MANICURE RECEPTACLE WITH DRYING PART
The invention relates to a manicure receptacle having a drying part, including: a receptacle body which has an entrance formed in its upper portion and stores a manicure therein; and a cap which is coupled to the entrance of the receptacle body and has a support rod which is integrated with a brush in its lower portion and extends in the vertical direction, wherein the cap includes a drying part configured to dry a manicure applied on a nail or a toenail of a user by raising the wind. The manicure receptacle is capable of quickly drying a manicure applied on a nail or a toenail of a user by raising the wind, thereby shortening manicure drying time and improving convenience of manicure use.
This application claims the benefit of Korean Application No. 10-2012-0016619, filed on Feb. 17, 2012, with the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a manicure receptacle with a drying part, and more particularly, to a manicure receptacle with a drying part, which is capable of quickly drying a manicure applied on a nail or a toenail of a user by raising the wind.
2. Description of the Related Art
In general, as one of essential cosmetics for modern women, a manicure is in the form of liquid and is used to create various personalities by being applied on a nail or a toenail using a brush.
The manicure is used with it carried in a manicure receptacle for the purpose of convenience of storage and portability.
However, such a conventional manicure receptacle has limited utilization because it can only have a simple function of storage and portability.
In other words, this conventional manicure receptacle has no separate means for forcibly drying a manicure applied on a nail or a toenail. Thus, it is inconvenient for a user to wait for a period of time until the manicure applied on the nail or toenail is completely dried or to blow from a mouth onto the nail or toenail for fast drying of the manicure.
Accordingly, there is a need for a manicure receptacle which is capable of quickly drying a manicure applied on a nail or a toenail of a user.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONAccordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a manicure receptacle having a drying part, which is capable of quickly drying a manicure applied on a nail or a toenail of a user by raising the wind, thereby shortening manicure drying time and improving convenience of manicure use.
To achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a manicure receptacle including a drying part, including: a receptacle body which has an entrance formed in its upper portion and stores a manicure therein; and a cap which is coupled to the entrance of the receptacle body and has a support rod which is integrated with a brush in its lower portion and extends in the vertical direction, wherein the cap includes a drying part configured to dry a manicure applied on a nail or a toenail of a user by raising the wind.
The drying part may include: a drying part housing which is detachably coupled to the top of the cap and has an air outlet port formed in its upper portion; a wind raising portion which is coupled to the interior of the drying part housing and is configured to raise the wind to dry the manicure and discharge the raised wind to the air outlet port; and a power supply which is provided to supply power to the wind raising portion.
The drying part housing may be provided with at least one air inlet port formed in its surface, through which external air is introduced.
The drying part housing may include a switch provided to allow a user to control an operation of the power supply.
The drying part housing may include a detecting portion formed in its surface to operate the power supply when the nail or toenail of the user approaches within a preset range.
According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a manicure receptacle including a drying part, including: a receptacle body which has an entrance formed in its upper portion and stores a manicure therein; a cap which is coupled to the entrance of the receptacle body and has a support rod which is integrated with a brush in its lower portion and extends in the vertical direction; and a receptacle pedestal which is configured to be coupled to and support the receptacle body, wherein the receptacle pedestal includes a drying part configured to dry a manicure applied on a nail or a toenail of a user by raising the wind.
The receptacle pedestal may include a pedestal housing which is detachably coupled to the receptacle body and has an air outlet port formed in its surface, and the drying part may include: a wind raising portion which is coupled to the interior of the pedestal housing and is configured to raise the wind to dry the manicure and discharge the raised wind to the air outlet port; and a power supply which is provided to supply power to the wind raising portion.
The pedestal housing may be provided with at least one air inlet port formed in its surface, through which external air is introduced.
The pedestal housing may include a switch provided to allow a user to control an operation of the power supply.
The pedestal housing may include a detecting portion formed in its surface to operate the power supply when the nail or toenail of the user approaches within a preset range.
The detecting portion may be a proximity sensor configured to detect approach of the nail or toenail of the user and operate the power supply based on the detection.
According to the above aspects of the present invention, a manicure receptacle having a drying part is capable of quickly drying a manicure applied on a nail or a toenail of a user by raising the wind, thereby shortening manicure drying time and improving convenience of manicure use.
The above and/or other aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following detailed description of the present invention, concrete description on related functions or constructions will be omitted if it is deemed that the functions and/or constructions may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention.
