Cosmetic unit with swiveling closure
The cosmetics unit ( 1 ) comprises a storage container ( 2 ) for accommodating a cosmetic substance, an applicator-handle part ( 3 ) with an applicator ( 5 ) that can be dipped into the cosmetic substance and a handle ( 6 ) connected with the applicator ( 5 ), as well as a securing mechanism ( 4 ) for detachably securing the applicator-handle part ( 3 ) in a closed position in which the applicator ( 5 ) is inserted into the storage container ( 2 ). The securing mechanism ( 4 ) comprises a swiveling element ( 9 ) that can be swiveled about a swiveling axis ( 8 ), which retains, in a final swiveling position, the applicator-handle part ( 3 ) in the closed position. The swiveling element ( 9 ) is mounted directly on the storage container or on a separate bearing mount ( 10 ) attached to the storage container ( 2 ).
1. Cosmetics unit, comprising
a) a storage container for receiving a cosmetic substance,
b) an applicator-handle part with an applicator that can be dipped into the cosmetic substance and with a handle connected with the applicator, and
c) a securing mechanism for detachably securing the applicator-handle part in a closed position in which the applicator is inserted into the storage container;
wherein
d) the securing mechanism comprises a swiveling element that can be swiveled about a swiveling axis,
d1) which retains, in a final swiveling position, the applicator-handle part in the closed position, and
d2) which is mounted on a separate bearing mount attached to the storage container, wherein the bearing mount is non-detachably snapped onto a bottle neck of the storage container with a snap-in hook that reaches under a corresponding shoulder portion of the bottle neck, and the storage container can be filled before snapping the bearing mount onto the bottle neck of the storage container, and wherein the swiveling element has a U-shaped cross-section comprising two legs of the U and a bottom of the U, with a swiveling support being provided in the area of the free ends of the two legs of the U, the swiveling support comprising a bearing pin on each inside surface of the two legs of the U, wherein each of the bearing pins engages into an associated bearing recess on a side surface of the bearing mount.
2. Cosmetics unit according to claim 1 , characterized in that the swiveling axis extends perpendicularly to a central longitudinal axis of the applicator-handle part to be secured.
3. Cosmetics unit according to claim 1 , characterized in that the swiveling element or the bearing mount has an accommodating space which partially encloses the handle in the closed position.
4. Cosmetics unit according to claim 1 , characterized in that the swiveling element is secured in the final swiveling position by means of a detachable latching or snap-in connection.