Patent Publication Number: US-2018037375-A1

Title: Compact container having button integrally formed thereon

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a compact container integrated with, a button, and more particularly, to a compact container integrated with a button which is capable of enhancing usability and reducing the manufacturing cost, where the button is integrally formed with a container body, gaps are formed at both sides of a push part, and a groove is formed on an outside of a connecting part connecting the push part and the container body to each other such that the push part is enabled to be elastically reciprocated, so the push part is easily pressed to open a cover without an additional structure for assembling a separated button in the container body. In addition, a tension bar is integrally formed on a hinge of the container cover to press an upper end of the container body when the container cover is closed, so that the container cover is elastically opened without forming an elastic member when the button is pushed to open the container cover. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Color cosmetics, which are used for the purpose of making outer appearance or skin beautiful, are classified into a base makeup used for unifying a skin color or covering a defect and a point makeup used for partially enhancing a cubic effect of lips, eyes or nails, where the base makeup, includes makeup base, foundation and powder, and the point makeup includes lipstick, eye liner and mascara. 
     The foundation is classified into solid foundation, liquid foundation and gel foundation according to a type of cosmetics. Although the solid foundation has a good cover effect, the solid foundation lumps in fixing makeup. Although the liquid foundation has good adhesion, the durability is weak. Thus, the consumers preferring gel foundation, which has high durability and good adhesion when it is covered on skin, have been recently increased. 
     Thus, there is a need to develop a container for gel foundation. Generally, when the gel foundation filled in a glass container or tub container is used, after taking out the gel foundation front the container to his hand, or squeezing the container, a user coats it on his skin by using a puff. 
     However, according to the related art, since cosmetics stick to user&#39;s hand for use, the user must wash his hand every time when the user uses cosmetics. In addition, since the cosmetics sticking to user&#39;s hand are washed, the cosmetics are wasted. 
     In order to solve the above problem, a compact container provided therein with a buff has been developed to prevent cosmetics from sticking to hands and to improve the portability of the compact container. 
     However, the compact container according to the related art has a structure in which a cover is forcibly assembled with or disassembled from a container body, so, when a user may feel inconvenience when the user opens or closes the cover to use the cosmetics. In addition, the coupling structure of the compact container may be damaged due to the repetition of the forcible assembling and disassembling action, so that the coupling structure may not be used for a long period of time due to the abrasion or breakage. 
     In order to solve the above problem, as shown in  FIG. 1 , Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0171448 has been suggested. Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0171448 discloses a compact container having a button, in which a hook  210  is integrally formed with a cover  200  and a button  110  is provided in a container body  100  to open or close the cover  200 . When a user presses a push part of the button  110 , which protrudes out of the container body  100 , a hook  120  of the button  110  is released from the hook  210  of the cover  200  so that the cover  200  is open. 
     However, according to the above related art, the button  110  is provided separately from the container body  100 , so that the manufacturing cost and the assembling steps may be increased, thereby lowering the productivity. 
     Further, as another related art, Korean Utility Model Application No. 91-14993 has been suggested. Korean Utility Model Application No. 91-14993 discloses a compact container, in which elastic members  310  are provided at both sides of a hinge, as shown in  FIG. 2 , in order to allow a cover  300  to be elastically opened when a user opens the cover  300 . 
     However, according to the above related art, the elastic members  310  are separately manufactured and bonded to both sides of the hinge, so that the manufacturing cost and the assembling steps may be increased, thereby lowering the productivity. In addition, the elastic members  310  have the material property different, from the material property of the compact container, so the elastic members  310  have to be collected separately from, the compact container in order to recycle the compact container. 
     DISCLOSURE 
     Technical Problem 
     To solve the problems described above, an object of the present invention is to provide a compact container integrated with a button which is capable of enhancing usability and reducing the manufacturing cost, where the button is integrally formed with a container body, gaps are formed at both sides of a push part, and a groove is formed on an outside of a connecting part connecting the push part and the container body to each other such that the push part is enabled to be elastically reciprocated, so the push part is easily pressed to open a cover without an additional structure for assembling a button in the container body. In addition, a tension bar is integrally formed on a hinge of the container cover to press aft upper end of the container body when the container cover is closed, so that the container cover is elastically opened without forming an elastic member when the button is pushed to open the container cover. 
