Patent Publication Number: US-2007098479-A1

Title: Lip package

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD  
      The present invention relates to a lip package for accommodating a liquid cosmetic, and more particularly, to a lip package for dispensing a desired amount of a flowable liquid cosmetic such as lip gloss, wherein upon pressing a button formed on the exterior of the container, an actuating member disposed within the container raises a piston to dispense a predetermined amount of the liquid cosmetic contained in the container, thereby improving convenience of use and enabling the use thereof with one hand due to the button type structure.  
     BACKGROUND ART  
      Generally, lip glosses are flowable liquid cosmetics used for preventing damage to lips, maintaining desired colors and glossiness of the lips and obtaining healthy conditions and beauty effects of the lips.  
      A lip package for accommodating such a lip gloss comprises a cosmetic brush rod consisting of a cylindrical rod part formed integrally with or coupled to a grip and a brush part fixedly inserted into a lower end of the rod part, and a container body with liquid lip gloss accommodated therein, as shown in  FIG. 11 .  
      At this time, the container has a mouth through which only a minimal amount of the liquid lip gloss is brought into contact with outside ambient air. Accordingly, the rod part is formed to be elongated such that upon insertion thereof into the container, a lower end of the brush part fixedly inserted into the rod part is in contact with a bottom surface of the container, and to have a diameter such that it can enter and be withdrawn from the container through the container mouth. When the brush part of the brush rod is smeared with the liquid lip gloss due to repeated vertical movement of the brush rod, the brush rod is withdrawn from the container and then used for applying the lip gloss to the desired region of the human body.  
      However, since this lip package is constructed such that the brush rod with the brush part fixed thereto is withdrawn from the container body and then used, there is a problem in that if a great amount of the liquid lip gloss is accommodated in the container body, the rod part as well as the brush part become smeared with an excessive amount of lip gloss, thereby causing one&#39;s lip and even the skin therearound to be smeared with liquid lip gloss.  
      Further, since the brush part of the brush rod should be smeared with the liquid lip gloss whenever the lip gloss is used, the brush rod should be often engaged with and disengaged from the container. At this time, there is a problem in that since bristles of the brush part often come into contact with the mouth of the container, the bristles may be curved outwardly or twisted, or come out. Moreover, since the bristles quickly harden when they are exposed to the atmosphere for a long time, there is a problem of inconvenience of use due to the hardened brush part and the like.  
      To solve the aforementioned problems, as shown in  FIG. 12 , Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2003-0015539 (Application No. 10-2001-0049313) entitled “Container for liquid type lip pencil” discloses a container comprising a container body  110  for accommodating a lipstick liquid  100 ; a tip  120  rotatably coupled to an upper portion of the container body, and a lid  130 ; a brush body  140  and a brush B that vertically come out or are retracted in response to rotation of the tip  120 ; a lower knob  150  rotatably coupled to a lower portion of the container body  110 ; an inner screw  160  operated in response to rotation of the lower knob  150 ; a screw bar  170  with a piston  171  at a top end thereof vertically moved by the inner screw  160 ; and a tube  180  installed to allow the liquid in the container body to reach a lower end of the brush according to the leading of the piston  171 . A circumferential ridge  113  of the lower knob  150  is engaged with a circumferential groove at the lower portion of the container body  110  so that the lower knob  150  can be rotated. As the lower knob  150  is rotated, protrusions  154  at an upper circumference of the lower knob ride over protrusions  164  of the inner screw  160  to generate click sounds and female threads  152  of the lower knob  150  are simultaneously engaged with threads of the screw bar  170  to rotate and move the screw bar by a predetermined pitch. The piston  171  coupled to the top end of the screw bar  170  urges the liquid  100  accommodated in the container body  110 , and the lipstick liquid passes through the tube  180  and is then absorbed by the brush. In such a manner, lipstick liquid is hermetically accommodated in the container and gradually dispensed in response to the rotation of the lower knob  150 .  
      However, to apply make-up using the container for such a liquid type lip pencil, the container body  110  should be grasped by one hand and the lower knob  150  should be grasped and rotated by the other hand. That is, since the both hands should be used, there is a problem of inconvenience upon applying make-up while looking in a portable mirror or the like.  
      The lid  130  is in a coupled state when the container for a liquid type lip pencil is not in use. However, since the lower knob  150  can be rotated even when the lid  130  is coupled to the container body  110 , there is a risk of delivery of the liquid, which leads to a problem in which the interior of a bag with the container stored therein is smeared with the liquid.  
      Further, since the container for the liquid type lip pencil has the brush having a plurality of bristles that have a predetermined length, there are problems in that the entire lengths of the bristles should be smeared with the lipstick liquid thus a great amount of the lipstick liquid is consumed, and the lipstick liquid is also rapidly dried.  
      Moreover, the process of manufacturing the container for the liquid type lip pencil is complicated due to the coupling structure of the lower knob  150  for dispensing the liquid and the coupling structure for causing the brush body  140  to come out from the container body  110 . Since most containers for liquid cosmetics with such a structure are formed to be elongated and slim in terms of aesthetics, there is a disadvantage in that only about 1.5 to 2.0 ml of liquid cosmetics can be accommodated in the container body  110 .  
     DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION  
      The present invention is conceived to solve the aforementioned problems in the prior art. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a lip package, wherein upon pressing a button formed on an outer peripheral surface of a cylinder, an actuating member disposed within a container body is operated to raise a piston so that a liquid cosmetic accommodated in the cylinder can be delivered, thereby achieving convenience of use and delivery of the liquid cosmetic with one hand due to the button type structure in a state where the Hp package is grasped by the hand, and applying make-up rapidly and conveniently even with one hand.  
