Abstract:
A cosmetic organizer having deformable walls that define a plurality of slots is shown. Each of the slots may receive a makeup utensil. Moreover, a group of makeup utensils may be complementarily grouped and inserted into the plurality of slots so that the user may have convenient grouping of complementary makeup utensils and does not need to search within an unorganized makeup bag.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
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       STATEMENT RE: FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT 
       [0002]    Not Applicable 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0003]    The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to a cosmetic organizer. 
         [0004]    A makeup user has numerous types of makeup utensils to beautify themselves. These utensils come in various shapes, sizes and colors. To hold and carry these utensils, they are carried in a carry case such as a small bag. This will form the makeup kit. Accordingly, the makeup kit may contain a significant number of makeup utensils having variety of shapes and colors. Unfortunately, the makeup utensils are not organized within the makeup bag. They are merely held loose within the makeup bag (e.g., pouch or hard case). When a person wants to use a particular combination of makeup utensils, the makeup user must sift through a number of makeup utensils checking for type of utensil and color. The makeup user may also have to open multiple makeup utensils to discover its color. These activities may take a significant amount of time and frustration to sift through and find the right makeup utensil in the right color. 
         [0005]    Moreover, makeup bags are oftentimes unorganized and too large to carry in a small compact purse for touch-up purposes. Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a device to organize makeup utensils. 
       BRIEF SUMMARY 
       [0006]    The cosmetic organizer discussed herein addresses the needs discussed above, discussed below and those that are known in the art. 
         [0007]    The cosmetic organizer may have a plurality of slots in which a makeup utensil such as an eye shadow, lip liner, lipstick, mascara, eyeliner or blush brush may be inserted. Each of the slots may hold a different makeup utensil. Moreover, the user may select a complementary group of makeup utensils so that the user may easily retrieve the correct utensil and color. The slots are defined by deformable walls that frictionally hold the makeup utensil when the makeup utensil is inserted into the slot. To remove the makeup utensil, the user need only laterally pull the makeup utensil in order to slip the makeup utensil out of the slot. When the makeup utensil is pulled laterally, the walls of the slot bend outward and allow the user to withdraw the makeup utensil from the slot. Moreover, when the makeup utensil is in the slot, the walls hug and provide frictional grip so that the makeup utensil remains within the slot. Alternatively, instead of removing the makeup utensil to utilize the makeup utensil, the user may remove a cap from a base of the makeup utensil which remains within the slot. For example a handle of a lip liner may be removed from a container of the lip liner while the container of the lip liner remains within the slot of the cosmetic organizer. The user applies a lip liner and places the handle back on the container when finished. 
         [0008]    More particularly, a cosmetic organizer is disclosed. The organizer may comprise a body fabricated from a flexible and resilient material. The body may be formed to have first and second slots. The first slot may be defined by a first wall. The second slot may be defined by a second wall. The first wall may define a first slot for receiving a first makeup utensil. The second wall may define a second slot for receiving a second makeup utensil. The walls may be fabricated from a flexible and resilient material so that the walls deflect when the makeup utensil is being laterally pulled out of the first and second slots and resume its original configuration when the first and second makeup utensil have been removed from the first and second slots. 
         [0009]    The slots may extend along an entire height of the body. Each slot may be defined by additional walls. The first and second walls may be formed in a circular configuration defining an inner diameter. An inner diameter on a first end may be larger than an inner diameter of a second end to accommodate different sizes of makeup utensils. Additionally or alternatively, a thickness of the first wall at a first end may be greater than a thickness of the first wall at a second end to accommodate different sizes of makeup utensils. 
         [0010]    The body may be further formed to have a third slot. 