     In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a compact container integrated with a button, in which a reinforcement rib for preventing a crack is integrally molded to protrude from an inner surface on which the groove of a connecting part is formed, so that any cracks are prevented from occurring in a push part due to the repeatedly pushing operations of the push part. 
     In addition, still another object of the present invention is to provide a compact container integrated with a button, in which a tension bar is integrally formed on a hinge of the container cover to press an upper end of the container body when the container cover is closed, so that the container cover is elastically opened without forming any elastic members when the button is pushed to open the container cover, thereby enhancing the usability and reducing the manufacturing cost. 
     In addition, still another object of the present invention, is to provide a compact container integrated with a button, in which a hinge protrusion formed on a part of a hinge of an inner container is coupled to a hinge ring formed on a part of the hinge, such that an inner container cover is coupled to the inner container as if a ring clasp, thereby reducing the number of components necessary to manufacture the compact container to reduce the manufacturing cost, and in addition, which is formed in a structure suitable to form the components used to manufacture the compact container of the same material, so that there is no need to disassemble the compact container of which all the contents filled therein are used up for the purpose of waste recycling. 
     Technical Solution 
     The present invention provides a compact container which is integrated with a button and includes a container body ( 10 ) and a container cover ( 30 ) coupled to one side of the container body ( 10 ) to be opened or closed. The compact container includes: 
     a button ( 20 ) integrally formed on one side of the container body ( 10 ); 
     the container cover ( 30 ) coupled to the container body ( 10 ) and having a tension bar ( 32 ) integrally formed on an upper portion of a hinge; 
     an inner container ( 40 ) installed in the container body ( 10 ); and 
     an inner container cover ( 60 ) coupled to the inner container ( 40 ) to open or close the inner container ( 40 ), 
     wherein the button ( 20 ) includes a push part ( 21 ) formed at two sides thereof with gaps ( 25 ) to be elastically movable forward or rearward, a connecting part ( 22 ) for integrally connecting the push part ( 21 ) and the container body ( 10 ) to each other, and a groove ( 23 ) formed at an outside of the connecting part ( 22 ) to allow the push part ( 21 ) to easily move forward or rearward, and 
     the inner container ( 40 ) includes a hinge ring ( 41 ) formed on an upper portion of one side of the inner container ( 40 ) and a hinge protrusion ( 61 ) formed on one side of an outer periphery surface of the inner container cover ( 60 ) and fitted into the hinge ring ( 41 ) in a ring clasp type. 
     The compact container further includes one to three reinforcement ribs ( 26 ) integrally formed on an inner surface of the connecting part ( 22 ) of the button ( 20 ). 
     The compact container further includes a first protrusion ( 33 ) and a second protrusion ( 34 ) formed oh an end of the tension bar ( 32 ), wherein the first protrusion ( 33 ) is longer than the second protrusion ( 34 ) by 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm. 
     The inner container ( 40 ) includes an outer wall ( 44 ), an intermediate wall ( 43 ) spaced inwardly from the outer wall ( 44 ) by a predetermined distance, an inner wall ( 42 ) spaced inwardly from the intermediate wall ( 43 ) by a predetermined distance, a receiving sill ( 45 ) formed on an upper end of the outer wall ( 44 ), and a receiving protrusion wheel ( 63 ) formed on the inner container covet ( 60 ) to be safely placed on the receiving sill ( 45 ). 
     The inner container cover ( 60 ) includes a sealing protrusion wheel ( 64 ) formed at a lower side thereof, and the sealing protrusion wheel ( 64 ) is tightly closed to an inside of the intermediate wall ( 43 ) of the inner container ( 40 ) to seal the inner container ( 40 ). 
     Advantageous Effects 
     According to the present invention, there is provided a compact container integrated with, a button which is capable of enhancing usability and reducing the manufacturing cost, where the button is integrally formed with a container body, gaps are formed at both sides of a push part, and a groove is formed on an outside of a connecting part connecting the push part and the container body to each other such that the push part is enabled to be elastically reciprocated, so the push part is easily pressed to open a cover without an additional structure for assembling a button in the container body. In addition, a tension bar is integrally formed on a hinge of the container cover to press an upper end of the container body when the container cover is closed, so that the container cover is elastically opened without forming an elastic member when the button is pushed to open the container cover. 
