Wearable container assembly for holding a topical substance

• US 9,949,551 B1
• Filed: 12/15/2015
• Issued: 04/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alaina Taylor Boles, Joseph Douglas Boles, Kimberly Ann Boles
• Original Assignee: Alaina Taylor Boles, Joseph Douglas Boles, Kimberly Ann Boles
• Inventors: Boles, Alaina Taylor, Boles, Kimberly Ann, Boles, Joseph Douglas
• Primary Examiner(s): Nash, Brian D
• Application Number:
  US14/969,086
• Time in Patent Office: 861 Days
• Field of Search: 224269
• 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 34/00 Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/00 Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks features common to containers for handling powdery or liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances A45D33/00-A45D37/00; cosmetic or like preparations A61K8/00, A61Q; sample tables or the like G09F5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/22 Casings characterised by a hinged cover
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 8/004 with decorative arrangements or form
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 8/20 Hair clamps, i.e. elastic multi-part clamps, the parts of which are pivotally connected between their ends
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/008 Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/02 Fastening articles to the garment

Abstract

A wearable container assembly for holding a topical substance configured to be applied to a portion of a body of a user is disclosed herein. The wearable container assembly includes a base portion having a top surface and a bottom surface, the base portion including one or more decorative elements attached to the top surface thereof; a fastener member attached to the bottom surface of the base portion, the fastener member configured to removably attach the wearable container assembly to hair of a user, a limb of a user, or an article of clothing worn by the user; and a container subassembly for holding a topical substance that is configured to be applied to a portion of a body of the user, the container subassembly removably coupled to the base portion by attachment means. A wearable topical substance container assembly comprising a topical substance is also disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A wearable container assembly for holding a topical substance configured to be applied to a portion of a body of a user, said wearable container assembly comprising:

a base portion having a top surface and a bottom surface, said base portion including one or more decorative elements attached to said top surface thereof;

a fastener member attached to said bottom surface of said base portion, said fastener member configured to removably attach said wearable container assembly to hair of a user, a limb of said user, or an article of clothing worn by said user; and

a container subassembly for holding a topical substance that is configured to be applied to a portion of a body of said user, said container subassembly removably coupled to said base portion by attachment means, said container subassembly comprising a container body portion with a detachable lid attached to said container body portion, said detachable lid being removably attached to an upper rim portion of said container body portion by means of a snap-fit type engagement, said upper rim portion of said container body portion comprising a circumferential projection disposed on an outer surface thereof, and said detachable lid comprising an internal groove that corresponds to said circumferential projection on said upper rim portion of said container body portion.

2. The wearable container assembly according to claim 1, wherein said base portion is in the form of a generally planar member.

3. The wearable container assembly according to claim 1, wherein said base portion is generally circular in shape.

4. The wearable container assembly according to claim 1, wherein said one or more decorative elements comprise one or more artificial flowers or organic flowers.

5. The wearable container assembly according to claim 1, wherein said fastener member comprises one of:

(i) a hair clip, (ii) a safety pin, (iii) a hairband, (iv) a wristband, (v) a hair scrunchie, and (vi) a lanyard.

6. The wearable container assembly according to claim 1, further comprising an attachment strip that attaches said fastener member to said bottom surface of said base portion.

7. The wearable container assembly according to claim 1, wherein said container subassembly is in the form of a cylindrical container with a central cavity for holding said topical substance.

8. The wearable container assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a hinge member that hingedly connects said detachable lid to said container body portion.

9. The wearable container assembly according to claim 8, further comprising a body tab portion extending radially outward from said container body portion, and a lid tab portion extending radially outward from said detachable lid, said lid tab portion configured to be grasped by said user so as to facilitate the removal of said detachable lid from said container body portion by said user.

10. The wearable container assembly according to claim 1, wherein said topical substance comprises one of:

(i) lip balm that is configured to be applied to lips of said user, (ii) skin cream that is configured to be applied to skin of said user, and (iii) blush makeup that is configured to be applied to a face of said user.