      Another object of the present invention is to provide a lip package with a locking function by which a button cannot be operated when a lid is coupled to a container body.  
      A further object of the present invention is to provide a lip package that can be more easily used due to a delivery member for delivering a liquid cosmetic, which is in the form of a general lipstick.  
      A still further object of the present invention is to provide a lip package, wherein a porous absorption member for receiving a liquid cosmetic is fitted over a delivery member, thereby more easily applying the liquid cosmetic to the skin.  
      A still further object of the present invention is to provide a lip package, wherein an inner structure for delivering a liquid cosmetic is simply constructed to accommodate a great amount of the liquid cosmetic.  
      According to the present invention for achieving the objects, there is provided a lip package, comprising a container body with a push button protruding from an outer circumferential surface thereof; a cylinder coupled to the container body, for containing a liquid cosmetic; a delivery member coupled to the cylinder and having a top surface formed with a plurality of delivery holes; a piston that has the same shape and size as a cross section of the cylinder and is raised along an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder to pressurize the liquid cosmetic; and an actuating member that is accommodated within the container body and vertically raises the piston in response to a push operation of the push button to deliver the liquid cosmetic through the delivery member.  
      The lip package may further comprise a lid detachably coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the cylinder to close the delivery member. The push button may protrude from the outer circumferential surface of the container body so that upon coupling of the lid to the outer circumferential surface of the cylinder, an end of the lid can be fitted into a fixing recess of the push button to fix the push button.  
      The top surface of the delivery member may be formed to be inclined with respect to a cross section of the cylinder and have a plurality of delivery holes therein.  
      The lip package may further comprise an absorbing member, including a sponge, for covering the top surface of the delivery member.  
      The actuating member may comprise a nut plate to be rotated in response to the push operation of the push button; and a screw bar that is threadly engaged with the nut plate and raised in response to the rotation of the nut plate, whereby the piston coupled to the screw bar may be raised in response to the rising of the screw bar.  
      The actuating member may comprise a cam vertically raised in response to the push operation of the push button; and a screw bar that is engaged with the cam through coupling of corresponding convex and concave portions and raised together the cam by a distance through which the cam is raised, whereby the piston coupled to the screw bar may be raised in response to the rising of the screw bar.  
      The push button may comprise a button portion outwardly protruding through a through-hole of the container body; and a moving portion extending from a side of the button portion and fixed within the container body. Both sidewalls of the moving portion are formed with guide rails having a level difference for operating the actuating member, and distal end surfaces of the sidewalls are formed with coupling recesses to which an elastic member is coupled to allow the push button to be horizontally moved. Coupling protrusions of the cam may be inserted into the guide rails of the push button so that the cam can be vertically raised in response to horizontal movement of the guide rails. The screw bar may be vertically raised in response to the vertical rising of the cam.  
      The actuating member may further comprise a supporting member placed below the cam and coupled to the screw bar in a ratchet manner to support the vertical rising of the screw bar.  
      Advantageous Effect  
      The lip package of the present invention comprises a push button protruding outside of a container body, an actuating member operated by pressing the push button, a piston vertically raised by the actuating member, and a delivery member coupled to a cylinder to deliver a liquid cosmetic. When a user presses the push button, the liquid cosmetic contained in the cylinder is delivered in a predetermined amount, resulting in easy use thereof. Further, since the user can grasp the container body with one hand and press the push button with a finger of the hand grasping the container body, the user can apply make-up using only one hand. Thus, there is provided a more convenient lip package.  
      Further, since the push button protruding outside of the cylinder is formed with the fixing recess, and upon coupling of the lid to the cylinder, the lid is fitted into the fixing recess of the push button to fix the push button, the lid performs a locking function when the lid is coupled to the cylinder after applying make-up. Thus, there is provided a lip package having no risk of leakage of the liquid cosmetic to the outside.  
      Moreover, since the top surface of the delivery member through which the liquid cosmetic is delivered to the outside has an inclined surface similarly to a top surface of a general solid lip stick, there is provided a lip package that enables much easier application of the liquid cosmetic to the skin.  
      Furthermore, since the soft absorbing member with high absorbency is coupled to the top surface of the delivery member and the liquid cosmetic is absorbed by the absorbing member, there is provided a lip package that enables much effective application of the liquid cosmetic to the skin and has a superior feel of the applicator to the skin.  
      In addition, since the cylinder and the lid are formed similarly to those of a general solid lip stick in size and shape and thus have large inner spaces, there is provided a lip package capable of containing a great amount of liquid cosmetic. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS  
       FIG. 1  is a perspective view showing a lip package according to a first embodiment of the present invention.  
       FIG. 2  is an exploded perspective view of the lip package of  FIG. 1 .  
       FIGS. 3 and 4  are sectional views illustrating operating states of the lip package according to the first embodiment.  
       FIG. 5  is a sectional view showing a state where a lid is coupled to the lip package of the present invention.  
       FIG. 6  is a perspective view showing the addition of an absorption member to the lip package of  FIG. 1 .  
       FIG. 7  is an exploded perspective view showing a lip package according to a second embodiment of the present invention.  
       FIGS. 8 .  9  and  10  are sectional views illustrating operating states of the lip package according to the second embodiment.  
       FIGS. 11 and 12  are perspective views showing conventional lip packages. 
