IP Library Granted Patent US 7,451,877
Granted Patent B2
US 7,451,877 · App. 10/549,516 · Granted Nov 18, 2008

Refill case

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Patent No.
US 7,451,877
App. No.
10/549,516
Granted
Nov 18, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A refill case that includes a middle plate, the middle plate has a bottomed short cylinder shape that contains a cosmetic item and an outward brim along the periphery, a case body that accepts and keeps the middle plate, and a cap that is fitted around the case body detachably in screw engagement. The refill case also includes a ring-shaped gasket made of a soft, elastic material used to seal the middle plate through tight contact of the brim, and a butting wall disposed on either one of the case body or the cap to butt against the other one at a position in which screw engagement of the cap is complete and in which soft contact deformation of the gasket is controlled within a range of elastic deformation. The gasket is fitted to the cap in an undetachable manner but having play relative to the roof.

Claims (16)

1. A refill case comprising:

a middle plate having a shape of a bottomed short cylinder containing a cosmetic item, the middle plate having an outward brim along an upper periphery of the plate;

a case body, which accepts and keeps the middle plate in a storage cylinder under the condition that the brim sits on a top flat rim of the storage cylinder; and

a cap, which is fitted around said the case body detachably in screw engagement, and which is used to seal the middle plate through tight contact of the brim with a ring-shaped gasket made of a soft, elastic material, the gasket being embraced by an underside of a roof and fitted thereto in an undetachable manner but in a state having play relative to the roof,

wherein the gasket includes a ring-shaped main gasket portion, which elastically comes in tight contact with the brim and a ring-shaped fitting portion, the ring-shaped fitting portion being disposed on an inward side of the main gasket portion and used for fitting to the cap,

wherein the gasket is fitted to the cap in an undetachable manner but in a state having play relative to the roof, while the fitting portion is disposed between the roof and a gland, the gland being fixed to the roof, and

wherein a butting wall is disposed on either one of the case body or the cap so as to butt against the other one at a position in which screw engagement of the cap with the case body is complete and in which soft contact deformation of the gasket is controlled within a range of elastic deformation.

2. The refill case according to claim 1 , wherein rubber is used as a soft, elastic material for molding the gasket.

3. The refill case according to claim 1 , wherein the case body has a double wall structure in which a storage cylinder is folded at the top flat rim to form an outward screw cylinder, which is used for the screw engagement with the cap, and wherein a foot portion is disposed at the lower end of the screw cylinder.

4. The refill case according to claim 1 , wherein the butting wall hangs down from underside of the roof and butts against the top surface of the brim of the middle plate, which is stored and held in the case body.

5. The refill case according to claim 1 , wherein the butting wall butts against the top flat rim of the case body.

6. The refill case according to claim 2 , wherein the case body has a double wall structure in which a storage cylinder is folded at the top flat rim to form an outward screw cylinder, which is used for the screw engagement with the cap, and wherein a foot portion is disposed at the lower end of the screw cylinder.

7. The refill case according to claim 2 , wherein the butting wall hangs down from underside of the roof and butts against the top surface of the brim of the middle plate, which is stored and held in the case body.

8. The refill case according to claim 3 , wherein the butting wall hangs down from underside of the roof and butts against the top surface of the brim of the middle plate, which is stored and held in the case body.

9. The refill case according to claim 2 , wherein the butting wall butts against the top flat rim of the case body.

10. The refill case according to claim 3 , wherein the butting wall butts against the top flat rim of the case body.

Assignments (14)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2024
From: COTY INC.; CALVIN KLEIN COSMETIC CORPORATION; COTY US LLC; COTY US HOLDINGS INC.; COTY BRANDS MANAGEMENT INC.; O P I PRODUCTS, INC.; NOXELL CORPORATION; THE WELLA CORPORATION
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 067621/0361 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 22, 2023
From: COTY INC.; CALVIN KLEIN COSMETIC CORPORATION; COTY US LLC; COTY BRANDS MANAGEMENT INC.; O P I PRODUCTS, INC.; NOXELL CORPORATION; THE WELLA CORPORATION
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 065016/0676 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 1, 2023
From: COTY INC.; CALVIN KLEIN COSMETIC CORPORATION; COTY US LLC; COTY US HOLDINGS, INC.; COTY BRANDS MANAGEMENT INC.; O P I PRODUCTS, INC.; NOXELL CORPORATION; THE WELLA CORPORATION
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 064803/0001 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT (PATENTS) Recorded Dec 29, 2021
From: COTY INC.; CALVIN KLEIN COSMETIC CORPORATION; COTY US LLC; COTY BRANDS MANAGEMENT INC.; O P I PRODUCTS, INC.; NOXELL CORPORATION; THE WELLA CORPORATION
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 058610/0645 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT (PATENTS) Recorded Aug 6, 2021
From: COTY INC.; CALVIN KLEIN COSMETIC CORPORATION; COTY US LLC; COTY BRANDS MANAGEMENT INC.; O P I PRODUCTS, INC.; NOXELL CORPORATION; THE WELLA CORPORATION
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 057112/0639 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2021
From: COTY INC.; CALVIN KLEIN COSMETIC CORPORATION; COTY US LLC; COTY BRANDS MANAGEMENT INC.; O P I PRODUCTS, INC.; NOXELL CORPORATION; THE WELLA CORPORATION
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
Reel/Frame 057261/0788 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 7, 2021
From: COTY INC.; CALVIN KLEIN COSMETIC CORPORATION; COTY US LLC; COTY BRANDS MANAGEMENT INC.; O P I PRODUCTS, INC.; GRAHAM WEBB INTERNATIONAL, INC.; NOXELL CORPORATION; THE WELLA CORPORATION
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 056179/0322 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2018
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: NOXELL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045950/0161 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2017
From: NOXELL CORPORATION
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.
Reel/Frame 043340/0685 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE NAME OF ASSIGNOR PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 040437 FRAME 0133. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 15, 2016
From: THE PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY
To: GALLERIA CO.
Reel/Frame 040941/0637 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2016
From: PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY
To: GALLERIA CO.
Reel/Frame 040437/0133 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2016
From: GALLERIA CO.
To: NOXELL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040436/0438 →
IP SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 4, 2016
From: NOXELL CORPORATION
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 040224/0630 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2006
From: KOGA, TADAYASU; KAMIMURA, CHIAKI; ARAI, TSUGIO
To: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.; PROCTOR & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE
Reel/Frame 017161/0118 →