U.S. patent application number 12/457735 was filed with the patent office on 2010-12-23 for cosmetics container with plural pivoting trays.
This patent application is currently assigned to CTK Co, Ltd.. Invention is credited to In-Yong CHUNG.
Application Number | 20100319724 12/457735 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 43353219 |
Filed Date | 2010-12-23 |
United States Patent
Application |
20100319724 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
CHUNG; In-Yong |
December 23, 2010 |
Cosmetics container with plural pivoting trays
Abstract
The cosmetics container of the present invention is provided
with a casing, pivoting trays and a housing tray that are pivoted
into and out of the casing. The casing consists of a top plate and
a bottom plate of frame shape, and a side plate arranged vertically
between the top plate and bottom plate, and part of the side plate
is open. Plural pivoting trays are arranged in a stack between the
top plate and bottom plate, and they are drawn in or out through
the opening of the casing. At least one of the pivoting trays is a
housing tray, in which a housing space is formed for make-up tools.
Therefore, the present invention may house cosmetics together with
make-up tools, so the portability of cosmetics and make-up tools is
improved.
Inventors: |
CHUNG; In-Yong; (Seoul,
KR) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Juan Carlos A. Marquez;c/o Stites & Harbison PLLC
1199 North Fairfax Street, Suite 900
Alexandria
VA
22314-1437
US
|
Assignee: |
CTK Co, Ltd.
|
Family ID: |
43353219 |
Appl. No.: |
12/457735 |
Filed: |
June 19, 2009 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
132/295 ;
132/314; 132/317 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 40/24 20130101;
A45D 33/20 20130101; A45D 33/22 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
132/295 ;
132/314; 132/317 |
International
Class: |
A45D 33/22 20060101
A45D033/22; A45D 40/24 20060101 A45D040/24 |
Claims
1. A cosmetics container comprising: a casing which consists of a
top plate and a bottom plate of a frame shape making the main body
of the cosmetics container and a side plate which is arranged
vertically between the top plate and bottom plate and part of which
is open; and plural pivoting trays which are arranged in a stack
between the top plate and bottom plate of said casing so as to be
drawn in and out through the opening of the side plate of said
casing, wherein at least one of said pivoting trays is constructed
as a housing tray provided with a housing space for housing make-up
tools.
2. The cosmetics container of claim 1, wherein said housing tray is
a pivoting tray arranged in the lowest portion of said pivoting
trays.
3. The cosmetics container of claim 1, wherein said housing space
is defined by the floor area of said housing tray.
4. The cosmetics container of claim 1, wherein said housing tray is
provided with a fixing part for making said make-up tools fit in
said housing space.
5. The cosmetics container of claim 1, wherein said housing tray is
provided with more than one partition for partitioning said housing
space for plural make-up tools to be housed.
6. A cosmetics container of claim 1, wherein a magnet is installed
in at least one of said housing tray and said make-up tools.
7. The cosmetics container of claim 1, wherein, on one side of said
pivoting tray, joint parts, which are extended upward and downward
and have concave portions or convex portions formed respectively
above and below it, are formed monolithically with said pivoting
trays, and said plurality of joint parts make a rotating axis in
the vertical direction by dint of the concave-convex joining of
said joint parts of said pivoting trays adjoining in a stack of
said pivoting trays, and the concave-convex joining of said
adjoining top plate or said bottom plate and said joint parts of
said pivoting trays, and each of said pivoting trays pivots is
centered on said rotating axis to make it possible to move between
the first state of being drawn into said casing and the second
state of being drawn out of said casing.
8. A cosmetics container of claim 2, wherein a magnet is installed
in at least one of said housing tray and said make-up tools.
9. A cosmetics container of claim 3, wherein a magnet is installed
in at least one of said housing tray and said make-up tools.
10. A cosmetics container of claim 4, wherein a magnet is installed
in at least one of said housing tray and said make-up tools.
11. A cosmetics container of claim 5, wherein a magnet is installed
in at least one of said housing tray and said make-up tools.
