Toilet – Toilet kit – Powder box and applicator
Reexamination Certificate
2001-10-29
2003-03-04
Wilson, John J. (Department: 3732)
Toilet
Toilet kit
Powder box and applicator
C132S306000, C206S581000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06526990
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a netted refill container for containing powdery cosmetic material being capable of filling powdery cosmetic material within a container body, and being capable of maintaining the quality of the powdery cosmetic material before usage.
2. Description of Related Art
Presently, a powdery cosmetic material, such as a foundation or white powder, is contained inside a dish-shaped refill container having a netting attached to an engagement loop of a top opening portion, in which the netting serves to prevent the powdery cosmetic material from scattering, and allows a suitable amount of powdery cosmetic material to adhere to a cosmetic tool, such as a powder puff, through the meshes of the netting.
As one example, a conventional structure of a refill container is shown in FIG.
5
. As shown in the drawing, the conventional example is structured to prevent the cosmetic tool from being caught at a welded portion between a rim portion of the container body and a netting when adhering a cosmetic material to a cosmetic tool, such as a powder puff, by rubbing against the netting on the top surface of the refill container.
A refill container X shown in
FIG. 5
is comprised of a container body
51
, and a net frame
52
capping the container body
51
. The refill container X is contained inside a compact container
53
comprised of a compact lid
53
A and a compact body
53
B, wherein the compact container
53
could be used repeatedly by replacement of a new refill container whenever the cosmetic material inside the refill container X is used up.
The container body
51
is a shallow dish-shaped container formed from a flexible synthetic resin material having a flange
51
b
at an outer periphery of an opening portion
51
a
. The net frame
52
has a structure where a sheet-like netting
52
b
is stretched at an inner side of an engagement loop
52
a
being an annular body shaped as a circle. An annular attachment portion
52
c
between the engagement loop
52
a
and the netting
52
b
is in a projecting state, wherein the netting
52
b
is structured emerging higher upward than the engagement loop
52
a
. Further, an engagement claw is formed at a peripheral rim of the net frame
52
, and the container body
51
and the net frame
52
are engaged by engaging the engagement claw to the flange
51
b
of the container body
51
.
It should now be noted that the refill container X is manufactured by filling the cosmetic material K inside from the opening portion
51
a
of the container body
51
, and then, by covering a top end of the opening portion
51
a
with the net frame
52
.
Nevertheless, the netting
52
b
being structured emerging higher upward than the engagement loop
52
a
creates a large space S
2
between the netting
52
b
of the net frame
52
and a top surface of the cosmetic material K filled within the container body
51
. The height of the top surface of the cosmetic material K could not surpass the height of the top end of the opening portion
51
a
of the container body
51
, and further, it is impossible to make the height of the netting
52
b
lower than that of the engagement loop
52
a
in a means for preventing a creation of a difference in level, which causes accumulation of cosmetic material K between the engagement loop
52
a
and the netting
52
b.
Accordingly, the large space S
2
causes the cosmetic material K to accumulate on one side when the compact container
53
is transported or displayed, and would result to rendering of product appearance, as well as affecting the quality of the cosmetic material K from the air inside the space S
2
.
Therefore, it is an object of this invention to provide a refill container for preventing the cosmetic material from accumulating on one side by forming the space between the top surface of the cosmetic material K and the netting, as small as possible, and for preventing the quality of cosmetic material from changing.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A netted refill container regarding the present invention serves to solve the foregoing problems and comprises: a container body being formed from a flexible synthetic resin material, and opening upward for containing cosmetic material; a net frame having a netting hooked across an engagement loop; wherein the net frame is attached in a manner covering an opening portion of the container body; wherein the netting and the engagement loop are attached by an annular attachment portion projecting higher upward than the engagement loop; wherein the opening portion of the container body has a top edge extending upward to form an opening rim portion; and wherein the opening rim portion closely contacts to the annular attachment portion.
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patent: 1911691 (1933-05-01), Jacobson
patent: 2919703 (1960-01-01), Pinteau
patent: 4557620 (1985-12-01), Hancy
patent: 5865194 (1999-02-01), Gueret
patent: 5896866 (1999-04-01), Quennessen
patent: 5908037 (1999-06-01), Pierson
Doan Robyn Kieu
Wilson John J.
Yoshida Kogyo Co., Ltd.
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