Cosmetic container with magnetic closure
AssigneeCosmopak U.S.A. LLC
InventorsDaniel Wolfe, Matthew Wolfe, Barnett Wolfe, Walter Dwyer
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Abstract
A cosmetic container with a self-aligning magnetic closure. The cosmetic container can include a cap with a first magnetic portion and an applicator including a plug, and a receptacle for receiving product therein, the receptacle having a second magnetic portion configured to engage with the first magnetic portion, and an access aperture configured to receive the applicator. In some implementations, one of the cap or the receptacle includes at least one cam feature and the other of the cap or the receptacle includes at least one recess configured to receive the at least one cam feature.
Claims19
A container comprising:
- a receptacle including an access aperture providing access to an interior volume, an abutment surface around the access aperture, and a first magnetic portion present on the abutment surface of the receptacle;
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- a cap having an abutment surface and configured to engage with the receptacle, the cap including a male portion extending from the cap receivable through the access aperture, the cap further including a second magnetic portion present around the male portion, the receptacle and the cap forming a seal to the interior volume when an attractive magnetic force between the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion pulls the abutment surfaces into contact.
A method comprising:
- aligning a male portion of a cap with an access aperture of a receptacle, the access aperture providing access to an interior volume of the receptacle, the receptacle having a first magnetic portion around the access aperture and the cap having a second opposing magnetic portion around the male portion;
- inserting the male portion at least partially into the interior volume;
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- attaching the cap to the receptacle via an attractive magnetic force between the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion to provide a seal between the cap and the receptacle.
A container comprising:
- a receptacle having an access aperture with a wiper providing access to an interior volume of the receptacle, the receptacle further having a first magnetic portion at an abutment surface around the access aperture, and a first magnetic portion present on the abutment surface of the receptacle;
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- a cap having an abutment surface and configured to engage with the receptacle, the cap including an applicator wand extending from the cap receivable through the wiper and the access aperture, the cap further including a second magnetic portion present around the applicator wand, the receptacle and the cap forming a seal to the interior volume when an attractive magnetic force between the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion pulls the abutment surfaces into contact, wherein rotation of the cap in relation to the receptacle mechanically separates the abutment surface of the cap from the abutment surface of the receptacle, decreasing the attractive magnetic force between the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion and breaking the seal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.