Patent Publication Number: US-2015083157-A1

Title: Cosmetic container

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims priority of Taiwanese Application No. 102217837, filed on Sep. 24, 2013. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The invention relates to a container, and more particularly to a cosmetic container having a press member for blocking a cosmetic product received in the cosmetic container. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     Generally, a conventional cosmetic container for storing a powdered cosmetic product, such as a face powder, includes a container body provided with a top opening, and a lid. The container body receives the cosmetic product. The lid removably covers the top opening of the container body in order to prevent leakage or dispersal of the cosmetic product out from the container body. 
     However, when the conventional cosmetic container is turned upside down, the cosmetic product is dislocated and disperses in the container body. Thereafter, when a user removes the lid from the container body to use the cosmetic product, the cosmetic product is likely to be clogged with the lid or to scatter in all directions and stain the user&#39;s hands or clothes, or even to disperse into the user&#39;s nose. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a cosmetic container that can overcome the aforesaid drawbacks of the prior art. 
     According to the present invention, a cosmetic container includes a container body, a lid unit, and a press member. 
     The container body has a receiving space with a top opening and is adapted to receive a cosmetic product. 
     The lid unit is detachably mounted on the container body and closes the top opening. 
     The press member is removably disposed in the receiving space. The press member has a press plate that is disposed movably in the receiving space for being placed over and blocking the cosmetic product in the receiving space, and a handle portion that is connected to the press plate to project upward and toward the lid unit. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which: 
         FIG. 1  is an exploded perspective view illustrating the preferred embodiment of a cosmetic container according to the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is an exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment illustrating a press member being disposed in a container body of the cosmetic container; and 
         FIG. 3  is a sectional view of the preferred embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 to 3 , the preferred embodiment of a cosmetic container according to the present invention is illustrated. The cosmetic container includes a container body  3 , a lid unit  4 , and a press member  5 . 
     The container body  3  has a receiving space  30  with a top opening and is adapted to receive a cosmetic product  900 . In this preferred embodiment, the receiving space  30  has an upper section  301  proximate to the top opening, and a lower section  302  lower than and tapered downwardly from the upper section  301 . The cosmetic product  900  is received in the lower section  302 . 
     The lid unit  4  is detachably mounted on the container body  3  and closes the top opening of the container body  3 . In this preferred embodiment, the lid unit  4  has a lid body  41  that openably covers the top opening, and a resilient member  42  that is positioned on an inner surface of the lid body  41 . Preferably, the lid body  41  is threadedly mounted to the container body  3 . However, the connection between the lid body  41  and the container body  3  is not limited to the threaded engagement, and in an alternative embodiment, the lid body  41  may be designed to be pivotally mounted on the container body  3 . 
     The press member  5  is removably disposed in the receiving space  30 . In this preferred embodiment, the press member  5  has a press plate  51  that is disposed movably in the receiving space  30  for being placed over and blocking the cosmetic product  900  in the receiving space  30 , and a handle portion  52  that is connected to the press plate  51  to project upward and toward the lid unit  4 . The handle portion  52  is resiliently pressed by the resilient member  42  so that the press plate  51  is able to press the cosmetic product  900  in the receiving space  30 . Preferably, the resilient member  42  includes a rubber pad. 
     In this preferred embodiment, the press plate  51  has a width that is smaller than that of the upper section  301  and that is greater than that of the lower section  302 . Therefore, the press plate  51  is able to fit tightly in the lower section  302  when being pressed downward through the upper section  301  so that the cosmetic product  900  is retained in the receiving space  30 . In addition, the handle portion  52  is configured as an inverted-U shape and has two arms connected to the press plate  51 . As a result, the press member  5  is handy to be disposed in or removed from the receiving space  30 . 
     When the cosmetic container of this invention is applied to receive the cosmetic product  900 , the press member  5  is first removed from the container body  3  and then, the cosmetic product  900  is placed in the receiving space  30 , followed by disposing the press member  5  in the container body  3  to block the cosmetic product  900  in the lower section  302  of the receiving space  30 , and finally, the lid unit  4  is detachably mounted on the container body  3  to close the top opening of the receiving space  30 . 
     In this configuration, the resilient member  42  that is positioned on the inner surface of the lid body  41  resiliently presses the handle portion  52  downward toward the lower section  302  to urge the press plate  51  to be fitted tightly in the lower section  302 . The cosmetic product  900  pressed by the press plate  51  is retained in the lower section  302 , and dislocation or dispersal of the cosmetic product  900  in the entire receiving space  30  can be avoided when the cosmetic container is turned upside down. Thus, the user can easily obtain the desired amount of the cosmetic product  900  without worrying about the undesired scattering of the cosmetic product  900 . 
     While the present invention has been described in connection with what is considered the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements.