COSMETIC CONTAINER

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present application claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2024-0202278, filed on Dec. 31, 2025, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein for all purposes by this reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a cosmetic container, and more particularly, to a cosmetic case for ensuring a maximum space for cosmetic contents therein to reduce the entire size compared to the same capacity.

2. Description of the Related Art

In recent modern society, both men and women of all ages use cosmetics upon needs in accordance with the rapid diversification trend of the times. In particular, women use cosmetic products and cosmetic tools with various types and various colors, and various high-quality cosmetic products and tools are being released into the market everyday through the research and development of cosmetics-related companies.

The cosmetics are classified based on the purpose of use into facial cleansing cosmetics used for removing sebum, wastes and contaminants on a surface of a skin, base cosmetics used for properly supplying moisture and oil to the skin, color cosmetics used for expressing beautiful colors, hair cosmetics used for protecting hairs and supplying nutrition as well as removing foreign substances from hairs or scalp, and perfumes obtained by dissolving fragrant materials in alcohol or the like and used for giving a fragrance to others, and the cosmetics are produced in liquid, gel, solid or powder form depending on its characteristics, stored in various types of cosmetic containers and used.

Thus, there is a need to develop containers for various types of cosmetics depending on the purpose of use and characteristics of the cosmetics. In general, liquid or gel cosmetics have been filled into glass containers or tube containers and poured or squeezed on the hand and applied onto the skin by users in use.

However, whenever using the conventional cosmetic container, the user is required to put the cosmetic material on the hand, thereby always causing the inconvenience in use of washing hands and the waste of the cosmetic material.

In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, a puff-accommodated compact container has been developed to prevent the cosmetic material from being put on the hand and facilitate the portability.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1584512 discloses such a conventional compact container. The above conventional compact container includes an outer container, a refill container coupled inside the outer container and containing a cosmetic material therein, a refill container lid for opening and closing the refill container, and an outer container lid for opening and closing the outer container, wherein the outer container and the refill container are detachably undercut-coupled, so that the refill container may be separated from the outer container when the cosmetic material contained in the refill container is entirely used up, and a new refill container may be coupled to the outer container.

However, the conventional compact container has a structure in which the outer container and the outer container lid are fastened or unfasten while being locked to each other by a push button. There is the inconvenience in use in that the outer container lid is required to be opened from the outer container while the fastening is released by pressing the push button installed on a front of the outer container. When the push button is repeatedly pressed in use, the push button may be damaged or deformed due to the pressing force, and accordingly, the fastening or unfastening functions between the outer container and the outer container lid may not be properly performed.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-2027500 entitled “COSMETIC CONTAINER” and Korean Patent Registration No. 10-2108430 entitled “COSMETIC CONTAINER WITH SLIDE DRAWER” are disclosed. The above related art is configured to include a container body, an outer lid (container lid) for opening and closing the container body, a middle container (middle body) coupled inside the container body, and an inner container (contents container) seated inside the middle container (middle body), wherein a magnet or magnetic member is provided on each of the container body and the outer lid (container lid), so that the outer lid (container lid) is opened and closed due to magnetic force while coming into close contact to or being separated from the container body.

However, according to the related art, since the magnets are provided on fronts of the outer container and the outer lid, respectively, and the magnets occupy predetermined spaces between the outer container and the middle container, a gap between the outer container and the inner container increases by sizes of the magnets, so the internal space for installing the inner container is inevitably reduced. Accordingly, the overall size of the container may become larger compared to the same amount of cosmetic contents, thereby reducing portability and aesthetics.

Thus, there is a need to develop a cosmetic container capable of facilitating the smooth and convenient opening and closing of the outer container and outer lid during use, and reducing the overall size compared to the same capacity to improve portability and aesthetics.

DOCUMENT OF RELATED ART

Patent Document

(Patent Document 001) Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1584512 (Published on Jan. 25, 2016), “COSMETIC CONTAINER WITH REFILL CONTAINER HAVING SEALING RING”

(Patent Document 002) Korean Patent Registration No. 10-2027500 (Published on Oct. 2, 2019), “COSMETICS CONTAINER”

(Patent Document 003) Korean Patent Registration No. 10-2108430 (Published on May 7, 2020), “COSMETIC CONTAINER WITH SLIDE DRAWER”

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, one aspect of the present disclosure provides a cosmetic container, in which a lower case and an upper case are each formed in a rectangular shape, and magnets are install on corner portions of the lower and upper cases, thereby reducing an empty space between the lower case and a contents container, to maximize a space for cosmetic contents inside the lower case, so that the overall size compared to the same capacity is reduced.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned objects, one aspect of the present disclosure provides a cosmetic container including: a rectangular-shaped lower case formed at a corner portion thereof with a first magnet installation part installed therein with a first magnet; a middle body coupled to an inside of the lower case and formed in a center thereof with a container mounting hole; a rectangular-shaped upper case formed at a corner portion thereof with a second magnet installation part installed therein with a second magnet to open and close the lower case; a rectangular-shaped contents container coupled to the container mounting hole of the middle body and accommodated therein with cosmetic contents; and a lid for opening and closing the contents container.

