Cosmetic container with cap
AssigneeCharles Chang
InventorsJack Rodriquez, Charles Chang
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Abstract
A cosmetic container for mounting on a pencil comprises a hollow cylindrical body portion having an aperture at one end and a curved outwardly extending portion at the other end having a pivotal cap attached thereto. The outwardly extending portion comprises a recess for holding cosmetics and a notch to facilitate opening the cap which is attached by a living hinge. The outwardly extending portion includes a recessed cylindrical portion which extends upwardly to engage the hollow cap in a snap fit. The hollow cylindrical body portion engages a pencil end fitting over the eraser to permit easy access to cosmetic, such as lip-gloss.
Claims4
A cosmetic container comprises:
- an elongated cylindrical pencil having a sharpened end for writing, an elongated body and an upper end;
- a container having a cylindrical portion having an aperture at one end for fixedly engaging the upper pencil end in a non-movable arrangement and extending a predetermined distance along the elongated pencil body and another end opposite to the one end, at which the upper pencil end terminates;
- a container portion having another curved portion extending convexly from the end of the cylindrical portion for a predetermined distance, a lip having an inner and outer end and a surface extending inwardly to the inner end, said curved portion terminating in the outer end of the inwardly extending lip, an upwardly extending ring portion at the inner end of said lip, a recess defined by said curved portion and said ring for storing cosmetics;
- a living hinge having a first end and a second end and a body therebetween integrally mounted to said lip at the second end;
- and,
- a cap mounted to the first end of the hinge, said cap having a top and a downwardly extending wall to frictionally engage the ring portion sealing the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.