CONTAINER HAVING GUIDE PART MOVABLE TOGETHER WITH BRUSH ROD

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001]The present invention relates to a container having a guide part movable together with a brush rod, more specifically to a container that is capable of allowing a guide part to be fastened to a brush rod and move together with the brush rod by a given distance in a container part, thereby causing a content to be mixed and discharged with ease.

BACKGROUND ART

[0002]Generally, cosmetic products such as lip gloss, lip tint, and the like are configured to have a cap to which a brush rod is connected so that when the cosmetic products are used, a content is applied to the end portion of the brush rod. In detail, the cap is separated from a container body, while being held by a user, and next, the cosmetic content is applied to a tip member of the brush rod connected to the cap and then spreads onto the user's lips.

[0003]However, the cosmetic content generally has various components, and as time passes, the layer segregation of the content may occur. Otherwise, components or densities of upper and lower layers may be different from each other. In this case, the container with the brush rod is configured to allow the content to be applied to the tip member attached to the end portion of the brush rod, and therefore, there is a possibility that the components of the content applied to the tip member are not uniformly mixed.

[0004]To prevent such problems from happening, the container shakes by the user before use to uniformly mix the components of the content, and otherwise, the brush rod is repeatedly inserted into and separated from the container body by the user inconveniently.

DISCLOSURE

Technical Problem

[0005]To solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the related art, accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a container having a guide part movable together with a brush rod so that a content can be mixed and discharged with ease.

[0006]It is an object of the present invention to provide a container that is capable of allowing a given member to be impregnated with a content to prevent layer segregation of the content from occurring, so that the impregnated content is easily discharged and uniformly applied.

[0007]The technical problems to be achieved through the present invention are not limited as mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned herein will be obviously understood by one of ordinary skill in the art through the following description.

Technical Solution

[0008]A container is provided according to an embodiment of the present invention. The container may include: a container part adapted to receive a content therein; a guide part movably received in the container part; and a brush rod assembly adapted to be inserted into the guide part, wherein the brush rod assembly is movable together with the guide part in a first moving distance and movable independently of the guide part in a second moving distance.

Advantageous Effects of Invention

[0009]According to the present invention, the container is configured to have the guide part fastened to the brush rod assembly in such a way as to be movable together with the brush rod assembly to allow the content to be mixed and discharged only through the insertion and removal of the brush rod assembly into and out of the container part, so that the container can be convenient to use.

[0010]According to the present invention, further, the container is configured to have the compression member capable of absorbing the content made of the lipophilic material, thereby preventing the layer segregation of the content from occurring and allowing the content to be uniformly distributed into the compression member.

[0011]According to the present invention, furthermore, the container is configured to allow the guide part to move together with the brush rod assembly within the given moving distance in such a way as to pressurize the compression member, so that when the brush rod assembly is inserted, the content is discharged from the compression member. Further, the guide part returns to its original position by means of the restoring force of the compression member, so that the container can be used conveniently, simply, and efficiently.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0012]To allow the drawings as will be mentioned in the description of the present invention to be more sufficiently understood, the brief description of the drawings may be provided.

[0013]FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0014]FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing the container of FIG. 1.

[0015]FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the container of FIG. 1.

[0016]FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state where a brush rod assembly moves together with a guide part, while a brush rod of FIG. 1 is being inserted into the container.

[0017]FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a state where the brush rod assembly moves independently of the guide part, while the brush rod of FIG. 4 is being inserted into the container.

[0018]FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a container according to another embodiment of the present invention.

BEST MODE FOR INVENTION

[0019]A container is provided according to an embodiment of the present invention. The container may include: a container part adapted to receive a content therein, a guide part movably received in the container part; and a brush rod assembly adapted to be inserted into the guide part, wherein the brush rod assembly may be movable together with the guide part in a first moving distance and movable independently of the guide part in a second moving distance.

[0020]The container may further include a compression member adapted to absorb the content thereinto so that the compression member is received between the guide part and the container part and pressurized against the guide part in such a way as to discharge the content therefrom.

[0021]The guide part may move toward the compression member, while the brush rod assembly is moving the first moving distance, and the guide part may move in a direction distant from the compression member, while the brush rod assembly is moving the second moving distance.

[0022]The compression member may return to an original shape thereof as the pressurized state against the guide part may be released or disappears.

[0023]The compression member may be made of a porous material, and the content absorbed into the compression member may include a lipophilic material.

[0024]The brush rod assembly may have a pressurizing protrusion protruding outward from a periphery thereof, and the pressurization protrusion may pressurize the guide part, while the brush rod assembly is moving the first moving distance.