Description
FILED OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a cosmetics container, and
more specifically to a cosmetics container with plural pivoting
trays in which cosmetics and make-up tools can be housed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART
[0002] A cosmetics container such as a compact that houses solid
powdery cosmetics such as compressed powder consists of a lower
casing for housing cosmetics, and an upper casing of a swing
structure that is joined with a hinge on the top of the lower
casing so as to open and close the lower casing. In such a
cosmetics container the user uses cosmetics that are housed in the
lower casing using a make-up tool such as a puffer after the user
opens the upper casing.
[0003] In cosmetics containers having a swing structure like this,
there is also such one in which cosmetics of plural color tones are
partitioned in one housing space. But because the conventional
cosmetics container has constraints to the space for housing
cosmetics due to the surface area of the lower casing, it has a
problem that it cannot house cosmetics of various color tones in
large quantities.
[0004] To solve such a problem, a cosmetics container, in which
plural pivoting trays that can house cosmetics of various color
tones in large quantities are installed in the casing in such a way
that they can be opened and closed, is disclosed in Korean Patent
Registration No. 10-0768494 (registered on Oct. 18, 2007) filed and
issued to the present applicant. Such a cosmetics container has
plural pivoting trays stacked between a top plate and a bottom
plate of the casing and is constructed in such a way that they are
opened and closed while accessing the inside of the casing by
pivoting.
[0005] However, such a cosmetics container with pivoting trays is
simply constructed in such a way that only the cosmetics are housed
in the trays, so it is inconvenient because make-up tools that are
necessary when using the cosmetics should be carried
separately.
[0006] As mentioned above, because make-up tools should be carried
in addition to the cosmetics container that houses cosmetics, there
is another problem that the user cannot apply make-up in case he or
she lost the make-up tools. Also, because various make-up tools are
needed when cosmetics of various color tones are used, there is an
inconvenience that housing containers for keeping various make-up
tools should be carried separately.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to
provide a cosmetics container with plural pivoting trays whereby
the portability of cosmetics and make-up tools is improved as
cosmetics are housed together with make-up tools, the cosmetics
housed in the pivoting trays can be easily used, various make-up
tools can be easily housed in or taken out from the housing space,
and the loss of make-up tools can be prevented by preventing the
unintentional release of make-up tools.
[0008] In order to achieve the above object of the present
invention, there is provided a cosmetics container comprising: a
casing which consists of a top plate and a bottom plate of a frame
shape making the main body of the cosmetics container and a side
plate which is arranged vertically between the top plate and bottom
plate and part of which is open; and plural pivoting trays which
are arranged in a stack between the top plate and bottom plate of
said casing so as to be drawn in and out through the opening of the
side plate of said casing, wherein at least one of said pivoting
trays is constructed as a housing tray provided with a housing
space for housing make-up tools. Therefore, the portability of
cosmetics and make-up tools is improved as cosmetics are housed
together with make-up tools.
[0009] The housing tray for make-up tools of the present invention
is a pivoting tray arranged in the lowest part of the plural
pivoting trays. So it is possible to easily use the cosmetics
housed in the pivoting trays arranged above the housing tray.
[0010] The housing space of the cosmetics container according to
the present invention is defined by the floor area of the housing
tray. Therefore, it is possible to easily house make-up tools in
the housing space or take them from it.
[0011] The housing tray of the present invention has a fixing part
for making the make-up tools immovable in the housing space by
fitting in. Therefore, the loss of make-up tools is prevented by
preventing the unintentional release of make-up tools.
[0012] The housing tray of the present invention has more than one
partition for partitioning the housing space so that plural make-up
tools can be housed. Therefore, various make-up tools are easily
housed.
[0013] A magnet is installed in at least one of the housing tray
and make-up tools of the present invention. Therefore, the
unintentional release of make-up tools is prevented to prevent the
loss of make-up tools.
