Container for cosmetic products in general, for cosmetic products for the eyes and lips in particular

Abstract

A container for cosmetic products, fitted with a hollow base body ( 2 ), a refill bottle ( 4 ) for the cosmetic product packaged in the container ( 1 ), a wand ( 12,12 a ) for applying the cosmetic product and a lid ( 3,3 a ) for closing said bottle ( 4 ). In this way, a container structure is obtained for cosmetic products of the modular type with separate elements, mutually coupled when the container is assembled in use and reciprocally separable for the replacement of damaged elements and for the refill of the depleted cosmetic product.

1 . A container for cosmetic products, having a modular structure with distinct elements, mutually coupled to form a container assembled in use and mutually separable for replacing damaged elements and for refilling depleted cosmetic product, said elements comprising:
 a hollow base body;   a refill bottle for holding the cosmetic product;   a wand for application of the cosmetic product;   a lid for closing said refill bottle, and   a scraper plug for slidably receiving a support stem of said wand;   wherein said base body is provided with a mouth fitted with an internal thread, and further wherein said refill bottle ( 4 ) has an external thread configured and arranged for engaging with the internal thread of said base body; and   wherein above said external thread, the refill bottle has a protruding neck, and further wherein said protruding neck includes an external thread and a mouth.   
     
     
         2 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein said wand has a head joined to said support stem. 
     
     
         3 . The container according to  claim 2 , wherein said head of the wand is provided with an external thread suitable for engaging, by means of force, with an inner wall of a hollow cylindrical lid. 
     
     
         4 . The container according to  claim 3 , wherein said hollow cylindrical lid has a mouth provided with an internal thread, that is configured and arranged for engaging with said external thread of the neck of the refill bottle. 
     
     
         5 . The container according to  claim 4 , wherein said hollow cylindrical lid also has an inner transverse wall, which defines an upper chamber configured and arranged for housing said head of the wand, and a lower chamber. 
     
     
         6 . The container according to  claim 5 , wherein a hole is provided in said inner transverse wall, wherein said hole is configured and arranged to allow the passage of said support stem therethrough. 
     
     
         7 . The container according to  claim 3 , wherein said hollow cylindrical lid has an internal thread that is configured and arranged for engaging with said external thread of the head of the wand. 
     
     
         8 . The container according to  claim 7 , wherein said wand has an internal thread configured and arranged for engaging with said external thread of the neck. 
     
     
         9 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein said scraper plug is arranged inside said mouth of the refill bottle. 
     
     
         10 . The container according to  claim 9 , wherein said scraper plug has an upper mouth and a lower mouth, suitable for receiving the support stem of the wand, and further wherein a scraping edge is provided on an inner surface of the lower mouth. 
     
     
         11 . The container according to  claim 8 , wherein a groove is provided inside the mouth of the neck of the refill bottle and said scraper plug has, at said mouth, an external protruding collar that is configured and arranged for being received within said groove. 
     
     
         12 . A method for assembling the container according to  claim 2 , wherein comprising the steps of:
 closing the lid on the hollow base body by coupling of the internal thread of the lid with the external thread of the neck of the refill bottle, and   reversibly engaging the head of the wand inside the lid of the hollow case bods.   
     
     
         13 . A method for assembling the container according to  claim 4 , comprising the step of:
 closing the hollow cylindrical lid on the hollow base body by coupling of the internal thread of the hollow cylindrical lid with the external thread of the neck of the refill bottle, wherein the wand is engaged reversibly inside the hollow cylindrical lid.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 12 , further comprising the following steps:
 inserting the refill bottle into the hollow base body of the container, by passing the refill bottle through the mouth of the base body and performing a removable or reversible coupling, by screwing the external thread of the refill body and the internal thread of the hollow base body to each other;   locking the scraper plug into the mouth of the neck of the bottle, by engaging an external collar of the scraper in a groove of the mouth of the neck;   inserting the wand into a hollow cylindrical lid of the container, by locking ribbing of the head of the wand against an inner wall of the hollow cylindrical lid,   screwing the wand for the cosmetic product, from below, to the inside the hollow cylindrical lid of the container; and   subsequently introducing the stem of the wand which carries an applicator into the bottle by passing the stem through the scraper plug.