Refillable container for cosmetic product contained in a pan, with recessed lid

Abstract

The container for cosmetic product, refillable and suitable for use on the go, includes a base housing a fixed interior wall arrangement in which is embedded a removable pan containing the product. An upper opening of the wall arrangement is delimited by a peripheral edge which rises from a partitioning side wall to a peripheral wall of the base. The flat lid of the container, hermetically covering this opening, is kept closed, for example when an associated perpendicular rod passing axially through the edge is in the position of maximum insertion. Inside the base, a complementary cavity adjacent to the compartment receiving the pan forms and/or houses a gripping system, making a side wall of the pan accessible, which allows selective extraction of the pan via the top when the lid is in the open position. The container may form a child receptacle embedded in the cap of a parent receptacle.

1 . A refillable container for cosmetic product, comprising:
 a base provided with a peripheral wall which defines an inside volume by extending in a longitudinal direction from a bottom to an open top of the container,   a pan containing the product, housed entirely within a receiving space which is a sub-space of the inside volume,   an insert provided with a side wall defining the receiving space for the pan, and also provided with a peripheral edge, the insert mounted in the inside volume providing a recess, with the product being accessible only through an upper opening of the insert surrounded by the peripheral edge which extends radially outwards from an upper end of the side wall,   a lid, movable relative to the base and to the insert between a closed position, in which the lid prevents access to the cosmetic product by closing off the upper opening, and an open position, in which the cosmetic product is accessible via the upper opening;   an opening/closing system, arranged entirely within the inside volume at least in the closed position, and able to cause the lid to transition between the open position and the closed position; and   within the inside volume, at least one additional recess or cavity of the insert provided adjacent to the receiving space and configured for forming and/or housing a pan gripping system, which allows removal of the pan from the receiving space when the lid is in the open position, whereby the pan is removably fixed in the insert while being selectively removable, axially via the open top of the container.   
     
     
         2 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one at least one additional recess or cavity entirely or partly extends below the pan to house a contacting surface onto which the pan can rest while being displaced upwardly, whereby the displaced pan can axially rest on the contacting surface with at least a part of the side wall of the pan being raised relative to the receiving space. 
     
     
         3 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the peripheral edge is annular and extends radially from the upper end of the side wall to the peripheral wall of the base, the peripheral edge having an annular upper surface that inclines upwards, preferably continuously, from an inner circumference of the peripheral edge which is adjacent to an upper edge of the side wall of the pan, such that:
 the pan is fully embedded in the insert, without protruding axially upwards beyond the upper surface of the peripheral edge; and   the lid in the closed position is retained, by a restraint system, within the inside volume, pressing axially on the upper surface.   
     
     
         4 . The container according to  claim 3 , wherein the annular upper surface is formed by a masking plate, removable relative to a fixed portion of the insert which comprises the side wall, the gripping system extending entirely under the plate. 
     
     
         5 . The container according to  claim 4 , wherein the fixed portion of the insert has one or more axial depressions, constituting the at least one additional recess or cavity, and
 wherein the plate closes off the axial outlet at top of each of the depressions, each depression being:
 formed in the peripheral edge and accessible from above in order to form a gripping area that is part of the pan gripping system, and 
 arranged to have its outlet lead radially inwards, opening into the receiving space so that the side wall of the pan is accessible via the corresponding gripping area when the lid is in the open position. 
   
     
     
         6 . The container according to  claim 4 , wherein the masking plate has an opening of the same diameter as a diameter of the side wall of the pan, so as to axially cover the side wall of the pan from above. 
     
     
         7 . The container according to  claim 4 , wherein the fixed portion of the insert includes a rigid flange of the insert, of annular shape, the masking plate being reversibly fixed to the flange by a protrusion configured to be clipped into a hole of the flange. 
     
     
         8 . The container according to  claim 7 , wherein the masking plate also includes an additional retaining member in the form of a bead, cooperating with a cavity of the insert arranged away from the hole. 
     
     
         9 . A refillable container for cosmetic product, comprising:
 a base provided with a peripheral wall which defines an inside volume by extending in a longitudinal direction from a bottom to an open top of the container,   a pan containing the product, housed entirely within a receiving space which is a sub-space of the inside volume,   a side wall defining the receiving space for the pan,   a peripheral edge, the product being accessible only through an upper opening surrounded by the peripheral edge which extends radially outwards from an upper end of the side wall,   a lid, movable relative to the base and to the peripheral edge between a closed position, in which the lid prevents access to the cosmetic product by closing off the opening upper, and an open position, in which the cosmetic product is accessible via the upper opening;   an opening/closing system, arranged entirely within the inside volume at least in the closed position, and able to cause the lid to transition between the open position and the closed position; and   within the inside volume, at least one recess or cavity provided adjacent to the receiving space and suitable for forming and/or housing a pan gripping system, which allows removal of the pan from the receiving space when the lid is in the open position, whereby the pan is removably fixed in a receiving portion including the side wall while being selectively removable, axially via the open top of the container.   
     
     
         10 . The container according to  claim 9 , wherein the receiving portion forms an insert which has one or more axial depressions, constituting the at least one additional recess or cavity, each depression being:
 formed in the peripheral edge and accessible from above in order to form a gripping area that is part of the pan gripping system, and   arranged to have its outlet lead radially inwards, opening into the receiving space so that the side wall of the pan is accessible via the corresponding gripping area when the lid is in the open position.   
     