[0014] One side of the pivoting tray of the present invention is
formed monolithically with a plurality of joint parts which are
extended upward and downward and have concave portions or convex
portions formed respectively above and below thereof, and the
plurality of joint parts form a rotating axis by dint of the
concave-convex joining of the joint parts of the pivoting trays
adjoining the pivoting trays in a stack and the concave-convex
joining of the joint parts of the top plate or bottom plate of the
adjoining casing and the pivoting trays. Therefore, each pivoting
tray is pivoted centering on the rotating axis to make it possible
to move between the first state of being drawn into the casing and
the second state of being drawn out of the casing. Therefore, the
pivoting trays pivot easily in the casing and the construction of
the cosmetics container is made simply.
[0015] As mentioned above, the present invention has plural
pivoting trays and housing trays to make it possible to house
cosmetics together with make-up tools, so it provides an effect
that the portability of cosmetics and make-up tools is
improved.
[0016] The housing tray is installed in the lowest portion of the
pivoting trays to make it possible to easily use the cosmetics that
are housed in the pivoting trays arranged above it.
[0017] The housing space for make-up tools is formed below the
housing trays to make it easy to house make-up tools in the housing
space and take them out from it.
[0018] Since the make-up tools are housed by fitting into the
housing tray or by joining by means of a magnet, the unintentional
release of make-up tools housed therein is prevented so as to
prevent the loss of make-up tools.
[0019] A plurality or partitions are formed in the housing tray so
as to make it easy to house various make-up tools.
[0020] A concave-convex joint part functioning as a rotating axis
is formed in plural pivoting trays to make the pivoting in the
casing easy and the construction simple.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0021] These and other objects, features, aspects, and advantages
of the present invention will be more fully described in the
following detailed description of preferred embodiments and
examples, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In
the drawings:
[0022] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cosmetics container
according to one embodiment of the present invention;
[0023] FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken on line A-A of FIG. 1;
[0024] FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the opened state of the
cosmetics container according to one embodiment of the present
invention;
[0025] FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the joined state of a casing
and a pivoting tray of the cosmetics container according to one
embodiment of the present invention;
[0026] FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the joined state of the casing
and a housing tray of the cosmetics container according to one
embodiment of the present invention;
[0027] FIG. 6 is a bottom view showing a housing tray of the
cosmetics container with a fixing part according to one embodiment
of the present invention;
[0028] FIG. 7 is a bottom view showing a housing tray of the
cosmetics container with a magnet installed therein according to
one embodiment of the present invention; and
[0029] FIG. 8 is a bottom view showing a housing tray of the
cosmetics container with partitions according to one embodiment of
the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0030] Below the present invention will be described in detail with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0031] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cosmetics container
according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a
sectional view taken on line A-A of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a perspective
view showing the opened state of the cosmetics container according
to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a plan view
showing the joined state of a casing and a pivoting tray of the
cosmetics container according to one embodiment of the present
invention, and FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the joined state of
the casing and a housing tray of the cosmetics container according
to one embodiment of the present invention.
[0032] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a cosmetics container according to
one embodiment of the present invention has a casing 10 and plural
pivoting trays 20 that are drawn out by pivoting in the casing
10.
[0033] The casing 10 consists of a top plate 11 and a bottom plate
13 of frame shape making the main body of the cosmetics container
and a side plate 12 arranged vertically between the top plate 11
and bottom plate 13, and part of the side plate is open. More
specifically, the casing 10 has its plane in a circular shape and
the top plate 11 and bottom plate 13 formed as circular plates are
arranged in parallel to each other through the side plate 12
arranged therebetween.
[0034] And a concave slot 11a for assembling a mirror 300 or the
manufacturer's logo is formed in the central portion of the top
plate 11 of the casing 10.
[0035] The top plate 11 and the bottom plate 13 of the casing 10
are connected by the side plate 12 that is put up vertically
therebetween. The side plate 12 of the casing 10 is formed across
about half of the circumference, and the portion where the side
plate 12 is not formed makes an opening for plural pivoting trays
20 and housing tray 30 to be drawn in and out. And at one end of
the inner circumference of the side plate 12 is formed a catch 12a
inward in protrusion.
