US20180042360A1

US20180042360A1 - Cosmetic device

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Publication number: US20180042360A1
Application number: US15/675,176
Authority: US
Inventors: Tashira G. Gibson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2016-08-11
Filing date: 2017-08-11
Publication date: 2018-02-15

Abstract

A cosmetic device comprising: a main body having an outer wall, a first end, and a second end; a lipstick member; an ink well member; a mascara brush having a shaft portion and a brush portion; at least one eye shadow material; a first cover member; and a second cover member.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present application is related to and claims priority from prior provisional application Ser. No. 62/373,873, filed Aug. 11, 2016 which application is incorporated herein by reference.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention(s). It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art, or material, to the presently described or claimed inventions, or that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to the field of cosmetics and more specifically relates to a cosmetic device comprising lipstick, mascara, eye shadows, and a mirror, all incorporated into a sleek, bullet-shaped casing with optional eyeliner being included to provide females with an easily portable, all-in-one unit that accommodates makeup needs while on the go.

2. Description of the Related Art

The first use of prototype cosmetics is usually traced back to the ancient Egyptians; many Egyptian tombs contained makeup canisters and kits. Cleopatra used lipstick that got its hue from ground carmine beetles, while other women used clay mixed with water to color their lips. At the dawn of the 20th century though, products that we would recognize today—lipsticks, mascaras, and eye shadows—began to emerge. In 1914, Max Factor, who provided wigs to Hollywood studios, developed a greasepaint foundation that wouldn't cake or crack. The greasepaint was popular with movie stars both onscreen and off, and it marked Factor's first major success in the cosmetic industry. Factor would go on to develop lip gloss and an eyebrow pencil, and he popularized the word “makeup.”
In the 1920s, he began marketing his makeup to the public with the claims that they could look like their favorite movie stars. A few years earlier, in 1915, T. L. Williams started the Maybelline Company. Williams' sister, Mabel, had what he thought was an ingenious way to make her lashes look striking: she mixed petroleum jelly and coal dust. Williams distilled the formula into cake form and eventually found great success in selling it to the public, giving the world its first mascara. With rapidly improving products and persuasive marketing efforts, women were sold on makeup, and they haven't looked back since.
Indeed, with so many different cosmetics to choose from, women are able to customize their makeup to fit any occasion, from light applications appropriate for the workplace to more splashes of color to enhance their features during a night out. As can be imagined, however, managing a vast array of makeup choices in today's busy and fast-paced world can prove challenging. Should one wish to go from a more natural look worn during the workday to a smokier presentation for meeting friends for drinks, she must carry a selection of different cosmetics with her at all times. If tubes of lipstick and mascara and boxes of eye shadow are not cluttering her purse, she usually has to cart around a veritable makeup kit just to choose a look or even just to freshen her makeup in the course of the day or night. Awkward and cumbersome, cosmetics management while on the go is a battle women fight on a daily basis.
Various attempts have been made to solve problems found in cosmetic device art. Among these are found in: U.S. Pat. No. 8,156,949 to Albert et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,715,848 to Ralph F. Conley, Jr.; and U.S. Pat. No. 2008/0173324 to Jill Washington. This prior art is representative of multi-purpose cosmetic devices.
Ideally, a cosmetic device should be user-friendly and safe in-use and, yet should operate reliably and be manufactured at a modest expense. Thus, a need exists for a cosmetic device comprising lipstick, mascara, eye shadows, and a mirror, all incorporated into a sleek, bullet-shaped casing with optional eyeliner being included to provide females with an easily portable, all-in-one unit that accommodates makeup needs while on the go and to avoid the above-mentioned problems

