Cosmetic container having retractable button

Provided is a cosmetic container having a retractable button including: a container body filled with contents; a pump part arranged on the upper portion of the container body in order to discharge the contents externally through a pumping action; and a button part arranged on the upper portion of the pump part to make the pumping action carried out by the user's pressing and releasing action, the button part having a discharge part to discharge the contents externally, wherein the button part has an inhalation space formed inside the button part, and the inhalation space is communicated with the discharge part, is increased or decreased in volume according to pressurization and release of the button part in order to inhale the contents remaining in the discharge part.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a cosmetic container having a retractable button, and more particularly, to a cosmetic container having a retractable button, which can elevate and lower a button by rotation of a rotary cap and discharge contents by the button being pressed in a state where the button is elevated.

BACKGROUND ART

In general, a dispenser type container has a dispenser coupled to the upper side of an airtight container filled with gas, liquid or other contents, and jets out a certain amount of contents. The dispenser type container is applied to various airtight containers to store cosmetics, perfume, medicines or food.

The conventional dispenser type container includes a container body in which the contents are contained, a pump coupled to the upper portion of the container body to pull up the contents from the inside of the container body, which is in a vacuum condition, by a pumping action, and a button located at the upper portion of the pump and elevated and lowered according to a user's pressing action in order to transfer pressure to the pump. When the user presses the button, the contents is discharged out by the pumping action of the pump. However, the conventional dispenser type container has a disadvantage in that pressure is unintendedly applied to the button and the contents are discharged out unnecessarily while the user carries the container.

In order to overcome the disadvantage of the conventional dispenser type container, Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0347811 (hereinafter, called ‘patent literature 1’) discloses a ‘retractable cosmetic container’ having a button which is exposed externally just when a user wants to use the contents.

Referring to the patent literature 1, the retractable cosmetic container includes: a container for discharging the contents stored in the container when a user presses a button; an outer container located outside the container; a pump body located in a guide hole of the outer container and having a guide protrusion; and a button mounted on the pump body to go into and out of a rotating tube body while the guide protrusion is guided along a spiral hole of the rotating tube body. A guide tube body having spiral holes bidirectionally on the upper portion of the outer container is mounted by undercut, and the guide protrusion formed in the pump body is coupled to the spiral hole of the guide tube body. The rotary tube body which has vertical guide grooves formed at both sides of the inside thereof is covered on the outer surface of the guide tube body and is mounted by undercut, the end of the guide protrusion of the pump body penetrating the spiral hole of the guide tube body is located at the vertical guide groove, and the button is mounted on a stem of the pump body.

Because such a conventional cosmetic container having a retractable button according to the patent literature 1 has several disadvantages in that the unit price of products rises due to a double container structure since having the structure that the container accommodated in the outer container is elevated and lowered together with the button while the button is elevated and lowered, and in that the container may be separated or defective products may be made due to weight of the container in which the contents are contained if a user drops the container from carelessness in the state where the container is elevated.

Moreover, the convention cosmetic container has other disadvantages in that it may cause pollution of the container since the contents remain at the front end of a nozzle of the button and the contents remaining at the front end of the nozzle leak out or run down after the user presses the button to discharge the contents externally, in that the contents may be deteriorated due to contact with air, and in that the contents are not discharged smoothly since the contents hardened after remaining at the front end of the nozzle block the nozzle.

Therefore, in order to the above-mentioned problems, a cosmetic container having a retractable button is required.

DISCLOSURE

Technical Problem

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in an effort to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior arts, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a cosmetic container having a retractable button, which can elevate and lower a button by rotation of a rotary cap and discharge contents by the button being pressed in a state where the button is elevated, and which has an inhalation space to inhale the contents after the contents are discharged so as to prevent a leakage of the contents.

Technical objects to be achieved by the present invention are not limited to the above-described objects and other technical objects that have not been described will be evidently understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

Technical Solution

To achieve the above objects, the present invention provides a cosmetic container having a retractable button including: a container body filled with contents; a pump part arranged on the upper portion of the container body in order to discharge the contents externally through a pumping action; and a button part arranged on the upper portion of the pump part to make the pumping action carried out by the user's pressing and releasing action, the button part having a discharge part to discharge the contents externally, wherein the button part has an inhalation space formed inside the button part, and the inhalation space is communicated with the discharge part, is increased or decreased in volume according to pressurization and release of the button part in order to inhale the contents remaining in the discharge part.