In addition, the lower case may be formed therein with a border bottom surface bent from an end of a side wall thereof and extending inward, and a first magnet installation part may extend upward from the border bottom surface while being spaced apart at a predetermined interval from the side wall.

In addition, the first magnet installation part of the lower case may include a fixing rib for fixing the first magnet while wrapping on at least a portion of the first magnet, and a support rib for supporting the fixing rib to the first magnet.

In addition, the fixing rib may extend in a curved shape along an outer periphery of the first magnet, and the support rib may protrude from one surface of the fixing rib to an opposite side of the first magnet.

In addition, each of the first magnet and the second magnet may be preferably formed in a shape of a cylinder or a polygonal column having a predetermined diameter and height.

In addition, the middle body may have a corner portion formed therein with a magnet insertion space into which the first magnet and the first magnet installation part are inserted, and the magnet insertion space may be formed therein with a magnet insertion groove into which at least a portion of the first magnet is inserted.

In addition, the middle body may be formed therein with a first fastening part, and the contents container may be formed therein with a second fastening part so as to be coupled to each other, in which the first fastening part may be formed at both sides thereof with elastic slits to elastically move the first fastening part forward and backward.

In addition, the upper case may include an upper case body axially coupled to the lower case and a top plate for covering one surface of the upper case body, and the second magnet installation part may be formed inside the upper case body.

In addition, it is preferable that the upper case may have inner wall corner portions having at least one formed as a curved surface or a diagonal line, and the contents container may have outer corner portions having at least one formed as a curved surface or a diagonal line.

In addition, the second magnet installation part of the upper case may be formed as a plurality of columns extending in a curved shape along an outer periphery of the second magnet to fix the second magnet while wrapping on an outer side of the second magnet.

In the cosmetic container according to the embodiment of one aspect of the present disclosure, the magnets are installed in each of the lower case and the upper case, and the upper case is opened or closed from the lower case by the magnetic force of the magnets, so that the opening and closing operation between the lower case and the upper case can be smooth and convenient.

In the cosmetic container according to the embodiment of one aspect of the present disclosure, the maximum space for accommodating cosmetic contents is ensured inside the lower case by reducing the empty space between the lower case and the contents container, thereby reducing the overall size compared to the same amount of cosmetic contents, so that portability and aesthetics can be increased.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cosmetic container according to the embodiment of one aspect of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the cosmetic container when viewed from above according to the embodiment of one aspect of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the cosmetic container when viewed from below according to the embodiment of one aspect of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the cosmetic container according to the embodiment of one aspect of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a cutaway perspective view of the cosmetic container according to the embodiment of one aspect of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating an opening state of an inlet of a contents container according to the embodiment of one aspect of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, the detailed descriptions of one aspect of the present disclosure are embodiments for carrying out the present disclosure, and the corresponding embodiment refers to the accompanying drawings as an example. The embodiments will be described in detail to enable those skilled in the art to carry out the present disclosure. It is apparent to be understood that the various embodiments of one aspect of the present disclosure may be different from each other but do not need to be mutually exclusive. For example, the particular shapes, structures, and features described herein may be embodied in other embodiments without departing from the idea and scope of the present disclosure in connection with the embodiment. In addition, it will be understood that the location or arrangement of an individual element within each disclosed embodiment may be modified without departing from the idea and scope of the present disclosure.

Accordingly, the detailed description set forth below is not intended to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which the claims are entitled, if properly described. Similar reference numerals in the drawings refer to the same or similar function throughout several aspects.

General term which is widely used recently has been selected in the present disclosure in consideration of the function according to the present disclosure as possible, but this may vary depending on the intention of those skilled in the art, precedents, the emergence of new technology or the like. In addition, in a specific case, the term may be arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning thereof will be described in detail in the corresponding description of the disclosure. Therefore, the term used in the present disclosure will be defined based on the meaning of the term and contents throughout the present disclosure, not simply on the name of the term.

