CN103303584A - Packaging and applicator for skin care product - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a packaging for care product. Packaging for a consumer healthcare product that may be applied with an applicator sold with the packaging. The applicator is configured to mate with and thereby to be coupled with a portion of the packaging. The portion of the packaging to which the applicator is coupled may be a rigid portion and / or a stock item. In one embodiment, the applicator has a coupling element that extends around a cap of the packaging to couple the applicator to the cap in a substantially secure manner. The applicator may specifically be designed for manipulation by the user's fingers, and may be ergonomically formed to facilitate manipulation and use thereof by application of finger pressure (e.g. pressure from the user's index finger) thereto.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to for consumer healthcare's product packing material of skin-protection product for example, and the supporting application device that is used for the skin-protection product that is associated with this packing material.More particularly, the present invention relates to have the packing material that is used for consumer healthcare's product of application device, this application device is configured to cooperate with this packing material and be connected to this packing material.
Background technology
Various products are the cleaning products (object that for example is used for upholstery, floor, automobile and so on for example, or for the human body parts such as skin, tooth, hair etc.) advantageously to use by means of application device, this application device is used for described product is administered to the surface.This class application device can be sold with the packing material of product expediently, and it is intended to described application device is used with described product.For more convenient, this class application device can be coupled to packing material, so that application device can keep when depositing with packing material together in order to using in the future.So, the application device that is used for specific products keep with the packing of this product thing together, and can use with this product when needed.
Be preferably used for the product application device that uses with the application device any packing material that is connected to this series products in can be in several ways.For example, US Patent 3 such as people such as Herman, 008,164 and the US Patent 3 of Vallis, 565, shown in 541, brush application device can be connected to by link arm (for example jerk-finger of closing sleeve or elastic arm) container (for example storage tank or tank) of in-built this product, and these link arm are extended greater than half around the circumference of container.The US Patent 2,257 of Herbert, the combination of the distributing box shown in 606 and cleaning brush have the brush application device of the top cover that is installed to described container.Container in these application devices/packing material combination can be used as the handle of application device, and described application device in use keeps being connected to container.Application device in these patents is maintained at separately external container and prepares against use when needing.Yet should be appreciated that and do not expect that usually packing material is thrown off in these packing materials/application device combination to be used separately.Therefore, these packing materials/application device combination is not particularly suitable for using with the product of preferably using with meticulous control, for example controls rather than be grasped in the application device that uses in user's palm by user's hand.
Be shaped to especially hold removedly be used to the product container that applies the part of the application device of product in the container also known in the art.For example, the people's such as Bell US Patent 5,558,453 shows a kind of container, and it has the groove of the some parts that is used for specially holding the application device handle.And, US Patent D623,077 shows a kind of container that has be used to the recess that holds scouring pad.The application device of these two kinds of packing materials of enclosing can remove that from container the product in the container is administered to the surface as required, and can be installed onto the engagement state that connects with container and deposit.Be appreciated that the container that this two kinds of application devices/the packing material combination has custom-shaped, these containers are configured to hold the part of the application device that is selected to the product in the applying container uniquely.Form container and may cause the integral container size to increase for holding application device, lose because of the vessel volume that the fit structure of at least a portion of being used for holding application device causes with compensation.In addition, these application devices/application device of packing material combination is shaped to uniquely with specific container to be cooperated, rather than is designed to connect with stock's container (namely not being the container that customizes in order to connect with application device).Therefore, may cause cost to increase because of these two custom design of application device and container.
Summary of the invention
According to principle of the present invention, consumer healthcare's product is comprised in the packing material, and described packing material is configured to cooperate and therefore connect the application device of this consumer healthcare's product.According to an embodiment, described application device is configured to cooperate and therefore connect at least a portion of described packing material.This type of container can have the basically element of rigidity, and this application device can be configured to connect with this stiffener in basically firm mode.In one embodiment, the container part of described packing material is pipe, and the stiffener of described packing material is top cover.Application device among this embodiment has the arm that extends around top cover, so that this application device is connected to top cover in basically firm mode.
