U.S. patent application number 09/734484 was filed with the patent office on 2002-02-07 for cosmetic brush assembly.
Invention is credited to Choi, Man Soo.
Application Number | 20020014246 09/734484 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 19680940 |
Filed Date | 2002-02-07 |
United States Patent
Application |
20020014246 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Choi, Man Soo |
February 7, 2002 |
Cosmetic brush assembly
Abstract
Disclosed is a cosmetic brush assembly capable of having a
cosmetic powder retaining tank on the other end thereof and
injecting a cosmetic powder from the cosmetic powder retaining tank
to a brush by the air pumping operation of an air pumping part,
thereby increasing an injection force of the cosmetic powder and
adjusting an amount of cosmetic powder injected. The cosmetic brush
assembly includes: a brush mounting member having a brush mounted
on the one end thereof, a cosmetic powder retaining tank disposed
on the one end of the brush mounting member and retaining a
cosmetic powder therein; an air pump part mounted on the lower end
of the cosmetic powder retaining tank; an injection nozzle having a
plurality of injecting holes inserted into the interior of the
brush and for guiding the cosmetic powder in the cosmetic powder
retaining tank injected by a pumping operation of the air pumping
part to the brush and a powder incoming end disposed toward the
cosmetic powder retaining tank; and an adjusting part disposed
between the brush mounting member and the cosmetic powder retaining
tank, for adjusting an amount of the cosmetic powder injected from
the cosmetic powder retaining tank to the brush via the injection
nozzle.
Inventors: |
Choi, Man Soo; (Ansan-Shi,
KR) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Albert L. Schmeiser
Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts
18 East University Drive, #101
Mesa
AZ
85201
US
|
Family ID: |
19680940 |
Appl. No.: |
09/734484 |
Filed: |
December 11, 2000 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
132/112 ;
132/290 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 33/02 20130101;
A46B 11/0013 20130101; A46B 2200/1046 20130101; A46B 7/04 20130101;
A45D 33/34 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
132/112 ;
132/290 |
International
Class: |
A45D 024/22 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jul 31, 2000 |
KR |
2000-44230 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A cosmetic brush assembly used for painting a cosmetic powder,
said assembly comprising: a brush mounting member having a brush
mounted on the one end thereof; a cosmetic powder retaining tank
disposed on the one end of said brush mounting member and retaining
a cosmetic powder therein; an air pump part mounted on the lower
end of said cosmetic powder retaining tank; an injection nozzle
having a plurality of injecting holes inserted into the interior of
said brush and for guiding the cosmetic powder in said cosmetic
powder retaining tank injected by a pumping operation of said air
pumping part to said brush and a powder flowing end disposed toward
said cosmetic powder retaining tank; and an adjusting part disposed
between said brush mounting member and said cosmetic powder
retaining tank, for adjusting an amount of the cosmetic powder
injected from said cosmetic powder retaining tank to said brush
through said injection nozzle.
2. A cosmetic brush assembly of claim 1, wherein said adjusting
part comprises a hollow housing screw-coupled to said cosmetic
powder retaining tank, a tubular body movably inserted in a length
direction into the hollow portion of said hollow housing and
supported by an elastic body for closing the opened end of said
cosmetic powder retaining tank, and a pressure member for applying
a force to said tubular body in an opposite direction thereto, for
opening the opened end of said cosmetic powder retaining tank, in
which as the strength of the force applied by said pressure member
is increased, the opened area of the opened end is increased.
3. A cosmetic brush assembly of claim 2, wherein said tubular body
is provided with a plurality of substantially oval holes along the
length direction thereof on the side of the one end thereof, and
the opened area of the opened end of said cosmetic powder retaining
tank is defined by the sizes of said plurality oval holes.
4. A cosmetic brush assembly of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein
said pressure member comprises: a substantially cylindrical member
racing between said brush mounting member and said hollow housing;
and a horizontal member screw-coupled on the inside of said
cylindrical member and being in contact with the top end of said
tubular body, said horizontal member horizontally moving in a
length direction of said cosmetic brush assembly in accordance with
the racing of said cylindrical member and in engagement therewith,
said tubular body horizontally moving in a length direction
thereof.