11. The wearable container assembly according to claim 1, wherein said attachment means that removably couples said container subassembly to said base portion comprises one of:

(i) a hook-and-loop fastener device;

(ii) a friction-fit attachment device that includes a projection portion on one of said container subassembly and said base portion, and a recess on the other of said container subassembly and said base portion that is configured to matingly engage with said projection portion; and

(iii) a magnetic attachment device that includes at least one magnet disposed on one of said container subassembly and said base portion, and a magnetic material disposed on the other of said container subassembly and said base portion that is magnetically engageable with said at least one magnet.

12. A wearable container assembly for holding a topical substance configured to be applied to a portion of a body of a user, said wearable container assembly comprising:

a base portion having a top surface and a bottom surface, said base portion including one or more decorative elements attached to said top surface thereof;

a fastener member attached to said bottom surface of said base portion, said fastener member configured to removably attach said wearable container assembly to hair of a user, a limb of said user, or an article of clothing worn by said user; and

a container subassembly for holding a topical substance that is configured to be applied to a portion of a body of said user, said container subassembly removably coupled to said base portion by attachment means, said container subassembly comprising a container body portion with a detachable lid attached to said container body portion, wherein said detachable lid is removably attached to an upper rim portion of said container body portion by means of a threaded engagement, said upper rim portion of said container body portion comprising a plurality of external threads disposed on an outer surface thereof, and said detachable lid comprising a plurality of internal threads that correspond to said plurality of external threads on said upper rim portion of said container body portion.

13. A wearable topical substance container assembly configured to be worn by a user, said wearable topical substance container assembly comprising:

a base portion having a top surface and a bottom surface, said base portion including one or more decorative elements attached to said top surface thereof;

a fastener member attached to said bottom surface of said base portion, said fastener member configured to removably attach said wearable topical substance container assembly to hair of a user, a limb of said user, or an article of clothing worn by said user;

a container subassembly having a cavity portion, said container subassembly removably coupled to said base portion by attachment means, said container subassembly comprising a container body portion with a detachable lid attached to said container body portion;

a hinge member that hingedly connects said detachable lid to said container body portion, said hinge member comprising a first hinge portion connected to said container body portion and a second hinge portion connected to said detachable lid, said second hinge portion being rotatable relative to said first hinge portion such that said detachable lid is capable of being rotated upwardly away from said container body portion when said detachable lid is moved from a closed position to an open position by said user; and

a topical substance disposed in said cavity portion of said container subassembly, said topical substance being configured to be applied to a portion of a body of said user.

14. The wearable topical substance container assembly according to claim 13, wherein said fastener member comprises one of:

(i) a hair clip, (ii) a safety pin, (iii) a hairband, (iv) a wristband, (v) a hair scrunchie, and (vi) a lanyard.

15. The wearable topical substance container assembly according to claim 13, wherein said container subassembly is in the form of a cylindrical container, said cavity portion of said container subassembly being disposed centrally within said cylindrical container.

16. The wearable topical substance container assembly according to claim 13, wherein said topical substance comprises one of:

(i) lip balm that is configured to be applied to lips of said user, (ii) skin cream that is configured to be applied to skin of said user, and (iii) blush makeup that is configured to be applied to a face of said user.

17. The wearable topical substance container assembly according to claim 13, wherein said second hinge portion of said hinge member is rotatable relative to said first hinge portion of said hinge member about a rotational axis disposed generally parallel to said base portion.

18. The wearable topical substance container assembly according to claim 17, wherein said first hinge portion of said hinge member extends radially outward from said container body portion, and said second hinge portion of said hinge member extends radially outward from said detachable lid.

19. The wearable topical substance container assembly according to claim 13, wherein said detachable lid is removably attached to an upper rim portion of said container body portion by means of a friction-fit type engagement.

20. The wearable topical substance container assembly according to claim 13, wherein said detachable lid is removably attached to an upper rim portion of said container body portion by means of a snap-fit type engagement, said upper rim portion of said container body portion comprising a circumferential projection disposed on an outer surface thereof, and said detachable lid comprising an internal groove that corresponds to said circumferential projection on said upper rim portion of said container body portion.