U.S. patent application number 11/528462 was filed with the patent office on 2007-01-25 for multiple step type compact.
This patent application is currently assigned to Tokiwa Corporation. Invention is credited to Arata Sasaki.
Application Number | 20070017848 11/528462 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 37678082 |
Filed Date | 2007-01-25 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070017848 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Sasaki; Arata |
January 25, 2007 |
Multiple step type compact
Abstract
To provide a multiple step type compact having excellent
usability, in which a complicated preparatory operation is
unnecessary, a multiple step type compact comprise a main body 1
having a housing part 11 for housing a cosmetic 10; a drawer 2
being drawably supported at a lower layer position of the housing
part 11 by the main body 1, housing an applicator 20, and being
fitted to the main body 1 when positioned at a lower step position
of the housing part 11; and a lid 3 connected to the main body 1
rotatably around an axial line and being openable and closable, and
when the lid 3 is opened, a rear part of the drawer 2 is pushed out
by the lid 3 rotating around the axial line to cancel fitting of
the drawer 2 with the main body 1.
Inventors: |
Sasaki; Arata; (Tokyo,
JP) |
Correspondence
Address: |
BACON & THOMAS, PLLC
625 SLATERS LANE
FOURTH FLOOR
ALEXANDRIA
VA
22314
US
|
Assignee: |
Tokiwa Corporation
Gifu
JP
|
Family ID: |
37678082 |
Appl. No.: |
11/528462 |
Filed: |
September 28, 2006 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/581 ;
206/235; 206/823 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 2040/224 20130101;
A45D 33/008 20130101; A45D 33/20 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/581 ;
206/823; 206/235 |
International
Class: |
B65D 69/00 20060101
B65D069/00; B65D 71/00 20060101 B65D071/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jul 22, 2005 |
JP |
2005-5814 |
Claims
1. A multiple step type compact comprising: a main body having a
housing part for housing a cosmetic; a drawer being drawably
supported at a lower layer position of the housing part by the main
body, housing an applicator, and being fitted to the main body when
positioned at a lower step position of the housing part; and a lid
connected to the main body rotatably around an axial line so as to
be openable and closable, wherein, when the lid is opened, a rear
part of the drawer is pushed out by the lid rotating around the
axial line so as to cancel fitting of the drawer to the main
body.
2. The multiple step type compact as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the lid comprises an arm part connected to the main body rotatably
around the axial line; and a covered part extending toward one side
of the arm part from the arm part so as to be openable and
closable, and wherein, when the covered part is opened, the rear
part of the drawer is pushed out by the arm part rotating around
the axial line.
3. The multiple step type compact as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the lid is rotatably connected to the main body through a pin.
4. The multiple step type compact as claimed in claim 2, wherein
the lid is rotatably connected to the main body through a pin.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a multiple step type
compact attached with a cosmetic such as face powder, foundation,
rouge, eye shadow or the like.
[0003] 2. Description of the Conventional Art
[0004] As a conventional multiple step type compact, for example,
there is a compact comprising a main body having an applicator
housing part in which an applicator is housed; and a lid obtained
by integrally forming an non-open side edge part of a cosmetic
housing part and a lower edge part of a cover part through a
bendable thin part for a hinge, where the cosmetic housing part is
positioned at an upper step of the applicator housing part, is
upwardly opened, and houses the cosmetic to be taken out (for
example, refer to Japanese Patent Application Laid Open No.
9-75129)
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Problems to be solved
[0005] However, when making up using the above-described multi step
type compact, the cosmetic can be taken out by the steps of:
opening the cosmetic housing part and the cover part, that is,
opening the whole lid so as to take out the applicator to the
outside of the main body; closing the lid; and opening the cover
part in the state of closing the lid so as to open the cosmetic
housing part. Therefore, a complicated preparatory operation for
repeating opening and closing of the lid and the like is
necessary.
