Patent ID: 6192895
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A45C,A45D

Abstract:
A cosmetic case comprisinga container body including a cosmetic material holding part therein,a container cover part attached to said container body, said container cover part being capable of exposing or covering said cosmetic material holding part,a latch installed between said container cover part and said container body, said latch being capable of joining or releasing said container cover part to or from said container body,and a sealing mechanism installed between said container body and said container cover part, for sealing said cosmetic material holding part, at a position encompassing said cosmetic material holding part, said sealing mechanism comprising:a sealing ring encompassing said cosmetic material holding part, said sealing ring being installed either on said container cover part or said container body,a ring-shaped ridge formed either on said container body or said container cover part at a position so as to form a pressure seal when in contact with said sealing ring, anda sealing abrasion mechanism in which said sealing ring and said ring-shaped ridge have respective abrasion surfaces opposite to each other defined by inner and outer diameters thereof in a radial direction of said cosmetic material holding part, are established at appropriate dimensions so as to come into mutual sliding contact for a purpose of removing cosmetic material from a sealing surface established between said ring-shaped ridge and said sealing ring, when said container cover part is closed, so as to generate a mutually abrasive rubbing movement,wherein said sealing surface is positioned at a point above said cosmetic material holding part.