     According to the present invention, there is provided a compact container integrated with a button, in which the reinforcement rib for preventing a crack is integrally molded to protrude from the inner surface on which the groove of the connecting part, so that any cracks are prevented from occurring in the push part due to the repeatedly pushing operations of the push part. 
     According to the present invention, there is provided a compact container integrated with a button, in which the tension bar is integrally formed on the hinge of the container cover to press an upper end of the container body when the container cover is closed, so that the container cover is elastically opened without forming any elastic members when the button is pushed to open the container cover, thereby enhancing the usability and reducing the manufacturing cost. 
     According to the present invention, there is provided a compact container integrated with a button, in which a hinge protrusion formed on a part of a hinge of an inner container is coupled to a hinge ring formed on a part of the hinge, such that an inner container cover is Coupled to the inner container as if a ring clasp, thereby reducing the number of components necessary to manufacture the compact container to reduce the manufacturing cost, and in addition, which is formed in a structure suitable to form the components used to manufacture the compact container of the same material, so that there is no need to disassemble the compact container of which all the content&#39;s filled therein are used up for the purpose of waste recycling. 
    
    
     
       DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view showing a compact container according to the related art. 
         FIG. 2  is an exploded perspective view showing another compact container according to the related art. 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view showing a compact container integrated with a button according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  is an exploded perspective view showing a compact container integrated with a button according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  is a sectional view showing a compact container integrated with a button according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  is a sectional view showing a state of pushing a button of a compact container integrated with the button according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 7  is a sectional view showing a state of opening or closing a container cover of a compact container integrated with a button according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 8  is a sectional view showing a state of opening or closing a container cover of a compact container integrated with a button according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     BEST MODE 
     Mode for Invention 
     A compact container integrated with a button according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to accompanying drawings. 
       FIG. 3  is a perspective view showing a compact container integrated with a button according to an embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 4  is an exploded perspective view showing a compact container integrated with a button according to an embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 5  is a sectional view showing a compact container integrated with a button according to an embodiment of the present invention,  FIG. 6  is a sectional view showing a state of pushing a button of a compact container integrated with the button according to an embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 7  is a sectional view showing a state of opening or closing a container cover of a compact container integrated with a button according to an embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 8  is a sectional view showing a state of opening or closing a container cover of a compact container integrated with a button according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
     According to the present invention, there is provided a compact container which is integrated with a button and includes a container body  10  and a container cover  30  coupled to one side of the container body  10  to be opened or closed. The compact container includes a button  20  integrally formed on one side of the container body  10 , the container cover  30  coupled to the container body  10  and having a tension bar  32  integrally formed on an upper portion of a hinge, an inner container  40  installed in the container body  10 , and an inner container cover  60  coupled to the inner container  40  to open or close the inner container  40 . 
     The inner container  40  is provided at a central portion in the inside of the container body  10  and the button  20  is integrally formed on one side of the container body  10 . A hinge is formed at a side facing the button  20  such that the button  20  is hinge-coupled to the container cover  30 . 
     The button  20  includes a push part ( 21 ) formed at one side of the container body  10  and provided with a gap  25  to be elastically movable, a connecting part  22  formed below the push part  21 , a groove  23  formed at an outside of the connecting part  22 . 
     The push part  21  may allow a locking sill  24  extending on an upper portion to be easily moved rearward through the pushing operation of a user such that the locking sill may easily escape from a locking protrusion  31  of the container cover  30 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 5 , the push part  21  are provided at both sides thereof with the gaps  25  by which the side surface of the push part  21  is separated from the container body  10  such that the push part  21  is elastically movable forward or rearward. 
     The connecting part  22  is integrally connected to the push part  21  and the container body  10  and is provided at an outside thereof with the groove  23  to allow the push part  21  to easily move forward or rearward, such that the push part  21  may be elastically movable forward or rearward. 
     The container cover  30  may be opened by pushing the push part  21  and thus, an additional structure for assembling the button  20  is not necessary in the container body  10  so that the manufacturing cost and the number of assembling processes are reduced, thereby improving the productivity. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 5 to 8 , the groove  23  formed on the connecting part  22  below the push part  21  allows the connecting part  22  to have a thin thickness, such that the push part  21  may elastically move. 
