U.S. patent application number 16/626917 was filed with the patent office on 2020-07-16 for cosmetic kit for refill.
The applicant listed for this patent is SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.. Invention is credited to Takahiro SUZUKI.
Application Number | 20200221850 16/626917 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 64949911 |
Filed Date | 2020-07-16 |
United States Patent
Application |
20200221850 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
SUZUKI; Takahiro |
July 16, 2020 |
COSMETIC KIT FOR REFILL
Abstract
A kit for refill is constituted by a pack member containing
liquid cosmetic material for refill and a non-impregnated
impregnation member that will be contained in a compact case in
order to be impregnated with the liquid cosmetic material for
refill. A preferred embodiment of this kit for refill further
includes a pressing member that presses the non-impregnated
impregnation member contained in the case to impregnate the
non-impregnated impregnation member with the liquid cosmetic
material for refill, and the pressing member is, for example,
constituted by a puff.
Inventors: |
SUZUKI; Takahiro;
(Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD. |
Tokyo |
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JP |
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Family ID: |
64949911 |
Appl. No.: |
16/626917 |
Filed: |
April 25, 2018 |
PCT Filed: |
April 25, 2018 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/JP2018/016732 |
371 Date: |
December 27, 2019 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 2034/002 20130101;
A45D 34/00 20130101; A45D 2200/051 20130101; A45D 34/04 20130101;
A45D 2200/1036 20130101; A45D 2200/25 20130101; A45D 40/22
20130101 |
International
Class: |
A45D 34/04 20060101
A45D034/04; A45D 40/22 20060101 A45D040/22 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jul 6, 2017 |
JP |
2017-133090 |
Claims
[0038] 1. A cosmetic kit for refill for compact cosmetics that
include an impregnation member impregnated with liquid cosmetic
material and a case containing the impregnation member, the
cosmetic kit comprising: a pack member containing liquid cosmetic
material for refill, and a non-impregnated impregnation member that
will be contained in the case in order to be impregnated with the
liquid cosmetic material for refill.
2. A cosmetic kit for refill for compact cosmetics that include an
impregnation member impregnated with liquid cosmetic material and a
case containing the impregnation member, the cosmetic kit
comprising: a pack member containing liquid cosmetic material for
refill, a non-impregnated impregnation member that will be
contained in the case in order to be impregnated with the liquid
cosmetic material for refill, and a pressing member that presses
the non-impregnated impregnation member contained in the case to
impregnate the non-impregnated impregnation member with the liquid
cosmetic material.
3. The cosmetic kit for refill, as defined in claim 2, wherein the
pressing member is a puff for applying the liquid cosmetic material
impregnated into the impregnation member to a user's skin.
4. The cosmetic kit for refill, as defined in claim 2, wherein the
pack member, the non-impregnated impregnation member, and the
pressing member are contained in another pack member that is for
the kit.
5. The cosmetic kit for refill, as defined in claim 1, wherein the
pack member is a pouch member made of aluminum.
6. The cosmetic kit for refill, as defined in claim 1, wherein the
pack member is a tube case.
7. The cosmetic kit for refill, as defined in claim 1, wherein the
density of the impregnation member is in the range of 0.006
g/cm.sup.3 to 0.1 g/cm.sup.3, and the viscosity of the liquid
cosmetic material is in the range of 5000 mPas to 30000 mPas.
8. The cosmetic kit for refill, as defined in claim 7, wherein the
density of the impregnation member is in the range of 0.006
g/cm.sup.3 to 0.05 g/cm.sup.3, and the viscosity of the liquid
cosmetic material is in the range of 5000 mPas to 15000 mPas.
9. The cosmetic kit for refill, as defined in claim 3, wherein the
pack member, the non-impregnated impregnation member, and the
pressing member are contained in another pack member that is for
the kit.
10. The cosmetic kit for refill, as defined in claim 2, wherein the
pack member is a pouch member made of aluminum.
