closure position, in which closure travel the closure member rubs on the container, specifically the protruding reliefs of the resilient flexible tabs rub on the container, the closure travel having a length of at least 4 mm, in particular at least 5 mm.

[0020] Without this being limiting, the product may be a cosmetic product, such as a perfume, a make-up product, or a care product. It may, for example, be a lipstick.

[0021] The closure member and the container may be configured so that the closure member completes a closure travel in which the closure member rubs on the container until it reaches the closure position. The groove may be positioned in an area of the container corresponding to an end of closure travel of the closure member on the container.

[0022] The groove forms a hollow, intended to receive the protruding reliefs of the resilient flexible tabs. The groove is not a protruding relief. The shape of the groove may be chosen such that there is a clearance between the groove and the protruding reliefs of the resilient flexible tabs when the reliefs are received in the groove.

[0023] The protruding reliefs of the resilient flexible tabs may have a triangular shape in longitudinal section, forming inlet and outlet slopes, the inlet and outlet slopes having the same or different inclinations relative to a longitudinal axis of the device.

[0024] Alternatively, the protruding reliefs of the resilient flexible tabs may take the form of a bead, in particular a bead of semi-circular section, formed on the resilient flexible tabs. The resilient flexible tabs make it possible to provide resilient flexibility in the radial direction. They may have a spring effect on the closure member, in particular in order to hold it on the container in the closure position, the resilient flexible tabs being in particular under resilient load in this closure position.

[0025] The interaction between the resilient flexible tabs and the groove makes it possible to create a hard point during opening, corresponding to the tensioning of the resilient flexible tabs under the effect of the protruding reliefs emerging from the groove, then provide the sensation that opening is easy once the hard point has been passed.

[0026] Upon closure, the interaction between the resilient flexible tabs and the container makes it possible to offer a resistance force, corresponding to the gradual tensioning of the resilient flexible tabs when the protruding reliefs of the tabs and the container come into rubbing contact, and to the rubbing forces between these elements, then a sensation that the closure member takes up its position by itself on the container, with a release effect, corresponding to the resilient relaxation of the resilient flexible tabs when the protruding reliefs arrive opposite the groove and become housed therein.

[0027] Moreover, the rubbing makes it possible to provide a sensation of resistance which enhances the sensation of release when entering the groove, as would be obtained in the case of attraction by a magnet.

[0028] The invention makes it possible to reproduce for the user the sensations obtained on opening and / or closing the container when the closure member and / or the container contains one or more permanent magnets. The invention mechanically imitates magnetic closure of a container, without using any permanent magnets.

[0029] The closure member may be without a permanent magnet. The container may be without a permanent magnet. The device may be without a permanent magnet.

[0030] The device extends along a longitudinal, preferably rectilinear, axis.

[0031] Disclosure of the invention

[0032] The closure travel corresponds to the distance travelled by the closure member on the container before the protruding reliefs of the resilient flexible tabs encounter the groove on the container. The closure travel extends from the entry into contact of the protruding reliefs with the container until they are received in the groove. In the course of this closure travel, the closure member rubs on the container, specifically the protruding reliefs of the resilient flexible tabs rub on the container.

[0033] Such a configuration makes it possible to simulate travel of a closure member towards a container, as would be obtained with magnets, in order to simulate entering the field lines of a magnet. To this end, it is useful to have a sufficient rubbing length before the protruding reliefs reach the groove on the container.

[0034] The closure travel may have a length of greater than 6 mm, or greater than 7 mm, or even greater than 8 mm, better still greater than 9 mm, being in particular at least 10 mm.

[0035] The closure travel may have a length of greater than 11 mm, or greater than 12 mm, or even greater than 13 mm, better still greater than 14 mm, being in particular at least 15 mm. It may for example be around 20 mm.

[0036] The closure travel may extend axially along a longitudinal axis of the device. The movement of the closure member relative to the container may be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the device.

[0037] The groove may be formed between the top of a neck of the container and a shoulder connecting the neck to the rest of the container. The groove may be formed in the bottom half of the height of the neck, or in the last third, better still in the last quarter of the height of the neck of the container.

