Patent Application
20240008622
The subject matter disclosed herein is generally directed to an improved wrist palette, and methods for making same, wherein the wrist palette is aesthetically pleasing, ergonomic, and configured to easily attach to wearable items without requiring a watchband, bracelet, cord, or other similar accoutrement to attach the palette to the wearer.
Various, wearable applicator and/or cosmetic holders are available on the market.
These include U.S. Pat. No. 9,943,315, Hands-free, refillable, skin ointment applicator, that discloses a hands-free, refillable, skin ointment applicator adapted to be worn on a user's wrist to enable them to rub skin ointment such as lip balm or sun screen on their face without needing to use their hands. The invention also relates to a hands-free comestible holder for dipping the comestible in the user's mouth. See
Further efforts include combining a cosmetic holder with time pieces, such as watches, see KR200202791, A Case Of Cosmetics For Wearing On Wrist, as well as KR20090002235, Cosmetic Case. See
KR20090064619, A Watch Have [sic] A Cosmetics Container, that also discloses watches combined with a cosmetics case, see
Other designs include U.S. Pat. No. 20090044825, Cosmetic Holder For Carrying By User, discloses a cosmetic holder includes a mounting base adapted for mounting to an appendage of a user, a plurality of cosmetic containers for storing cosmetics and/or cosmetic accessories, and a swivel joint connected between the mounting base and a selected cosmetic container for adjusting a position of the cosmetic container with respect to the mounting base about three mutually perpendicular axes. See
As the above disclosures show, prior efforts require attachment means to affix their various container components to the wearer such as wrist bands, cords, bracelets, etc. This necessitates designing the various devices to accommodate these various attachment means, as well as wishfully hoping for universal attachment capability, which is unlikely, cumbersome, and limits the product design and usefulness. Accordingly, it is an object of the present disclosure to provide an improved wrist palette that is aesthetically pleasing, ergonomic, and configured to easily attach to wearable items without requiring a watchband, bracelet, cord, or other similar accoutrement to attach the palette to the wearer as described and shown herein.
Citation or identification of any document in this application is not an admission that such a document is available as prior art to the present disclosure.
The above objectives are accomplished according to the present disclosure by providing a wrist palette. The wrist palette may include a shaped outer cover defining at least one first shape, a container attached to and covered by the shaped outer cover, the container defining at least one second shape that is complementary to the at least one first shape defined by the shaped outer cover, the shaped outer cover and the container affixed to one another via at least one hinge and move from a closed position to an open position as well as move from the open position to the closed position, at least one attachment clip affixed to a lower, outer surface of the container, and the at least one attachment clip configured to move from a first position engaging the lower, outer surface of the container to a second position distanced from the lower, outer surface of the container and configured to return to the first position from the second position. Further, the shaped outer cover may be formed in the shape of a stylized human lip. Again, the container may define at least one storage container within the container. Yet again, the storage container may be formed in the same shape as the container. Still yet, the at least one attachment clip may define at least one attachment first chasm between the at least one attachment clip and the lower, outer surface of the container. Moreover, the attachment clip may define a second engagement chasm positioned substantially perpendicular to the first engagement chasm. Further still, the at least one attachment clip may define at least one attachment hook on a distal end of the attachment clip. Still yet, a spring may placed between the at least one attachment clip and the lower, outer surface of the container. Further yet, the spring may be a ‘V’ shaped spring. Yet still again, the wrist palette may define at least one indention in the shaped outer cover or the container.
In a further embodiment, the disclosure provides a method of forming a wrist palette, The method may include forming a shaped outer cover to define at least one first shape, forming a container attached to and covered by the shaped outer cover, forming the container to define at least one second shape that is complementary to the at least one first shape defined by the shaped outer cover, forming the shaped outer cover and the container affixed to one another via at least one hinge and configuring the shaped outer cover and the container to move from a closed position to an open position as well as move from the open position to the closed position, forming at least one attachment clip and a second position distanced from the lower, outer surface of the container and configured to return to the first position from the second position. Furthermore, the shaped outer cover may be formed in the shape of a stylized human lip. Still further, the container may define at least one storage container within the container. Yet again, the storage container may be formed in the same shape as the container. Yet further, the at least one attachment clip may be formed to define at least one attachment first chasm between the at least one attachment clip and the lower, outer surface of the container. Further again, the attachment clip may be formed to define a second engagement chasm positioned substantially perpendicular to the first engagement chasm. Still yet further, the at least one attachment clip may be formed to define at least one attachment hook on a distal end of the attachment clip. Still yet again, a spring may be placed between the at least one attachment clip and the lower, outer surface of the container. Further still, the spring may be a ‘V’ shaped spring. Again, wrist palette may be formed to define at least one indention in the shaped outer cover or the container.