Moreover, preferably, the button part includes: a cap part which is pressed or released by a user and has a discharge part formed at one side; a pressing part which is arranged inside the cap part to transfer pressure generated by the cap part being pressed to the pump part and has a content moving hole formed to allow movement of the contents; and an elastic part arranged between the cap part and the pressing part to generate elastic force toward the cap part, wherein the inner upper surface of the cap part and the upper surface of the pressing part are spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval by elastic force of the elastic part, and a space formed between the cap part and the pressing part is communicated with the content moving hole, so that the inhalation space is formed.

Furthermore, preferably, at least one retaining groove is formed in the outer circumferential surface of the cap part to a predetermined height, and at least one retaining protrusion is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the pressing part and is inserted into the retaining groove. The retaining protrusion of the pressing part is vertically and relatively moved inside the retaining groove according to pressurization and release of the cap part, and the vertical movement distance is limited by the retaining groove, so that the volume of the inhalation space is changed within a limited range.

Additionally, preferably, at least one guide protrusion protrudes from the outer circumferential surface of the pressing part The cosmetic container includes: a rotating part which is coupled to the upper portion of the container body to be relatively rotated and rotates together with the pressing part by receiving rotary power from the user; an elevation guide part which is arranged inside the rotating part and has a guide groove formed in the outer circumferential surface, the guide protrusion of the pressing art being inserted into the guide groove so that the elevation guide part guides elevation and lowering of the button part according to rotation of the rotating part; and a pumping guide part coupled with the pressing part to rotate together with the pressing part or rotate relative to the pressing part, receiving pressure of the cap part through the guide protrusion and transferring the pressure to the pump part. According to rotation of the rotating part, the cosmetic container is changed into the first state where the button part is lowered down and the discharge part is accommodated in the rotating part or into the second state where the button part is elevated and the discharge part is exposed out of the rotating part.

Moreover, preferably, the guide groove includes an inclined guide groove and a vertical guide groove extending downwards from an end portion of the inclined guide groove. When the rotating part is rotated, the guide protrusion moves along the inclined guide groove to guide elevation and lowering of the pressing part. When the guide groove moves along the inclined guide groove and is located above the vertical guide groove, the guide protrusion vertically moves along the vertical guide groove to perform a pumping action when the button part is pressed or released.

Furthermore, preferably, a coupling groove corresponding to the guide protrusion is formed in the inner surface of the rotating part in a vertical direction, and the guide protrusion is inserted into the coupling groove so that the pressing part is rotated together with the rotating part, and when the rotating part rotates, the guide protrusion is moved along the inclined guide groove, and at the same time, is vertically moved along the coupling groove.

Additionally, preferably, a rotation guide groove in which the guide protrusion is inserted is formed in the outer circumferential surface of the pumping guide part so that the pumping guide part is rotated together with the pressing part, and a tiered step is formed at one side of the rotation guide groove to be pressed downwards by the guide protrusion when the button part is pressed.

Moreover, preferably, when the rotating part is rotated, the pumping guide part is rotated together with the pressing part, and when the button part is elevated, the guide protrusion gets out of the rotation guide groove and the pressing part is rotated relative to the pumping guide part. When the pressing part is rotated relatively, the guide protrusion is arranged at a predetermined position of the upper surface of the tiered step and the pumping guide part is rotated together with the pressing part, so that the tiered step is arranged in the vertical guide groove, and the pumping guide part is lowered down together with the pressing part when the tiered step and the vertical guide groove are aligned mutually and the button part is pressed.

Furthermore, preferably, at least one extension part extends downwards from the lower portion of the pumping guide part, and a support part corresponding to the extension part protrudes inwards from the inner circumferential surface of the elevation guide part. In the first state, the extension part is arranged on the upper portion of the support part to be supported by the support part, so that it is prevented that the pumping action is carried out by the button part pressed.