[0038] The groove may be formed on a lateral surface of the container, in particular a neck of the container. It may go all the way around said neck. The neck of the container may comprise a ring rigidly secured to the rest of the container, being attached to the neck of the container.

[0039] In one embodiment, the container may comprise a neck for receiving the closure member and a ring inserted on the neck, the groove being formed on the ring. The ring may be attached to the neck. In one embodiment, the ring may be made of metal.

[0040] The ring may be frustoconical or have the shape of a truncated pyramid, in particular with a square base, and notably with rounded corners, being wider at the bottom than at the top. The width is measured as a maximum dimension of the ring in the radial direction, measured perpendicularly to a longitudinal direction of the container, in particular defined by the neck of the container. “At the bottom of the ring” means that the width is measured at an end of the ring oriented towards the container in the longitudinal direction. “At the top of the ring” means that the width is measured at an end of the ring oriented away from the container in the longitudinal direction.

[0041] The conicity or the truncated pyramid shape of the ring makes it possible to obtain an improved centring effect upon closure of the device.

[0042] The conicity of the ring also allows tensioning of the resilient flexible tabs to be gradual, by virtue of rubbing between the protruding reliefs of the resilient flexible tabs of the closure member and the ring of the container increasing as the closure member moves downwards along the ring, over the closure travel. At the beginning of the closure travel, rubbing may be very slight, followed by an increased rubbing effect with gradual tensioning of the resilient flexible tabs, and finally relaxation when the protruding reliefs of the resilient flexible tabs encounter the groove. This further enhances the simulation of the automatic closure obtained with one or more magnets.

[0043] The ring may have an outer surface of conical or truncated pyramid shape, forming an angle of between 0.1° and 10°, or between 0.5° and 5°, for example between 1° and 2°, with a longitudinal axis of the device.

[0044] In one variant embodiment, the ring may not be frustoconical or not have a truncated pyramid shape, but may have a large radius of curvature in its upper portion, which also promotes centring and helps ensure that tensioning of the resilient flexible tabs is gradual.

[0045] In another variant embodiment, the ring may be both frustoconical or have a truncated pyramid shape, and have a radius of curvature, a roundness, in its upper portion.

[0046] In one embodiment, the force necessary to push the closure member into the closure position is between 1 N and 4 N, better still between 1.4 N and 3.2 N, being for example close to 1.8 N.

[0047] The groove may have a rounded edge, the rounded edge having a radius of curvature of between 0.05 and 2 mm, or between 0.1 and 1.5 mm, better still between 0.15 and 0.7 mm. The presence of this rounded edge makes it possible to avoid excessive force on the resilient flexible tabs as they move when entering and leaving the groove.

[0048] The closure member may comprise a cap which, in the closure position, covers the groove and the resilient flexible tabs. Thus, the resilient flexible tabs are concealed, which improves the look of the device. The groove may be positioned not too low down, and may in particular be formed more than 1 mm from the bottom of the closure member when the latter is in the closure position, better still more than 2 mm, and in particular 3 mm from the bottom of the closure member when the latter is in the closure position. The groove may be positioned not too high up, and may in particular be formed less than 10 mm from the bottom of the closure member when the latter is in the closure position.

[0049] The closure member may comprise a cap and an insert inserted in the cap, the resilient flexible tabs being borne by the cap or by the insert. In one embodiment, the resilient flexible tabs are borne by the insert.

[0050] The insert may be made from a material selected from the following non- exhaustive list: PP, PE, PET, PETG, PBT. The cap may typically be made of metal or plastic, in particular covered with a metal lacquer or coating.

[0051] The closure member may comprise a spring component comprising the resilient flexible tabs, which is attached to the cap or to the insert.

[0052] The device, in particular the spring component, may comprise a plurality of resilient flexible tabs, in particular between 1 and 8 resilient flexible tabs, in particular between 2 and 6 resilient flexible tabs, comprising in particular three or four resilient flexible tabs.

[0053] The closure member may be ballasted to make it heavier and thus bring it closer to the weight of a magnet-based closure member and mimic its behaviour even more closely, the closure member notably receiving a ballast. The ballast may be made of metal, in particular stainless steel. The ballast may be placed radially between the insert and the cap, or alternatively radially inside the insert.

