COSMETIC CONTAINER INCLUDING DETACHABLE MIRROR
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a cosmetic container including a detachable mirror includes: a lower container; a refill container coupled to the lower container and accommodated therein with a cosmetic product; an upper container for opening and closing the lower container; an upper container cover detachably coupled to the upper container; and a mirror attached to an inner side of the upper container cover.
This application claims the priority of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2020-49502 filed on Apr. 23, 2020, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the InventionOne aspect of the present disclosure relates to a cosmetic container, and more particularly, to a cosmetic container including a detachable mirror, in which a user may detach, separately carry, and use a mirror attached to an inner side of the container as necessary.
2. Description of the Related ArtA cosmetic product is an article used for beautifying the appearance of a human body and covering defects of the appearance to make the appearance look attractive, or for maintaining the health of skin, hair, and the like.
The cosmetic product is classified into basic cosmetics, color cosmetics, and functional cosmetics according to the purpose of use, and manufactured in a liquid or gel form or a solid or powder form according to characteristics thereof so as to be stored in various types of cosmetic containers for use.
Accordingly, it is necessary to develop a container for various types of cosmetic products according to the purpose of use and the characteristics of the cosmetic products. In general, a liquid or gel cosmetic product is used in a manner that the liquid or gel cosmetic product is filled in a glass container or a tube container, and applied onto the skin by a user through taking out some of the liquid or gel cosmetic product on a hand or squeezing out some of the liquid or gel cosmetic product upon use.
However, according to such a conventional cosmetic container, there is an inconvenience in that the user is required to wash his or her hand on which a cosmetic material is put whenever the user uses the cosmetic material, and there is a problem that the cosmetic material is wasted.
In order to solve the problems as described above, a compact container in which a puff is mounted has been developed so as not to put the cosmetic material on the hand, and to easily carry the puff.
As a conventional compact container as described above, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1584512 has been disclosed, in which the conventional compact container includes: an outer container; a refill container coupled to an inner side of the outer container and accommodated therein with a cosmetic material; a refill container lid for opening and closing the refill container; and an outer container lid for opening and closing the outer container, wherein the outer container and the refill container are detachably undercut-coupled to each other, so that when the cosmetic material accommodated in the refill container is used up, the refill container may be separated from the outer container, and a new refill container may be coupled to the outer container.
However, the conventional compact container has a structure in which a mirror is fixedly coupled to an inner side of the outer container lid, so that there is an inconvenience in that the outer container has to be gripped and used in a state in which the outer container lid is opened, and there is a problem in that the outer container lid is arbitrarily closed by an external impact or an inclination of the outer container to cause the mirror to be covered.
In addition, according to the conventional compact container, in a case of discarding the conventional compact container when the cosmetic product accommodated in the conventional compact container is used up, it is difficult to separate the mirror, which is formed of a material different from materials of other components, from other components, so that the mirror and other components may only be discarded at once. Accordingly, resources may be wasted, and an environment may be polluted.
In order to solve the problems as described above, Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0488068 has been disclosed. According to the related art, a cosmetic container to which a mirror is detachably coupled includes: a lower container for storing contents therein; an outer lid including a cover part configured to open and close an upper portion of the lower container and facing the lower container, and a side part extending downward while surrounding a circumference of the cover part; and a mirror attached to an inner side of the outer lid, wherein the cover part and the side part are detachably coupled to each other by an interference fit, and the mirror is attached to an inner side of the cover part.
However, according to the related art, since the cover part and the mirror are fixedly coupled to each other by a coupling member, and the coupling member is coupled to an upper side of the side part by an interference fit scheme, there is inconvenience in forcibly separating or fastening the coupling member from or to the outer lid, and when the coupling member is forcibly separated from and coupled to the outer lid several times, there is a problem that the mirror is easily separated from the outer lid while being carried or used due to a reduction in coupling strength between the outer lid and the coupling member that are coupled to each other by the interference fit.
In addition, in order to separate the coupling member from the outer lid, one surface of the mirror has to be pushed so that the coupling member may be forcibly separated upward from the outer lid. In this case, the mirror may be contaminated by foreign substances put on the hand, and when the mirror is strongly pressed to separate the coupling member, the mirror may be damaged by a pressing force.
