U.S. patent application number 10/382234 was filed with the patent office on 2004-02-05 for eyelash curler.
This patent application is currently assigned to Green Bell Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Sugiyama, Mikitoshi.
Application Number | 20040020505 10/382234 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 31184865 |
Filed Date | 2004-02-05 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040020505 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Sugiyama, Mikitoshi |
February 5, 2004 |
Eyelash curler
Abstract
An eyelash curler includes a handle, a frame member provided to
an upper side of the handle, and a slide member movable up and down
within the frame member, and eyelashes are received between the
slide member and an upper part of the frame member to be curled.
The slide member including hooks at back sides near its left and
right ends thereof is attached to the frame member in a manner that
a left part of the frame member is fitted into between the left
hook and a left end part of the slide member, and a right part of
the frame member is fitted between the right hook and a right end
part of the slide member. This eyelash curler requires less cost of
producing molds, forming parts and putting the parts together. In
this eyelash curler, the left and right part of the frame member
will not hinder curling eyelashes near a top and a tail part of a
user's eye.
Inventors: |
Sugiyama, Mikitoshi;
(Osaka-shi, JP) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Koda & Androlia
Suite 3850
2029 Century Park East
Los Angeles
CA
90067
US
|
Assignee: |
Green Bell Co., Ltd.
|
Family ID: |
31184865 |
Appl. No.: |
10/382234 |
Filed: |
March 5, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
132/217 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 2/48 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
132/217 |
International
Class: |
A45D 002/48 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jul 30, 2002 |
JP |
2002-221558 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. An eyelash curler comprising: a handle; a frame member provided
on an upper part of the handle; a slide member movable up and down
within the frame member, the slide member and an upper part of the
frame member receiving eyelashes therebetween to curl them; and the
slide member being provided with left and right hooks on back sides
near a right and a left end thereof, wherein a left part of the
frame member is fitted between the left hook and a left end part of
the slide member and a right part of the frame member is fitted
between the right hook and a right end part of the slide
member.
2. An eyelash curler according to claim 1, wherein the slide member
is movable up and down in a manner of positioning the left end part
and the right end part respectively in front of the left part and
the right part of the frame member.
3. An eyelash curler according to claim 1 further comprising a
control member with a forked shape at its bottom part and
protuberances at a right and left side of the bottom part, wherein,
at attaching the control member to the handle, the bottom part is
pressed to deform to narrow a distance between the protuberances
and the protuberances are fitted into respective holes provided on
a right and left side face of a hollow formed in the handle.
4. An eyelash curler according to claim 2 further comprising a
control member with a forked shape at its bottom part and
protuberances at a right and left side of the bottom part, wherein,
at attaching the control member to the handle, the bottom part is
pressed to deform to narrow a distance between the protuberances
and the protuberances are fitted into respective holes provided on
a right and left side face of a hollow formed in the handle.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to an eyelash curler used for curling
eyelashes.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] There has been an eyelash curler as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9.
The eyelash curler includes a handle 1, a frame member 2 provided
on an upper side of the handle 1, and a slide member 3 which can
move up and down within the frame member 2. Eyelashes are received
between the slide member 3 and an upper part 2a of the frame member
2 of the known eyelash curler to be curled.
[0005] This type of conventional eyelash curler further includes a
longitudinal ditch 19 on each of the inner sides of a left part 2c
and a right part 2d of the frame member 2, and a left end part 3a
and a right end part 3b of the slide member 3 can respectively be
slidably fitted into the ditches 19.
[0006] The frame member 2 of this eyelash curler is made up with
two parts; i.e. a front part A and a back part B. When attaching
the slide member 3 to the frame member 2, both the parts A and B
are welded together after the left end part 3a and the right end
part 3b of the slide member 3 are put between the parts A and B in
a separate state.
[0007] Moreover, the handle 1 is also made up with two parts; a
front part C and a back part D. When attaching a control member 4
to the handle 1, both the parts C and D are welded together after a
bottom part of the control member 4 is put between the parts C and
D in a separate state.
[0008] This structure requires a large cost to produce molds, to
form parts and to put the parts together. And the structure in
which the left end part 3a and the right end part 3b of the slide
member 3 are fitted into the ditches 19 causes the left part 2c and
the right part 2d of the frame member 2 to swell out forward and
hinder a user from easy curling of eyelashes near a top and a tail
part of his or her eye.
OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0009] It is hence an object of the present invention to provide an
eyelash curler which can reduce costs of producing molds, forming
parts and putting the parts together.
[0010] It is another object of the present invention to provide an
eyelash curler in which a left and a right part of a frame member
of the eyelash curler will not hinder effective curling of
eyelashes near a top part and a tail part of a user's eye.
