U.S. patent application number 13/296243 was filed with the patent office on 2013-05-16 for lip product.
The applicant listed for this patent is Sandra Kay Ramirez. Invention is credited to Sandra Kay Ramirez.
Application Number | 20130121748 13/296243 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 48280789 |
Filed Date | 2013-05-16 |
United States Patent
Application |
20130121748 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Ramirez; Sandra Kay |
May 16, 2013 |
Lip Product
Abstract
Disclosed is a lip product comprising an outer receptacle, an
inner receptacle comprising a substance that is to be applied to
the lips of a user, the inner receptacle disposed within the outer
receptacle such that the former moves to and fro within the latter,
an applicator stick wherein the substance is applied to the lips
about any of the either end thereof, and a closure cap for sealing
off the outer receptacle thereby storing the substance and the
applicator stick.
Inventors: |
Ramirez; Sandra Kay;
(Garland, TX) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Ramirez; Sandra Kay |
Garland |
TX |
US |
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Family ID: |
48280789 |
Appl. No.: |
13/296243 |
Filed: |
November 15, 2011 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
401/116 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 40/04 20130101;
A45D 40/0087 20130101; A45D 2200/25 20130101; A45D 40/00 20130101;
A45D 2040/0012 20130101; A45D 40/0068 20130101; A45D 40/26
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
401/116 |
International
Class: |
A45D 40/26 20060101
A45D040/26 |
Claims
1. A lip product comprising: (a) an outer receptacle; (b) an inner
receptacle comprising a substance that is to be applied over the
lips of a user, the inner receptacle disposed within the outer
receptacle such that the former moves to and fro within the latter;
(c) an applicator stick wherein the substance is applied over the
lips about an end thereof; and (d) a closure cap for sealing off
the outer receptacle thereby storing the substance and the
applicator stick.
2. The product of claim 1 wherein, the substance comprises
lipstick.
3. The product of claim 1 wherein, one end of the applicator stick
is removably lodged into the substance for storage prior to the
outer receptacle being sealed off with the closure cap.
4. The product of claim 1 wherein, the periphery of the outer
receptacle comprises a compartment within which, the applicator
stick is received for storage prior to the outer receptacle being
sealed off with the closure cap.
5. The product of claim 5 wherein, the compartment accommodates
more than one applicator stick.
6. The product of claim 1 wherein, a screw-thread mechanism is
employed for enabling the inner receptacle, and thereby the
substance therewithin, to move to and fro within the outer
receptacle axially.
7. The product of claim 1 wherein, at least one end of the
applicator stick terminates in an applicator tip that is
substantially bulb-shaped, the substance to be applied to the lips
about the at least one applicator tip.
8. The product of claim 7 wherein, one end of the applicator stick
terminates in an applicator tip.
9. The product of claim 7 wherein, a portion of the surface of the
applicator tip is substantially flat for enabling the lipstick to
be scooped-out; the flat surface being oblique.
10. The product of claim 7 wherein, a portion of the surface of the
applicator tip is substantially concave for enabling the lipstick
to be scooped-out.
11. The product of claim 1 wherein, the applicator stick is
disposable.
12. A lip product comprising: (a) an outer receptacle; (b) an inner
receptacle comprising a substance that is to be applied to the lips
of a user, the inner receptacle disposed within the outer
receptacle such that the former extends and retracts within the
latter as operated by a screw-thread mechanism; (c) a disposable
applicator stick wherein the substance is applied to the lips about
any of the either end thereof; and (d) a closure cap for sealing
off the outer receptacle thereby by storing the substance, and the
applicator stick dipped into the substance.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to lip products and more
particularly to lipstick products with applicators.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Conventionally, lipsticks are applied directly from the
lipstick tubes thereof onto the lips a user. A long-known
disadvantage with the direct application of lipstick is that, most
of the times, excess lipstick is deposited onto the lips, which
needs to be wiped off with a tissue or the like. A lipstick brush
is one tool designed to overcome this problem but to no avail. This
is mainly because, when excess pressure is applied to the lipstick
brush in order to apply the lipstick, the bristles of the lipstick
brush become difficult to control as they often go beyond the
boundary of the lips leading to lipstick to be deposited on
unnecessary part of the skin. On the other hand, not applying
enough pressure renders the lipstick brush ineffective. Another
setback is that the use of a lipstick brush is not hygienic as the
bristles thereof tend to accumulate germs, and the like. Therefore,
users, usually, in order to deal with this problem, commonly use
their finger, or a handkerchief or a tissue wrapped around the tip
of their finger, for applying the lipstick from the lipstick tube.