    
    
     BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION  
      Hereinafter, a lip package of the present invention for specifically achieving the objects will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Particularly, liquid lip gloss is employed as a liquid cosmetic in embodiments of the present invention.  
       FIG. 1  is a perspective view showing a lip package according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and  FIG. 2  is an exploded perspective view showing a state where components of the lip package according to the embodiment shown in  FIG. 1  are disassembled. In the lip package of this embodiment, a delivery member  2 , a piston  3 , a push button  4 , an actuating member  6  and a lower cap  5  are received in a container body  1 , and liquid lip gloss  9  (see  FIGS. 3 and 4 ) is contained in a cylinder  11  coupled to the container body  1 . Here, although the container body  1  and the cylinder  11  are formed integrally with each other, they will be described separately in view of features of their uses since the container body  1  receives actuating components therein and the cylinder  11  contains the liquid lip gloss  9  therein.  
      The container body  1  defines a space for accommodating the actuating components for delivering the liquid lip gloss  9 . The cylinder  11  for containing the liquid lip gloss  9  is coupled to an upper portion of the container body  1 , and the actuating components for upwardly delivering the liquid lip gloss  9  are accommodated within a lower portion of the container body  1  below the cylinder  11 . Here, since an outer circumferential surface of the cylinder  11  has a diameter smaller than that of an outer circumferential surface of the container body  1 , a stepped portion  16  is formed at a junction between the cylinder  11  and the container body  1 .  
      The cylinder  11  defines a space for containing the liquid lip gloss  9 . A neck portion  13  that is a passage through the liquid lip gloss  9  is delivered is formed inside of a rim  12  of the cylinder  11 . The neck portion  13  is formed to have a diameter smaller than that of the rim  12 . Thus, a coupling groove  14  with a predetermined width and depth is formed between the rim  12  and the neck portion  13  so that the delivery member  2  to be described later can be fitted thereinto. The lower portion of the container body  1  is formed with an opening  17  through which the actuating member  6  and the lower cap  5  are coupled to the container body  1 .  
      Further, a through-hole  15  with a predetermined size is formed at a side of the cylinder  11  so that a button portion  41  of the push button  4  to be described later can be engaged with the through-hole  15 . More specifically, the through-hole  15  is formed at a portion of the container body  1  where the stepped portion  16  is formed.  
      The diameter of an inner circumferential surface of a lid  7  is identical with that of the outer circumferential surface of the cylinder  11 . The lid is fitted over the upper portion of the container body  1  and then lowered toward and caught by the stepped portion  16  defining a boundary between the cylinder  11  and the container body  1  so that it can be integrated with the cylinder  11 .  
      The delivery member  2  is a means for delivering the liquid lip gloss  9  contained in the cylinder  11  to the outside through the neck portion  13 . A lower portion of the delivery member  2  is open to communicate with the neck portion  13 , and a top surface  24  of the delivery member is formed with a plurality of delivery holes  25 . A protruding flange  21  to be seated on the rim  12  of the cylinder  11  is formed around an outer circumferential surface of the delivery member. A fitting portion  22  with a width and length corresponding to the width and depth of the coupling groove  14  extends from a lower portion of the flange  21  so that it can be fitted into and fixedly engaged with the coupling groove  14  of the cylinder  11 .  
      Further, a recess  23  connected to the outer circumferential surface of the delivery member  2  extending downwardly from the top surface  24  is formed inside of the flange  21 , so that a porous absorbing member  8  (see  FIG. 6 ) with high absorbency such as a sponge can be caused to cover the top surface  24  and to have a distal end thereof fitted into the recess  23 .  
      Preferably, the top surface  24  is formed to be slanted similarly to a general solid lipstick, to take the shape of a flat circle, or to be tapered toward the center thereof.  
      The piston  3  is a means for urging the liquid lip gloss  9  contained in the cylinder  11  toward the delivery member  2 . The piston  3  is in the form of a disk with a certain thickness. To prevent the liquid lip gloss  9  from leaking downwardly, the piston  3  is formed to have the same shape and size as a cross section of the inner circumference of the cylinder  11 . The center of the bottom of the piston  3  is formed with a fitting recess  31  into which a screw bar  60  of the actuating member  6  for raising the piston  3  is fitted. Moreover, the piston  3  is made of silicone or a resilient synthetic resin so that when the piston  3  is disposed within the cylinder  11 , the piston  3  is press-fitted into the cylinder  11  and fully hermetically seals the interior of the cylinder  11  due to properties of the material of the piston. Thus, the liquid lip gloss  9  is prevented from flowing downwardly of the cylinder  11 . Since the piston  3  can move due to the properties of the material thereof when an external force is applied thereto, it is raised while urging the liquid lip gloss  9 .  
      The push button  4  is a means for transmitting an external force to the actuating member  6  to raise the piston  3 . The push button  4  comprises the button portion  41  mounted in the through-hole  15  of the cylinder  11  to transmit the external force, and an operating portion  46  fixed attached to the inner circumferential surface of the container body  1  and coupled to the button portion  41  so as to rotate a nut plate  70  of the actuating member  6 .  
      The button portion  41  comprises a pressing section  42  with a predetermined size such that a user can press thereon, a connection section  43  horizontally extending from a lower end of the pressing section  42  rearward, and a coupling section  44  vertically upwardly extending from a distal end of the connection section  43 . The coupling section  44  is fixedly coupled to the operating portion  46 , and a lower surface of the connection section  43  is seated on a lower portion of the through-hole  15 , so that the pressing portion  42  can move in a fore and aft direction. Here, the pressing section  42  is sized to be smaller than the through-hole  15  such that it can freely move within the through-hole  15  in the fore and aft direction, while the coupling section  44  is sized to be larger than the through-hole  15  such that the coupling section  44  cannot come out.  