5. A cosmetic brush assembly of claim 4, wherein said cylindrical
member is provided with measuring marks on the outside surface
thereof, for measuring an amount of racing of said cylindrical
member.
6. A cosmetic brush assembly of claim 4, wherein said hollow
housing of said adjusting part is screw-coupled with said brush
mounting member and said cosmetic powder retaining tank on the both
ends thereof.
7. A cosmetic brush assembly of claim 4, wherein said hollow
housing of said adjusting part is fitted to said brush mounting
member on the top end thereof.
8. A cosmetic brush assembly having an air pumping part on the
bottom end thereof, a cosmetic powder retaining tank retaining a
cosmetic powder in the interior thereof and a brush mounting member
mounted on the top portion of said cosmetic powder retaining tank,
said assembly comprising: said brush mounting member comprised of a
hollow housing having a mounting part which is mounted on the top
portion of said cosmetic powder retaining tank on the bottom
portion thereof and a first hole on the center portion of said
mounting part; a substantially cylindrical member inserted into the
hollow portion of said hollow housing and slidable in a length
direction thereof; a brush support member for mounting a brush on
the top end thereof, installed on the inside of said cylindrical
member and forming a second hole coaxial to said first hole of said
mounting housing on the center portion thereof; and an injection
nozzle positioned in the interior of said brush on the top end on
which a plurality of injection holes are formed to pass through
said first and second holes and having a powder flowing end
disposed towards said cosmetic powder retaining tank.
9. A cosmetic brush assembly of claim 8, further comprising a cap
for covering said mounting part on the lower portion of said
mounting housing.
10. A cosmetic brush assembly comprising: a brush mounting member
into which a brush fixing member fixing the lower end of a brush is
separably inserted and mounted; a cosmetic powder retaining tank
disposed on the one end of said brush mounting member and retaining
a cosmetic powder therein; an air pump part mounted on the lower
end of said cosmetic powder retaining tank; an injection nozzle
having a plurality of injecting holes inserted into the interior of
said brush and for guiding the cosmetic powder in said cosmetic
powder retaining tank injected by a pumping operation of said air
pumping part to said brush and a powder flowing end disposed toward
said cosmetic powder retaining tank; a hollow housing mounted
between said brush mounting member and said cosmetic powder
retaining tank; a tubular body installed movably in a length
direction in the hollow portion of said hollow housing; and a
cosmetic powder injection amount adjusting part composed of a
cylindrical member racing between said brush mounting member and
said hollow housing and a horizontal member extending across the
inside diameter of said cylindrical member in a screw-coupled state
to the inside of said cylindrical member and forming a through hole
on the center position thereof, said tubular body forming a first
screw on the outside of the top end thereof and said through hole
forming a second screw coupled to said first screw on the inside
thereof.
11. A cosmetic brush assembly of claim 10, wherein said injection
nozzle is attached on said horizontal member on the lower portion
thereof, for injecting the cosmetic power in said cosmetic powder
retaining tank to said brush via said tubular body and said
injection nozzle.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a cosmetic brush assembly
having a brush used for the make-up of a cosmetic powder on the one
end thereof and more particularly, to a cosmetic brush assembly
capable of coupling a cosmetic powder retaining tank on the other
end thereof and injecting cosmetic powder in the cosmetic powder
retaining tank to the brush by the action of air pumping, such that
in use, the injection force of the cosmetic powder can be increased
and an amount of cosmetic powder injected can be adjusted.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] In order for a user to paint a cosmetic powder retained in a
powder case on his or her face, generally, she first opens the
cover of the powder case and then covers the brush mounted on a
cosmetic brush assembly with the cosmetic powder exposed to the
outside. After the completion of the make-up, however, she
frequently fails to keep her powder case in a clean state due to
the carelessness of the treatment.
[0005] Additionally, it is inconvenient to carry both the powder
case and the cosmetic brush assembly, respectively.