Additionally, preferably, in the second state, the contents are contained in at least a portion of the inhalation space. When the second state is changed into the first state, the pressing part is lowered relative to the pumping guide part so that the volume of the inhalation space is decreased, and the decreased volume of the inhalation space is smaller than the remaining volume of the inhalation space in the second state, so that it is prevented that the contents are leaked out during the process that the second state is changed into the first state.

Advantageous Effects

The cosmetic container having the retractable button according to the present invention can prevent a leakage of the contents and prevent the contents from being hardened at the front end of the discharge part since inhaling the contents remaining at the front end of the discharge part by changing the volume of the inhalation space formed in the button.

Moreover, the cosmetic container having the retractable button according to the present invention can prevent a leakage of the contents while the button is lowered since the volume of the inhalation space reduced while the button is lowered by rotation of the rotating part is smaller than the remaining volume of the inhalation space formed in the state where the button is elevated.

Furthermore, the cosmetic container having the retractable button according to the present invention can enhance stability of products since having the structure that only the button is elevated and lowered by rotation of the rotating part in the state where the container body is fixed when the button is elevated or lowered, and can reduce the unit price of products since the container body is a unit container.

Additionally, the cosmetic container having the retractable button according to the present invention can prevent unnecessary discharge of the contents and improve user convenience since the button is exposed out of the rotating part by the rotating action of the rotating part in order to discharge the contents just when the user wants.

MODE FOR INVENTION

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the same elements will be designated by the same reference numerals although they are shown in different drawings. Further, in the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. In addition, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described hereinbelow, the technical thought of the present invention is not restricted or limited thereto and may be embodied in various manners through modification by those skilled in the art. In the meantime, for convenience's sake, all directions described hereinafter are written based on the drawings, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited by the relevant directions.

Throughout this specification, when a part is referred to as being “connected” to another part, this includes “direct connection” and “indirect connection” via an intervening part. Also, when a certain part “includes” a certain component, other components are not excluded unless explicitly described otherwise, and other components may in fact be included. Moreover, in describing elements of the present invention, terms such as first, second A, B, (a), (b) and others may be used. Such terms are used only for purposes of distinguishing an element from other element, but do not limit the substance of the element, sequence or order.

FIG.1is a perspective view of a cosmetic container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,FIG.2is an exploded perspective view of the cosmetic container according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention,FIG.3is a sectional view of the cosmetic container according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention,FIG.4is a perspective view of a cap part and a pressurizing part of the cosmetic container according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention,FIG.5is a perspective view of an elevation guide part and a pumping guide part of the cosmetic container according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, andFIG.6is a perspective view of a rotating part of the cosmetic container according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring toFIGS.1to6, a cosmetic container1000includes a container body100, a pump part200, a button part300, an elevation guide part410, a pumping guide part420, and a rotating part500.

The container body100can store contents therein. Here, the contents may be, for instance, cosmetics, such as liquid-phase or gel-phase serum, essence, or cream, but is not limited to the above. The container body100may contain all kinds of materials which can be discharged by a pumping action, such as liquid-phase or gel-phase medical supplies or quasi drugs.

A discharge part (not shown) may be formed at the upper portion of the container body100in order to discharge the contents stored therein. The pump part200, which will be described later, is combined with the discharge part of the container body100. For such combination, at least one screw thread is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the discharge part so as to be coupled with the pump part200. For instance, the discharge part has a screw thread formed on the outer circumferential surface and the pump part200has a screw thread formed on the inner circumferential surface, so that the pump part200is arranged on the upper portion of the container body100by being screw-coupled with the discharge part.

Moreover, a piston (not shown), which ascends according to use of the contents may be arranged inside the container body100.

The pump part200is arranged on the upper portion of the container body100, and performs the pumping action depending on the button being pressed or released and pulls up the contents stored in the container body100in order to discharge the contents out. Such a pump part200may be combined with the upper portion of the container body100through screw-coupling, but is not limited to the above, and may be combined with the container body100through various coupling structures. The pump part200can perform the pump action through various configurations known in the relevant fields.

The button part300makes the pump part200perform the pumping action when a user presses or releases the button part300. In detail, the cosmetic container1000according to the present invention may be changed into the first state where the button part300lowers and the discharge part312is accommodated in the rotating part500when the rotating part500is rotated or into the second state where the button part300is elevated completely and the discharge part312is exposed out of the rotating part500. Therefore, only when the user wants to use the contents, the user can change the cosmetic container100into the second state by rotating the rotating part500, and then, presses the button part300to discharge the contents out.