         [0011]    The body may be fabricated from an elastomeric material. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0012]    These and other features and advantages of the various embodiments disclosed herein will be better understood with respect to the following description and drawings, in which like numbers refer to like parts throughout, and in which: 
           [0013]      FIG. 1  is a top perspective view of a cosmetic organizer having a plurality of makeup utensils disposed therein; 
           [0014]      FIG. 2  is a top perspective view of the cosmetic organizer shown in  FIG. 1  with one of the makeup utensils being removed from a slot of the cosmetic organizer; 
           [0015]      FIG. 3  is a top perspective view of the cosmetic organizer shown in  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0016]      FIG. 4  is a front view of the cosmetic organizer shown in  FIG. 3 ; 
           [0017]      FIG. 5  is a rear view of the cosmetic organizer shown in  FIG. 3 ; 
           [0018]      FIG. 6  is a top view of the cosmetic organizer shown in  FIG. 3 ; and 
           [0019]      FIG. 7  is a bottom view of the cosmetic organizer shown in  FIG. 3 . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0020]    Referring now to the drawings, a cosmetic organizer  10  is shown. The cosmetic organizer  10  may have two or more slots  12  for receiving a corresponding number of makeup utensils  14 . The makeup utensils  14  may be chosen from a plurality of makeup utensils  14  including but not limited to lipsticks, eye shadows, lip liners, etc. which are also provided in various colors, shades and packaging. Once the makeup utensils are chosen, the makeup utensils may be inserted into the cosmetic organizer  10 . The cosmetic organizer  10  may come in a variety of colors so that the cosmetic organizer can be color-coordinated with the makeup utensils and may be kept as a unit. By doing so, time is not wasted and the user is not frustrated when trying to find the right color. As such, when a user wants to carry only the essential makeup utensils  14  and not the entire makeup bag, they may select the desired makeup utensils  14  and utilize the cosmetic organizer  10  to keep the selected makeup utensils  14  together without having to carry the makeup bag. As such, the cosmetic organizer  10  provides for a sleek makeup utensil  14  carry case that can replace the makeup bag when the user needs to travel light. Additionally, the cosmetic organizer  10  is versatile in that it can hold a wide variety of makeup utensils of various shapes and sizes. To this end, one or more of the slots  12  may have an internal tapered configuration so that each of the slots  12  may hold varying sizes of makeup utensil  14 . 
         [0021]    The cosmetic organizer  10  is shown as having three slots  12   a, b, c . The slots  12   a, b, c  are shown as having an internal circular shape, as shown in  FIG. 6 . The slots  12   a, b  and  c , although shown as being circular or having an interior cylindrical configuration, the interior surface  16  of the slots  12   a, b, c  may have other configurations including but not limited to rectangular, triangular, polygonal. Additionally, each of the slots  12   a, b  and  c  may have a different configuration from an adjacent slot  12   a, b, c . By way of example and not limitation, the slot  12   a  may have an interior cylindrical configuration, whereas the or slot  12   b  may have an interior rectangular configuration. Accordingly, the interior surface  16  of the slots  12   a, b, c  may have the same configuration or have different configurations as needed to hold a particular makeup utensil  14  or combination of makeup utensils. Some makeup utensils  14  are circular in shape, whereas, other makeup utensils  14  are rectangular in shape. The interior surfaces  16  of the slots  12   a, b, c  may be designed and fabricated to match the exterior configuration of a makeup utensil  14 . 
         [0022]    Moreover, the interior surfaces  16  of the slots  12   a, b, c  may be tapered. In particular, an inner diameter  17   a, b, c  of the slot  12  at the lower end may be about 0.1 inches smaller than an inner diameter  19   a, b, c  of the slot  12  at the upper end. By way of example and not limitation, the inner diameter  17   a  at the upper end may be 0.75 inches, whereas, the inner diameter  19   a  at the lower end may be 0.65 inches. The inner diameter  17   b  at the upper end may be 0.65 inches, whereas, the inner diameter  19   b  may be 0.55 inches. The inner diameter  17   c  at the upper end may be 0.33 inches, whereas, the inner diameter  19   c  at the lower end may be 0.25 inches. The tapered configuration of the interior surfaces  16  allows for the cosmetic organizer  10  to receive and hold makeup utensils  14  of varying sizes. Smaller makeup utensils  14  will be frictionally held by the lower side of the interior surfaces  16 , whereas, larger makeup utensils  14  will be frictionally held by more of the entire length of the interior surface  16 . 
