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The disclosure and prior art relate to mixing devices and more particularly pertains to a new mixing device for homogenizing suspensions of cosmetics.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a housing that defines an interior space. The housing is open-topped, and a block is positioned in the interior space. A plurality of recesses extends into the block from an upper face of the block. Each recess extends from proximate to a first endpoint to proximate to a second endpoint of the block. Each of a plurality of couplers is coupled to the block and is positioned in a respective recess. The coupler is configured to couple to a respective tubular container to retain the respective tubular container within the respective recess. A shaking module that is coupled to the housing and positioned in the interior space is operationally coupled to the block. The shaking module is positioned to shake the block to mix a cosmetic that is positioned in the respective tubular container.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
The lid 16 is positioned to selectively pivot relative to the housing 12, positioning the lid 16 to couple to the housing 12 to close the top 20.
A block 24, which is rectangularly box shaped, is positioned in the interior space 14. A plurality of recesses 26 extends into the block 24 from an upper face 28 of the block 24, as shown in
Each of a plurality of couplers 36 is coupled to the block 24 and positioned in a respective recess 26, as shown in
A pair of pads 44 is coupled singly to the second endpoint 32 of the block 24 and the disc 42, as shown in
A pair of channels 46 extends from the respective recess 26 into the block 24, as shown in
A shaking module 50 is coupled to the housing 12 and is positioned in the interior space 14. The shaking module 50 is operationally coupled to the block 24. The shaking module 50 is positioned to shake the block 24 to mix a cosmetic that is positioned in the respective tubular container. Many cosmetics comprises mixtures of two or more liquids, or one or more solids in a liquid, and they may separate. The device 10 allows a user to obtain a homogeneous mixture prior to applying the cosmetic.
A wall 52 is coupled to the housing 12 and positioned in the interior space 14 to define an upper chamber 54 and a lower chamber 56. The block 24 is positioned in the upper chamber 54 and the shaking module 50 is positioned in the lower chamber 56. A slot 58 is positioned through the wall 52. The slot 58 is perpendicular to the first end 18 of the housing 12.
The shaking module 50 comprises a battery 60. An orifice 62 is positioned in the second end 22 of the housing 12 proximate to the battery 60, as shown in
The shaking module 50 also comprises a motor 66, which is coupled to the housing 12. The motor 66 is operationally coupled to the battery 60. A wheel 68, which is eccentric, is coupled to a shaft 70 that extends from the motor 66, as shown in
A button 78 is coupled to the second end 22 of the housing 12. The button 78 is depressible. The button 78 is operationally coupled to the battery 60 and the motor 66. The button 78 is configured to be depressed a first time to operationally couple the motor 66 to the battery 60 so that the motor 66 is positioned to rotate the wheel 68, causing the arm 74 to urge the block 24 alternately toward the first end 18 and the second end 22 of the housing 12 in rapid repetition so that the block 24 and the respective tubular container are shaken. The button 78 is configured to be depressed a second time to decouple the motor 66 from the battery 60.
A plurality of feet 80 is coupled to a bottom 82 of the housing 12, as shown in
A mirror 34 is mirrored is coupled to the bottom 82 of the housing 12, as shown in
In use, up to three tubular containers are inserted singly into the recesses 26 by placing the one end of the tubular container against the pad 44 that is coupled to the disc 42 and pushing against the spring 40 so that the other end of the tubular container is insertable into the recess 26. The lid 16 is closed and the button 78 is pushed to actuate the motor 66. The rotation of the wheel 68 induces lateral movement in the arm 74 that is transferred to the block 24, and thus the tubular container, to mix the cosmetic in the tubular container.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the elements is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.