The button part300includes a cap part310, a pressing part320, and an elastic part330.

The cap part310is pressed or released by the user, and is coupled with the pressing part320while wrapping at least a part of the upper portion of the pressing part320. The cap part310further includes one or more retaining grooves314formed on the outer circumferential surface of the cap part310so as to be coupled with the pressing part320.

The pressing part320is arranged inside the cap part310. The pressing part320rotates together with the rotating part500to elevate or lower the button part300. Furthermore, the pressing part320can transfer pressure to the pumping guide part420and he pump part200.

For transfer of pressure, guide protrusions322protrude from both sides of the outer circumferential surface of the pressing part320. Such guide protrusions322are inserted into coupling grooves510vertically formed in the inner surface of the rotating part500, so that the pressing part320can rotate together with the rotating part500. Additionally, the guide protrusions are inserted into inclined guide grooves412of an elevation guide410in order to move along the inclined guide grooves412by rotation of the rotating part500and the pressing part320, so that the button part300can be elevated and lowered. In addition, in the second state where the button part300is elevated, the guide protrusions322are arranged on tiered steps423of the pumping guide part, and presses the tiered steps423downwards when the user applies external force to the cap part310, so that pressure can be transferred to the pumping guide part420and the pump part200.

The pressing part320has a content moving hole326perforated at the center thereof to be communicated with the discharge part312and/or the pump part200, so that the contents can move to the discharge part312. Moreover, the pressing part320further has one or more retaining protrusions324formed on the outer circumferential surface of the pressing part320to correspond to the retaining grooves314of the cap part310. Such retaining protrusions324are respectively inserted into the retaining grooves314of the cap part, so that the pressing part320is coupled with the cap part310.

The elastic part330is arranged between the cap part310and the pressing part320to generate elastic force upwards toward the cap part310. Preferably, the elastic part330is a spring, but is not limited to the spring and may be implemented through various materials having elasticity according to embodiments applied to the present invention.

Meanwhile, through the elastic part330, the button part300has a space formed therein to communicate with the discharge part312and the content moving hole326. In detail, the upper surface of the inner face of the cap part310and the upper surface of the pressing part320are arranged to be spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval by the elastic force of the elastic part330, so that a space is formed between the cap part310and the pressing part320.

Such a space is communicated with the content moving hole326so as to form an inhalation space (s) inside the button part300. That is, the inhalation space (s) is formed by the inside of the content moving hole326and the space communicating with the content moving hole326, and the contents are accommodated in at least a part of the inhalation space (s).

In an embodiment, the inhalation space (s) may be decreased or increased in volume according to the user's pressurization and release to the button part300. That is, when the user presses or releases the button part300, the elastic part330is compressed or restored and the interval between the cap part310and the pressing part320is changed, so that the volume of the inhalation space (s) is decreased or increased. Therefore, the inhalation space (s) serves to inhale the contents remaining in the discharge part312after the contents are discharged.

In this instance, the change in volume of the inhalation space (s) depending on the user's pressurization and release may be limited within a predetermined range by the retaining grooves314and the retaining protrusions324. That is, the retaining grooves314are formed to have a predetermined height, and the retaining protrusions324inserted into the retaining grooves314may be formed to be smaller in height or thickness than the retaining grooves314. Accordingly, when the user presses or releases the cap part310, the retaining protrusions324are relatively moved in the upward direction inside the retaining grooves314but are limited in movement distance by the retaining grooves314. Therefore, the cap part310can do a vertical movement within the limited range relative to the pressing part320, so that the volume of the inhalation space (s) can be changed within a predetermined range. An action of the cosmetic container1000in connection with the above will be described in more detail referring toFIG.8.

In the meantime, moving holes316in which the guide protrusions322are inserted are formed in the outer circumferential surface of the cap part310. The height of the moving holes316is larger than the vertical thickness of the guide protrusion322, so that the cap part310can move relative to the pressing part320when the cap part310is pressed ore released.

