U.S. patent application number 17/065677 was filed with the patent office on 2021-04-22 for makeup article.
The applicant listed for this patent is CHROMAVIS S.p.A.. Invention is credited to Andrea Rubens SANGALLI, Cecilia Elena SCHENA.
Application Number | 20210112943 17/065677 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000005146082 |
Filed Date | 2021-04-22 |
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United States Patent
Application |
20210112943 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
SCHENA; Cecilia Elena ; et
al. |
April 22, 2021 |
MAKEUP ARTICLE
Abstract
A make-up article (1) comprising a primary terracotta container
(2) which directly holds at least one make-up product (3), the area
of the primary terracotta container (2), when seen in a plan view,
being greater than the area of the make-up product 3 when seen in a
plan view, so that the primary container can be easily handled by a
user without touching the make-up product.
Inventors: |
SCHENA; Cecilia Elena;
(Cesano Boscone (MI), IT) ; SANGALLI; Andrea Rubens;
(Crema, IT) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
CHROMAVIS S.p.A. |
Milano |
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IT |
|
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Family ID: |
1000005146082 |
Appl. No.: |
17/065677 |
Filed: |
October 8, 2020 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 33/006 20130101;
A45D 33/20 20130101; A45D 40/22 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A45D 33/00 20060101
A45D033/00; A45D 33/20 20060101 A45D033/20; A45D 40/22 20060101
A45D040/22 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Oct 17, 2019 |
IT |
102019000019202 |
Claims
1. Make-up article (1) comprising a primary terracotta container
(2) that directly supports at least one makeup product (3), the
area of the primary terracotta container (2), seen in plan view,
being greater than the area of the makeup product (3) seen in plan
view, so that the primary container can be easily handled by a user
without touching the makeup product.
2. The article according to claim 1, further comprising a secondary
container (4) made entirely of cardboard, the secondary container
(4) being configured to protect the makeup product (3) and
presenting at least one part in direct contact with the primary
container in terracotta, at least when the secondary container (4)
is coupled to the primary container (2).
3. The article according to the claim 1, wherein the secondary
container (4) comprises a first foldable flap (6A) and a second
foldable flap (6B).
4. Make-up article according to the claim 3, wherein the secondary
container (4) comprises a box-shaped element (5) made by folding
and gluing the cardboard, the box-shaped element comprising at
least a first (5A), a second (5B), a third (5C) and a fourth wall
(5D), and/or in which the first (6A) and the second flap (6B) are
configured to define a fifth openable wall of the box-shaped
element (5).
5. An article according to the claim 4, in which the first (6A) and
the second flap (6B) are made in one piece with the box-shaped
element (5), and optionally a further flap made in one piece with
the box-shaped element is provided (5) which defines a sixth wall
(20) of the container.
6. The article according to claim 4, wherein the secondary
container (4) comprises a shaped element (7A, 7B) permanently fixed
to the primary container (2), the first (6A) and the second flap
(6B) being made in one piece with the shaped element (7A, 7B).
7. The article according to claim 1, in which the primary container
(2) is slidably housed in the box-shaped element (5) and the
box-shaped element comprises a retainer (6F) folded and fixed to
the primary container (2) which cooperates with a corresponding
counter-stop (5F) of the box-shaped element (5), so as to limit the
sliding of the primary container (2) with respect to the box-shaped
element (5).
8. The article according to claim 3, wherein the shaped element
(7B) comprises a first part (6C) at least partially fixed to the
primary container (2) and a cover (6E) hinged (6C) to the first
part (6C), the first (6A) and the second flap (6B) extending from
said cover (6E).
9. An article according to claim 5, wherein the primary container
(2) is slidably housed in the box-shaped element (5), and the
primary container has at least one step (2A, 2B, 2C) made in one
piece, which cooperates with a part of the box-shaped element (5)
to limit the sliding of the primary container with respect to the
box-shaped element (5).
10. The article according to claim 1, in which the primary
container (2) is a rotating solid, and the secondary container (4)
has a tubular conformation, with a first end (10) open and a second
end (9) closed.
11. The article according to claim 1, wherein the primary container
(2) has a cavity (8) in which the makeup product (3) is housed at
least partially.
