US20040237986A1 - Manicure - Google Patents

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US20040237986A1
US20040237986A1 US10/487,409 US48740904A US2004237986A1 US 20040237986 A1 US20040237986 A1 US 20040237986A1 US 48740904 A US48740904 A US 48740904A US 2004237986 A1 US2004237986 A1 US 2004237986A1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45DHAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D34/00Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
    • A45D34/04Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
    • A45D34/042Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a brush or the like
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45DHAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D29/00Manicuring or pedicuring implements
    • A45D29/18Manicure or pedicure sets, e.g. combinations without case, etui, or the like

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  • the present invention relates to a manicure, which is necessary cosmetics of modern women, and more particularly to a manicure container capable of constantly, and smoothly discharging a manicure liquid, thereby making it easy and simply to coat the manicure liquid on a fingernail and replace an inferior brush with a new one.
  • FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional manicure container generally used.
  • the conventional manicure container includes a bottle 100 for containing a manicure liquid 300 , a carrier rod 210 and a cover and handle 200 .
  • the bottle 100 has a bottleneck 130 on an upper portion thereof and a thread 120 is formed on the bottleneck 130 .
  • the carrier rod 210 having a brush 220 installed in a lower end thereof is vertically installed in a central portion of the cover and handle 200 .
  • the cover and handle 200 has a thread 230 to be threadedly connected with the thread 120 .
  • the cover and handle 200 is threadedly connected with the bottleneck 130 such that the manicure liquid 300 is kept in the bottle 100 .
  • the cover and handle 200 is released open by turning it and withdrawn upwardly. Then, a to-be-treated toenail or fingernail is coated using the brush 220 drenched into the manicure liquid 300 .
  • the conventional manicure container has an inconvenience that the brush 220 has to be frequently dip into the manicure liquid 300 . Also, because the brush 200 is frequently dip/withdrawn into/from the manicure container, a user should be careful not to stain hands or clothes with the manicure liquid 300 .
  • the conventional manicure container is not satisfactory to meet a consumer's various desires for beauty.
  • the present invention has been devised to solve the foregoing problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a manicure container capable of making it conveniently and easy to treat a fingernail or a toenail by forceably coupling a manicure container with a brush rod and discharging a constant amount of the manicure liquid.
  • the manicure container of the present invention can minimize a disappearance of the manicure liquid to the air due to its volatility.
  • the brush used can be prevented from being hardened and an inferior brush can be replaced with a new one.
  • a manicure liquid can be refilled into the manicure container so that the manicure container is used for a long time, thereby being economical.
  • the present invention provides a manicure container for use in a makeup set, which is used to coat a manicure liquid on a fingernail or a toenail.
  • the manicure container comprises: (a) a container body 10 for containing a manicure liquid and discharging the manicure liquid through a discharge opening 13 by an external pressure, the discharge opening 13 being formed on one side of the container body 10 ; (b) a coupling member 20 including: a first female thread 22 formed on an inner circumference thereof so as to be threadedly coupled with a first male thread 12 formed on an upper portion of the container body 10 ; and a brush-rod insertion groove 21 protruded in a pipe shape and formed on an upper portion thereof in a tapered shape; (d) a brush rod 30 forceably coupled with the brush-rod insertion groove 21 and having a brush housing groove 32 formed in a predetermined shape such that a brush is installed in an upper portion of the brush rod 30 ; (e) a plurality of manicure discharge
  • the manicure container should further comprise a plurality of beads 11 installed within the container body 10 such that the manicure liquid contained in the container body 10 is well mixed by a predetermined vibration and prevented from being coagulated.
  • the manicure container further comprises a packing 14 installed in an upper portion of the container body 10 so as to prevent a discharge of the manicure liquid toward the brush rod 30 from being shut due to the beads 11 , in which the packing 14 includes a plurality of discharge nozzles 15 formed on an inner side thereof.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a manicure container in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the manicure container shown in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a coupling operation of the cover in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional manicure container.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 are an exploded perspective view and a cross-sectional view showing a manicure container in accordance with the present invention, respectively.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a coupling operation of the cover in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the manicure container of the present invention includes: a container body 10 for containing a manicure liquid; a coupling member 20 threadedly coupled with an upper portion of the container body 10 and having a protruded brush-rod insertion groove 21 formed in a tapered shape; a brush rod 30 forceably coupled with the brush-rod insertion groove 21 of the coupling member 20