The guide part400is arranged on the upper portion of the container body100to guide elevation of the button part300and to transfer pressure, which is generated by the pressed button part300, to the pump part200. The guide part400includes the elevation guide part410and the pumping guide part420.

The elevation guide part410is mounted above the container body100to surround the pump part200. In this instance, the elevation guide part410is fixed to the container body100, and is not rotated together with the rotating part500when the rotating part500rotates relative to the container body100. For instance, at least one fixing protrusion is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the pump part200combined with the upper portion of the container body100, and a fixing groove corresponding to the fixing protrusion of the pump part200is formed in the inner circumferential surface of the elevation guide part410. When the fixing protrusion is coupled with the fixing groove, the elevation guide part410is fixed to the container body100to rotate relative to the rotating part500. However, the above is exemplary, and the rotating part500may be rotated relative to the elevation guide part410through various methods according to embodiments to which the present invention is applied.

The elevation guide part410can guide elevation of the button part300, especially, the pressing part320, when the rotating part500rotates. So, guide grooves412and414may be formed in the outer circumferential surface of the elevation guide part410so that the guide protrusion322of the pressing part320is inserted into the guide grooves to be moved.

The guide grooves412and414includes an inclined guide groove412and a vertical guide groove414.

The inclined guide grooves412guide elevation of the pressing part320according to rotation of the rotating part500. The inclined guide grooves412may be formed by some area of the outer circumferential surface of the elevation guide part410being penetrated, and the guide protrusions322are inserted into the inclined guide grooves412to move along the inclined guide grooves412. The inclined guide grooves412are formed in the circumferential direction from an area of the lower portion of the elevation guide part410to an area of the upper portion, and are inclined at a predetermined angle toward the upper portion of the elevation guide part410.

Preferably, a pair of the inclined guide grooves412are formed at both sides of the outer circumferential surface of the elevation guide part410to correspond to each other so that the guide protrusions322can move stably. However, the present invention is not limited to the above, and the inclined guide grooves412may be implemented in various forms according to embodiments to which the present invention is applied.

The vertical guide groove414may extend to a predetermined length downwardly from the upper end portion of the inclined guide groove412. In the second state that the button part300is elevated, when the guide protrusion322is located above the vertical guide groove414, the guide protrusion322is inserted into the vertical guide groove414according to pressurization or release and is moved vertically. Therefore, the user can press the button part300to perform the pumping action.

The pumping guide part420is arranged on the upper portion of the pump part200, receives pressure from the button part300through the guide protrusion322, and transfers it to the pump part200. Additionally, the pumping guide part420is rotated together with the pressing part320or is rotated relative to the pressing part320according to rotation of the rotating part500.

Rotation guide grooves421and the tiered steps423are formed in the outer circumferential surface of the pumping guide part420.

The rotation guide groove421is formed in an area of the outer circumferential surface of the pumping guide part420in the longitudinal direction. The guide protrusion322is inserted into the rotation guide groove421so that the pumping guide part420and the pressing part320are rotated together when the rotating part500is rotated. In this instance, the guide protrusion322vertically moves, namely, ascends along the rotation guide groove421. When the guide protrusion322gets out of the rotation guide groove421by such a vertical movement, the pumping guide part420and the pressing part320are relatively rotated till the guide protrusion322is located on the upper surface of the tiered step423.

Because the tiered step423is formed at one side of the rotation guide groove421, when the button part300is pressed by the guide protrusion322in the second state, pressure for the pumping action is transferred to the pump part200. In detail, in the second state where the button part300is raised, the guide protrusion322gets out of the rotation guide groove421and is arranged above the tiered step423and the vertical guide groove414. After that, when the user presses the button part300, the tiered step423is pressed by the guide protrusion322and the pumping guide part420is moved downwards, so as to transfer pressure generated by pressurization of the cap part310to the pump part200.

Moreover, an insertion part425inserted into the content moving hole326can extend upwards from the upper portion of the inside of the pumping guide part420to a predetermined length. The insertion part425has a hollow formed therein, and the content moving hole326and the pump part200are communicated with each other through the insertion part425, so that the contents raised by the pumping action can be moved to the discharge part312through the content moving hole326.