[0011] To solve the foregoing problems, this invention takes some
technical steps, which are described next in detail.
[0012] An eyelash curler according to the present invention has a
handle, a frame member provided on an upper part of the handle, and
a slide member which can move up and down within the frame member.
The eyelash curler can curl eyelashes by receiving them between the
slide member and an upper part of the frame member. The slide
member, having two left and right hooks in the backsides near its
left and right ends, are attached to the frame member by receiving
a left part of the frame member between the left hook and a left
end part of the slide member and also receiving a right part of
frame member between the right hook and a right end part of the
slide member.
[0013] Also, in the eyelash curler according to the present
invention, the slide member may be movable up and down in a manner
that the left and right end parts of the slide member are
respectively positioned in front of the left and right parts of the
frame member.
[0014] Moreover, the eyelash curer according to the present
invention has a control member having a forked shape at a bottom
part and protuberances at a right and left side of the bottom part.
The bottom part is pressed to deform to narrow a distance between
the protuberances and the protuberances are fitted into holes
provided on a right and left side face of a hollow formed in the
handle, so that the control member is fixed with the handle.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an eyelash curler according
to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0016] FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the eyelash
curler according to the present invention, in which a handle is
unfolded.
[0017] FIG. 3 is a transversal sectional view of the eyelash curler
according to the present invention, taken along a plane below an
upper part of a frame member.
[0018] FIG. 4 is a top view of a slide member and a control member
of the eyelash curler according to the present invention, in which
an elastic member of the slide member is removed.
[0019] FIG. 5 is a side view of the slide member and the control
member of the eyelash curler according to the present invention, in
which the elastic member of the slide member is removed.
[0020] FIG. 6 is a front view of the slide member and the control
member of the eyelash curler according to the present invention, in
which the elastic member of the slide member is removed.
[0021] FIG. 7 is a diagram of the eyelash curler according to the
present invention to show how the control member is attached to the
handle in a state that a lower part of the handle is detached from
the handle and an upper part of the handle is transversely severed
near its bottom end.
[0022] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional eyelash
curler.
[0023] FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the conventional eyelash
curler, taken along a transverse plane below an upper part of a
frame member.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0024] Referring to the accompanying drawings, a preferred
embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail
hereinafter.
[0025] An eyelash curler according to the present invention
includes a handle 1, a frame member 2 provided on an upper part of
the handle 1 and a slide member 3 which are movable up and down
within the frame member 2. This eyelash curler curls eyelashes by
receiving them between the slide member 3 and an upper part 2a of
the frame member 2. The slide member 3, having two left and right
hooks 3c and 3d in the back sides near its left and right ends, is
attached to the frame member by receiving a left part 2c of the
frame member 2 between the left hook 3c and a left end part 3a of
the slide member 3 and by receiving a right part 2d of the frame
member 2 between the right hook 3d and a right end part 3b.
[0026] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the eyelash curler according
to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view
in which the handle 1 is unfolded. FIG. 3 is a transversal
sectional view taken along a plane under the upper part 2a of the
frame member 2. FIG. 4 is a top view of the slide member 3 and a
control member 4 without an elastic member 11 of the slide member
3, FIG. 5 is a side view thereof, and FIG. 6 is a front view
thereof. FIG. 7 is a diagram to show how the control member 3 is
attached to the handle 1 in a state that a lower part 1b of the
handle 1 is removed and an upper part 1a of the handle 1 is
transversely severed near the bottom end of an upper part 1a.
[0027] This eyelash curler is composed of parts mainly made of
plastic, however not limitative thereto, and these parts can be
made of many other materials.
[0028] The handle 1 includes the upper part 1a and the lower part
1b which are connected together to mutually rotate so that the
handle 1 can be folded in two. The handle 1 is formed with a hollow
5 for containing the control member 4. The hollow 5 is big enough
to house almost the entire control member 4.
[0029] The frame member 2 in a four-sided shape including the upper
part 2a, a lower part 2b, the left part 2c and the right part 2d,
may be made in one body with the handle 1. Both the upper part 2a
and the lower part 2b are curved backward, while the left part 2c
and the right part 2d are almost straight.
[0030] The slide member 3 is formed in a strip shape curved
backward like the foregoing upper and lower parts 2a and 2b of the
frame member 2. An elastic member 11, such as made of silicone
rubber, is fitted into a groove 10 formed in an upper end of the
slide member 3. Furthermore, the lower part 1b of the handle 1 is
formed with a groove of the same-shape as the elastic member 11 for
storing a spare elastic member 11'.