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known cosmetics art, the present invention provides a cosmetic device. The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail is to provide a for a cosmetic device comprising lipstick, mascara, eye shadows, and a mirror, all incorporated into a sleek, bullet-shaped casing with optional eyeliner being included to provide females with an easily portable, all-in-one unit that accommodates makeup needs while on the go.
A cosmetic device comprising: a main body having an outer wall, a first end, and a second end; a lipstick member; an ink well member; a mascara brush having a shaft portion and a brush portion; at least one eye shadow material; a first cover member; and a second cover member.
The outer wall forms an internal volume; and the outer wall includes an outer surface having an outer surface depression forming at least one holding portion therein. The first end includes a cylindrical opening therein. The second end is opposite the first end and includes an opening therein.
The lipstick member is adjustably connected within said cylindrical opening of said first end and adapted to adjustably extend outwardly from said cylindrical opening and from the main body when in use. The ink well member is located within the opening of the second end.
The shaft portion of the mascara brush includes a proximal end located and slidably inserted within the opening of the second end. The brush portion of the mascara brush is attached to a distal end of the shaft portion end. The mascara brush is adapted to be stored within the opening of the second end and be extended outwardly therefrom when in use. The brush portion resides within the ink well member when in a stored position in between uses and adapted to retain ink thereon for use when extended outwardly therefrom.
The at least one eye shadow material is located within a respective the at least one holding portion of the main body.
The first cover member is removably attachable to the first end of said main body and adapted to cover and protect the lipstick member when in a stored position inside the cylindrical opening. The second cover member is removably attachable to the second end of the main body and adapted to cover and protect the mascara brush when in the stored position inside said opening.
The present invention holds significant improvements and serves as a cosmetic device. For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and method(s) of use for the present invention, Cosmetic Device, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view illustrating a cosmetic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating another view of the cosmetic device according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating cosmetic device according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a lipstick member of cosmetic device in an in-use condition according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1.