DOCUMENTS OF RELATED ART Patent Documents(Patent document 0001) Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1584512 (published on Jan. 25, 2016)
(Patent document 0002) Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0488068 (published on Dec. 10, 2018)
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIn order to solve the problems as described above, an object of the present invention is to provide a cosmetic container including a detachable mirror, in which an upper container cover is detachably coupled to one side of an upper container for opening and closing a lower container, and a mirror is attached to an inner side of the upper container cover, so that the upper container cover to which the mirror is attached may be separated from the upper container so as to be easily and separately carried, or fitted to a hand mirror coupling member and used conveniently.
In order to achieve the objects as described above, according to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a cosmetic container including a detachable mirror, the cosmetic container including: a lower container; a refill container coupled to the lower container and accommodated therein with a cosmetic product; an upper container for opening and closing the lower container; an upper container cover detachably coupled to the upper container; and a mirror attached to an inner side of the upper container cover.
In addition, the upper container may include a first fastening part having a first vertical insertion groove and a first horizontal fastening groove, and the upper container cover may include a fastening protrusion inserted and fastened into the first vertical insertion groove and the first horizontal fastening groove.
In addition, the upper container and the upper container cover may be detachably fastened to each other by a magnetic force.
In addition, the upper container and the upper container cover may be detachably fastened to each other by undercut coupling.
In addition, the upper container and the upper container cover may be detachably fastened to each other by screw coupling.
In addition, the upper container cover may be formed on one surface thereof with an attachment surface to which the mirror is attached, and may include a gripping side surface extending perpendicularly from an outer side of the attachment surface.
In addition, the cosmetic container may further include a nameplate formed on one surface of the upper container cover, which is exposed to an outside.
In addition, the cosmetic container may further include a hand mirror coupling member to which the upper container cover separated from the upper container is coupled.
In addition, the hand mirror coupling member may include a cover coupling ring to which the upper container cover is coupled, and a handle protruding from one side of the cover coupling ring.
In addition, the hand mirror coupling member may include a second fastening part having a second vertical insertion groove and a second horizontal fastening groove, and the upper container cover may include a fastening protrusion inserted and fastened into the second vertical insertion groove and the second horizontal fastening groove.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the mirror attached to an inner side of the cosmetic container can be separated according to needs of a user so as to be separately carried, or fitted to the hand mirror coupling member and used conveniently, so that usability of the cosmetic container and utilization of the mirror can be improved.
In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, in a case of separate collection of the cosmetic container when the cosmetic product accommodated in the cosmetic container is used up, the mirror can be easily separated and recycled, so that a waste of resources and environmental pollution can be reduced.
The following detailed descriptions of the present invention are given for embodiments in which the present invention may be practiced, and refer to the accompanying drawings that illustrate the embodiments. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the present invention. It should be understood that various embodiments of the present invention are different from each other, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, specific shapes, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented and changed from one embodiment to another embodiment without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. In addition, it should be understood that a position or arrangement of individual elements within each embodiment described herein may vary without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Therefore, the following detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the invention is defined only by the appended claims while encompassing the scope of all equivalents of the claimed invention when appropriately described. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to elements that perform like or similar functions in various aspects.
Regarding the terms used herein, general terms that are currently used as widely as possible are selected in consideration of functions thereof in the present invention. However, the meanings of the terms may vary according to the intention of those skilled in the art, judicial precedents, the emergence of new technologies, and the like. In addition, in certain cases, a term may be selected at discretion of the applicant. In this case, the meaning of the term will be described in detail at a corresponding part in the description of the invention. Therefore, the terms used herein should be defined based on the meanings of the terms and the contents throughout the present disclosure without being simply limited to names of the terms.
In the present disclosure, when some part “includes” some elements, unless explicitly described to the contrary, it means that other elements may be further included but not excluded.
Hereinafter, a cosmetic container including a detachable mirror according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to
As shown in the drawings, according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the cosmetic container may include a lower container 10, an upper container 20, an upper container cover 30, a mirror 40, and a refill container 50.
