Patent Application
20150117930
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to caps for containers, and more particularly to caps for nail-polish with an attention-capturing snow-globe mounted thereupon.
2. Description of Related Art
Caps for nail polish containers come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and designs. However, to distinguish one product from another, it is often desired that some part of a container include a distinctive appearance or feature. Most caps for nail polish containers are of simple plastic design. The present invention seeks to improve upon such caps by including an integrated snow-globe for the purpose of catching a customer's attention and distinguishing the product from its peers.
The prior art teaches simple plastic caps for nail polish containers. However, the prior art does not teach the inclusion of snow globes on the caps for nail polish containers. The present invention fulfills these needs and provides further advantages as described in the following summary.
The present invention teaches certain benefits in construction and use which give rise to the objectives described below.
The present invention provides a cap having a cap body shaped to cover an opening of a container body. The cap body has a top surface, and an inner surface that extends to a cap perimeter, a threaded flange extending downwardly from the cap perimeter of the cap body for engaging the container body around the opening. A transparent globe is mounted on the top surface of the cap body. A liquid composition with glitter particles fills the transparent globe.
A primary objective of the present invention is to provide a cap having advantages not taught by the prior art.
Another objective is to provide a cap which includes a snow globe for catching a user's attention.
A further objective is to provide a cap which includes a snow globe for distinguishing the cap from other caps and/or nail polish products in the marketplace.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following more detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of example, the principles of the invention.
The accompanying drawings illustrate the present invention. In such drawings:
The above-described drawing figures illustrate the invention, a cap 10 that includes a snow globe feature for drawing attention to a nail polish container 11.
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The threaded flange 38 includes an outer surface 32 that may be plain or decorated. In the present embodiment, the threading on the threaded flange 38 of the cap 10 is an internal thread, while the threaded flange 16 of the nail polish container 11 is an external thread. Such threading may be reversed according to one skilled in the art and should be considered equivalent and within the scope of the present invention. Other means of locking the cap 10 to the container body 12 may also be used, including alternative structures known to those skilled in the art. The cap body 30 may be made of any materials known to those skilled in the art (e.g., plastic, metal, glass, etc.).
The cap 10 may further include a brush 40 extending downwardly from the cap body 30, for use with the nail polish composition 19 or other fluid in the nail polish container 11. The brush 40 may include an elongate post 42 that includes a plurality of bristles 44. In use, the user may dip the brush 40 into the nail polish composition 19 while holding onto the cap 10 and extract some of the nail polish composition 19 for application. While
A transparent globe 50 is mounted on the top surface 33 of the cap body 30, for capturing the attention of a user. The transparent globe 50 may be mounted to the top surface 33 of the cap body 30 by any means known to one skilled in the art (e.g., gluing, welding, physically interlocking, etc.). The transparent globe 50 may be made of any suitable material known to those skilled in the art (e.g., glass, plastic, or other suitable transparent material). The transparent globe 50 may be spherical in shape, or have other shapes (e.g., cuboid, pyramidal, etc.). The transparency and color of the transparent globe 50 may be varied according to one skilled in the art.
The transparent globe 50 may be filled with a liquid composition 60 that includes glitter particles 62. The liquid composition 60 may be any suitable liquid known to those skilled in the art (e.g., water, gel, alcohol, or any other fluid or liquid composition suitable for suspending the glitter particles 62). As defined in the present application, the term “glitter particles” is defined to include any form of particles or other material that may be suspended within the liquid composition to provide the appearance of snow within the transparent globe, or any other form of sparkling material that is similarly eye-catching and attractive to consumers.
In the present embodiment, the glitter particles 62 may be slightly negatively buoyant so that when dispersed throughout the liquid composition 60 they slowly sink. In alternate embodiments they may be of neutral or positive buoyancy. The glitter particles 62 may be made of any suitable material known to those skilled in the art (e.g., plastic, metal, wood, or any suitable substance known to one skilled in the art). The glitter particles 62 may be of any color or reflectivity, as desired by one skilled in the art, for providing a pleasing aesthetic.
Also within the transparent globe 50 there may be a decorative symbol 70. A variety of symbols may be chosen, such as Christmas symbols, or symbols related to Halloween, New Year's Day, Easter, or any other occasion desired by one skilled in the art. The decorative symbol 70 may also portray a location setting, such as a popular skyline like New York City, or the Eifel Tower in Paris, or any other location. The symbol 70 may also be any other element that those skilled in the art may wish to include (e.g., a trademark, logo, corporate symbol, and/or any other element known to those skilled in the art). While
As defined in the present application, the term “nail polish” is defined to include any form of nail polish, gel, lacquer, and any other similar substance suitable for being painted on to a nail of a user.
As used in this application, the words “a,” “an,” and “one” are defined to include one or more of the referenced items unless specifically stated otherwise. Also, the terms “have,” “include,” “contain,” and similar terms are defined to mean “comprising” unless specifically stated otherwise. Furthermore, the terminology used in the specification provided above is hereby defined to include similar and/or equivalent terms, and/or alternative embodiments that would be considered obvious to one skilled in the art given the teachings of the present patent application.