12. The article according to claim 1, wherein the primary container
(2) has a surface decoration made by means of recesses and crests,
the surface decoration of the primary container optionally
integrating itself with a corresponding decoration made by means of
recesses and crests on the cosmetic product (3).
13. The article according to claim 1, wherein the primary container
(2) has on its surface at least two distinct cosmetic products (3,
3A), respectively separated by at least a part (2A) of the primary
container (2), each cosmetic product being optionally housed in its
own cavity (8, 8A).
Description
[0001] This application claims priority to Italian Patent
Application No. 102019000019202 filed on Oct. 17, 2019, which is
incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to a make-up article.
[0003] More specifically, it relates to a make-up article, such as
foundation, eye shadow, blusher, highlighter, face powder,
lipstick, bronzer, eyebrow pencil, eyeliner, and mascara.
BACKGROUND ART
[0004] Commonly known make-up articles have a decidedly attractive
appearance. However, part of the aesthetics of a make-up product
originates from its packaging, which is often very sumptuous and
elaborate.
[0005] The disadvantage is that, at present, almost all cosmetic
product packaging is made of plastic, which, as is known, is an
enemy of the environment.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The object of the present invention is to provide a make-up
article which is an improvement on the prior art.
[0007] A further object of the invention is to provide a make-up
article that is more environmentally friendly than conventional
ones.
[0008] This and other objects are achieved by means of a make-up
article produced according to the technical teachings of the claims
annexed hereto.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
[0009] Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will
become clearer in the description of a preferred but not exclusive
embodiment of the device, illustrated--by way of a non-limiting
example--in the drawings annexed hereto, in which:
[0010] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a primary container for the
make-up article, according to the present invention;
[0011] FIG. 1A is a partial section of the container in FIG. 1.
[0012] FIG. 2A is a perspective view of a first embodiment of an
article according to the present invention, in a disassembled
configuration;
[0013] FIG. 2B is a perspective view of the article in FIG. 2A when
partially assembled, before the closure thereof.
[0014] FIG. 3A is an exploded perspective view of a second
embodiment of the invention;
[0015] FIG. 3B is a perspective view of the article in FIG. 3A when
partially assembled, before the closure thereof;
[0016] FIG. 4A is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the
invention, in the use configuration;
[0017] FIG. 4B is a perspective view of the article in FIG. 4A in a
partially open configuration;
[0018] FIG. 4C is a partial section view of the article in FIG. 4A
in the closed position;
[0019] FIG. 5A is a partially exploded perspective view of a fourth
embodiment of the invention;
[0020] FIG. 5B shows the article in FIG. 5A in a use
configuration;
[0021] FIG. 6 shows, in a perspective view, a fifth embodiment of
the primary container for the make-up article, according to the
present invention;
[0022] FIG. 6A is a partial section view of the container in FIG.
6;
[0023] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the fifth embodiment of an
article according to the present invention, in a disassembled
configuration;
[0024] FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of a sixth embodiment of the
primary container for the make-up article, according to the present
invention;
[0025] FIG. 9A is a perspective view of the sixth embodiment of an
article according to the present invention, in a disassembled
configuration;
[0026] FIG. 9B is a perspective view of the sixth embodiment of an
article according to the present invention, in the use
configuration;
[0027] FIGS. 10 to 12 and FIG. 14 show, in a perspective view,
further embodiments of the primary container for the makeup
article, according to the present invention;
[0028] FIGS. 13A and 13B show a front and perspective view of the
primary containers in FIG. 10 or 11 coupled to the respective
secondary container; and
[0029] FIGS. 15A and 15B show a front and perspective view of the
primary containers in FIG. 14 coupled to the respective secondary
container;
[0030] FIGS. 16A, 16B, 17A and 17B show possible variants of the
primary container in FIG. 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0031] With reference to the figures stated, reference number 1 is
used to denote, as a whole, a make-up article.
[0032] The make-up article 1 comprises a primary terracotta
container 2, which directly supports at least one make-up product
3.
[0033] From a plan view, the area of the primary terracotta
container 2 is greater than the area of the makeup product 3.