In the present disclosure, when one component “includes” some elements, it does not exclude other elements, but may further include the other elements, unless particularly stated otherwise.

Hereinafter, a cosmetic container according to the embodiment of one aspect of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the cosmetic container according to the embodiment of one aspect of the present disclosure; FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the cosmetic container when viewed from above according to the embodiment of one aspect of the present disclosure; FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the cosmetic container when viewed from below according to the embodiment of one aspect of the present disclosure; FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the cosmetic container according to the embodiment of one aspect of the present disclosure; FIG. 5 is a cutaway perspective view of the cosmetic container according to the embodiment of one aspect of the present disclosure; and FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating an opening state of an inlet of a contents container according to the embodiment of one aspect of the present disclosure.

As shown in the drawing, the cosmetic container according to the embodiment of one aspect of the present disclosure may be configured to include a lower case 10, a middle body 20, an upper case 30, a contents container 40, and a lid 50.

Hereinafter, the cosmetic container according to the embodiment of one aspect of the present disclosure will be described separately for each component as follows.

The lower case 10 is configured to define an exterior of the cosmetic container while protecting the contents container 40 from the outside, and may be provided therein with a space having a predetermined size. The lower case 10 has an opened upper portion, and the middle body 20, the contents container 40 and the lid 50 are inserted and combined into the opened upper portion.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lower case 10 may be formed as a rectangular parallelepiped having a plurality of corners and rectangular bottom and side surfaces. It is preferable that the lower case 10 be formed having a low height and a wide width to prevent easily falling over during storage and be conveniently carried.

A border bottom surface 12 may be formed in the lower case 10. The border bottom surface 12 is bent from an end of a side wall of the lower case 10 and extends inward to a predetermined length, and the middle body 20 and the contents container 40 coupled to the middle body 20 are seated on an upper surface of the border bottom surface 12. It is preferable that the border bottom surface 12 be formed with a corner portion as a rounded curved surface or an oblique diagonal line so as to have a width relatively wider than widths of other portions.

A first magnet installation part 14 may be formed in the lower case 10. The first magnet installation part 14 refers to a portion installed therein with a first magnet M1, fixes the first magnet M1 within the lower case 10, and is formed on the border bottom surface 12 so as to be spaced apart from the side wall of the lower case 10 at a predetermined distance.

The first magnet installation part 14 may include a fixing rib 14a for fixing the first magnet M1 while wrapping on at least a portion of the first magnet M1, and a support rib 14b for supporting the fixing rib 14a to the first magnet M1. The fixing rib 14a extends in a curved shape along an outer periphery of the first magnet M1, and is formed concavely while facing the corner portion between the side walls of the lower case 10. The support rib 14b protrudes from one surface of the fixing rib 14a on an opposite side of the first magnet M1, and is perpendicular to the fixing rib 14a wrapping on the outer side of the first magnet M1. The first magnet installation part 14 may be formed on a front side of the lower case 10, that is, on an opposite corner of a portion axially coupled to the upper case 30.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first magnet M1 is inserted to be installed into the space between the first magnet installation part 14 and the side walls of the corner portion and in the lower case 10, so as to be attached to a second magnet M2 installed in the upper case 30 by attraction force (the force that attracts spatially separated objects to each other). The first magnet M1 is formed as a magnet (magnetic mineral) having a cylinder or polygonal column shape with a predetermined diameter and height, and it is preferable that a plurality of first magnets be provided for stable attachment and detachment between the lower case 10 and the upper case 30.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a first hinge through-hole 16 may be formed on one side of the lower case 10. The first hinge through-hole 16 is formed by cutting off a portion of the side wall of the lower case 10 through which at least a portion of the upper case 30 is inserted and passes when the upper case 30 is rotated from the lower case 10.

The middle body 20 is coupled inside the lower case 10, and mounted therein with the contents container 40. The middle body 20 covers an upper portion of the space between the lower case 10 and the contents container 40 to prevent the space from being exposed to the outside and foreign substances from being introduced, and stably fix and couple the contents container 40 to the inner space of the lower case 10.

The middle body 20 may be formed in a center thereof with a container mounting hole 21 into which the contents container 40 is inserted and coupled. It is preferable that the container mounting hole 21 be a rectangular shape having curved corners to correspond to the contents container 40.

