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US 12,376,663 B2Granted
Cosmetic package for discharging a powder product
AssigneeAPR Beauty Group Inc.
InventorsMin-Yan Zheng, Feng-Ying Fu
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Abstract
A cosmetic package comprising a roller for discharging a powder product. The cosmetic package comprises an outer cap, an inner cap, an insert, the roller, a container, and a base plug. The container has an open bottom end which is closed by the base plug. The insert is mounted within the container above a cosmetics accommodating space of the container. The roller is disposed rotatably within the cosmetics accommodating space of the container and another portion of the roller extending outside the cosmetics accommodating space from an aperture located in the insert. The inner cap forms a tight seal with the insert and the roller to prevent leakage of powder product from the container.
Claims19
A cosmetic package for discharging a powder product comprising:
- a container comprising a cavity extending between an open upper end and an open bottom end of the container, at least a portion of the cavity defines a cosmetics accommodating space for storing the powder product,
- a base plug fixedly coupled at the open bottom end of the container such that the container and the base plug behave as a single unit;
- an insert mounted on the container such that the insert is positioned within the cavity of the container above the cosmetics accommodating space,
- a roller positioned within the cosmetics accommodating space of the container, the roller is configured to rotate freely about a single axis;
- an outer cap removably coupled to an upper end portion of the container;
- an inner cap integrally attached to the insert;
- wherein a sidewall of the insert comprises an open upper end and an open bottom end, the open bottom end of the sidewall of the insert defines an aperture;
- wherein an upper surface of the sidewall of the insert forms an inner cap receiving space to receive the inner cap;
- wherein at least a portion of the inner cap abuts and forms a tight seal with the insert and the roller to prevent leakage of powder product from the cosmetics accommodating space of the container;
- wherein the at least a portion of the roller is disposed rotatably within the cosmetics accommodating space of the container;
- and
- wherein at least another portion of the roller extends outside the cosmetics accommodating space from the aperture located at the open bottom end of the insert;
- wherein the inner cap is coupled to the insert by a hinge that allows the inner cap to be pivotally connected to the insert by at least one side;
- wherein the hinge is located near the open upper end of the insert;
- and wherein the hinge is a live hinge.
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A cosmetic package for discharging a powder product comprising:
- a container comprising a cavity extending between an open upper end and an open bottom end of the container, at least a portion of the cavity defines a cosmetics accommodating space for storing the powder product,
- a base plug fixedly coupled at the open bottom end of the container such that the container and the base plug behave as a single unit;
- an insert mounted on the container such that the insert is positioned within the cavity of the container above the cosmetics accommodating space,
- a roller positioned within the cosmetics accommodating space of the container, the roller is configured to rotate freely about a single axis;
- an outer cap removably coupled to an upper end portion of the container;
- an inner cap integrally attached to one of the and the insert;
- wherein a sidewall of the insert comprises an open upper end and an open bottom end, the open bottom end of the sidewall of the insert defines an aperture;
- wherein an upper surface of the sidewall of the insert forms an inner cap receiving space to receive the inner cap;
- wherein at least a portion of the inner cap abuts and forms a tight seal with the insert and the roller to prevent leakage of powder product from the cosmetics accommodating space of the container;
- wherein the at least a portion of the roller is disposed rotatably within the cosmetics accommodating space of the container;
- and
- wherein at least another portion of the roller extends outside the cosmetics accommodating space from the aperture located at the open bottom end of the insert;
- wherein the inner cap extends as an annular skirt from a top wall of an inner surface of the outer cap;
- wherein a bottom end of the inner cap defines an annular sealing lip which has reduced thickness than rest of the inner cap;
- a bottom edge of the inner cap includes a protrusion that abuts and make a tight seal with the sidewall of the insert to prevent leakage of powder product from the container between the insert and the inner cap;
- and wherein the annular sealing lip rests on an outer surface of the roller to tight seal and prevents leakage of powder.
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A cosmetic package for discharging a powder product comprising:
- a container comprising a cavity extending between an open upper end and an open bottom end of the container, at least a portion of the cavity defines a cosmetics accommodating space for storing the powder product,
- a base plug fixedly coupled at the open bottom end of the container such that the container and the base plug behave as a single unit;
- an insert mounted on the container such that the insert is positioned within the cavity of the container above the cosmetics accommodating space,
- a roller secured to the base plug such that at least a portion of the roller is positioned within the cosmetics accommodating space of the container;
- an inner cap configured to abut and make a tight seal with at least one of the insert and the roller when the cosmetic package is in a closed state;
- wherein the insert comprises an aperture;
- wherein the base plug comprises two support members extending upwards from a bottom wall of the base plug;
- wherein the two support members are positioned diametrically opposite on the base plug;
- wherein one of the roller and the two support members include two opposing axle projections, and other of the roller and the two support members include two opposing holes to rotatably accommodate the opposing axle projections for free rotation of the roller on a single axis;
- wherein at least a portion of the roller is disposed rotatably within the cosmetics accommodating space of the container, and at least another portion of the roller extends outside the cosmetics accommodating space from the aperture located in the insert;
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- wherein as the roller rotates, an outer surface of the portion of the roller that is positioned inside the cosmetics accommodating space picks the powder product from the cosmetics accommodating space of the container and is exposed to outside from the aperture of the insert.
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A cosmetic package for discharging a powder product comprising:
- a container comprising a cavity extending between an open upper end and an open bottom end of the container, at least a portion of the cavity defines a cosmetics accommodating space for storing the powder product,
- an insert mounted on the container such that the insert is positioned within the cavity of the container above the cosmetics accommodating space,
- a roller comprising two opposing axle projections on an outer surface thereof;
- an inner cap configured to abut and make a tight seal with the insert and the roller when the cosmetic package is in a closed state;
- wherein an outer surface of the roller includes two opposing axle projections;
- wherein an inner surface of a sidewall of the container includes two opposing holes to rotatably accommodate two opposing axle projections of the roller for free rotation of the roller on a single axis;
- wherein at least a portion of the roller is disposed rotatably within the cosmetics accommodating space of the container, and at least another portion of the roller extends outside the cosmetics accommodating space from an aperture of the insert;
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- wherein as the roller rotates, the outer surface of the portion of the roller that is positioned inside the cosmetics accommodating space picks the powder product from the cosmetics accommodating space of the container and is exposed to outside from the aperture of the insert.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.