Information
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Patent Grant
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6363947
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Patent Number
6,363,947
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Date Filed
Monday, March 20, 200025 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, April 2, 200223 years ago
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Inventors
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Examiners
- Wilson; John J.
- Doan; Robyn Kieu
Agents
- Pro-Techtor International Services
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 132 297
- 132 294
- 132 295
- 132 293
- 132 301
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International Classifications
- A45D3328
- A45D3324
- A45D3322
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Abstract
A cosmetic case includes a case body, a cover, a slidable cover, and a drawer. The case body has two recesses in an upper surface, a drawer cavity in a bottom for the drawer to be pushed in and pulled out. The cover is pivotally connected to a front half portion of the case body to swing up and down and have a mirror fixed in an inner surface. The slidable cover is combined on a rear half portion of the case body, sliding in and out to open or close the shallow recess formed in the rear half portion. The drawer is positioned in the drawer cavity, possible to be pulled out or pushed in. Then many kinds of cosmetics can be stored in the recesses, the elongate hole, and the drawer.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a cosmetic case, particularly to one possible to contain a wide variety of cosmetics and having a novelty shape.
A conventional cosmetic case generally has a case body and a cover pivotally connected to the case body to swing open and close, impossible to contain a wide variety of cosmetics.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention has been devised to offer a cosmetic case to contain a wide variety of cosmetics and having a new style.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
This invention will be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1
is a perspective view of a cosmetic case in the present invention;
FIG. 2
is an exploded perspective view of the cosmetic case in the present invention;
FIG. 3
is an upper view of the cosmetic case in the present invention;
FIG. 4
is a cross-sectional view of the line
4
—
4
in
FIG. 3
;
FIG. 5
is a side cross-sectional view of the cosmetic case in the present invention;
FIG. 6
is a cross-sectional view of the line
6
—
6
in
FIG. 5
;
FIG. 7
is a side view of the cosmetic case being in use in the present invention;
FIG. 8
is a perspective view of the cosmetic case opened up in the present invention; and,
FIG. 9
is a perspective view of the cosmetic case filled with cosmetics being opened up in the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
A preferred embodiment of a cosmetic case in the present invention, as shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2
, includes a case body
10
, a cover
20
, a slidable cover
30
, a drawer
40
as main components combined together.
The case body
10
as shown in
FIG. 2
, has a pivotal hole
11
formed respectively in two sides of a front end, a deep recess
12
and a shallow recess
13
formed separated with an intermediate wall in an upper surface. The deep recess
12
is located near the pivotal hole
11
to place a powder puff A therein, as shown in
FIG. 9
, having plural air holes
120
in a bottom to communicate with an exterior to keep dry the powder puff A. The shallow recess
13
is to place a pressed powder therein as shown in FIG.
9
. The case body
10
further has two lengthwise side walls, which have its upper halves receded inward to form receded walls
14
near the shallow recess
13
having respectively an elongate straight rail groove
140
. Further, the case body
10
has a drawer cavity
15
formed in a lower bottom and an aperture
150
formed in a rear end as an entrance of a drawer
40
to slide in, and a guide groove
151
respectively formed in two opposite inner side walls of the cavity
15
as shown in
FIGS. 2 and 6
. A lengthwise elongate hole
16
is formed in a wall beside the deep recess
12
as shown in
FIG. 6
, for containing a eyebrow pencil or a small perfume bottle therein, and a cylindrical cap
160
closes the mouth of the hole
16
and functions as a decoration.
The cover
20
, as shown in
FIG. 2
, has a pivot
21
respectively formed to protrude from two opposite side walls to fit in the pivotal holes
11
of the case body to permit the cover
20
closing on the deep recess
12
swing up and down by means of the two pivots
21
. Further, the cover
20
has a mirror
22
fixed on an inner surface, as shown in
FIGS. 4 and 8
, usable to do makeup. The cover also has two wings
23
extending down from two lengthwise opposite sides to hide the receded walls
14
of the case body
10
when the cover
20
closes up the case body
10
, and a rather thin front wing
24
extends forward from a front edge, as shown in
FIGS. 2 and 4
.
The slidable cover
30
, as shown in
FIG. 2
, is located on the shallow recess
13
of the case body
10
, has a protruding tab
31
formed respectively on two inner opposite walls of an inner end to fit in the two rail grooves
140
in the case body
10
to let the slidable cover
30
to slide back and forth along the rail grooves
140
. When the slidable cover
30
is correctly fitted on the shallow recess
13
, the slidable cover
30
has its inner end fitting with the front wing
24
of the cover
20
and preventing the cover
20
from swinging open.
