Cosmetic container

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2001-05-30

2003-04-01

Foster, Jim (Department: 3728)

Special receptacle or package

Combined or convertible

Packaged assemblage or kit

C132S294000, C206S457000, C224S604000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06540083

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a cosmetic container, particularly to one having a small size convenient to carry along and a simple structure to assemble.
A known conventional cosmetic container
4
shown in
FIGS. 5
,
6
and
7
includes a housing
41
, an inner container
42
as main components combined together. The housing
41
is made integral by injecting shooting process, having an upper sidewall
411
, a lower sidewall
412
and a vertical connecting wall
413
connecting a rear end of both the upper and the lower sidewall
411
and
412
. Then, the upper, the lower sidewall
411
,
412
and the vertical connecting wall
413
form a hollow interior
414
. Further, the upper sidewall
411
has an upper through hole
415
and the lower sidewall
412
has a lower through hole
416
aligned to the upper through hole
415
.
The inner container
42
has an upper stud
421
and a lower stud
422
formed on and under an inner sidewall to fit in the upper through hole
415
and the lower through hole
416
, an outer sidewall
423
for pulling out the inner container
42
, and a plurality of hollow chambers
425
separated by separating walls
424
(as shown in
FIG. 6
) and surrounded an circumferential wall for storing a plurality of cosmetics therein.
Normally when the cosmetics stored in the conventional cosmetic container is not used, the inner container
42
is kept between in the hollow interior
414
of the housing
41
. In case of using the cosmetics for makeup, a user pulls the outer sidewall
423
of the inner container
42
and swings the inner container
42
out of the housing
41
with the upper and the lower stud
421
and
422
as pivots. Then the cosmetics stored in the hollow chambers
425
may appear for the user to use as shown in FIG.
7
.
However, the conventional cosmetic container has the following disadvantages.
1. A mold for making the housing
41
consisting of the upper sidewall
411
, the lower sidewall
412
and the vertical sidewall
413
is complicated to result in a high cost.
2. The housing
41
and the inner container
42
are combined together with the studs
421
,
422
engaging the upper and the lower hole
415
,
416
, and if the studs
421
,
422
are too long, they can hardly engaging in the holes
415
,
416
smoothly, but if the studs
421
,
422
are too short, the inner container
42
may be liable to separate from the housing
41
. In addition, the housing
41
might be damaged if the force is too large to push the inner container in combining.
3. Its outer appearance is monotonous, devoid of aesthetic value, almost impossible to arouse buying desire of consumers. Or even a buyer may be tired of it after a short period of use.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The main objective of the invention is to offer a cosmetic container consisting of an upper cap, a lower cap, and an inner container positioned in a space between the upper and the lower cap and possible to be swing out of the upper cap by means of front post of the lower cap engaging a front through holes of the inner container. Another objective of the invention is to offer a cosmetic container having the inner container divided in an upper portion and a lower portion, with the upper portion having a plurality of hollow chambers separated by separating walls for storing various cosmetics, and with the lower portion having a mirror fitted on its surface.
Another objective of the invention is to offer a cosmetic container having the upper cap and the lower cap shaped as a kind of insect, or animal for increasing beauty of the cosmetic container to excite buying desire of consumers.
One more objective of the invention is to offer a cosmetic container having the front post of the lower cap bored with a center hole for a necklace to pass through to hang the cosmetic container on the neck of a user.


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patent: 4807773 (1989-02-01), Tasi
patent: 5259502 (1993-11-01), Chan
patent: 6145515 (2000-11-01), Wu
patent: 6302120 (2001-01-01), Kuo
patent: 6223921 (2001-05-01), Huang

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