The lower container 10 may be accommodated therein with a cosmetic product, and may have a cylindrical shape with an open top and an open bottom, in which the refill container 50 may be inserted through the open top. Although the lower container 10 has been shown in the drawings of the cosmetic container according to one embodiment of the present invention as having a cylindrical shape with a low height and a wide width, the configuration is not limited thereto, and the shape may be variously changed according to convenience of use, preference of a purchaser, a trend, or the like.
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The cosmetic container may further include an intermediate body 60 having a structure to be fastened to the upper container 20, and the intermediate body 60 may be coupled to the lower container 10. The intermediate body 60 may have a ring shape so as to be inserted and fixedly coupled between the outer wall 12 and the inner wall 14 of the lower container 10. The intermediate body 60 may be formed at an outer periphery thereof with a push button 62 inserted into an upper portion of the button insertion hole 12a of the lower container 10, and formed at an inner periphery thereof with at least one insertion part 64 inserted into an upper portion of the insertion hole 14a of the lower container 10.
The push button 62 may include a pressing part 62a pressed by a user with a finger or the like, elastic blades 62b extending from both side surfaces of the pressing part 62a, and a fastening protrusion 62c formed on an upper portion of the pressing part 62a. The pressing part 62a of the push button 62 may be exposed to an outside of the cosmetic container through the button insertion hole 12a of the lower container 10, and the fastening protrusion 62c may be coupled to a fastening hook 22 formed on the upper container 20. In this case, the push button 62 may be configured such that an end of the elastic blade 62b is integrally connected to one side surface of the intermediate body 60 to constitute a part of the intermediate body 60 while the pressing part 62a is separated from the intermediate body 60 by a predetermined interval, so that the push button 62 may be easily moved forward and rearward by a pressing operation of the user.
In more detail, according to the related art, when a button member is assembled with a compact container, the button member is fitted to a button hole while being inserted into a fixing protrusion of the compact container, so that it is difficult to assemble the button member, and thus productivity is low. Accordingly, the cosmetic container according to one embodiment of the present invention is configured such that the intermediate body 60 having a ring shape is coupled to an inner side of the lower container 10, and the push button 62 is integrally formed on one side of the intermediate body 60, so that the push button 62 may be elastically moved forward and rearward from the intermediate body 60 so as to be fastened to or unfastened from the upper container 20. Therefore, in a state in which the push button 62 is formed integrally with the intermediate body 60, the push button 62 may be exposed to the outside through the button insertion hole 12a of the lower container 10 so as operate smoothly, and it is unnecessary to separately assemble the push button 62 with the lower container 10, so that productivity may be improved due to simplification of a manufacturing process and a reduction in labor and assembly costs resulting from the simplification of the manufacturing process.
In addition, the elastic blade 62b of the push button 62 may extend along the outer periphery of the intermediate body 60, and may include at least one bent part 62d. In other words, the elastic blade 62b may be formed in a curved shape due to a plurality of bent parts 62d, that is, in a corrugated shape while extending outward from the pressing part 62a, so that the pressing part 62a may be more elastically moved forward and rearward when the pressing part 62a is pressed.
In more detail, according to the related art, a button support of the push button extends along an inner periphery of the container to elastically support a button body while being bent by a pressure on the button body. In this case, only a connection portion between the button body and the button support is forcibly bent, so that durability of the connection portion is low, and there is a limitation in providing elasticity to the button body by the button support. Accordingly, the cosmetic container according to one embodiment of the present invention is configured such that the elastic blades 62b are formed on both sides of the pressing part 62a of the push button 62, the end of the elastic blade 62b is integrally connected to one side surface of the intermediate body 60, and the bent parts 62d having a curved shape is formed on the elastic blade 62b, so that when the user presses the push button 62, a bending portion of the elastic blade 62b may be distributed throughout the elastic blade 62b by the bent part 62d, and thus the push button 62 may operate more stably and elastically.
In this case, it is preferable that the push button 62 is injection-molded integrally with the intermediate body 60 as shown in the drawings.