     A reinforcement rib  26  for preventing a crack is integrally molded to protrude from an inner surface on which the groove  23  of the connecting part  22  is formed, so that any cracks are prevented front occurring in the push part  21  due to the repeatedly pushing operations of the push part  21 . 
     One to three reinforcement ribs  26  are formed to maintain the elasticity of the push part  21  and preferably, two reinforcement ribs  26  are formed. 
     The container cover  30 , which covers the upper portion of the container body  10 , is hinge-coupled to the container body  10  and opens or closes the container body  10 . 
     A locking protrusion  31  is formed on one side of the container cover  30  and has a protrusion shape corresponding to the locking sill  24  of the button  20 . 
     In addition, the tension bar  32  is integrally formed, on an upper portion of the hinge of the container cover  30 , and as shown in  FIG. 5 , the first and second protrusions  33  and  34  are formed on the end of the tension bar  32 . 
     The tension bar  32  is integrally formed with the container coyer  30 . Since the upper end of the outer wall  44  of the inner container  40  contained in the container body  10  is pressed when the container cover  30  is closed, the container cover  30  is elastically opened when the push cover  30  is opened, so that the container cover  30  may be elastically opened, thereby enhancing the usability and reducing the manufacturing cost. 
     The length of the first protrusion  33  of the tension bar  32  is longer than that of the second protrusion  34  by 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm, preferably, 0.2 mm. 
     In addition, a push sill  46  pressed by the second protrusion  34  of the tension bar  32  is formed on an upper outer periphery surface of an outer wall  44  of the inner container  40 , so that the first protrusion  33  of the tension bar  32  presses an upper end of the outer wall  44  of the inner container  40  and the second protrusion  34  presses the push sill  46 . 
     The inner container  40  is installed in the container body  10  and a hinge ring  41  is integrally formed on one upper side of the inner container  40 . An intermediate wall  43  is spaced inwardly from an inside of the outer wall  44 , and an inner wall  42  is spaced inwardly from the intermediate wall  43 . 
     Contents may be contained in the inner container  40  or a containing sponge impregnated with the contents may be installed in the inner container  40 . 
     The hinge ring  41  is fitted into a hinge protrusion  61  formed on one side of an outer periphery surface of the inner container cover  60  as if a ring clasp. 
     A fixing member  50  is further coupled to an outer periphery surface of the inner wall  42 , where the fixing member  50  is provided on an upper portion thereof with a fixing protrusion wheel  51  which extends inwardly and is under-cut, or screw or forcibly coupled to an outer periphery surface of the inner wall  42  of the inner container  40 . 
     A sealing protrusion wheel  64  formed on the inner container cover  60  is inserted into an inside of the intermediate wall  43  so that the air-tightness of the inner container  40  is improved. 
     Preferably, an outer diameter of the sealing protrusion wheel  64  of the inner container cover  60  is greater than that of the intermediate wall  43  of the inner container  40  by 0.01 mm to 0.3 mm, so that the sealing protrusion wheel  64  is pressed and coupled to the intermediate wall  40  of the inner container  40  to be sealed when the inner container  40  is covered with the inner container cover  60 . 
     A receiving sill  45  is formed on an upper end of the outer wall  44  and a receiving protrusion wheel  63  formed on the inner container cover  60  is placed on the receiving sill  45 . 
     The inner container cover  60  is coupled to the inner container  40  to open the inner container  40 . 
     The hinge protrusion  61  is formed on one side of the outer periphery surface of the inner container cover  60  and a puff receiving part  62  capable of receiving a puff is formed at an upper side of the inner container cover  60 . 
     As shown in a sectional view taken along line A-A of  FIG. 3 , the hinge protrusion  61  is fitted info the hinge ring  41 , which is formed at one side of an upper portion of the inner container  40 , as if a ring clasp, so that the inner container cover  60  can be fitted into the inner container  40  as if a ring clasp without fixing them, using pins. Thus, the number of components necessary to manufacture the compact container may be reduced so that the manufacturing cost may be reduced. 
