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Title:
IMPROVED COMPACT MAKEUP BOX
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/199028
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An improved compact makeup box (10), specially suitable for being put in a bag or handbag or pochette, integrating in one body compartments for accommodating makeup products and a battery charger for portable electronic devices to be recharged.

Inventors:
CIRILLO SILVIA (IT)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2016/053347
Publication Date:
December 15, 2016
Filing Date:
June 08, 2016
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
MELELY S R L (IT)
International Classes:
A45D33/32; H02J7/00
Foreign References:
US20120279516A12012-11-08
US20150094123A12015-04-02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
RIPAMONTI, Enrico et al. (19/B, Milano, IT)
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Claims:
CLAIMS

1. An improved compact makeup box (10), specially suitable for being put in a bag or handbag or pochette, characterized in that it integrates in one body compartments for accommodating makeup products and a battery charger for portable electronic devices to be recharged, said compartments being defined by a box-like body (18) formed in a lower or base portion (12) of the makeup box and by a further box-like body (20) formed in an upper portion (14) of the same makeup box to close the box¬ like body (18), the box-like body (18) comprising a compartment (19) suitable for accommodating a battery suitable for allowing to recharge a portable electronic device of a cellular telephone, smartphone, or tablet type or the like and the further box-like body (20) comprising two or more container compartments openable and closable by way of opening/closing means and suitable for containing makeup products and/or accessories.

2. A makeup box according to claim 1, characterized in that the lower or base portion (12) develops upwards starting from a lower face or base (16) to define the box¬ like body (18) and the upper portion (14) develops upwards starting from an upper face of said lower portion (12) opposite to the lower face or base (16) to define the further box-like body (20) .

3. A makeup box according to any of the previous claims, characterized in that the compartment (19) of the box-like body (18) of the lower or base portion (12) develops starting from the upper face of the lower portion

(12) in the direction of the lower face or base (16), the compartment (19) which also accommodates at least two USB

(Universal Serial Bus) sockets (24, 25) connected to a recharge battery and provided with their respective terminals/inputs in correspondence with an outer side edge of the lower portion (12) to allow the connection of a twin wire for connecting to the mains as necessary to recharge the battery accommodated in said compartment (19) and a further twin wire suitable for connecting to the portable electronic device to be recharged respectively and, in correspondence with an outer side edge of the lower or base portion (12), an on/off button switch (26) being present suitable for allowing to activate/deactivate the battery in the compartment (19) and further LEDs (28) visually indicating the charging status of the recharge battery.

4. A makeup box according to any of the previous claims, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of lighting sources consisting of LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) (21) arranged on the bottom of said compartment (19) in correspondence with the perimetric edge of said compartment or along the side edge of the box-like body (18) in correspondence with its upper face.

5. A makeup box according to claim 1, characterized in that the further box-like body (20) comprises a container compartment defined by a central pocket (32) formed in a plate-like element (30) arranged above the lower portion (12) to close the compartment (19) of the box-like body (18), said central pocket being closed above by way of a first cover element (36) hinged with respect to said plate¬ like element (30) in correspondence with a fulcrum (38), a further container compartment of the further box-like body (20) being defined by a central pocket (46) formed in the cover element (36) on an opposite side with respect to a lower face suitable for getting in contact with an upper face of the plate-like element (30) and closed above by way of a further cover element (48) hinged with respect to the cover element (36) by way of a further fulcrum (50) , said central pocket (32) and further central pocket (46) being suitable for accommodating makeup products and/or accessories .

6. A makeup box according to any of the previous claims, characterized in that the plate-like element (30) is made from a transparent plastic material.

7. A makeup box according to any of the previous claims, characterized in that the cover element (36) and the further cover element (48) comprise a mirror (44) secured in correspondence with a lower face of the cover element (36) facing the plate-like element (30) and a further mirror (56) secured in correspondence with a lower face of said further cover element (48) facing the further central pocket (46) of the cover element (36) respectively.

8. A makeup box according to claim 5, characterized in that it comprises stop means to stop the opening/closing movement of the cover element (36) and of the further cover element (48) consisting of magnetic elements (40, 42; 52, 54) or snap-in elements.

Description:
IMPROVED COMPACT MAKEUP BOX

The present invention refers to an improved compact makeup box .

More specifically, the present invention refers to a compact makeup box or container element suitable for containing makeup products including, for instance, eye ¬ shadows or blushers, face powder, and the like, characterized by compact dimensions and a reduced weight so that it can be easily carried in a handbag or pochette and also such as to integrate electronic devices for the functions described below in details.

