U.S. patent application number 14/058972 was filed with the patent office on 2014-04-24 for eyelash case having transparent eyelash-receiving portion.
This patent application is currently assigned to Taiwan Advanced Sterilization Technology, Inc.. The applicant listed for this patent is Taiwan Advanced Sterilization Technology, Inc.. Invention is credited to Wei-Hsuan Liao, Wen-Hsuan Liao, Peng-Chieh Wu.
Application Number | 20140110304 14/058972 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 50484368 |
Filed Date | 2014-04-24 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140110304 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Wu; Peng-Chieh ; et
al. |
April 24, 2014 |
Eyelash Case Having Transparent Eyelash-Receiving Portion
Abstract
An eyelash case is adapted for containing a plurality of false
eyelashes, and includes a case body and a handle plate. The case
body includes abase and a cover plate that is disposed above the
base and that is connected to the base to define an accommodating
space therebetween. Each of the base and the cover plate has a
transparent region. The transparent regions of the base and the
cover plate are aligned with each other, and are adapted to permit
the false eyelashes to be positioned therebetween. The handle plate
is connected to the case body, and is misaligned from the
transparent regions of the base and the cover plate.
Inventors: |
Wu; Peng-Chieh; (Taipei
City, TW) ; Liao; Wen-Hsuan; (Taichung City, TW)
; Liao; Wei-Hsuan; (Taichung City, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Taiwan Advanced Sterilization Technology, Inc. |
Taichung City |
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TW |
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Assignee: |
Taiwan Advanced Sterilization
Technology, Inc.
Taichung City
TW
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Family ID: |
50484368 |
Appl. No.: |
14/058972 |
Filed: |
October 21, 2013 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/776 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 25/54 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/776 |
International
Class: |
B65D 25/54 20060101
B65D025/54 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Oct 23, 2012 |
TW |
101139071 |
Claims
1. An eyelash case adapted for containing a plurality of false
eyelashes, said eyelash case comprising: a case body including a
base and a cover plate that is disposed above said base and that is
connected to said base to define an accommodating space
therebetween, each of said base and said cover plate having a
transparent region, said transparent regions of said base and said
cover plate being aligned with each other and being adapted to
permit the false eyelashes to be positioned therebetween; and a
handle plate connected to said case body and misaligned from said
transparent regions of said base and said cover plate.
2. The eyelash case as claimed in claim 1, wherein said handle
plate is made of a non-transparent material.
3. The eyelash case as claimed in claim 2, wherein said case body
has a retaining side portion for retaining said handle plate
thereon, said cover plate further having a bottom surface and a
retaining groove that is formed in said bottom surface of said
cover plate and that has an enlarged top end, said base further
having a top surface and a retaining post that extends upwardly
from said top surface of said base and that has an enlarged top end
extending into said enlarge top end of said retaining groove in
said cover plate, said handle plate being clamped between said base
and said cover plate at a portion thereof aligned with said
retaining post and said retaining groove, so that said base, said
cover plate, and said handle plate are removably forcibly from each
other.
4. The eyelash case as claimed in claim 2, wherein said cover plate
further has two opposite upright side walls, and two spaced-apart
flanges extending respectively from bottom ends of said side walls
toward each other and cooperating with said base to define two
guide slots each disposed between said base and a respective one of
said flanges, said handle plate having two opposite sides extending
respectively and movably into said guide slots, such that said
handle plate can be moved along said guide slots to a position
aligned with said transparent regions of said base and said cover
plate so as to reduce the length of said eyelash case.
5. The eyelash case as claimed in claim 4, wherein said handle
plate has an outer end disposed outwardly of said case body, and an
inner end opposite to said outer end and movable in said guide
slots, said outer end being formed with an upright stop wall and
being movable to contact said flanges so as to prevent said outer
end from moving into said guide slots, said inner end extending
into an end of each of said guide slots and being formed with two
stop members disposed respectively and movably in said guide slots,
each of said flanges being formed with a stop member that is
disposed at said end of a corresponding one of said guide slots and
that is movable to contact a corresponding one of said stop members
of said handle plate, so as to prevent removal of said handle plate
from said case body via said ends of said guide slots.