      The operating portion  46  is formed to have a circumferential length larger than the circumference of the container body  1  such that it can have a slight surplus length while covering the inner circumferential surface of the container body  1 . A resilient projection  48  of the operating portion  46  is formed to take the shape of a flat panel with a predetermined length and thickness to be fitted between adjacent teeth  73  formed on the nut plate  70  of the operating member  6 . The operating portion  46  will be described below by dividing it into a bonding surface  47  to be bonded to the inner circumferential surface of the container body  1 , a non-bonding surface  47 ′ coupled to the button portion  41 , and the resilient projection  48 .  
      When the bonding surface  47  is fixedly bonded to cover the remainder of the inner circumferential surface of the container body  1  except the through-hole  15 , the non-bonding surface  47 ′ extending from the bonding surface  47  is placed at the through-hole  15 . The coupling section  44  of the button portion  41  inserted into the container body  1  through the through-hole  15  is bonded to and integrated with the non-bonding surface  47 ′. Since the resilient projection  48  extending from the non-bonding surface  47 ′ is formed to be inwardly curved, the resilient projection  48  is in contact with the teeth  73  of the actuating member  6 .  
      Therefore, when an external force is applied to the button portion  41 , the connection section  43  of the button portion  41  is pushed into the through-hole  15 , and at the same time, the non-bonding surface  47 ′ of the operating portion  46  integrated with the coupling section  44  of the button portion  41  moves inwardly or rearwardly. Then, the resilient projection  48  extending from the non-bonding surface  47 ′ pushes one of the teeth  73  of the actuating member  6  and angular positions of the teeth  73  are changed. When the external force is removed, the button portion  41  returns to its original position and the operating portion  46  is also restored to its original state due to its elasticity. Accordingly, the resilient projection  48  comes into contact with another tooth adjacent the tooth  73 .  
      Although the button portion  41  and the operating portion  46  are formed separately from each other, it is possible to form them integrally.  
      Further, when the lid  7  is coupled to the container body  1  in a state where the button portion  41  of the push button  4  has been installed in the container body  1 , the lid  7  is lowered while being slid on the outer circumferential surface of the container body  1  and then seated in the connection section  43  of the button portion  41  installed in the through-hole  15 . That is, since the coupling section  44  of the button portion  41  is placed on the inner circumferential surface of the container body  1  through the through-hole  15 , the pressing section  42  of the button portion  41  is placed outside of the container body  1 , and the connection section  43  for connecting the pressing section  42  to the coupling section  44  is seated on the lower portion of the through-hole, a lower end of the lid  7  is seated in a fixing recess  45  at the connection section  43 , whereby the lid is coupled to the container body  1 . Therefore, the push button  4  is in a fixed state where it cannot be operated due to the lid  7 .  
      The operating member  6  is a means for raising the piston  3  while being rotated by means of the operation of the push button  4 . The operating member  6  comprises the nut plate  70  rotated by the resilient projection  48  of the push button  4 , the screw bar  60  vertically raised through thread engagement with the nut plate  70  to raise the piston  3 , an elastically supporting ring  80  to which the nut plate  70  is coupled in a ratchet manner so that it can be rotated by a predetermined pitch only in one direction, and an elastic member  90  for supporting the elastically supporting ring  80  to maintain the contact of the elastically supporting ring  80  with the nut plate  70 .  
      The screw bar  60  is formed to take the shape of an elongated rod and has an outer circumferential surface formed with threads  61  that will be engaged with threads  75  formed in a central bore  74  of the nut plate  70 . An upper end of the screw bar is fixedly fitted into the fitting recess  31  of the piston  3 . Further, at least one guide groove  62  with a predetermined depth is longitudinally formed throughout an entire length of the screw bar  60  on an outer circumferential surface thereof.  
      A disk  71  of the nut plate  70  is formed to have a diameter smaller than that of the inner circumference of the container body  1  so that it can be rotated within the lower portion of the container body  1 . Here, the diameter of the disk  71  is determined such that the disk is caught by the operating portion  46  fixed to the container body  1  and thus cannot be raised beyond the operating portion. A gear shaft  72  protruding upwardly from the center of the disk  71  is formed to have a predetermined length such that the resilient projection  48  of the operating portion  46  comes into contact with the gear shaft. An entire outer circumferential surface of the gear shaft  72  is formed with the vertically protruding teeth  73  that are sized to correspond to the thickness of the resilient projection  48 . Further, the central bore  74  is longitudinally formed through the nut plate  70  at the center of the nut plate  70 , i.e. the center of the disk  71  and the gear shaft  72 , so that the screw bar  60  can be inserted into the central bore. An inner circumferential surface of the central bore  74  is formed with the threads  75  corresponding to the threads  61  formed on the outer circumferential surface of the screw bar  60 . Thus, when the nut plate  70  is rotated after the screw bar  60  has been inserted into the central bore  74  of the nut plate  70 , the screw bar  60  is vertically upwardly raised through the thread engagement thereof with the threads  75  formed in the central bore  74 .  
      Moreover, a lower surface of the disk  71  is formed with a plurality of ratchet teeth  76  radially around the central bore  74  and at a predetermined interval. Since each of the ratchet teeth  76  is in the form of a right-angled triangle, the nut plate  70  can be rotated only in one direction. The ratchet teeth  76  are formed at the predetermined interval corresponding to a certain pitch, so that when the nut plate  70  is rotated in a state where the disk  71  is assembled with the elastically supporting ring  80  to be described later, the screw bar  60  is raised (refer to operating states shown in  FIGS. 3 and 4 ).  