11. The cosmetic kit for refill, as defined in claim 3, wherein the
pack member is a pouch member made of aluminum.
12. The cosmetic kit for refill, as defined in claim 4, wherein the
pack member is a pouch member made of aluminum.
13. The cosmetic kit for refill, as defined in claim 2, wherein the
pack member is a tube case.
14. The cosmetic kit for refill, as defined in claim 3, wherein the
pack member is a tube case.
15. The cosmetic kit for refill, as defined in claim 4, wherein the
pack member is a tube case.
16. The cosmetic kit for refill, as defined in claim 2, wherein the
density of the impregnation member is in the range of 0.006
g/cm.sup.3 to 0.1 g/cm.sup.3, and the viscosity of the liquid
cosmetic material is in the range of 5000 mPas to 30000 mPas.
17. The cosmetic kit for refill, as defined in claim 3, wherein the
density of the impregnation member is in the range of 0.006
g/cm.sup.3 to 0.1 g/cm.sup.3, and the viscosity of the liquid
cosmetic material is in the range of 5000 mPas to 30000 mPas.
18. The cosmetic kit for refill, as defined in claim 16, wherein
the density of the impregnation member is in the range of 0.006
g/cm.sup.3 to 0.05 g/cm.sup.3, and the viscosity of the liquid
cosmetic material is in the range of 5000 mPas to 15000 mPas.
19. The cosmetic kit for refill, as defined in claim 17, wherein
the density of the impregnation member is in the range of 0.006
g/cm.sup.3 to 0.05 g/cm.sup.3, and the viscosity of the liquid
cosmetic material is in the range of 5000 mPas to 15000 mPas.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a National Phase Entry of PCT
International Application No. PCT/JP2018/016732 filed on Apr. 25,
2018, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C .sctn. 119(a) to
Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-133090 filed on Jul. 6, 2017.
Each of the above applications is hereby expressly incorporated by
reference, in its entirety, into the present application.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present disclosure relates to a kit for refill for
compact cosmetics that include impregnated liquid cosmetic
material.
BACKGROUND ART
[0003] Conventionally, compact cosmetics including an impregnation
member impregnated with liquid cosmetic material and a case
containing this impregnation member were known, for example, as
disclosed in PCT Japanese Publication No. 2016-527972. For this
kind of compact cosmetics, a demand for continuing to use a
compact, which is an outer case, exists by refilling the compact
with new liquid cosmetic material after using all the liquid
cosmetic material, instead of throwing it away.
[0004] Therefore, conventionally, cosmetics for refill including an
impregnation member impregnated with liquid cosmetic material and
contained in a pack member, as disclosed also in PCT Japanese
Publication No. 2016-527972, were proposed.
SUMMARY
Technical Problem
[0005] However, a cost for producing such conventional cosmetics
for refill tends to be high, because a process of impregnating
liquid cosmetic material into an impregnation member is needed, and
an airtight case for storing the impregnation member impregnated
with the cosmetic material (an inner tray with a sealing member or
the like) is needed. Further, since the airtight case is thrown
away after use, the discarded portion is large, and a problem about
an environmental concern is recognizable.
[0006] In view of the foregoing circumstances, the present
disclosure provides a kit for refill for compact cosmetics formable
at low cost.
[0007] A cosmetic kit for refill of the present disclosure is a kit
for refill for compact cosmetics that include an impregnation
member impregnated with liquid cosmetic material and a case
containing this impregnation member, and the kit for refill
includes a pack member containing liquid cosmetic material for
refill, and a non-impregnated impregnation member that will be
contained in the case in order to be impregnated with the liquid
cosmetic material for refill.
[0008] Here, it is desirable that the cosmetic kit for refill
configured as described above further includes a pressing member
that presses the non-impregnated impregnation member contained in
the case to impregnate the liquid cosmetic material into the
non-impregnated impregnation member. As such a pressing member, it
is desirable to adopt a puff for applying the liquid cosmetic
material impregnated into the impregnation member to a user's
skin.
