Powder case

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6474346
  • Patent Number
    6,474,346
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, July 24, 2001
    23 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, November 5, 2002
    22 years ago
Abstract
A powder case comprises a lower case for receiving powder, with a first connector, and an upper case including a second connector to be coupled with the first connector, and a downwardly extending a cylindrical housing with a ledge for engaging a flange of a slider of a brush, and an array of apertures at its bottom. As the end of the brush is inserted into the housing the flange of the slider 23 engages the ledge so that the brush fur is exposed to the powder through the apertures. The connectors may include complementary threads or cleats which engage to secure to upper and lower cases.
Description




BACKGROUND—FIELD OF INVENTION




The present utility relates to a powder case, more particularly, to a powder case that prevents dispersing of the powder when adhering the powder on a brush.




BACKGROUND—DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART




The conventional powder case, as described in

FIG. 1

, includes a case


1


which has an outer case


2


. The outer case


2


has a receiving portion


3


and a tray


5


. The receiving portion


3


receives the powder


4


. And the tray


5


is for filling a part of the powder from the receiving portion


3


, and is formed at an upper part of the receiving portion


3


. The receiving portion


3


contains a puff


6


or a brush for adhering the powder. Also, a lid


7


is screwed to the case


1


in order to prevent separation of the puff


6


or the brush.




But, the conventional powder case is inconvenient to use. A user should to separate the tray


5


whenever taking out the powder from the receiving portion


3


, fix the tray


5


into the receiving portion


3


again, and then here the powder on the puff


6


or the brush. Accordingly, whenever adhering the powder on the puff


6


or the brush, the powder


4


is dispersed around. Accordingly, there is a loss of the powder and the circumference is unclean.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




In order to overcome the conventional problems, an object of the present utility is to provide a powder case that is easy to adhere the powder on a brush and prevents dispersing of the powder when adhering the powder on a brush.




In order to accomplish the object, the powder case comprises a lower case for receiving powder and being formed with a first conjunction around upper peripheral; and an upper case including a second conjunction to be coupled with the first conjunction on the inner peripheral surface of the lower case, a cylindrical housing formed vertically from the upper center to the lower, a ledge, formed along middle peripheral of the housing, for locking a flange of a brush, and an array of apertures at the bottom of the housing.




Consequently, the present utility has some advantages as follows.




If the end portion of the brush is inserted into the inner of the housing after leading out a slider of the brush, the slider is inserted into the case while the flange of the slider is locked on the ledge of the housing. Accordingly, the brush adheres the powder through the apertures. That is, a user may adhere the powder on the brush by only inserting the brush into the housing. The inserting work is very comfortable, and the loss of the powder is prevented, and a problem of the uncleanness of the circumference is solved.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS




These and other features, and advantages of the present utility will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings, in which like components are referred to by like reference numerals. In the drawings:





FIG. 1

is a plane of a conventional powder case;





FIG. 2

is a fragmentary perspective of a powder case according to the present utility;





FIG. 3

is a plane of a powder case coupling with a brush according to an embodiment of the present utility;





FIG. 4

is a plane of a powder case coupling with a brush according to another embodiment of the present utility;





FIG. 5

is an another embodiment of a powder case according to the present utility; and





FIG. 6

is a fragmentary perspective of the powder case according to another embodiment of the present utility.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT




Hereinafter, preferred embodiment of the present utility will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.




As described in

FIG. 2

, the powder case


11


according to the present utility includes a lower case


12


and an upper case


15


.




The lower case


12


receives the powder


14


in the inner portion of itself and is formed with a male screw


13


as a first conjunction.




The upper case


15


is formed with a female screw


16


as a second conjunction so as to be coupled to the male screw


13


on the inner peripheral surface of the lower case


12


. The upper case


15


includes a cylindrical housing


17


, which is formed vertically from upper center to the lower. A ledge


18


is formed along middle peripheral of the housing


17


for locking a flange


24


of a brush


21


. And, arrays of apertures


19


are formed at the bottom of the housing


17


.




The powder case


11


according to the present utility possesses the powder


14


in the lower case


12


, and couples the male screw


13


to the female screw


16


on the upper case


15


.




In order to couple the brush


21


to the housing


17


of the powder case


11


, as described in

FIG. 3

, a slider


23


of the brush


21


should be led out for gathering the brush fur


25


to inside of the slider


23


. And then, as described in

FIG. 4

, the end of the brush


21


is led into the housing


17


.




