Cosmetic product container and retention mechanism
AssigneeELC Management LLC
InventorsJian Yan, Miguel Alberto Herrera
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Abstract
A cosmetic product includes a cup and a cosmetic substance. The cup has a cup body including first and second ends and forming a cup cavity and a liner at least partially disposed within the cup cavity that includes first and second ends and an inner sidewall forming a liner cavity. The liner is constructed from a swellable material. The cosmetic substance has first and second ends and an elongated body therebetween. At least a portion of the elongated body is disposable within the liner cavity and contacts a portion of the inner sidewall. Upon disposing at least a portion of the cosmetic substance within the liner cavity, the liner is adapted to swell in a direction toward the cosmetic substance to apply a retaining force thereto.
Claims17
A cosmetic product comprising:
- a cup including:
- a cup body having a first end, a second end, and forming a cup cavity, the cup body being formed from a first non-swelling material;
- a liner at least partially disposed within the cup cavity, the liner having a first end, a second end, and an inner sidewall forming a liner cavity, the liner being constructed from a second material comprising a swellable material, and
- a cosmetic substance having a first end, a second end, and an elongated body therebetween, wherein at least a portion of the elongated body is adapted to be disposed within the liner cavity and contact a portion of the inner sidewall;
- wherein upon disposing at least a portion of the cosmetic substance within the liner cavity, the liner is adapted to swell in a direction toward the cosmetic substance to apply a retaining force thereto.
A retention mechanism for retaining a cosmetic substance, the retention mechanism comprising:
- a cup body having a first end, a second end, and forming a cup cavity, the cup body being formed from a first non-swelling material;
- and
- a liner at least partially disposed within the cup cavity, the liner having a first end, a second end, and an inner sidewall forming a liner cavity, the liner being constructed from a second material comprising a swellable material;
- wherein the liner is adapted to swell upon a cosmetic substance being placed within the liner cavity such that the liner applies a retaining force on the cosmetic substance to retain the cosmetic within the liner cavity.
A method of assembling a cosmetic product, the method comprising:
- providing a cup including:
- a cup body having a first end, a second end, and forming a cup cavity, the cup body being formed from a first non-swelling material;
- a liner at least partially disposed within the cup cavity, the liner having a first end, a second end, and an inner sidewall forming a liner cavity, the liner being constructed from a second material comprising a swellable material,
- providing a cosmetic substance having a first end, a second end, and an elongated body therebetween;
- and
- disposing at least a portion of the elongated body of the cosmetic substance within the liner cavity such that the cosmetic substance contacts a portion of the inner sidewall;
- wherein in response to the cosmetic substance contacting a portion of the inner sidewall, the liner is adapted to swell in a direction toward the cosmetic substance to apply a retaining force thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.