The part that can advantageously connect the described packing material of (product that includes that is used for using described packing material) application device on it can be stock article, and it does not customize for application device.On the contrary, application device then customizes for this stock article.As used herein, term " stock " article should be understood to the article this term understood such as those of ordinary skills, i.e. a kind of article that are generally deposit (and always be stored in the customer will buy) and make in order immediately to be sold to the arbitrary client among the various clients.Therefore, stock article is the article (no matter it is sold to or a plurality of client) of usually frequently being ordered, and also can be by the acquisition of various sources (because do not need its shape unique, and therefore often right and wrong are proprietary).Stock article be not to be that general the sale made and stock's noninventory article form contrast, the noninventory article are the article that obtain when needed or make, for example according to specification customization or the special article of particular purchased side.Owing to there being the various stock's packing materials that are applicable to consumer healthcare's product etc., and the application device that is used for specific consumer healthcare's product may have more specific standard and therefore need customization, uses stock's packing material (or at least a portion of described packing material) to simplify and make and reduce cost according to the combination of the packing material of principle formation of the present invention and application device by reducing customization number (reducing at least).
Independent aspects according to the application device in the combination that can advantageously be applied to above-mentioned packing material and application device of the present invention, application device can be formed has the arm element, and described arm element is configured so that and in use grasps and stable application device.This type of arm also can be advantageously by moulding and be configured to application device is connected to packing material.In one embodiment, described application device also can meet the application device head that ergonomically is configured to and forms in the mode that meets ergonomics by having, described head is by moulding and be configured to hold user's finger, to use the consumer healthcare's product that comprises in the packing material with application device best, described application device can advantageously be coupled to described packing material.
By following detailed description of the invention, and the invention scope of setting forth in appended claims, these and further feature of the present invention and advantage will be apparent.
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Fig. 1 is the transparent view of a kind of packing material and the supporting application device of enclosing, and described application device principle according to the present invention is connected to described packing material;
Fig. 2 is the end elevation view of the supporting application device of Fig. 1; And
Fig. 3 is a kind of transparent view of application device of the combination that for example can be used for the packing material shown in Fig. 1 and application device, and it shows user's composition surface of its working end.
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The exemplary embodiment of the product package material 100 that forms according to principle of the present invention and the application device 200 of enclosing has been shown among Fig. 1-3, described product for consumer healthcare's product for example (for example, skin care product, wound care product, oral care product, hair product etc.), described application device is used for using this product.Example package thing 100 is shown as the container 102 that comprises tubulose and the closure member 104 of top cover shape.Yet, also can use the packing material of other type according to the present invention, hereinafter these types will be discussed at length.Application device 200 is shown as to have the near-end 202 that is connected to packing material 100, forms the far-end 204 of working end of application device 200 and the neck between near-end and far-end or extension 206(for simplicity, hereinafter referred to as " extension ", and be not intended to limit).Yet, should be appreciated that other structure of application device 200 also within the scope of the invention, hereinafter will discuss these structures in detail.
Closure member 104 can be the suitably distribution of closing containers 102 and brings in and keep the wherein closure member of any type of product.The same with container 102, closure member 104 preferably also is stock article, as known in the art, and can be the closure member of any type, such as but not limited to spiral or press-button type top cover (this top cover removes with allocated product from container 102 fully from container 102 usually) or flip (top cover that for example has hinges is even be in open configuration so that also can keep connecting of top cover and packing material during allocated product from container 102 at this top cover).
The near-end 202 of the exemplary application device 200 of Fig. 1-3 comprises connection element 210, and it is by moulding and be configured to application device 200 is connected to packing material 100.Can find out, the far-end 204 of application device 200 does not directly connect with packing material 100, but is connected to packing material 100 by near-end 202.The far-end 204 of the exemplary application device 200 of Fig. 1-3 with or be formed with application device element 220, described application device element is configured to product is administered to surface (for example, user's skin) from packing material 100.In the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 1-3, application device element 220 extends application device 200 is connected to the opposite direction of packing material 100 with connection element 210 back to packing material 100.Therefore, packing material 100 does not need by moulding especially or is configured to admit or in other words hold application device element 220.Exemplary application device element 220 shown in Fig. 1-3 is the brushes that have a plurality of bunches 222.In order to be used for skin-protection product, bunches 222 bristle can be by the PBT(polyester of taper) resin manufacture, described tapering part surpasses about 40% of bristle lengths.Can will bunches 222 form and be anchored on the pedestal 224 of application device element 220 with standard toothbruss net dress technique for fixing, use the net nail from for example corrosion-resistant steel coiled strip stamping-out.Should be appreciated that application device element 220 can be the application device element of any type, preferably be formed and be chosen to the product that comprises in the packing material 100 is used by rights.For example, application device element 220 can be the elongated bristle (opposite than short bristles with the multi beam of diagram brush) of foam application device or Dan Shu, or disposable pad.Alternatively, far-end 204 can be formed stiffener, and described stiffener preferably is administered to the surface by moulding and the product that is configured to comprise in the packing material 100.
