US 5,441,153 AGranted

Lipstick and container system

OwnerCindy L. Lahayeinventor

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Abstract

A new lipstick case for containing a plurality of tubes of lipstick to organize and protect the lipstick while being carried in a handbag or the like is disclosed. The lipstick case comprises a holder formed of resilient transparent plastic (either hard or soft plastic) having a plurality of vertically aligned open-top elongated chambers therein. The chambers each have dimensions to snugly receive an outer protective tube of a conventional cosmetic lipstick. The lipstick is inverted within the chamber such that the base of the lipstick may be readily viewed and easily grasped by a user to withdraw the coloring medium from the protective outer tube while retaining the tube within the chamber. A top closure flap is integrally transversely formed on the holder whereby lipstick tubes contained therein are prevented from inadvertently falling out of the chambers. A fastener for holding the top closure flap closed is also included. In an alternate embodiment, the lipstick case additionally includes a rectangular mirror mounted lengthwise on an inside surface of the top closure flap whereby application of the lipstick on the lips of the user is facilitated by the image reflected thereon.

A lipstick and container system comprising, in combination:

a color medium in tubular form having a lower end and an upper end adapted to paint the lips of a user, the lipstick also having a base with an upper surface coupled to the lower end of the medium, the base also having a lower surface with indicia formed thereon, the lipstick also having a cylindrical side wall with a lower end coupled with to the upper end of the base of the medium and having an open upper end terminating at an elevation to allow the upper end of the lipstick to be exposed during operation and use, the lipstick also having a tubular cover with an open lower end positionable over the medium and side walls in contact with the upper surface of the base, the cover also having a closed upper end to protect the upper end of the medium;
a holder having a front wall and a rear wall in spaced parallel relationship therebetween, the holder also having a bottom wall coupling a lower end of the front wall and rear wall, the holder also having parallel side walls secured to lateral ends of the front and rear walls and secured to a lower end of the upper surface of the bottom wall, the holder also having a plurality of divider panels configured similar to the side walls and positioned at equally spaced locations therebetween, the front and rear walls and adjacent side walls defining box-like spaces for the removable receipt of the lipstick, the lipstick snugly positioned with the upper end thereof adjacent to the bottom wall of the container, the material of the container being transparent, flexible, and resilient whereby the applying of forces by fingers to portions of the container will fixedly position the cover of the lipstick contained therein whereby the base, lipstick and side walls may be withdrawn for use with the cover retained therein;
a cover for the container, the cover formed as an extension of the back wall extending upwardly then at an angle over to cover the container and then downwardly at an angle with closure means thereon.

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