[0006] Especially, when there is no place for the taken out
applicator to be put on, thereby one hand being occupied, after
taking out the applicator to the outside of the main body, such the
preparatory operation is remarkably hard, and is a cause for
reducing usability of the cosmetic.
[0007] An objective of the present invention is to provide a
multiple step type compact having excellent usability, in which a
complicated preparatory operation is not necessary.
Means for Solving the Problems
[0008] In order to solve the above-described problems, a multiple
step type compact according to the present invention comprises a
main body having a housing part for housing a cosmetic; a drawer
being drawably supported at a lower layer position of the housing
part by the main body, housing an applicator, and being fitted to
the main body when positioned at a lower step position of the
housing part; and a lid connected to the main body rotatably around
an axial line so as to be openable and closable, wherein, when the
lid is opened, a rear part of the drawer is pushed out by the lid
rotating around the axial line so as to cancel fitting of the
drawer to the main body.
[0009] In this case, the axial line means a virtual line of a
center of rotating operation of the lid in a constitution that an
upper face of the housing part of the main body is opened and
closed by the up-and-down operation, that is, the rotating
operation of the lid.
[0010] The above-described multiple step type compact has the
drawer, in which fitting of the drawer to the main body is canceled
linking with the opening operation of the lid. The applicator is
housed in this drawer.
[0011] Accordingly, when a user opens the lid once, the housed
cosmetic can be taken out easily, and the housed applicator can be
ready in the state of being easily used.
[0012] Therefore, the complicated preparatory operation to
repeatedly open and close the lid is not necessary, and thus
excellent usability can be exerted.
[0013] In the above-described technical means, in order to make
sure of more preferable usability, it is preferable that fitting of
the drawer to the main body can be cancelled by smaller force.
[0014] In order to realize such a condition, it is preferable that
the lid comprises an arm part connected to the main body rotatably
around the axial line, and a covered part extending toward one side
of the arm part from the arm part and so as to be openable and
closable. When the covered part is opened, the rear part of the
drawer is pushed out by the arm part rotating around the axial
line.
[0015] Further, in order to carry out an opening and closing
operation of the lid smoothly and certainly so as to make sure of
more excellent usability, it is preferable that the lid is
rotatably connected to the main body through a pin.
[0016] According to the multiple step type compact of the present
invention, the compact has the drawer, in which fitting of the
drawer to the main body is canceled interlocking with the opening
operation of the lid, so that the complicated preparatory operation
is not necessary, and excellent usability can be obtained.
BRIEF EXPLANATION OF DRAWINGS
[0017] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a whole
constitution of a multiple step type compact according to an
embodiment of the present invention (when closing a drawer).
[0018] FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a whole
constitution of the multiple step type compact (when opening a
drawer).
[0019] FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating a
partial constitution of the multiple step type compact.
[0020] FIG. 4 is a transverse sectional view illustrating a partial
constitution of the multiple step type compact.
[0021] FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view for explaining an
operation of the multiple step type compact.
[0022] FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance
constitution of the multiple step type compact.
[0023] FIG. 7 is a bottom view illustrating an appearance
constitution of the multiple step type compact.
[0024] FIG. 8 is a front view illustrating an appearance
constitution of the multiple step type compact.
[0025] FIG. 9 is a rear view illustrating an appearance
constitution of the multiple step type compact.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0026] Hereinafter, the present invention is explained concretely
with drawings.
[0027] In this embodiment, the multiple step type compact is filled
with a foundation, and has a main body 1, a drawer 2 and a lid 3,
as illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6.
[0028] Hereinafter, each constitutional element of the compact is
explained more concretely.
(1) Main Body 1
[0029] The main body 1 is integrally formed with a synthetic resin
(refer to FIGS. 3, 4 and 5).
[0030] The main body 1 has an upwardly opened recessed part 11 as a
housing part, and a downwardly opened housing part 12 for housing a
drawer 2 described below, as illustrated in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5.
[0031] The recessed part 11 is filled with a foundation 10 in an
inner tray 10a, and the foundation 10 is housed so as to be
upwardly exposed, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 5.