The middle body 20 may include first side walls 22 coupled to the lower case 10, and second side walls 24 formed inside the first side walls 22 and coupled to the contents container 40. The first side walls 22 partially extend on all sides of the middle body 20, and the second side walls 24 have a partial area integrally formed with the first side walls 22 and a remaining corner area formed as a rounded curve or an oblique diagonal line so as to be spaced apart from the first side walls 22.

The middle body 20 is formed at a corner portion thereof with a magnet insertion space 23 into which the first magnet M1 and the first magnet installation part 14 are inserted, and it is preferable that the magnet insertion space 23 be a space between the first side walls 22 adjacent to each other. In addition, the magnet insertion space 23 is formed on an upper side thereof with a magnet insertion groove 23a into which at least a portion of the first magnet M1 is inserted, and accordingly, the first magnet M1 may be stably fixed without wavering.

A first fastening part 25 may be formed in the middle body 20. The first fastening part 25 refers to a portion coupled to the contents container 40, and protrudes from an inner periphery of the second side wall 24, so as to be locked and coupled to a second fastening part 45 formed on the contents container 40. In addition, elastic slits 25a are formed on both sides of the first fastening part 25 so that the first fastening part 25 may be elastically moved forward and backward. In other words, the second side wall 24 portion formed with the first fastening part 25 may be distinguished from other portions by the elastic slits 25a, and the first fastening part 25 may be easily fastened to the second fastening part 45 of the contents container 40 while being bent separately from other portions of the second side walls 24 when the middle body 20 is coupled to the contents container 40.

Meanwhile, a second hinge through-hole 26 may be formed on one side of the middle body 20. The second hinge through-hole 26 is formed by cutting off a partial area of the first side wall 22 of the middle body 20, axially coupled to the upper case 30 while at least a portion of the upper case 30 is inserted therethrough, and connected to the first hinge through-hole 16 of the lower case 10.

The upper case 30 is coupled to one side of the lower case 10 to open or close the lower case 10. The upper case 30, like the lower case 10, may be formed as a rectangular parallelepiped having a low height, a wide width, a plurality of corners and rectangular bottom and side surfaces.

The upper case 30 may include an upper case body 32 axially coupled to the lower case 10, and a top plate 33 for covering one surface of the upper case body 32. The upper case body 32 and the top plate 33 may be formed separately and then coupled to each other as shown in the drawings, or may be injection-molded as one piece.

The upper case body 32 has inner walls formed with at least one corner portion formed as a rounded curved surface or an oblique diagonal line so as to have a width relatively wider than that of other portions, and is provided therein with a predetermined space, which is blocked by the top plate 33 to prevent an exposure to the outside. In addition, a mirror 35 may be attached to an inside of the upper case body 32 so as to be used as a makeup auxiliary tool for reflecting the user's makeup area when applying makeup.

The top plate 33 is provided on an outer upper surface of the upper case 30 to express beauty and luxury of an appearance of the cosmetic container. The top plate 33 is attached to one surface of the upper case body 32 and exposed to the outside, and conveys information such as trademarks or brand names to users and satisfies visual aesthetics by printing text or pictures, so that satisfaction of the consumer is increased.

A second magnet installation part 34 may be formed in the upper case 30. The second magnet installation part 34 refers to a portion installed therein with the second magnet M2, fixes the second magnet M2 inside the upper case 30, and is formed in the inner space of the corner of the upper case body 32. The second magnet installation part 34 fixes the second magnet M2 while wrapping on an outer side thereof, and may be formed as a plurality of columns extending in a curved shape along an outer periphery of the second magnet M2.

As shown in FIG. 5, the second magnet M2 is installed to be inserted into the space between the inner wall of the corner portion of the upper case 30 and the second magnet installation part 34, so as to be attached to the first magnet M1 installed in the lower case 10 by attraction force (the force that attracts spatially separated objects to each other). The second magnet M2, like the first magnet M1, is formed as a magnet (magnetic mineral) having a cylinder or polygonal column shape with a predetermined diameter and height, and it is preferable that a plurality of first magnets be provided for stable attachment and detachment between the lower case 10 and the upper case 30. Either of the first magnet M1 and the second magnet M2 may be replaced with a metal attracted to the magnet.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a hinge coupling part 36 may be formed on one side of the upper case 30. The hinge coupling part 36 extends from one end of the upper case 30 toward the lower case 10 and the middle body 20, is axially coupled to an outer wall of the second hinge through-hole 26 of the middle body 20, and passes through the first hinge through-hole 16 of the lower case 10 when the upper case 30 is rotated with respect to the lower case 10.