[0006] In a conventional cosmetic brush assembly, typically, the
brush and the cosmetic powder tank are simply connected to each
other, such that when the cosmetic powder is injected to the brush,
the air pressure is dispersed and is thus difficult to reach the
terminating end of the brush. In addition, because of a simple
configuration, an amount of the cosmetic powder injected cannot be
appropriately adjusted. As a result, it has been found that the
brush is not uniformly covered with the cosmetic powder. With the
conventional cosmetic brush assembly, therefore, a user cannot
achieve a desired painting.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to
provide a cosmetic brush assembly capable of having a cosmetic
powder retaining tank on the one end thereof, whereby a cosmetic
powder in the cosmetic powder retaining tank is injected to a brush
by air pumping.
[0008] It is another object of the present invention to provide a
cosmetic brush assembly capable of adjusting an amount of cosmetic
powder injected to a brush from the cosmetic powder retaining tank
and injecting the cosmetic powder to the whole brush in a uniform
level.
[0009] It is yet another object of the present invention to provide
a cosmetic brush assembly capable of treating a cosmetic powder in
an easy manner, thereby preventing the interior of a handbag from
being stained with the cosmetic powder, while a powder case is kept
in the handbag.
[0010] It is still another object of the present invention to
provide a cosmetic brush assembly capable of having a beautiful
appearance and exerting various kinds of functions.
[0011] To attain these and other objects of the present invention,
there is provided a cosmetic powder assembly including: a brush
mounting member having a brush mounted on the one end thereof; a
cosmetic powder retaining tank disposed on the one end of the brush
mounting member and retaining a cosmetic powder therein; an air
pump part mounted on the lower end of the cosmetic powder retaining
tank; an injection nozzle having a plurality of injecting holes
embedded in the brush in order to guide the cosmetic powder in the
cosmetic powder retaining tank injected by a pumping operation of
the air pumping part to the brush and a powder entering end
disposed toward the cosmetic powder retaining tank; and an
adjusting part disposed between the brush mounting member and the
cosmetic powder retaining tank to adjust an amount of the cosmetic
powder injected from the cosmetic powder retaining tank to the
brush via the injection nozzle.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cosmetic brush assembly
according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0013] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1;
[0014] FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG.
1;
[0015] FIG. 4 is a sectional view illustrating the state where the
end of the cosmetic powder retaining tank is open by the action of
an injection nozzle;
[0016] FIG. 5 is a sectional view illustrating the state where the
cosmetic powder in the cosmetic powder retaining tank is injected
to the brush through the injection nozzle by the operation of an
air pumping part;
[0017] FIG. 6 is a sectional view illustrating a cosmetic brush
assembly according to another embodiment of the present
invention;
[0018] FIG. 7 is a sectional view illustrating the coupling state
of the cosmetic brush assembly of FIG. 6;
[0019] FIG. 8 is a sectional view illustrating another embodiment
of the brush mounting member used for the cosmetic brush assembly
according to the present invention; and
[0020] FIG. 9 is a sectional view illustrating the state before or
after the brush mounting member of FIG. 8 is used.
[0021] FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a
cosmetic brush assembly according to yet another embodiment of the
present invention;
[0022] FIG. 11 is a sectional view illustrating the state where the
cosmetic brush assembly is assembled and the opened end of the
cosmetic powder retaining tank is in an opened state in FIG.
10;
[0023] FIG. 12 is a sectional view illustrating the state where the
opened end of the cosmetic powder retaining tank is in a closed
state; and
[0024] FIGS. 13a and 13b are sectional and bottom views
illustrating the brush fixing member separated from the brush
mounting member of the cosmetic brush assembly in FIG. 10.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0025] Now, an explanation of the configuration of a cosmetic brush
assembly according to the present invention will be hereinafter
discussed with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0026] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cosmetic brush assembly
according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an
exploded perspective view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view
taken along the line A-A in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a sectional view
illustrating the state where the opened end of the cosmetic powder
retaining tank is in an opened state by the action of an injection
nozzle, FIG. 5 is a sectional view illustrating the state where the
cosmetic powder in the cosmetic powder retaining tank is injected
by virtue of an injection nozzle by the operation of an air pumping
part, FIG. 6 is a sectional view illustrating the state before the
cosmetic brush assembly according to another embodiment of the
present invention is coupled, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view
illustrating the coupling state of the cosmetic brush assembly of
FIG. 6.