[0034] More specifically, the primary terracotta container 2 has a
greater footprint, seen from above, than the make-up product 3.
[0035] In practice, when seen from a top-down plan view, the
primary container has greater dimensions than the cosmetic product
placed directly thereupon.
[0036] In other words, the primary container 2 extends beyond the
perimeter of the make-up product (in the plan view).
[0037] Furthermore, from a plan view, the external perimeter of the
primary container is greater and is located outside the perimeter
(also from a plan view) of the make-up article.
[0038] In this way, the primary container can be handled easily by
a user, who can hold it directly without the risk of touching the
make-up product.
[0039] This is possible, for example, by sandwiching the primary
container between two fingers (typically the thumb and index
finger) which are placed as follows: one on the surface of the
primary container in which the make-up product is housed (in the
part where the make-up product is not present) and the other on the
opposite surface.
[0040] Preferably the make-up product 3 is a cosmetic paste which
is poured or placed (depending on the density thereof) directly
onto the primary terracotta container 2 while still wet.
[0041] In this document, the term `still wet` means the amount of
solvent (which may be for example water, isododecane, alcohol,
etc.) present in the cosmetic paste forms a weight percentage of
between 10% and 80%, preferably 50%.
[0042] Advantageously, the cosmetic paste is obtained by extrusion,
dispensing, or injection.
[0043] The paste can be obtained by mixing at least fats for
cosmetic use (for example emulsified fats), powder dyes, and at
least one solvent for cosmetic use.
[0044] Preparation of the paste can include the following
steps:
[0045] a) preparing components in two different phases, referred to
herein as "powder dyes" and "fat emulsion";
[0046] b) mixing the said components;
[0047] c) extruding/dispensing/injecting the paste obtained;
[0048] The "fat emulsion" according to the present invention can be
obtained by treating fats for cosmetic use with at least one
solvent, for example water or a solvent suitable for cosmetic use,
including mixtures thereof; the essential characteristic of the
solvent used is that it can be eliminated by drying, after
extrusion/dispensing/injection, at temperatures that do not alter
the end product, advantageously at temperatures not exceeding
60.degree. C.
[0049] The solvent can be neutral or coloured, the latter case
either as a result of specific properties thereof of due to the
addition of dyes.
[0050] According to the present invention, the expression "fats for
cosmetic use" means any fatty material suitable for the preparation
of cosmetics, such as esters of fatty acids, triglycerides, waxes,
fruit and seed oil derivatives and extracts, etc.
[0051] The fats for cosmetic use which are useful according to the
invention include, for example, sorbitan stearate, isopropyl
stearate, caprylic capric triglycerides, dipentacrythrityl
hexahydroxystearate/rosinate, stearate (sold under the trade name
Cosmol 168AR), magnesium myristate and oil, silicones, etc.
[0052] According to the present invention, the expression "powder
dyes" means any powder, or mixture of powders, containing dyeing
pigments suitable for cosmetic use.
[0053] Suitable powder dyes include, for example, those obtained by
synthesis and/or natural pigments, which may be opaque or
pearlescent, with inert powders used as diluents, such as mica or
talc, mixed in variable proportions depending on the powder effect
and desired dyeing power.