6. The eyelash case as claimed in claim 2, wherein said handle
plate is made of a translucent material.
7. The eyelash case as claimed in claim 2, wherein said handle
plate is made of an opaque material.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority of Taiwanese Application
No. 101139071, filed on Oct. 23, 2012.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] This invention relates to a package container, and more
particularly to an eyelash case having a transparent portion for
receiving a plurality of false eyelashes.
[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0005] Referring to FIG. 1, a conventional eyelash case 1 is used
for containing a plurality of false eyelashes 10, and includes a
base 11, a transparent cover 12, and an eyelash-positioning seat
13. The base 11 is opaque. The cover 12 is used for covering the
base 11, and cooperates with the base 11 to define an accommodating
space 14. The false eyelashes 10 are placed in the accommodating
space 14, and are secured onto a top surface of the
eyelash-positioning seat 13. An outer surface of the
eyelash-positioning seat 13 is typically white so as to allow
consumers to see clearly the structures of the false eyelashes
10.
[0006] When selecting the false eyelashes 10, consumers or buyers
can make a decision based on only their visible structures. A
problem is encountered by the conventional eyelash case. That is,
when the selected eyelashes 10 are taken out of the conventional
eyelash case 1 to be adhered to the eyelids, they may be
dissatisfactory.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] The object of this invention is to provide an eyelash case
that is configured to allow consumers to realize whether or not
false eyelashes contained in the eyelash case are needed thereby
without taking the false eyelashes out of the eyelash case.
[0008] According to this invention, an eyelash case is adapted for
containing a plurality of false eyelashes, and includes a case body
and a handle plate. The case body includes a base and a cover plate
that is disposed above the base and that is connected to the base
to define an accommodating space therebetween. Each of the base and
the cover plate has a transparent region. The transparent regions
of the base and the cover plate are aligned with each other, and
are adapted to permit the false eyelashes to be positioned
therebetween. The handle plate is connected to the case body, and
is misaligned from the transparent regions of the base and the
cover plate.
[0009] As such, a user disposed in front of a mirror can move the
eyelash case to a position whereat the false eyelashes are adjacent
to and aligned with her eyelids, respectively, so as to realize
whether or not the false eyelashes are needed thereby.
Consequently, to select the false eyelashes, it is not necessary to
take the false eyelashes out of the eyelash case.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] These and other features and advantages of this invention
will become apparent in the following detailed description of a
preferred embodiments of this invention, with reference to the
accompanying drawings, in which:
[0011] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional eyelash
case;
[0012] FIG. 2 is a top view of the first preferred embodiment of an
eyelash case according to this invention;
[0013] FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the first preferred
embodiment, illustrating that the eyelash case is disposed between
a mirror and the eyelids of a buyer;
[0014] FIG. 4 is a top view of the second preferred embodiment of
an eyelash case according to this invention;
[0015] FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the second preferred
embodiment; and
[0016] FIG. 6 is a rear view of the second preferred embodiment,
illustrating that a buyer is seeing a mirror to realize whether or
not false eyelashes in the eyelash case match her eyes.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0017] Before the present invention is described in greater detail
in connection with the preferred embodiments, it should be noted
that similar elements and structures are designated by like
reference numerals throughout the entire disclosure.
[0018] Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the first preferred embodiment
of an eyelash case according to this invention is used for
containing a plurality of false eyelashes 4, and includes a case
body 2 and a handle plate 3.
[0019] The case body 2 includes a base 21 and a cover plate 22 that
is disposed above the base 21 and that is connected to the base 21
to define an accommodating space 24 therebetween. Each of the base
21 and the cover plate 22 has a transparent region 210, 220. The
transparent regions 210, 220 of the base 21 and the cover plate 22
are aligned with each other, and cooperate to constitute a
transparent portion 20 of the case body 2. The false eyelashes 4
are disposed in the accommodating space 24 between the transparent
regions 210, 220 of the base 21 and the cover plate 22, and are
spaced apart from each other.