[0036] It is preferable that the top plate 11, the side plate 12
and the bottom plate 13 of the casing 10 are formed monolithically
as one member.
[0037] As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the pivoting tray 20 includes a
housing portion 21, lever portion 22 and a joint part 23. Between
the top plate 11 and bottom plate 13 of the casing 10 are pivotably
arranged plural pivoting trays 20 in sequence from the upper part.
And the pivoting trays 20 can be drawn in or out through the
opening of the side plate 12 of the casing 10.
[0038] In each pivoting tray 20 is formed a housing portion 21 for
housing the contents 100 of cosmetics. And one side of the region
is provided with a joint part 23 and the outer circumference
opposite to the joint part 23 is provided with a lever portion 22.
On one side of the lever portion 22 is formed an engagement
projection 22a outward in protrusion to be engaged with the catch
12a of the side plate 12.
[0039] The joint part 23 has a shape of a pin extended upward from
the region of one side of the pivoting tray 20. At this time, the
top end of the joint part 23 is formed in a protruded convex
portion 23a and the bottom end of the joint part 23 is formed in a
depressed concave portion 23b.
[0040] Since plural pivoting trays 20 are stacked in sequence, the
joint part 23 of each pivoting tray 20 is joined concave-convex
with the joint part 23 of another adjoining pivoting tray 20. And
the joint part 23 of the pivoting tray 20 in the highest portion is
contacted with the lower surface of the top plate 11 of the casing
10.
[0041] It is preferable that the lever portion 22 and joint part 23
are monolithically formed with the pivoting tray 20, so that the
whole of the pivoting trays 20 is formed into one member.
[0042] As shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 5, the housing tray 30 is made up
of at least one of the pivoting trays 20. And the housing tray 30
is provided with a housing space 31, lever portion 32 and joint
part 33 so as to house make-up tools, and is arranged in the
opening between the top plate 11 and bottom plate 13 of the casing
10. In addition, the housing tray 30 is installed in such a way
that it can be drawn into or out of the casing 10 through the
opening of the side plate 12 of the casing 10.
[0043] The housing space 31 of the housing tray 30 may house a
plurality of make-up tools therein. The housing tray 30 has the
joint part 33 on one side thereof and the lever portion 32 on the
outer circumference opposite to the joint part 33. On one side of
the lever portion 32 is formed the engagement projection 32a
outward in protrusion to be engaged with the catch 12a.
[0044] The joint part 33 has protruded portions 33a formed
respectively at the top end and the bottom end to be joined so as
to pivot between the joint part 23 of the pivoting tray 20 in the
lowest portion and the top side of the bottom plate 13 of the
casing 10.
[0045] It is preferable that the lever portion 32 and joint part 33
are formed monolithically with the housing tray 30, so that the
whole of the housing 30 is formed as one member.
[0046] The housing tray 30 is arranged in the lowest portion of the
pivoting trays 20 so as to make it easy to use the cosmetics housed
in the pivoting trays 20 arranged above the housing tray 30. And
the housing space 31 of the housing tray 30 is defined by the floor
area of the housing tray 30 to make it easy to house and take out
make-up tools 200 from below the housing space 31.
[0047] For the joining of the highest pivoting tray 20 and the
lowest housing tray 30 with the casing 10, a top concave portion
11b depressed to match the shape of the protruded portion 23a is
formed at a lower surface of the top plate 11 of the casing 10, and
a bottom convex portion 13b depressed to match the shape of the
protruded portion 33a is formed on the bottom plate 13 of the
casing 10. Contrary to this, it is also possible to form a concave
portion in the pivoting trays and housing tray and form in the
casing a protruded portion that is joined with the concave
portion.
[0048] Accordingly, a structure, in which plural pivoting trays 20
and a housing tray 30 are joined in sequence through the joint
parts 23 of the pivoting trays 20 and the joint part 33 of the
housing tray 30 from the top plate 11 of the casing 10 to the
bottom plate 13 of the casing 10, is provided.