[0054] The dyes (or pearlescent substances) which can be used
include the following substances (either alone or in
combination):
[0055] TiO2 (Cl 77891)+mica (Cl 77019)
[0056] bismuth oxychloride Cl 77163
[0057] mica Cl 77019
[0058] copper and bronze powder Cl 7740
[0059] iron oxide Cl 77491-2-9
[0060] ultramarine blue Cl 77007
[0061] manganese violet Cl 77.742
[0062] chromium oxide hydrate of Cl 77289
[0063] anhydrous chromium oxide Cl 77288
[0064] ferric ferrocyanide Cl 77510
[0065] titanium dioxide Cl 77891
[0066] D & C red n. 7 lake Ca Cl 15850: 1
[0067] D & C red n. 19 Al lake C145170: 3
[0068] D & C red n. 6 Ba lake Cl 15850: 2
[0069] D & C red n. 3 Al lake C145430: 1
[0070] D & C red n. 9 Ba lake Cl 15585: 1
[0071] D & C red n. 21 Al lake Cl 45380: 3
[0072] D & C red n. 22 Al lake C145380
[0073] D & C red n. 28 Al lake C145410
[0074] D & C yellow n. 5 Al lake Cl 19140: 1
[0075] D & C red n.30 Al lake Cl 73360
[0076] D & C red n.27 Al lake Cl 45410: 2
[0077] D & C yellow n. 5 Al lake Cl 19140: 1
[0078] D & C orange 5 Cl 45370: 1
[0079] FD & C yellow n. 6 Al lake Cl 15985: 1
[0080] FD & C blu n. 1 Al lake Cl 42090: 2
[0081] D & C red n. 36 Cl 12085
Carmine Cl 75470
[0082] Obviously, the paste to be extruded/dispensed/injected can
be obtained, for example, either by mixing in each individual
component, one after the other, using a mixer, or by first
preparing the components in two different phases, namely the "fat
emulsion" and the "powder dyes", and then mixing them together.
[0083] The proportions of the individual components may vary
considerably depending on the type of product required.
[0084] The "fat emulsion" and the "powder dyes" are preferably
mixed in different ratios.
[0085] The extrusion/dispensing/injection can be performed by
processing the (neutral or coloured) paste obtained in step (b)
with a normal extruder/dispenser/injector to obtain a still wet
product of the desired shape but, preferably, with a liquid
consistency which therefore renders it highly malleable and
pourable.
[0086] The semi-finished product produced following the steps
described above is subsequently dried. In particular, the drying
step is carried out by placing the cosmetic paste and the primary
container in the oven at a temperature of between 30 and 65.degree.
C. and for a time between 6 and 24 hours.
[0087] In any case, regardless of the drying technique utilised, it
is advantageous for the drying step to continue until the solvent
contained in the semi-finished product (i.e. the solvent present in
the base paste, preferably water) reaches a residual amount of
below 1.5 wt %.
[0088] In this way the cosmetic paste "solidifies", losing
moisture, and forms the make-up product.
[0089] The drying step may result in the formation of a light
surface crust on the make-up product, which can be removed
mechanically using standard techniques.
[0090] It should be stressed that the cosmetic paste is placed
directly into the primary container 2, without the interposition of
any base, cloth, or other intermediate material.
[0091] Therefore, the cosmetic paste (which will become the make-up
product 3 once dry) is in direct contact with the primary
container.
[0092] Advantageously, the intrinsic `porosity` of the terracotta
allows the cosmetic product to bind to the primary container in a
very stable manner
[0093] Furthermore, the fact that the primary container is made of
terracotta (which is a porous material) is very important. In
practice, during the drying step, the porosity of the said
terracotta ensures optimal evaporation of the solvent present in
the cosmetic paste, even close to the interface between the makeup
product and the primary container 2, thereby resulting in
homogeneous evaporation of the solvent in any area of the make-up
product 3.
[0094] According to the present invention, the make-up product 3
may simply be placed on top of the primary container, or be
partially contained within the primary container, which may have a
cavity 8 in which the make-up product 3 is at least partially
housed.
[0095] Advantageously, the perimeter of the cavity 8 can have any
form, such as that shown in FIG. 1, which has a circular, square,
rectangular, star, heart-shaped footprint etc.
[0096] If the primary container 2 has a cavity 8, 8A, the make-up
product 3 may be something other than a dried paste, for example, a
powder pressed in a conventional way directly into the cavity of
the primary container. And therefore, even in this case, the
make-up product is in direct contact with the primary
container.
[0097] In one configuration of the present invention, the make-up
article may comprise a secondary container 4 made of cardboard.
[0098] In this document, the term `cardboard` refers to any
material akin to or derived from paper which is thick enough to
form a pack with the desired features, such as cardboard proper,
paper pulp or cellulose-based materials (e.g. Caudex), etc. These
materials may be completely natural, or appropriately treated to
take on particular physical characteristics (such as resistance to
humidity, etc.) or they can be decorated and coloured in any way.