[0020] The handle plate 3 is connected to the case body 2, is
misaligned from the transport portion 20 of the case body 2, and is
made of a non-transparent material. Preferably, the handle plate 3
is made of a translucent plastic material. Alternatively, the
handle plate 3 is made of an opaque plastic material or paper. If
desired, advertising information may be printed on a top or bottom
surface of the handle plate 3.
[0021] The case body 2 has a retaining side portion 23 for
retaining the handle plate 3 thereon. The cover plate 22 further
has a retaining groove 221 formed in a bottom surface thereof and
having an enlarged top end 221'. The base 21 further has a
retaining post 211 extending upwardly from a top surface thereof
and having a top end 211' extending into the enlarged top end 221'
of the retaining groove 221 in the cover plate 22. The handle plate
3 is clamped between the base 21 and the cover plate 22 at a
portion thereof aligned with the retaining post 211 and the
retaining groove 221, so that the base 21, the cover plate 22, and
the handle plate 3 are removable forcibly from each other. As such,
the false eyelashes 4 can be removed easily from the accommodating
space 23.
[0022] When the false eyelashes 4 are to be selected by a buyer, a
handle portion 31 of the handle plate 3 is held with one hand, and
the case body 2 is moved to a position between a mirror 6 and the
eyelids 5 (only one is shown) of the buyer. At this time, the buyer
can realize from images in the mirror 6 whether or not the false
eyelashes 4 match her eyes. In this manner, the buyer can select
quickly the eyelashes 4 needed thereby without taking the same out
of the case body 2.
[0023] FIGS. 4 and 5 show the second preferred embodiment of an
eyelash case according to this invention, which differs from the
first preferred embodiment in the following.
[0024] In this embodiment, the cover plate 22 has two opposite
upright side walls 22' (see FIG. 6), and two spaced-apart flanges
222 extending respectively from bottom ends of the side walls 22'
toward each other and cooperating with the base 21 to define two
guide slots 25 each disposed between the base 21 and the
corresponding flange 222.
[0025] The handle plate 3 has two opposite sides extending
respectively and movably into the guide slots 25, so as to allow
the handle plate 3 to be moved on a bottom surface of the base 21
between a used position shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6 and a stored
position. In the used position, the handle plate 3 is misaligned
from the transparent portion 30. In the stored position, the handle
plate 3 is aligned with the transparent portion 20. When the handle
plate 3 is moved from the used position to the stored position, the
length of the eyelash case is reduced.
[0026] The handle plate 3 has an outer end 3' (see FIG. 6) disposed
outwardly of the case body 2, and an inner end 3'' (see FIG. 6)
opposite to the outer end 3' and movable in the guide slots 25. The
outer end 3' is formed with an upright stop wall 34 (see FIG. 5),
and is movable to contact the flanges 222 so as to prevent the
upper end 3' from moving into the guide slots 25. The inner end 3''
extends into an end 251 (see FIG. 4) of each of the guide slots 25,
and is formed with two stop members 33 disposed respectively and
movably in the guide slots 25.
[0027] Each of the flanges 222 is formed with a stop member 224
that is disposed at the end 251 of the corresponding guide slot 25
and that is movable to contact the corresponding stop member 33 of
the handle plate 3, so as to prevent removal of the handle plate 3
from the case body 2 via the ends 251 of the guide slots 25.
[0028] With particular reference to FIG. 6, when a buyer is desired
to realize whether or not the eyelashes 4 match her eyes, she
stands in front of a mirror 6, holds the handle plate 3 such that
the handle plate 3 is disposed at the used position, and moves the
case body 2 to a position aligned with her eyelids 5. Hence, in the
mirror 6, the images of the false eyelashes 4 can be located
immediately above those of the eyelids 5 of the buyer, so that the
buyer can realize whether the eyelashes 4 are needed thereby.
[0029] When the handle plate 3 is disposed at the stored position,
the space occupied thereby in a shop or a transport tool can be
reduced largely.
[0030] With this invention thus explained, it is apparent that
numerous modifications and variations can be made without departing
from the scope and spirit of this invention. It is therefore
intended that this invention be limited only as indicated by the
appended claims.
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