Although, this approach, in terms of convenience, is better than
applying the lipstick directly from the tube or from a lipstick
brush, it is still undesirable for obvious reasons.
[0003] Another disadvantage with conventional lipstick products is
that a single lipstick product cannot be shared or sampled by more
than one user without the risk of transferring contaminants from
one user to another. Yet another disadvantage is that the design of
a conventional lipstick product limits a user from extracting all
the content (lipstick) therewithin. Undeniably, there is a strong
need for a lip product that addresses aforesaid disadvantages.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] A preferred embodiment of the present invention discloses a
lipstick product comprising a lipstick tube holding lipstick and a
disposable applicator stick intended to act that same way as the
finger discussed above. More particularly, in order to use the
applicator stick, one end thereof is simply dipped into the
lipstick and is applied to the lips of a user. One end of the
applicator stick is removably lodged or dipped into the lipstick
prior to the lipstick tube being sealed off with a closure cap for
storage.
[0005] The other objects and advantages of the embodiments herein
will become readily apparent from the following detailed
description taken in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DRAWINGS
[0006] FIG. 1 is an illustration of the preferred embodiment of the
lip product of the present invention.
[0007] FIG. 2 is an illustration of the preferred embodiment of the
applicator stick of the present invention.
[0008] FIG. 3 is an illustration of an alternate embodiment of the
applicator stick of the present invention.
[0009] FIGS. 4A and 4B are illustrations of the perspective and
side views respectively of an alternate embodiment of the
applicator tip of the present invention.
[0010] FIG. 5 is an illustration of a case for holding the
applicator sticks according to one embodiment of the present
invention.
[0011] FIGS. 6 through 8 illustrate the sequential steps of the
elevation of the lipstick as the screw-thread mechanism is
deployed.
[0012] FIG. 9 is an illustration of an alternate embodiment of the
lip product of the present invention.
[0013] FIG. 10 is an illustration of another alternate embodiment
of the lip product of the present invention.
FIGURES--REFERENCE NUMERALS
[0014] 10 . . . Lip Product [0015] 12 . . . Outer Receptacle [0016]
14 . . . Lipstick [0017] 16 . . . Applicator Stick [0018] 18 . . .
Closure Cap [0019] 20 . . . Cylindrical Handle [0020] 22 . . .
Elongate Strip Member [0021] 24 . . . Compartment [0022] 26 . . .
Bottom Section [0023] 28 . . . Applicator Tip [0024] 30 . . . Case
[0025] 32 . . . Flap [0026] 34 . . . Strip [0027] 36 . . . Flat
Surface
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0028] In the following detailed description, a reference is made
to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which
the specific embodiments that may be practiced is shown by way of
illustration. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail
to enable those skilled in the art to practice the embodiments and
it is to be understood that the logical, mechanical and other
changes may be made without departing from the scope of the
embodiments. The following detailed description is therefore not to
be taken in a limiting sense.
[0029] Referring to FIG. 1, the present invention is a lip product
10--more particularly a lipstick product--comprising an outer
receptacle 12, an inner receptacle (not shown), a lipstick
substance 14 (hereinafter "lipstick"), an applicator stick 16, and
a snap-fit closure cap 18. The outer receptacle 12 is a hollow
elongate member preferably of uniform cross-section with one end
thereof being closed. The cross-section of the inner and outer
walls of the outer receptacle 12 may be circular or rectangular
with the corners thereof rounded-off or a combination thereof, or
of any other shape known in the art. The inner receptacle is
disposed within the outer receptacle 12 and connected thereto about
a screw-thread mechanism whereby, the inner receptacle axially
moves to and fro within the outer receptacle 12 when the
screw-thread mechanism is operated. More particularly, the lip
product further comprises a bottom section 26, which, when rotated,
deploys the screw-thread mechanism enabling the inner receptacle to
extend and retract within the outer receptacle.
