Cosmetics container

Details Cosmetics container Cosmetics container

1997-02-21

1998-04-14

Wilson, John J.

Toilet

Shaped cosmetic applier

132318, 132317, 401116, 222167, 222192, 206446, A45D 4026

Patent

active

057380678

DESCRIPTION:

BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The invention is directed to a cosmetics container comprising a generally cylindrical, oval or rectangular housing coverable with a cap, the housing being configured to accommodate and protect a cosmetic or therapeutic preparation that can be dispensed and applied to the skin.
Commercially available containers for cosmetics, lipsticks, anti-perspirants, deodorants or the like contain a sleeve that is generally cylindrically fashioned and held in a housing. The content of the cosmetics container is usually adjustably dispensed by a screw mechanism screwing motion. In conventional lipstick containers, the sleeve with the shape-stable content is fashioned telescopically extensible and retractable with a screwing motion. The shape-stable cosmetic stick is usually manufactured of waxes and oils with the addition of mineral colors or organic pigments, for example eosin. In one form, the cosmetics stick is formulated to color and adhere smear-proof to the uppermost skin layers of the lips without damaging health. On a case by case basis, cosmetics containers are also provided with effective substances for therapeutic purposes that are applied, for example, to dry, cracking or chapped lips which sometimes results from strong exposure to the sun.
Unfortunately, such conventional shape-stable cosmetics are disadvantageous because they are temperature-sensitive. Specifically, they can become soft under warm summer temperatures, thereby tend to break off, or become hard under cold winter temperatures and then present difficulties when applying the preparation or, respectively, cosmetic. In addition, the necessity of providing cosmetics in a shape-stable form means certain restrictions in view of their composition.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an improved cosmetics container with which the afore-mentioned difficulties are overcome. A more specific object is to provide a cosmetics container which contains the contents in a less temperature-sensitive consistency for consistence unproblematic application.


SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The objects are successfully achieved with a cosmetics container of the species initially cited including an improvement wherein the preparation is provided as a pumpable fluid having a pasty to viscous consistency. The container is fashioned as a dispenser with a push button actuation element, a dispenser valve, and a skin contact member with an application surface that can preferably be shaped like a round plate, like a tear drop or elliptically.
The pasty to viscous consistency of the preparation advantageously permits storage and, independently of temperature influences, facilitates controlled discharge from the dispenser dosed in a desired amount onto the application surface of the skin contact member for unproblematically application to the skin.
In order to facilitate this application procedure, a preferred embodiment provides that the skin contact member is arranged in a plane slanting relative to the longitudinal axis of the housing.
Specifically, an embodiment of the cosmetics container includes a housing coverable with a cap, the housing forming a reservoir to protectively contain the pumpable fluidic preparation. A skin contact member including a dispenser cap is secured to the housing, and is generally cylindrical in shape, similar to the shape of a traditional solid lipstick. A top of the skin contact member has a plate-like application surface. In one embodiment, a push-button actuation element is mounted in the skin contact member. Movement of the actuation element is operable to pump or displace the preparation from the reservoir toward said application surface. A dispenser valve is located in the skin contact member to dispense an amount of the pumped preparation to the application surface, so that the preparation may be spread onto the skin. Preferably, the application surface is disposed in a plane which is slanted relative to a longitudinal axis (x--x) of the housing. Moreover, the application surface is preferabl

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patent: 3825021 (1974-07-01), Seidler
patent: 4640637 (1987-02-01), Winthrop
patent: 5180084 (1993-01-01), Favre
patent: 5499474 (1996-03-01), Quennessen

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