[0025]The brush rod assembly may include a brush rod adapted to pass through the guide part and having the pressurization protrusion, and the guide part may include: a brush rod through hole formed at the center thereof in such a way as to allow the brush rod to pass therethrough; and an elastic portion for surrounding the brush rod through hole in such a way as to allow a diameter of the brush rod through hole to be varied, whereby the pressurization protrusion pressurizes the elastic portion to expand the diameter of the brush rod through hole and passes through the brush rod through hole.

[0026]The elastic portion is provided plurally, and the guide part may have incised slits formed between the neighboring elastic portions in such a way as to allow the plurality of elastic portions to be deformed in shape.

[0027]At least one side of the guide part is spaced apart from the inner peripheral wall of the container part, while the brush rod assembly is moving the first moving distance.

[0028]The inner peripheral wall of the container part may tilt to decrease in sectional area toward the lower portion thereof, and while the guide part is moving in the container part, if the guide part may be supported against the inner peripheral wall, the guide part stops moving in the container part.

MODE FOR INVENTION

[0029]Hereinafter, example embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, a device of the present invention and a method for using the device will be explained in detail with reference to the attached drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals or symbols are parts or components performing the same functions. Further, top, bottom, left and right directions as will be described below are determined with reference to the drawings, and accordingly, the scope of the present invention is not necessarily restricted to the corresponding directions.

[0030]Terms, such as the first, the second, and the like may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be restricted by the terms. The terms are used to only distinguish one element from the other element. For example, a first element may be named a second element without departing from the scope of the present invention. Likewise, a second element may be named a first element. A term ‘and/or’ includes a combination of a plurality of relevant and described items or any one of a plurality of related and described items.

[0031]Terms used in this application are used to only describe specific exemplary embodiments and are not intended to restrict the present invention. An expression referencing a singular value additionally refers to a corresponding expression of the plural number, unless explicitly limited otherwise by the context. In this application, terms, such as “comprise”, “include”, or ‘have “, are intended to designate those characteristics, numbers, steps, operations, elements, or parts which are described in the specification, or any combination of them that exist, and it should be understood that they do not preclude the possibility of the existence or possible addition of one or more additional characteristics, numbers, steps, operations, elements, or parts, or combinations thereof.

[0032]When it is said that one element is described as being “connected” or “coupled” to the other element, one element may be directly connected or coupled to the other element, but it should be understood that another element may be present between the two elements. In contrast, when it is said that one element is described as being “directly connected” or “directly coupled” to the other element, it should be understood that another element is not present between the two elements.

[0033]FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a container 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In detail, FIG. 1a shows a state where a container part 100 and a brush rod assembly SA are coupled to each other, and FIG. 1b shows a state where the brush rod assembly SA is separated from the container part 100.

[0034]Now, an explanation of the container 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be given with reference to FIG. 1.

[0035]As shown in FIG. 1, the container 1 is designed to store a content therein. In this case, the content is a cosmetic material for lips, such as lip gloss, lip tint, lip marker, and the like. However, the content may not be limited thereto, and therefore, the content may be freely determined only if it can be applied to skin, eyebrows, eyelashes, hair, sculp, etc.

[0036]The container 1 includes the container part 100 configured to store the content therein and the brush rod assembly SA configured to be coupled to the container part 100.

[0037]As shown in FIG. 1, the brush rod assembly SA is separably coupled to the container part 100. In this case, the brush rod assembly SA rotates and is thus coupled to the container part 100. Further, the brush rod assembly SA rotates and is thus separated from the container part 100. The brush rod assembly SA includes a cap 400, a brush rod 500 extending from the cap 400 in one direction, and a tip member 600 coupled to the end portion of the brush rod 500. To use the container 1, accordingly, the brush rod 500 is first inserted into the container part 100 to allow the content stored in the container part 100 to be applied to the tip member 600, and next, the brush rod 500 is separated from the container part 100 to allow the content applied to the tip member 600 to be applied to a desired place. Hereinafter, an explanation of a configuration of the container 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be given.

[0038]FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing the container 1 of FIG. 1. In detail, FIG. 2 additionally shows a guide part 300 enlarged at different angles. FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the container 1 of FIG. 1. In detail, FIG. 3 additionally shows the enlarged tip member 600.

[0039]The container 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

[0040]As shown in FIG. 2, the container 1 essentially consists of the brush rod assembly SA, a wiper 200, a guide part 300, a compression member 700, and/or the container part 100. In this case, the wiper 200 and the compression member 700 are not provided for the container 1 if necessary.