[0009] In the cosmetic kit for refill of the present disclosure,
the pack member, the non-impregnated impregnation member, and the
pressing member may be contained in one pack member for the kit (as
a set), or each of them may be contained in a separate pack member
for the kit.
[0010] As the pack member, for example, a pouch member made of
aluminum, or a tube case may be preferably used.
[0011] In the cosmetic kit for refill of the present disclosure,
the density of the impregnation member is in the range of 0.006
g/cm.sup.3 to 0.1 g/cm.sup.3, and more preferably, in the range
0.006 g/cm.sup.3 to 0.05 g/cm.sup.3, while the viscosity of the
liquid cosmetic material is in the range of 5000 mPas to 30000
mPas, and more preferably, in the range of 5000 mPas to 15000
mPas.
[0012] The kit for a cosmetic refill of the present disclosure
includes a pack member in which liquid cosmetic material for refill
is contained and a non-impregnated impregnation member. Therefore,
a process of impregnating liquid cosmetic material into the
impregnation member is not needed in production, and that can lower
a cost for forming the kit. Further, unlike the conventional
cosmetic material for refill (refill), an airtight case (an inner
tray, a sealing member) containing an impregnation member (a sponge
or the like) impregnated with cosmetic material, as cosmetic
material refill, is not required. Therefore, the discarded case
member is reduced, and that is eco-friendly.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] FIG. 1 A partial cutaway perspective view illustrating a
cosmetic kit for refill according to a first embodiment of the
present disclosure
[0014] FIG. 2 A perspective view illustrating a manner of using the
cosmetic kit for refill illustrated in FIG. 1
[0015] FIG. 3 A perspective view illustrating a compact case
adopting the cosmetic kit for refill illustrated in FIG. 1
[0016] FIG. 4 A partial cutaway perspective view illustrating a
cosmetic kit for refill according to a second embodiment of the
present disclosure
[0017] FIG. 5 A partial cutaway perspective view illustrating a
cosmetic kit for refill according to a third embodiment of the
present disclosure
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0018] Next, embodiments of the present disclosure will be
described with reference to drawings. FIG. 1 is a partial cutaway
perspective view illustrating a cosmetic kit 1 for refill
(hereinafter, simply referred to as a kit for refill in some
cases). As illustrated in the drawing, this kit 1 for refill
contains a non-impregnated impregnation member 3, a puff 4, as a
pressing member, and a pack member 5 containing liquid cosmetic
material for refill, which are contained in a pack member 2 for the
kit illustrated by being partially cut away.
[0019] The pack member 2 for the kit is formed in a box or bag
shape, for example, by using paper, synthetic resin film or the
like. The impregnation member 3 is formed, for example, in a thin
cylindrical shape or a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape by
using porous material. The porous material may include at least one
kind of material selected from a group consisting of butadiene
rubber (BR: Butadiene Rubber), styrene butadiene rubber (SBR:
Styrene Butadiene Rubber), natural rubber (NR: Natural Rubber), wet
urethane, dry urethane, polyether, polyester, polyvinyl chloride,
polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA: Ethylene Vinyl Acetate),
latex, silicon, styrene isoprene styrene (SIS: Styrene Isoprene
Styrene), styrene ethylene butylene styrene (SEBS: Styrene Ethylene
Butylene Styrene), poly vinyl alcohol (PVA: Poly Vinyl Alcohol),
silicon-based elastomer, nitrile rubber, butyl rubber, and
neoprene. Especially, a sponge, for example, made of PET
(polyethylene terephthalate), urethane, cellulose,
acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR: Acrylo Nitrile-Butadiene
Rubber), styrene butadiene rubber (SBR: Styrene Butadiene Rubber),
natural rubber (NR: Natural Rubber) or the like is preferably
used.
