Abstract:
A powder puff device containing a powder receptacle which includes a puff unit having a cover, and a receptacle unit having an outlet channel for exhausting the powder from a receptacle which contains powder to the cover of the puff unit whereby a composite unit of the puff unit and the receptacle unit can be easily and conveniently used to make up the user&#39;s face anywhere and anytime.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to an improved powder puff device containing a receptacle and more particularly to a powder puff device having a receptacle for the powder for easily and effectively dispensing the powder into the powder puff for immediate applications. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     Various types of powder puff devices are known in the art. Generally, a conventional compact comprises a powder holding receptacle and a separate powder puff. In use, the user presses the powder puff on the powder located in a receptacle. 
     However, such a conventional compact suffers from a number of problems. For example, when such a conventional compact is carried in a handbag, movement of the handbag can cause the powder in the receptacle to leak out, creating a mess. 
     In order to solve such a problem, the user can use a puff and a separate powder case. However, it is difficult and inconvenient in certain situations to apply make-up by inserting the powder puff into the powder receptacle, for example, when riding in moving cars, ships or airplanes. In such situations, the powder receptacle can fall causing the powder to scatter throughout the area. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a powder puff device for a receptacle which eliminates the above problems encountered with conventional powder puff devices. 
     Another object of the present invention is to provide a powder puff device including a case for holding the powder and a puff assembled with the case for conveniently carrying it in a handbag during a trip. 
     A further object of the present invention is to provide a puff device for a receptacle which includes a case having an outlet channel for exhausting the powder from the case, a middle case, a lower case, a belt-type project disposed in the lower case, a cover, a cap and a mirror disposed on the inside or outside of the cap whereby the device for powdering the user&#39;s face includes a composite unit of the puff and the powder receptacle for using the powder on the puff directly. 
     Still another object of the present invention is to provide a powder puff device containing a powder receptacle which is simple in structure, inexpensive to manufacture, durable in use and refined in appearance. 
     Other objects and further scope of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter. It should be understood, however, that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description. 
     Briefly described, the present invention is directed to a powder puff device containing a powder receptacle which includes a puff unit having a cover, and a receptacle unit having an outlet channel for exhausting the powder from a receptacle which contains powder to the cover of the puff unit whereby a composite unit of the puff unit and the receptacle unit can be easily and conveniently used to make up the user&#39;s face anywhere and anytime. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinbelow and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the present invention, and wherein: 
     FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a powder puff device containing a powder receptacle according to the present invention; 
     FIG. 2 is a sectional view of FIG. 1; 
     FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the powder puff device for a receptacle according to the present invention; 
     FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a second embodiment of the powder puff device for a receptacle according to the present invention; 
     FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a third embodiment of the powder puff device for a receptacle according to the present invention; and 
     FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a fourth embodiment of the powder puff device for a receptacle according to the present invention. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Referring now in detail to the drawings for the purpose of illustrating preferred embodiments of the present invention, the powder puff device as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a case member  20  and a puff member  10  having a powder puff  13  mounted on the top of the case member  20  to define a composite unit. The case  20  includes a middle case  21  for engaging with the puff  10  disposed therein and a lower case  23  defining a receptacle  24  for storing the cosmetic powder (not shown) therein. The middle case  21  is engageable and disengageable with the lower case  23  at a raised bead portion  22  disposed at the circumference of the middle case  21 . The raised bead portion  22  of the middle case  21  permits ready access to the lower case  23 . 
     The puff member  10  mounted on the middle case  21  of the case member  20  includes a cover  12  for covering the surface of the powder puff  13  of the puff member  10  so as to prevent its contamination by the air and/or environmental pollution. The cover  12  has a sufficient porosity to enable the cosmetic powder to flow through its pores when the powder puff  13  is applied to the face of the user. An outlet channel  11  passes through the center of the puff  13  of the puff member  10  and the middle case  21  and communicates with the cosmetic powder in the receptacle  24  of the lower case  23 . A small chamber  14  is provided at the end of the channel  11  for distributing cosmetic powder to the surface cover  12  of the puff  13 . 
     In FIG. 3, a smaller diameter puff is utilized so that a cap  30  can cover the puff and be secured to the case member  20 . A mirror  31  can be provided in the inside or outside of the cap  30  to observe the face after the powder has been applied. 
     Referring in detail to FIG. 4, there is illustrated a second embodiment of the powder puff device in accordance with the present invention. The powder puff device includes the puff member  10  mounted on a case member  20   a  containing an elongated middle case  21  and a lower case  23  which engages with the elongated middle case  21  by a plurality of “L”-shaped locking grooves  21   a  disposed at the lower portion of the middle case  21  and a plurality of projections  23   a  disposed at the upper portion of the lower case  23 . The other elements of the puff member  10  as shown in FIG. 4 are the same as the elements  11 ,  12 ,  13  and  14  of the puff member  10  as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. 
     Referring in detail to FIG. 5, there is illustrated a third embodiment of the powder puff device of the present invention. The powder puff device includes a case  20  and a cap  30  engaged with the case  20 . The cap  30  has a mirror  31  provided on the outside thereof. A solid powder receptacle  40  for storing and dispensing a solid cosmetic powder is attached to a spring  32  which in turn is attached to the inside of the cap  30 . The powder puff  13  containing a cover  12  is attached to the case  20  so that when the cap  30  is attached to the case  20 , the spring  32  biases the cosmetic against the puff  13  and loads the puff  13  with cosmetic. When the cap  30  is removed from the case  20 , the cosmetic powder delivered from the receptacle  40  to the powder puff  13  by the biasing action of the spring  32  is ready to be applied to the face of the user. 
     In FIG. 6, the powder puff device is the same as the powder puff device as shown in FIG.  5 . With the exception that the spring  32  is not fixed to the solid powder receptacle  40 , thereby making the powder receptacle  40  replaceable. Thus, an additional member  33 , which contains a receiver  33   a  is provided for receiving an inserting ball  34   a  extending from a latch  34 . The latch  34  has the inserting ball  34   a  mounted on the outside of the solid powder receptacle  40 . The other elements of the powder puff device as shown in FIG. 6 are the same as the elements  12 ,  13 ,  30 ,  31 ,  32  of the powder puff device as shown in FIG.  5 . 
     Referring in detail to FIGS. 1,  2 ,  3  and  4 , in order to load the cosmetic powder into the receptacle  24  of the lower case  23 , the lower case  23  is removed from the middle case  21 , and the cosmetic powder is added to the receptacle  24 , after which the lower case  23  is pushed into the middle case  21  until the raised portion  22  is engaged. 
     When the cosmetic powder in the receptacle  24  is exhausted, the user can add to the receptacle  24 . When the cover  12  becomes dirty, the cover  12  can be removed and washed and reapplied to the powder puff  13 . When using the powder puff device of the present invention as a portable element, the embodiment of FIG. 3 which utilizes a cap  30  is desirable. When used with home, beauty salon, make-up room, or the like, the user can use the powder puff device of the present invention without a cap  30 , as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. 
     The invention being thus described, it will be obvious that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention, and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are intended to be included in the scope of the following claims.