1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a container, and more particularly to a composite cosmetic container that is capable of containing multiple cosmetic products and is easy to operate.
2. Description of Related Art
A conventional cosmetic container has a first rotating tube, a second rotating tube, a seat and a vessel. The first rotating tube has an inner surface and two longitudinal grooves formed in the inner surface of the first rotating tube. The second rotating tube is rotatably mounted around the first rotating tube. The second rotating tube has an outer surface and two guide chutes formed through the outer surface of the second rotating tube. The seat has a body and two protrusions. The protrusions are mounted on an outer surface of the body. The protrusions are inserted into the longitudinal grooves and the guide chutes respectively. The vessel is mounted on the body. The vessel has a chamber and an outlet. The chamber is formed in the vessel to contain a cosmetic product. The outlet is formed in the vessel and is in communication with the chamber.
Users can rotate the first rotating tube, and then the first rotating tube is rotated with the second rotating tube. The protrusions of the seat are moved along the longitudinal grooves of the first rotating tube and the guide chutes of the second rotating tube, and then the seat drives the vessel to move upward or downward. When the vessel moves upward, the outlet of the vessel extends out, and the cosmetic product in the body can be dispensed easily.
The relative rotation between the first rotating tube and the second rotating tube can only drive a single vessel to move upward or downward, and the vessel only contains one cosmetic product. Therefore, the cosmetic container is not versatile in use.
To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention tends to provide a composite cosmetic container to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
The main objective of the invention is to provide a composite cosmetic container that is capable of containing multiple cosmetic products.
The composite cosmetic container has a first sleeve, a driving assembly, multiple vessels and a second sleeve. The driving assembly is mounted in the first sleeve and has a first rotating tube, multiple seats and a second rotating tube. The first rotating tube is coactively mounted in the first sleeve and has an outer surface, an inner surface, an annular flange and multiple chutes. The annular flange is formed around the outer surface of the first rotating tube. The chutes are formed through the outer surface of the first rotating tube. The seats are moveably mounted in the first rotating tube. Each seat has an outer surface, a connecting surface, a guide element, a longitudinal track and multiple protrusions. The outer surface of the seat faces the inner surface of the first rotating tube. The connecting surface faces the connecting surface of another seat. The guide element is formed on the outer surface of the seat and protrudes into a corresponding one of the chutes of the first rotating tube. The longitudinal track is mounted on the connecting surface of the seat. The protrusions are formed on the connecting surface of the seat and protrude into the longitudinal track of another seat. The second rotating tube is rotatably mounted around the first rotating tube. The second rotating tube has an inner surface, an annular groove, multiple longitudinal grooves and a plate. The annular groove is formed in the inner surface and connected to the annular flange of the first rotating tube. The longitudinal grooves are formed in the inner surface of the second rotating tube and the guide elements of the seats respectively protrude into the longitudinal grooves. The plate is integrally formed in the inner surface of the second rotating tube and is located above the longitudinal grooves.
The vessels are respectively mounted in the seats of the driving assembly, and each vessel has a body, a chamber, a pressing head and a cap. The body is mounted in a corresponding one of the seats of the driving assembly. The pressing head is mounted on the body. The cap is mounted on the pressing head and has an outlet, and the cap is located above the plate.
The second sleeve is coactively mounted on the second rotating tube of the driving assembly.
The composite cosmetic container has multiple vessels to contain multiple cosmetic products. Therefore, multiple cosmetic products contained in the composite cosmetic container are available as increased options for the user to select for use. Besides, the first sleeve and the first rotating tube are rotated by the user to control the vessels to selectively move upward and selectively protrude out of the second sleeve. Thus, it is convenient to dispense the cosmetic products from the composite cosmetic container. Furthermore, the first sleeve and the first rotating tube are rotated by the user to control the vessels to selectively move downward, and the outlets of the vessels are selectively retracted in the second sleeve. So the composite cosmetic container provides easy control of the vessels to selectively move upward and downward by the relative rotation between the first sleeve and the second sleeve.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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The first sleeve 10 has a space and an opening The space is formed in the first sleeve 10. The opening is formed in a top of the first sleeve 10 and is in communication with the space.