[0020] As the pressing member, any kind of member may be used as
long as it can press the impregnation member (a porous member, such
as a sponge) to impregnate liquid cosmetic material into the
impregnation member, and for example, any member, such as a
disk-shaped or plate-shaped member or a rod-shaped member with a
pressing portion at its leading end, may be used. Especially, a
pressing member having (substantially) the same shape as a puff,
and which is usable for application, is preferable.
[0021] As the puff 4, a puff used in a general compact, in other
words, a puff for applying liquid cosmetic material, impregnated
into the impregnation member 3, to a user's skin is adoptable. The
material of the puff 4 is not limited, but natural rubber,
synthetic rubber, for example, such as diene-based material
(butadiene rubber, isoprene rubber, styrene butadiene rubber,
acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, and chloroprene rubber),
olefin-based material (ethylene-propylene copolymer,
ethylene-propylene diene terpolymer, and chlorinated polyethylene),
organic silicon compound-based material (silicone rubber), fluorine
compound-based material, polyurethane-based material (a polyether
type, a polyester type and the like), vinyl-based material (acryl
rubber) or synthetic resin, for example, such as, polyethylene,
polypropylene, acrylonitrile-butadiene styrene copolymer, and
polyvinyl chloride may be named, and among them, polyurethane-based
foam is suitable, because it has both an excellent sense of touch,
such as a sense of volume and a sense of fit to the skin, and
functions, such as flexibility and softness, required as a cosmetic
tool.
[0022] The pack member 5 is, for example, constituted by a pouch
member. This pouch member refers to a laminated member basically
formed by adhering peripheral edges of two sheets of sheet
material, such as aluminum sheets and synthetic resin films, to
each other by fusion bond or the like. While the pouch member is
formed, the liquid cosmetic material for refill is placed between
the two sheets of sheet material, and in that state, the two sheets
of sheet material are adhered to each other.
[0023] Next, a method for using the kit 1 for refill of the present
embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 2. FIG. 2
illustrates a manner of refilling a compact 10 with cosmetic
material by using this kit for refill. This compact 10 is formed,
for example, by using synthetic resin, and includes a case 11 and a
lid member 12, which is swingably connected to the case 11 by a
hinge 13. In the case 11, a cosmetic material container 11a, for
example, which is a cylindrical space portion with an open end, is
formed. In the lid member 12, a puff container 12a, which is a
cylindrical space portion with an open end, is similarly formed.
Further, a mirror 14 is arranged on the bottom of the puff
container 12a.
[0024] When the compact 10 is refilled with cosmetic material, the
pack member 2 for the kit illustrated in FIG. 1 is opened, and the
non-impregnated impregnation member 3, the puff 4 and the pack
member 5 are extracted from the pack member 2 for the kit. After
then, first, the pack member 5 is opened, and liquid cosmetic
material C is extracted from the pack member 5 and put in the
cosmetic material container 11a of the case 11. At this time, the
liquid cosmetic material C is evenly distributed so as to reach all
the area of the bottom of the cosmetic material container 11a.
[0025] Next, the non-impregnated impregnation member 3 is placed in
the cosmetic material container 11a in such a manner to cover the
liquid cosmetic material C. Accordingly, a part of the liquid
cosmetic material C is impregnated into the impregnation member 3,
but further, this impregnation is accelerated by the puff 4, which
is the pressing member. Specifically, the impregnation member 3 is
pressed a few times from its upper side by the puff 4. When the
impregnation member 3 is sufficiently impregnated with the liquid
cosmetic material C in this manner, the compact 10 becomes a
refilled state with the liquid cosmetic material C. Then,
application of the liquid cosmetic material C to a user's skin by
using the puff 4 is possible in a similar manner to using an
ordinary compact 10.
[0026] FIG. 3 illustrates the compact 10 that has been refilled
with the liquid cosmetic material C. As illustrated in this
drawing, the impregnation member 3 is contained in the cosmetic
material container 11a, and will be tightly sealed by the lid
member 12.