[0041]The brush rod assembly SA consists of the cap 400, the brush rod 500 and/or the tip member 600.

[0042]As shown in FIG. 3, the brush rod 500 has a portion extending downward from the upper portion thereof. The portion extending downward from the brush rod 500 has a given length so that the tip member 600 is brought into close contact with or close to the bottom of the container part 100. In this case, the portion extending downward from the brush rod 500 represents the portion extending downward from the brush rod 500 toward the inside of the container part 100. Further, the brush rod 500 has a pressurizing protrusion 510 protruding radially from the underside thereof. The pressurization protrusion 510 extends from the outer periphery of the brush rod 500 in a circumferential direction. If necessary, however, the pressurization protrusion 510 may extend from a given area of the outer periphery of the brush rod 500.

[0043]The cap 400 is provided to cover top of the brush rod 500. That is, the cap 400 is coupled to the brush rod 500 on top of the brush rod 500. A screw thread is formed inside the cap 400, and the screw thread is fastened to a screw thread formed on the container part 100. As a result, the brush rod assembly SA rotates and is thus coupled to the container part 100.

[0044]The tip member 600 is coupled to the lower portion of the brush rod 500. The brush rod 500 has a hollow portion at the inside thereof in such a way as to insert an upper portion of the tip member 600 thereinto. The tip member 600 is a member having the ability to absorb any liquid, such as a brush, a sponge, and the like or has a structure allowing a liquid to stay on the surface thereof, while the liquid is not being absorbed. Further, the tip member 600 has an end portion narrow in sectional area thereof, which allows the content to be applied to the desired place, with ease. According to embodiments of the present invention, the tip member 600 is subjected to flocking or made of a different material from the brush rod 500. The tip member 600 is provided separately from the brush rod 500 and thus coupled to the brush rod 500, and otherwise, the tip member 600 is molded integrally with the brush rod 500.

[0045]The container part 100 has an internal space for receiving the content therein and is open on one side thereof. The container part 100 has the shape of a general cylinder with an internal space.

[0046]In this case, the content received in the container part 100 is not directly received in the container part 100, but absorbed into the compression member 700 and thus received therein. The content includes lipophilic and hydrophilic materials. The lipophilic and hydrophilic materials are not mixed well, and if they are directly received in the container part 100, therefore, layer segregation therebetween may occur. To prevent the layer segregation of the content from happening, therefore, the compression member 700 is first impregnated with the content. If it is desired to use the content, the compression member 700 into which the content is absorbed is pressurized to allow the content to be discharged therefrom, and the discharged content is applied to the tip member 600. In this case, the compression member 700 is made of a porous material such as a sponge. Accordingly, the compression member 700 has excellent ability to absorb the content.

[0047]In this case, if the compression member 700 is pressurized, it becomes compressed, and if the pressurization force against the compression member 700 is removed, the compression member 700 returns to its original shape. The compression member 700 has the shape corresponding to the container part 100 and is received in the container part 100. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the compression member 700 has the shape of a general cylinder. The compression member 700 has a hollow portion at the inside thereof in such a way as to allow the brush rod 500 or the tip member 600 to pass therethrough.

[0048]As shown in FIGS. 2 to 3, the guide part 300 is located on top of the compression member 700 and received in the container part 100. As shown in FIG. 2, the guide part 300 has a brush rod through hole 310H formed at the center thereof in such a way as to allow the brush rod 500 or the tip member 600 to pass therethrough. In this case, the brush rod through hole 310H has a given diameter so that it passes the brush rod 500 or the tip member 600 therethrough, but it does not pass the pressurization protrusion 510 of the brush rod 500 therethrough. However, the brush rod through hole 310H is defined by a plurality of elastic portions 320 surrounding it, and as the plurality of elastic portions 320 become distant from the brush rod through hole 310H, they vary the diameter of the brush rod through hole 310H. Otherwise, the brush rod through hole 310H may be formed as a slot if necessary. In this case, the guide part 300 is not always open to insert the brush rod 500 thereinto, and therefore, the slot of the guide part 300 is open if the brush rod 500 is inserted thereinto.

[0049]The guide part 300 includes the plurality of elastic portions 320, incised slits 311H formed between the neighboring elastic portions 320, and/or a guide peripheral portion 330 surrounding the plurality of elastic portions 320.

