U.S. patent application number 11/089488 was filed with the patent office on 2006-10-12 for sample vessel for mascara-like cosmetics.
This patent application is currently assigned to Fukuda Corporation Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Shinya Fukuda.
Application Number | 20060225759 11/089488 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 37082004 |
Filed Date | 2006-10-12 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060225759 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Fukuda; Shinya |
October 12, 2006 |
Sample vessel for mascara-like cosmetics
Abstract
Conventional sample vessels for mascara are not suitable as
sample vessels for cosmetics distributed to users to test the same
because of their large number of components and high manufacturing
costs. With a disposable mascara brush including a cap filled with
a quantity of mascara corresponding to a single or several
applications, it is difficult to coat the brush with cosmetics
corresponding to a single application. A sample vessel of the
present invention includes a cap, a vessel, a vessel body, a vessel
thread including female threads formed in the vessel body, a cap
thread including male threads meshed with the vessel thread, a
coating part connected to the cap thread through a support, a cap
body connected to the cap thread and having an opening, a connector
installed between the coating part and the support, and a cosmetic
quantity adjuster installed in the vessel body. The coating part is
coated with the cosmetic in advance, and the vessel body is
inserted into and passed through the opening of the cap body.
Inventors: |
Fukuda; Shinya; (Tokyo,
JP) |
Correspondence
Address: |
VENABLE LLP
P.O. BOX 34385
WASHINGTON
DC
20045-9998
US
|
Assignee: |
Fukuda Corporation Co.,
Ltd.
Tokyo
JP
|
Family ID: |
37082004 |
Appl. No.: |
11/089488 |
Filed: |
March 25, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
132/218 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 40/265 20130101;
A45D 40/0087 20130101; A45D 40/267 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
132/218 |
International
Class: |
A45D 40/26 20060101
A45D040/26 |
Claims
1. A sample vessel for mascara-like cosmetic comprising a cap
including a coating part formed in one end thereof and a vessel for
accommodating the coating part, comprising: a cylindrical vessel
body having one closed end; a vessel thread having female threads
formed on the inner circumference of the other end of the vessel
body having an expanded diameter; a cap thread having male threads
meshed with the vessel threads; the coating part connected to the
one end of the cap threads through a support; a cylindrical cap
body connected to the other end of the cap threads and having an
opening formed at the end of the cap threads; wherein the coating
part is coated with a quantity of cosmetics corresponding to a
single or several applications in advance and the end of the vessel
body is inserted into and passed through the opening of the cap
body for the easy insertion and separation of the one end of the
vessel body.
2. The sample vessel for mascara-like cosmetics as set forth in
claim 1, further comprising a connector installed between the
coating part and the support for the mounting and separating the
coating part to and from the support.
3. The sample vessel for mascara-like cosmetics as set forth in
claim 1, further comprising a cosmetic quantity adjuster installed
inside the vessel body.
4. The sample vessel for mascara-like cosmetics as set forth in
claim 2, further comprising a cosmetic quantity adjuster installed
inside the vessel body.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a sample vessel for
mascara-like cosmetics, and more particularly to a disposable
sample vessel for feeding mascara-like cosmetics by coating a
coating part with a predetermined quantity, corresponding to a
single or several applications.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] In conventional sample vessels for cosmetics, for example, a
first type is constructed such that a vessel is filled with
cosmetic, a coating part provided in a cap is submerged in the
cosmetic in the sample vessel, and a user grasps the coating part
and withdraws the coating part to coat- a desired quantity of the
cosmetic (See patent document No. 1), a second type includes a
cheap vessel and a coating rod and is constructed such that the
coating rod is soaked in the cosmetic in the vessel, the user
withdraws the coating rod through a small-sized opening formed in
the vessel to coat a desired quantity of the cosmetic (See patent
document No. 2), and a third type is a disposable mascara brush
that includes a pinch grasped and manipulated by hand, a brush part
for fixing eyebrows, a cap which covers the brush part to allow
easy installation and separation of the brush and is filled with a
quantity of the cosmetic corresponding to a single or several
applications (See patent document No. 3).
