Device for packaging and dispensing cosmetic product comprises bottle and at least one cartridge

Abstract

A device for packaging and dispensing a cosmetic product prepared by mixing a first and a second bulk comprises: a bottle defining a bottle reservoir containing the first bulk; a cartridge defining a cartridge reservoir containing the second bulk and comprising a seal, the cartridge being arranged between a disassembled configuration and a mounted configuration; a seal opening mechanism adapted to open the seal in the mounted configuration, the bottle reservoir and the cartridge reservoir being in fluid communication in the mounted configuration; and a dispensing apparatus. The cartridge comprises a removable cartridge-sealing plug designed to cover the seal in the disassembled configuration and being replaced with the bottle in the mounted configuration.

1 . A device for packaging and dispensing a cosmetic product prepared by mixing a first and a second bulk, the device comprising:
 a bottle defining a bottle reservoir designed to contain the first bulk,   the bottle reservoir extending along a bottle axis between a bottle upper end and a bottle lower end of the bottle;   a cartridge extending along a cartridge axis between a cartridge upper end and a cartridge lower end,   the cartridge defining a cartridge reservoir designed to contain the second bulk,   the cartridge comprising a seal sealing the cartridge reservoir,   the cartridge being arranged between a disassembled configuration in which it is spaced away from the bottle and a mounted configuration in which it is mounted on the bottle;   a seal opening mechanism adapted to open the seal when the cartridge is placed in the mounted configuration, the bottle reservoir and the cartridge reservoir being in fluid communication in the mounted configuration; and   a dispensing apparatus for dispensing the first bulk or the cosmetic product from the bottle reservoir, the dispensing apparatus being mounted on the bottle upper end of the bottle,   wherein the cartridge comprises a removable cartridge-sealing plug, the removable cartridge-sealing plug being designed to cover the seal in the disassembled configuration, the removable cartridge-sealing plug being replaced with the bottle in the mounted configuration.   
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the bottle comprises a lower threaded neck at its bottle lower end,
 the cartridge comprising a threaded outer tubular sleeve extending along the cartridge axis towards the bottle, the lower threaded neck and the threaded outer tubular sleeve being designed to be screwed during the mounting of the cartridge on the bottle.   
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge comprises an inner tubular sleeve extending along the cartridge axis and a lower wall,
 the inner tubular sleeve, the lower wall and the seal defining the cartridge reservoir.   
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 3 , wherein the lower wall is movable between a lower position in which the cartridge reservoir has a first volume and an upper position in which the cartridge reservoir has a second volume, the first volume being greater than the second volume. 
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 4 , wherein the cartridge comprises an injection mechanism for injecting the second bulk within the bottle reservoir in the mounted configuration, the injection mechanism comprising a button for pushing the movable lower wall towards its upper position. 
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 3 , wherein the seal comprises a cylindrical skirt covering at least a portion of an outer surface of the inner tubular sleeve. 
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the seal opening mechanism comprises a cutting edge designed to open the seal when the cartridge is placed in the mounted configuration. 
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 7 , in which the seal is movable with regards to the cutting edge between a first sealed position in which the seal seals the cartridge reservoir and a second open position in which the bottle reservoir and the cartridge reservoir are in fluid communication, by passing the cartridge between the disassembled configuration and the mounted configuration. 
     
     
         9 . The device according to  claim 1 , in which the seal opening mechanism is borne by the cartridge. 
     
     
         10 . The device according to  claim 9 , wherein the bottle lower end comprises a lower support portion designed to cooperate with the seal during the mounting of the cartridge on the bottle, so that the seal is pushed towards its open position. 
     
     
         11 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the dispensing apparatus comprises an extended portion extending within the bottle reservoir substantially along the bottle axis, the seal opening mechanism comprising a lower pushing end of the extended portion, the lower pushing end being designed to open the seal during mounting of the cartridge on the bottle. 
     
     
         12 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the dispensing apparatus is a pipette. 
     
     
         13 . The device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a removable bottle-sealing plug designed to seal the bottle lower end of the bottle in the disassembled configuration, the removable bottle-sealing plug being replaced with the cartridge in the mounted configuration. 
     
     
         14 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the first bulk is a liquid and the second bulk is a powder. 
     
     
         15 . The device according to  claim 1 , comprising at least an auxiliary cartridge,
 the auxiliary cartridge defining an auxiliary cartridge reservoir designed to contain an additional second bulk,   the auxiliary cartridge reservoir extending along an auxiliary cartridge axis between an auxiliary cartridge upper end and an auxiliary cartridge lower end of the auxiliary cartridge,   the auxiliary cartridge comprising an auxiliary seal sealing the auxiliary cartridge reservoir,   the auxiliary cartridge being arranged between a disassembled configuration in which it is spaced away from the bottle and a mounted configuration in which it is mounted on the bottle,   the seal opening mechanism being adapted to open the auxiliary seal when the auxiliary cartridge is placed in the mounted configuration, the bottle reservoir and the auxiliary cartridge reservoir being in fluid communication in the mounted configuration,   the auxiliary cartridge being able to be mounted on the bottle in replacement of the cartridge,   the auxiliary cartridge advantageously comprising a removable auxiliary cartridge sealing plug, the removable auxiliary cartridge sealing plug being designed to cover the auxiliary seal in the disassembled configuration, the removable auxiliary cartridge sealing plug being replaced with the bottle in the mounted configuration.   
     
     
         16 . The device according to  claim 2 , wherein the cartridge comprises an inner tubular sleeve extending along the cartridge axis and a lower wall, the inner tubular sleeve, the lower wall and the seal defining the cartridge reservoir. 
     
     
         17 . The device according to  claim 4 , wherein the seal comprises a cylindrical skirt covering at least a portion of an outer surface of the inner tubular sleeve. 
     
     
         18 . The device according to  claim 5 , wherein the seal comprises a cylindrical skirt covering at least a portion of an outer surface of the inner tubular sleeve. 
     
     
         19 . The device according to  claim 2 , wherein the seal opening mechanism comprises a cutting edge designed to open the seal when the cartridge is placed in the mounted configuration. 
     
     
         20 . The device according to  claim 3 , wherein the seal opening mechanism comprises a cutting edge designed to open the seal when the cartridge is placed in the mounted configuration.