[0027] As described above, the kit 1 for refill according to the
present embodiment includes the pack member 5 containing liquid
cosmetic material C for refill and the non-impregnated impregnation
member 3. Therefore, a process of impregnating the liquid cosmetic
material C into the impregnation member 3 is not needed in
production, and in this respect, formation at low cost is possible.
Further, unlike the conventional cosmetic material for refill
(refill), since the inner tray that tightly seals the impregnation
member impregnated with the liquid cosmetic material is not
replaced together with the impregnation member, the discarded
portion is small, and that is eco-friendly.
[0028] Next, with reference to FIG. 4, a cosmetic kit 21 for refill
according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure will
be described. The kit 21 for refill of the present embodiment
differs from the kit 1 for refill of the first embodiment in the
pack member containing liquid cosmetic material. Specifically, in
the kit 21 for refill of the present embodiment, a pack member 25
constituted by a tube case, for example, made of soft synthetic
resin or the like is used. This pack member 25 includes a tearable
cap member 25a, as an example. When refill for liquid cosmetic
material is performed, this cap member 25a is teared off, and the
liquid cosmetic material is extracted from the pack member 25. The
extracted liquid cosmetic material is impregnated into the
non-impregnated impregnation member 3 contained in the cosmetic
material container 11a in a similar manner to the way described
with reference to FIG. 2.
[0029] Next, with reference to FIG. 5, a cosmetic kit 31 for refill
according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure will be
described. The kit 31 for refill of the present embodiment differs
from the kit 1 for refill of the first embodiment in the pressing
member for impregnating the liquid cosmetic material into the
impregnation member. Specifically, in the kit 31 for refill of the
present embodiment, a disk 34, for example, made of synthetic resin
or the like is used instead of the aforementioned puff 4. This disk
34 is contained in the pack member 2 for the kit together with the
non-impregnated impregnation member 3.
[0030] When refill for liquid cosmetic material is performed, the
liquid cosmetic material C is extracted from the pack member 5
constituted by the pouch member, and put in the cosmetic material
container 11a of the case 11 in a similar manner to the first
embodiment (please refer to FIG. 2). After then, the
non-impregnated impregnation member 3 is placed in the cosmetic
material container 11a, and this impregnation member 3 is pressed
from its upper side by the disk 34, and the liquid cosmetic
material is impregnated into the impregnation member 3.
[0031] The pressing member for impregnating the liquid cosmetic
material into the impregnation member is not limited to the puff 4
or the disk 34, as described above, and other members may be used.
For example, some corners of the pack member 2 for the kit
illustrated in FIGS. 1, 4 and 5 may be formed in a thick plate
shape to some extent, and the plate-shaped portions may be used as
the pressing member.
[0032] Next, desirable ranges of the density of the impregnation
member and the viscosity of the liquid cosmetic material in
cosmetic kit for refill of the present disclosure will be
described. The inventors of the present disclosure produced an
impregnation member (hereinafter referred to as impregnation member
P) constituted by a sponge made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate)
and an impregnation member (hereinafter referred to as impregnation
member U) constituted by a sponge made of urethane, and a plurality
of kinds of liquid cosmetic material having different viscosities
from each other were impregnated into these impregnation members,
and the degree of easiness of impregnation and the like were
studied for each case by experiments. Here, the properties of the
aforementioned two kinds of impregnation members are summarized in
Table 1.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 actual volume measurement weight density
material (cm.sup.3) (g) (g/cm.sup.3) impregnation PET 9 0.16 0.0178
member P impregnation urethane 9 0.9 0.1 member U
[0033] In the experiments, liquid cosmetic material, each having
the viscosity of 500, 5000, 10000, 15000, 30000, and 50000 mPas, in
the amount of 10 g, 15 g and 20 g was put in the cosmetic material
container 11a of the case 11 illustrated in FIG. 2, and smoothed.