It is known that a compact makeup box identifies a case inside which there are arranged makeup accessories including eye-shadows, face powder, blushers, brushes, and the like.

Such box, if featuring compact dimensions and a reasonable weight, can be easily put in a handbag or pochette or the like so that it can be carried and used in any circumstances .

However, in bags or handbags or the like used by people of typically female sex, in addition to the mentioned box for makeup products, there are also placed numerous products including, for instance, wallets or purse, cellular telephones, glasses, electronic devices of the tablet type, twin wires to recharge a cellular telephone and/or the tablet, headsets, and the like.

An object of the present invention is to provide a compact makeup box that is improved and suitable for performing a double function, namely as an element used to contain makeup accessories and as an electronic device to recharge portable electronic equipment of the cellular telephone, smartphone, tablet types, and the like.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a box featuring compact dimensions and a reasonable weight so that it can be easily put in a handbag or pochette or the like.

A further object of the present invention is to make an improved compact makeup box available for users suitable for guaranteeing a high strength and reliability over time and also such as to be easily and economically implemented. These objects and others are achieved by the invention whose characteristics are set forth in claim 1.

According to the invention an improved compact makeup box is provided, specially suitable for being put in a bag or handbag or pochette, which integrates in one body a number of compartments for accommodating makeup products and a battery charger for portable electronic devices to be recharged .

Advantageous embodiments of the invention are described in the dependent claims.

The construction and the functional characteristics of the improved compact makeup box according to the present invention can be better understood from the following detailed description wherein reference is made to the attached drawings which illustrate a preferred and non- limitative embodiment and wherein:

figure 1 schematically shows an axonometric view of an improved compact makeup box according to the present invention;

figure 2 schematically shows a side view of the makeup box according to the invention;

figure 3 schematically shows a top view of the same makeup box;

figure 4 schematically shows a partially cross-sectional view, according to a vertical plane, of the makeup box of figure 2 according to the invention;

figure 5 schematically shows a further cross-sectional view of the makeup box of figure 2 as seen along a horizontal plane .

With reference to the mentioned figures, the improved compact makeup box according to the present invention, globally referred to by the numeral 10 in the mentioned figures, comprises a lower or base portion 12 and an upper portion 14.

The lower or base portion 12 develops upwards starting from a lower face or base 16 to determine a box-like body 18 whose characteristics will be better detailed below.

The upper portion 14 develops upwards starting from an upper face of the lower portion 12 opposite to the lower face or base 16 to determine a further box-like body 20 which is described below in details.

The box-like body 18 of the lower or base portion 12 comprises a compartment 19 developed starting from the upper face of said lower portion in the direction of the lower face 16 and suitable for accommodating a battery (not shown in the figures), typically a high-density one, suitable for allowing to recharge a portable electronic device of a cellular telephone, smartphone, or tablet type or the like; just as an example, the compartment or pocket 19 can accommodate a battery with a capacity of at least 4000 mAh suitable for allowing to recharge a traditional cellular telephone of the smartphone type equipped with high-capacity batteries.

The box-like body 18 also comprises a plurality of lighting sources consisting of LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) 21 arranged on the bottom of said compartment 19 in correspondence with the perimetric edge thereof or, according to an alternative embodiment, along the side edge of the box-like body 18 in correspondence with its upper face .

In the compartment 19 of the same box-like body 18 of the lower portion 12 there are also accommodated at least two USB (Universal Serial Bus) sockets 24 and 25 connected to the battery accommodated in the compartment 19 and provided with their respective terminals/inputs in correspondence with the outer side edge of the lower portion 12 so as to allow to connect a twin wire (not shown) for connecting to the electric power source necessary to recharge the battery accommodated in said compartment 19, and a further twin wire (not shown) suitable for connecting to the portable electronic device in order to allow recharging it thanks to the charge provided by the same battery.

In correspondence with the outer side edge of the lower or base portion 12 there are present an on/off button switch 26 suitable for allowing to activate/deactivate the battery in the compartment 19 (activation/deactivation of the charging step) and further LEDs 28 suitable for visually indicating the charging status of the battery that the makeup box is provided with.

The upper portion 14 of the makeup box 10, arranged above the lower portion 12 and defining a further box-like body 20, comprises a plate-like element 30 made from a transparent plastic material, e.g. of a methacrylate type or the like, and provided with a central pocket 32 whose function will be apparent from the following description. The plate-like element 30 is secured to the lower or base portion 12 by way of a magnetic element 34 and determines an upper closing of the compartment 19 of said box-like body 18.

