US 12,329,266 B1
System for sustainable and reusable cosmetic containers
Tiara Butler-Smith, Hyde Park, MA (US)
Filed by Tiara Butler-Smith, Hyde Park, MA (US)
Filed on Nov. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/936,897.
Application 18/936,897 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/070,719, filed on Nov. 29, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/287,594, filed on Dec. 9, 2021.
Int. Cl. A45D 40/00 (2006.01); A45D 40/02 (2006.01)
CPC A45D 40/023 (2013.01) [A45D 2040/0031 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a reusable cosmetic carrying case, comprising:
a pinch cap having a first flap and a second flap;
a shaft body having a top portion configured to couple to a bottom portion of the pinch cap,
wherein the shaft body further comprises a first interior cavity accessible from a top surface of the shaft body and further wherein the shaft body has a second interior cavity accessible from an underside interior portion of the shaft body,
wherein the pinch cap is connected to the shaft body, and wherein the pinch cap is configured to be slidably raised to a closed position to cover the first interior cavity or to be lowered to an open position to expose the first interior cavity,
wherein the pinch cap is configured to slide down along the shaft body and rest in the open position while remaining attached to the shaft body of the reusable cosmetic carrying case when in the open position;
a cosmetic insert configured to fit within the first interior cavity of the shaft body, wherein the cosmetic insert is a type of solid cosmetic product, wherein the cosmetic insert is individually removable from the first interior cavity as a whole piece;
a separate push cap that is inserted and fits within the second interior cavity of the shaft body that is accessible from an underside interior portion of the shaft body,
wherein pushing up onto the separate push cap causes the cosmetic insert to raise up out of the first interior cavity, and releasing the separate push cap causes the cosmetic insert to naturally fall back down into the first interior cavity of the shaft body,
wherein the cosmetic insert is removable and replaceable with another cosmetic insert from within the first interior cavity of the shaft body of the reusable cosmetic carrying case.