Patent Document

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates generally to a cellular telephone. 
     The conventional cellular phone functions solely as a cellular phone. Almost all people carry the cellular phone in the pockets of clothes, bags, handbags, etc. 
     Women carry the cellular phone in a handbag along with cosmetics, etc. resulting in confusion when accessing the cellular phone. When a cellular phone receives a message it is difficult to retrieve the cellular phone from the inside of a handbag. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cellular phone that reduces storage complications inside of a handbag and is not bulky. 
     It is another object of the present invention to provide the cellular phone that is easily retrieved when a cellular phone. 
     It is still another object of the present invention to provide a cellular phone and cosmetics. 
     The novel features which are believed to be characteristic of the invention, both as to its organization and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages thereof, are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in which a presently preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated as an example. 
     It is to be expressly understood, however, that the drawings are for the purpose of illustration and description only, and are not intended as a definition of the limits of the invention. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line  2 — 2  of FIG. 1; 
     FIG. 3 is a view of a cellular phone body in use showing the first embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIG. 4 is a view of a cosmetics container in use of the first embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line  6 — 6  of FIG. 5; 
     FIG. 7 is a view of a cosmetics container in use of the second embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIG. 8 is a view of a condition before installing showing the second embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line  10 — 10  of FIG. 9; 
     FIG. 11 is a view of a cosmetics container in use of the third embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIG. 12 is a front view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIG. 13 is a side view showing the fourth embodiment of the present invention; and 
     FIG. 14 is a view of a cosmetics container in use of the fourth embodiment of the present invention. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in more detail below referring to the accompanying drawings. 
     An understanding of the present invention may be best gained by reference FIGS. 1 to  4 . FIGS. 1 to  4  illustrate a cellular telephone  1  of a first embodiment of the present invention. 
     The cellular phone  1  has a cosmetics container  3  attached in a back of a cellular phone body  2 . The cellular phone body  2  of the cellular phone  1  comprises a case body  6  including a plurality of operation buttons  4  and a cellular phone circuits  5 , and a cover body  9  equipped with a display  8  attached to the case body  6  so as to open and close through hinge member  7 . 
     The cosmetics container  3  comprises a cosmetics case  14 , a button  17  for opening and shutting and a mirror  18 . The cosmetics case  14  is attached to the case body  6  of the cellular phone body  2  by a hinge member  10  so as to cover the back of the case body  6 . The cosmetics case  14  can container a puff  11 , foundation  13  provided into a palette  12  attached detachably or the like. The button  17  is attached in the central part of the open end of the cosmetics case  14 , and has an engagement projection  16  that engages detachably with an engagement  15  attached in the case body  6 . The mirror  18  is provided at the back part of the case body  6  and covers the cosmetics case  14 , the mirror  18  may be a mirror like finish or a mirror attached thereto by adhesives. 
     Since the cellular phone body  2  and the cosmetics container  3  are unified, the user holds the cosmetics container  3  automatically by holding the cellular phone  1 . 
     In telephoning the cover body  9  opens and is used as the conventional cellular phone and the case body  6  is covered with the cover body  9  at the time of non-use. 
     When make-up is to be used the button  17  is operated, and the cosmetics case  14  is opened wide from the case body  6  and the mirror  18  of the back of the case body  6  is expose, and access to the puff  11  and the foundation  13  is provided. 
     Other embodiments of the present invention will now be described referring to FIGS. 5 to  14 . Through the drawings of the embodiments, like components are denoted by like numerals as of the first embodiment and will not be further explained in great detail. 
     A second embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 5 to  7 . It is distinguished from the first embodiment by the fact that an outer wall side of a cosmetics cover body  19  is attached at the back of the case body  6 , and the mirror  18  is fixed to an inner wall surface of the cosmetics cover body  19 . A cellular phone  1 A with the cosmetics container  3 A according to the second embodiment has similar advantages to that according to the first embodiment. 
     By applying adhesives  20  to the outer wall side of the cosmetics cover body  19  and covering in exfoliation paper  21 , the exfoliation paper  21  can be removed at the back of the case body  6  of the cellular phone body  2 , and it can fix to it with adhesives  20 . 
     A third embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 9 to  11 . It is distinguished from the first embodiment by the fact that a cosmetics case  14 A has four concave portions  24 ,  24 ,  24 , and  24  for receiving charges  23  of makeup, such as the eye shadow contained by the palette  22 , and makeup brush receipt concave portion  26  contains the makeup brush  25 . A cellular phone  1 B with the cosmetics container  3 B according to the third embodiment has similar advantages to that according to the first embodiment. 
     A fourth embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 12 to  14 . It is distinguished from the third embodiment by the fact that the cellular phone body  2  is replaced with another cellular phone body  2 A that the display  8  is formed integrally in case body  6 A. Cosmetics case  14 B is attached on one side of the case body  6 A of cellular phone body  2 A through a hinge member  27 . A cellular phone  1 C according to the fourth embodiment has similar advantages to that according to the third embodiment. 
     As set forth above, the advantages of the invention are as follows: 
     (1) A cellular phone comprises a cellular phone body and a cosmetics container further including a cosmetics case containing cosmetics, the case covering the back of the cellular phone body; and a mirror provided at the back of the cellular phone body and covered by the cosmetics case. Accordingly, by holding a cellular phone body, a cosmetics container is also automatically portable. 
     (2) As discussed above, since the cellular phone body and the cosmetics container are united, storing in a handbag is not complicated or bulky. 
     Therefore, the user can hold it easily and the user can take out from the handbag easily and use it easily. 
     (3) as discussed above, the back of a cellular phone body can be used for the cover body of a cosmetics container, and manufacturing is facilitated because the construction is simple.

Technology Category: 5