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EP4272600A1
EP4272600A1 EP22171694.7A EP22171694A EP4272600A1 EP 4272600 A1 EP4272600 A1 EP 4272600A1 EP 22171694 A EP22171694 A EP 22171694A EP 4272600 A1 EP4272600 A1 EP 4272600A1
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top cover
sleeving
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cylinder
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Sin-Hsiung Chen
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Glaspray Engineering & Manufacturing Co Ltd
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    • 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
    • A45D40/22—Casings characterised by a hinged cover
    • 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
    • A45D33/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling powdery toiletry or cosmetic substances
    • A45D33/22—Containers with lids or covers at the top and the bottom
    • 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
    • A45D40/0068—Jars
    • 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
    • A45D40/22—Casings characterised by a hinged cover
    • A45D40/222—Means for closing the lid
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/20—External fittings
    • B65D25/24—External fittings for spacing bases of containers from supporting surfaces, e.g. legs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/26—Mechanisms for opening or closing, e.g. pedal-operated
    • 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
    • A45D40/22—Casings characterised by a hinged cover
    • A45D2040/225—Casings characterised by a hinged cover characterised by the opening or closing movement of the lid

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  • the present invention relates to a container, especially to a container for cosmetics and medications and specialized in easy operation of opening.
  • a conventional cosmetic container has a main body and a top cover.
  • the main body forms an accommodating space inside with an opening upward to accommodate cosmetics.
  • the top cover can be threaded with the main body to close the accommodating space, and be unthreaded to open the accommodating space.
  • the abovementioned conventional cosmetic container requires the user to rotate the top cover relative to the main body for multiple rounds to open or to close, which is inconvenient in operation to the user.
  • the conventional cosmetic container with a threaded cap needs to be improved.
  • the present invention provides a container to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
  • the main objective of the present invention is to provide a container that facilitates ease in operation in opening and closing.
  • the container has a main body assembly, a top cover, and a top cover open-close operating unit.
  • the main body assembly has a base and a sleeving cylinder.
  • the sleeving cylinder rotatably sleeves the base and has an accommodating space with an opening upward and being capable of accommodating a content.
  • the top cover is pivotally mounted on a top of the sleeving cylinder of the main body assembly and is capable of opening and closing the opening of the accommodating space.
  • the top cover open-close operating unit is moveably mounted in the main body assembly and is connected to the top cover.
  • the sleeving cylinder When the sleeving cylinder is rotated relative to the base clockwise or counterclockwise, the sleeving cylinder drives the top cover to open or to close the opening of the accommodating space of the sleeving cylinder via the top cover open-close operating unit.
  • the container has the following advantages.
  • the sleeving cylinder of the main body assembly can also accommodate a content unit.
  • the content unit has an accommodating case and a content such as cosmetics or medications installed in the accommodating case.
  • the top of the accommodating case is sealed with a detachable sealing film, so that the content such as cosmetics or medications can be pre-sealed between the accommodating case and the sealing film, so as to avoid contamination of the content.
  • the content can be easily loaded into the main body assembly.
  • the user can only replace the content unit with a new one that is loaded with a preferred content, thereby reducing waste of resources and lowering replacement costs.
  • the annular wall of the base forms an up-and-down guiding groove.
  • the top cover open-close operating unit is up-and-down moveably mounted in the sleeving cylinder and has a guiding segment mounted in the up-and-down guiding groove of the base.
  • the guiding segment can be moved along the up-and-down guiding groove to switch height positions, so as to lift or to drop the top cover open-close operating unit in the sleeving cylinder and then easily and smoothly drive the top cover to open or to close.
  • the bottom surface of the base forms a connecting recess.
  • the container can be mounted on a connecting unit of a fixed object that is fixed on a dressing table or any table surface, so that the container can be positioned on the fixed o bject, which allows the user to rotate the sleeving cylinder of the main body assembly to easily open or close the top cover with one hand.
  • a preferred embodiment of a container in accordance with the present invention is adapted to accommodate contents such as cosmetics and medications.
  • the container comprises a main body assembly 1, a top cover 30, and a top cover open-close operating unit 40.
  • the main body assembly 1 has a base 10 and a sleeving cylinder 20.
  • the sleeving cylinder 20 is moveably sleeved on the base 10, and is capable of rotating relative to the base 10.
  • the sleeving cylinder 20 has an accommodating space 200 having an opening upward.
  • the accommodating space 200 is adapted to directly accommodate a content 52 such as cosmetics and medications, or the accommodating space 200 can also be configured to accommodate a content unit 50 that is loaded with the content 52 such as cosmetics and medications.
  • the content unit 50 has an accommodating case 51 and the content 52 contained in the accommodating case 51.