  • the container body 10 includes a discharge opening 13 , a first male thread 12 and a plurality of beads 11 .
  • the discharge opening 13 is formed on an upper portion of the container body 10 so as to discharge a constant amount of manicure liquid by an external pressure.
  • the first male thread 12 is formed on an outer face of the discharge opening 13 .
  • the beads 11 are formed in a spherical shape and installed within the container body 10 so as to well mixing the manicure liquid by a predetermined vibration and prevent the manicure from being coagulated.
  • the container body 10 should be provided with elastic synthetic resins of silicon material.
  • the manicure container further includes a cylinder-shaped packing 14 formed on an upper portion of the container body 10 and having a plurality of discharge openings 15 formed therein so as not to disturb the effusion of the manicure liquid through the brush rod 30 due to the plurality of beads 11 .
  • the discharge opening 15 should have a smaller diameter than the bead 11 .
  • the coupling member 20 includes: a first female thread 22 formed on an inner circumference of an lower portion of the coupling member 20 such that the coupling member 20 is threadedly coupled to the first male thread 12 of the container body 10 ; the protruded brush-rod insertion groove 21 formed on a central portion in a tapered shape; and a second female thread 23 formed on an upper portion such that the coupling member 20 is threadedly coupled with the cover 40 .
  • the brush rod 30 includes an ellipse-shaped brush-housing groove 32 and a plurality of manicure discharge nozzles 31 .
  • the brush rod 30 is forceably coupled with the brush-rod insertion groove 21 and the brush 34 is installed in the ellipse-shaped brush-housing groove 32 .
  • the plurality of manicure discharge nozzles allows a predetermined amount of the manicure liquid to be effused from a lower inner side to the brush-housing groove 32 .
  • the cover 40 includes a containing portion 41 , a second male thread 42 , a slant portion 43 and a liquid separating protrusion 44 .
  • the containing portion 41 is formed in a predetermined size such that a predetermined amount of the manicure liquid is contained within the cover 40 .
  • the second male thread 42 has a threaded portion on a lower outer side of the cover 40 such that the second male thread is threadedly coupled with the second female thread 23 of the coupling member 20 .
  • the slant portion 43 is formed on a lower inner side of the cover 40 in a tapered shape so as to minimize the effusion of the manicure liquid.
  • the liquid separating protrusion 44 is protruded on the central portion of the slant portion 43 in a predetermined length so as to separate manicure liquid excessively absorbed in the brush 34 .
  • the manicure liquid contained in the cover 40 prevents the brush 34 from being hardened due to volatility.
  • the liquid separating protrusion 44 is protruded on the slant portion 43 in a circular ring shape. By rubbing the brush 34 against the liquid separating protrusion 44 several times, the brush 34 can hold a proper amount of the manicure liquid.
  • the brush 34 installed in the upper portion of the brush rod 30 is withdrawn in a state of absorbing a predetermined amount of the manicure liquid contained in the containing portion 41 of the cover 40 . Therefore, by rubbing the brush 34 against the liquid separating protrusion several times, the brush 34 can hold an appropriate amount of the manicure liquid.
  • the manicure liquid can be effectively mixed due to the plurality of beads 11 installed within the container body 10 .
  • the packing 14 inserted into the upper portion of the container body 10 can limit the floating of the plurality of beads and prevent a shutting of the brush-rod insertion groove 21 of the coupling member 20 that has a small diameter through which the manicure liquid is discharged.
  • the manicure liquid can be constantly discharged through the plurality of discharge openings 15 formed inside the packing 14 .
  • the user coats the manicure liquid on fingernails or toenails using the brush 34 absorbing the effused manicure liquid.
  • the cover 40 is threadedly coupled with the second female thread 23 of the coupling member 20 to thereby seal the manicure container so that the manicure liquid contained in the container body 10 cannot be discharged.
  • a small amount of the manicure liquid may be discharged from the cover 40 toward the brush rod 30 .
  • a degree of discharge can be limited by forceably inserting the brush rod 30 into the brush-rod insertion groove 21 .
  • a manicure container can be reused by refilling manicure liquid thereinto.
  • a brush can be replaced, it is possible to use a manicure for a long time so that it is very economical.
  • a container body is hermetically sealed, a constant amount of the manicure liquid can be discharged through a brush rod coupled with an upper portion thereof. Therefore, a treatment of fingernail or toenail is very conveniently and effectively achieved.
  • the manicure container of the present invention can minimize a disappearance of the manicure liquid into the air, which is caused by its volatility.
  • the manicure container of the present invention has an advantage that the brush maintains an excellent state without being hardened because of a cover containing a predetermined amount of the manicure liquid.

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US20110108046A1 (en) * 2009-11-10 2011-05-12 Horton Alicia C Nail polish carrier
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