According to principle of the present invention, application device 200 is by moulding and be configured to connect with at least a portion of packing material 100, and preferably is held to engage with packing material 100 with linking.In one embodiment, application device 200 is by moulding especially and be configured to cooperate with at least a portion of packing material 100 (for example, by in shape other structure corresponding or that connect by producing application device 200 and packing material 100) and connect with it.In the embodiment of Fig. 1-3, the near-end 202 of application device 200 is configured to engage with at least a portion of packing material 100, preferably cooperates.If near-end 202 is enough firm with connecting of packing material 100, the far-end 204 that then extends via extension 206 from near-end 202 can break away from the direct of packing material 100 and engages.So, far-end 204 does not need contact packing thing 100 or in other words engages, because near-end 202 is connected to packing material 100 fully with application device 200.Yet, should be appreciated that any other parts (or application device 200 more than a part) of application device 200 can be configured to application device 200 is connected to packing material 100.
As mentioned above, according to an aspect of the present invention, application device 200 is preferably deposited packing material at general-purpose library, and (this term can be understood by definition above by those of ordinary skills, namely be interpreted as a kind of standard article, these standard article form not according to specific customer specifications, moulding, structure or in other words manufacturing, therefore do not have any by moulding or be configured to hold or in other words be connected to the concrete structure of application device or other parts) the basis on by moulding and structure, described general-purpose library is deposited the not especially moulding in order to be used for the present invention of packing material, structure, form or in other words customization.The example of this class stock article includes but not limited to pipe, bottle or other container and supporting closure member thereof, is applicable to liquid base or newborn sill and currently usually can buys for general public.On the contrary, the connection element 210 of application device 200 is by moulding especially and be configured to be connected at least a portion of packing material 100.In the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 1-3, connection element 210 is by moulding and be configured to connect, preferably cooperate with closure member 104, and described closure member is the standard closure member of common shape preferably.The outside face of closure member 104 does not preferably facilitate application device 200 to connect thereon, and can be smooth or ribbed or have any other desirable superficial makings.Therefore, this closure member 104 does not need unique mold, and preferably unique customization elements of the present invention is application device 200.
Be to be understood that, the shape of using stock's closure member not limit closure member 104 has and is selected to given shape or configuration or the outside face that cooperates or match with application device 200, and the connection element 210 of application device 200 is by moulding and be configured to conform to closure member 104 with it connection.Preferably, connection element 210 is by moulding and be configured to connect with closure member 104 from any side of closure member 104.Connection element 210 can be formed as to hold be used to being convenient to grasp closure member 104(and for example be used for opening flip) and the protuberance established or recess for example hinges, groove, slit or protuberance, but still engage with the outside face of wanting coupled closure member 104.In exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 3, connection element 210 has recessed region 211 and the container composition surface 212a in adjacent recessed zone 211 preferably, 212b.Therefore, the exemplary connection element 210 of Fig. 1-3 can be easily be connected to various stock's closure members from any side of closure member, comprises having a little flip closure member of the hinges of projection.
Preferably, for apparent reason, select to have the closure member of the shape of cross section (at least about wherein the plane at the longitudinal axes L place of packing material 100) of substantial symmetry, to be used for the design of the connection element 210 that shape matches.For example, closure member 104 can have circular cross section, and in the general easy multi-provider of comforming any one buys (that is, closure member 104 is for having stock's closure member of circular cross section).Should be appreciated that also to replace the closure member that uses other standard shape, and with application device 200 particularly connection element 210 can connect with stock's closure member 104.For example, can use the closure member with ellipse or square cross section shape.