[0027] Referring to the drawings, a cosmetic brush assembly 10
according to the present invention includes a brush mounting member
20 having a brush 22 on the top end thereof. The brush mounting
member 20 is a substantially hollow cylinder and forms a screw or
protrusion (or groove) on the bottom end thereof, into which an
adjusting part 50 as will be hereinafter discussed for adjusting an
amount of cosmetic powder injected is screw-coupled or fitted.
Also, an injection nozzle 40, which functions to guide the cosmetic
powder to the brush 22, is inserted into the hollow portion of the
brush mounting member 20, an explanation of which will be below
discussed.
[0028] The injection nozzle 40 serves to guide a flowing passage of
the cosmetic powder supplied from a cosmetic powder retaining tank
30 and takes a substantial cylinder. The injection nozzle 40 has a
closed top end on which a plurality of injection holes of
predetermined sizes and an opened bottom end. Also, the closed top
end of the injection nozzle 40 is placed on the interior of the
brush 22, for directly injecting the cosmetic powder to the brush
22.
[0029] As mentioned above, the brush mounting member 20 is
screw-coupled to the adjusting part 50 for adjusting an amount of
cosmetic powder injected to the brush 22, on the bottom end
thereof. Also, the adjusting part 50 is screw-coupled to the
cosmetic powder retaining tank 30 as will be discussed below.
[0030] In other words, the adjusting part 50 includes a hollow
housing 52 screw-coupled to the cosmetic powder retaining tank 30,
a tubular body 54 inserted into the hollow housing 52 under the
support of an elastic body to close the hollow portion of the
hollow housing 52, and a pressure member 56 for applying a force to
the tubular body 54 to open the hollow portion of the hollowing
housing 52.
[0031] The pressure member 56 of the adjusting part 50 is composed
of a substantially cylindrical member 56a racing between the brush
mounting member 20 and the adjusting part 50 screw-coupled to each
other and a horizontal member 56b screw-coupled on the inside of
the cylindrical member 56a and horizontally moving in a length
direction of the cosmetic brush assembly 10, particularly, in a
length direction of the hollow portion of the brush mounting member
20, in accordance with the racing of the cylindrical member
56a.
[0032] At this time, the horizontal member 56b may be formed
integrally with the opened bottom end of the injection nozzle 40.
And, graduations for measuring an amount of racing of the
cylindrical member 56a are arranged on the outside of the
cylindrical member 56a. Thus, the amount of racing of the
cylindrical member 56a can be checked by the eyes of a user, such
that an amount of cosmetic powder injected from the cosmetic powder
retaining tank 30 can be adjusted. However, it can be appreciated
to those skilled in the art that means for measuring the amount of
racing of the cylindrical member 56a is not limited to the
graduations.
[0033] The cosmetic powder retaining tank 30 retains the cosmetic
powder therein and is provided with an air pumping part 32 for
injecting the cosmetic powder to the brush 22, on the bottom end
thereof.
[0034] Therefore, the cosmetic powder in the cosmetic powder
retaining tank 30 is uniformly injected via the injection nozzle 40
to the brush 22, as indicated by arrows in FIG. 5, by the air
pressure flowing into the cosmetic powder retaining tank 30 by the
air pumping of the air pumping part 32. Then, the user of the
cosmetic brush assembly 10 can paint the cosmetic powder on his or
her face in the same manner as a conventional practice.
[0035] Referring now to FIGS. 3 to 5, an explanation of an
operation state of the cosmetic powder brush assembly 10 according
to an embodiment of the present invention will be discussed.
[0036] Referring to FIG. 3, first, the hollow housing 52 of the
adjusting part 50 is screw-coupled between the cosmetic powder
retaining tank 30 having the air pumping part 32 on the bottom end
thereof and the brush mounting member 20, and the injection nozzle
40 is inserted into the hollow portion of the brush mounting member
20.
