Combined cosmetics compact and cellular radiotelephone

• US 6,311,077 B1
• Filed: 07/08/1999
• Issued: 10/30/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: M3 Advisory Services Incorporated
• Original Assignee: M3 Advisory Services Incorporated
• Inventors: Bien, Jonathan S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung, Nay
• Assistant Examiner(s): PERSINO, RAYMOND B
• Application Number:
  US09/349,651
• Time in Patent Office: 845 Days
• Field of Search: 455/556, 455/90, 455/344, 455/550, 455/566, 206/581, 206/235, 132/314, 132/315, 132/316, 359/265, 359/267, 359/275, 359/322, 359/320, 359/589, 359/340, 359/468
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 33/26 combined with other objects
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/24 Casings for two or more cosmetics
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 42/02 Mirrors with lipstick or powder-pads
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3805 with built-in auxiliary receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3833 Hand-held transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0202 Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0235 Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation and other relative motions of the body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/21 Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724

Abstract

A combined cosmetics compact and cellular radiotelephone device having a casing which includes the working components of a radiotelephone and a mirror. One of the working components of the radiotelephone is a display. The display operates in a first mode as the mirror. The display can include an apparatus for projecting information associated with the operation of the radiotelephone on the mirror when the display is operated in a second mode. The casing can include a first housing member and second housing member. The housing members and the working components of the radiotelephone form a cellular flip-radiotelephone. At least one receptacle for storing cosmetics can be provided in the casing. The battery of the device can be used for selectively operative for heating the receptacle. A cosmetics applicator can also be provided in the casing.

Claims

1. A cosmetics package comprising:

a case having a first housing member and a second housing member, the housing members hinged to each other to permit pivotal movement between an open position and a closed position;

at least one receptacle for storing cosmetics, the at least one receptacle associated with one of the first and second housing members; and

working components of a cellular radiotelephone disposed in at least one of the first and second housing members, wherein one of the working components of the cellular radiotelephone is an electrochromic mirror that is switchable between a display mode and a mirror mode, the mirror switched in the display mode having a reduced reflectivity which permits a user to view cellular radiotelephone operational information across the entire surface of the mirror, the mirror switched in the mirror mode having increased reflectivity which permits the user to view reflected images across the entire surface of the mirror.

2. The cosmetics package according to claim 1, wherein another one of the components of the cellular radiotelephone is a battery, the battery being selectively operative for heating the at least one receptacle.

3. The cosmetics package according to claim 1, wherein the at least one receptacle is associated with the first housing member and the mirror is associated with the second housing member.

4. The cosmetics package according to claim 1, wherein the at least one receptacle and the mirror are associated with the same one of the first and second housing members.

5. The cosmetics package according to claim 1, further comprising a cosmetics applicator associated with one of the first and second housing members.

6. A portable cellular radiotelephone comprising:

a casing;

working components of a cellular radiotelephone disposed within the casing; and

an electrochromic mirror disposed in the casing, the electrochromic mirror being switchable between a display mode and a mirror mode, the mirror switched in the display mode having a reduced reflectivity which permits a user to view cellular radiotelephone operational information across the entire surface of the mirror, the mirror switched in the mirror mode having increased reflectivity which permits the user to view reflected images across the entire surface of the mirror.

7. The radiotelephone according to claim 6, wherein the casing includes a first housing member and second housing member, the housing members and the working components of the cellular telephone forming a cellular flip-radiotelephone.

8. The radiotelephone according to claim 6, further comprising at least one receptacle for storing cosmetics, the at least one receptacle disposed in the casing.

9. The radiotelephone according to claim 8, wherein one of the components of the cellular radiotelephone is a battery, the battery being selectively operative for heating the at least one receptacle.

10. The radiotelephone according to claim 6, further comprising a cosmetics applicator associated with the casing.