Although the lower container 10 and the intermediate body 60 have been shown in the drawings of the cosmetic container according to one embodiment of the present invention as being coupled to each other by a protrusion and a groove, the configuration is not limited thereto, and various coupling schemes that allow the intermediate body 60 to be firmly and fixedly coupled to the inner side of the lower container 10, such as undercut coupling or force-fit coupling, may be applied.
Meanwhile, the refill container 50 accommodated therein with the cosmetic material may be coupled to an inner space of the lower container 10. The cosmetic product or an impregnating member S impregnated with the cosmetic product may be mounted in the refill container 50, a fixing member 54 may be coupled to an upper portion of the refill container 50 to prevent the impregnating member S accommodated in the refill container 50 from being separated to the outside, and a refill container cover 52 may be formed on one side of the refill container 50 to open and close the refill container 50.
The upper container 20 may be coupled to one side of the lower container 10 to open and close the lower container 10.
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The upper container cover 30 may be detachably coupled to the upper container 20, and may be fastened to or unfastened from the upper container 20 while being rotated by a predetermined distance. The upper container cover 30 may have a disc shape corresponding to the upper container 20, and may have an open bottom to cover an upper portion of the upper container 20.
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At least one fastening protrusion part 34a may be formed at an inner periphery of the gripping side surface 34 of the upper container cover 30. The fastening protrusion part 34a may be fastened or unfastened while sequentially passing through the first vertical insertion groove 26a and the first horizontal fastening groove 26b of the upper container 20. In other words, when the upper container 20 and the upper container cover 30 are fastened to each other, the fastening protrusion part 34a of the upper container cover 30 may be inserted into the first vertical insertion groove 26a of the upper container 20, and sequentially, the fastening protrusion part 34a of the upper container cover 30 may be inserted into the first horizontal fastening groove 26b of the upper container 20 as the upper container cover 30 is rotated in one direction. In this case, the fastening protrusion part 34a may ride over the first latching protrusion 26c to restrict a rotation of the fastening protrusion part 34a in an opposite direction. In addition, when the upper container 20 and the upper container cover 30 are separated from each other, the upper container cover 30 may be rotated in the opposite direction to move the fastening protrusion part 34a from the first horizontal fastening groove 26b to a lower portion of the first vertical insertion groove 26a, and sequentially, the fastening protrusion part 34a may be taken out from the first vertical insertion groove 26a.
However, the upper container cover 30 and the upper container 20 of the cosmetic container according to one embodiment of the present invention may be detachably coupled to each other not only by the above-described fastening structure, but also by various fastening structures that allow the upper container cover 30 and the upper container 20 to be easily and detachably coupled to each other, such as coupling by a magnetic force, undercut coupling, or screw coupling.
In addition, the cosmetic container may further include a nameplate 80 formed on one surface of the upper container cover 30, which is exposed to the outside. As shown in
The mirror 40 may be attached to the inner side of the upper container cover 30 to reflect a makeup region of the user. As shown in
Meanwhile, the cosmetic container may further include a hand mirror coupling member 70 to which the upper container cover 30 separated from the upper container 20 is coupled. As shown in
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A second fastening part 76 including a second vertical insertion groove 76a and a second horizontal fastening groove 76b may be formed at an outer periphery of the cover coupling ring 72 of the hand mirror coupling member 70. One side of the second vertical insertion groove 76a may be opened toward a top of the cover coupling ring 72, and the second horizontal fastening groove 76b may be connected to the second vertical insertion groove 76a so as to extend horizontally. In this case, a second latching protrusion 76c may protrude from the second horizontal fastening groove 76b to restrict the rotation of the upper container cover 30 fastened to the hand mirror coupling member 70.