         [0023]    The slots  12   a, b, c  are defined by walls  18 . Preferably, the walls  18  that form the slots  12   a, b, c  have identical thicknesses  20 , as shown in  FIG. 6 . However, it is also contemplated that the walls  18  may have different thicknesses  20  depending on the function of the makeup utensil  14 . Thicker wall thicknesses  20  would provide less deformation so that it would be harder for a person to pull (see  FIG. 2 ) the makeup utensil  14  out of the slot  12  of the cosmetic organizer  10 . As shown in  FIG. 2 , when the makeup utensil  14  is pulled from the slot  12  laterally, the walls  18  are spread open to allow the makeup utensil  14  to escape out of the slot  12 . However, when the walls  18  are thicker, the walls  18  would be harder to deform. Thus, the makeup utensil  14  would be harder to pull out laterally. Depending on the desired function of the cosmetic organizer  10 , the walls  18  may be fabricated to be thicker or thinner as desired. 
         [0024]    Moreover, the wall thickness  20  may vary along the height of the cosmetic organizer  10 . By way of example and not limitation, the thickness  20  of the wall  18  may be 0.125 inches at the upper end of the wall  18  and 0.115 inches at the bottom end of the wall  18 . In this manner, makeup utensils of varying sizes may be accommodated in this slot. 
         [0025]    The walls  18  that define the slots  12   a, b, c  may have a particular height  21 ,  23 ,  25 . The heights  21 ,  23 ,  25  of the walls  18  are dependent upon the particular makeup utensil  14  for which the slots  12   a, b, c  are designed. For taller makeup utensils  14 , the heights  21 ,  23 ,  25  of the walls  18  defining the slots  12   a, b, c  in which the makeup utensil  14  will be stored is fabricated so as to be taller. Preferably, the heights  21 ,  23 ,  25  of the walls  18  in which the makeup utensil  14  will be stored are equal to or greater than one third of the height  24  of the makeup utensil  14 . Preferably, the heights  21 ,  23 ,  25  of the walls  18  are at least one half the height  24  of the makeup utensil  14  which is inserted into the slot  12  defined by the wall  18 . By way of the example shown in the figures and not limitation, a height  21  of the wall  18  defining slot  12   a  may be about 2 inches tall. A height  23  of the wall  18  defining slot  12   b  may be about 2.5 inches tall. A height  25  of the wall  18  defining slot  12   c  may be about 2.85 inches tall. 
         [0026]    The slots  12   a, b, c  are described and shown as a through hole from the top to the bottom. However, it is contemplated that the bottom end shown in  FIG. 7  may be covered with material so that the utensil cannot be pushed through the slot  12   a, b  or  c.    
         [0027]    The cosmetic organizer  10  may be fabricated from a number of different types of materials including but not limited to rubber, elastomeric material, plastic, etc. The material from which the cosmetic organizer  10  is fabricated should be resilient so that the walls  18  deflect back to their normal position after insertion or removal of a makeup utensil  14  from a slot  12   a, b, c.    
         [0028]    During use, a person may select three makeup utensils  14  that are color-coordinated. These makeup utensils may be held together by way of the cosmetic organizer  10 . By way of example and not limitation, one makeup utensil  14  may be a lip liner, a second makeup utensil  14  may be a lipstick, and a third makeup utensil  14  may be an eye shadow. The person may insert each of the three makeup utensils  14  into the appropriate slots  12   a, b, c  of the cosmetic organizer  10 . By utilizing the cosmetic organizer  10 , complementary makeup utensils  14  may be kept as a group. The user does not have to rummage through a makeup bag containing loose makeup utensils  14  to find the correct color and tool. Also, it is convenient to conveniently and neatly carry the makeup utensils  14  with the cosmetic organizer  10 . 
         [0029]    The cosmetic organizer  10  was described in relation to holding makeup utensils. However, it is also contemplated that the cosmetic organizer may also be utilized to organize other slender objects such as pens, pencils, highlighters, screw drivers, flashlights and other slender objects. 
         [0030]    The above description is given by way of example, and not limitation. Given the above disclosure, one skilled in the art could devise variations that are within the scope and spirit of the invention disclosed herein, including various ways of fabricated the cosmetic organizer. Further, the various features of the embodiments disclosed herein can be used alone, or in varying combinations with each other and are not intended to be limited to the specific combination described herein. Thus, the scope of the claims is not to be limited by the illustrated embodiments.