When leading the brush


21


into the housing


17


, a flange


24


of the slider


23


is locked by the ledge


18


. If pushing the brush


21


continuously, the slider


23


is inserted into the inner case


22


, and the brush fur


25


is exposed outwardly, and the powder


14


provided through the apertures


19


of the housing


17


is adhered to the brush fur


25


.




The powder case


11


according to present utility is more comfortable than the conventional powder case because the powder


14


is adhered to the brush fur


25


with only a simple work such as pushing the brush


21


into the housing


17


.




Besides, when adhering the powder


14


on the brush fur


25


, the powder


14


may be dispersed around. In the present utility, all portions of the powder case are closed except only the apertures


19


of the housing


17


, and the apertures


19


are intercepted by the brush fur


25


. Accordingly, the powder is not dispersed into anywhere except the brush fur


25


.




Consequently, the present utility may prevent undesired waste of the powder


14


and the user may use the powder


14


long times while reducing a cost and solve the conventional problem of the uncleanness of the circumference.





FIG. 5

is another embodiment of a powder case according to the present utility. The powder case


31


includes a plurality of radial supporting protrusions


33


as a first conjunction on upper peripheral of the lower case


32


, and also includes a plurality of locking protrusions


36


as a second conjunction around the lower peripheral of the upper case


35


.




Consequently, the locking protrusions


36


of the upper case


35


face the supporting protrusions


33


of the lower case


32


. If the upper case


35


and the lower case


32


is closed and then the upper case


35


is turned, the locking protrusions


36


of the upper case


35


are located on the bottom of the supporting protrusions


33


of the lower case


32


. And then, the upper case


35


and the lower case


32


is locked each other not to be separated.




The powder case


31


is easier to be opened/closed than the powder case


11


including the male screw


13


and the female screw


16


because the powder case


31


is opened/closed by just a little turning of the upper case


35


and the lower case


32


.





FIG. 6

is a fragmentary perspective of a powder case according to another embodiment of the present utility. The powder case further includes a cover


37


for covering the lower peripheral of the housing


17


included in the upper case


15


,


32


. The powder case is emerged in condition that the housing


17


is covered by the cover


37


. And the powder in the lower case


12


is prevented from being dispersed outwardly through the apertures


19


.




Consequently, the present utility has some advantages as follows. If the end of the brush


21


is inserted into the inner of the housing


17


after leading out a slider


23


of the brush


21


, the slider


23


is inserted into the case


22


while the flange


24


of the slider


23


is locked on the ledge


18


of the housing


17


. Accordingly, the brush fur


25


adheres the powder


14


through the apertures


19


. That is, a user may adhere the powder


14


on the brush fur


25


by only inserting the brush


21


into the housing


17


. The inserting work is very comfortable, and the loss of the powder is prevented, and the uncleanness of the circumference is solved.



Claims
  • 1. A powder case comprisinga lower case having a chamber for containing a powder and a first connector, an upper case having a second connector complementary to said first connector for mating said upper case and lower case, and an upper surface with an opening at an upper end of a downward extending cylindrical housing, said housing having a lower end with apertures in communication with said chamber, and an inward extending ledge intermediate said upper end and said lower end, and a powder applicator comprising a hollow cylindrical case, a brush mounted in said case and extending downwardly therefrom, and a cylindrical slider telescopically mounted within said case about said brush and having an external shoulder, said slider covering said brush when fully extended from said case, and said shoulder engaging said ledge as said powder applicator is inserted into said cylindrical housing thereby exposing said brush to said lower chamber through said apertures.
  • 2. A powder case as claimed in the claim 1wherein one of said upper case and said lower case comprises a male screw thread and wherein the other of said upper case and said lower case comprises a female screw thread for engaging said male screw thread to connect said upper case to said lower case.
  • 3. A powder case as claimed in claim 1,wherein the first connector comprises a plurality of radial supporting protrusions formed adjacent the upper circumference of the lower case, and wherein the second connector comprises a plurality of complementary radial locking protrusions formed adjacent the lower circumference of the upper case for interlocking with the supporting protrusions on the lower case.
  • 4. A powder case as claimed in the claim 1,wherein the powder case further includes a cover removably mountable on the housing of the upper case.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
01-13003 May 2001 KR
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