Patent Publication Number: US-2005126584-A1

Title: Container for a beauty product

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
      1. Field of the Invention  
      The present invention relates to a container for a beauty product.  
      2. Description of the Related Art  
      Loving beauty is a part of nature of females, and makeup has become a style as well as a part of politeness in the modern world. It is common that a female places various kinds of beauty products on her dresser or in her cosmetic case or purse. A container having a relatively wide bottom area can be reliably placed in an upright manner. However, reliable placing of elongated bottles containing eyelash liner, eyeliner liquid, lip juice, lipstick, nail polish, etc. is not possible. Namely, an elongated bottle having a relatively small bottom area is apt to fall when inadvertently touched. Further, when one of the elongated bottles falls, the other elongated bottles impinged by the falling elongated bottle fall too. In some cases, the elongated bottles that roll easily may break and thus cause leakage of liquid contained therein, causing problems to the user.  
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
      An object of the present invention is to provide a container for a beauty product with a low center of gravity such that the container tends to be in an upright position without increasing the bottom area of the container.  
      A container for a beauty product includes a semi-spherical bottom member having an upwardly facing compartment, a weight received in the upwardly facing compartment of the bottom member, a body securely mounted on top of the bottom member, the body defining a compartment for receiving a beauty product, and a cap mounted on top of the body.  
      The weight provides the container with a tendency to stand in an upright state. Thus, when the container falls resulting from external forces, it instantly returns to its upright position. This provides an additional entertaining effect while providing a reliable upright standing effect for the container.  
      Other objects, advantages, and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       FIG. 1  is an exploded perspective view of a container in accordance with the present invention.  
       FIG. 2  is an elevational view, partly sectioned, of the container in accordance with the present invention.  
       FIG. 3  is a perspective view of the container in accordance with the present invention.  
       FIG. 4  is a perspective view illustrating a modified embodiment of the container in accordance with the present invention.  
       FIG. 5  is an elevational view illustrating another modified embodiment of the container in accordance with the present invention.  
       FIG. 6  is an elevational view illustrating a further modified embodiment of the container in accordance with the present invention.  
       FIG. 7  is an elevational view illustrating still another modified embodiment of the container in accordance with the present invention.  
       FIG. 8  is an elevational view illustrating yet another modified embodiment of the container in accordance with the present invention.  
       FIG. 9  is a schematic view illustrating an upright standing effect of the container in accordance with the present invention.  
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT  
      Hereinafter, the container for a beauty product according to the embodiment of the invention will be explained with reference to  FIG. 1  through  FIG. 9 . As used herein, the term “beauty product” includes cosmetics and toiletries. Further, according to use, the term “beauty product” includes a skin care product, hair care product, makeup product, fragrance, men&#39;s product, and bath product.  
      Referring to  FIGS. 1 through 3 , a container for a beauty product in accordance with the present invention is designated by  1  and generally comprises a cap  11 , a body  12 , a bottom member  13 , and a weight  14 . The cap  11  may include a beauty product applying member attached thereto. The beauty product applying member may be a lip juice brush  10  ( FIG. 1 ), an eyelash liner applicator  10   a  ( FIG. 5 ), a brush  10   b  for applying eyeliner liquid ( FIG. 6 ), a nail brush  10   c  for nail polish ( FIG. 7 ), or a lipstick  10   d  ( FIG. 8 ).  
      The body  12  includes a through-hole  121  in a central portion of a top thereof. The beauty product applying member is extended through the through-hole  121  of the body  12  when not in use. The shape of the body  12  may vary in response to different kinds of the beauty product contained therein. The body  12  is securely engaged with the bottom member  13  at a bottom side thereof, forming a bottle, which is conventional and not described in detail. The body  12  defines a compartment  120  for receiving a beauty product.  
      The bottom member  13  is substantially a semi-spherical member having an upwardly facing compartment  130  for receiving the weight  14 . The bottom member  13  includes a planar section  131  on a top thereof. The weight  14  has a weight that can be varied according to the weights of the body  12  and the beauty product received in the body  12 .  
       FIG. 4  shows a container  1 A having a different outline.  FIG. 5  shows a container  1 B for receiving eyelash liner.  FIG. 6  shows a container  1 C for receiving eyeliner liquid.  FIG. 7  shows a container  1 D for receiving nail polish.  FIG. 8  shows a container  1 E for receiving a lipstick.  
      Referring to  FIG. 9 , the center of gravity of the container  1  in accordance with the present invention is shifted downward to the bottom member  13 . When the container  1  falls resulting from external forces, it instantly returns to its upright position. This provides an additional entertaining effect while providing an upright standing effect for the container  1 .  
      Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.