WO2006115361A1

WO2006115361A1 - Cosmetic case capable of storage of gel type cosmetic

Info

Publication number: WO2006115361A1
Application number: PCT/KR2006/001542
Authority: WO
Inventors: In-Gi Jo
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2005-04-28
Filing date: 2006-04-25
Publication date: 2006-11-02
Anticipated expiration: 2007-10-28
Also published as: KR200389166Y1

Abstract

Disclosed is a makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup. The makeup case includes a container of a cylindrical configuration having the container, a ring- shaped inner case, an inner cover of dist-like configuration, a sponge and an outer cover case. Then, the pasty makeup is stored in a dist-like makeup case and thus can be carried easily, is dispensed out in a quantity necessary to use, and exhausted completely without remains thereby preventing waste.

Description

COSMETIC CASE CAPABLE OF STORAGE OF GEL TYPE COSMETIC

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a makeup case, and more particularly to a makeup case capable of storing gel type (pasty) makeup such that the pasty makeup can be stored in an easily portable makeup case and dispensed as much as desired by using a puff so as to be spread on a skin in case of necessity.

Background Art

In general, pasty makeup is filled into a tube which in turn is compressed manually to dispense a portion of the pasty makeup through a nozzle to the outside.

However, when compressed to dispense the pasty makeup, such a conventional tube is crushed and does not restore its original shape. This results in some drawbacks such as poor aesthetic appearance with a portion of makeup contents remaining inside the tube.

Furthermore, the makeup contents are not dispensed uniformly according to the quantity of the makeup or the compressing force. In addition, a user should squeeze the pasty makeup on their hand before applying onto the face, which causes more of the pasty makeup to be used than is necessary.

Moreover, the tube itself has an elongated shape and thus is too bulky to be carried in the hand.

Disclosure of the Invention

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup, which has a disk-like configuration and thus is carried easily with pasty makeup stored therein.

Another object of the invention is to provide a makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup, which can dispense the pasty makeup in a quantity necessary to use.

Further another object of the invention is to provide a makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup, which can exhaust the pasty makeup completely without remains thereby preventing waste.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup including: a container of a cylindrical configuration having the top end opened and the bottom curved inward to form a curved space, the container having a support protruding from the outer circurriference of the bottom, a multiple-stepped first engagement protrusion protruding from the top end, a thread formed on the outer circumference of the first engagement protrusion and a first curved surface formed on the lateral portion of the container for easy holding thereof; a ring-shaped inner case having a second engagement protrusion protruding from an outer circumference of the bottom thereof, second engagement protrusion having a thread formed on an inside surface thereof to engage with the thread of the first engagement protrusion, a puff-seating protrusion protruding downward and inward along a slope from the inner circumference of a top end of the inner case, a hinge groove formed at a side portion thereof, the hinge groove having hinge holes at both ends thereof, a locking groove formed at another side portion thereof opposite to the hinge groove and a second curved surface formed on a lateral portion thereof to extend from the first curved surface of the container; an inner cover of disk-like configuration having a central portion curved and protruding, the inner cover having a support protrusion protruding from the top edge thereof to engage with the first engagement protrusion, the support protrusion fixedly pressed into the container to protrude into a central portion of the inner case; a sponge having a shape corresponding to the inner cover, and seated inside the support protrusion of the inner cover to prevent pasty makeup from being excessively dispensed; and a outer cover case of a disk-like configuration having a central portion curved and protruding, the outer cover case having a hinge protrusion capable of hinging in the hinge groove via a hinge, a locking protrusion formed in a position opposite to the hinge protrusion to engage into the locking groove of the inner case and a puff-receiving recess formed in the bottom thereof.

Preferably, the inner cover may further have a dispensing member for dispensing pasty makeup out of the container in response to pressure applied by a user via the puff. Preferably, the dispensing member has a pressing wing of a hemispherical shape and a recess formed in a central portion of the pressing wing, the pressing wing folded downward from the central portion of the inner cover and then folded upward, and the recess having a crossed slit.

Preferably, the dispensing member has a recess formed in the upper central portion thereof, the recess having a crossed slit in the central portion of a curved surface thereof, a first engagement protrusion extending vertically from the outer circumference of the curved surface of the recess and a pressing member having a pressing wing formed at the top end thereof, a second engagement protrusion formed at the bottom thereof and a through-hole extending through the second engagement protrusion and the pressing wing, the second engagement protrusion engaged with the first engagement protrusion. Preferably, the dispensing member comprises a dispensing hole.

According to the makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup, the pasty makeup is stored in a disk-like makeup case and thus can be carried easily.

Furthermore, the pasty makeup can be dispensed out in a quantity necessary to use.

Moreover, the makeup case can exhaust the pasty makeup completely without remains thereby preventing waste .