After then, the impregnation member was placed on the liquid
cosmetic material to impregnate the impregnation member with the
liquid cosmetic material. This impregnation process was performed
every time by pressing the impregnation member from its upper side
by 20% of the height of the impregnation member by using a flat
tool. In that case, the number of times of pressing until the
liquid cosmetic material began to adhere to the tool was evaluated
with evaluation scores A through D. Further, when no liquid
cosmetic material adhered even after the impregnation member was
pressed as many times as possible, evaluation score E was given.
Meanwhile, the meaning of these evaluation scores A through E is
summarized in Table 4. Further, when the impregnation process was
performed, whether the liquid cosmetic material, which did not
impregnate, spread beyond an outer frame of the cosmetic material
container 11a was also checked. Specifically, when the liquid
cosmetic material did not spread beyond the outer frame, evaluation
score G (good) was given, and when the liquid cosmetic material
spread beyond the outer frame, evaluation score P (poor) was given.
Further, in the impregnation process, whether the impregnated
liquid cosmetic material dropped from the impregnation member due
to its own weight was also checked. Specifically, when no liquid
cosmetic material dropped, evaluation score G (good) was given, and
when the liquid cosmetic material dropped, evaluation score P
(poor) was given.
[0034] The results of evaluation as described above are illustrated
in Table 2 for the impregnation member P, and in Table 3 for the
impregnation member U. In these tables, evaluation results, for
example, such as "A/G/P", are written, and this shows the
aforementioned three kinds of evaluation in the same order as the
order of describing the evaluations. For example, the evaluation
result of "A/G/P" represents that the number of times of pressing
until the liquid cosmetic material began to adhere to the tool was
in the range of 1 to 4, and no liquid cosmetic material spread
beyond the outer frame, and the liquid cosmetic material
dropped.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 impreg- density nation (g/cm.sup.3) member
viscos- P ity cosmetic (mPa .cndot. 0.0178 material s) 500 5000
10000 15000 30000 50000 supplied 10 g B/G/P B/G/G C/G/G D/G/G D/G/G
E/P/-- amount 15 g A/G/P B/G/G B/G/G B/G/G C/P/-- E/P/-- 20 g
A/P/-- A/P/-- A/P/-- A/P/-- E/P/-- E/P/--
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 impreg- density nation (g/cm.sup.3) member
viscos- U ity cosmetic (mPa .cndot. 0.1 material s) 500 5000 10000
15000 30000 50000 supplied 10 g A/G/G B/G/G E/P/-- E/P/-- E/P/--
E/P/-- amount 15 g A/G/G B/P/-- E/P/-- E/P/-- E/P/-- E/P/-- 20 g
A/G/G B/P/-- E/P/-- E/P/-- E/P/-- E/P/--
TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 degree of easiness of self-impregnation
number of times of pressing 1 to 4 times A 5 to 9 times B 10 to 19
times C 20 times or more D impossible to impregnate E
[0035] In the above experiments, the impregnation member was
pressed by using a tool having an area of 75% with respect to the
area of the upper surface of the impregnation member. When a tool
having a smaller area than this area is used, better evaluation
results than the evaluation as described above are obtainable.
[0036] Further, in addition to the above experiments, the inventors
also produced impregnation members P each having the diameter of 5
cm, the thickness of 1 cm, and a density in the range of 0.006
g/cm.sup.3 to 0.1 g/cm.sup.3, and confirmed by experiments that the
evaluation results of "A/G/G" as described based on Tables 2, 3
were obtainable with respect to these impregnation members P.
[0037] The above experiments and evaluations show that in the
cosmetic kit for refill of the present disclosure, it is desirable
that the density of the non-impregnated impregnation member is in
the range of 0.006 g/cm.sup.3 to 0.1 g/cm.sup.3, and more
preferably, in the range of 0.006 g/cm.sup.3 to 0.05 g/cm.sup.3,
while the viscosity of the liquid cosmetic material is in the range
of 5000 mPas to 30000 mPas, and more preferably, in the range of
5000 mPas to 15000 mPas.
EXPLANATION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS
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