SHAVING PRODUCT DISPENSER CONTAINER WITH MIRROR
An instrument for dispensing a product used for shaving, typically shaving a face, is disclosed. The product consists of a container body and a container lid. The container body at least partially encloses the shaving product and contains a mechanism to advance the shaving product towards an at least partially opened top of the container body. The container body typically has walls, at least one of which is flat and is adapted to receive a mirror or reflective surface thereon. With a mirror or reflective surface thereon, the shave dispenser may be used in a shower with the mirror on the container body being used as a reflective surface for the user to properly apply the shave product to his face.
This regular patent application claims the benefit of and priority from and incorporates by reference all of the following: U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/393,188, filed Oct. 14, 2010; U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/406,811, filed Oct. 26, 2010; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/413,046, filed Nov. 12, 2010.
FIELD OF INVENTIONContainers containing personal care products for which a mirror is typically used in the application or use of the product.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONPeople are busier than ever. Multitasking is common. It's not uncommon (for speed and/or convenience) for a man to combine shaving with bathing in the shower or bath. Whether it's his face, head or entire body, shaving in the shower saves time, resources (water), and eliminates the need to clean a dirty sink. The same can be said for a teenager wishing to apply a product such as a facial scrub in the shower.
People who use personal care products (in the bath or shower) sacrifice when the availability of a mirror is limited or restricted. Mirrors are typically made of glass or plastic which, when combined with the slippery environment of a bath or shower, create a potential hazard. Most mirrors are separate, hand-held instruments. Once used, it must be stored in the shower amongst the bottles shampoo, shave cream and soap.
Applicant provides a novel way to combine the convenience of a mirror and packaging of the personal care product. For example, a container would contain a mirror or reflective film surface on the side of the package. Combining the mirror with the packaging would add convenience and safety to the user's experience.
Applicant further provides in a container having a shaving gel or gel-like substance, a novel shape of a dispenser head. Applicant provides a novel container shape for a shaving stick of the pushup type, a novel concave shaped dispensing head. This novel shaped dispensing head for a pushup dispenser provides a more efficient spread and coverage of the shape composition, (gel, gel oil or otherwise), on the user's skin surface.
In one embodiment, no mirror is used, but the product upper surface, upper lip and/or top is concave.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONA shave system comprising a container having a body with an upper lip defining an at least partly open top, a front wall, a rear wall, two side walls, one of which includes a generally flat portion, and a base is provided. The container includes an interior. A lid is provided for removably engaging the container walls so as to removably cover the at least partly open top. A product for application to the face of a user at least partly engages the interior of the body. A product movement means moves the product upward in the body responsive to manual operation. A mirror engages the generally flat portion of one of the front or rear walls of the body of the container.
The mirror is non-fogging. A label may be dimensioned to removably cover at least part of the mirror. The label is typically a peel off label which will leave no residue on the mirror.
The product is a solid. The product may also be semi-solid and is sufficiently viscous so as not to flow through the cover openings except through manual operation of the product movement means. The product may have a concave upper surface. The upper lip may include concave walls. The top may include a concave cover having a multiplicity of openings therein. The product movement means may be a push plate or a base plate, a threaded rod, and a knob.
A member is adapted to releasably engage the body or the lid to a vertical wall, which member is a suction cup. A razor is provided, further including means to releasably engage a razor. The means to releasably engage the razor is, in one embodiment, an elastic band. The means to releasably engage the razor may be a hinged loop. The side walls may be concave and the body may be comprised of plastic or silicon.
A novel peel-off label has a reflective surface on the underside thereof. The peel-off label typically has indicia, trademarks written or other information on an outer face, visible from a product to which it is attached. The underside of the label typically includes an adhesive to releasably and removably attach it to a face of a mirror or reflective surface. The reflective surface is fixedly attached to a container.
In a preferred embodiment, the removable label and the reflective surface have similar length and width dimensions, such that the removable label portion substantially covers the reflective layer, which is itself attached to the surface of the container.
In an alternate preferred embodiment, at least part of the reflective surface underlying the label may be visible to the consumer.
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- 10 Container
- 12 Container lid
- 14 Container front label
- 14a Container front wall
- 15 Container body
- 16 Container bottom
- 17 Container side wall
- 18 Product push plate or twist knob or other product movement means
- 19 Container side wall
- 20 Container back label
- 20a Container back wall
- 21 Product
- 21a Upper surface
- 22 Mirror or reflective material, non-fogging surface
- 23 Upper lip of body
- 24 Convex protruding surface
- 26 Concave indent surface
- 27 Push plate
- 28 Flat surface
- 29 Twist knob/rod/plate
- 30 Indents
- 32 Molded groove
- 34 Cutaway section
- 36 Disposable razor
- 37 Contoured dispenser cover top
- 38 Holes or perforations
- 39 Shaver holder
- 40 Finger indent
- 41 Hole for shaver
- 42 Shaver
- 47 Product push plate
- 48 Elastic band
- 50 Hinged foldout loop mechanism
- 52 Suction cup
Applicant's system includes a container 10, which container may have a container front wall 14a, a container back wall 20a, and container side walls 17 and 19. The container front wall, rear wall, and two side walls in cross-section in one embodiment are generally rectangular. Container 10 may include a container bottom 16 for engaging body 15. Container bottom 16 may be configured to receive product movement means 18, which may be a product push plate 47 (see
A product 21 is provided for at least partially engaging the interior of body 15 and the product movement means 18 provides upward movement in response to manual operation of the product movement means.