[0005] Patent Document No. 1
[0006] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-38244
[0007] Patent Document No. 2
[0008] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-346626
[0009] Patent Document No. 3
[0010] Korean Utility Model Registration No. 3094476
[0011] However, the first type, in which a vessel is filled with
cosmetic, the coating part provided in the cap is soaked in the
cosmetic in the sample vessel, and the user grasps the coating part
and withdraws the coating part to coat a desired quantity of the
cosmetic, is a general mascara vessel and is not suitable for use
as a sample vessel because of its large number of components and
high manufacturing cost. Moreover, although the second type, using
the cheap vessel and the coating rod, is constructed such that the
coating rod is soaked in the cosmetic in the vessel, the user
withdraws the coating rod through the small-sized opening formed in
the vessel to coat the desired quantity of the cosmetic, and is
provided cheaply, it would not say the second type suitable as the
sample vessel. Further, in the third type, as a disposable mascara
brush that includes the pinch grasped and manipulated by hand, the
brush part for fixing eyebrows, the cap which covers the brush part
to allow easy installation and separation of the brush and is
filled with a quantity of the cosmetic corresponding to a single or
several applications, it is very difficult to coat the coating part
with a desired quantity of the mascara corresponding to a single or
several applications and to coat the coating part with the quantity
of the mascara corresponding to a single application.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0012] Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of
the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to
provide a sample vessel for mascara-like cosmetics including a cap,
a vessel, a vessel body having one closed end, a vessel thread
having female threads formed at the inside of the other end of the
vessel body, a cap thread having male threads meshed with the
vessel thread, a coating part connected to the one end of the cap
thread through a support, a cap body having an opening formed at
the end of the cap thread, a connector installed between the
coating part and the support, and a cosmetic quantity adjuster
installed inside the vessel body, wherein the coating part is
coated with the cosmetic in advance and the end of the vessel body
is inserted into and passed through the opening of the cap
body.
[0013] In accordance with an object of the present invention, the
above and other objects can be accomplished by the provision of a
sample vessel for mascara-like cosmetics comprising a cap including
a coating part formed in one end thereof and a vessel for
accommodating the coating part as claimed in claim 1, including a
cylindrical vessel body having one closed end, a vessel thread
having female threads formed on the inner circumference of the
other end of the vessel body having an expanded diameter, a cap
thread having male threads meshed with the vessel threads, the
coating part connected to the one end of the cap threads through a
support, a cylindrical cap body connected to the other end of the
cap threads and having an opening formed at the end of the cap
threads, wherein the coating part is coated with a quantity of
cosmetics corresponding to a single or several applications in
advance and the end of the vessel body is inserted into and passed
through the opening of the cap body for the easy insertion and
separation of the one end of the vessel body.
[0014] In the sample vessel for mascara-like cosmetics as claimed
in claim 2, the sample vessel further includes a connector
installed between the coating part and the support for mounting and
separating the coating part to and from the support.
[0015] According to the sample vessel for mascara-like cosmetics as
claimed in claim 3, the sample vessel for mascara-like cosmetics
further includes a cosmetic quantity adjuster installed inside the
vessel body.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] These and/or other objects and advantages of the present
invention will become apparent and more readily appreciated from
the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction
with the accompanying drawings, in which:
[0017] FIG. 1 is a view illustrating assembly of a sample vessel
for mascara-like cosmetics according to a first preferred
embodiment of the present invention;
[0018] FIG. 2 is an exploded view illustrating the sample vessel
for mascara-like cosmetics according to a first preferred
embodiment of the present invention;
[0019] FIG. 3 is a view illustrating use of the sample vessel for
mascara-like cosmetics according to a first preferred embodiment of
the present invention;
[0020] FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a coating part of a sample
vessel for mascara-like cosmetics according to a second preferred
embodiment of the present invention; and
[0021] FIG. 5 is a view illustrating a sample vessel for
mascara-like cosmetics according to a third preferred embodiment of
the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0022] Hereinafter, a sample vessel for mascara-like cosmetics
according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention
will be described in detail with reference to accompanying
drawings. FIG. 1 is a view illustrating assembly of a sample vessel
for mascara-like cosmetics according to a first preferred
embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded view
illustrating the sample vessel for mascara-like cosmetics according
to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is
a view illustrating use of the sample vessel for mascara-like
cosmetics according to a first preferred embodiment of the present
invention, FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a coating part 1a of a
sample vessel for mascara-like cosmetics according to a second
preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a view
illustrating a sample vessel for mascara-like cosmetics according
to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.
[0023] The sample vessel for mascara-like cosmetics according to
the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown
in FIG. 1, includes a cap 1 and vessel 2, which are integrally
formed with each other, and a coating part 1a formed at one end of
the cap 1 to be accommodated in the vessel 2.
[0024] The sample vessel for mascara-like cosmetics according to
the first preferred embodiment of the present invention can be used
to apply cosmetics, such as mascara, eyeliner, eye shadow,
lipstick, and the like, and can be distributed as a disposable test
sample of cosmetics, which is disposed after a single use, by
cosmetic manufactures, sellers, or the like.