     In addition, the components used to manufacture the compact container are formed of the same material, so that there is no need to disassemble the compact container of which all the contents filled therein are used up for the purpose of waste recycling. 
     The receiving protrusion wheel  63  is formed on the outer periphery surface of the inner container cover  60  and the sealing protrusion wheel  64  is formed below the receiving protrusion wheel  63 . 
     The receiving protrusion wheel  63  is placed on the receiving sill  46  of the inner container  40  to allow the inner container cover  60  to be safely placed on the inner container  40 . 
     The sealing protrusion wheel  64  is tightly close to the intermediate wall  43  of the inner container  40  to seal the inner container  40 . 
     Hereinafter, a method of assembling a compact container integrated with a button according to an embodiment of the present invention and a using state thereof will be described in detail as follows. 
     In order to assemble the compact container integrated with a button according to the present invention, the container cover  30  is hinge-coupled to the container body  10 . 
     In this case, the button  20  includes the push part  21  integrally formed at one side of the container body  10  to be elastically movable, the connecting part  22  formed below the push part  21 , and the groove  23  formed at an outside of the connecting part  22 . In addition, as shown in  FIG. 5 , the gaps  25  are formed at both sides of the button  20  and the connecting part  22  has a thin thickness due to the groove  23 , so that the push part  21  is elastically movable forward or rearward. 
     To prevent a crack from being generated in the groove  23 , one to three reinforcement ribs  26  are formed on the inner side surface of the groove  23 . Preferably, two reinforcement ribs  26  are formed. 
     The tension bar  32  is integrally formed on an upper portion of the hinge of the container cover  30 . Since the tension bar  32  presses the upper end of the outer wall  44  of the inner container  40  contained in the container body  10 , the container cover  30  is enabled to be elastically opened without forming any additional elastic members when the button  20  is pushed to open the push cover  30 , so that the usability may be enhanced and the manufacturing cost may be reduced. 
     Thereafter, the inner container  40  is installed in the container body  10  and the hinge ring  41  is formed at one side of the inner container  40 . Then, by fitting the hinge protrusion  61  which is formed at one side of the outer periphery surface of the inner container cover  60  into the hinge ring  41 , the inner container cover  60  and the inner container  40  are coupled to each other as if a ring clasp. 
     Next, the fixing member  50  is further coupled to the outer periphery surface of the inner wall  42  of the inner container  40  and the fixing protrusion wheel  51  extends inwardly on the fixing member  50 . The fixing protrusion wheel  51  is under-cut or screw coupled to the outer periphery surface of the inner wall  42  of the inner container  40 , so that the assembly of the compact container integrated with a button according to the present invention is completed. 
     In order to use the compact container integrated with the button assembled through the above-described scheme, as shown in  FIG. 6 , the button  20  integrally formed at one side of the container body  10  is pressed. 
     In this case, since the button  20  is integrally formed with the container body  10 , an additional structure for assembling the button  20  is not necessary in the container body  10  so that the manufacturing cost and the number of assembling processes may be reduced, thereby improving the productivity. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 7 and 8 , when the button  20  is pushed, the container cover  30  is elastically opened without any additional elastic members by the tension bar  32  integrally formed on the hinge of the container cover  30 , so that the compact container may be conveniently used. 
     The compact container integrated with a button described in this disclosure is for an illustrative purpose only, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Thus, it should be understood that numerous other modifications and embodiments can be devised by those skilled in the art within the spirit and scope of the present invention and they will fall within the scope of the present invention. 
     DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERAL 
       10 : Container body 
       20 : Button 
       21 : Push part 
       22 : Connecting part 
       23 : Groove 
       24 : Locking sill 
       25 : Gap 
       26 : Reinforcement rib 
       30 : Container cover 
       31 : Locking protrusion 
       32 : Tension bar 
       33 : First protrusion 
       34 : Second protrusion 
       40 : Inner container 
       41 : Hinge ring 
       42 : Inner wall 
       43 : Intermediate wall 
       44 : Outer wall 
       45 : Receiving sill 
       46 : Push sill 
       50 : Fixing member 
       51 : Fixing protrusion wheel 
       60 : Inner container cover 
       61 : Hinge protrusion 
       62 : Puff receiving part 
       63 : Receiving protrusion wheel 
       64 : Sealing protrusion wheel