  • a sealing film 511 removably seals a top of the accommodating case to seal the content 52 between the accommodating case 51 and the sealing film 511, so as to prevent the content 52 from being polluted.
  • the sealing film 511 is first peeled off from the top of the accommodating case 51.
  • a positioning protrusion 53 is mounted on the top of the accommodating case 51 and is adapted to be mounted in the sleeving cylinder 20 to position the accommodating case 51.
  • the base 10 of the main body assembly 1 has a pedestal 11, a sleeve segment 12, and a top cover buckling segment 13.
  • the sleeve segment 12 is mounted on the base 10.
  • the sleeve segment 12 has an annular wall.
  • the annular wall has an up-and-down guiding groove 14 extending in an arc shape and being inclined.
  • the up-and-down guiding groove 14 has a lower position segment 141 and a higher position segment 142 located higher than the lower position segment 141.
  • the top cover buckling segment 13 is mounted on an outer annular surface of the annular wall.
  • the base 10 has a base space 100 formed inside.
  • the base space 100 forms an inputting opening on the top.
  • the base space 100 can be a recess formed on the top of the annular wall extending downward to the pedestal 11, or the base space 100 can also be a through hole formed on the top of the annular wall extending downward and formed through a bottom of the pedestal 11.
  • the sleeving cylinder 20 of the main body assembly 1 rotatably sleeves the base 10.
  • the sleeving cylinder 20 has an inner cylinder wall 21, an outer cylinder wall 22, and a top annular board 23.
  • the outer cylinder wall 22 is located outside the inner cylinder wall 21 and is spaced apart from the inner cylinder wall 21.
  • the top annular board 23 is connected to a top of the inner cylinder wall 21 and a top of the outer cylinder wall 22.
  • a movement space 201 is formed between the inner cylinder wall 21 and the outer cylinder wall 22 and has an opening downward.
  • the accommodating space 200 of the sleeving cylinder 20 is formed at a center of the top annular board 23 and extends downward to a bottom of the inner cylinder wall 21.
  • the sleeving cylinder 20 rotatably sleeves the base 10.
  • the inner cylinder wall 21 is located in the base space 100 of the base 10.
  • the sleeve segment 12 of the base 10 is located in the movement space 201 between the inner cylinder wall 21 and the outer cylinder wall 22.
  • the pedestal 11 of the base 10 extends out of a bottom of the sleeving cylinder 20.
  • an assembling opening 231 and an insertion opening 232 are respectively formed on two sides at a top of the sleeving cylinder 20.
  • the assembling opening 231 and the insertion opening 232 both communicate with the movement space 201 of the sleeving cylinder 20, and are configured to install the top cover 30.
  • the positioning protrusion 53 of the content unit 50 mounted on the accommodating case 51 can be mounted in the insertion opening 232 to position the accommodating case 51.
  • the base 10 has a connecting recess 151 directly formed on a bottom of the pedestal 11.
  • the base 10 has a sleeving case 15 detachably covering the pedestal 11, and the connecting recess 151 is formed on a bottom surface of the sleeving case 15.
  • the connecting recess 151 is a non-circular recess.
  • the non-circular connecting recess 151 can be polygonal in an end view, or can be a recess composed of flat surfaces and curved surfaces.
  • the connecting recess 151 is configured to engage a connecting unit 61 of a fixed object 60.
  • a top of the connecting unit 61 forms an engaging segment that matches the connecting recess 151 in shape.
  • the top cover 30 is pivotally mounted on the top of the sleeving cylinder 20, and can be operated to open or to close the opening of the accommodating space 200.
  • the top cover 30 has a cover body 31, a pivotally connecting segment 32, and a buckle 33.
  • the pivotally connecting segment 32 and the buckle 33 are respectively mounted on two opposite sides of the cover body 31.
  • the pivotally connecting segment 32 is pivotally mounted in the assembling opening 231 on the top of the sleeving cylinder 20.
  • the buckle 33 is capable of passing through the insertion opening 232.
  • two pivotally connecting recesses 233 are respectively formed on two opposite side surfaces of the assembling opening 231 of the sleeving cylinder 20.
  • the pivotally connecting segment 32 of the top cover 30 has two curved arms 321 spaced apart and parallel to each other.
  • Two pivots 323 are respectively mounted on two middle sections of the two curved arms 321, are located in an outer side of the two curved arms 321, and are respectively pivotally mounted in the two pivotally connecting recesses 233.
  • the cover body 31 of the top cover 30 is located outside the sleeving cylinder 20.
  • Two end sections of the two curved arms 321 extend into the movement space 201 of the sleeving cylinder 20 to pivotally mount the top cover 30 on the top of the sleeving cylinder 20, and to connect the two curved arms 321 of the pivotally connecting segment 32 to the top cover open-close operating unit 40, so that the top cover 30 can be driven to rotate.