The driving assembly 1 is mounted in the first sleeve 10 and has a first rotating tube 20, multiple seats and a second rotating tube 40. The first rotating tube 20 is coactively mounted in the first sleeve 10 and is located in the space of the first sleeve 10. The first rotating tube 20 has an outer surface, an inner surface, an annular flange 21 and multiple chutes. The annular flange 21 is formed around the outer surface of the first rotating tube 20. The chutes are formed through the outer surface of the first rotating tube 20.
The seats are moveably mounted in the first rotating tube 20, and each seat has an outer surface, a connecting surface, a guide element 31, a longitudinal track 32 and multiple protrusions 33. The outer surface of the seat faces the inner surface of the first rotating tube 20. The connecting surface of the seat faces the connecting surface of another seat. The guide element 31 is formed on the outer surface of the seat and protrudes into a corresponding one of the chutes of the first rotating tube 20. The longitudinal track 32 is mounted on the connecting surface of the seat. The protrusions 33 are formed on the connecting surface of the seat and protrude into the longitudinal track 32 of another seat. The second rotating tube 40 is rotatably mounted around the first rotating tube 20, and has an inner surface, an annular groove 41, multiple longitudinal grooves 42 and a plate 43. The annular groove 41 is formed in the inner surface of the second rotating tube 40 and is connected to the annular flange 21 of the first rotating tube 20. The longitudinal grooves 42 are formed in the inner surface of the second rotating tube 40, and the guide elements 31 of the seats respectively protrude into the longitudinal grooves 42. The plate 43 is integrally formed in the inner surface of the second rotating tube 40 and is located above the longitudinal grooves 42. With reference to
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The second sleeve 60 is coactively mounted on the second rotating tube 40 of the driving assembly 1.
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Furthermore, the first sleeve 10 is rotated in an anticlockwise rotation. The guide element 31 of the first seat 30 moves from the first transverse section 25 of the first chute 22 to the slanting section 24 of the first chute 22, and the guide element 31 of the first seat 30 moves downward along a corresponding one of the longitudinal grooves 42 of the second rotating tube 40. The guide element 31 of the first seat 30 keeps on moving to the second transverse section 26 of the first chute 22. At the same time, the guide element 31 of the second seat 30a moves from the distal end of the second transverse section 26 of the second chute 22a to a bottom end of the slanting section 24 of the second chute 22a. The caps 53 of the vessels 50 mounted in the first seat 30 and the second seat 30a are retracted into the second rotating tube 40. As the first sleeve 10 keeps rotating in the anticlockwise rotation, the guide element 31 of the first seat 30 moves to the distal end of the second transverse section 26 of the first chute 22. In the meanwhile, the guide element 31 of the second seat 30a moves from the bottom end of the slanting section 24 of the second chute 22a to the first transverse section 25 of the second chute 22a, and the second seat 30a moves upward along a corresponding one of the longitudinal grooves 42 of the second rotating tube 40. Therefore, the outlet 55 of the vessel 50 mounted in the second seat 30a is exposed out of the second sleeve 60. The outlet 55 of the vessel 50 mounted in the first seat 30 is hidden in the second sleeve 60.
The composite cosmetic container has multiple vessels 50 to contain multiple cosmetic products, such as lotions or perfumes. Users can rotate the first sleeve 10 to select one of the vessels 50 to move upward for conveniently dispensing the cosmetic product contained in the selected vessel 50. In addition, the outer diameter of the body 51 is smaller than the diameter of the through hole 45. Therefore, the vessels 50 are easy to be changed for replacement.
Accordingly, the composite cosmetic container has multiple vessels 50 to contain multiple cosmetic products, so the options of the cosmetic products stored therein are increased. Besides, the composite cosmetic container facilitates easy control of the vessels 50 to selectively move upward or downward by the relative rotation between the first sleeve 10 and the second sleeve 60.
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
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