A seal cap part429is coupled to the upper portion of the insertion part425. Such a seal cap part429is inserted into the content moving hole326, and the outer circumferential surface of the upper portion of the seal cap part429is arranged to get in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the content moving hole326in order to prevent the contents from getting out through a space formed between the content moving hole326and the insertion part425.

Meanwhile, the insertion part425and the seal cap part429can be relatively lowered or elevated inside the content moving hole326when the cosmetic container1000is changed from the first state into the second state or from the second state into the first state. Therefore, the volume of the inhalation space (s) can be increased or decreased. Referring toFIG.9, the operation of the cosmetic container1000will be described in more detail.

At least one extension part427is extended downwards from the lower portion of the pumping guide part420. Such an extension part427can prevent the pumping action from being performed by the user's power in the first state that the button part300is lowered. That is, a support part416protrudes inwards from the inner circumferential surface of the elevation guide part410in correspondence to the extension part427of the pumping guide part420, and the extension part427is arranged on the upper portion of the support part416in the first state, so as to prevent the pumping action from being performed even though the button part300is pressed. In the meantime, when the button part300is changed into the second state, the extension part427separated from the upper portion of the support part416.

The rotating part500is coupled to be rotated relatively while wrapping the elevation guide part410at the upper portion of the container body100, so as to rotate in one direction or in the opposite direction by receiving rotary power from the user.

The rotating part500transfers the rotary power to the pressing part320to rotate together with the pressing part320. For this, the coupling groove510in which the guide protrusion322of the pressing part320is inserted is vertically extended from the inner surface of the rotating part500to a predetermined length. As described above, when the rotating part500and the pressing part320are rotated together, the pressing part320can be increased or decreased since the guide protrusion322is moved vertically along the coupling groove510.

The rotating part500has an inner shape corresponding to the shape of the cap part310so that the discharge part312can get into or out of the rotating part500according to elevation or lowering of the button part300. In this instance, a limiting jaw (not shown) protrudes inwards on the inner surface of the rotating part500, so that the lower surface of the discharge part312is seated on the limiting jaw in the first state. Therefore, even though the cap part310is pressed, it is prevented that the cap part310is moved vertically.

FIG.7is a view showing an example of the operation of the cosmetic container according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. In more detail,FIG.7illustrates the action that the button part is rotated and/or elevated according to rotation of the rotating part and the cosmetic container is changed from the first state to the second state.

Referring toFIG.7(a), in the first state where the button part300is accommodated in the rotating part500, the guide protrusion322of the pressing part320is arranged at the lower end portion of the inclined guide groove412.

Next, as shown inFIG.7(b), when the user rotates the rotating part500in one direction, the guide protrusion322moves upwards in the rotational direction along the inclined guide groove412, and at the same time, is vertically moved relative to the coupling groove510of the rotating part500and the rotation guide groove421of the pumping guide part420, so that the pressing part320and the button part300are elevated. In this instance, since the guide protrusion322is inserted into the rotation guide groove421, the pumping guide part420is rotated together with the pressing part320.

Continuously, when the user rotates the rotating part500in one direction, as shown inFIG.7(c), the guide protrusion322is arranged on the upper end portion of the inclined guide groove412. The guide protrusion322gets out of the rotation guide groove421of the pumping guide part420, so that the pressing part320and the pumping guide part420can rotate relatively. Due to the relative rotation, the guide protrusion322makes horizontal movement in the rotational direction, and is arranged on the upper surface of the tiered step423. After that, when the guide protrusion322gets in contact with a side wall (not shown) extending upwards from one side end portion of the tiered step423, the guide protrusion322presses the side wall, so that the pressing part320and the pumping guide part420can rotate together.

Next, when the user rotates the rotating part500more in one direction, as shown inFIG.7(d), the button part300completes the change into the second state. In this instance, the pressing part320and the pumping guide part420are rotated together, so that the guide protrusion322and the tiered step423can be arranged in the vertical guide groove414of the elevation guide part410. Therefore, when the user presses the button part300exposed externally, pressure is transferred to the pumping guide part420and the pumping guide part420is lowered, so that the pumping action of the pump part200can be performed.

FIG.8is a view showing another example of the operation of the cosmetic container according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. In more detail,FIG.8illustrates a process that the contents are discharged when the user presses the button part in the second state of the cosmetic container.