[0031] The slide member 3 is elastic so that, by both ends of the
slide member 3 being pressed to get a bigger curvature, the slide
member 3 can be forced to fit in the frame member 2. The left part
2c of the frame member 2 is fitted between the left end part 3a and
the left hook 3c of the slide member 3 and also the right part 2d
of the frame member 2 is fitted between the right end part 3b and
the right hook 3d of the slide member 3.
[0032] Moreover, the eyelash curler includes the control member 4
to make the slide member 3 slide up and down. The control member 4,
provided with a bent part 4a in a middle part, is connected with
the slide member 3 at its upper end and with the handle 1 at its
lower end so that the control member 4 is being forced to bend out
forwardly.
[0033] The control member 4 forms a T-shape with the slide member
3, and may be made in one body with the slide member 3. The upper
end of the control member 4 is attached to the middle of the lower
end of the slide member 3 through a flexible thin part 12. The
bottom part of the control member 4, which has protuberances 13 at
both left and right sides, is attached to the handle 1 by rotatably
fitting the protuberances 13 into holes 16 which are formed on a
left and a right side faces near the lower end of the hollow 5.
[0034] The bottom part of the control member 4 has a cut to provide
a forked shape. As shown in FIG. 7, pressing both the forked
portions of the control member 4 to deform to narrow the distance
therebetween (i.e., to narrow the distance between the left and
right protuberances 13), pushing the deformed bottom part into the
hollow 5 of the upper part of the handle 1 and finally fitting the
respective protuberances 13 into the foregoing holes 16 results in
fixing of the control member 4 and the handle 1.
[0035] The right and left sides of the hollow 5 are formed with
inclined faces 18. The inclined faces 18 incline from the front
side to the holes 6 to come closer toward each other, so that the
protuberances 13 can be pushed to slide on the inclined faces 18
toward the holes 6 with gradually narrowing the distance
therebetween and, when reaching at the holes 6, the protuberances
13 fit into the holes 6 as well as the bottom part of the control
member 4 returns to its original shape. Therefore, the control
member 4 is attached quite easily to the handle 1.
[0036] The bendable part 4a is a thin part formed in the middle of
the control member 4. The control member 4 is being forced to bend
forward with a pressing member 14. The pressing member 14 is here a
metal coil spring. One side of the pressing member 14 is fixed to
the backside of a press part 4b provided just under the bendable
part 4a, while the other side is fixed to the bottom of the hollow
5 of the upper part 1a of the handle 1.
[0037] The press part 4b is provided just under the bendable part
4a of the control member 4 and formed with a recess on its front
side. The recess is shaped well fit to a thumb or a finger of a
user. The user presses this press part 4b with his or her thumb or
finger to enlarge an angle at the bendable part 4a. Then the
control member 4 is widened and flatter and the slide member 3
moves up. On the other hand removing the user's thumb or finger
from the press part 4b allows the control member 4 to return to its
previous bent state.
[0038] In the eyelash curler with the above mentioned structure,
the left part 2c of the frame member 2 is fitted between the left
end part 3a and the left hook 3c of the slide member 3 and the
right part 2d of the frame member 2 is fitted between the right end
part 3b and the right hook 3d of the slide member 3. Therefore, the
left and right parts 2c and 2d of the frame member 2 are not
required to be made by welding two parts (i.e. respective front
side parts and rear side parts) together. Consequently, this
structure reduces the costs of producing molds, forming parts and
putting the parts together.
[0039] Furthermore, the slide member 3 is movable up and down in a
manner that the left end part 3a and the right end part 3b thereof
are respectively located in front of the left part 2c and the right
part 2d of the frame member 2, not in a manner that the left and
right parts 2c and 2d swell out forwardly, so that the left and
right parts 2c and 2d will not hinder curling eyelashes near the
top and tail parts of a user's eye.
[0040] Moreover, the handle 1 of the present invention can be made
as one body without two front and back parts being welded together.
Specifically, the control member 4 has the forked shape at its
bottom part and the protuberances 13 on the right and left sides of
the bottom part. And deforming the bottom part of the control
member 4 to narrow the distance between the left and right
protuberances 13 and fitting the protuberances 13 into the holes 16
provided on the respective right and left side face of the hollow 5
of the handle member 1 allows the control member 4 and the handle 1
to join together. As a result, less cost for producing molds,
forming parts and putting the parts together is required.
[0041] The eyelash curler according to the present invention, with
the structure as stated above, allows to reduce costs of producing
molds, forming parts and putting the parts together. And further in
the eyelash curler, the left part 2c and the right part 2d of the
frame member 2 will not prevent eyelashes near a top and tail parts
of a user's eye from being curled.
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