Lipstick/cosmetic portfolio

• US 6,155,738 A
• Filed: 01/09/1998
• Issued: 12/05/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tammye Lynn King
• Original Assignee: Tammye Lynn King
• Inventors: King, Tammye Lynn
• Primary Examiner(s): Pitts, Andrea L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CARTER, MONICA SMITH
• Application Number:
  US09/004,773
• Time in Patent Office: 1,061 Days
• Field of Search: 206/455, 206/772, 206/473, 281/31, 281/30, 281/38, 281/34, 281/28, 281/22, 281/15.1, 283/67, 283/70, 283/74, 402/79, 402/80 R
• US Class Current: 402/79
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/0087 for samples
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 5/04 Cards of samples; Books of samples packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets, or webs for removal therefrom B65D73/00

Abstract

An organizer includes sample cards which are mounted on pages which, in turn, are stored within a binder. Each of the sample cards bears a color sample and an associated written description for a particular cosmetic product.

Claims

1. A cosmetics organization kit, comprising:

a holder;

at least one page sized and configured to be releasably secured within the holder;

a plurality of transparent patches secured to at the least one page to define a plurality of pockets;

a plurality of cards sized and configured to fit within respective pockets, wherein each of the cards is also sized and configured to provide a first region suitable for receiving a color sample, and a second region suitable for receiving a written description of a color sample;

a plurality of transparent, adhesive-backed sheets, pre-sized to fit over a respective color sample card, wherein, after a color sample and written description has been placed on a card, the user peels off one of the pre-sized, transparent adhesive-backed sheets and places it over the card with the adhesive backing facing downward towards the color sample.

2. The kit of claim 1, wherein the cards are provided in sheets which are sized and configured to be releasably secured within the holder, and perforations are formed in the sheets to facilitate removal of each of the cards.

3. The kit of claim 2, further comprising a plurality of transparent, adhesive-backed sheets pre-sized and configured to overlie respective cards and thereby cover respective color samples and written descriptions.

4. The kit of claim 3, wherein the transparent, adhesive-backed sheets are pre-sized and configured to be releasably secured within the holder, and perforations are formed in the transparent, adhesive-backed sheets to facilitate removal of each of the sheets.

5. The kit of claim 4, wherein the holder is a ring binder.

6. The kit of claim 1, wherein the holder is a ring binder.

7. The kit of claim 6, wherein the cards are provided in sheets which are sized and configured to be releasably secured within the ring binder, and perforations are formed in the sheets to facilitate removal of each of the cards.

8. The kit of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of transparent adhesive-backed sheets pre-sized and configured to overlie respective cards and thereby cover respective color samples and written descriptions.

9. A method of organizing an inventory of different cosmetics, comprising the steps of:

applying a color sale of one cosmetic to a card;

applying an appropriate written description to the card;

peeling the back off one of the transparent, adhesive-backed sheets and placing the sheet over the card with the adhesive back facing downward towards the color sample;

placing the card in a holder; and

repeating the foregoing steps for each remaining cosmetic within the inventory.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of adding a new cosmetic to the inventory.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of removing a card for the new cosmetic from a perforated sheet of cards.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of applying a sample of the cosmetic to the card;

and writing a description of the cosmetic on the card.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of peeling a pre-sized, transparent, adhesive-backed sheet off of a larger perforated sheet and placing the sheet over the card with the adhesive-backed side facing downward towards the color sample.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of inserting the card into a respective pocket on a respective page;

and releasably securing the respective page within a binder.