The fastening protrusion part 34a of the upper container cover 30 may be sequentially inserted and fastened into the second vertical insertion groove 76a and the second horizontal fastening groove 76b of the hand mirror coupling member 70. In other words, when the upper container cover 30 and the hand mirror coupling member 70 are fastened to each other, the fastening protrusion part 34a of the upper container cover 30 may be inserted into the second vertical insertion groove 76a of the hand mirror coupling member 70, and sequentially, the fastening protrusion part 34a of the upper container cover 30 may be inserted into the second horizontal fastening groove 76b of the hand mirror coupling member 70 as the upper container cover 30 is rotated in one direction. In this case, the fastening protrusion part 34a may ride over the second latching protrusion 76c to restrict the rotation of the fastening protrusion part 34a in the opposite direction. In addition, when the upper container cover 30 and the hand mirror coupling member 70 are separated from each other, the upper container cover 30 may be rotated in the opposite direction to move the fastening protrusion part 34a from the second horizontal fastening groove 76b to a lower portion of the second vertical insertion groove 76a, and the fastening protrusion part 34a may be subsequently taken out from the second vertical insertion groove 76a.
As described above, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the cosmetic container is configured such that the upper container cover 30 is detachably coupled to one side of the upper container 20 for opening and closing the lower container 10, and the mirror 40 is attached to the inner side of the upper container cover 30, so that the upper container cover 30 to which the mirror 40 is attached may be separated from the upper container 20 so as to be easily and separately carried, or fitted to the hand mirror coupling member 70 and used conveniently, and thus usability of the cosmetic container and utilization of the mirror may be improved. In addition, in a case of separate collection of the cosmetic container when the cosmetic product accommodated in the cosmetic container is used up, the mirror 40 may be easily separated and recycled, so that a waste of resources and environmental pollution may be reduced.
In order to use the cosmetic container according to one embodiment of the present invention, first, as shown in
Thereafter, the upper container 20 may be rotated so as to be opened, the refill container cover 52 may be rotated to open the refill container 50, and makeup may be performed with the cosmetic product accommodated in the refill container 50.
Meanwhile, when the mirror 40 is to be separated from the cosmetic container, as shown in
Next, as shown in
Thereafter, as shown in
Although the above description has been made with reference to illustrative embodiments and drawings as well as certain matters such as specific elements, the embodiments are provided for an overall understanding of the present invention, so the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. It will be understood by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains that various changes and modifications can be made from the above description.
Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described herein, and it will be understood that the scope of the spirit of the present invention encompasses the scope of the appended claims and all variations equivalent thereto.
Claims
1. A cosmetic container including a detachable mirror, the cosmetic container comprising:
- a lower container;
- a refill container coupled to the lower container and accommodated therein with a cosmetic product;
- an upper container for opening and closing the lower container;
- an upper container cover detachably coupled to the upper container; and
- a mirror attached to an inner side of the upper container cover.
2. The cosmetic container of claim 1, wherein the upper container includes a first fastening part having a first vertical insertion groove and a first horizontal fastening groove, and
- the upper container cover includes a fastening protrusion inserted and fastened into the first vertical insertion groove and the first horizontal fastening groove.
3. The cosmetic container of claim 1, wherein the upper container and the upper container cover are detachably fastened to each other by a magnetic force.
4. The cosmetic container of claim 1, wherein the upper container and the upper container cover are detachably fastened to each other by undercut coupling.
5. The cosmetic container of claim 1, wherein the upper container and the upper container cover are detachably fastened to each other by screw coupling.
6. The cosmetic container of claim 1, wherein the upper container cover is formed on one surface thereof with an attachment surface to which the mirror is attached, and includes a gripping side surface extending perpendicularly from an outer side of the attachment surface.
7. The cosmetic container of claim 1, further comprising a nameplate formed on one surface of the upper container cover, which is exposed to an outside.
8. The cosmetic container of claim 1, further comprising a hand mirror coupling member to which the upper container cover separated from the upper container is coupled.
9. The cosmetic container of claim 8, wherein the hand mirror coupling member includes a cover coupling ring to which the upper container cover is coupled, and a handle protruding from one side of the cover coupling ring.
10. The cosmetic container of claim 8, wherein the hand mirror coupling member includes a second fastening part having a second vertical insertion groove and a second horizontal fastening groove, and
- the upper container cover includes a fastening protrusion inserted and fastened into the second vertical insertion groove and the second horizontal fastening groove.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 30, 2021
Publication Date: Oct 28, 2021
Inventor: Do Hoon LEE (Incheon)
Application Number: 17/217,862