Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A46—BRUSHWARE
  • A46B—BRUSHES
  • A46B11/00—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water
  • A46B11/001—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water with integral reservoirs
  • A46B11/0065—Brushes where the reservoir is specifically intended for being replaced when empty
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
  • A45D34/04—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
  • A45D34/042—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a brush or the like
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
  • A45D40/20—Pencil-like cosmetics; Simple holders for handling stick-shaped cosmetics or shaving soap while in use
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A46—BRUSHWARE
  • A46B—BRUSHES
  • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
  • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
  • A46B9/021—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups arranged like in cosmetics brushes, e.g. mascara, nail polish, eye shadow
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
  • A45D2034/005—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes with a cartridge
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A46—BRUSHWARE
  • A46B—BRUSHES
  • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
  • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
  • A46B2200/1046—Brush used for applying cosmetics

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a tool for applying a liquid cosmetic material, which is constructed so that a cartridge containing the liquid cosmetic material is con ⁇ veniently replaced with a new one without removing a cap from a vessel body of the tool whenever it is required to replace the cartridge, thus realizing an easy and simple manipulation thereof.
• a tool for applying a liquid cosmetic material that is, "eyeliner”
• eyeliner has been used to apply a liquid cosmetic material along an area where eyelashes grow, thus emphasizing the shape of the user's eyes and making the eyes beautiful.
• a pen-type tool will be described as one example of a conventional tool for applying the liquid cosmetic material.
• the tool includes a head 01 having a brush 01a.
• a cartridge 02 containing a liquid cosmetic material is pushed to be fitted into the head 01.
• a general shaft 03 is secured to the head 01 by engagement of the shaft 03 with a threaded part 01b of the head 01, and has a knock button 03a which is biased by a spring (not shown) accommodated in the tool.
• the tool also includes a cap 04 that covers the brush 01a by engagement of the cap 04 with a threaded part 03b of the shaft 03.
• a cap 04 may be mounted to the shaft 03 which protects the cartridge 02 by pushing the cap 04 over the threaded part 03b of the shaft 03.
• the conventional eyeliner is problematic in that the cap 04 is assembled with the threaded part 03b of the shaft 03 through a screw-type fastening method, so that the shaft 03 as well as the cap 04 must be removed from the head 01 when the cartridge 02 is replaced with a new one. Therefore, it is complicated to replace the cartridge, and it is difficult to replace the cartridge in a short time. Further, after the in ⁇ stallation of the cartridge 02 has been completed, the shaft 03 must be coupled to the head 01 again, and thereafter the knock button 03a must be pushed so that the eyeliner is reset. Thereby, the eyeliner may be used again. Consequently, it is very complicated and inconvenient to replace the cartridge 02 with a new one. Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem
• an object of the present invention is to provide a tool for applying a liquid cosmetic material, which is constructed so that it is possible to simply replace a cartridge in a short time without removing a cap, when it is required to replace the cartridge with a new one, and it is possible to immediately use the tool without additional manipulation other than removal of the cap, after the cartridge has been replaced with the new one.
• the present invention provides the following means.
• a tool for applying a liquid cosmetic material disclosed in the first claim includes a joint unit secured to an interior of a vessel body and having a liquid passage that causes a first portion around a first end having a valve to communicate with a second portion, a brush holder liquid-tightly and slidably coupled to the joint unit and including a valve seat biased to be spaced apart from the valve, due to an elastic force of a first spring which is installed between the brush holder and the joint unit while being compressed and a holder part to support a brush means, a brush protecting cap detachably mounted to the vessel body, and covering the brush holder, a pipe liquid- tightly and slidably mounted to an outer portion of a second end of the joint unit, and normally biased toward the second end of the joint unit by an elastic force of a second spring installed between the vessel body and the joint unit while being compressed, and a cartridge fitted over the pipe in such a way as to slide along the pipe against the elastic force of the second spring and containing the liquid cosmetic material, the
• a knocking cap is detachably mounted to the outside end of the cartridge and is guided to the open end of the vessel body.
• a spring seat is provided on an inside end of the pipe to support the second spring
• a stopper link is mounted to the spring seat in such a way as to move along the vessel body and defines a maximum stroke of the cartridge
• the stopper is mounted to the knocking cap in such a way as to contact the vessel body.
• the brush protecting cap includes an outer cap, an inner cap installed to be movable in the outer cap, and a third spring installed between the outer cap and the inner cap, and having an elastic force greater than that of the first spring, wherein, when the brush protecting cap covers the vessel body such that the inner cap contacts the brush holder, the elastic force of the third spring is transmitted through the inner cap to the brush holder.