[0054] The container may comprise a bottle and a neck for receiving the closure member, the neck forming with the bottle a shoulder, notably on which the closure member comes into abutment when in the closure position on the container. The closure travel extends in this embodiment between the entry into contact of the protruding reliefs with the container and the arrival of the protruding reliefs in the groove of the container, which may be concomitant with the closure member coming into abutment on the container.

[0055] The container may comprise a plate covering the shoulder. In the closure position, the closure member may come into contact with the plate of the container.

[0056] When the device is in the closure position, the closure member is at a distance d of less than 5 mm, or at a distance d of less than 2 mm, better still less than 1 mm, or at a zero distance from the shoulder of the container. There is therefore no gap between the lower part of the closure member and the container.

[0057] As a variant, the closure member is at a non-zero distance d from the shoulder of the container, a gap being formed between the lower part of the closure member and the shoulder of the container.

[0058] In one embodiment, the container comprises a pump for dispensing the product P. The ring mentioned above may thus take the form of a pump support. Thus, the device may comprise a pump support, in particular arranged on the neck of the container receiving the pump. The pump support may be screwed or snapped on the container, or attached to the latter by any other means. The pump support may comprise a decorative outer ring made in particular of metal, notably aluminium. The groove may be formed in the decorative outer ring of the pump support of the container. The pump support may be made in one or more parts, in particular one, two or three parts.

[0059] In this embodiment, the pump support may also have a shoulder in the bottom portion, against which the closure member comes into abutment at the end of closure travel on the container. The closure travel extends in this embodiment between the entry into contact of the protruding reliefs with the pump support and the arrival of the protruding reliefs in the groove of the pump support, which may be concomitant with the closure member coming into abutment on the shoulder of the pump support.

[0060] A radial space may be formed inside the pump support. This radial space makes it possible to form a sound box to increase the sensation of noise when the closure member is closed on the container. The radial space may have a radial width of between 0.1 and 2 mm, better still between 0.2 and 1.8 mm, or between 0.3 and 1.6 mm. The radial space may have a height of between 1 and 20 mm, better still between 2 and 18 mm, or between 3 and 16 mm. The height of the radial space may extend from the top of the container, in particular the top of the pump support. The height of the radial space may extend over at least a third, or at least half, better still at least two thirds, of the height of the pump support.

[0061] In one embodiment, the container comprises a pump support made in at least two parts, a radial space being formed between the two parts of the pump support. The two parts of the pump support may be concentric. The pump support may comprise an inner part and an outer part. The inner part may be made of plastic. The outer part may be made of metal, in particular stainless steel or aluminium, being stamped for example. In the case where the pump support is made in three parts, it comprises an inner part, an intermediate part and an outer part. The radial space may be formed between the intermediate part and the outer part.

[0062] The invention may apply to any device comprising a container and a closure member. The container advantageously contains the product. This may be a product to be taken from the container, in particular using an applicator or a pipette. The device may comprise an applicator, or alternatively not have an applicator.

[0063] The device may comprise a container containing the product, the product being in the form of a stick of product, in particular a lipstick, received in a lipstick holder cup, associated with a closure member. The product may for example be a solid lipstick or a lip care product.

[0064] As a variant, the device may comprise a container containing the product, the product being a product to be taken from the container, in particular using an applicator.

[0065] Brief description of the drawings

[0066] The invention may be understood more clearly on reading the following detailed description of non-limiting examples of implementation thereof and on studying the appended drawing, in which:

[0067] [Fig 1] Figure 1, described above, is a view in cross section of an example of a device according to the prior art.

[0068] [Fig 1A] Figure 1A, described above, is a detail of the device according to the prior art shown in Figure 1.

[0069] [Fig 2a] Figure 2a is a schematic and partial view, in cross section, of a device according to the invention.

[0070] [Fig 2b] Figure 2b is a schematic and partial view, in cross section, of a variant embodiment.

[0071] [Fig 2c] Figure 2c is a schematic and partial view, in cross section, of a variant embodiment.