Have among the embodiment of stiffener and flexible member (for example packing material 100 among the embodiment of Fig. 1-3) at packing material 100, application device 200 preferably is configured to engage with the part that has more rigidity of packing material 100, preferably cooperate, connect with the more firm of packing material 100 preferably to realize application device 200.In the embodiment of Fig. 1-3, the container 102 of packing material 100 is pipes, therefore and normally flexible (so that use or distribute the product that wherein comprises), and closure member 104 common container 102 have more rigidity, and usually be considered to basically (that is being difficult for deflection when, in the normal use of packing material 100, exerting pressure) of rigidity.So at least a portion of application device 200 is preferably by moulding and be configured to be suitable for connect with the closure member 104 of packing material 100.Therefore, without any can be used as container 102 for the stock's pipe that connects or in other words hold the ad hoc structure of application device 200.
Shown in the embodiment of Fig. 1-3, connection element 210(hypothesis is positioned at the near-end 202 of exemplary application device 200) by moulding and be configured to extend around at least a portion of the closure member 104 of packing material 100.Can understand the representative configuration of connection element 210 with reference to the end elevation of the application device 200 shown in Fig. 2, there is shown the curvature of connection element 210.The curvature that the curvature that is appreciated that connection element 210 preferably is selected to the appropriate section of the packing material 100 that will connect with application device 200 matches (for example its curvature is mated basically).In the situation of the embodiment of Fig. 1-3, the curvature that the curvature of connection element 210 preferably is selected to the closure member 104 of packing material 100 matches (for example by basically mating its curvature).Although can being set, various connection elements (for example groove and fastening pearl) connect application device 100 and packing material 200, fully extended and in basically firm mode application device 100 is connected on it but connection element 210 can be configured as simply around the circumference of closure member 104, so that application device 100 is difficult for throwing off from closure member 104.Should be appreciated that this extendible portion of the connection element 210 of the closure member 104 that centers on packing material 100 generally is limited by the attribute of the material that forms connection element 210.For example, the flexibility of the material of connection element 210 is larger, and then connection element 210 can extend more around closure member 104, because can larger ground deflection connection element 210 when making connection element 210 from closure member 104 disengagement and reduce its risk of breakage.Otherwise the rigidity of the material of connection element 200 is larger, and then connection element 210 less extends around closure member 104, to avoid material fracture more crisp when taking out application device 200 from packing material 100.The typical material that is used for forming described application device according to the present invention is characterised in that: have approximately 0.88 to about 1.70g/cm
3Density, under the condition of 230 ℃/2.16kg, have approximately 0.2 to the about melt flow rate of 50g/10min, have approximately 12 to the about pulling strengrth of 369MPa, have approximately 3.5 to about 35% stretch ratio, and under 23 ℃ of temperature, have approximately 4 to the about notched Izod impact strength of 90J/m.In one embodiment, connection element 210 is formed by polypropylene-based resin, is preferably formed by clarification grade polypropylene homopolymer.Preferably, connection element 210 extends about 50% of initial at least circumference/periphery.For the ease of connection element 210 repeatedly being connected to packing material 100 and removing from packing material 100, preferably connection element 210 extends not more than about 99% around closure member 104.
In the exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 1-3, connection element 210 comprises the one or more link arm 214a that bend to around the periphery extension of closure member 104, and 214b(is referred to as link arm 214 for simplicity, and is not intended to limit).Be to be understood that, other shape of connection element 210 or form also are covered by in the scope of the invention, and the outside dimension that this class shape or form preferably are selected to the element (for example closure member 104) of the packing material 100 that will connect with application device 200 matches or be corresponding.Link arm 214a only, the part of 214b need to cooperate with the profile of closure member 104 or suitable shape at least to a certain extent, so that application device 200 is connected to closure member 104.Although the link arm 214a of exemplary connection element 204, the profile of 214b and closure member 104 and size is mated substantially and cooperate with closure member 104, yet be to be understood that, as long as link arm 214a, 214b can be connected to closure member 104 with application device 200, the link arm 214a of connection element 210 then, 214b can be only with the suitable shape of a part of the profile of closure member 104 or do not need to conform to the profile of closure member 104 fully.
