JP2004242730A - Cosmetic material housing body - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To restrict the wasting of a cosmetic material by suppressing the scattering of the cosmetic material in coating. <P>SOLUTION: A frame body 40 mounted on a base part 10a has an inner bottom part 41 and a wall part 42. The wall part 42 is erected upward from the inner bottom part 41 while being extended surrounding the inner bottom part 41. The cosmetic material 20 is mounted on the inner bottom part 41 of the frame body 40 and a puff 30 for rubbing off the cosmetic material 20 is placed on the cosmetic material 20. A protruded part a and a recessed part b are formed on the upper rim 42a of the wall part 42 along the direction of the wall part 42 extends. The protruded part a adjoins the recessed part b and curves upward from the recessed part b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cosmetic container of a type in which cosmetics are scraped by a puff.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a cosmetic container that stores a cosmetic and a puff. The user rubs the cosmetic with a puff, attaches the cosmetic to the lower surface (adhering surface) of the puff, and applies the cosmetic to the skin. The amount of the cosmetic that adheres to the puff can be adjusted by the number of times the cosmetic is rubbed, the force applied when rubbing, or the top edge of the container.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2002-125750
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, according to the conventional technique, the cosmetics uniformly adhere to the entire surface to which the puff is attached. Therefore, when the cosmetic is applied with the puff, the cosmetic adhering to the central portion of the adhering surface is satisfactorily fixed on the skin, but the surrounding cosmetic is easily scattered to the side of the puff. Such scattering of the cosmetic may not only cause waste of the cosmetic at the time of application, but may also cause a reduction in the feeling of use.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to make the adhesion density of cosmetics adhered to a puff non-uniform.
[0006]
Another object of the present invention is to suppress the scattering of the cosmetic during application and to suppress the waste of the cosmetic.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve such a problem, the present invention provides a cosmetic container having a container body, a frame, a cosmetic, and a puff. Here, the frame is housed in the container body and has an inner bottom and a wall. The wall portion rises upward from the inner bottom portion and extends so as to surround the inner bottom portion. The cosmetic is attached to the inner bottom of the frame, and a puff for rubbing the cosmetic is placed on the cosmetic. In addition, the upper edge of the wall portion is formed with a convex portion and a concave portion along the extending direction of the wall portion. The convex portion is adjacent to the concave portion and is curvilinearly raised upward from the concave portion.
[0008]
Here, in the above configuration, it is preferable that the height of the wall portion changes in a wavy manner. Further, in a state where the center of the puff is aligned with the concave portion, it is preferable that both sides of the puff correspond to each of the convex portions. In addition, it is preferable that four convex portions arranged at substantially equal intervals and four concave portions each arranged between adjacent convex portions are formed on the upper edge of the wall portion. Furthermore, it is desirable that the inside of the wall is curved while narrowing from the upper edge of the wall toward the inner bottom.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the cosmetic container according to the present embodiment. The cosmetic container 1 includes members 10a and 10b constituting a cylindrical container body 10, and members 20, 30, and 40 to be stored. The base 10a and the lid 10b are made of cardboard. The lid 10b is detachably attached to the upper portion of the bottomed cylindrical base 10a, and has a certain height in order to secure a necessary internal space. By removing the lid 10b from the base 10a, the puff 30 and the like housed inside are exposed.
[0010]
FIG. 2 is a developed perspective view of the cosmetic container 1. A cosmetic 20, a puff 30, and a frame 40 are housed inside the container body 10 composed of the base 10a and the lid 10b. The cosmetic 20 (cosmetic material) is, for example, a stamping product obtained by compressing and solidifying a powdered cosmetic such as a white powder and the like, and is filled in a decorative dish 20a made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. Further, as the cosmetic 20, a powdery cosmetic covered with a mesh may be used instead of such a stamped product.
[0011]
The puff 30 is used to apply the cosmetic powder rubbed from the cosmetic 20 to the skin such as the face. The puff 30 is formed by sewing a woven fabric in which a pile (fine yarn) with long hairs is planted on the surface in a bag shape, and wrapping an elastic core inside. For the core, urethane, NBR, NR, silicone, natural sponge, or the like is used. For the pile, nylon, urethane, rayon, silk, or the like is used. The lower surface of the puff 30 corresponds to the surface to which the cosmetic powder is attached, and a ribbon for gripping the puff 30 is attached to the upper surface. The frame body 40 attached to the base 10a is integrally formed by, for example, deforming a plastic sheet material such as PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) resin under heat and pressure. The cosmetic 20 is attached to the inner bottom of the frame 40, and the puff 30 is placed on the cosmetic 20.
[0012]
FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the frame body 40. The frame body 40 has an inner bottom portion 41 that is recessed and a surrounding wall portion 42. The inner bottom part 41 accommodates the disc-shaped cosmetic 20 and is fixed with an adhesive, a double-sided tape, or the like. The wall portion 42 stands up from the inner bottom portion 41 and extends so as to surround the inner bottom portion 41. In the present embodiment, the wall portion 42 has a configuration in which wall portions 42b and 42c located inside and outside the upper edge 42a are connected. That is, the outer wall 42b located outside the wall portion 42 extends vertically downward from the entire periphery of the upper edge 42a. The frame 40 is fixed to the base 10a by fitting the outer end of the outer wall 42b to the inner surface of the base 10a. Further, the inner wall 42c located inside the wall portion 42 is curved while narrowing from the entire periphery of the upper edge 42a toward the inner bottom portion 41 in order to enhance the collection property of the cosmetic powder. As shown in FIG. 4, the puff 30 placed on the cosmetic 20 is almost in contact with a wall 42 provided around the puff 30. Therefore, the lateral displacement of the puff 30 is regulated and held by the wall portion 42 (specifically, the inner wall 42c).
