US 11,963,599 B2
Cosmetic container
Dong Hyun Lee, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD., Seoul (KR); and LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD., Seoul (KR); and LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Aug. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/889,939.
Application 17/889,939 is a division of application No. 16/623,689, granted, now 11,464,314, previously published as PCT/KR2018/009135, filed on Aug. 9, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2017-0102537 (KR), filed on Aug. 11, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0386755 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A45D 34/04 (2006.01); B65D 43/16 (2006.01); B65D 43/22 (2006.01)
CPC A45D 34/04 (2013.01) [B65D 43/16 (2013.01); B65D 43/22 (2013.01); A45D 2200/056 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cosmetic container comprising:
a base member;
a housing including a support sleeve placed on an upper surface of the base member, a center sleeve placed on the upper surface of the base member at an inner center of the support sleeve, a partition plate connecting an upper end of the support sleeve and an upper end of the center sleeve, a main storage space formed between the support sleeve and the center sleeve, and a temporary storage space formed inside the center sleeve;
a frame coupled to an upper end of the housing and having a hole of a predetermined size formed therein;
a stem coupled to the frame so as to be movable in a vertical direction while being accommodated in the hole and having a discharge port for discharging a cosmetic solution formed in a center thereof;
a piston assembly mounted on a bottom surface of the stem and accommodated in the temporary storage space; and
a disc valve mounted on a lower end of the center sleeve for selectively communicating the main storage space and the temporary storage space,
wherein the disc valve includes:
a ring-shaped fixing portion; and
a flap portion that extends from an end portion of one side of the fixing portion, and
wherein at least the fixing portion of the disc valve is disposed outside in a lateral direction from the piston assembly, the lateral direction being defined to be crossing with respect to a direction that the piston assembly moves in the vertical direction.