According to a further aspect in the invention, this aspect can separate or combination with (this specification sheets preamble or hereinafter described) any other side of the present invention, and connection element 210 can comprise and one or morely not only application device 200 is connected to packing material 100 but also is convenient to the component part of the use of application device 200.Advantageously, exemplary link arm 214a, 214b preferably can and construct in use be convenient to grasping or operation application device 100 by moulding, particularly can meet ergonomically moulding and structure in use to have optimum reelability quality.Therefore, connection element 210 limits and for example holds district 215(, link arm 214a, the zone between the 214b), these regional shape and size are designed to hold at least a portion of at least a portion of packing material 100 or user's hand.Should be appreciated that the mode of using application device 100 (and therefore will be housed inside the user who holds district 215 of connection element 210 the described part of hand) depends on the interior product that will use with application device 100 that comprises of packing material 100 usually.For example, if packing material 100 comprises skin nursing products such as a kind of facial-care product (for example a kind of intend the shampooing of using with brush or product or the other products of removing cutin or acne), then the size of application device 100 can be configured to be fit to the user with hand and usually use finger grip (be different from and use palm grip).Therefore, link arm 214a, the size and dimension of 214b preferably are configured to the user with pointing comfortable grip.Such as, link arm 214a, the size and dimension of 214b can be configured to extend around one or more finger (for example user's forefinger), and arm is grasped between this finger and the adjacent thumb, and another arm is grasped or is stabilized between this finger and the adjacent middle finger.Preferably, grasp and operation in order to improve, link arm 214a, the size and dimension of 214b are configured to only hold a finger (being generally forefinger).Those of ordinary skills can easily determine to be suitable for the link arm 214a by user's finger grip, the concrete size of 214b, as with reference to the anthropometric data of publishing Anthropometric Survey of U.S.Army Personnel:Summary Statistics Interim Report(Technical Report NATICK/TR-89-027 in 1988 for example, in March, 1989, United States Army Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, Massachusetts) determined.For example, average (the 50th hundredths) finger beam of women's forefinger of measuring at the proximal joint place is 1.98cm, and the 5th hundredths finger beam is 1.78cm, and the 95th hundredths finger beam is 2.20cm; Average (the 50th hundredths) finger beam of the most females fingers of measuring at the radioulnar joint place is 1.72cm, and the 5th hundredths finger beam is 1.54cm, and the 95th hundredths finger beam is 1.94cm; And women's forefinger of measuring at the radioulnar joint place average (the 50th hundredths) refers to enclose and is that 5.09cm, the 5th hundredths refer to enclose and is that 4.77cm, the 95th hundredths refer to enclose and is 5.40cm.Average (the 50th hundredths) finger beam of male sex's forefinger of measuring at the proximal joint place is 7.17cm, and the 5th hundredths finger beam is 6.79cm, and the 95th hundredths finger beam is 7.75cm; It is 2.39cm that the male sex who measures at the radioulnar joint place points on average (the 50th hundredths) finger beam, and the 5th hundredths finger beam is 2.19cm, and the 95th hundredths finger beam is 2.64cm; And male sex's forefinger of measuring at the radioulnar joint place average (the 50th hundredths) refers to enclose and is that 5.72cm, the 5th hundredths refer to enclose and is that 5.48cm, the 95th hundredths refer to enclose and is 6.03cm.Be to be understood that, according to this aspect of the invention, if use stock's closure member, then the size of this stock's closure member preferably is selected to and allows to form the application device 200 with connection element 210, and described connection element 210 has required size and the shape of being convenient in use grasp or operate application device 100.Preferably, link arm 214a, the space that forms between the 214b is counted at least about 1.94cm and the most about 2.585cm with diameter, the forefinger of masculinity and femininity that can adaptive 95%, (for example face) in use increases the control to application device 200 in the specific region thereby allow the user, applies simultaneously appropriate power (use described product and alleviate pain and the stimulation that causes because of the application of force).Preferably, link arm 214a, 214b are symmetrical, and be comfortable equally so that the right-hand man uses.
The degree of flexibility or the rigidity that should be appreciated that link arm 214a and 214b are not key of the present invention, as long as link arm 214a and 214b play the effect that application device 200 is connected to packing material 100.Particularly, the rigidity of link arm 214a and 214b or degree of flexibility can be selected such that preferably application device 200 keeps being connected to packing material 100 when packing material 100 is transported or in other words move.In addition, application device 200 should remove from packing material 100, to separate use with packing material 100 as required.If necessary, link arm 214a and 214b can be flexible, so that hold district 215 when using application device 200, the flexible comfort that grasps application device 200 with the increase user of link arm 214a and 214b when one or more finger of user inserts.