[0030] Still referring to FIG. 1, the lipstick 14 is disposed
within the inner receptacle whereby, the lipstick 14 too axially
reciprocates along with the inner receptacle as the screw-tread
mechanism is operated. In one embodiment, the lipstick product 10
is designed such that the lipstick 14 extends upwardly but only up
to the brim of the outer receptacle 12. The applicator stick 16, as
seen in FIG. 2, comprises a finger-held elongate strip wherein, one
end thereof terminates in an applicator tip 28. The applicator tip
28 is smoother compared to the rest of the applicator stick 16 and
is substantially bulb-shaped. In one embodiment, both ends of the
applicator stick 16 terminate in applicator tips.
[0031] Referring to FIG. 3, in one embodiment, the applicator stick
16 comprises an elongate member made of two sections wherein, one
section comprises a substantially cylindrical handle 20, which
offers a better grip than a strip. The second section comprises an
elongate strip member 22 axially extending from one end of the
cylindrical handle 20 and terminating in an applicator tip 28. In
one embodiment, an oblique portion of the surface of the applicator
tip 28 is substantially flat as seen in FIGS. 4A and 4B. The flat
surface 36 helps in scooping-out the lipstick 14 as the applicator
stick 16 is drawn out. Once the drawn out lipstick 14 is applied
over the lips, the rest of the surface of the applicator tip 28 is
used for spreading the lipstick 14 over the lips evenly. In another
embodiment, a portion of the surface of the applicator tip 28 is
substantially concave. The applicator stick 16 is disposable in
nature and is made of polyvinyl chloride,
acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, nylon or any combination thereof.
Since the applicator stick is disposable, the lip product 10, when
being sold, may be provided with a plurality of applicator sticks
16. For example, referring to FIG. 5, the applicator sticks 16 may
be provided in a case 30 comprising a compartment 24 for receiving
and holding the applicator sticks 16 about one end thereof, and a
flap 32 for covering over the applicator sticks 16 for storage. The
case 30 further comprises a strip 34, either end of which is
attached to either side of the outer surface of the compartment 24
wherein, the flap 32 is held in place when inserted between the
compartment 24 and the strip 34.
[0032] In order to use the lip product 10, the screw-thread
mechanism is operated by twisting the bottom section 26 so as to
extend the lipstick upwards as seen in FIGS. 6 through 8. The
applicator tip 28 of the applicator stick 16 dipped within the
lipstick 14 is removed and the lipstick 14 adhering thereto is
applied onto the lips of a user. One end of the applicator stick
16, preferably, the end where applicator tip 28 is disposed, is
lodged or dipped back into lipstick 14 prior to the lipstick
product 10 being sealed off with a closure cap 18.
[0033] Referring to FIG. 9, in one embodiment, the periphery of the
outer receptacle 12 is attached with a compartment 24 for receiving
the applicator stick 16 for storage instead of being lodged into
the lipstick 14. In one embodiment, the compartment 24 can
accommodate more than one applicator stick 16 as seen in FIG. 10.
The closure cap 18 is designed such that the same fits over the
compartment 24 as well as over the outer receptacle in order to
store the applicator stick(s) 16 therewithin.
[0034] The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will
so fully reveal the general nature of the embodiments herein that
others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or
adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without
departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such
adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be
comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the
disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology
or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description
and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have
been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in
the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced
with modification within the spirit and scope of the appended
claims.
[0035] Although the embodiments herein are described with various
specific embodiments, it will be obvious for a person skilled in
the art to practice the invention with modifications. However, all
such modifications are deemed to be within the scope of the
claims.
[0036] It is also to be understood that the following claims are
intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the
embodiments described herein and all the statements of the scope of
the embodiments which as a matter of language might be said to fall
therebetween.
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