Abstract:
A portable cosmetics case includes a housing having a receipt member for cosmetic set and cosmetics to carry it and a cover, the receipt member containing the cosmetic set or the cosmetics capable of raising the above top portion of the housing to permit selection of any one to be required among the cosmetic set or the cosmetics when the cover is opened, and being entered into the housing when the cover is closed, thereby attaining simple and convenient carrying and storage thereof.

Description:
[0001]     This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) based on patent application Ser. No. 2003-0072600 filed in Korea on Oct. 17, 2003, the subject matter of which is herein incorporated by reference. 
     
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0002]     1. Field of the Invention  
         [0003]     The present invention relates to a portable cosmetics case having automatic withdrawal function of cosmetics or cosmetic set to allow easy use the same as it requires, and more particularly, to a portable cosmetics case including a housing which has a receipt member for cosmetic set to carry it and a cover. The receipt member contains the cosmetic set or the cosmetics capable of raising the above top portion of the housing to permit selection of any one to be required among the cosmetic set or the cosmetics when the cover is opened, and being entered into the housing when the cover is closed, thereby attaining simple and convenient carrying and storage thereof.  
         [0004]     2. Description of the Related Art  
         [0005]     Generally, any woman goes out after completion of make-up and freshens her makeup at any time on demand. As one of usual makeup manners, she firstly paints her face with facial lotions such as skin conditioner, milky lotion, etc. to basically manage her facial skin, following by formal color makeup.  
         [0006]     Such color makeup requires a cosmetic set including cosmetic use mirror, brush, so on. Among them, it needs several brushes for mascara, eye shadow and lipstick and other use.  
         [0007]     Conventional cosmetics cases generally can carry one or more species of cosmetics, each of which includes a case body fitted with cosmetic set such as the cosmetic brush at one side of the case body and a cover having a mirror hinged to top portion of the case and pivotally folding at constant angle to open/close top portion of the case body.  
         [0008]     However, since such a conventional cosmetic case receives the cosmetics at a level with the cosmetic set and has a drawback to cause inconvenience to handle and use it since the cosmetic set is stained with the cosmetics due to movement of the cosmetic set received inside the case when carrying and using the case. Additionally, it involves disadvantages to damage the cosmetic set and/or to generate noise by movement of the cosmetic set.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0009]     It is, therefore, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the above problem, in particular, to provide a cosmetics case capable of being conveniently used and carried including a housing having a receipt member to carry a cosmetic set inside and a case cover. The receipt member contains the cosmetic set and/or the cosmetics capable of raising the above top portion of the housing to permit selection of any one to be required among the cosmetic set and/or the cosmetics when the cover is opened, and being entered into the housing when the cover is closed, thereby attaining simple and convenient carrying and storage thereof. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0010]     The above object, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the related art from the following detailed description for preferred embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:  
         [0011]      FIG. 1  is an exploded perspective view of a cosmetics case according to the present invention,  
         [0012]      FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the cosmetics case according to the present invention, showing it after opening a cover;  
         [0013]      FIG. 3  is a sectional view of the cosmetics case according to the present invention, showing it in an assembly status;  
         [0014]      FIG. 4  is a sectional view of the cosmetics case taken along the line A-A of  FIG. 1 ;  
         [0015]      FIG. 5  is a sectional view of the cosmetics case taken along the line B-B of  FIG. 2 ;  
         [0016]      FIG. 6  is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment according to the present invention;  
         [0017]      FIG. 7  is an assembled perspective view of the second embodiment according to the present invention, showing it in an assembly status;  
         [0018]      FIG. 8  is an exploded perspective view of a third embodiment according to the present invention; and  
         [0019]      FIG. 9  is an assembled perspective view of the third embodiment according to the present invention, showing it in an assembly status. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT  
       [0020]     The present invention will be described in more detail be reference to the following embodiments which are presented for purpose of illustration and should not be construed to limit the scope of the invention thereto.  
         [0021]     Firstly, structural construction of the present invention is described as follows with reference to the accompanying drawings.  
         [0022]      FIG. 1  illustrates an exploded perspective view of a cosmetics case  1  according to the present invention.  FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the cosmetics case according to the present invention, showing it after opening a cover.  FIG. 3  illustrates a sectional view of the cosmetics case according to the present invention, showing it in an assembly status.  FIG. 4  shows a sectional view of the cosmetics case, taken along the line A-A of  FIG. 1 .  
         [0023]     The cosmetics case  1  according to the present invention comprises a housing  10  opened at top portion thereof and a cover  20  pivotally hinged and coupled at top portion of the housing  10  to close the housing  10 .  