According to again another aspect of the present invention, this aspect can be used separately or any aspect in above-mentioned aspect of the present invention or all aspects are used, and the far-end 204 of application device 200 can by moulding especially and be configured to finger pressure is added to use the product that comprises in the packing material 100 on the application device.Therefore, according to this aspect of the invention, application device 200 can be the finger application device, and the finger that described finger application device is configured to insert the user uses application device 200, with the effects on surface administration of material.Can recognize, may be advantageously to form the finger application device so that insert finger manipulation in the mode that meets ergonomics, in routine use, pass through user's finger manipulation application device, and usually can be subject to user's finger or pressure or the power that finger tip applies.Particularly, according to this aspect of the invention, user's composition surface 228 of application device element 220 is by moulding and be configured to hold finger tip, for example forefinger tip.For example, the sweep of user's composition surface 228 of application device element 220 can be around the longitudinal axes L of application device 200
ACrooked to match with common finger or the curvature of finger tip.According to anthropological measuring investigation above-mentioned, women's forefinger of measuring at the radioulnar joint place average (the 50th hundredths) refers to enclose and is 50.8mm, the 5th hundredths refers to enclose and is 47.752mm, the 25th hundredths refers to enclose and is 49.53mm, the 75th hundredths refers to enclose and is that 58.42mm, the 95th hundredths refer to enclose and is 53.848mm; And, average (the 50th hundredths) finger beam of women's forefinger of measuring at the radioulnar joint place is 17.272mm, and the 5th hundredths finger beam is 15.494mm, and the 25th hundredths finger beam is 16.51mm, the 75th hundredths finger beam is 18.034mm, and the 95th hundredths finger beam is 19.558mm.Male sex's forefinger of measuring at the radioulnar joint place average (the 50th hundredths) refers to enclose and is that 57.15mm, the 5th hundredths refer to enclose and is that 54.864mm, the 25th hundredths refer to enclose and is that 56.134mm, the 75th hundredths refer to enclose and is that 52.07mm, the 95th hundredths refer to enclose and is 60.198mm; And, average (the 50th hundredths) finger beam of male sex's forefinger of measuring at the radioulnar joint place is 17.78mm, and the 5th hundredths finger beam is 20.07mm, and the 25th hundredths finger beam is 19.05mm, the 75th hundredths finger beam is 21.082mm, and the 95th hundredths finger beam is 22.86mm.
Preferably, application device 200 has the extension 206 that application device element 220 and connection element 210 are separated, thereby more helps the whole ergonomic design of application device 200.Specifically, if connection element 210 is by moulding and be configured to hold single finger and can be grasped between this finger and user's thumb at least, if and the finger tip of this single finger is exerted pressure to application device element 220, then application device element 220 is preferably spaced apart with connection element 210, so that the user point can to application device element 220 apply fingertip pressure and this user finger than proximal region and adjacent user's thumb between grasp connection element 220, wherein user's finger at least slightly has extension (only partly crooked).The size of extension 206, shape and size preferably are designed to cosily to hold forefinger tip and than the user's forefinger section between the proximal region, can cosily grasp connection element 210 with this section forefinger at this thumb adjacent than proximal region.More particularly, the length of application device 200 is selected to the finger part between the user's composition surface 228 that holds district 215 and application device element 220 that adapts to connection element 210.Those of ordinary skill in the art can determine that (it is 6.9m that this investigation provides average (the 50th hundredths) length of women's forefinger to optimum dimension with reference to the data that anthropological measuring inquiry agency mentioned above provides, the 5th hundredths length is 6.2cm, and the 95th hundredths length is 7.7m; And average (the 50th hundredths) length of male sex's forefinger is 7.5cm, and the 5th hundredths length is 6.7cm, and the 95th hundredths length is 8.4cm).Preferably, along the application device longitudinal axes L
AThe total length of application device 200 be at least about 4.2cm and less than about 8.4cm, women's forefinger of adaptive 95%, thereby make the user in use can strengthen to specific region (for example face) control of application device 200, apply simultaneously appropriate power (come products applied and alleviate pain and the stimulation that causes because of the power of using).