The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As discussed above, embodiments of the present invention relate to cosmetics and more specifically relates to a cosmetic device comprising lipstick, mascara, eye shadows, and a mirror, all incorporated into a sleek, bullet-shaped casing with optional eyeliner being included to provide females with an easily portable, all-in-one unit that accommodates makeup needs while on the go.
Generally speaking, the Cosmetic device comprises a novel product offering consumers a practical solution to the aforementioned challenges. As the name implies, the Cosmetic device comprises a specially designed cosmetic product featuring lipstick, mascara, eye shadow, and a mirror, all incorporated into a sleek, bullet-shaped casing. In this manner, women would possess all of their basic makeup needs cleverly packaged into one centralized unit. Sized appropriately for its purpose and made available in stately silver or black colors, the Cosmetic device's oval construction would feature a combination of metal and plastic materials.
Featuring the essentials for makeup application, the Cosmetic device would neatly contain all of one's basic makeup needs within one cleverly packaged, centralized unit. Sized appropriately for its purpose and made available in stately silver or black colors, the Cosmetic device's oval construction would feature a combination of metal and plastic materials. At one end, a screw-on lid would reveal the product's lipstick. With twist-operated accessibility akin to common lipstick tubes, this feature would present lipsticks with angled, rounded, or flat tips, and would be offered in a wide variety of hues to match personal preference or to coordinate with a user's skin tone. The center of the Cosmetic device would feature its mirror component; next to this, a covered receptacle would offer up to three eye shadow shades. The opposite end of the unit would contain the product's mascara.
Twisting off this end and pulling forward, a user would reveal a connected brush, which rests in an internal inkwell between uses. The mascara brush could be offered both in a straight version and a curved design to match the natural shape of the lashes. As with the lipstick, the eye shadow an mascara would be made available in a host of colors and densities; additionally, Cosmetic devices could be packaged according to themed looks, such as natural, smoky, evening, and more. As can be imagined, the possibilities inherent in such a product are virtually limitless. The final name of this product may be altered.
The Cosmetic device is an exciting product invention that would offer busy women a number of benefits and advantages. Foremost, this all-inclusive travel size cosmetic would provide the basic makeup needs, all in one convenient unit. With lipstick, eye shadow, mascara, and even a handy mirror at the ready, a user would be able to change or freshen her look in a matter of seconds, regardless of where she may be, or how small her purse or pocket is. Packaged in an esthetically pleasing bullet-shaped casing, the Cosmetic device would eliminate the need to keep loose elusive cosmetics inside a purse. Additionally, with the Cosmetic device, women would not need to cart around bulky makeup bags or kits just to have a desired cosmetic to accommodate her planned activities. By only slipping the compact and lightweight Cosmetic device in her purse or pocket, the user need only retrieve this one unit to transform her face as she desires. Made available in a vast array of colors and combinations, there is sure to be a Cosmetic device to appeal to any discerning woman.
Referring now to FIGS. 1-4, showing perspective views illustrating cosmetic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1.
Cosmetic device 100 comprising: main body 110 having outer wall 120, first end 140, and second end 160; lipstick member 210; ink well member 240; mascara brush 260 having shaft portion 270 and brush portion 280; at least one eye shadow material 132; first cover member 170; and second cover member 190.
Outer wall 120 forms an internal volume 122; and outer wall 120 includes outer surface 124 having outer surface depression 126 forming at least one holding portion 130 therein. There are three holding portions 130 within outer surface depression 126; and wherein there are three different colored eye shadow materials 132 within respective three holding portions 130. At least one eye shadow material 132 is located within a respective at least one holding portion 130 of main body 110. Cosmetic device 100 further including an outer surface depression cover 136 pivotally attached to outer wall 120 of main body 110 and adapted to removably cover and protect eye shadow material 132 located within at least one holding portion 130. Outer surface depression cover 136 is formed from a transparent material.
Cosmetic device 100 further including mirror member 128 attached to outer surface 124 of outer wall 120 of main body 110. Main body 110 is formed from a material chosen from a list of materials consisting of metal, plastic, and ceramic.
Cosmetic device 100 is formed in a shape having a cross-section chosen from a list of cross-sectional shapes consisting of oval, oblong, and bullet-shaped. Cosmetic device 100 is formed in a shape having a cross-section chosen from a list of cross-sectional shapes consisting of oval, oblong, and bullet-shaped.
First cover member 170 is removably attachable to first end 140 of main body 110 and adapted to cover and protect lipstick member 210 when in a stored position inside cylindrical opening 144. First end 140 includes cylindrical opening 144 therein. Lipstick member 210 is adjustably connected within cylindrical opening 144 of first end 140 and adapted to adjustably extend outwardly from cylindrical opening 144 and from main body 110 when in use as shown in in-use condition 400 of FIG. 4. Lipstick member 210 is rotatably connected within cylindrical opening 144 of first end 140 and adapted such that when rotated in a clockwise direction lipstick member 210 moves inwardly into stored position within cylindrical opening 144, and when rotated in a counter-clockwise direction lipstick member 210 moves outwardly from cylindrical opening 144 and into an in-use condition 400. Lipstick member 210 includes tip member 214 adapted to contact lips of a user as shown in in-use condition 400. Tip member 214 is formed having a shape chosen from a list of shapes consisting of angled, round, or flat.
Second end 160 is opposite first end 140 and includes opening 164 therein. Ink well member 240 is located within opening 164 of second end 160.
Shaft portion 270 of mascara brush 260 includes proximal end 274 located and slidably inserted within opening 164 of second end 160. Brush portion 280 of mascara brush 260 is attached to distal end 278 of shaft portion end 270. Mascara brush 260 is adapted to be stored within opening 164 of second end 160 and be extended outwardly therefrom when in use. Brush portion 280 resides within ink well member 240 when in a stored position as shown in FIG. 3 in between uses and adapted to retain ink thereon for use when extended outwardly therefrom. Brush portion 280 is formed having linear cross-section 284 as shown in FIG. 2 or curved cross-section 380 as shown in FIG. 3.
Second cover member 190 is removably attachable to second end 160 of main body 110 and adapted to cover and protect mascara brush 260 when in stored position 300 inside opening as shown in FIG. 3. First cover member 170 and second cover member 190 are formed from a transparent material. First cover member 170 and second cover member 190 are detachably connected to main body via snap-fit configuration 280 as shown in FIG. 2. First cover member 170 and second cover member 190 are detachably connected to main body 110 via interdigitating threads 310 as show in FIG. 3.
The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.

