IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0291980
(2002-11-08)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
10 인용 특허 :
2 |
초록
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A personal care accessory for carrying cosmetic articles and viewing one's image during their use includes a shallow open top basket which has releasably attached to opposite sides thereof an inverted U-shaped bail-type handle. The vertical segments of the handle are elastically deformable apart to
A personal care accessory for carrying cosmetic articles and viewing one's image during their use includes a shallow open top basket which has releasably attached to opposite sides thereof an inverted U-shaped bail-type handle. The vertical segments of the handle are elastically deformable apart to disengage and reattach the handle to the basket. The handle has a straight upper central portion over which is fitted a tubular end portion of a mirror assembly support bracket, the other end of the bracket supporting an inverted U-shaped yoke which holds a mirror. The mirror is rotatable about a yoke pivot axis to a desired inclination angle, and the yoke assembly is orbitable around the handle to position the mirror at a selected polar angle.
대표청구항
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1. A personal care accessory comprising an article container with adjustably configurable handle and mirror, for carrying cosmetic articles and viewing a person's face during their use, said accessary comprising:a. an open cylindrically-shaped container,b. an inverted U-shaped bail type handle protr
1. A personal care accessory comprising an article container with adjustably configurable handle and mirror, for carrying cosmetic articles and viewing a person's face during their use, said accessary comprising:a. an open cylindrically-shaped container,b. an inverted U-shaped bail type handle protruding upwardly from said container,c. a mirror assembly including at least a first mirror, andd. reconfigurable attachment means supporting said mirror assembly from said handle, said attachment means enabling said mirror assembly to be orbited between lower, pendent positions beneath an upper part of said handle, which lower positions facilitate grasping said handle for carrying said container, and upper positions above said handle, which are useful for viewing a person's face in said mirror. 2. The accessory of claim 1 wherein said reconfigurable attachment means which supports said mirror assembly from said handle is further defined as including;a. a bracket which has a first end portion which is fastened to said handle in a manner enabling said bracket to be orbited around said handle to a selected polar angle relative thereto, and a second end portion fastened to support means for supporting said mirror, andb. locking means for securing said first end portion of said bracket at said selected polar angle. 3. The accessory of claim 2 wherein said locking means is further defined as being a friction member interposed between said bracket and said handle. 4. The accessory of claim 3 wherein said friction member is further defined as being a tubular, elastically deformable member which fits over said handle and within a tubular portion of said first end of said bracket. 5. The accessory of claim 1 wherein said reconfigurable attachment means which supports said mirror assembly from said handle is further defined as including;a. a yoke which includes rotatable support means for rotatably supporting said mirror therewithin in a manner enabling said mirror to be rotated to a selected inclination angle,b. a bracket which has a first end portion which is fastened to said handle, and a second end portion which supports said yoke, andc. rotational motion retarding means for securing said mirror at said selected inclination angle relative to said yoke. 6. The accessory of claim 5 wherein rotatable support means for rotatably supporting said mirror within said yoke is further defined as comprising in combination;a. a pair of opposed pivot pins which protrude radially outwardly from opposite sides of said mirror, andb. a pair of opposed pivot eyes at opposite sides of said yoke which rotatably receive said pivot pins. 7. The accessory of claim 6 wherein said rotational motion retarding means is further defined as being a frictional fit between said pivot pins and said pivot eyes. 8. The accessory of claim 5 wherein said first end portion of bracket is further defined as being fastened to said handle in a manner enabling said bracket to be orbited around said handle to a selected polar angle relative thereto, and secured at said selected angle by locking means. 9. The accessory of claim 1 further including releasable attachment means for releasably attaching said handle to said container. 10. The accessory of claim 1 wherein said releasable attachment means is further defined as comprising in combination a pair of opposed, elastically deformable lower vertical end portions of said handle, a pair of inwardly protruding end tangs protruding from each of said lower vertical end portions, and a pair of opposed apertures located in opposite sides of said container, whereby said vertical sides of said handle are elastically deformable outwardly from one another to disengage said handle tangs from said container apertures to release said handle from said container, and said outwardly displaced tangs are positions adjacent to said apertures and said handle allowed to return to its undeformed state to thereby secure said tangs within said apertures. 