As the link arm 214a that in use be used for grasp connection element 210 of the finger application device that ergonomically is configured to moulding ergonomically, when 214b forms together, just formed the application device 200 that advantageously meets generally ergonomics.What should be appreciated that application device 200 needn't be by moulding or be configured to help connecting of application device 200 and packing material 100 towards the inside face of packing material.Therefore, the ergonomics of any part of application device 200 structure general not can with the connection element 210 of application device 200(especially application device 200) with the connection of packing material 100 or the of the present invention above-mentioned aspect conflict that cooperates.
In an aforesaid embodiment who forms according to various aspects of the present invention, packing material 100 is the tubuloses that include consumer healthcare's product such as skin-protection product, and application device 200 has brush application device element 220, the bristle character of described application device element (for example, thickness, material, length etc.) is selected to and can when (usually by user forefinger) applies finger pressure and accept face 228 to the finger of brush application device element 220 skin-protection product be administered to user's face best.If necessary, the shape of application device element 220 can be selected in distal end narrower, so that its distal-most end enters the zone that is difficult to touch, such as the corner of user's nose.The structure that is appreciated that application device 200 can change according to the consumer healthcare's products in the packing material 100 of will packing into, and preferably is selected to and can optimizes using of this consumer healthcare's product.
Should be appreciated that the structure of describing for an embodiment is applicable to another embodiment usually, no matter whether explicitly point out.The various structures of the following stated can be used separately or be used in combination with any of them.Therefore, the present invention is not limited in the specifically described embodiment of this paper.Exemplary embodiment shown in the figure has a plurality of independent and creative structures independently, and these structures all have advantages of unique at least individually, these advantages be for the present invention expectation but and non-key.Therefore, each independent structure of the present invention does not need all to present in order to obtain in desired character of the present invention and/or the advantage at least some.According to principle of the present invention, one or more independent structures can be combined, and perhaps only have one need to exist in the combination of packing material and application device in the various structures.
Although the above-mentioned specific embodiment and accompanying drawing show exemplary embodiment of the present invention, should be appreciated that and to make various increases, modification and replacement to the present invention in the situation that do not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention.Specifically, those skilled in the art should be understood that in the situation that do not break away from spirit of the present invention or intrinsic propesties, can other specific form, structure, layout, ratio, and implement the present invention together with other element, material and composition.Those skilled in the art will know, in the situation that do not break away from principle of the present invention, the present invention can carry out the multiple modification of structure, layout, ratio, material and composition in use, perhaps use described multiple modification when enforcement is of the present invention, described multiple modification is particularly suitable for specific environment and operation requirements.For example, being shown as integrally formed element can be made of a plurality of parts, and the element that perhaps is shown as a plurality of parts can wholely form, and the operation of element can be put upside down or otherwise be changed, and the size of element or size also can change.Therefore, current disclosed embodiment is considered to illustrative rather than restrictive in every respect, and scope of the present invention is pointed out by appended claims, is not subjected to the restriction of the above-mentioned specific embodiment.In the claims, term " comprises/comprise " and does not get rid of other element or step.In addition, although each structure may be included in the different claims, these may be able to advantageously make up, and the structure that comprises in the different claim is not hinting that the combination of structure is infeasible and/or favourable.In addition, quoting of singulative do not got rid of plural number.
Claims (20)
1. the combination of a packing material and application device comprises:
Packing material, described packing material comprise flexible tube and have more the closure member of rigidity than described pipe;
Consumer healthcare's product, described consumer healthcare's product are exerted pressure to described pipe and described pipe deflection are distributed from described pipe when extruding described consumer healthcare's product in described pipe and at user's finger; And
Application device, described application device have distally application device end and connection element, and described connection element is by moulding and be configured to connect with described closure member;
Wherein:
Described closure member is stock's closure member;
Described distally application device end has the application device element, described application device element have be selected for described consumer healthcare's product be administered to the surface application device side and the user composition surface relative with described application device side;
Described connection element comprises at least one link arm, described link arm is configured to around extending greater than half of the circumference of described closure member, to be independent of the structure that described application device is remained on the described closure member on the described closure member described application device is connected to described closure member; And
Described link arm is by moulding and be configured to hold at least a portion of user's hand, to use described consumer healthcare's product when the described part from described user's hand applies pressure to described application device.