• the brush means installed at a predetermined portion of the brush holder includes a brush and a brush casing to surround the brush, with a ring provided on an outer portion of the brush casing in such a way as to contact the inner cap.
• a tool for applying a liquid cosmetic material is constructed so that a brush holder is mounted to a first end of a joint unit, and a pipe used to install a cartridge is mounted to a second end of the joint unit, and a general vessel body is fitted over the joint unit to accommodate the joint unit.
• the brush holder is biased in the direction of a valve seat moving away from a valve of the joint unit (toward the first end of the joint unit, namely, in a direction of the downstream side of the flowing liquid cosmetic material), by a first compression spring which is installed between the brush holder and the joint unit.
• the pipe mounted to the second end of the joint unit, is normally biased in another direction of the joint unit (in an upstream direction of the flowing liquid cosmetic material) by a second spring which is installed between the vessel body and the joint unit while being compressed.
• a brush protecting cap is detachably mounted to the vessel body.
• the cartridge fitted over the pipe is constructed so that a portion around an outside end of the cartridge faces outwards from an open end of the vessel body. Due to such a construction, when the cartridge is replaced with a new one, a user holds a portion around the outside end (head) of the used cartridge, and pulls the cartridge from the pipe, thus removing the cartridge from the vessel body without removing the brush protecting cap from the vessel body.
• the new cartridge is inserted from the open end of the vessel body.
• the cartridge is fitted into the vessel body against the elastic force of the second spring provided on the pipe, thereby the cartridge is mounted to the joint unit.
• it is not necessary to sequentially disassemble the vessel body of this invention, corresponding to a cap 04 and a shaft 03 of the prior art, from the joint unit of this invention, corresponding to a head 01 of the prior art.
• it is possible to simply and easily replace and install a cartridge without removing the cap from the vessel body.
• the replacement and installation of the cartridge are carried out in a short time, thus realizing easy manipulation thereof.
• the valve seat of the brush holder closes the valve of the joint unit against the elastic force of the first spring due to a force transmitted from the cap mounted to the vessel body.
• Such a con- struction prevents a liquid cosmetic material contained in the new cartridge from flowing to a brush due to liquid pressure generated in the cartridge when the cartridge is fitted into and enters the pipe, thus preventing the waste of the liquid cosmetic material.
• predetermined liquid pressure acts on a liquid passage extending to the valve of the joint unit.
• a knocking cap is detachably mounted to the outside end of the cartridge and is guided to the open end of the vessel body.
• various knocking caps appropriately designed to correspond to plating or painting performed on the surface of the vessel body or a material (e.g. plastics, metals, etc.) of the vessel body may be detachably mounted to the outside end (head) of the cartridge. That is, various designs of knocking caps may be selected according to a user's taste, thus providing a good appearance.
• a spring seat is provided on an inside end of the pipe to support the second spring
• a stopper link is mounted to the spring seat in such a way as to move along the vessel body and defines a maximum stroke of the cartridge
• the stopper is mounted to the knocking cap in such a way as to contact the vessel body.
• the strokes of the cartridge and the pipe integrated with the cartridge are determined by the position at which the stopper link comes into contact with the vessel body, and the position at which the stopper of the knocking cap comes into contact with the vessel body.
• the brush protecting cap includes an outer cap, an inner cap installed to be movable in the outer cap, and a third spring installed between the outer cap and the inner cap and having an elastic force greater than that of the first spring.
• the elastic force of the third spring is transmitted through the inner cap to the brush holder.
• the brush means installed at a predetermined portion of the brush holder, includes a brush, and a brush casing to surround the brush, with a ring provided on an outer portion of the brush casing in such a way as to contact the inner cap.
• the outer circumference of the brush is protected by the brush casing, thus preventing the brush from being damaged due to a user's carelessness.
• the brush protecting cap is mounted to the vessel body, the inner cap comes into contact with the ring provided on the outer portion of the brush casing.
• the brush holder is integrated with the brush casing, so the elastic force of the third spring is smoothly transmitted from the ring to the brush holder, when the inner cap comes into contact with the ring.
• FIGS. Ia to Ic are schematic views to show the use of a tool for applying a liquid cosmetic material, according to the present invention.
• FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view to show the internal construction of FIG. Ia;
• FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view to further magnify the size of the eyeliner of
• FIG. 2
• FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a brush protecting cap of the eyeliner of this invention.
• FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view to show the state where the brush protecting cap is separated from the eyeliner of FIG. 2;
• FIG. 6a is a sectional view of a cartridge adapted to the eyeliner of this invention, and FIG. 6b is a view to show the external appearance of the cartridge;
• FIGS. 7a to 7c are schematic views to show the use of a conventional tool for applying a liquid cosmetic material. Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention
• the eyeliner includes a cylindrical vessel body 1 and a brush protecting cap 7.
• a knocking cap 6d protrudes outwards, as shown in FIG. Ia.
• the brush protecting cap 7 is mounted to the vessel body 1.
• the internal sectional structure of the eyeliner is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
• FIG. 5 The internal sectional structure of the eyeliner is shown in FIG. 5. Further, when the knocking cap 6d is pressed as shown in FIG. Ic, the cartridge 6 seen in FIG. 6 supplies a proper quantity of liquid cosmetic material to the brush 4a.
• the vessel body 1 includes a short neck holder Ia which is made of a PP resin, and a long body Ib which is press-fitted over the neck holder Ia to be secured thereto and is made of a PP resin.
• a joint unit 2 which is made of a material, such as a PP resin, is installed in the neck holder Ia.
• the joint unit 2 includes a joint 2a and a guide shaft 2b.
• the guide shaft 2b is fitted into a fine hole formed along the axis L (see, FIG. 3) of a core of the joint 2a, and is made of a Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE).
• LLDPE Linear Low Density Polyethylene
• a valve 2c is provided at one end (the downstream direction of a liquid cosmetic material) of the guide shaft 2b, and a liquid passage 2d is defined in the core of the joint 2a.
• the joint 2a is integrated with the vessel body 1 into a single structure by coupling both sides of an inner projection IaI provided at a predetermined position on the neck holder Ia to a portion between a large-diameter part 2e and a coupling part 2f.
• the joint unit 2 is arranged at the other end (the upstream direction of the liquid cosmetic material) of the axis L in such a way as to be offset from the neck holder Ia.
• the joint unit 2 is constructed so that the valve 2c is provided at a first end thereof and the cartridge 6 is installed at a second end thereof. Thereby, the liquid cosmetic material is fed from the cartridge 6 through the liquid passage 2d and the valve 2c to the downstream side.
• a brush holder 3 made of a PP resin or the like is slidably installed at the first end of the joint unit 2.
• a partition wall 3a is installed at the center in the brush holder 3.
• a valve seat 3b is provided on the upstream side of the partition wall 3a, that is, adjacent to the joint unit 2 such that the valve seat 3b selectively comes into close contact with, or moves away from, the valve 2c.
• the brush holder 3 also includes a stopper 3c which may be in contact with a protrusion 2g of the joint 2a, and a guide groove 3d which guides the brush holder 3 in the axis L in cooperation with the protrusion 2g.
• a first spring S 1 is installed between the stopper 3c and the large-diameter part 2e while being compressed, and comprises a coil spring which is made of stainless steel or the like.
• the stopper 3c is biased to normally contact the protrusion 2g, due to the elastic force of the first spring Sl.
• valve seat 3b is spaced apart from the valve 2c, so that a gap is formed between the valve seat 3b and the valve 2c, and thereby the liquid cosmetic material flows downstream.
• reference numeral Pl denotes an O-ring which is made of a nitrile rubber resin or the like.
• a brush means 4 is supported by holder parts 3e provided on left and right sides of the partition wall 3a of the brush holder 3.
• the brush means 4 includes a brush 4a, a brush casing 4b, a ring 4c, and a brush pipe 4d made of a stainless steel material.
• the brush 4a is made of a PBT resin or the like, and is surrounded by the brush casing 4b, made of a PP resin, so as to protect the brush 4a.
• the ring 4c is provided on the outer portion of the brush casing 4b.
• the brush means 4 is press-fitted into the vessel body 1 such that the ring 4c of the brush casing 4b comes into contact with an end of the brush holder 3.
• the brush casing 4b is installed at a hollow portion which is provided at the left side of the partition wall 3a.
• the brush holder 3 slides rightwards against the elastic force of the first spring Sl.
• a cap stop rim Ia2 is provided on the outer portion of the neck holder Ia, and limits a cap pushing range.
• the brush protecting cap 7 is detachably mounted to come into contact with the cap stop rim Ia2.
• the upstream side of the joint 2a protrudes outwards from an end coupling part Ia3 of the neck holder Ia.
• a stainless pipe 5 is installed in such a way as to slide along the protruding part.