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The receptacle body 100 forms a main frame of the manicure receptacle of this embodiment and has the entrance 102 in the upper part. That is, the receptacle body 100 is configured to store a manicure in the form of a liquid. The receptacle body 100 may be made of transparent glass.
A user can draw the manicure out of the receptacle body 100 through the entrance 102 formed in the upper part of the receptacle body 100.
The cap 110 is coupled to the entrance 102 of the receptacle body 100 and has a support rod 112 which is integrated with a brush 113 in its lower part and extends in the vertical direction. The cap 110 is threaded with the entrance of the receptacle body 100. To this end, the cap 110 and the entrance 102 have their respective mating threads (not shown).
The cap 110 plays a role of blocking the entrance to prevent the liquid manicure in the receptacle body 100 from flowing out of the receptacle body 100 while allowing the manicure to be coated in the brush 113 and applied on the nail or toenail easily.
The drying part 120 is configured to dry the manicure applied on the nail or toenail by raising the wind and includes a drying part housing 130, a wind raising portion 140 provided to raise the wind, and a power supply 150 provided to supply power to the wind raising portion 140.
The drying part housing 130 forms the main frame of the drying part 120 and has an air outlet port 132 formed in the top thereof. The drying part housing 130 is formed into a shape corresponding to the cap 110 and is detachably coupled to the top of the cap 110. The drying part housing 130 may be coupled to the cap 110 in a mutual-fitting manner.
Specifically, the drying part housing 130 has a fitting projection 131 formed to project from its bottom and the cap 110 has a fitting groove 114 formed to recess from its top, such that the fitting projection 131 can be attached/detached to/from the fitting groove 114.
Alternatively, the drying part housing 130 and the cap 110 may be detachably coupled to each other in a mutual-screwing manner.
The air outlet port 132 is formed in the top of the drying part housing 130. The air outlet port 132 forms an outlet path of the wind raised by the wind raising portion 140 which will be described later. The air outlet port 132 may be provided with a net (not shown) to prevent a finger of the user from being introduced into the drying part 120 while allowing the wind to be discharged.
The drying part housing 130 has at least one air inlet port 134 formed on its surface, through which air can be introduced externally. Accordingly, the drying part housing 130 raises the wind by means of the wind raising portion 140 from the air introduced through the air inlet port 134 and discharges the raised wind through the air outlet port 132.
The drying part housing 130 has a switch 136 on its surface. Accordingly, a user can control an operation of the power supply (which will be described later) through manipulation of the switch 136. The switch 136 may have various types such as a one-touch type, a sensor-touch type and so on.
The drying part housing 130 has a detecting portion 138 on its top to detect approach of the nail or toenail of the user. That is, the detecting portion 138 is configured to detect the nail or toenail approaching within a preset range of the drying part housing 130 and control the operation of the power supply 150 based on the detection.
The detecting portion 138 can improve convenience in drying the manicure applied on the nail or toenail of the user by automatically detecting the approach of the nail or toenail applied with the manicure within the preset range of the drying part housing 130 and controlling the power supply 150 to supply power to the wind raising portion 140. In this embodiment, the detecting portion 138 may be implemented with a proximity sensor to automatically operate the power supply 150 when an object approaches within the preset range of the drying part housing 130.
The wind raising portion 140 is provided within the drying part housing 130 and includes a motor 142 and a fan 144 coupled to the motor 142. The wind raising portion 140 including the motor 142 and the fan 144 raises the wind from the air introduced into the air inlet port 134 within the drying part housing 130 and discharges the raised wind to the air outlet port 132.
The power supply 150 is provided to supply power to the wind raising portion 140. The power supply 150 includes a PCB board 152 printed with various printed circuits to control the operation of the drying part 120, and a battery 154 to supply power to the PCB board 152.
The PCB board 152 is configured to be fixed to the interior of the drying part housing 130. In addition, the motor 142 of the wind raising portion 140 is fixed to the PCB board 152.
The battery 154 is coupled to the PCB board 152 in order to supply power to the wind raising portion 140. In this embodiment, the battery 154 is detachably coupled to the PCB board 152 and may be of an exchange type or a charging type.
Hereinafter, use of the manicure receptacle having the drying part according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the manicure receptacle having the drying part according to this embodiment, the cap 110 is coupled to the entrance 102 of the receptacle body 100 storing the liquid manicure and the drying part 120 is detachably coupled to the top of the cap 110.