A first cover element 36, placed above the plate-like element 30 to close the central pocket 32 thereof, is hinged with respect to said cover element in correspondence with a fulcrum 38 to make opening/closing possible, hence the access to the product contained in the central pocket 32 as described below and illustrated in figure 4. Taking into account the fact that the plate-like element 30 is made from a transparent material, the LEDs 21 of the lower or base portion 12, by lighting up, cause a light energy to be transmitted via said plate-like element 30. A pair of opposed magnets 40 and 42 is provided, magnet 40 is secured to a lower face of the plate-like element 30 and faces the upper face, and the other magnet 42 is secured above to the plate-like element 30 on the opposed side with respect to the magnet 40, so as to implement a locking means for opening or closing the first cover element 36 with respect to the lower or base portion 12.

The opening/closing of the central pocket 32 of the plate ¬ like element 30 is realized by way of a rotation of the first cover element 36 with respect to the fulcrum 38, as indicated by the arrow X in figure 4.

The central pocket 32 of the plate-like element 30 is suitable for accommodating makeup products of the eye ¬ shadow, blusher, or face powder types, or the like.

In addition, the cover element 36, in correspondence with a lower face facing in the direction of the plate-like element 30, can comprise a mirror 44 secured to said cover element by way of a layer of adhesive or in another known way .

In addition the cover element 36, on an opposed part as referred to the lower face suitable for getting in contact with the upper face of the plate-like element 30 (when configured to close the central pocket 32), includes a further central pocket 46 featuring dimensions substantially smaller than those of the central pocket 32 of the plate-like element 30 and closed above by way of a further cover element 48 hinged with respect to the cover element 36 by way of a further fulcrum 50 to make it possible an opening/closing of said further central pocket according to a direction of movement as indicated by the arrow Y in figure 4.

A pair of further opposed magnets 52 and 54, arranged in correspondence with the further central pocket 46 and of a lower face of the further cover element 48 facing said further central pocket 46 respectively, define a stop means to stop the opening/closing movement of said further cover element .

According to an alternative embodiment, the stop means used to stop the opening/closing movement of the cover element 36 and of the further cover element 48 might be implemented by snap-in closing elements.

The further cover element 48, in correspondence with a lower face thereof facing the further central pocket 46, might include a further mirror 56 secured to said further cover element by way of a layer of adhesive or in another known way; said further mirror 56 can, for instance, be of the same type as the mirror 44 secured to the cover element 36 or be a zoom mirror suitable for allowing a magnified vision (featuring, for instance, a magnification factor of 2X or higher) as referred to that of the mirror 44.

The further central pocket 46 can be suitable for accommodating further makeup palettes or sponges or brushes or pencils or similar accessories.

The recharge battery, accommodated in the compartment 19 of the lower or base portion 12, also supplies power to the electronic circuits of the LEDs 21 and of the further LEDs 28.

The on/off button switch 26 that activates/deactivates the recharge battery can also activate the switching on/off of the LEDs 21 that light the plate-like element 30 or, according to an alternative embodiment, said LEDs can be activated/deactivated by an on/off contact controlled by the opening/closing of the cover element 36.

In the light of the previous considerations, the advantages provided by the improved compact makeup box of the invention are apparent.

The makeup box according to the invention, by integrating compartments for accommodating makeup accessories and a recharge battery, advantageously allows to perform a double function, i.e. as a makeup box that people of typically female sex always carry with themselves and as a battery charger for portable electronic devices, without any need for being obliged to put two products that are traditionally separate in one bag or handbag.

A further advantage of the improved makeup box according to the invention consists in that it averts the risk of forgetting to put the battery charger in his/her bag or handbag, taking into account that a woman is unlikely to forget her makeup accessories.

Further advantageous is the fact that the makeup box features compact dimensions and a reasonable weight and consequently is easy to carry with himself/herself .

A further advantage consists in that the improved makeup box according to the invention makes it possible to recharge the battery of one or several portable electronic devices by using one doublable twin wire or by connecting the twin wires to the multiple USB inputs that the makeup box is provided with (should the USB inputs be three or more) .

Whereas the invention has been described above with a special reference to one embodiment given for merely explanatory and non-limitative purposes, numerous modifications and variants will be apparent to those skilled in this field in the light of the above description. Therefore, the present invention shall be construed to encompass all modifications and variants that fall within the scope of the following claims.