2. the combination of packing material according to claim 1 and application device, wherein said stock's closure member has the cross-sectional plane of geometric configuration substantial symmetry.
3. the combination of packing material according to claim 2 and application device, wherein said connection element comprises the link arm of a pair of substantial symmetry, described link arm is by moulding and be configured to together around half extension greater than the circumference of described closure member.
4. the combination of packing material according to claim 1 and application device, wherein said connection element comprises the link arm of a pair of substantial symmetry, described link arm is by moulding and be configured to together around half extension greater than the circumference of described closure member.
5. the combination of packing material according to claim 4 and application device, wherein
Described consumer healthcare's product is skin-protection product; And
The described link arm of described application device is by moulding and be configured to hold user's finger.
6. the combination of packing material according to claim 5 and application device, described user's composition surface of wherein said distally application device end are by moulding and be configured to hold user's finger tip.
7. the combination of packing material according to claim 1 and application device, wherein
Described consumer healthcare's product is skin-protection product; And
The described link arm of described application device is by moulding and be configured to hold user's finger.
8. the combination of packing material according to claim 7 and application device, described user's composition surface of wherein said distally application device end is by moulding and be configured to hold user's finger tip, to be used for that pressure is added to described application device end described skin-protection product is administered to user's skin.
9. the combination of packing material according to claim 1 and application device, wherein said application device also comprise described application device element and the isolated extension of described connection element.
10. the combination of packing material according to claim 9 and application device, wherein said application device element only only is connected to described closure member by described connection element.
11. the combination of a packing material and application device comprises:
Packing material, described packing material comprises container and closure member;
Consumer healthcare's product in described container; And
Application device, described application device comprise distally application device end and connection element, and described connection element is by moulding and be configured to connect with described closure member;
Wherein:
Described distally application device end has and is selected to the application device side that described consumer healthcare's product is administered to the surface, and the user composition surface relative with described application device side;
Described connection element is defined for the district that holds of at least a portion of holding described packing material, with the structure that is independent of described packing material described application device is connected to described packing material;
Described size, shape and the structure that holds the district of described connection element is designed to only to hold a finger in described user's finger, is grasped in to be used for a part with described connection element between the only finger and adjacent finger of described user's finger; And
Described application device can remove with at least a portion insertion of the described only finger described user's finger is used described holding when distinguishing from described closure member, uses described consumer healthcare's product when with the finger tip of the described only finger in described user's finger described user's composition surface of described distally application device end being exerted pressure.
12. the combination of packing material according to claim 11 and application device, wherein said connection element comprises at least one link arm, and described link arm is configured to extend around the circumference of the part of described packing material.
13. the combination of packing material according to claim 12 and application device, wherein said link arm are rigidity basically.
14. the combination of packing material according to claim 11 and application device, wherein said at least one connection element are by moulding and be configured to center on described closure member extension greater than half.
15. the combination of packing material according to claim 11 and application device, wherein said connection element is substantial symmetry about at least one symmetrical plane.
16. the method for package consumer person's health product, described method comprises:
Selection has the packing material of container and closure member, and at least one in described container and the closure member is stock article;
Formation has the application device based on the connection element of the shape of described stock article, so that described connection element remains on described application device on the described stock article;
In described container, provide the consumer healthcare product; And
The described application device that formation is grasped in the ergonomics mode by user's hand, described application device is used for using described consumer healthcare's product after removing from described packing material.
17. method according to claim 16 wherein forms described application device and also comprises:
Formation has the described application device of near-end and far-end;
Form described connection element in described proximal end; And
Form the application device element at described far-end.
18. method according to claim 17 wherein forms described application device that the hand by the user grasps in the ergonomics mode and also comprises and form described connection element with the part of the hand that holds the user.
19. method according to claim 18, the hand that wherein forms by the user also comprises with the described application device that the ergonomics mode grasps:
Form described connection element to hold user's finger; And
Form described application device element with the finger tip of the finger that holds described user.
20. method according to claim 19, wherein form described connection element and be included in the described connection element to form with a part of holding user's hand and hold the district, the described district that holds is formed as a part of holding user's hand and holds alternatively described stock article.
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