[0072] [Fig 3a] Figure 3a is a schematic and partial view, in cross section, of a variant embodiment.

[0073] [Fig 3b] Figure 3b is a schematic and partial view, in cross section, of a variant embodiment. [Fig 4a] Figure 4a is a schematic and partial view, in cross section, of a variant embodiment.

[0074] [Fig 4b] Figure 4b is a schematic and partial view, in cross section, of a variant embodiment.

[0075] [Fig 5] Figure 5 is a schematic and partial view, in cross section, of a variant embodiment.

[0076] Detailed description

[0077] Figure 2a schematically shows a device 1 for packaging and applying a makeup or care product, comprising a container 10 for containing the product and a closure member 20 for closing the container 10.

[0078] The container 10 comprises a neck bearing a pump support 33 ending in an outer upper portion 16 and having a hollow groove 15 rigidly secured to the container, located in the lower portion 19 of the pump support 33. Alternatively, the groove 15 may be formed directly on the neck of the container 10.

[0079] The closure member 20 for closing the container 10 comprises a cap 23 and an insert 24. The closure member 20 comprises resilient flexible tabs 22, the resilient flexible tabs 22 each comprising a protruding relief 22a. The protruding reliefs 22a of the resilient flexible tabs 22 interact with the groove 15 of the container in the closed position of the device. In this example, the protruding reliefs of the resilient flexible tabs take the form of a bead.

[0080] The closure member 20 and the container 10 are configured so that the closure member 20 completes a closure travel as far as the closure position, as depicted in various steps (a) to (d). The closure travel extends axially along a longitudinal axis X of the device, between the entry into contact of the protruding reliefs with the container at (b), until they are received in the groove 15 at (d). In the course of this closure travel, the protruding reliefs of the resilient flexible tabs rub on the container, at (b) and (c).

[0081] During this closure travel, the resilient flexible tabs are first placed under tension by the protruding reliefs of the resilient flexible tabs coming into contact with the container, as shown in Figure 2a (b), then the protruding reliefs of the resilient flexible tabs rub on the container, as shown in Figure 2a (c), before these reliefs arrive opposite the groove 15 of the container and are inserted in said groove under the effect of the resilient relaxation of the resilient flexible tabs, as shown in Figure 2a (d).

[0082] According to the invention, the closure travel has a length L of at least 4 mm, in particular at least 5 mm. In the example described, the length L is around 8 mm.

[0083] The groove 15 is formed in the second half of the pump support 33, between the outer upper portion 16 and the lower portion 19 of the pump support 33. The groove 15 is positioned in an area of the container corresponding to the end of closure travel of the closure member 20 on the container 10.

[0084] Figure 2b shows a device 1 for packaging and applying a product P, a make-up or care product, comprising a container 10 for containing the product P, and a closure member 20 for closing the container 10. In this example, the container 10 comprises a bottle 11 and a pump 12 for dispensing the product P to be taken from the container 10.

[0085] The container 10 further comprises a neck 13 forming a shoulder 14 with the bottle 11 and having an outer upper portion 16. The container comprises a plate 18 covering the shoulder 14. In the example illustrated, the neck 13 bears a pump support 33 rigidly secured to the container and having a hollow groove 15, located in the lower portion 19 of the pump support 33. In the example in question, the pump support 33 is made with three separate parts: an outer part 36, at least the outer upper portion 16 of which may be made of metal, an intermediate part 34 and an inner part 35.

[0086] The closure member 20 for closing the container 10 comprises a cap 23 and an insert 24. The closure member 20 comprises resilient flexible tabs 22, the resilient flexible tabs 22 each comprising a protruding relief 22a. The protruding reliefs 22a of the resilient flexible tabs 22 interact with the groove 15 of the container in the closed position of the device. In this example, the protruding reliefs of the resilient flexible tabs take the form of a bead. The groove 15 is positioned in an area of the container corresponding to the end of closure travel of the closure member 20 on the container 10.