When the user opens the entrance of the receptacle body 100 and applies and dries the manicure on the nail or toenail by means of the brush 113 provided in the cap 110, the switch 136 provided in the drying part 120 is switched on and, accordingly, the wind raising portion 140 starts to operate by the power supplied from the power supply 150.
When the wind raising portion 140 operates, external air is introduced into the drying part housing 130 through the air inlet port 134 and the wind raising portion 140 raises the wind according to the operation of the motor 142 and the fan 144. That is, the wind raising portion 140 raises the wind by the operation of the motor 142 and the fan 144 and the external air introduced through the air inlet port 134 of the drying part housing 130 and discharges the raised wind to the air outlet port 132.
The operation of the wind raising portion 1440 continues until the manicure applied on the nail or toenail is completely dried by supply of the wind and the user switches the switch 136 off.
That is, the user can quickly and conveniently dry the manicure applied on the nail or toenail using the wind raised by the wind raising portion 140 of the drying part 120.
In addition, the user can operate the power supply 150 and the wind raising portion 140 by approaching the nail or toenail applied with the manicure to the drying part housing 130 provided with the detecting portion 138 without operating the switch 136.
That is, the detecting portion 138 can improve convenience in drying the manicure applied on the nail or toenail of the user by automatically detecting the approach of the nail or toenail applied with the manicure within the preset range of the drying part housing 130 and controlling the power supply 150 to supply the power to the wind raising portion 140.
In this manner, the manicure receptacle having the drying part according to the embodiment of the present invention can shorten the drying time of the manicure and convenience of use by quickly drying the manicure applied on the nail or toenail using the wind raised by the drying part 120.
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The receptacle body 200 and the cap 210 have the same configuration and function as the receptacle body 100 and the cap 110 described in the previous embodiment, and therefore, explanation of which will not be repeated for the purpose of clarity.
The receptacle pedestal 220 is configured to be coupled to and support the receptacle body 200 and includes a pedestal housing 222.
The pedestal housing 222 forms a main frame of the receptacle pedestal 220 and has an air outlet port 224 formed on its surface. The pedestal housing 222 has a rest groove 222A formed in its upper part to be detachably coupled to and stably support the receptacle body 220. That is, the pedestal housing 222 has a structure which is narrow in its upper portion and wide in its lower portion to stably support the receptacle body 200.
In this embodiment, the pedestal housing 222 may be of a hollow type with its lower portion opened to accommodate the drying part 230 (which will be described later) and a closure plate 222B is coupled to the opening after the drying part 230 is accommodated.
The rest groove 222A is formed in the upper portion of the pedestal housing 222 and is configured to be depressed from its surface such that the lower portion of the receptacle body 200 is detachably inserted in the rest groove 222A.
The air outlet port 224 is formed in the surface of the pedestal housing 222. The air outlet port 224 forms an outlet path of the wind raised by the wind raising portion 240 of the drying part which will be described later. The air outlet port 224 may be provided with a net (not shown) to prevent a finger of the user from being introduced into the drying part 230 while allowing the wind to be discharged.
The pedestal housing 222 has at least one air inlet port 226 formed on its surface, through which air can be introduced externally. Accordingly, the pedestal housing 222 raises the wind by means of the wind raising portion 240 from the air introduced through the air inlet port 226 and discharges the raised wind through the air outlet port 224.
The pedestal housing 222 has a switch 228 on its surface. Accordingly, a user can control an operation of the power supply 250 of the drying part 230 (which will be described later) through manipulation of the switch 228. The switch 228 may have various types such as a one-touch type, a sensor-touch type and so on.
The pedestal housing 222 has a detecting portion 229 on its surface to detect approach of the nail or toenail of the user. That is, the detecting portion 229 is configured to detect the nail or toenail approaching within a preset range of the pedestal housing 222 and control the operation of the power supply 250 based on the detection.
The detecting portion 229 can improve convenience in drying the manicure applied on the nail or toenail of the user by automatically detecting the approach of the nail or toenail applied with the manicure within the preset range of the pedestal housing 222 and controlling the power supply 250 to supply power to the wind raising portion 240. In this embodiment, the detecting portion 229 may be implemented with a proximity sensor to automatically operate the power supply 250 when an object approaches within the preset range of the pedestal housing 222.
The drying part 230 is configured to dry the manicure applied on the nail or toenail by raising the wind and includes the wind raising portion 240 provided to raise the wind, and the power supply 250 provided to supply power to the wind raising portion 240.