[0025] The vessel 2 includes a vessel body 2a and a vessel thread
2b integrally formed with the vessel body 2a. The vessel body 2a
has a cylindrical shape having a closed end and accommodates the
coating part 1a of the cap 1, which will be described later. The
vessel thread 2b is a female thread and is formed to the inner
circumference of the other end of the vessel body 2a, which has a
short cylindrical shape and has an expanded diameter. The vessel
thread 2b is meshed with a cap thread 1b of the cap 1 described
later.
[0026] The cap 1 includes a cap body 1d, the cap thread 1b, a
support 1c, and a coating part 1a integrally connected by the cap
body 1d by the cap thread 1b and the support 1c. The cap body 1d
has a male thread that is formed on the one end of the cap body 1d
having a decreased diameter and is meshed with the vessel thread
2b. The coating part 1a is integrally formed with the one end of
the cap thread 1b by the rod-shaped support 1c.
[0027] Moreover, the coating part 1a, as shown in FIG. 1, may be a
brush in which plural ring-shaped members of equal diameter are
installed on the outer circumference of a rod-shaped member, a
comb-shaped member in which teeth are installed in one side of the
rod-shaped member, a member in which a paint brush is installed to
its end, or a member for coat the cosmetics.
[0028] The coating part 1a is coated with the quantity of the
cosmetics corresponding to a single or several applications in
advance. For example, the coating part 1a is coated with one and
half of the quantity of mascara-like cosmetic for use and is
distributed to users by the manufactures, sellers, or the like.
[0029] As shown in FIG. 2, the one end of the vessel body 2a is
inserted into and passes through the opening 1e of the cap body 1d
such that the vessel body 2a is freely inserted into and separated
from the cap body 1d. In other words, when a user wishes to test a
cosmetic accommodated in the sample vessel, the user uses the
sample vessel by inserting the one end of the vessel body 2a into
the opening 1e of the cap body 1d. Therefore, the sample vessel
according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is
very convenient to use.
[0030] A sample vessel according to the second preferred embodiment
of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, further includes a
detachable connector 3 installed between the coating part 1a of the
cap 1 and the support 1c. The connector 3 may be a connector, in
which a recess is formed at the side thereof and a protrusion
formed at the other side thereof and inserted into the recess, or a
structure mountable to and dissembled with the support 1c.
[0031] According to the third preferred embodiment of the present
invention, as shown in FIG. 5, the sample vessel further includes a
funnel-shaped quantity adjuster 4 made of flexible material and
formed inside the vessel body 2a of the vessel 2. In this
embodiment, since the coating part 1a is coated with the quantity
of the cosmetic corresponding to a single or several applications,
for example, 5 to 6 applications, and only the quantity of mascara
corresponding to a single application remains on the coating part
1a, the user can apply the cosmetic with the coating part 1a.
Moreover, since the cap 1 is re-coupled with the vessel 2, the user
can apply several times.
[0032] As described above, the sample vessel for mascara-like
cosmetics includes an integrally formed cap and an integrally
formed vessel, has minimal number of components, and can be cheaply
distributed. Since the coating part is stained with the quantity of
the cosmetic corresponding to a single or several applications, and
in the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the coating
part is coated with one and half times of the quantity of the
cosmetic corresponding to a single application, the user apply the
cosmetic once and disposes of the sample vessel after use.
Moreover, since the sample vessel is elongated when the end of the
vessel body inserted into the cap body passes through the opening
of the cap body, it is convenient to use. Due to the detachable
connector installed between coating part and the support, the
coating part can be replaced with a different shaped coating part,
such as a brush-shaped coating part, a comb-shaped coating part, a
paint brush-shaped coating part, a sponge-like coating part, or the
like, and is also applied to various cosmetics, such as mascara,
eyeliner, eye shadow, lipstick, or the like. In addition, since the
sample vessel for mascara-like cosmetics of the present invention
further includes the cosmetic quantity adjuster, the sample vessel
for mascara-like cosmetics of the present invention can be utilized
as a common vessel that can be used several times. Therefore, the
sample vessel for mascara-like cosmetics of the present invention
exhibits remarkable and meaningful effect and has a high
utility.
[0033] Although conventional sample cosmetics, such as mascara,
eyeliner, eye shadow, lipstick, or the like, are distributed by
opening the conventional sample cosmetics and coating the cosmetics
at the manufacturer's or seller's shop, the sample vessel for
mascara-like cosmetics of the present invention is distributed to
users by coating the cosmetics in advance, and users take the
sample vessels out and apply make-up at home. Therefore, users can
conveniently and quietly test the cosmetics.
[0034] Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention
have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the
art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and
substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and
spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying
claims.
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