U.S. patent application number 09/939438 was filed with the patent office on 2003-02-27 for cosmetic pad.
Invention is credited to Fang, Kuo-Chung.
Application Number | 20030037797 09/939438 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 25473180 |
Filed Date | 2003-02-27 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030037797 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Fang, Kuo-Chung |
February 27, 2003 |
Cosmetic pad
Abstract
A cosmetic pad includes upper and lower pad bodies, each of
which has a front edge, a rear edge, and two lateral sections. The
two lateral sections extend in the longitudinal direction between
the front and rear edges, and are opposite to each other in a
transverse direction. The upper pad body is superimposed on the
lower pad body. Each of the lateral sections of the upper pad body
is connected to a respective one of the lateral sections of the
lower pad body so as to form a finger hole between the upper and
lower pad bodies. Front and rear openings are defined by the front
edges and the rear edges of the upper and lower pad bodies to
permit at least one finger to extend into the finger hole.
Inventors: |
Fang, Kuo-Chung; (Tainan
Hsien, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Ladas & Parry
Suite 1200
224 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago
IL
60604
US
|
Family ID: |
25473180 |
Appl. No.: |
09/939438 |
Filed: |
August 24, 2001 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
132/320 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 2200/1018 20130101;
A45D 37/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
132/320 |
International
Class: |
A45D 040/26 |
Claims
I claim:
1. A cosmetic pad made from a water-absorbent soft material, said
cosmetic pad comprising upper and lower pad bodies, each of which
has a front edge, a rear edge which is opposite to said front edge
in a longitudinal direction, and two lateral sections which extend
in the longitudinal direction between said front and rear edges and
which are opposite to each other in a transverse direction that is
transverse to the longitudinal direction, said upper pad body being
superimposed on said lower pad body, each of said lateral sections
of said upper pad body being connected to a respective one of said
lateral sections of said lower pad body so as to form a finger hole
between said upper and lower pad bodies, at least one pair of said
front edges and said rear edges of said upper and lower pad bodies
cooperatively defining an opening that permits at least one finger
to extend into said finger hole.
2. The cosmetic pad of claim 1, wherein each of said lateral
sections of said upper and lower pad bodies has a distal lateral
edge, said cosmetic pad further having a first stitch seam that
extends in the longitudinal direction, that connects one of said
lateral sections of said upper pad body to the respective one of
said lateral sections of said lower pad body, and that is spaced
apart from said distal lateral edges of said one of said lateral
sections of said upper pad body and the respective one of said
lateral sections of said lower pad body.
3. The cosmetic pad of claim 2, further comprising a second stitch
seam that extends in the longitudinal direction, that connects the
other of said lateral sections of said upper pad body to the
respective one of said lateral sections of said lower pad body, and
that is spaced apart from said distal lateral edges of the other of
said lateral sections of said upper pad body and the respective one
of said lateral sections of said lower pad body.
4. The cosmetic pad of claim 2, wherein the other of said lateral
sections of said upper pad body is connected foldably to and
extends integrally from the respective one of said lateral sections
of said lower pad body.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates to a cosmetic pad, more particularly
to a cosmetic pad having a finger hole to facilitate applying or
removing of make-up.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Referring to FIG. 1, a conventional cosmetic pad 1 is shown
to be clamped between the fingers 21 on one hand 2 of the user. The
conventional cosmetic pad 1 is made from a water-absorbent soft
material, and is formed as a flat pad body 10. The pad body 10 has
upper and lower pad surfaces 11, 12. Each of the upper and lower
pad surfaces 11, 12 is divided into two opposite lateral sections
112, 122 and a middle section 111, 121 between the opposite lateral
sections 112, 122.
[0005] In use, the user generally uses the forefinger 211 and the
little finger 212 to clamp the cosmetic pad 1 against the middle
finger 213 and the ring finger 214 of the hand 2. Thereafter, since
the lateral sections 112, 122 are clamped by the fingers 21, only
the middle section 111 of the upper pad surface 11 can be brought
into contact with the skin of the user for applying or removing
make-up. Furthermore, the fingers 21 have to exert a sufficient
amount of force to clamp the cosmetic pad 1 firmly so as to prevent
the latter from falling or loosening when applying or removing
make-up. As such, the conventional cosmetic pad 1 is inconvenient
to use. Moreover, when the hand 2 is dirty, only one of the middle
sections 111, 121 of the upper and lower pad surfaces 11, 12 can be
used for applying or removing make-up, thereby limiting the area of
the cosmetic pad 1 that can be used. Additionally, the cosmetic pad
1 has no tips that are suitable for applying or removing make-up at
small facial areas, such as the corners of the eyes and the
surrounding area of the lips.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to
provide a cosmetic pad that is capable of overcoming the
aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art.