      The elastically supporting ring  80  is formed to take the shape of a cylinder with open top and bottom faces and to have a diameter slightly smaller than that of the disk  71  so that the elastically supporting ring  80  can be inserted into a lower portion of the disk  71  of the nut plate  70  and then coupled in a ratchet manner thereto. A circumferential portion of the upper face of the elastically supporting ring  80  is formed with at least one ratchet pawl  81  cooperating with the ratchet teeth  76  of the nut plate  70 . When the nut plate  70  is rotated after the elastically supporting ring  80  has been inserted into the lower portion of the disk  71  of the nut plate  70 , the nut plate  70  can be rotated only in one direction due to the cooperating configuration of the ratchet teeth  76  and the ratchet pawl  81 . Moreover, at least one ridge  82  is formed to protrude vertically outwardly from an outer circumferential surface of the elastically supporting ring  80 . When the elastically supporting ring  80  is inserted into a seating recess  55  of the lower cap  5 , the ridge  82  of the elastically supporting ring  80  is fitted into a supporting groove  57  formed on an inner circumferential surface of a cylindrical rod  56  of the lower cap  5  so that the elastically supporting ring  80  can be in a fixed state not to be interlocked with the rotation of the nut plate  70 .  
      The elastic member  90  is formed of a spring with high elasticity and serves as a means for supporting the elastically supporting ring  80  and the nut plate  7 . The elastic member applies an elastic force to the lower portion of the elastically supporting ring  80  so that the nut plate  70  coupled in a ratchet manner to the elastically supporting ring  80  seated in the seating recess  55  of the lower cap  5  can be easily rotated in place.  
      The lower cap  5  comprises a bottom surface  51  for closing the lower portion of the container body  1  with the opening  17  formed therein, the cylindrical rod  56  upwardly extending such that the bottom surface  51  can be coupled to the container body  1  through the opening  17 , and a spline  52  upwardly extending from the center of the bottom surface  51  to support the screw bar  60  of the actuating member  6  in such a manner that the screw bar can be vertically raised. Here, the seating recess  55  into which the elastically supporting ring  80  and the elastic member  90  are fitted is defined between the cylindrical rod  56  and the spline  52 . The vertical lengths of the cylindrical rod  56  and the spline  52  are determined to receive the coupled elastic member  90  and elastically supporting ring  80  as a whole.  
      Further, at least one supporting groove  57  is vertically formed on the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical rod  56  so that when the elastically supporting ring  80  is inserted into the seating recess  55 , the ridge  82  of the elastically supporting ring  80  is fitted into the supporting groove  57 . Thus, the elastically supporting ring  80  can be vertically moved due to the elastic member  90  but prevented from being rotated. The spline  52  is formed with an inner bore  53  into which the screw bar  60  is fitted. An inner circumferential surface of the inner bore  53  is vertically formed with a guide protrusion  54  along the entire length of the inner circumferential surface to correspond to the guide groove  62  of the screw bar  60 . Accordingly, when the screw bar  60  is inserted into the inner bore  53  of the spline  52 , it is inserted thereinto while the guide groove  62  of the screw bar  60  is fitted over the guide protrusion  54  of the spline  52 . Thus, the screw bar  60  can be vertically raised but cannot be rotated.  
      In the lip package according to the first embodiment of the present invention constructed as above, the delivery member  2  is coupled to the upper portion of the cylinder  11 , and the piston  3  with the screw bar  60  fixed thereto is installed within the container body  1  coupled to the cylinder  11 . The operating portion  46  and the button portion  41  are installed inside and outside of the cylinder  11  with respect to the through-hole  15 , respectively. The nut plate  70  is rotatably installed below the operating portion  46 . The resilient projection  48  of the operating portion  46  is in contact with the gear shaft  72  of the nut plate  70 , the screw bar  60  is screwed into the central bore  74  of the nut plate  70 , and the elastically supporting ring  80  and the elastic member  90  are sequentially assembled into the lower portion of the nut plate  70 . At this time, the elastically supporting ring  80  and the elastic member  90  are contained in the seating recess  55  of the lower cap  5 , and the screw bar  60  protruding through the central bore  74  of the nut plate  70  is also fitted into the inner bore  53  of the spline  52  formed in the lower cap  5 . The lower cap  5  is press-fitted into the opening  17  of the container body  1 .  
      Next, the operating principle of the lip package according to the present invention constructed as above will be described with reference to  FIGS. 3 and 4 . In the figures, the liquid lip gloss  9  is contained above piston  3  installed within the cylinder  11  of the lip package. For reference, a tooth  73  of the nut plate  70  with which the resilient projection  48  of the push button  4  is in contact before the push button  4  of the lip package is pressed is herein referred to as “A” and another tooth  73  with which the resilient projection  48  of the push button  4  is in contact after the pressing force is removed from the push button  4  of the lip package is herein referred to as “B”.  