[0037] The tubular body 54 is inserted into the hollow housing 52
of the adjusting part 50 and attaches flanges 54a and 54b of
predetermined sizes on the both ends thereof. The flanges 54a and
54b function to prevent the tubular body 54 from being deviated
from the hollow housing 52, thereby making it possible to move the
tubular body 54 in a length direction thereof.
[0038] On the other hand, the tubular body 54 is provided with a
plurality of substantially oval holes H in a length direction
thereof on the side adjacent to the bottom end thereof. The tubular
body 54 has an opened top end on which the cut conical flange 54b
is attached. Therefore, the cosmetic powder in the cosmetic powder
retaining tank 30 flows into the plurality of holes H on the side
of the tubular body 54 and is thus injected through the opened top
end of the tubular body 54, as indicated by arrows in FIG. 5.
[0039] Between the lower portion of the top end of the tubular body
54 and the upper portion of the inside hollow portion of the hollow
housing 52 is provided an elastic body 58. By virtue of the elastic
force of the elastic body 58 and the flange 54a of the lower
portion of the tubular body 54, the tubular body 54 is kept
completely exposed on the upper portion of the hollow housing 52.
In this state, the holes H formed on the side of the tubular body
54 are kept completely closed by the inside of the hollow housing
52.
[0040] As discussed above, in the state where the holes H on the
side of the tubular body 54 are closed, if the cylindrical member
56a of the pressure member 56 of the adjusting part 50 is raced,
the horizontal member 56b screw-coupled to the inside of the
cylindrical member 56a moves horizontally along the direction of an
arrow as indicated in FIG. 4. In that case, as the horizontal
member 56b moves in a length direction of the cosmetic brush
assembly 10, the force in the arrow direction of FIG. 4 is applied
to the tubular body 54 of the adjusting part 50, such that the
tubular body 54, which is in contact with the horizontal member
56b, moves horizontally in the same direction as in FIG. 4.
[0041] As a result, the oval holes H formed on the side of the
tubular body 54 are exposed to the outside of the hollow housing
52, namely, to the interior of the cosmetic powder retaining tank
30. In the state where the top end of the tubular body 54 of the
adjusting part 50 has been in contact with the horizontal body 56b,
the opened top end of the tubular body 54 and the opened end on the
bottom end of the injection nozzle 40 are communicated with each
other, thereby flowing air therein. At this time, between the top
end of the tubular body 54 and the horizontal member 56b is
provided a rubber packing material 53 for maintaining their
connection in a tightly closed state.
[0042] Referring to FIG. 5, in the state where the oval holes H on
the side of the tubular body have been exposed to the interior of
the cosmetic powder retaining tank 30, if a pumping switch of the
air pumping part 32 is pressed toward the arrow direction, air
flows to the cosmetic powder retaining tank 30 through an air
discharging hole of the discharging nozzle of the air pumping part
32. The air flowing into the cosmetic powder retaining tank 30
flows in the interior of the tubular body 54 via the oval holes H
on the side of the tubular body 54 and is then discharged to the
brush 22 through the injection holes of the injection nozzle 40.
Therefore, the cosmetic powder in the cosmetic powder retaining
tank 30 is finally injected to the brush 22 along the above air
flowing passage.
[0043] As a consequence, the brush 22 is uniformly covered with the
cosmetic powder, without any irregular covering, such that the user
can paint the cosmetic powder on his or her face in the same manner
as in the conventional practice.
[0044] After the painting ends, if the cylindrical member 56a of
the pressure member 56 in the adjusting part 50 is raced in the
opposite direction thereto, the horizontal member 56b screw-coupled
on the inside of the cylindrical member 56a moves in the opposite
direction to the arrow direction of FIG. 4 and in engagement
therewith, the tubular body 54 of the adjusting part 50 moves to
the top end of the hollow housing 52 by the elastic force of the
elastic body 58. As a result, the oval holes H on the side of the
tubular body 54 are kept in a closed state by means of the hollow
housing 52.
[0045] In this case, if the state where the brush mounting member
20 and the adjusting part 50 are screw-coupled is released, the
user can carry the cosmetic brush assembly in a more convenient
manner.