The drawer
40
, as shown in
FIG. 2
, is positioned in the drawer cavity
15
of the case body
10
, having plural chambers
41
divided by separating walls in an upper side for storing various cosmetics and utensils therein (such as lipsticks C and lip pencils as shown in FIG.
9
). Further, the drawer
40
has a projection
42
formed respectively at two opposite sides and fitting in the guide grooves
151
to permit the drawer
40
move in and out of the bottom of the case body
10
.
In using this cosmetic case after assembled together, the following operations may be done.
1. The slidable cover
30
is pushed out to let the front wing
24
of the cover
20
separated from the slidable cover
30
. Then the cover
20
may be swung up as shown in
FIG. 7
, and the mirror
22
appears in a slanting position for a user to look at to do makeup.
At the same time, the powder puff A (shown in
FIG. 9
) in the deep recess
12
may be taken out for use.
2. The slidable cover
30
is pulled out, with the projections
31
moving along the rail grooves
140
until the slidable cover
30
completely moves out to expose the pressed powder B, as shown in
FIGS. 7-9
. Then the pressed powder can be used.
3. The drawer
40
is pulled out of the case body
10
(as shown in
FIGS. 7
,
8
and
9
) to expose the lipsticks C and lip pencils in the drawer
40
. When the drawer
40
is completely pulled out, the projections
42
may be stopped by the end walls of the guide grooves
151
of the drawer cavity
15
, preventing the drawer from falling out of the case body
10
.
4. The cylinder cap
160
is taken off the elongate hole
16
, as shown in
FIG. 6
, for the eyebrow pencil or the perfume bottle to be taken out for use.
As can be understood from the aforesaid description, the cosmetic case in the invention contained almost every kinds of makeup, improving conventional ones to contain only one kind or a few kinds of makeup.
Further, a compressed powder B and lipsticks C may be contained in inner frames and then the inner frames are respectively placed in the shallow recess
13
and the chambers
41
of the drawer
40
. In case of the compressed powder or the lipsticks used up, a new one can be replaced, and the cosmetic case still has full usefulness, not reducing its functions.
While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described above, it will be recognized and understood that various modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications which may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.
Claims
- 1. A cosmetic case comprising:a case body having two—one front and the other rear-recesses formed in an upper surface, a rail groove formed respectively in two opposite walls of the rear one of said recesses, a drawer cavity formed in a bottom, said drawer cavity having an aperture in one end of said case body, and a guide groove formed respectively in two opposite inner wall of said drawer cavity; a cover having one end pivotally connected to said case body, closing on a front deep recess with no rail grooves in its two side walls, and a mirror fixed in an inner surface; a slidable cover closing on a rear shallow recess with said two rail grooves in its two side walls, a protruding tab respectively formed in two opposite inner walls to fit in said two rail grooves of said case body, said two opposite walls extending down, said slidable cover possible to move back and forth by means of said protruding tabs moving along said rail grooves; and, a drawer movably fitted in said drawer cavity by means of two projections formed on two opposite lengthwise sides fitting and moving along said guide grooves of said case body, said drawer pushed in and pulled out of said drawer cavity in said case body.
- 2. The cosmetic case as claimed in claim 1, wherein said front deep recess of said case body closed on by said cover has plural air holes in a bottom for air to flow in and out to keep said powder puff always dry.
- 3. The cosmetic case as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cover has a rather thin front wing formed to extendrearward from a rear end, and said front wing is pressed immovable by an inner end of said slidable cover when said slidable cover is pushed in.
- 4. The cosmetic case as claimed in claim 1, wherein said case body has a lengthwise elongate hole formed in a side wall of said front deep recess, and a cylindrical cap closes a mouth of said lengthwise elongate hole and protrudes out of said case body for an eyebrow pencil or a small perfume bottle to be contained in said elongate hole.
- 5. The cosmetic case as claimed in claim 1, wherein said case body has receded surfaces formed in two lengthwise opposite walls of a front half portion to keep an outer surface of said two lengthwise opposite walls flush with said cover when said cover closes on said case body.
- 6. The cosmetic case as claimed in claim 1, wherein said two recesses and said drawer are for placing various inner frames of cosmetics.
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