  • the two pivotally connecting recesses 233 are formed on the top of the side walls of the assembling opening 231 and extend downward, so the two pivots 323 of the top cover 30 mounted on the two curved arms 321 can be moved into the two pivotally connecting recesses 233 from the top downward.
  • two sliding segments 324 are respectively formed on the two end sections of the two curved arms 321.
  • the top cover open-close operating unit 40 is moveably mounted in the main body assembly 1, is connected to the pivotally connecting segment 32 of the top cover 30, and is capable of driving the top cover 30 to open or to close the opening of the accommodating space 200 of the sleeving cylinder 20 by the sleeving cylinder 20 and the base 10 of the main body assembly 1 rotating relative to each other.
  • the top cover open-close operating unit 40 is up-and-down moveably mounted in the movement space 201 of the sleeving cylinder 20 of the main body assembly 1, and the top cover open-close operating unit 40 has an operating unit main body 41, a driving segment 42, and a guiding segment 43.
  • the guiding segment 43 is mounted on a side surface of the operating unit main body 41.
  • the guiding segment 43 extends into the up-and-down guiding groove 14 of the base 10 of the main body assembly 1.
  • the driving segment 42 is mounted on a top of the operating unit main body 41 and is moveably connected to the two end sections of the two curved arms 321 of the pivotally connecting segment 32.
  • two horizontal sliding grooves 421 are respectively formed on two sides of the driving segment 42, and the two sliding segments 324 on the two end sections of the two curved arms 321 are respectively mounted into the two sliding segments 324.
  • the base 10 and the sleeving cylinder 20 of the main body assembly 1, the top cover 30, and the top cover open-close operating unit 40 can be made of plastic materials such as Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Polypropylene (PP), or Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), so that the container of the present invention can be mass-produced by molding.
  • PET Polyethylene terephthalate
  • PP Polypropylene
  • ABS Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
  • the base 10 and the sleeving cylinder 20 of the main body assembly 1, the top cover 30, and the top cover open-close operating unit 40 can all be made of the same plastic material.
  • the guiding segment 43 of the top cover open-close operating unit 40 connecting the top cover 30 is located in the lower position segment 141 of the main body assembly 1.
  • the top cover open-close operating unit 40 is located at a position that is low in height, so the top cover open-close operating unit 40 pulls the end section of the pivotally connecting segment 32 of the top cover 30 to rotate downward, and the cover body 31 of the top cover 30 covers the top of the sleeving cylinder 20 of the main body assembly 1.
  • the annular wall of the base 10 forming the up-and-down guiding groove 14 in an arc-shape and being inclined
  • the top cover open-close operating unit 40 moveably mounted in the sleeving cylinder 20 and having the guiding segment 43 mounted in the up-and-down guiding groove 14, during the rotation of the sleeving cylinder 20 relative to the base 10, the guiding segment 43 moves along the up-and-down guiding groove 14 from the lower position segment 141 to the higher position segment 142, so the top cover open-close operating unit 40 will be moved upward to drive the top cover 30 to open.
  • the user when the user intends to close the top cover 30, the user reversely rotates the sleeving cylinder 20, and the abovementioned mechanism works reversely to drive the top cover 30 to close.
  • the relative rotation of the sleeving cylinder 20 and the base 10 drives the top cover 30 to open and to close, thereby simplifying the operation and facilitating improved user experience.
  • the container can engage with the connecting unit 61 of the fixed object 60 such as a dressing table to position the base 10 on the fixed object 60, so that the user can rotate the sleeving cylinder 20 easily with one hand.
  • the connecting unit 61 of the fixed object 60 such as a dressing table
  • the container uses the content unit 50 to pre-load the content 52 such as cosmetics or medications to prevent the content 52 from being polluted.
  • the sealing film 511 of the content unit 50 is detached until use.
  • the content 52 can be easily loaded into the main body assembly 1. If the user intends to change the color or the type of the content 52, under the condition that the base 10, the sleeving cylinder 20, the top cover 30, and the top cover open-close operating unit 40 can all be reused, the user can only replace the content unit 50 with a new one that is loaded with a preferred content 52.
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5356025A (en) * 1992-04-03 1994-10-18 L'oreal Packaging device for cosmetic products
EP1295805A1 (de) * 2001-09-21 2003-03-26 Qualipac Klappdeckelbehälter

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5356025A (en) * 1992-04-03 1994-10-18 L'oreal Packaging device for cosmetic products
EP1295805A1 (de) * 2001-09-21 2003-03-26 Qualipac Klappdeckelbehälter

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