      In a state where a user grasps the container body  1  with one hand, he/she presses the pressing section  42  of the button portion  41  protruding from a side of the cylinder  11 . The connection section  43  connected to the pressing section  42  is pushed into the container body  1  through the through-hole  15 , and the coupling section  44  that extends from the connection section  43  and is placed inside of the through-hole  15  and coupled to the non-bonding surface  47 ′ of the operating portion  46  is moved together with the non-bonding surface  47 ′ toward the interior of the cylinder  11 . With the horizontal movement of the non-bonding surface  47 ′ of the operating portion  46 , the resilient projection  48  of the operating portion  46  that is in contact with the gear shaft  72  of the nut plate  70  of the actuating member  6  pushes the tooth  73  (A) of the gear shaft  72 , thereby rotating the gear shaft  72 . When the force applied to the button portion  41  is removed, the button portion  41  returns to its original position due to an elastic force from the non-bonding surface  47 ′ of the operating portion  46 , and the resilient projection  48  comes into contact with the tooth  73  (B) moved in response to the rotation of the gear shaft  72 . Here, the screw bar  60  that has been screwed into the central bore  74  of the nut plate  70  is vertically raised through the thread engagement thereof with the threads  75  of the central bore  74  as the nut plate  70  is rotated, and the piston  3  fixed coupled to the upper end of the screw bar  60  upwardly urges and pressurizes the liquid lip gloss  9 . Therefore, the liquid lip gloss  9  is delivered from the top surface  24  of the delivery member  2  through the delivery holes  25  thereof via the neck portion  13  of the cylinder  11 .  
      Since the lower surface of the disk  71  of the nut plate  70  is formed with the ratchet teeth  76  at a predetermined pitch and the ratchet pawl  81  is formed on the upper face of the elastically supporting ring  80  for supporting the lower surface of the disk  71  so that the nut plate  70  and the elastically supporting ring  80  are constructed to be coupled to each other in a ratchet manner, and the elastically supporting ring  80  is supported by the elastic member  90  at the lower portion thereof, the nut plate  70  is rotated by the predetermined pitch by means of the elastically supporting ring  80  fixedly coupled to the cylindrical rod  56  to raise the screw bar  60  by a predetermined distance. Further, since the screw bar  60  is in a state where it is inserted into the inner bore  53  formed in the spline  52  of the lower cap  5 , i.e. in a state where the guide groove  62  of the screw bar  60  is fitted over the guide protrusion  54  of the inner bore  53 , the screw bar  60  can be raised or lowered without rotation.  
      After use of the liquid lip gloss  9 , the lid  7  is coupled to the cylinder  11  to close the cylinder as shown in  FIG. 5 . The lid  7  is lowered while riding on the outer circumferential surface of the cylinder  11  to reach the stepped portion  16  and to be fitted into the fixing recess  45  of the button portion  41  installed within the through-hole  15  formed at a side of the stepped portion  16 . In such a manner, the lid  7  is coupled to the cylinder  11 . When the lid  7  is fitted into the fixing recess  45  of the button portion  41 , the button portion  41  is in a fixed state where it cannot move in the through-hole  15 . That is, a structure like a lock is established. Accordingly, even though an external force is applied to the push button  4 , the button portion  41  and the operating portion  46  and the actuating member  6  and  6   a  cooperating therewith are not operated, thereby preventing the liquid lip gloss  9  from being delivered to the outside through the delivery member  2 .  
      Furthermore, the delivery member  2  through which the liquid lip gloss  9  is delivered may have the top surface  24  that is in the form of a convex dome or an inclined surface like a general solid lipstick for easier use thereof, or is tapered toward the center thereof. Preferably, the porous absorbing member  8  with high absorbency such as a sponge is coupled to the top surface  24  of the delivery member  2  as shown in  FIG. 6  so that the liquid lip gloss  9  delivered through the delivery member  2  can permeate into the absorbing member  8 . Thus, the feel of the applicator to the lip is good and the liquid lip gloss  9  absorbed by the absorbing member  8  can be more easily applied to the lip.  
      Moreover, since the cylinder  11  and the lid  7  are formed similarly to a lipstick container for accommodating a solid lip stick in size and shape, a large inner space can be obtained. Thus, the cylinder  11  can contain about 3.0 ml of liquid lip gloss  9  therein.  
       FIG. 7  is an exploded perspective view showing a lip package according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The lip package according to the second embodiment of the present invention comprises a container body  1  for accommodating a delivery member  2 , a piston  3 , a push button  4   a , an actuating member  6   a  and a lower cap  5   a , and a cylinder  11  for containing liquid lip gloss  9  coupled to the container body.  
      Here, since the container body  1 , a lid  7 , the cylinder  11 , the delivery member  2  and the piston  3  have the same configurations as those of the first embodiment of the present invention described above, detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.  
      The push button  4   a  is a means for transmitting an external force to the actuating member  6   a  to raise the piston  3 . The push button  4   a  comprises the button portion  41   a  outwardly protruding through a through-hole  15  of the cylinder  11 , and a moving portion  46   a  that extends from an end of the button portion  41   a  and is placed within the container body  1  to operate the actuating member  6   a  to be described later.  
      The button portion  41   a  comprises a pressing section  42   a  protruding outwardly of the container body  1  through the through-hole  15  of the cylinder  11 , a connection section  43   a  horizontally extending from a lower end of the pressing section  42   a  to the inside of the cylinder  11 , and a coupling section (not designated by a reference numeral) upwardly extending vertically from a distal end of the connection section  43   a . The coupling section is coupled to the moving portion  46   a . Here, the pressing section  42   a  and the coupling section are sized to be smaller than the through-hole  15  such that they can be easily moved within or inserted into the through-hole  15 .  