The contents container 40 is coupled to the container mounting hole 21 of the middle body 20. In order to be stored in the inner space of the lower case 10, the contents container 40 may preferably have a rectangular shape relatively smaller than the lower case 10 and the upper case 30, and have at least one of outer corner portions formed as a rounded surface or an oblique diagonal line, thereby corresponding to the inner wall corner portion of the middle body 20.

The contents container 40 is formed in one side thereof with an inlet 41 opened to the outside, and the cosmetic contents of the contents container 40 are exposed to the outside through the inlet 41. Liquid or gel contents are stored inside the contents container 40. The liquid or gel cosmetic contents may be selected from foundation, sunscreen, powder, BB cream, lotion, and cream, and may be in the form impregnated in an impregnation material such as a porous sponge. In addition, the cosmetic contents may be stored inside the contents container 40 after being put in a separate accommodation tool such as a contents bowl, or the cosmetic contents may be directly contained inside the contents container 40 without the separate accommodation tool.

As shown in FIG. 4, the contents container 40 may include a bottom surface 42, an inner wall 44 extending upward from the bottom surface 42, and an outer wall 46 extending from an outer side of the inner wall 44 upward and spaced apart at a predetermined interval. A connecting portion between the inner wall 44 and the outer wall 46 is seated on the border bottom surface 12 of the lower case 10, and an outer wall of the lid 50 is seated on an upper end of the outer wall 46.

Meanwhile, a ring frame 60 may be coupled to the inlet 41 of the contents container 40. The ring frame 60 limits a width of the inlet 41 to a predetermined extent while covering an edge of the inlet 41 of the contents container 40, and prevents the impregnation material accommodated inside the contents container 40 from being separated. The ring frame 60 is inserted between the inner wall 44 and the outer wall 46 of the contents container 40 and coupled to the inner wall 44 while wrapping on an upper end of the inner wall 44, and has at least a portion extending toward a center of the contents container 40. In addition, a sealing member (not shown) may be joined to one surface of the ring frame 60 to seal the inside of the contents container 40, and may be separated from the ring frame 60 by the user upon first use.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a first shaft coupling part 46a may protrude upward from one side of the outer wall 46 of the contents container 40 so as to be axially coupled to a second shaft coupling part 56 formed on the lid 50. In addition, the second fastening part 45 may protrude outward from an outer periphery of the corner portion of the contents container 40 so as to be locked and coupled to the first fastening part 25 formed in the middle body 20.

The lid 50 may be coupled to the one side of the contents container 40 to open or close the contents container 40.

A handle 52 may be formed on one side of the lid 50 to enable the user to easily hold the lid 50, and provided in an upper portion thereof with an accommodation space 54 for storing a makeup tool such as a puff, and a second shaft coupling part 56 may be formed on an opposite side of the handle 52 so as to be rotatably axially coupled to the first shaft coupling part 46a formed on the contents container 40.

As shown in FIG. 4, a sealing ring 58 may protrude from the lid 50. The sealing ring 58 may be formed on one side of the lid 50 facing the contents container 40, come close contact with an inner periphery of the outer wall 46 of the contents container 40, and accordingly, the internal seal of the contents container 40 may be stably maintained during carrying or storage. It is preferable that the sealing ring 58 be double-injected or insert-injected molded on a lower surface of the lid 50.

Meanwhile, the sealing ring 58 is formed of an elastic material, may be preferably formed of at least one material of urethane rubber, natural rubber, elastomer, nitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), silicone, or at least one of polypropylene, polyethylene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), thermo plastic elastomer (TPE) having elasticity, and particularly, preferably formed of TPE. The sealing ring 58 is not limited to the material described above, and may be formed of various materials within a range having a predetermined elasticity.

As described above, in the cosmetic container according to the one embodiment of one aspect of the present disclosure, each of the lower case 10 and the upper case 30 is formed into a rectangular shape, the magnets are installed at the corner portions of the lower case 10 and the upper case 30, thereby reducing the empty space between the lower case 10 and the contents container 40, so as to ensure the maximum space for cosmetic contents inside the lower case 10, so that the overall size can be reduced compared to the same capacity, and accordingly, the convenience, portability, and aesthetics of the cosmetic container can be improved.

Although the disclosure has been described with the particulars such as specific elements, the limited embodiments, and the drawings, the above description is provided only to help comprehensive understanding of the present disclosure, and the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art may carry out various changes and modifications from the above-mentioned description. Therefore, the idea of the present disclosure will not be determined by the aforementioned embodiments only, and the following claims as well as all modifications or variations belonging to the equivalents of the claims are within the scope of the present disclosure.