Brief Description of the Drawings

The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which :

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup according to the invention;

FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view illustrating the makeup case shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an assembled cross-sectional view illustrating the makeup case shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a container of the makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup according to the invention;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an inner case of the makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup according to the invention;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an outer cover case of the makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup according to the invention; FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an inner cover of the makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup according to the invention;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the inner cover shown in FIG. 7; FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an inner cover of a makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup according to another embodiment of the invention; and

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an inner cover of a makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup according to further another embodiment of the invention.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which a makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup of the invention is shown in various forms. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup according to the invention, FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view illustrating the makeup case shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an assembled cross-sectional view illustrating the makeup case shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a container of the makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup according to the invention, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an inner case of the makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup according to the invention, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a outer cover case of the makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup according to the invention, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an inner cover of the makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup according to the invention, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the inner cover shown in FIG. 7. In addition, FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an inner cover of a makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup according to another embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an inner cover of a makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup according to further another embodiment of the invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 10, the makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup of the invention includes a container 110, an inner case 120, an inner cover 130, a sponge 140 and an outer cover case 150.

As shown in FIG. 4, the container 110 made of synthetic resin or metal has a cylindrical configuration with a top end opened so that pasty makeup can be stored therein. The bottom of the container 110 is curved inward to have a curved space 111 for collecting makeup in a central portion of the container 110 so that the makeup can be completely exhausted. A support 113 is protruded from the outer circumference of the bottom, a first engagement protrusion 115 is protruded from the top end, forming multiple steps, a thread 116 is formed on the outer circumference of the first engagement protrusion 115, and a first curved surface 117 is formed on a lateral portion of the container 110 for easy holding thereof. The inner case 120 as shown in FIG. 5 is made of synthetic resin or metal, and is coupled with the container 110 to provide an outer shell. The inner case 120 is ring-shaped to fix the sponge 140, which will be described later, and to seat a powder puff 160 therein. The inner case 120 has a second engagement protrusion 121 protruded from the outer circumference of the bottom thereof, which has a thread 122 formed in the inside surface thereof to engage with the thread 116 of the first engagement protrusion 115. A puff-seating protrusion 123 is protruded downward and inward along a slope from the inner circumference of the top end. The inner case 120 has a hinge groove 125 at a side portion thereof and a locking groove 127 formed at another side portion opposite to the hinge groove 125, in which the hinge groove 125 has hinge holes 124 at both ends thereof. A second curved surface 129 is formed on a lateral portion of the inner case 120 to extend from the first curved surface 117 of the container 125. Here, when the first curved surface 117 of the container and the second curved surface 129 of the inner case 120 are combined with each other, they provide a configuration having a concave central portion and protruded upper and lower ends.

The inner cover 130 made of elastic synthetic resin has a disk-like configuration with its central portion curved and protruded. The inner cover 130 has a support protrusion 131 protruded from the top edge thereof to engage with the first engagement protrusion 115. The support protrusion 131 is fixedly pressed into the container 110 to protrude into the central portion of the inner case 120. Here, the inner cover 130 is further provided with a dispensing member 133 for dispensing pasty makeup out of the container 110 in response to pressure applied by a user via the puff 160. Here, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the dispensing member 133 has a pressing wing 133-1 of a hemispherical shape, which is folded downward from a central portion of the inner cover 130 and then folded upward. The dispensing member 133 also has a recess 133-2 with a crossed slit, formed in a central portion of the pressing wing 133-1.

Here, as shown in FIG. 9, a recess 133-2 is formed in an upper central portion of the dispensing member 133, and has a crossed slit in a central portion of its curved surface. A first engagement protrusion 133-3 extends vertically from the outer circumference of the curved surface of the recess 133-2. A pressing member 133-7 is also provided with a pressing wing 133-5 formed at the top end, a second engagement protrusion 133-4 formed at the bottom and a through-hole 133-6 extending through the second engagement protrusion 133-4 and the pressing wing 133-5. Here, the second engagement protrusion 133-4 is engaged with the first engagement protrusion 133-3. Alternatively, the dispensing member 133 may have a dispensing hole 133-8 as shown in FIG. 10.

The sponge 140 has a shape corresponding to the inner cover 130, and is seated inside the support protrusion 131 of the inner cover 130 to prevent or suppress pasty makeup from being excessively dispensed.

As shown in FIG. 6, the outer cover case 150 is shaped as a disk with the central portion curved and protruded. The outer cover case 150 has a hinge protrusion 151 capable of hinging in the hinge groove 125 via a hinge 152, a locking protrusion 153 formed in a position opposite to the hinge protrusion 151 to engage into the locking groove 127 of the inner case 120 and a recess 155 formed in the bottom thereof to receive the puff 160. Now a detailed description will be given of the operation of the makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10.

First, the pasty makeup is stored in the space of the container 110. Then, even after the makeup is consumed, the bottom of the container 110 curved downward causes the pasty makeup to always gather in the lower center only if the container 110 remains horizontal .

Then, the inner cover 130 is fixedly pressed into the container 110 with the support protrusion 131 of the inner cover 130 held by the first engagement protrusion 115 of the container 110.