• a spring seat 5a is provided on an inside end of the pipe 5 and supports a second spring S2.
• the second spring S2 comprising a stainless coil spring, is installed between the spring seat 5a and the coupling part 2f while being compressed.
• a stopper link 5b is mounted to the spring seat 5a in such a way as to be movable in a hollow portion between the neck holder Ia and the joint 2a in the axis L of the vessel body 1.
• the stopper link 5b is made of a polyacetal resin (POM resin) or the like.
• the stopper link 5b normally contacts the end coupling part Ia3, due to the elastic force of the second spring S2. This determines the maximum protruding extent of the outside end of the cartridge 6 which protrudes from an open end IbI of the body Ib.
• An O-ring P2 made of an NBR resin is installed between the pipe 5 and the joint 2a. Thus, even though the pipe 5 slides, the liquid cosmetic material does not flow out. Therefore, the stopper link 5b is biased to be normally supported by the end coupling part Ia3 of the neck holder Ia, due to the elastic force of the second spring S2 (see, FIGS. 2 and 3).
• the cartridge 6 is fitted over the pipe 5.
• the cartridge 6 includes a cartridge body 6a, a packing 6c, and the knocking cap 6d.
• the cartridge body 6a is made of a PP resin.
• the packing 6c is made of an LLDPE resin, with a ball 6b being press-fitted into the packing 6c.
• the knocking cap 6d is made of a PP resin, and is detachably mounted to a boss-shaped outside end 6al of the cartridge body 6a.
• a stopper 6dl is provided on the knocking cap 6d in such a way as to come into contact with the open end IbI of the body Ib.
• the knocking cap 6d is appropriately selected from various kinds of knocking caps that are designed to correspond to plating or painting on the surface of the vessel body 1, that is, the body Ib, or a material (e.g. plastics, metals, and others) of the body Ib.
• a material e.g. plastics, metals, and others
• a new cartridge 6 is inserted into the open end IbI of the body Ib to be in contact with the stopper link 5b, and is press-fitted over the pipe 5 against the elastic force of the second spring S2.
• the ball 6b is inserted into the cartridge 6, and the cartridge 6 is integrated with the pipe 5 due to frictional resistance between a ball positioning part 6b 1 and the pipe 5, thus contacting the joint 2a.
• the cartridge 6 is press-fitted into the vessel body 1 against the elastic force of the second spring S2 until the stopper 6dl of the knocking cap 6d comes into contact with the open end IbI of the body Ib.
• the cartridge 6 is integrated with the pipe 5 into a single structure, and slides the joint 2a, thus executing a pumping action.
• the liquid cosmetic material is supplied from the liquid passage 2d to the valve 2c.
• the cap 7 comprises a double structure having an outer cap 7a and an inner cap 7b movably installed in the outer cap 7a.
• a third compression spring S3 is installed between the outer cap 7a and the inner cap 7b while being compressed, and has an elastic force greater than that of the first spring Sl.
• the inner cap 7b is normally biased toward a stopper 7al provided on the outer cap 7a, due to the elastic force of the third spring S3.
• the cap 7 is fitted over the vessel body 1 until an open end of the outer cap 7a engages with the cap stop rim Ia2 provided on the neck holder Ia of the vessel body 1. Further, an internal engaging part 7a2 is provided on the inner portion of the outer cap 7a, and an external engaging part Ia4 (see, FIG. 5) is provided on the neck holder Ia to correspond to the internal engaging part 7a2. Thereby, the cap 7 of FIG. 4 covers the brush holder 4 in the state of FIG. 5. Simultaneously, the internal engaging part 7a2 of FIG. 4 engages with the external engaging part Ia4. Thereby, the brush protecting cap 7 maintains a predetermined coupling force, so that it is protected and supported by the neck holder Ia, in addition to protecting the brush 4a.
• the knocking cap 6d coupled to the cartridge 6 may be decorated with various kinds of designs, according to a user's taste. Moreover, when the cartridge is replaced and a new cartridge is installed, a user can immediately put on makeup by pushing the knocking cap 6d.
• the eyeliner has been described herein as one example of this invention. However, this invention may be adapted to lip gloss and tools for applying other liquid cosmetic materials. Further, the materials of several components or elements used in the eyeliner have been described as one example. It is possible to adopt other materials. Further, the cartridge 6 constructed so that the knocking cap 6d is detachably mounted has been described herein. However, a cartridge 6 which does not use the knocking cap 6d may be used in this invention. In this case, the cartridge itself is pushed.

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