[0032] As illustrated in these Figs., the lid 3 is connected to the
main body 1 rotatably around an axial line, and an upper face of
the recessed part 11 can be opened and closed by the lid 3.
(2) Drawer 2
[0033] The drawer 2 is integrally formed with a synthetic resin
(refer to FIGS. 3, 4 and 5).
[0034] The drawer 2 is drawably supported by the main body 1 at a
lower layer position of the recessed part 11, as illustrated in
FIGS. 1 to 5.
[0035] One pair of supporting parts 12a for supporting the drawer 2
from both sides is respectively formed at the housing part 12 along
the moving direction of the drawer 2, as illustrated in FIGS. 4, 5
and 7. Further, supported parts 21 for being supported by the
supporting parts 12a are respectively formed at both side parts of
the drawer 2 along the length direction, as illustrated in FIGS. 4,
2 and 7. That is, as illustrated in FIGS. 4, 2, 5 and 7, the drawer
2 is supported by movably fitting the supported parts 21 to the
supporting parts 12a of the main body 1, and thereby, the drawer 2
can slide and move along the plane direction of the main body 1
between a position at which the whole drawer 2 is housed in the
main body 1 (a position illustrated in FIG. 5(a), it is the same
hereinafter) and a position at which most of the drawer 2 is drawn
out to the outside of the main body 1 (a position illustrated in
FIG. 5(c), it is the same hereinafter).
[0036] Further, the drawer 2 is fitted to the main body 1 when
being positioned at a lower step position of the recessed part 11,
that is, at a position at which the whole drawer 2 is housed in the
main body 1, as illustrated in FIG. 7.
[0037] Main body side projecting parts 22 are respectively formed
at the supporting parts 12a of the main body 1 as illustrated in
FIG. 7, where the projecting parts 22 are projected to the drawer 2
side and for fitting the main body 1 and the drawer 2 each other.
Further, first drawer side projecting parts 23 are respectively
formed at the supported parts 21 of the drawer 2 as illustrated in
FIG. 7, where the projecting parts 23 are projected to the main
body 1 side and for fitting the main body 1 and the drawer 2 each
other. That is, when the main body 1 and the drawer 2 are
positioned at which the whole drawer 2 is housed in the main body
1, the first drawer side projecting parts 23 get over the main body
side projecting parts 22 so as to press the drawer 2 against the
main body 1, and thereby, the drawer 2 and the main body 1 are
fitted each other.
[0038] In addition, projecting parts which are different from the
first drawer side projecting parts, that is, second drawer side
projecting parts 24 projected to the main body 1 side are
respectively formed at the supported parts 21 of the drawer 2, as
illustrated in FIG. 7. That is, when the drawer 2 is positioned at
which most of the drawer 2 is drawn out to the outside of the main
body 1, the second drawer side projecting parts are contacted with
the main body side projecting parts 22, so that the whole of the
drawer 2 is not drawn out to the outside of the main body 1.
[0039] On the other hand, a puff 20 as an applicator is housed in
the drawer 2, as illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 5. Further, the drawer 2
can keep an upward opening by being drawn out from the main body 1,
as illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 5, and the position at which most of
the drawer 2 is drawn out to the outside of the main body 1 can
keep the opening having a area enough for easily taking out the
puff 20 by a user (refer to FIG. 5(c)).
[0040] That is, by such the drawer 2, a user can put the multiple
step type compact according to the embodiment of the present
invention on one palm of the user, while drawing the drawer 2 to
the position at which the puff 20 can easily taken out, that is,
the position at which most of the drawer 2 is drawn out to the
outside of the main body 1. Thereby, a user can make up using the
other free hand while taking out the foundation 10 in the inner
tray 10a.
(3) Lid 3
[0041] The lid 3 is connected to the main body 1 rotatably around
the axial line, as illustrated in FIGS. 3, 5, 7 and 9, and is for
opening and closing the upper face of the recessed part 11 of the
main body 1 (refer to FIGS. 1 and 2).