These and other aspects, objects, features, and advantages of the example embodiments will become apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon consideration of the following detailed description of example embodiments.
An understanding of the features and advantages of the present disclosure will be obtained by reference to the following detailed description that sets forth illustrative embodiments, in which the principles of the disclosure may be utilized, and the accompanying drawings of which:
The figures herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Before the present disclosure is described in greater detail, it is to be understood that this disclosure is not limited to particular embodiments described, and as such may, of course, vary. It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting.
Unless specifically stated, terms and phrases used in this document, and variations thereof, unless otherwise expressly stated, should be construed as open ended as opposed to limiting. Likewise, a group of items linked with the conjunction “and” should not be read as requiring that each and every one of those items be present in the grouping, but rather should be read as “and/or” unless expressly stated otherwise. Similarly, a group of items linked with the conjunction “or” should not be read as requiring mutual exclusivity among that group, but rather should also be read as “and/or” unless expressly stated otherwise.
Furthermore, although items, elements or components of the disclosure may be described or claimed in the singular, the plural is contemplated to be within the scope thereof unless limitation to the singular is explicitly stated. The presence of broadening words and phrases such as “one or more,” “at least,” “but not limited to” or other like phrases in some instances shall not be read to mean that the narrower case is intended or required in instances where such broadening phrases may be absent.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. Although any methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can also be used in the practice or testing of the present disclosure, the preferred methods and materials are now described.
All publications and patents cited in this specification are cited to disclose and describe the methods and/or materials in connection with which the publications are cited. All such publications and patents are herein incorporated by references as if each individual publication or patent were specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference. Such incorporation by reference is expressly limited to the methods and/or materials described in the cited publications and patents and does not extend to any lexicographical definitions from the cited publications and patents. Any lexicographical definition in the publications and patents cited that is not also expressly repeated in the instant application should not be treated as such and should not be read as defining any terms appearing in the accompanying claims. The citation of any publication is for its disclosure prior to the filing date and should not be construed as an admission that the present disclosure is not entitled to antedate such publication by virtue of prior disclosure. Further, the dates of publication provided could be different from the actual publication dates that may need to be independently confirmed.
As will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reading this disclosure, each of the individual embodiments described and illustrated herein has discrete components and features which may be readily separated from or combined with the features of any of the other several embodiments without departing from the scope or spirit of the present disclosure. Any recited method can be carried out in the order of events recited or in any other order that is logically possible.
Where a range is expressed, a further embodiment includes from the one particular value and/or to the other particular value. The recitation of numerical ranges by endpoints includes all numbers and fractions subsumed within the respective ranges, as well as the recited endpoints. Where a range of values is provided, it is understood that each intervening value, to the tenth of the unit of the lower limit unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, between the upper and lower limit of that range and any other stated or intervening value in that stated range, is encompassed within the disclosure. The upper and lower limits of these smaller ranges may independently be included in the smaller ranges and are also encompassed within the disclosure, subject to any specifically excluded limit in the stated range. Where the stated range includes one or both of the limits, ranges excluding either or both of those included limits are also included in the disclosure. For example, where the stated range includes one or both of the limits, ranges excluding either or both of those included limits are also included in the disclosure, e.g. the phrase “x to y” includes the range from ‘x’ to ‘y’ as well as the range greater than ‘x’ and less than ‘y’. The range can also be expressed as an upper limit, e.g. ‘about x, y, z, or less’ and should be interpreted to include the specific ranges of ‘about x’, ‘about y’, and ‘about z’ as well as the ranges of ‘less than x’, less than y′, and ‘less than z’. Likewise, the phrase ‘about x, y, z, or greater’ should be interpreted to include the specific ranges of ‘about x’, ‘about y’, and ‘about z’ as well as the ranges of ‘greater than x’, greater than y′, and ‘greater than z’. In addition, the phrase “about ‘x’ to ‘y’”, where ‘x’ and ‘y’ are numerical values, includes “about ‘x’ to about ‘y’”.