The wind raising portion 240 is provided within the pedestal housing 222 and includes a motor 242 and a fan 244 coupled to the motor 242. The wind raising portion 240 including the motor 242 and the fan 244 raises the wind from the air introduced into the air inlet port 226 within the pedestal housing 222 and discharges the raised wind to the air outlet port 224.
The power supply 250 is provided to supply power to the wind raising portion 240. The power supply 250 includes a PCB board 252 printed with various printed circuits to control the operation of the drying part 230, and a battery 254 to supply power to the PCB board 252.
The PCB board 252 is configured to be fixed to the interior of the pedestal housing 222. In addition, the motor 242 of the wind raising portion 240 is fixed to the PCB board 252.
The battery 254 is coupled to the PCB board 252 in order to supply power to the wind raising portion 240. In this embodiment, the battery 254 is detachably coupled to the PCB board 252 and may be of an exchange type or a charging type.
The manicure receptacle having the drying part according to this embodiment has the same operation and effects as that of the previous embodiment except that the drying part 230 to dry the manicure applied on the nail or toenail by raising the wind is incorporated into the pedestal housing 222 forming the receptacle pedestal 220 and the receptacle body 200 is detachably coupled to and stably support the pedestal housing 222.
While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The exemplary embodiments are provided for the purpose of illustrating the invention, not in a limitative sense. Thus, it is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A manicure receptacle including a drying part, comprising:
- a receptacle body which has an entrance formed in its upper portion and stores a manicure therein; and
- a cap which is coupled to the entrance of the receptacle body and has a support rod which is integrated with a brush in its lower portion and extends in the vertical direction,
- wherein the cap includes a drying part configured to dry a manicure applied on a nail or a toenail of a user by raising the wind.
2. The manicure receptacle according to claim 1, wherein the drying part includes:
- a drying part housing which is detachably coupled to the top of the cap and has an air outlet port formed in its upper portion;
- a wind raising portion which is coupled to the interior of the drying part housing and is configured to raise the wind to dry the manicure and discharge the raised wind to the air outlet port; and
- a power supply which is provided to supply power to the wind raising portion.
3. The manicure receptacle according to claim 2, wherein the drying part housing is provided with at least one air inlet port formed in its surface, through which external air is introduced.
4. The manicure receptacle according to claim 2, wherein the drying part housing includes a switch provided to allow a user to control an operation of the power supply.
5. The manicure receptacle according to claim 2, wherein the drying part housing includes a detecting portion formed in its surface to operate the power supply when the nail or toenail of the user approaches within a preset range.
6. A manicure receptacle including a drying part, comprising:
- a receptacle body which has an entrance formed in its upper portion and stores a manicure therein;
- a cap which is coupled to the entrance of the receptacle body and has a support rod which is integrated with a brush in its lower portion and extends in the vertical direction; and
- a receptacle pedestal which is configured to be coupled to and support the receptacle body,
- wherein the receptacle pedestal includes a drying part configured to dry a manicure applied on a nail or a toenail of a user by raising the wind.
7. The manicure receptacle according to claim 6, wherein the receptacle pedestal includes a pedestal housing which is detachably coupled to the receptacle body and has an air outlet port formed in its surface, and
- wherein the drying part includes:
- a wind raising portion which is coupled to the interior of the pedestal housing and is configured to raise the wind to dry the manicure and discharge the raised wind to the air outlet port; and
- a power supply which is provided to supply power to the wind raising portion.
8. The manicure receptacle according to claim 7, wherein the pedestal housing is provided with at least one air inlet port formed in its surface, through which external air is introduced.
9. The manicure receptacle according to claim 7, wherein the pedestal housing includes a switch provided to allow a user to control an operation of the power supply.
10. The manicure receptacle according to claim 7, wherein the pedestal housing includes a detecting portion formed in its surface to operate the power supply when the nail or toenail of the user approaches within a preset range.
11. The manicure receptacle according to claim 5, wherein the detecting portion is a proximity sensor configured to detect approach of the nail or toenail of the user and operate the power supply based on the detection.
12. The manicure receptacle according to claim 10, wherein the detecting portion is a proximity sensor configured to detect approach of the nail or toenail of the user and operate the power supply based on the detection.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 4, 2013
Publication Date: Aug 22, 2013
Inventor: Sang Seon KIM (Incheon)
Application Number: 13/758,475
International Classification: A45D 29/11 (20060101); A45D 29/14 (20060101); A45D 29/12 (20060101);
