Pouch container insert for a cosmetic package and package made with the same
US6523548B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45D40/267
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cosmetic package has a pouch container insert in an outer shell. The pouch container insert includes all of the elements required to make the cosmetic applicator device functional, i.e., a pouch container defining a product storage chamber, a neck member with a passage to the storage chamber, a cap on the neck member to close the passage and an applicator wand extending from the cap through the passage into the storage chamber. In addition, the neck member includes a flange adapted to connect the pouch container to the package outer shell. The flange has outwardly projecting teeth that engage the outer shell to prevent rotation of the insert with respect to the outer shell. The flange may be modified to adapt it to different outer shells. Thus, the insert is adaptable to outer shells having a variety of different shapes and materials. Because the insert includes all of the essential elements of a cosmetic package, it can be manufactured, filled and sealed apart from the outer shell, and subsequently assembled with any one of a variety of outer shells. In addition, the insert may be provided with an elastic annular ring, preferably in the form of an upwardly directed skirt mounted…
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