Referring toFIG.8(a), in the second state, if the user does not press the cap part310, the inhalation space (s) has the maximum volume. In this instance, the contents are contained in the inhalation space (s), but the upper portion of the inhalation space (s) forms a remaining space or a remaining volume since the upper portion is not filled with the contents.

After that, when the user first presses the cap part310, as shown inFIG.8(b), the elastic part330is pressed, and the cap part310is lowered relative to the pressing part320. In this instance, the upper surface of the retaining protrusion324is caught to the retaining groove314by getting in contact with the retaining groove314, so that the cap part310is lowered to a limited distance relative to the pressing part320, and so, the volume of the inhalation space (s) is reduced. In this instance, the inhalation space (s) is filled with the contents, so that the remaining space or remaining volume in the inhalation space (s) is removed.

Continuously, when the user second presses the cap part310, as shown inFIG.8(c), the cap part310, the pressing part320, and the pumping guide part420are lowered together, so that the pumping action can be performed. Therefore, the contents move upwards, pass through the insertion part425and the content moving hole326, and are discharged out through the discharge part312.

Here, the first pressurization and the second pressurization can be carried out continuously by just one pressing action.

Next, after the contents are discharged, when the user releases the cap part310pressed, by restoring force of the elastic part (not shown) disposed in the pump part200and restoring force of the elastic part330disposed in the button part300, the cosmetic container1000is restored to the state ofFIG.8(a).

Accordingly, the volume of the inhalation space (s) inside the button part300, which was decreased by the cap part310pressed is increased, so that the inhalation (suck-back) action to inhale the contents remaining in the discharge part312can be carried out. After the contents are discharged, since the contents remaining in the discharge part312are inhaled, it can prevent a leakage of the contents.

FIG.9is a view showing a further example of the operation of the cosmetic container according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. In more detail,FIG.9(a)is a sectional view showing the second state where the button part is elevated, andFIG.9(b)is a sectional view of the first state where the button part is lowered.

First, referring toFIG.9(a), the inhalation space (s) has the maximum volume in the second state, and the contents are contained in the inhalation space (s), but the upper portion of the inhalation space (s) has a remaining space or volume which is not filled with the contents.

Referring toFIG.9(b), when the user rotates the rotating part500in one direction to change the cosmetic container1000into the first state, the pressing part320is lowered, so that the insertion part425and the seal cap part429are relatively elevated inside the content moving hole326. Therefore, the inserted length of the insertion part425inserted into the content moving hole326is increased, and the volume of the inhalation space (s) is decreased.

In this instance, the volume of the inhalation space (s) which is decreased by the cosmetic container1000being changed into the first state is smaller than the remaining volume of the inhalation space (s) formed in the second state. Therefore, even though the cosmetic container1000is changed from the second state to the first state, it is prevented that the contents are discharged out through the discharge part312by decrease in the volume of the inhalation space (s).

In the meantime, when rotates the rotating part500in the opposite direction to change the cosmetic container from the first state to the second state, the insertion part425and the seal cap part429are relatively lowered inside the content moving hole326, so that the volume of the inhalation space is increased.

FIG.10is a view showing a still further example of the operation of the cosmetic container according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring toFIG.10(a), when the user does not use the cosmetics, the user can carry or store the cosmetic container1000after making the cosmetic container1000into the first state where the button part300is accommodated in the rotating part500. In the first state, as described above, even though the button part300is pressed, since the pumping action of the pump part200is not carried out, the contents are not discharged out.

Referring toFIG.10(b), when the user wants to use the cosmetics, the user rotates the rotating part500in one direction in order to change the cosmetic container1000into the second state where the button part300is elevated, so that the discharge part312is exposed out of the rotating part500. Continuously, when the user presses the button part300, the contents are discharged out by the pumping action of the pump part200.

After that, when the use of the cosmetic is finished, the user rotates the rotating part500in the opposite direction, so that the cosmetic container is changed from the second state to the first state.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof and specific terms are used, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the terms are just used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the meanings or limit the technical scope of the present invention described in claims. Therefore, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes, modifications and equivalents may be made therein without departing from the technical idea and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the actual technical protection scope of the present invention must be determined by the spirit of the appended claims.