      The moving portion  46   a  is formed to have a “⊃”-shaped cross section. Both sidewalls  47   a  of the moving portion  46   a  are formed with guide rails  48   a  for operating a cam  70   a  of the actuating member  6   a  to be described later. Distal end surfaces of the both sidewalls  47   a  are formed with coupling recesses  49   a  to which an elastic member  90   a  for applying an elastic force to the push button  4   a  is coupled. Therefore, the push button  4   a  can be horizontally moved due to an external force and then restored to its original state by means of the elastic member  90   a . Further, the guide rails  48   a  have a predetermined horizontal length such that the cam  70   a  of the actuating member  6   a  is moved according to the movement of the push button  4   a . Each of the guide rails  48   a  is formed such that one end S is at a level lower than that of the other end E.  
      The actuating member  6   a  is a means for raising the piston  3  by means of the operation of the push button  4   a , and comprises the cam  70   a  that is coupled to the push button  4   a  and movable according to the movement of the push button, a screw bar  60   a  that can be vertically raised by the means of the operation of the cam  70   a  to raise the piston  3 , a supporting member  80   a  for supporting the weight of the screw bar  60   a , and the elastic member  90   a  for applying the elastic force to the push button  4   a.    
      The screw bar  60   a  is inserted into the cam  70   a  to be raised by means of the operation of the cam  70   a . The screw bar  60   a  is formed to take the shape of a rectangular rod of which one of four sides is formed with a plurality of teeth  61   a  at a predetermined pitch over the entire length thereof. Opposite both sides of remaining three sides of the screw bar are longitudinally formed with guide ridges  62   a , respectively. The teeth  61   a  are teeth in the form of a right-angled triangle with an inclined surface only in one direction.  
      The cam  70   a  is coupled to the push button  4   a  and the screw bar  60   a  to raise the screw bar  60   a  according to the horizontal movement of the push button  4   a . The cam  70   a  is in the form of a tube with a central bore  74   a  of a predetermined size such that the screw bar  60   a  can be inserted thereinto. Outer surfaces of opposite both sidewalls of the cam  70   a  are formed with coupling protrusions  77   a  to be coupled to the guide rails  48   a  of the push button  4   a . Inner surfaces of the both sidewalls with the coupling protrusions  77   a  formed thereon are formed with guide grooves  78   a  into which the guide ridges  62   a  of the screw bar  60   a  are fitted. An inner surface of another sidewall of the cam is formed with a protruding resilient pawl  79   a  that comes into contact with one of the teeth  61   a  of the screw bar  60   a  when the screw bar  60   a  has been coupled to the central bore  74   a  of the cam  70   a . Thus, the cam can be coupled to the screw bar  60   a  in a ratchet manner.  
      The supporting member  80   a  is seated in a cylindrical hollow rod  56   a  of the lower cap  5   a , which will be described later, to support the push button  4   a , the cam  70   a , and the teeth  61   a  of the screw bar  60   a . The supporting member  80   a  is formed to have a diameter identical with that of an inner circumference of the container body  1 , and has a top surface  83   a  for supporting lower portions of the push button  4   a  and the cam  70   a  and an open bottom face. The top surface  83   a  is formed with a central hole  84   a  into which the screw bar  60   a  is inserted. A supporting pawl  86   a  protrudes from a portion of a lower end of the supporting member  80   a  toward the interior of the supporting member  80   a  to support the teeth  61   a  of the screw bar  60   a , thereby being engaged with one of the teeth  61   a  of the screw bar  60   a  in a ratchet manner. Further, connection holes  85   a  into which the elastic member  90   a  is fitted are formed at predetermined positions on the top surface  83   a.    
      The elastic member  90   a  is a means for applying the elastic force to the push button  4   a . The elastic member is in a fixed state where a lower end thereof is fitted into a fixing recess  59   a  of the lower cap  5   a  and upper ends thereof are fitted into the coupling recesses  49   a  of the moving portion  46   a  of the push button  4   a.    
      The lower cap  5   a  comprises a bottom surface  51   a  for closing a lower portion of the container body  1  with an opening  17  formed therein, and the cylindrical hollow rod  56   a  upwardly extending such that the bottom surface  51   a  is coupled to the container body  1  through the opening  17 . The fixing recess  59   a  into which the lower end of the elastic member  90   a  is fitted is formed in a protrusion  58   a  protruding from the bottom surface  51   a  with a predetermined gap with respect to an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical hollow rod  56   a.    
      Therefore, in the lip package according to the second embodiment of the present invention constructed as above, the delivery member  2  is coupled to an upper portion of the cylinder  11 , and the piston  3  with the screw bar  60   a  fixed thereto is installed within the cylinder  11 . The moving portion  46   a  of the push button  4   a  and the button portion  41   a  are installed inside and outside of the container body  1  with respect to the through-hole  15  of the cylinder  11 , respectively. The coupling protrusions  77   a  of the cam  70   a  of the actuating member  6   a  are fitted into and coupled to the guide rails  48   a  of the moving portion  46   a . Below the cam  70   a , the supporting member  80   a  is seated in and assembled into the cylindrical hollow rod  56   a  of the lower cap  5   a . Here, the screw bar  60   a  is inserted into the central bore  74   a  of the cam  70   a  and then into the central hole  84   a  of the supporting member  80   a  so that the teeth  61   a  of the screw bar  60   a  are engaged with the supporting pawl  86   a  of the supporting member  80   a  in a ratchet manner. The upper ends of the elastic member  90   a  with the lower end fitted into the fixing recess  59   a  of the lower cap  5   a  protrude through the connection holes  85   a  of the supporting member  80   a  and are then inserted into the coupling recesses  49   a  of the moving portion  46   a . At this time, one of the teeth  61   a  of the screw bar  60   a  is in contact with the pawl  79   a  of the cam  70   a , and the supporting member  80   a  is installed below the cam  70   a  such that the screw bar  60   a  is inserted into the central bore  84   a  of the supporting member  80   a . Further, since the guide ridges  62   a  of the screw bar  60   a  are fitted into the guide grooves  78   a  of the cam  70   a , the screw bar  60   a  can be vertically raised in a stable state.  