[0050]The plurality of elastic portions 320 have outer surfaces slant downward as they become close to the brush rod through hole 310H. The plurality of elastic portions 320 are defined by the incised slits 311H, and the radial outer peripheries of the plurality of elastic portions 320 are connected to one another by means of the guide peripheral portion 330. The plurality of elastic portions 320 have flanges 321 slant from the lower end portions thereof in a distant direction from the brush rod through hole 310H. Two or more elastic portions 320 are provided. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, three elastic portions 320 are provided. If necessary, however, three or more elastic portions 320 may be provided only if they vary the diameter of the brush rod through hole 310H.

[0051]The guide peripheral portion 330 has the shape corresponding to the inner peripheral wall of the cylinder part 100. The plurality of elastic portions 320 are located inside the guide peripheral portion 330. The plurality of elastic portions 320 are coupled to top of the guide peripheral portion 330. The guide peripheral portion 330 extends downward by a given length to cover the plurality of elastic portions 320.

[0052]The wiper 200 is located on top of the guide part 300 and received inside the container part 100. The wiper 200 has a hole formed at the center thereof in such a way as to wipe the tip member 600, if the brush rod assembly SA is separated from the container part 100, thereby preventing the content from being applied more than necessary to the tip member 600.

[0053]Under the above configuration, a method for using the container 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be explained in detail below.

[0054]FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state where the brush rod assembly SA moves together with the guide part 300, while the brush rod 500 of FIG. 1 is being inserted into the container part 100. In detail, FIG. 4a shows a state where the brush rod 500 is inserted into the guide part 300, and FIG. 4b shows a state where the brush rod 500 keeps moving downward together with the guide part 300. FIGS. 4a and 4b additionally show the enlarged inner peripheral wall 110A of the container part 100, and FIG. 4b additionally shows the enlarged guide part 300. FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a state where the brush rod assembly SA moves independently of the guide part 300, while the brush rod 500 of FIG. 4 is being inserted into the container part 100.

[0055]Now, operations of the container 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

[0056]As shown in FIG. 4a, the guide part 300 is movably received in the container part 100. In detail, the guide part 300 is supported against the compression member 700 located on the underside thereof. In this case, as shown in the enlarged inner peripheral wall 110A of the container part 100 of FIG. 4a, the guide peripheral portion 300 is spaced apart from the inner peripheral wall 110A. As mentioned above, the brush rod assembly SA is configured to be inserted into the guide part 300. In detail, the tip member 600 of the brush rod assembly SA is inserted into the brush rod through hole 310H of the guide part 300.

[0057]In this case, the brush rod assembly SA is movable together with the guide part 300 in a first moving distance and movable independently of the guide part 300 in a second moving distance. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4a and 4b, while the brush rod assembly SA moves downward by a given moving distance, it is fastened to the guide part 300 and moves together with the guide part 300, and as shown in FIG. 5, if the brush rod assembly SA keeps moving downward by a given moving distance, it moves independently of the guide part 300. That is, the distance corresponding to the moving distance of the brush rod assembly SA, as shown in FIGS. 4a and 4b, is defined as the first moving distance, and the distance corresponding to the moving distance of the brush rod assembly SA, as shown in FIG. 5, is defined as the second moving distance.

[0058]While the brush rod assembly SA is moving the first moving distance, the guide part 300 moves downward together with the brush rod assembly SA. In this case, the compression member 700 is located between the guide part 300 and the container part 100 and thus compressed according to the downward movement of the guide part 300. The compression member 700 is pressurized against the guide part 300 and thus discharges the content therefrom. The discharged content is applied to the tip member 600 and thus usable. In detail, as the compression member 700 is compressed, the content is discharged to the through hole formed at the center of the compression member 700. As the tip member 600 is inserted into the through hole of the compression member 700 and moves along the through hole, the discharged content is more easily applied to the tip member 600. If necessary, however, the compression member 700 may have a groove formed at the center thereof, not the through hole.

[0059]In this case, the brush rod assembly SA has the pressurization protrusion 510 protruding outward from the brush rod 500 in the radial direction of the brush rod 500. The pressurization protrusion 510 is adapted to pressurize the guide part 300, while the brush rod assembly SA is moving by the first moving distance. That is, while the brush rod assembly SA is moving downward in the first moving distance, the pressurization protrusion 510 pressurizes the elastic portions 320 downward on tops of the elastic portions 320 and thus moves the guide part 300 downward. That is, the brush rod assembly SA and the guide part 300 are fastened to each other by means of the pressurization protrusion 510 and thus movable together.