Claims

What is claimed is new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims:

1. A cosmetic device comprising:

a main body including:

an outer wall;

wherein said outer wall forms an internal volume; and

wherein said outer wall includes an outer surface having an outer surface depression forming at least one holding portion therein;

a first end;

wherein said first end includes a cylindrical opening therein;

a second end;

wherein said second end is opposite said first end and includes

an opening therein;

a lipstick member;

wherein said lipstick member is adjustably connected within said cylindrical opening of said first end and adapted to adjustably extend outwardly from said cylindrical opening and from said main body when in use;

an ink well member;

wherein said ink well member is located within said opening of said second end;

a mascara brush including;

a shaft portion;

wherein said shaft portion includes a proximal end located and slidably inserted within said opening of said second end; and

a brush portion;

wherein said brush portion is attached to a distal end of said shaft portion end

wherein said mascara brush is adapted to be stored within said opening of said second end and be extended outwardly therefrom when in use;

and wherein said brush portion resides within said ink well member when in a stored position in between uses and adapted to retain ink thereon for use when extended outwardly therefrom;

at least one eye shadow material;

wherein each said at least one eye shadow material is located within a respective said at least one holding portion of said main body;

a first cover member;

wherein said first cover member is removably attachable to said first end of said main body and adapted to cover and protect said lipstick member when in a stored position inside said cylindrical opening; and

a second cover member;

wherein said second cover member is removably attachable to said second end of said main body and adapted to cover and protect said mascara brush when in said stored position inside said opening.

2. The cosmetic device of claim 1, wherein said first and second cover members are formed from a transparent material.

3. The cosmetic device of claim 1, wherein there are three holding portions within said outer surface depression; and wherein there are three different colored eye shadow materials within respective said three holding portions.

4. The cosmetic device of claim 1, further including a mirror member attached to said outer surface of said outer wall of said main body.

5. The cosmetic device of claim 1, wherein said lipstick member is rotatably connected within said cylindrical opening of said first end and adapted such that when rotated in a clockwise direction said lipstick member moves inwardly into a stored position within said cylindrical opening, and when rotated in a counter-clockwise direction said lipstick member moves outwardly from said cylindrical opening and into an in-use position.

6. The cosmetic device of claim 1, wherein said brush portion is formed having a linear cross-section.

7. The cosmetic device of claim 1, wherein said brush portion is formed having a curved cross-section.

8. The cosmetic device of claim 1, wherein said lipstick member includes a tip member adapted to contact lips of a user; and wherein said tip member is formed having a shape chosen from a list of shapes consisting of angled, round, or flat.

9. The cosmetic device of claim 1, wherein said main body is formed from a material chosen from a list of materials consisting of metal, plastic, and ceramic.

10. The cosmetic device of claim 1, wherein said first and second cover members are detachably connected to said main body via a snap-fit configuration.

11. The cosmetic device of claim 1, wherein said first and second cover members are detachably connected to said main body via interdigitating threads.

12. The cosmetic device of claim 1, further including an outer surface depression cover pivotally attached to said outer wall of said main body and adapted to removably cover and protect said eye shadow material located within said at least one holding portion.

13. The cosmetic device of claim 12, wherein said outer surface depression cover is formed from a transparent material.

14. The cosmetic device of claim 12, wherein said cosmetic device is formed in a shape having a cross-section chosen from a list of cross-sectional shapes consisting of oval, oblong, and bullet-shaped.