[0046] On the other hand, when the cosmetic powder in the cosmetic
powder retaining tank 30 is all consumed, the hollow housing 52 of
the adjusting part 50 is separated and new cosmetic powder is
filled in the cosmetic powder retaining tank 30. Next, the hollow
housing 52 is re-assembled to the cosmetic powder retaining tank
30, such that the cosmetic brush assembly according to the present
invention can be semi-permanently used.
[0047] Also, the opened top end of the cosmetic powder retaining
tank 30 is in a closed state by means of the adjusting part 50 and
the oval holes H on the side of the tubular body are kept in the
closed state by means of the elastic force of the elastic body 58,
thereby preventing the cosmetic powder in the cosmetic powder
retaining tank 30 from leaking to the outside, such that the
cosmetic brush assembly according to the present invention can be
kept in a clean state.
[0048] On the other hand, FIGS. 6 and 7 show the cosmetic brush
assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention,
in which the similar reference numbers to those indicated in FIGS.
1 to 5 are indicated with a prime. Also, an explanation on the same
parts in the one embodiment of the present invention will be
avoided for the brevity of the description.
[0049] Referring to FIG. 6, first, the adjusting part 50', which is
mounted between the brush mounting member 20' and the cosmetic
powder retaining tank 30, includes the hollow housing 52' and the
tubular body 54. The hollow housing 52' is screw-coupled to the
cosmetic powder retaining tank 30 and fitted to the brush mounting
member 20'. In other words, the brush mounting member 20' is
provided with reentrant grooves on the outside of the bottom end
thereof, and in correspondence with the reentrant grooves, the
hollow housing 52' is provided with protrusions on the inside of
the top end thereof. And, the tubular body 54 is elastically
supported and inserted into the hollow portion of the hollow
housing 52'. Therefore, in the state where the tubular body 54 is
supported by means of an elastic body 58, the top end of the
cosmetic powder retaining tank 30 is kept in the closed state by
means of the adjusting part 50'.
[0050] Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7, the brush mounting member
20' is fitted to the top end of the hollow housing 52' of the
adjusting part 50'. At this time, the injection nozzle 40', which
is inserted into the hollow portion of the brush mounting member
20', applies a force to the top end of the tubular body 54. As a
consequence, the holes H formed on the side of the bottom end of
the tubular body 54 are exposed to the interior of the cosmetic
powder retaining tank 30.
[0051] Under this state, if the air pumping part 32 mounted on the
bottom end of the cosmetic powder retaining tank 30 is manipulated,
the air flowing to the cosmetic powder retaining tank 30 moves
along the air flowing passage in the interior of the cosmetic brush
assembly, thereby delivering the cosmetic powder to the brush, as
discussed above.
[0052] On the other hand, referring to FIG. 6, a substantially
cylindrical flange is attached on the bottom end of the injection
nozzle 40' inserted into the hollow portion of the brush mounting
member 20. Also, a rubber packing material is disposed between the
cylindrical flange and the top end of the tubular body 54.
[0053] Hereinafter, referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, an explanation of
another brush mounting member of the cosmetic brush assembly
according to the present invention will be discussed. In this case,
the cosmetic powder retaining tank 30 and the adjusting part 50'
are discussed with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.
[0054] Referring to FIG. 8, a brush mounting member 120 includes: a
hollow housing 122 having a mounting part 122a which is mounted on
the cosmetic powder retaining tank 30 or the top end of the
adjusting part 50' on the bottom portion thereof and a first hole
on the center portion of the mounting part 122a; a substantially
cylindrical member 124 inserted into the hollow portion of the
hollow housing 122 and slidable in a length direction thereof; a
brush support member 126 for mounting the brush on the top end
thereof, installed on the inside of the cylindrical member 124 and
forming a second hole coaxial to the first hole of the mounting
housing 122 on the center portion thereof; and an injection nozzle
128 positioned in the interior of the brush 22 on the top end on
which a plurality of injection holes are formed to pass through the
first and second holes and having a powder flowing end disposed
towards the cosmetic powder retaining tank 30.