     
         11 . The container according to  claim 9 , wherein the pan is configured to rest, opposite to the upper opening, on a support portion that is part of the receiving portion, at a first distance from a bottom wall of the container, the side wall of the pan being parallel to the side wall, and
 wherein the at least one additional recess or cavity of the receiving portion includes a sub-cavity in the receiving space, said sub-cavity being off-center under the pan and opening upwardly at an upper outlet defined by an end edge of the support portion, such that the pan is able to engage in the sub-cavity in order to tilt with a lowering of a first portion of the pan at the sub-cavity side and a simultaneous raising of a second portion of the pan that is opposite to the first portion.   
     
     
         12 . The container according to  claim 11 , wherein the pan is held at the first distance from the bottom wall of the container by a supporting internal edge or protrusion provided on the side wall so as to protrude internally at said upper outlet of the sub-cavity and/or located at the same first distance from the bottom wall of the container as the support portion. 
     
     
         13 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the insert has a through-hole, opening onto a bottom of the container on the one hand and into said receiving space on the other hand, and
 wherein the gripping system is housed in the through-hole and is movably mounted in the insert to enable the pan to be moved towards a raised position relative to the insert, the gripping system having a movable support operable by a pusher member so as to support the pan from below, the pusher member being accessible via the bottom of the container and operable by a first driving force to allow raising the pan above the upper opening.   
     
     
         14 . The container according to  claim 13 , wherein the gripping system further comprises a return member, preferably a bistable spring, interposed between:
 the pusher member which forms an external bottom surface of the container, and   a plate constituting the movable support,   the return member comprising a fixed portion resting on an axial abutment that is part of the insert, which is fixed in the base,   wherein the gripping system has an initial position, preferably offset downwards relative to the receiving space, in which the pan is not accessible from above, the return member including a movable portion urging the pusher member towards the lower outlet of the through-hole, and   wherein the push member is configured to:
 in response to a first upward press, cause the plate to rise so that the pan is accessible; 
 in response to a second upward press on the pusher member, reposition the gripping system in the initial position. 
   
     
     
         15 . The container according to  claim 9 , wherein the base has a through-hole, opening downwardly on the one hand and into said receiving space on the other hand,
 wherein the gripping system is housed in the through-hole and is movably mounted in the receiving portion to enable the pan to be moved towards a raised position relative to the receiving portion, the gripping system having a movable support operable by a pusher member so as to support and/or push the pan from below, the pusher member being accessible via the bottom of the container and operable by a first driving force to allow raising the pan above the upper opening, and wherein the push member is configured to:
 in response to a first upward press from below, cause the movable support to rise so that the pan is accessible; 
 in response to a second upward press on the pusher member, from below, reposition the gripping system in the initial position with the movable support lowered. 
   
     
     
         16 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the lid comprises a rod integral with the lid and which defines an axis, the rod being received through a hole in the peripheral edge, and
 wherein, in the open position, the lid and the rod are able to be rotated about the axis, which is an axis of rotation of the lid, and   wherein the gripping system comprises:
 a lower cavity placed directly under the receiving space and an internal opening of the insert which places the lower cavity in communication with the receiving space, 
 a guide edge which delimits part of the internal opening, the guide edge being part of the insert while being fixed relative to the base, 
 a cam carried by the rod and integral in rotation with the lid, 
 a cam follower arranged in the internal opening of the insert and configured to move transversely to the rod in order to overlap the guide edge and enter the receiving space, opposite to the upper opening, when engaged by the cam, whereby at least a portion of the side wall of the pan is raised out of the receiving space, 
 the cam being designed and arranged to engage against and push the cam follower when the lid is within an angular sector opposite to or at least offset by more than 90° relative to the closed position of the lid. 
   
     
     
         17 . The container according to  claim 16 , wherein the pan rests on two sections or branches of the gripping system, with:
 a first branch being part of the cam follower;   a second branch being part of or made integral with a fixed portion of the insert and including the guide edge, the first branch and the second branch being interconnected by an elastically deformable hinge that extends into the inside volume under the receiving space; and   wherein an incline is provided on at least one amongst the first branch and the second branch, to guide the cam follower along a rising path.   
     
     
         18 . The container according to  claim 1 , comprising a sealing system preventing the cosmetic product from coming into contact with an external environment when the lid is in the closed position, by forming an annular sealing contact against and/or adjacent to an upper surface of the peripheral edge which is an annular surface that inclines upwards from an inner circumference of the peripheral edge until reaching a top of the peripheral wall. 
     
     
         19 . The container according to  claim 9 , comprising a sealing system preventing the cosmetic product from coming into contact with an external environment when the lid is in the closed position, by forming an annular sealing contact against and/or adjacent to an upper surface of the peripheral edge which is an annular surface that inclines upwards from an inner circumference of the peripheral edge until reaching a top of the peripheral wall. 
     
     
         20 . The container according to  claim 9 , wherein the side wall extends annularly around a central axis and joins the peripheral edge at the upper end which defines the upper opening and which extends entirely into the inside volume, and
 wherein the opening/closing system comprises a rod integral with the lid and received through a hole of the peripheral edge, the rod being configured to guide the movement of the lid above the peripheral edge.