1 1. The accessory of claim 1 wherein said container is further defined as a basket comprising in combination;a. a base perimeter ring defining a base plane,b. a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart struts attached to said base ring which protrude perpendicularly upwards from said base planec. an intermediate perimeter ring spaced above and parallel to said base ring and attached to said struts,d. an upper perimeter ring spaced above and parallel to said intermediate ring and attached to said struts,e. a base panel which is parallel to said base plane of said base ring and which covers a space enclosed by said ring, andf. a side wall which protrudes upwardly from said base plane and which covers a ring-shaped vertical surface of said basket extending from said base to at least said intermediate ring. 12. The accessory of claim 11 further including releasable handle attachment means for releasably attaching said handle to said basket, said releasable handle attachment means comprising in combination;a. a pair of generally vertically disposed lower end portions of said handle which are spaced laterally apart at a first lateral distance, and elastically deformable to a second, larger distance, said pair of lower end portions of said handle terminating in a pair of opposed, inwardly facing end tangs, andb. a pair of opposed apertures located in opposite sides of said container, said apertures being of a proper size to insertably receive said tangs when said lower end portions of said handle are forced elastically apart by a separating force to said second distance, and retain said tangs when said lower end portions of said handle are allowed to return towards said first, unstressed distance when said separating force is removed. 13. The accessory of claim 12 wherein said opposed apertures for receiving said tangs are further defined as comprising a pair of generally cylindrically-shaped spaces formed between a lower surface of said upper perimeter ring and a U-shaped bracket attached to an outer lateral side of said ring with a curved portion thereof located below said lower surface of said upper perimeter ring. 14. The accessory of claim 11 further including a plurality of planar, ring-shaped partitions which protrude radially inwards from and parallel to at least one of said base perimeter ring, said intermediate perimeter ring and said upper perimeter ring. 15. A personal care accessory consisting of a cosmetic articles basket with adjustably configurable handle and mirror, said accessory comprising:a. an open cylindrically-shaped basket which includes a plurality of frame rings including a base perimeter ring, at least one intermediate perimeter ring spaced above and parallel to said base ring, and an upper ring spaced above and parallel to said base perimeter ring, said frame rings being fastened together by a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart struts disposed perpendicularly to respective planes of said frame rings, a horizontally disposed base panel disposed parallel to and covering said base ring, and a vertically disposed side wall circumferentially overlying at least one of said frame rings,b. an inverted U-shaped, bail type handle which has a pair of generally vertically disposed, laterally spaced apart lower segments, each of which has a arcuately inwardly and upwardly curved segment which joins outer ends of a straight, horizontally disposed upper center segment, said lower handle segments terminating in a pair of opposed inwardly protruding tangs, which are attached to said upper frame ring of said basket,c. a mirror assembly which includes a mirror frame, and at least a first mirror held with said frame, andd. a reconfigurable mirror support assembly which includes,(I) an inverted U-shaped yoke provided with a pair of laterally opposed pivot eyes which pivotably receive a pair of laterally opposed pivot pins that protrude radially outwardly from opposite sides of said mirror frame, whereby said mirror frame may be tilted about an axis through said pivot eyes to a selected inclination angle, and(II) a yoke support bracket which has at a first end thereof a tubular portion which frictionally receives said upper straight segment of said handle, and a second end thereof attached to said yoke, whereby said bracket and cradle may be orbited around said upper straight segment of said handle to a selected polar angle relative thereto. 16. The accessory of claim 15 wherein said lower segments of said handle are further defined as being elastically deformable outwardly from one another to disengage said tangs from handle bracket means attached to said basket. 17. The accessory of claim 16 wherein said handle bracket means is further defined as comprising a pair of laterally spaced apart, parallel U-shaped members attached to opposite sides of said upper perimeter frame ring of said basket, each of said U-shaped members having a front, vertically disposed segment, a rear vertically disposed segment, and an arcuately curved segment which joins said front and rear segments, said curved segment protruding below a lower surface of said upper perimeter ring to form therewith an aperture for receiving said handle tang. 18. The accessory of claim 15 wherein said basket is further defined as including a plurality of planar, ring-shaped partitions which protrude radially inwards from and parallel to at least one of said base perimeter ring, intermediate ring, and said upper perimeter ring, whereby individual elongated cosmetic articles can be separately positioned within respective ones of said partitions resting on said base panel. 19. The accessory of claim 18 wherein at least one pair of said partitions is vertically aligned to thereby form a cylindrically-shaped article storage compartment. 20. The accessory of claim 15 wherein said basket is further defined as having a curvilinear plan view shape. 21. The accessory of claim 20 wherein said plan view shape of said basket is further defined as being oval. 22. The accessory of claim 21 wherein said lower handle segments are further defined as being attached at opposite ends of a major axis of said oval. 23. The accessory of claim 21 wherein said plan view shape of said basket is further defined as being circular.
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