[0060]In this case, as shown in the enlarged portion of FIG. 4a, while the brush rod assembly SA is moving the first moving distance, at least one side of the guide part 300 is separated from the inner peripheral wall 110A of the container part 100. In detail, while the brush rod assembly SA is moving the first moving distance, the guide peripheral portion 330 of the guide part 300 is separated from the inner peripheral wall 110A of the container part 100. While the guide part 300 is moving downward, as a result, it does not have any friction against the inner peripheral wall 110A, so that it moves easily.

[0061]After the guide part 300 has moved the given moving distance, it is not movable anymore inside the container part 100. In detail, the inner peripheral wall 110A of the container part 100 tilts in such a way as to decrease in sectional area toward the lower portion thereof. While the brush rod assembly SA is moving to the second moving distance from the first moving distance, the guide part 300 is supported against the inner peripheral wall 110A of the container part 100 and not movable anymore inside the container part 100. That is, as shown in the enlarged portion of FIG. 4b, the downward movement of the guide part 300 stops in an area of the inner peripheral wall 110A having a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the guide part 300. In this case, the guide peripheral portion 330 is brought into close contact with the inner peripheral wall 110A of the container part 100.

[0062]If a force is applied to move the brush rod assembly SA downward in the situation where the downward movement of the guide part 300 stops, the elastic portions 320, which surround the brush rod through hole 310H in such a way as to vary the diameter of the brush rod through hole 310H, are deformed in shape. That is, as shown in the enlarged guide part 300 of FIG. 4b, the pressurization protrusion 510 pressurizes the elastic portions 320 to expand the diameter of the brush rod through hole 310H and thus passes through the brush rod through hole 310H. In this case, the incised slits 311H are adapted to induce the elastic portions 320 to be deformed in shape.

[0063]After the pressurization protrusion 510 has passed through the brush rod through hole 310H, the distance in which the brush rod assembly SA moves downward is the second moving distance. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the brush rod assembly SA moves independently of the guide part 300.

[0064]The compression member 700 returns to its original shape as the pressurized state against the guide part 300 is released or disappears. Otherwise, if the restoring force of the compression member 700 is greater than the pressurization force of the pressurization protrusion 510, the compression member 700 returns to its original shape.

[0065]In this case, while the compression member 700 is returning to its original shape, the guide part 300 moves by the moving distance, while the brush rod assembly SA is moving the first moving distance, in a direction distant from the compression member 700.

[0066]That is, while the brush rod assembly SA is moving the first moving distance, the guide part 300 moves toward the compression member 700, and while the brush rod assembly SA is moving the second moving distance, the guide part 300 moves in the direction distant from the compression member 700.

[0067]The tip member 600 keeps moving downward, irrespective of the returning of the compression member 700, and until the content is sufficiently applied to the tip member 600, the tip member 600 reciprocates between the guide part 300 and the bottom of the container part 100.

[0068]Even though not shown, the tip member 600 is removed from the container part 100 in a reverse order as mentioned above. In this case, the pressurization protrusion 510 of the brush rod 500 passes through the brush rod through hole 310H of the guide part 300 and moves upward. While the pressurization protrusion 510 is moving upward, it pressurizes the slant outer surfaces of the flanges 321 of the elastic portions 320 and thus deforms the elastic portions 320 in a direction spaced apart from the brush rod through hole 310H. As the elastic portions 320 are deformed, the brush rod through hole 310H expands, and the pressurization protrusion 510 passes through the brush rod through hole 310H. If the brush rod 500 keeps moving upward, the tip member 600 is wiped by the wiper 200, so that the content applied to the tip member 600 is adjusted to a given appropriate amount. After that, the tip member 600 is completely removed from the container part 100 and thus applies the content to a desired place.

[0069]Hereinafter, a container according to another embodiment of the present invention will be explained. The repeated explanations with the above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention will be avoided for the brevity of the description. That is, it is obvious that the parts not explained according to another embodiment of the present invention will be understood through the parts already explained in the above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention.

[0070]FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a container 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0071]An explanation of the container 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention will be given with reference to FIG. 6.

[0072]The container 1 in another embodiment of the present invention is different from the container 1 in the above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention in that a pressurization protrusion 510-1 is formed on a tip member 600-1, not on a brush rod 500-1.

[0073]That is, the pressurization protrusion 510-1 protrudes from the tip member 600-1. The pressurization protrusion 510-1 is formed on the end portion of the tip member 600-1 close to the brush rod 500-1.

[0074]As mentioned above, the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been disclosed in the specification and drawings. Therefore, persons skilled in the relevant art can appreciate that many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings. It is therefore intended that the scope of the invention be limited not by this detailed description, but rather by the claims appended hereto.

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