Advantageously, the cardboard used in the present cosmetic article
is 100% recyclable.
[0099] The secondary container 4 is configured to protect the
make-up product 3 and has at least one part thereof in direct
contact with the terracotta primary container 2 when, at least, the
secondary container 4 is coupled to the primary container 2.
[0100] The secondary container 4 may comprise a first flap 6A and a
second flap 6B, which may be folded.
[0101] As shown in FIG. 2A, the secondary container 4 may comprise
a box element 5 made by folding and gluing the cardboard.
[0102] The box element may have an internal volume corresponding in
shape and size to that of the primary container 2.
[0103] The box element 5 may comprise at least a first wall 5A, a
second wall 5B, a third wall 5C, and a fourth wall 5D.
[0104] The first fin 6A and the second fin 6B may be made
integrally with the box element 5, and configured to define a fifth
wall, which may be opened, of the box element 5.
[0105] Optionally, the box element may feature a sixth wall 20
which is open. In this way, when the primary container 2 is housed
in the box element 5, a wall of the primary container is visible
through the open wall 20.
[0106] Alternatively, the box element may have a sixth wall 20,
which is closed and is also formed from a folded part of the
cardboard (flap) of which the box element is formed.
[0107] In the previous embodiment, as in some of the others which
follow, the primary container 2 has a parallelepiped shape. The
cavity 8 is not a through cavity.
[0108] Obviously, however, the primary container may be any shape.
For example, it may be disk-shaped or similar.
[0109] In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, in addition to
the box element 5, the secondary container 4 comprises a shaped
element 7A which is permanently fixed to the primary container 2.
The first flap 6A and the second flap 6B are made integrally with
the shaped element 7A, 7B.
[0110] The shaped element 7A is made from a single piece of
cardboard (preferably of the same type as the box element) and
comprises a wall 6C which is fixed (for example by means of glue C)
to the lower side (i.e. the side opposite where the makeup product
is positioned) of the primary container 2.
[0111] Therefore, the primary container 2 (together with the shaped
element 7A) is housed in the box element 5 in a slidable
fashion.
[0112] The wall 6C may have a configuration corresponding (in a
plan view) to the primary container and the first fin 6A and the
second fin 6B may protrude therefrom as part thereof.
[0113] The first flap and the second flap may be folded to form a
wall of the box element (when the primary container 2 is completely
housed within the box element 5); in the open configuration, the
first flap and the second flap also act as a grip (like a tab) to
facilitate extraction of the primary container from the box element
5.
[0114] A possible variant of the invention in FIGS. 3A and 3B is
shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B.
[0115] Here, the shaped element 7A includes a folded stop 6F fixed
(for example again with glue) to the primary container 2.
[0116] For example, a further first wall 6D and the stop 6F (which
in practice covers a wall or edge of the primary container 2) may
protrude from the part 6C (as a single piece).
[0117] When the primary container 2 is partially extracted from the
box element 5, the stop 6F comes into contact with a corresponding
counter-stop 5F on the box element 5, which limits how far the
primary container 2 slides within the box element 5.
[0118] The counter-stop 5F may be made by folding and gluing
(towards the inside of the box element) a flap made integrally with
the said box element 5 (for example, protruding from the upper wall
5C.
[0119] A simplified embodiment of the secondary container 4 is
shown in FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C.
[0120] As previously, the shaped element 7B comprises a first part
6C, which is at least partially fixed to the primary container 2,
and a lid 6E hinged 6D to the first part 6C, the first flap 6A and
the second flap 6B extending from the said lid 6E.
[0121] Advantageously, the hinging between the first part 6C and
the lid 6E is located at a folded portion 6D of the first part 6C,
near the primary container 2. It is possible that the folded
portion 6D is glued (or fixed in another way) to the primary
container.
[0122] FIG. 4C shows, as a detail, how the secondary container 4 in
this configuration may be easily closed to protect (through the lid
6E) the make-up product 3.
[0123] More specifically, in the closed configuration, one end of
the second flap 6B is wedged between the bottom of the primary
container and a free edge of the first part 6C of the secondary
container 4. It should be remembered that the first part 6C is
fixed to the primary container 2, and exploits the flexibility of
the free end thereof to keep the second fin 6B fastened.