[0042] More particularly, the lid 3 is rotatably connected to the
main body 1 through a pin 31, as illustrated in FIGS. 3, 5, 7 and
9.
[0043] In addition, a frame part 32a is formed on an inner face of
the lid 3 as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 5, and a mirror 32 is fixed
within the frame part 32a through an adhesive. Further, the main
body 1 and the lid 3 respectively have a main body side fitting
means 13 and a lid side fitting means 33 for fitting the main body
1 and the lid 3 each other when the lid 3 closes the upper face of
the recessed part 11, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 5 to
8.
[0044] The reason why the lid 3 is required to be connected to the
main body 1 rotatably around the axial line as described above is
as follows. By realizing a constitution capable of pushing out the
rear part of the drawer 2 according to the rotating operation of
the lid 3, a multiple step type compact is made to be capable of
canceling fitting of the drawer 2 to the main body 1 linking with a
user's operation for opening the lid 3. Therefore, if a lid can
carry out the above-described operation, any other kind of lid,
which is rotatably connected to the main body through a recessed
part and projected part formed with a synthetic resin instead of
the pin, can be used instead of the lid 3 rotatably connected to
the main body 1 through the pin 31, in the present invention.
[0045] However, when the lid rotatably connected to the main body
through the pin in the present embodiment is used, the opening and
closing operation of the lid can be carried out more smoothly and
certainly than the case where the lid rotatably connected to the
main body not through the pin is used. As a result of this, more
excellent usability can be assured.
[0046] More particularly, the lid 3 has an arm part 3a connected to
the main body 1 rotatably around the axial line, and a covered part
3b which is extended to one side of the arm part 3a from the arm
part 3a and can open and close the upper face of the recessed part
11, as illustrated in FIGS. 3, 5 and 9.
[0047] That is, as illustrated in FIGS. 5(a) to 5(c), the
constitution is made such that the lid 3 rotates around the axial
line when the covered part 3b is opened, and the arm part 3a pushes
out the rear part of the drawer 2. Accordingly, fitting of the
drawer 2 to the main body 1 can be canceled.
[0048] The reason why the lid 3 is required to push out the rear
part of the drawer 2 according to the rotating operation as
described above is as follows. By linking cancellation of fitting
of the drawer 2 to the main body 1 with a user's operation for
opening the lid 3, a user of a multiple step type compact is not
necessary to do a complicated preparatory operation of repeating
opening and closing of the lid 3. Therefore, if a lid can carry out
the above-described operation, any other kind of lid not having an
arm part can be used instead of the lid 3 having the arm part 3a
for canceling fitting of the drawer 2 to the main body 1, in the
present invention.
[0049] However, when fitting of the drawer to the main body is
canceled by the arm part of the lid having the arm part in the
present embodiment, fitting of the drawer to the main body can be
canceled by smaller force than that of the case in which fitting of
the drawer to the main body is canceled by the lid itself not
having the arm part. As a result of this, more excellent usability
can be assured.
[0050] As described above, the multiple step type compact in the
present embodiment has the drawer 2, in which fitting of the drawer
2 to the main body 1 is canceled linking with the operation for
opening the lid 3. Further, the puff 20 is housed in the drawer 2.
Accordingly, when a user opens the lid 3 once, the housed
foundation 10 can be easily taken out and the housed puff 20 also
can be easily used.
[0051] Therefore, according to this multiple step type compact, the
complicated preparatory operation of repeating opening and closing
of the lid 3 is not necessary, and as a result of this, excellent
usability can be exerted.
[0052] The compact filled with the foundation is explained as one
embodiment of the multiple step type compact according to the
present invention in the above-description. However, the present
invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the
present invention can be applied to a compact filled with cosmetics
such as face powder, rouge, eye shadow or the like other than the
foundation. Further, shapes and materials of the main body and the
drawer are not limited. Further, the main body and the drawer are
not limited to be integrally formed, and can be constituted with a
plurality of members.
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