Next, with the sponge 140 pressed onto the top surface of the inner cover 130, the second engagement protrusion 121 of the inner case 120, which is coupled with the outer cover case 150 via the hinge 152, is threaded into the first engagement protrusion 115 of the container 110. The sponge 140 serves to prevent the makeup from leaking outside through the dispensing member 133 of the inner cover 130 in a case where the makeup case 110 is not kept horizontal, that is, the makeup case 110 is turned over or slanted.

Then, the puff 160 is seated onto the puff-seating protrusion 123 of the inner case 120, and the locking protrusion 153 of the outer cover case 150 is engaged into the locking groove 127 of the inner cover 130.

In this position, when a user opens the outer cover case 150 and taps or presses a central portion of the sponge 140 with the puff 160, the inner cover 130 is shifted allowing the dispensing member 133 to dispense the makeup out of the container 110.

As the dispensing member 133 is constructed of the hemispherical pressing wing 133-1 as shown in FIG. 8, the pressure from the puff 160 exerts force on the inner cover 130, generating a vacuum in the pressing wing 133-

1, which in turn pushes the makeup out of the container

110 through the slit of the recess 133-2. Even if a small amount of the makeup is left inside the container

110, pressing the inner cover 130 with the puff 160 causes the pressing wir.g 133-1 to contact the bottom of the container 110, generating vacuum pressure again inside the pressing wing 133-1 so that the makeup inside the pressing wing 133-1 is dispensed through the slit in the recess 133-2. As a result, a small portion of the makeup remaining on the bottom of the container 110 can be dispensed out completely.

Where the dispensing member 133 is constructed of the pressing member 133-7 as shown in FIG. 9, it is possible to completely dispense the makeup even from the bottom of the container 110 with the pressing wing 133-5 of the pressing member 133-7 in the same fashion as above .

As the dispensing member 133 is constructed of the dispensing hole 133-4 as shown in FIG. 10, the deformation of the inner cover 130 generates vacuum pressure in the space 111 of the container 110 so that the makeup can be dispensed through the dispensing hole 133-4.

When the makeup is completely consumed, the makeup case can be disassembled in the reverse order of the above-mentioned assembling process. Then, makeup can be replenished into the container 110 and the makeup case can be re-assembled for use.

While this invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment and the drawings, but, on the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and variations within the spirit and scope of the appended claims .

Claims

1. A makeup case capable of storing pasty makeup comprising: a container of a cylindrical configuration having a top end opened and a bottom curved inward to form a curved space, the container having a support protruding from an outer circumference of the bottom, a multiple- stepped first engagement protrusion protruding from the top end, a thread formed on an outer circumference of the first engagement protrusion and a first curved surface formed on a lateral portion of the container for easy holding thereof; a ring-shaped inner case having a second engagement protrusion protruding from an outer circumference of a bottom thereof, second engagement protrusion having a thread formed in an inside surface thereof to engage with the thread of the first engagement protrusion, a puff-seating protrusion protruding downward and inward along a slope from an inner circumference of a top end of the inner case, a hinge groove formed at a side portion thereof, the hinge groove having hinge holes at both ends thereof, a locking groove formed at another side portion thereof opposite to the hinge groove and a second curved surface formed on a lateral portion thereof to extend from the first curved surface of the container; an inner cover of a disk-like configuration having a central portion curved and protruding, the inner cover having a support protrusion protruding from a top edge thereof to engage with the first engagement protrusion, the support protrusion fixedly pressed into the container to protrude into a central portion of the inner case; a sponge having a shape corresponding to the inner cover, and seated inside the support protrusion of the inner cover to prevent pasty makeup from being excessively dispensed; and an outer cover case of a disk-like configuration having a central portion curved and protruding,¹ the outer cover case having a hinge protrusion capable of hinging in the hinge groove via a hinge, a locking protrusion formed in a position opposite to the hinge protrusion to engage into the locking groove of the inner case and a puff-receiving recess formed in a bottom thereof.

2. The makeup case according to claim 1, wherein the inner cover further has a dispensing member for dispensing pasty makeup out of the container in response to pressure applied by a user via the puff.

3. The makeup case according to claim 2, wherein the dispensing member has a pressing wing of a hemispherical shape and a recess formed in a central portion of the pressing wing, the pressing wing folded downward from a central portion of the inner cover and then folded upward, and the recess having a crossed slit.

4. The makeup case according to claim 2, wherein the dispensing member has a recess formed in an upper central portion thereof, the recess having a crossed slit in a central portion of a curved surface thereof, a first engagement protrusion extending vertically from an outer circumference of the curved surface of the recess and a pressing member having a pressing wing formed at a top end thereof, a second engagement protrusion formed at a bottom thereof and a through-hole extending through the second engagement protrusion and the pressing wing, the second engagement protrusion engaged with the first engagement protrusion.

5. The makeup case according to claim 2, wherein the dispensing member comprises a dispensing hole.