Cosmetic holder apparatus
OwnerJulie Ann Burroughsinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a cosmetic holder apparatus for holding a lipstick tube and either a lip liner, a lip brush, or both in a common protected container to prevent damage to the smaller items when carried in a purse or handbag and to allow them to be conveniently accessed with one retrieval operation. The cosmetic holder apparatus is comprised of a base and cover that contain a lipstick tube and at least one lip liner or lip brush. The lipstick tube is contained in a first portion of the base and the lip liner or lip brush is contained in a second portion of the base. The cover encloses the cosmetic items and frictionally engages the base to contain the items therein.
Claims7
A cosmetic holder apparatus comprised of
- a lipstick tube with an advancing mechanism that extends and retracts a lipstick therein;
- a cosmetic item;
- a base with a first base portion and a second base portion, the base having a first aperture in the first base portion, the first aperture fixedly receiving the lipstick tube and a second aperture in the second base portion removably receiving the cosmetic item;
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- a cover fabricated for releasable attachment to the base, the cover with a first cover portion for enclosure of the lipstick tube and a second cover portion for enclosure of the cosmetic item, the first cover portion and the second cover portion aligned to fit in snug engagement with the first base portion and the second base portion, wherein the lipstick tube and the cosmetic item are protected by the cover from external damage when the cover is attached to the base, and
- wherein the lipstick tube is elevated by opposed rotation of the base with respect to the lipstick tube to a selected level through manual action by a user of the apparatus when the cover is removed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.