      Next, the operating principle of the lip package according to the second embodiment of the present invention constructed as above will be described. Here, the liquid lip gloss  9  is contained within the cylinder  11  of the lip package. For reference, a tooth  61   a  of the screw bar  60   a  with which the pawl  79   a  of the cam  79   a  is in contact before the push button  4   a  of the lip package is pressed is herein referred to as “C” and another tooth  61   a  with which the pawl  79   a  of the cam  79   a  is in contact after the pressing force is removed from the push button  4   a  is herein referred to as “D”. Further, a tooth  61   a  of the screw bar  60   a  with which the supporting pawl  86   a  of the supporting member  80   a  is in contact before the push button  4   a  of the lip package is pressed is herein referred to as “M” and another tooth  61   a  of the screw bar  60   a  with which the supporting pawl  86   a  of the supporting member  80   a  is in contact after the pressing force is removed from the push button  4   a  is herein referred to as “N”.  
       FIG. 8  shows a state where an external force is not applied to the push button of the lip package according to the second embodiment of the present invention, i.e. a state where the button portion  41   a  of the push button  4   a  protrudes outside of the cylinder  11  through the through-hole  15 , the coupling protrusions  77   a  of the cam  70   a  of the actuating member  6   a  coupled to the guide rails  48   a  of the moving portion  46   a  of the push button  4   a  are located at the ends S of the guide rails  48   a , the pawl  79   a  of the cam  70   a  is caught in the tooth  61   a  (C) of the screw bar  60   a , and the supporting pawl  86   a  of the supporting member  80   a  located below the cam  70   a  is caught in the tooth  61   a  (M) of the screw bar  60   a.    
       FIG. 9  shows a state where an external force is applied to the push button of the lip package according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In a state where a user grasps the container body  1  with one hand, he/she presses the button portion  41   a  of the push button  4   a  protruding from a side of the cylinder  11 . The button portion  41   a  is horizontally moved in the direction of the pressing force, and the moving portion  46   a  formed integrally with the button portion  41   a  and placed within the container body  1  is also horizontally moved by the displacement of the button portion  41   a  while pushing the elastic member  90   a  fixed to the moving portion  46   a.    
      Then, with the horizontal movement of the moving portion  46   a , the coupling protrusions  77   a  of the cam  70   a  come out from the ends S of the guide rails  48   a  and are located at the other ends E of the guide rails. At this time, since the ends S of the guide rails  48   a  are formed at a level lower than that of the other ends E thereof, the change in the positions of the coupling protrusions  77   a  of the cam  70   a  to the other ends E of the guide rails  48   a  results in the vertical rising of the cam  70   a  by the level difference between the ends S and the other ends E of the guide rails  48   a , and the vertical rising of the screw bar  60   a  due to the upward pushing of the tooth  61   a  (C) of the screw bar  60   a  by the pawl  79   a  of the cam  70   a . At this time, when the screw bar  60   a  is vertically raised, the supporting pawl  86   a  that has supported the tooth  61   a  (M) of the screw bar comes into contact with the tooth  61   a  (N) due to the rising of the screw bar  60   a  and then supports the screw bar  60   a.    
      As shown in  FIG. 10 , when the pressing force is removed from the push button  4   a , the button portion  41   a  returns to its original position by means of the elastic force of the elastic member  90   a , and the coupling protrusions  77   a  of the cam  70   a  are also moved to the ends S of the guide rails  48   a . At this time, since the supporting pawl  86   a  of the supporting member  80   a  is in contact with the tooth  61   a  (N) of the screw bar  60   a  to support the screw bar  60   a  by means of the operation shown in  FIG. 9 , the pawl  79   a  of the cam  70   a  is slid on an inclined surface of the tooth  61   a  and caught in the tooth  61   a  (D) of the screw bar  60   a . Further, the pawl  79   a  of the cam  70   a  can be more smoothly moved to the tooth  61   a  (D) of the screw bar  60   a  due to its own elasticity.  
      That is, when the force that has been applied to the push button  4   a  is removed therefrom, the pawl  79   a  of the cam  70   a  is moved from the tooth  61   a  (C) to the tooth  61   a  (D) of the screw bar  60   a , and the supporting pawl  86   a  of the supporting member  80   a  is also moved from the tooth  61   a  (M) to the tooth  61   a  (N) of the screw bar  60   a  to support a lower portion of the screw bar  60   a.    
      Therefore, when the screw bar  60   a  is raised, the piston  3  coupled to the screw bar  60   a  and installed within the cylinder  11  is also raised to urge the liquid lip gloss  9 . Thus, the liquid lip gloss  9  is delivered to the outside through the delivery holes  25  of the delivery member  2  installed at the upper portion of the cylinder  11 .  
      Since the button portion  41   a  of the push button  4   a  and the lid  7  of the lip package according to the second embodiment of the present invention also have the same coupling structure as those of the lip package according to the first embodiment, the assembly of the lid  7  to the container body  1  when the lip package is not in use causes the lid  7  to be fitted into a fixing recess  45   a  of the button portion  41   a  so that the push button  4   a  cannot be operated, thereby establishing a locking function.