It should be noted that ratios, concentrations, amounts, and other numerical data can be expressed herein in a range format. It will be further understood that the endpoints of each of the ranges are significant both in relation to the other endpoint, and independently of the other endpoint. It is also understood that there are a number of values disclosed herein, and that each value is also herein disclosed as “about” that particular value in addition to the value itself. For example, if the value “10” is disclosed, then “about 10” is also disclosed. Ranges can be expressed herein as from “about” one particular value, and/or to “about” another particular value. Similarly, when values are expressed as approximations, by use of the antecedent “about,” it will be understood that the particular value forms a further aspect. For example, if the value “about 10” is disclosed, then “10” is also disclosed.
It is to be understood that such a range format is used for convenience and brevity, and thus, should be interpreted in a flexible manner to include not only the numerical values explicitly recited as the limits of the range, but also to include all the individual numerical values or sub-ranges encompassed within that range as if each numerical value and sub-range is explicitly recited. To illustrate, a numerical range of “about 0.1% to 5%” should be interpreted to include not only the explicitly recited values of about 0.1% to about 5%, but also include individual values (e.g., about 1%, about 2%, about 3%, and about 4%) and the sub-ranges (e.g., about 0.5% to about 1.1%; about 5% to about 2.4%; about 0.5% to about 3.2%, and about 0.5% to about 4.4%, and other possible sub-ranges) within the indicated range.
As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” include both singular and plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
As used herein, “about,” “approximately,” “substantially,” and the like, when used in connection with a measurable variable such as a parameter, an amount, a temporal duration, and the like, are meant to encompass variations of and from the specified value including those within experimental error (which can be determined by e.g. given data set, art accepted standard, and/or with e.g. a given confidence interval (e.g. 90%, 95%, or more confidence interval from the mean), such as variations of +/−10% or less, +/−5% or less, +/−1% or less, and +/−0.1% or less of and from the specified value, insofar such variations are appropriate to perform in the disclosure. As used herein, the terms “about,” “approximate,” “at or about,” and “substantially” can mean that the amount or value in question can be the exact value or a value that provides equivalent results or effects as recited in the claims or taught herein. That is, it is understood that amounts, sizes, formulations, parameters, and other quantities and characteristics are not and need not be exact, but may be approximate and/or larger or smaller, as desired, reflecting tolerances, conversion factors, rounding off, measurement error and the like, and other factors known to those of skill in the art such that equivalent results or effects are obtained. In some circumstances, the value that provides equivalent results or effects cannot be reasonably determined. In general, an amount, size, formulation, parameter or other quantity or characteristic is “about,” “approximate,” or “at or about” whether or not expressly stated to be such. It is understood that where “about,” “approximate,” or “at or about” is used before a quantitative value, the parameter also includes the specific quantitative value itself, unless specifically stated otherwise.
The term “optional” or “optionally” means that the subsequent described event, circumstance or substituent may or may not occur, and that the description includes instances where the event or circumstance occurs and instances where it does not.
As used herein, “polymer” refers to molecules made up of monomers repeat units linked together. “Polymers” are understood to include, but are not limited to, homopolymers, copolymers, such as for example, block, graft, random and alternating copolymers, terpolymers, etc. and blends and modifications thereof “A polymer” can be can be a three-dimensional network (e.g. the repeat units are linked together left and right, front and back, up and down), a two-dimensional network (e.g. the repeat units are linked together left, right, up, and down in a sheet form), or a one-dimensional network (e.g. the repeat units are linked left and right to form a chain). “Polymers” can be composed, natural monomers or synthetic monomers and combinations thereof. The polymers can be biologic (e.g. the monomers are biologically important (e.g. an amino acid), natural, or synthetic.
As used interchangeably herein, the terms “sufficient” and “effective,” can refer to an amount (e.g. mass, volume, dosage, concentration, and/or time period) needed to achieve one or more desired and/or stated result(s). For example, a therapeutically effective amount refers to an amount needed to achieve one or more therapeutic effects.
As used herein, “tangible medium of expression” refers to a medium that is physically tangible or accessible and is not a mere abstract thought or an unrecorded spoken word. “Tangible medium of expression” includes, but is not limited to, words on a cellulosic or plastic material, or data stored in a suitable computer readable memory form. The data can be stored on a unit device, such as a flash memory or CD-ROM or on a server that can be accessed by a user via, e.g. a web interface.