[0007] Accordingly, a cosmetic pad of this invention is made from a
water-absorbent soft material, and comprises upper and lower pad
bodies. Each of the upper and lower pad bodies has a front edge, a
rear edge, and two lateral sections. The rear edge is opposite to
the front edge in a longitudinal direction. The two lateral
sections extend in the longitudinal direction between the front and
rear edges, and are opposite to each other in a transverse
direction that is transverse to the longitudinal direction. The
upper pad body is superimposed on the lower pad body. Each of the
lateral sections of the upper pad body is connected to a respective
one of the lateral sections of the lower pad body so as to form a
finger hole between the upper and lower pad bodies. Front and rear
openings are defined by the front edges and the rear edges of the
upper and lower pad bodies to permit at least one finger to extend
into the finger hole.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] Other features and advantages of the present invention will
become apparent in the following detailed description of the
preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings,
of which:
[0009] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating how a conventional
cosmetic pad is used;
[0010] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the first preferred
embodiment of a cosmetic pad according to the present
invention;
[0011] FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating how the cosmetic
pad of FIG. 2 is used; and
[0012] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the second preferred
embodiment of a cosmetic pad according to the present
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0013] Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the first preferred embodiment
of a cosmetic pad 3 according to the present invention is shown to
comprise upper and lower pad bodies 32, 33, and is made from a
water-absorbent soft material, such as non-woven cloth and rayon.
The upper pad body 32 is superimposed on the lower pad body 33.
Each of the upper and lower pad bodies 32, 33 has a front edge 321,
331, a rear edge 322, 332, and two lateral sections 323, 324, 333,
334. The rear edge 322, 332 is opposite to the front edge 321, 331
in a longitudinal direction. The two lateral sections 323, 324,
333, 334 extend in the longitudinal direction between the front and
rear edges 321, 331, 322, 332, and are opposite to each other in a
transverse direction that is transverse to the longitudinal
direction. Each of the lateral sections 323, 324, 333, 334 has a
distal lateral edge 325, 326, 335, 336. The lateral sections 323,
324 of the upper pad body 32 are connected respectively to the
lateral sections 333, 334 of the lower pad body 33 in a
conventional manner. In this embodiment, first and second stitch
seams 34, 35 extend in the longitudinal direction, and connect the
lateral sections 323, 324 of the upper pad body 32 to the lateral
sections 333, 334 of the lower pad body 33 so as to form a finger
hole 31 between the upper and lower pad bodies 32, 33. The first
stitch seam 34 is spaced apart from the distal lateral edges 325,
335 of one of the lateral sections 323, 324 of the upper pad body
32 and the respective one of the lateral sections 333, 334 of the
lower pad body 33. The second stitch seam 35 is spaced apart from
the distal lateral edges 326, 336 of the other of the lateral
sections 323, 324 of the upper pad body 32 and the respective one
of the lateral sections 333, 334 of the lower pad body 33. The pair
of the front edges 321, 331 and the pair of the rear edges 322, 332
of the upper and lower pad bodies 32, 33 cooperatively define front
and rear openings 36, 37, respectively. At least one finger 41 of a
hand 4 can be extended into the finger hole 31 via the first
opening 36 and out of the finger hole 31 via the second opening
37.
[0014] In use, the cosmetic pad 3 is slipped onto at least one of
the fingers 41 of the user when applying or removing make-up. Since
the cosmetic pad 3 is slipped and not clamped on the fingers 41 as
is usually required when using the conventional cosmetic pad 1,
both sides of the cosmetic pad 3 can be used even if the hand 4 is
dirty. Moreover, the applicable area of the cosmetic pad 3 is
increased to be as wide as possible. Furthermore, the four corners
38 of the cosmetic pad 3 could be used for applying or removing
make-up at small facial areas, such as the corners of the eyes and
the surrounding area of the lips.
[0015] Referring to FIG. 4, the second preferred embodiment of a
cosmetic pad 5 according to the present invention is shown to be
substantially similar in construction to the first preferred
embodiment. In this embodiment, the other of the lateral sections
523, 524 of the upper pad body 52 is connected foldably to and
extends integrally from the respective one of the lateral sections
533, 534 of the lower pad body 53, such that only one stitch seam
53 is used to connect one of the lateral sections 523, 524 of the
upper pad body 52 to the respective one of the lateral sections
533, 534 of the lower pad body 53. Thus, the cosmetic pad 5 of this
embodiment does not only possess the advantages attributed to the
aforementioned cosmetic pad 3, but is also easier to fabricate to
result in time and cost savings.
[0016] While the present invention has been described in connection
with what is considered the most practical and preferred
embodiments, it is understood that this invention is not limited to
the disclosed embodiments but is intended to cover various
arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest
interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and
equivalent arrangements.
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