[0055] On the other hand, the brush mounting member 120 according
to the present invention further includes a cap 130 to which the
mounting part 122a of the mounting housing 122 is assembled, for
preventing the powder flowing end of the injection nozzle 128 from
being exposed to the outside, in the state where the brush mounting
member 120 is separated from the cosmetic powder retaining tank 30
or the adjusting part 50.
[0056] Therefore, in the state where the brush 22 is exposed to the
outside of the mounting housing 122 and the cap 130 is removed out
of the mounting part 122a of the mounting housing 122, the mounting
part 122a is screw-coupled or fitted to the cosmetic powder
retaining tank 30 or the top end of the adjusting part 50'. Next,
the air pumping part 32 is manipulated and thus, the cosmetic
powder in the cosmetic powder retaining tank 30 is uniformly
injected to the brush 22 via the injection holes of the injection
nozzle 128 along the air flowing passage.
[0057] After the painting ends with the cosmetic brush assembly
according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 9, the brush
mounting member 120 is separated from the cosmetic powder retaining
tank 30 or the adjusting part 50' and then, the cap 130 is covered
on the mounting part 122a of the mounting housing 122. The
cylindrical member 124 is raised in the arrow direction and inserts
the brush 22 in the interior thereof. Next, a cover (which is not
shown in the drawing) is covered on the cylindrical member 124,
thereby preventing the brush 22 from being exposed to the
outside.
[0058] Referring to FIGS. 10 to 13b, on the other hand, the
cosmetic brush assembly according to yet another embodiment of the
present invention is embodied in the same manner as in FIG. 1,
except that a first screw is formed on the outside surface of the
top end of a tubular body 154 passing through the hollow portion of
a hollow housing 152 and thus slidably mounted thereon, a second
screw coupled to the first screw is formed on the center of a
horizontal member 156b, a brush fixing member 24 for fixing the end
of a brush 22, the brush fixing member being separable from a brush
mounting member 20, and a cylindrical tube 26 installed on the
center of the lower end of the brush 22, for smoothly moving the
injection nozzle 40.
[0059] According to the cosmetic brush assembly of the yet another
embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12,
if a cylindrical member 156a rotates in a predetermined direction
in the state where the first screw on the top end of the tubular
body 154 is coupled to the second screw on the center of the
horizontal member 156b, the horizontal member 156b moves
downwardly, with a consequence that the tubular body 154 of the
injection nozzle 40 moves downwardly. As a result, the oval holes H
formed on the side of the tubular body 154 are opened to the
interior of the cosmetic powder retaining tank 30, and in this
state, if the air pumping part 32 operates, the cosmetic powder
retained in the cosmetic powder retaining tank 30 is injected to
the brush 22 along the flowing passage as mentioned above.
[0060] On the other hand, if the cylindrical member 156a rotates in
an opposite direction, the tubular body 154 moves upwardly and as a
result, the oval holes H are closed by the hollow housing 152.
[0061] As described above, the first screw on the top end of the
tubular body 154 is coupled to the second screw on the center of
the horizontal member 1 56b, such that the tubular body moves
upwardly and downwardly in engagement with the rotation of the
cylindrical member 156a. Hence, the cosmetic brush assembly of the
yet another embodiment of the present invention does not require
any elastic body for supporting the tubular body 154.
[0062] As apparently shown in the foregoing, a cosmetic brush
assembly according to the present invention is capable of covering
a brush with a cosmetic brush by the air pumping operation of an
air pumping part, thereby ensuring a high grade of cosmetic brush
assembly and preventing the cosmetic powder from leaking to the
outside.
[0063] Additionally, a cosmetic brush assembly according to the
present invention is capable of increasing an injection force of
the cosmetic powder injected from a cosmetic powder retaining tank,
thereby achieving a uniform dispersion of the cosmetic brush to the
brush and adjusting an amount of cosmetic powder injected, thereby
achieving a satisfied painting.
[0064] While the present invention has been described with
reference to a preferred embodiment, the description is
illustrative of the invention and is not to be construed as
limiting the invention. Various modifications may occur to those
skilled in the art without departing from the true spirit and scope
of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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