[0124] FIGS. 6 and 7 show an improved embodiment of the
configuration in FIG. 2A.
[0125] In this case, the secondary terracotta container is shaped
in such a way as to also feature a stop (in practice a step 2A),
which comes into contact with a part 5F of the box element 5 to
limit the sliding of the primary container with respect to the box
element 5 (and therefore prevent total extraction of the primary
container 2).
[0126] A closure wall 6G may also be featured.
[0127] FIGS. 8, 9A and 9B show an alternative positioning of the
step 2B, on the sides of the primary container 2, also housed in
the box element 5 in a slidable manner
[0128] In this case, the stop 5F on the box element may be
configured to cooperate with the step 2B.
[0129] In FIGS. 10 to 15B, the primary container 2 is a solid of
rotation, and the secondary container 4 has a tubular conformation,
with a first end 10 open and a second end 9 closed.
[0130] In the closed configuration (as shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B),
the secondary container 4 is fitted onto the primary container.
[0131] The primary container 2 may have a cavity 8 in which the
make-up product 3 is positioned, which may also have a dome
configuration, as shown in FIG. 10, on the right-hand side. The
cavity or the make-up product are positioned within a substantially
flat surface of the primary container.
[0132] The external shape of the primary container 2 (on the
lateral surface) may feature depressions 30 provided for aesthetic
purposes, or may be simply cylindrical, as in FIG. 11 (elongated
cylinder) or as in FIG. 12 (more squat cylinder).
[0133] FIG. 14 shows a still further different configuration of the
primary container 2, which features a stop 2C--on the lateral
surface thereof, which comes into contact with a free edge of the
secondary container 4, which also has a cylindrical conformation,
when the secondary container 4 is fitted onto the primary container
(FIGS. 15A and 15B).
[0134] In FIG. 14, one can also see the cavity 8 produced in a flat
surface of the primary container 2. Obviously, the conformation of
the make-up product 3 can be rounded as in the cases described
earlier.
[0135] As shown in FIGS. 16A and 16B, the primary container 2 may
have a surface decoration formed of recesses 2B and ridges 2C. In
fact, the recesses may simply be grooves 2B made in the flat
surface 2C of the primary container. From this point of view, the
ridges correspond to the flat non-etched surface (or rather, with
grooves).
[0136] In the aforesaid figure, the decoration is a design
featuring the sun's rays. This way, the surface decoration (like an
etching) on the primary container integrates with the make-up
product 3 present, providing a aesthetically pleasing effect (in
this case a sun design consisting of the cosmetic product with
`rays` extending outwards therefrom `etched` into the
terracotta).
[0137] The result is very pleasant from an aesthetic point of
view.
[0138] Obviously, the surface decoration (in relief) of the primary
container can be integrated with a corresponding decoration, also
formed of recesses and ridges (and therefore by etching) in the
cosmetic product 3.
[0139] Obviously the decoration of the terracotta or make-up
product may be implemented in all the embodiments already described
and likewise those described hereafter.
[0140] In FIGS. 17A and 17B it can be seen that the primary
container 2 has at least two distinct cosmetic products 3, 3A on
its surface, which are separated by at least one part 2A of the
primary container.
[0141] Optionally, each cosmetic product may be housed in its own
cavity 8, 8A.
[0142] Obviously, the primary container may be housed in any
secondary container of those described above (suitably adapted to
the shape of the primary container), or others which may easily be
derived by a person skilled in the art based on the present
invention.
[0143] Various embodiments of the innovation have been described,
but others may be conceived using the same innovative concept.
[0144] All the materials used to implement the invention are
environmentally sound and recyclable. In fact, the terracotta used
for the primary container is natural, while the cardboard of which
the secondary container 4 is made (whether it is made as a single
piece or in two pieces that cooperate with each other) is
environmentally sound and entirely recyclable.
[0145] The glue used (in some embodiments) to fix the primary
container to the secondary container may also be an environmentally
sound glue.
[0146] Finally it must be again stressed, that in the described
embodiments the primary container can be entirely made of
terracotta.
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