[0087] The closure member 20 and the container 10 are configured so that the closure member 20 completes a closure travel as far as the closure position, as explained with reference to Figure 2a. The groove 15 is formed in the second half of the closure travel, between the top of the neck 13 of the container and the shoulder 14 connecting the neck to the rest of the container. In the example described, the neck 13 of the container 10 comprises a decorative outer ring formed by the outer part 36 of the pump support 33, the ring being inserted on the neck, the groove being formed on the ring. The ring may be made of metal. In this example, the ring is slightly frustoconical, being wider at the bottom than at the top. The ring has an outer surface of conical shape, forming an angle of around 1.4° with a longitudinal axis of the device.

[0088] Moreover, in the closure position the cap 23 covers the groove 15. To be specific, the groove 15 is made at around 3 mm from the bottom of the closure member when the latter is in the closure position.

[0089] Lastly, in this example, a radial space is formed inside the pump support 33, between the intermediate part 34 and the outer part 36. The radial space arises from the fact that the groove 15 is produced by stamping, which gives rise to a counterform behind the groove 15, this counterform forming a spacer separating the outer part 36 from the intermediate part 34.

[0090] This radial space makes it possible to form a sound box to increase the sensation of noise when the closure member is closed on the container. The radial space may have a radial width e of around 0.1 mm. The radial space may have a height h of around 8 mm.

[0091] In the variant embodiment shown in Figure 2c, the pump support 33 is also made with three separate parts: an outer part 36, at least the outer upper portion 16 of which may be made of metal, an intermediate part 34 and an inner part 35.

[0092] Moreover, in this example in Figure 2c, the shape of the groove is chosen such that there is a clearance between the groove and the protruding reliefs of the resilient flexible tabs when the reliefs are received in the groove.

[0093] The protruding reliefs of the resilient flexible tabs have a triangular or trapezoidal shape in longitudinal section, forming inlet and outlet slopes, the inlet and outlet slopes having the same or different inclinations relative to a longitudinal axis of the device.

[0094] As can also be seen in this example in Figure 2c, the groove has a rounded edge, the rounded edge having a radius of curvature of around 0.15 mm.

[0095] In this variant embodiment shown in Figure 2c, a radial space is formed inside the pump support, between the outer part 36 and the intermediate part 34, and this radial space may be continuous or discontinuous in the circumferential direction. This radial space is formed by virtue of a spacer provided on the intermediate part 34, keeping the outer part 36 and the intermediate part 34 at a distance from one another. Tobe specific, in this example of an embodiment, the groove is machined in the thickness of the outer part 36.

[0096] In the variant embodiments shown in Figures 3a and 3b, the pump support 33 is made with two parts: an outer part 36, at least the outer upper portion 16 of which may be made of metal, and an inner part 35. The two parts of the pump support are concentric.

[0097] These embodiments also differ from the preceding embodiments by the presence of a ballast 28 inserted in the cap. The purpose of the ballast 28 is to make the closure member 20 heavier.

[0098] In these examples, the ring is slightly frustoconical, being wider at the bottom than at the top, and a radial space is formed inside the pump support. This radial space makes it possible to form a sound box to increase the sensation of noise when the closure member is closed on the container.

[0099] In the embodiment in Figure 3a, the radial space is relatively narrow, having a radial width e of around 0.1 mm. The radial space may have a height h of around 8 mm.

[0100] In the embodiment in Figure 3b, the radial space is relatively wide, having a radial width e of around 3 mm. The radial space may have a height h of around 8 mm.

[0101] In the examples just described, when the device is in the closure position, the closure member is at a zero distance from the shoulder 14 of the container 10, being in contact with the latter. There is therefore no gap between the lower part of the closure member and the container. Contact between the closure member and the container is made at the bottom of the closure member.

[0102] As a variant, the closure member may be at a non-zero distance d from the shoulder of the container, a gap being formed between the lower part of the closure member and the shoulder of the container. In these embodiments, when the device is in the closure position, the cap 23 is at a non-zero distance from the shoulder 14 of the container 10, a gap being formed between the cap 23 and the shoulder 14 or the plate 18 covering the shoulder 14.

[0103] Contact between the closure member and the container may be made in the upper portion 16 of the pump support, as shown in Figures 4a and 4b. In these two embodiments, a ballast 28 inserted in the cap, to make the closure member 20 heavier.