[0049] Therefore, the joined state of the pivoting trays 20 and the
housing tray 30 is maintained solidly, and at the same time the
joint parts 23 of the pivoting trays 20 and the joint part 33 of
the housing tray 30 make a rotating axis in the vertical
direction.
[0050] Accordingly, each pivoting tray 20 and the housing tray 30
pivot centering on this rotating axis, so that they can move
between the first state of being drawn into the casing 10 as shown
in FIG. 1 and the second state of being drawn out of the casing 10
as shown in FIG. 3.
[0051] The housing space 31, which is a space for housing make-up
tools defined by the floor area of the housing tray 30, can be
constructed in various shapes as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8.
[0052] FIG. 6 is a bottom view showing a housing tray of the
cosmetics container with a fixing part according to one embodiment
of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a bottom view showing a housing
tray of the cosmetics container with a magnet installed therein
according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is
a bottom view showing a housing tray of the cosmetics container
with partitions according to one embodiment of the present
invention.
[0053] As shown in FIG. 6, the housing tray 30 has a fixing part
for making the make-up tool 200 immovable in the housing space 31
by fitting in. Such a fixing part has fitting slots 31a formed at
both ends so that the protrusions 201 formed in both end portions
of the make-up tool 200 can be fitted in. Contrary to this, it is
also possible to form the protrusions on the housing tray 30 and
form the fitting slots on the make-up tool 200.
[0054] And as another fixing part, it is also possible to form in
the housing tray 30 an inner wall of the same size as the external
size of the make-up tool 200 and fit the outer frame of the make-up
tool 200 in this inner wall to make the make-up tool 200
immovable.
[0055] Also, it is obviously possible to fix the make-up tool 200
by forming a catch of a ring shape in the position of the fitting
slot 31a of the housing tray 30 and fitting in the outer frame of
the make-up tool 200 by means of the catch.
[0056] Accordingly, the make-up tool 200 is made immovable in the
housing space 31 of the housing tray 30 by the fitting-in with the
fixing part, so it is possible to house the make-up tool 200 in the
housing tray 30.
[0057] As shown in FIG. 7, it is also possible to install magnets
on both sides by installing a magnet 31b in the housing tray 30 and
a magnet 202 also in the make-up tool 200, or to install a magnet
in one of these and make the other of magnetic material like steel.
So the make-up tool 200 is made immovable in the housing space 31
by the magnet 202 to make it possible to house the make-up tool 200
in the housing space 31 of the housing tray 30.
[0058] As such make-up tools 200, brushes such as a multi brush,
lip brush and cheek touch brush can be employed, and it is
obviously possible to employ various make-up tools besides
them.
[0059] As shown in FIG. 8, the housing tray 30 is provided with
more than one partition 31c that partition the housing space 31 for
plural make-up tools to be housed separately. As make-up tools
housed in such a housing space 31, various make-up tools such as
the multi brush 210, sponge tip brush 220 and lip brush 230 can be
employed.
[0060] Also, a magnet can be installed in such a make-up tool, so
for example, by dint of the magnet 211 formed on the multi brush
210, the magnet 221 formed on the sponge tip brush 220, the magnet
231 formed on the lip brush 230, and the plural magnets 31b formed
in the housing space 31, these make-up tools can be housed in the
housing space 31.
[0061] Therefore, the cosmetics container of the present embodiment
has portability improved without the need to carry cosmetics and
make-up tools separately, because various cosmetics are housed in
plural pivoting trays 20 and various make-up tools are housed in
the housing tray 30 below them, and cosmetics of various color
tones and make-up tools are housed in one casing 10, and because
make-up tools are housed in combination in the housing tray, the
loss of make-up tools can be prevented.
[0062] While the present invention has been described with
reference to the preferred embodiments, it will be understood by
those skilled in the related art that various modifications and
variations may be made therein without departing from the scope of
the present invention as defined by the appended claims.
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