One-handed press-open cosmetic container
A one-handed press-open cosmetic container includes a bottle body assembly and a bottle cap assembly. The bottle cap assembly includes a claw assembly that includes (i) a plurality of clasps and (ii) a button column protruding upward from a top of the claw assembly. The clasps engage with a snap-fit groove of the bottle body assembly. The claw assembly is configured to, upon receiving a downward force from a user's finger via the button column, deform the clasps outward to detach from the snap-fit groove of the bottle body.
1 . A one-handed press-open cosmetic container comprising:
a bottle body assembly and a bottle cap assembly, wherein:
the bottle body assembly comprises:
a bottle body,
a bottle neck connected to the bottle body,
a snap ring at an outer diameter of the bottle neck at the bottle body, and
a snap-fit groove at the outer diameter of the bottle neck underneath the snap ring;
the bottle cap assembly comprises:
an outer cap including a center hole extending through an uppermost surface of the outer cap,
a claw assembly comprising (i) a plurality of clasps and (ii) a button column protruding upward from a top of the claw assembly, the button column extending from or being disposed in the center hole of the outer cap such that the button column is configured to be directly contacted by a user's finger, and
an inner cap, the inner cap including a plurality of clasp holes;
the clasps and the top of the claw assembly are molded in one piece;
the clasps of the claw assembly are configured to pass through the clasp holes of the inner cap and snap-fit to the snap-fit groove of the bottle neck; and
the claw assembly is configured to, upon receiving a downward force from the user's finger via the button column, deform the clasps outward to detach from the snap-fit groove of the bottle body.
2 . A one-handed press-open cosmetic container according to claim 1 , wherein:
each clasp of the claw assembly is provided with a curved humped inner rib at a joint between the clasp and the top of the claw assembly; and
the inner cap includes a plurality of curved corners near upper ends of the clasp holes, the curved corners being positioned to respectively receive the curved humped inner ribs of the clasps.
3 . A one-handed press-open cosmetic container according to claim 2 , wherein the clasps of the claw assembly are arranged symmetrically in equally spaced pairs.
4 . A one-handed press-open cosmetic container according to claim 1 , wherein the top of the claw assembly includes an annular groove that surrounds the button column.
5 . A one-handed press-open cosmetic container according to claim 1 , wherein a top of the inner cap is provided with a downwardly humped groove, the bottle body assembly further comprises a sealing washer above the bottle neck, the groove of the inner cap is snapped into a center hole of the sealing washer, and the button column is disposed above the groove of the inner cap.
6 . A one-handed press-open cosmetic container according to claim 5 , wherein the groove of the inner cap is provided with a magnet, and an iron scoop is attached to the magnet inside the inner cap.
7 . A one-handed press-open cosmetic container according to claim 5 , further comprising a metal spring that exerts a force between (i) the groove of the inner cap and (ii) the button column.
8 . A one-handed press-open cosmetic container according to claim 5 , further comprising a spring that exerts a force between (i) the groove of the inner cap and (ii) the button column.
9 . A one-handed press-open cosmetic container according to claim 8 , wherein the spring is a metal spring.
10 . A one-handed press-open cosmetic container according to claim 1 , wherein the button column of the claw assembly is a button snapped into a center of the top of the claw assembly.
11 . A one-handed press-open cosmetic container according to claim 1 , wherein a top of the button column is provided with a mark, and the button column is round, polygonal, oval, star-shaped, heart-shaped, or has an irregular shape.
12 . A one-handed press-open cosmetic container according to claim 1 , wherein the button column of the claw assembly is molded in one piece with the clasps and the top of the claw assembly.