[0013]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the height of the wall portion 42 (specifically, the upper edge 42 a) is not uniform over the entire circumference but changes continuously. That is, four protrusions a and four recesses b are alternately formed on the upper edge 42a of the wall 42 along the direction in which the wall 42 extends, and the protrusions a are located above the recesses b. It is curving up toward. In the present embodiment, by changing the height of the wall portion 42 into a wave shape (sine curve shape), each of the four convex portions a arranged at substantially equal intervals and each adjacent convex portion a is disposed. And four recesses b. Assuming that the height of the highest portion representing the convex portion a is H1 and the lowest height of the concave portion b is H2, H1> H2.
[0014]
Next, a coating procedure using the puff 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the user picks up the puff 30 and rubs the puff 30 against the surface of the cosmetic 20. As a result, the cosmetic 20 is scraped off, and the cosmetic powder adheres to the attachment surface of the puff 30 almost uniformly. Next, the user moves the puff 30 to which the cosmetic powder has been attached in the lateral direction while pressing the puff 30 against the upper edge 42 a of the wall 42. Thereby, a part of the cosmetic powder adhering to the adhering surface is cut off by the upper edge 42a and falls downward. The dropped cosmetic powder flows along the curved inner wall 42c, and is collected at the position of the central cosmetic 20 without being diffused.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 7, when the center of the puff 30 is aligned with the concave portion b, both sides of the puff 30 correspond to the pair of convex portions a. The user cuts the cosmetic powder by pulling the puff 30 toward the near side of the drawing in FIG. The amount of fall of the cosmetic powder due to this cutting is greater on both sides than at the center of the puff 30. This is because both sides are in contact with the convex portions a raised from the concave portions b, so that a large force is applied to both sides by the amount of the raised portions. As a result, the adhesion density of the cosmetic powder on both sides is lower than that at the center. In FIGS. 5 to 7, the hatched area indicated by the high-density dot group corresponds to the area (i.e., the central portion) of the attachment surface of the puff 30 where the attachment density of the cosmetic powder is high. Finally, the user applies the cosmetic while bringing the puff 30 into contact with the skin. At this time, since the adhesion density of the cosmetic powder is low on both sides of the puff 30 where the cosmetic powder is easily scattered to the side, the makeup density on the side is smaller than that of the conventional technique in which the adhesion density is uniform. Scattering of the powder is effectively suppressed.
[0016]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the convex portion a and the concave portion b are provided on the upper edge 42a of the wall portion 42, and the cosmetic powder adhering to the puff 30 is cut off by using the wall portion 42. Thereby, the adhesion density of the cosmetic powder adhering to the puff 30 can be made non-uniform. And by making the adhesion density of both sides of the puff 30 lower than that of the central part, it is possible to effectively prevent the cosmetic powder from scattering from the side of the puff 30 during application. As a result, waste of cosmetics can be suppressed, and an improvement in use feeling can be expected.
[0017]
The convex portion a and the concave portion b formed on the upper edge 42a of the wall portion 42 are connected in a curved manner. Therefore, the cutting can be performed smoothly and naturally, so that the usability can be further improved. Particularly, the upper edge 42a is formed with four convex portions a arranged at substantially equal intervals and four concave portions b each arranged between the adjacent convex portions a. The cutting in the illustrated state can be performed in four directions. As a result, it is possible to improve the convenience of the user as well as the design.
[0018]
Further, since the inner wall 42c of the wall portion 42 is curved while narrowing toward the inner bottom portion 41, the cosmetic powder dropped at the time of abrasion can be efficiently collected at the original place of the cosmetic 20. .
[0019]
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the upper edge 42a is formed in a wavy shape over the entire circumference has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only a part of the upper edge 42a is formed in a wavy shape. Is also good.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the unevenness is provided at the upper edge used for cutting off the cosmetic powder attached to the puff, whereby the adhesion density of the cosmetic powder can be made non-uniform. Thereby, since the adhesion density on both sides of the puff can be reduced, it is possible to effectively prevent the cosmetic powder from scattering from the side of the puff during application. As a result, waste of cosmetics can be suppressed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a cosmetic container. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the cosmetic container. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of a frame. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the cosmetic container. FIG. 6 is a top view illustrating the state of the puff during use. FIG. 6 is a side view illustrating the state of the puff during use. FIG. 7 is a front view illustrating the state of the puff during use. ]
1 Cosmetic container 10 Container body 10a Base 10b Lid 20 Cosmetic 20a Cosmetic dish 30 Puff 40 Frame 41 Inner bottom 42 Wall 42a Upper edge 42b Outer wall 42c Inner wall

Claims (5)

In the cosmetic container,
A container body,
A frame housed in the container main body, the frame having an inner bottom, a wall standing upright from the inner bottom and extending to surround the inner bottom,
Cosmetics attached to the inner bottom,
A puff that is placed on the cosmetic and scrapes the cosmetic,
At the upper edge of the wall portion, a concave portion and a convex portion adjacent to the concave portion and curving upward from the concave portion are formed along the extending direction of the wall portion. A cosmetic container comprising: The cosmetic container according to claim 1, wherein the height of the wall portion changes in a wavy manner. 3. The cosmetic container according to claim 1, wherein both sides of the puff correspond to each of the protrusions in a state where the center of the puff is positioned with respect to the recess. 4. body. On the upper edge of the wall portion, there are formed four of the protrusions arranged at substantially equal intervals, and four of the recesses respectively arranged between the adjacent protrusions. The cosmetic container according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The cosmetic container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an inner side of the wall portion is curved while narrowing from an upper edge of the wall portion toward the inner bottom portion.

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