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US 9,801,460 B2Granted
Retractable cosmetic implement with multiple positions
AssigneeHct Group Holdings Limited
InventorCindy Sean Yuei Lim
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Abstract
A retractable cosmetic implement may be movable between multiple different use positions. In one example, the cosmetic implement may include a housing elongated along a longitudinal axis, a multi-stop positioning mechanism disposed within the housing, an applicator coupled to the positioning mechanism at a first end of the housing, and a push-button for engaging the positioning mechanism, the push-button disposed at a second end of the housing. By actuating the positioning mechanism, the applicator may move through an opening to a partially extended position and/or a fully extended position from a retracted position. The applicator may have a material characteristic, such as a density of bristles, affected by its position relative to a rim of the opening applying a force against the applicator.
Claims21
A cosmetic implement comprising:
- a housing extending a length along a longitudinal axis;
- an applicator disposed at a first end of the housing;
- and
- a multi-stop positioning mechanism disposed at least partially in the housing with a shaft extending along the longitudinal axis inside the housing, the shaft coupling to the applicator,
- the applicator being positionable inside the housing, outside the housing, and partially outside the housing in response to a plurality of actuations of the multi-stop positioning mechanism configured to move the multi-stop positioning mechanism between a plurality of indexed positions, each indexed position of the plurality of indexed positions corresponding to a position of the applicator inside the housing, outside the housing or partially outside the housing
- wherein the multi-stop positioning mechanism comprises a disk having a top surface and multiple teeth extending from a perimeter of the disk parallel to a central axis of the disk configured to engage a push-button.
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A cosmetic implement comprising:
- a housing extending a length along a longitudinal axis;
- an applicator disposed at a first end of the housing;
- and
- a multi-stop positioning mechanism disposed at least partially in the housing with a shaft extending along the longitudinal axis inside the housing, the shaft coupling to the applicator,
- the applicator being positionable inside the housing, outside the housing, and partially outside the housing in response to a plurality of actuations of the multi-stop positioning mechanism configured to move the multi-stop positioning mechanism between a plurality of indexed positions, each indexed position of the plurality of indexed positions corresponding to a position of the applicator inside the housing, outside the housing or partially outside the housing
- wherein the multi-stop positioning mechanism comprises a circular disk with a side surface disposed around a perimeter of the disk, the side surface having a plurality of channels extending parallel to a central axis of the disk configured to engage a plurality of guide rails disposed on an internal surface of the housing.
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A retractable brush comprising:
- an elongated housing with an opening at a first end;
- and
- an applicator coupled to a positioning mechanism within the housing,
- the applicator being movable to one of a plurality of predefined positions in response to an actuation of the positioning mechanism, the plurality of positions comprising:
- a first position in which the applicator is retracted within the housing;
- a second position in which the applicator is extended through the opening;
- and
- a third position in which the applicator is extended through the opening,
- the applicator extending a greater distance in the second position than in the third position
- wherein the positioning mechanism comprises a click-pen mechanism having multiple indexed positions corresponding at least to the first position, second position, and third position of the applicator.
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A retractable brush comprising:
- an elongated housing with an opening at a first end;
- and
- an applicator coupled to a positioning mechanism within the housing,
- the applicator being movable to one of a plurality of predefined positions in response to an actuation of the positioning mechanism, the plurality of positions comprising:
- a first position in which the applicator is retracted within the housing;
- a second position in which the applicator is extended through the opening;
- and
- a third position in which the applicator is extended through the opening,
- the applicator extending a greater distance in the second position than in the third position;
- wherein the positioning mechanism comprises a button extending from a second end of the housing engaged with a top surface of a toothed disk coupled to the applicator via a shaft;
- further comprising a spring in contact with the positioning mechanism to provide a resistance against the button during one of the plurality of actuations, the resistance returning the button to a resting position after each of the plurality of actuations.
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A retractable cosmetic implement comprising:
- a positioning mechanism including a disk coupled to a first end of a shaft and a ferrule coupled to a second end of the shaft;
- a housing enclosing the positioning mechanism, the housing having an opening proximal to the second end of the shaft;
- an applicator coupled to the ferrule that moves through the opening in response to an actuation of the positioning mechanism;
- and
- a rim of the opening contacting and applying a pressure to an outer boundary of the applicator where the applicator exits the opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.