         [0024]     Inside the housing  10 , a receipt member  11  is fitted to receive multiple cosmetic sets  12  and includes an elastic coil spring  13  at bottom portion thereof, which is fixed around outer side of a guide bar  14  arranged perpendicular to a bottom plate  15  thereof in order to push the receipt member  11  upward.  
         [0025]     The receipt member  11  is formed with fitting grooves  16  to receive the cosmetic sets  12  provided according to cosmetic purposes thereof on the top portion thereof, while possessing an inserting groove  19  inserted with the guide bar  14  on a part of bottom to allow the latter to move into/out of the inserting groove  19 .  
         [0026]     Furthermore, on a part of the top portion of the receipt member  11 , provided is a pushing plate receiver  17  having a threshold  18  to be fitted and connected with a pushing plate  22 .  
         [0027]     The pushing plate  22  is perpendicular to the cover  20  at one side of the cover  20  coupled to top portion of the housing  10 . The pushing plate  22  is characterized to be extended and fitted into the pushing plate receiver  17  formed on the top portion of the receipt member  11  by a hinge  21  to freely move, and coupled by the hinge  21  to make the cover  20  and the housing  10  to be integrated.  
         [0028]     Practical use and features of the cosmetics case  1  with such construction described above will be illustrated as follows:  
         [0029]      FIGS. 3 and 4  illustrate the cosmetics case  1  according to the present invention in a closed state.  
         [0030]     As shown in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , when the user intends to use the cosmetic set  12 , the cover  20  is opened around the hinge  21  as an axis by opening the cover  20  and, simultaneously, the cosmetic set  12  is protruded above the housing  10  by the coil spring  13  mounted around outside of the guide bar  14  bouncing upward to push the receipt member  11  upward ( FIG. 2 ).  
         [0031]     Thus, the user can use desired one of the cosmetic sets  12  by pulling it out of a corresponding fitting groove  16 . After completion of its use, the cosmetic set  12  is returned to the fitting groove  16  and the housing  10  is closed by the cover  20 .  
         [0032]     When the cover  20  closes the housing  10 , bottom end of the pushing plate  22  positioned on one side of the cover  20  is sliding as it is connected to the threshold  18  of the receipt member  11  and forcibly presses down the threshold  18 , whereby the receipt member  11  faces downward.  
         [0033]     In such case, when the housing  10  is completely closed by the cover  20 , since the pushing plate  22  perpendicular to the cover  20  presses the receipt member  11  and retains the cosmetic set  12  within the housing  10  as the carrying and storage status.  
         [0034]     The cosmetics case  1  according to the present invention is advantageous to simply and conveniently use and carry the cosmetic set  12  by opening and/or closing the cover  20  to generate pivotal force of the pushing plate  22  and to forcibly permit the receipt member  11  located in the housing  10  to move upward and downward by the pivotal force.  
         [0035]     The housing  10  includes a stopper  25  for inhibiting release of the pushing plate  22  out of the top portion of the housing  10 , and a pair of hinge holes  26   a  and  26   b  disposed on the housing  10  and the cover, respectively.  
         [0036]      FIGS. 6 and 7  are an exploded perspective view and an assembled perspective view of a second embodiment according to the present invention which is entirely and substantially identical to the first embodiment described above, except that it adapts a modification of the receipt member  11 . More particularly, the second embodiment comprises a number of dent storage parts  31  divided and formed at one side of the receipt member  11   a  to carry various cosmetics with different uses and colors.  
         [0037]     Additionally, provided is a cosmetic mirror  32  under the storage parts  31  reflecting face of the user to support the makeup work. Since the mirror  32  is mounted in the housing  10 , it is preferable to make the housing  10  with transparent material able to reflect the user&#39;s face in the cosmetic mirror  32 .  
         [0038]      FIGS. 8 and 9  are an exploded perspective view and an assembled perspective view of a third embodiment according to the present invention which is entirely and substantially identical to the first embodiment described above, except that it further includes a number of storage parts  31  for carrying cosmetics divided and formed at one side of the receipt member  11   b  to carry various cosmetics, for example, lipsticks with different colors and an opening part  10   a  at one side of the housing  10 .  
         [0039]     Accordingly, the user can draw the cosmetic set  12  out of top portion of the housing  10  by opening the cover  20  to raise the receipt member  11  above the housing  10 . The storage parts  31  reach a position corresponding to the opening part  10   a  of the housing  10  by opening the cover  20  to allow the cosmetics to be used.  
         [0040]     Accordingly, the portable cosmetics case according to the present invention which includes the receipt members  11 ,  11   a  and  11   b  for cosmetic set  12  in the housing  10  to move upward and downward by opening and closing the cover  20  at top portion of the housing  10  in order to selectively use desirable one among several cosmetic sets  12  on demand and to attain convenient and simple carrying and use thereof.