COSMETIC CONTAINER

• US 20180352935A1
• Filed: 10/23/2017
• Published: 12/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Libo Cosmetics Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Libo Cosmetics Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LIN, Hsiao -Yun
• Granted Patent: US 10,448,726 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2034/007 with special decorative arrangements or form
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2040/0012 with special decorative arrangements or form
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 34/046 comprising a wiper
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/24 Casings for two or more cosmetics
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/267 comprising a wiper

Abstract

A cosmetic container includes an outer shell and an inner shell. The outer shell includes a sidewall, and the sidewall includes a plurality of perforated holes. The inner shell is inserted into the outer shell, wherein the inner shell includes a body and a plurality of protruding patterns extending outwardly and exposed through the perforated holes.

Claims

1. A cosmetic container, comprising:

a housing comprising;

an outer shell comprising a sidewall, wherein the sidewall includes a plurality of perforated holes; and

an inner shell inserted into the outer shell, wherein the inner shell includes a body and a plurality of protruding patterns extending outwardly and exposed through the perforated holes.

2. The cosmetic container of claim 1, wherein an outer surface of the sidewall of the outer shell and outer surfaces of the protruding patterns of the inner shell are coplanar.

3. The cosmetic container of claim 1, wherein outer surfaces of the protruding patterns of the inner shell are protruded out from an outer surface of the sidewall of the outer shell.

4. The cosmetic container of claim 1, further comprising a bottle inserted into the inner shell, wherein the body of the inner shell is expanded by the bottle such that the protruding patterns of the inner shell protrude into and engage with the perforated holes.

5. The cosmetic container of claim 4, wherein the bottle is bonded to the body of the inner shell.

6. The cosmetic container of claim 5, wherein the bottle is bonded to the body of the inner shell by ultrasonic welding.

7. The cosmetic container of claim 4, wherein the bottle is bonded to the sidewall of the outer shell.

8. The cosmetic container of claim 7, wherein the bottle is bonded to the sidewall of the outer shell by ultrasonic welding.

9. The cosmetic container of claim 1, wherein the body of the inner shell is a one-piece body comprising a plurality of body sections with the protruding patterns formed thereon, and a resilient section between and connected to the body sections.

10. The cosmetic container of claim 9, wherein the resilient section comprises a herringbone-pleated structure.

11. The cosmetic container of claim 1, wherein the body of the inner shell is a multi-piece body comprising a plurality of body sections with the protruding patterns formed thereon, and the plurality of body sections are separated from each other.

12. The cosmetic container of claim 1, wherein the outer shell and the inner shell are formed from different materials.

13. A cosmetic container, comprising:

a base having a first open end and a second open end opposite to each other for receiving separate cosmetic products; and

two caps configured to cover the first open end and the second open end of the base, respectively, each of the two caps having an open end, the open ends of the two caps being detachably engageable with the first open end and the second open end of the base, respectively, wherein each of the two caps comprises;

an outer shell comprising a sidewall, wherein the sidewall includes a plurality of perforated holes; and

an inner shell inserted into the outer shell, wherein the inner shell includes a body and a plurality of protruding patterns extending outwardly and exposed through the perforated holes.

14. The cosmetic container of claim 13, wherein an outer surface of the sidewall of the outer shell and outer surfaces of the protruding patterns of the inner shell of each of the two caps are coplanar.

15. The cosmetic container of claim 13, wherein outer surfaces of the protruding patterns of the inner shell of each of the two caps are protruded out from an outer surface of the sidewall of the outer shell.

16. The cosmetic container of claim 13, wherein each of the two caps further comprises a cover plate affixed to the outer shell and the inner shell, forming a closed end in the cap.

17. The cosmetic container of claim 16, wherein each of the cover plates includes a plurality of recesses, and each of the inner shells includes a plurality of projections engaged with the recesses of the cover plate such that each of the cover plates is affixed to the inner shell.

18. The cosmetic container of claim 16, wherein each of the cover plates is affixed to the respective outer shell with adhesives.

19. The cosmetic container of claim 13, wherein the outer shell and the inner shell are formed from different materials.

20. The cosmetic container of claim 13, wherein the inner shell is formed from a resilient material, and the inner shell includes a plurality of slots configured to reduce a size of the inner shell for fitting the inner shell into the outer shell.