[0104] In the embodiment in Figure 4a, axial contact between the ballast 28 and the upper portion 16 of the pump support, in particular the outer part 36 thereof, is indirect. In the embodiment in Figure 4b, there is direct axial contact between the ballast 28 and the upper portion 16 of the pump support, in particular the outer part 36 thereof.

[0105] The invention is not limited to the examples described above. The container may have any other shape and other functions. The neck may be without a pump support. In another variant, it may be a tube of lipstick, as shown in Figure 5. In this variant, the closure member 20 is a cap bearing the resilient flexible tabs 22 and the container 10 is formed by a lipstick mechanism, bearing a stick of lipstick and comprising in particular a guide tube and a base, which is rotatable around the guide tube and which, when rotated in one direction and the other relative to said guide tube, selectively causes the stick of lipstick to emerge from and retract back into the guide tube.

[0106] In this variant, the closure travel over which the protruding reliefs 22a borne by the resilient flexible tabs 22 of the cap 20 rub on the guide tube, having a wall that is cylindrical or of slightly frustoconical shape, until said reliefs encounter and enter a groove 15 formed on said guide tube, has a length of greater than or equal to 6 mm, better still greater than or equal to 8 mm, and in particular close to 10 mm.

Claims

Claims1. Device (1) for packaging and applying a product (P), in particular a perfume, make-up product or a care product, comprising:- a container (10) for containing the product (P), the container comprising a groove (15) rigidly secured to the container (10), and- a closure member (20) for closing the container (10), comprising resilient flexible tabs (22), the resilient flexible tabs each comprising a protruding relief (22a), the protruding reliefs (22a) of the resilient flexible tabs (22) interacting with the groove (15) of the container in the closed position of the device, the closure member (20) and the container (10) being configured so that the closure member (20) completes a closure travel as far as the closure position, in which closure travel the closure member rubs on the container (10), specifically the protruding reliefs (22a) of the resilient flexible tabs rub on the container (10), the closure travel having a length of at least 4 mm, in particular at least 5 mm.

2. Device according to the preceding claim, the closure travel having a length of greater than 6 mm, or greater than 7 mm, or even greater than 8 mm, better still greater than 9 mm, being in particular at least 10 mm.

3. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, the container (10) comprising a neck (13) for receiving the closure member (20) and a ring (36) inserted on the neck, the groove being formed on the ring (36).

4. Device according to the preceding claim, the ring being frustoconical or having a truncated pyramid shape, being wider at the bottom than at the top.

5. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, the groove (15) having a rounded edge, the rounded edge having a radius of curvature of between 0.05 and 2 mm, or between 0.1 and 1.5 mm, better still between 0.15 and 0.7 mm.

6. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, the closure member (20) comprising a cap (23) and an insert (24) inserted in the cap (23), the resilient flexible tabs (22) being borne by the cap or by the insert.

7. Device according to the preceding claim, the closure member (20) comprising a spring component comprising the resilient flexible tabs (22), which is attached to the cap or to the insert (24).

8. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, the container (10) comprising a bottle (11) and a neck (13) for receiving the closure member (20), the neck forming with the bottle a shoulder (14), notably on which the closure member comes into abutment when in the closure position on the container.

9. Device according to the preceding claim, the container (10) comprising a plate (18) covering the shoulder (14).

10. Device according to the preceding claim, wherein when the device is in the closure position, the closure member is at a distance of less than 5 mm, or at a distance of less than 2 mm, better still less than 1 mm, or at a zero distance from the shoulder (14) of the container (10).

11. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, the container (10) comprising a pump for dispensing the product (P).

12. Device according to the preceding claim, comprising a pump support (34, 35, 36) made of metal, notably aluminium.

13. Device according to either of the two preceding claims, the container (10) comprising a pump support made in at least two parts (35, 36), a radial space being formed between the two parts of the pump support.

14. Device according to any one of Claims 1 to 10, the container containing the product, the product being in the form of a stick of product, in particular a lipstick, received in a stick-holder cup, associated with a closure member.

15. Device according to any one of Claims 1 to 10, the container containing the product and being configured to allow the product to be taken, in particular using an applicator.

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