As used herein, the terms “weight percent,” “%,” and “wt. %,” which can be used interchangeably, indicate the percent by weight of a given component based on the total weight of a composition of which it is a component, unless otherwise specified. That is, unless otherwise specified, all wt % values are based on the total weight of the composition. It should be understood that the sum of wt % values for all components in a disclosed composition or formulation are equal to 100. Alternatively, if the wt % value is based on the total weight of a subset of components in a composition, it should be understood that the sum of wt % values the specified components in the disclosed composition or formulation are equal to 100.
Various embodiments are described hereinafter. It should be noted that the specific embodiments are not intended as an exhaustive description or as a limitation to the broader aspects discussed herein. One aspect described in conjunction with a particular embodiment is not necessarily limited to that embodiment and can be practiced with any other embodiment(s). Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment”, “an embodiment,” “an example embodiment,” means that a particular feature, structure or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. Thus, appearances of the phrases “in one embodiment,” “in an embodiment,” or “an example embodiment” in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, but may. Furthermore, the particular features, structures or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner, as would be apparent to a person skilled in the art from this disclosure, in one or more embodiments. Furthermore, while some embodiments described herein include some but not other features included in other embodiments, combinations of features of different embodiments are meant to be within the scope of the disclosure. For example, in the appended claims, any of the claimed embodiments can be used in any combination.
All patents, patent applications, published applications, and publications, databases, websites and other published materials cited herein are hereby incorporated by reference to the same extent as though each individual publication, published patent document, or patent application was specifically and individually indicated as being incorporated by reference.
Any of the wrist palettes described herein can be provided as a combination kit. As used herein, the terms “combination kit” or “kit of parts” refers to the parts, components, compositions, and any additional items that are used to package, sell, market, deliver, and/or provide the combination of parts or a single construct, contained therein. Such additional components include, but are not limited to, packaging, containers, blister packages, and the like. When one or more of the parts, components, compositions described herein are provided, or a combination thereof are provided (e.g., parts that may be assembled into a wrist palette or interchangeable parts that may be provided simultaneously) the combination kit can provide the wrist palette in a single construct (e.g., a completely assembled wrist palette) or in separate constructs (e.g., a wrist palette construct requiring assembly of partially assembled constructs). When the parts, components, compositions, and any additional items described herein or a combination thereof and/or kit components are not provided simultaneously, the combination kit can contain each part or other component in separate combinations. The separate kit components can be contained in a single package or in separate packages within the kit.
In some embodiments, the combination kit also includes instructions printed on or otherwise contained in a tangible medium of expression. The instructions can provide information regarding the content of the package, safety information regarding the content of the package, information regarding assembly and/or interchanging parts, indications for use, and/or recommended uses/assemblies contained therein. In some embodiments, the instructions can provide directions and protocols for using the wrist palette described herein to a user. In some embodiments, the instructions can provide one or more embodiments of the methods for assembling or interchanging a wrist palette of the current disclosure such as any of the methods described in greater detail elsewhere herein.
The wrist palettes of the current disclosure may have both the container and clip both lay flat and the top of the container molded into the shape of lips or other aesthetically pleasing designs, such as cartoon characters, symbols, geometric shapes, etc. The bottom side of clip on the wrist palette may be slightly contoured w/very small grooves applied. The inside has a separate lip shaped mold for lipstick. Magnets are located on each side (inside) for easy opening and closing and there's a small indention in center front of the lip for the finger to easily lift top of container to use. The clip and container are one piece and clip has small hinge for opening and attaching to wearable items. The wrist palette is made with environmentally friendly plastic and covered with stick on design and stick on mirror.
The wrist palette allows you to take it with you no matter where you go. No need for a handbag or something with pockets to hold your lipstick. Because of the flat, sleek contour of the container and clip it is appealing to the eye and can be attached to many different items. It is not bulky and you do not have to look through a purse or container to find it as it is affixed to you. Nor do you have to ask a friend or husband to carry it around for you. It is also perfect for touch ups when you are out and about.
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Various modifications and variations of the described methods, pharmaceutical compositions, and kits of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosure. Although the disclosure has been described in connection with specific embodiments, it will be understood that it is capable of further modifications and that the disclosure as claimed should not be unduly limited to such specific embodiments. Indeed, various modifications of the described modes for carrying out the disclosure that are obvious to those skilled in the art are intended to be within the scope of the disclosure. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure come within known customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains and may be applied to the essential features herein before set forth.
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| 63410303 | Sep 2022 | US |
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| Parent | 29838571 | May 2022 | US |
| Child | 18474491 | US |