Container body 15 contains an at least partially open top for product 21 to emerge therefrom. Top may be completely open for receiving the product therethrough as seen in
A container lid 12 has walls configured to removably engage an upper portion of container body 15, so as to removably cover the at least partially open top.
Applicant's novel container typically has a front label 14, and a rear label 20. The rear label typically may be placed over the mirror or reflective material 22 in a temporary fashion (to display ingredients, for example, then peeled off by the user to expose the mirror 22 or reflective material.
Front or back (rear) walls are typically flat, but may include a concave 26 or convex 24 walls and either protrude 24 (
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Holes or perforations 38 are situated in a manner to assist the flow and spread of the product. They would also protect the product from the water in a shower or bath environment.
Shaver holder 39, a pull down/snap closed, hinged-type loop assembly is built into the top of the container 12. This may be molded into and as part of the top or may be molded separately and attached via a hinge built into the top 12.
A small indent, finger indent 40, may be molded into the top 12 so the user could use their fingernail to open the otherwise flush shaver holder 39.
Hole 41 for razor 36 may be round, square or other suitable shape. This is to place the shaver, so the shaver is held in proximity to the container and is kept out of the water, which may be left pooled in the shower or bath.
Typically, elements 48/52, which comprise means for retaining a razor to the container, are used in the alternative. It may be seen with reference to
Although the invention has been described in connection with the preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the invention's particular form set forth, but on the contrary, it is intended to cover such alterations, modifications, and equivalences that may be included in the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A shave system comprising:
- a container having a body with an upper lip defining an at least partly open top, a front wall, a rear wall, two side walls, at least one wall which includes a generally flat portion, and a base, the container including an interior;
- a lid for removably engaging the container walls so as to removably cover the at least partly open top;
- a product for at least partly engaging the interior of the body; and
- a mirror for engaging the generally flat portion of one of the front or rear walls of the body of the container.
2. The shave system of claim 1, the container including product movement means adapted to move product upwards in the interior of the body responsive to manual operation.
3. The shave system of claim 1, wherein the mirror is non-fogging.
4. The shave system of claim 1, further including a label dimensioned to removably cover at least part of the mirror.
5. The shave system of claim 4, wherein the label is a peel off label which will leave no residue on the mirror.
6. The shave system of claim 1, wherein the product is a solid.
7. The shave system of claim 6, wherein the top is open and the product includes a concave upper surface.
8. The shave system of claim 1, wherein the upper lip includes concave walls.
9. The shave system of claim 8, wherein the product is a solid; and wherein the top is open and the product includes a concave upper surface.
10. The shave system of claim 1, wherein the top includes a concave cover having a multiplicity of openings therein.
11. The shave system of claim 10, wherein the product is sufficiently viscous so as not to flow through the cover openings except through manual operation of the product movement means.
12. The shave system of claim 1, wherein the product movement means is a push plate.
13. The shave system of claim 1, wherein the product movement means includes a base plate, a threaded rod, and a knob.
14. The shave system of claim 1, further including a member adapted to releasably engage the body or the lid to a vertical wall.
15. The shave system of claim 14, wherein the member is a suction cup.
16. The shave system of claim 1, further including a razor.
17. The shave system of claim 1, further including means to releasably engage a razor.
18. The shave system of claim 17, wherein the means to releasably engage the razor is an elastic band.
19. The shave system of claim 17, wherein the means to releasably engage the razor is a hinged loop.
20. The shave system of claim 1, further including a razor; and further including means to releasably. engage a razor to the container body.
21. The shave system of claim 1, wherein the side walls are concave.
22. The shave system of claim 1, wherein the body is plastic or silicon.
23. A shave system comprising:
- a container having a body with an upper lip defining an at least partly open top, a front wall, a rear wall, two side walls, one of which includes a generally flat portion, and a base, the container including an interior;
- a lid for removably engaging the container walls so as to removably cover the at least partly open top;
- product movement means;
- a product for at least partly engaging the interior of the body and the product movement means to move upward in the body responsive to manual operation of the product movement means; and
- a mirror for engaging the generally flat portion of one of the front or rear walls of the body of the container, wherein the mirror is non-fogging;
- further including a label dimensioned to removably cover at least part of the mirror;
- wherein the label is a peel off label which will leave no residue on the mirror;
- wherein the product is a solid;
- wherein the top is open and the product includes a concave upper surface; and
- wherein the upper lip includes concave walls.
24. The shave system of claim 23, further including a member adapted to releasably engage the body or the lid to a vertical wall.
25. The shave system of claim 24, further including means to releasably engage a razor.
26. A shave system comprising:
- a container having a body with an upper lip defining an at least partly open top, a front wall, a rear wall, two side walls, one of which includes a generally flat portion, and a base, the container including an interior;
- a lid for removably engaging the container walls so as to removably cover the at least partly open top;
- product movement means;
- a product for at least partly engaging the interior of the body and the product movement means to move upward in the body responsive to manual operation of the product movement means; and
- a mirror for engaging the generally flat portion of one of the front or rear walls of the body of the container, wherein the mirror is non-fogging;
- further including a label dimensioned to removably cover at least part of the mirror; wherein the label is a peel off label which will leave no residue on the mirror; wherein the top includes a concave cover having a multiplicity of openings therein; and wherein the product is sufficiently viscous so as not to flow through the cover openings except through manual operation of the product movement means.
27. The shave system of claim 26, further including a member adapted to releasably engage the body or the lid to a vertical wall.
28. The shave system of claim 27, further including means to releasably engage a razor.
Type: Application
Filed: Oct 14, 2011
Publication Date: May 3, 2012
Inventor: David Nowacek (San Antonio, TX)
Application Number: 13/273,597