Multi-Component Eyelash Case

Abstract

The present specification discloses a multi-component eyelash case for the safe keeping and storage of false eyelashes and/or eyelash extensions. The disclosed eyelash case includes a sleeve with a drawer compartment, a drawer having eyelash mounts therein and a biasing mechanism whereby the mechanism provides biasing of the drawer into the drawer compartment when elements of the biasing mechanism are brought to within a biasing proximity of each other, thus securing the drawer and preventing its unintended opening.

1 . An eyelash case, comprising:
 a sleeve defining a drawer compartment, the sleeve comprising
 a first open end and a second closed end, the first open end and the second closed end opposing and spaced apart from one another, 
 a sleeve top wall and a sleeve bottom wall, the sleeve top wall and the sleeve bottom wall opposed and spaced apart from one another, and 
 a first sleeve side wall and a second sleeve side wall, the first sleeve side wall and the second sleeve side wall opposed and spaced apart from one another and substantially perpendicular to the first open and second closed ends, 
 the first open end, the second closed end, the sleeve top wall, the sleeve bottom wall and the sleeve side wall bounding the drawer compartment; 
   a drawer defining an internal drawer space, the drawer comprising
 a first drawer end and a second drawer end, the first drawer end and the second drawer end opposed and spaced apart from each other, 
 a first drawer side and a second drawer side, the first and second drawer sides opposed and spaced apart from each other and substantially perpendicular to the first and second drawer ends, and 
 a drawer bottom, 
 the first and second drawer ends, the first and second drawer sides and the drawer bottom bounding the internal drawer space, 
 wherein the drawer is sized to fit into the drawer compartment; 
   an insert comprising at least one eyelash mount, the insert sized to fit into the internal drawer space; and   a magnetic biasing mechanism comprising a sleeve biasing element and a drawer biasing element, the drawer biasing element being in substantial alignment with the sleeve biasing element in a manner that biases the drawer into the drawer compartment when the sleeve biasing element and the drawer biasing element are brought into proximity of each other to cause a closed and secured state.   
     
     
         2 . The eyelash case according to  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve biasing element or the drawer biasing element comprises a magnet. 
     
     
         3 . The eyelash case according to  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve biasing element and the drawer biasing element each comprise a magnet. 
     
     
         4 . The eyelash case according to  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve biasing element comprises a magnet and the drawer biasing element is not a magnet but includes a ferromagnetic material that renders attraction of the drawer biasing element to the sleeve biasing element when brought into a proximity of each other. 
     
     
         5 . The eyelash case according to  claim 1 , wherein the drawer biasing element comprises a magnet and the sleeve biasing element includes a ferromagnetic material that renders attraction of the sleeve biasing element to the drawer biasing element when brought into a proximity of each other. 
     
     
         6 . The eyelash case according to  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve biasing element is located at the second closed end of the sleeve and positioned in a manner that brings the sleeve biasing element into proximity with the drawer biasing element upon sliding of the drawer into the drawer compartment to bias the drawer into the drawer compartment to cause a closed and secured state. 
     
     
         7 . The eyelash case according to  claim 1 , wherein the drawer biasing element is located at the second drawer end of the drawer and positioned in a manner that brings the drawer biasing element into proximity with the sleeve biasing element upon sliding of the drawer into the drawer compartment to bias the drawer into the drawer compartment to cause a closed and secured state. 
     
     
         8 . The eyelash case according to  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve biasing element is located at the second closed end of the sleeve and the drawer biasing element is located at the second drawer end of the drawer, the sleeve biasing element and the drawer biasing element being positioned in a manner that brings the sleeve biasing element into proximity with the drawer biasing element upon sliding of the drawer into the drawer compartment to bias the drawer into the drawer compartment to cause a closed and secured state. 
     
     
         9 . The eyelash case according to  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve biasing element is located at the bottom wall of the sleeve and positioned in a manner that brings the sleeve biasing element into proximity with the drawer biasing element upon sliding of the drawer into the drawer compartment to bias the drawer into the drawer compartment to cause a closed and secured state. 
     
     
         10 . The eyelash case according to  claim 1 , wherein the drawer biasing element is located at the drawer bottom of the drawer and positioned in a manner that brings the drawer biasing element into proximity with the sleeve biasing element upon sliding of the drawer into the drawer compartment to bias the drawer into the drawer compartment to cause a closed and secured state. 
     
     
         11 . The eyelash case according to  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve biasing element is located at the bottom wall of the sleeve and the drawer biasing element is located at the drawer bottom of the drawer, the sleeve biasing element and the drawer biasing element being positioned in a manner that brings the sleeve biasing element into proximity with the drawer biasing element upon sliding of the drawer into the drawer compartment to bias the drawer into the drawer compartment to cause a closed and secured state. 
     
     
         12 . The eyelash case according to  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve biasing element is located at the first sleeve side wall of the sleeve and positioned in a manner that brings the sleeve biasing element into proximity with the drawer biasing element upon sliding of the drawer into the drawer compartment to bias the drawer into the drawer compartment to cause a closed and secured state. 
     
     
         13 . The eyelash case according to  claim 1 , wherein the drawer biasing element is located at the first drawer side of the drawer and positioned in a manner that brings the drawer biasing element into proximity with the sleeve biasing element upon sliding of the drawer into the drawer compartment to bias the drawer into the drawer compartment to cause a closed and secured state. 
     
     
         14 . The eyelash case according to  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve biasing element is located at the first sleeve side wall of the sleeve and the drawer biasing element is located at the first drawer side of the drawer, the sleeve biasing element and the drawer biasing element being positioned in a manner that brings the sleeve biasing element into proximity with the drawer biasing element upon sliding of the drawer into the drawer compartment to bias the drawer into the drawer compartment to cause a closed and secured state. 
     
     
         15 . The eyelash case according to  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve biasing element is located at the second sleeve side wall of the sleeve and positioned in a manner that brings the sleeve biasing element into proximity with the drawer biasing element upon sliding of the drawer into the drawer compartment to bias the drawer into the drawer compartment to cause a closed and secured state. 
     
     
         16 . The eyelash case according to  claim 1 , wherein the drawer biasing element is located at the second drawer side of the drawer and positioned in a manner that brings the drawer biasing element into proximity with the sleeve biasing element upon sliding of the drawer into the drawer compartment to bias the drawer into the drawer compartment to cause a closed and secured state. 
     
     
         17 . The eyelash case according to  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve biasing element is provided at the second sleeve side wall of the sleeve and the drawer biasing element is provided at the second drawer side of the drawer, the sleeve biasing element and the drawer biasing element being positioned in a manner that brings the sleeve biasing element into proximity with the drawer biasing element upon sliding of the drawer into the drawer compartment to bias the drawer into the drawer compartment to cause a closed and secured state. 
     
     
         18 . The eyelash case according to  claim 1 , wherein the magnetic biasing mechanism comprising a plurality of sleeve biasing elements and a plurality of drawer biasing elements. 
     
     
         19 . The eyelash case according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one eyelash mount comprises at least two eyelash mounts, at least four eyelash mounts, at least six eyelash mounts, at least eight eyelash mounts, at least ten eyelash mounts, or at least twelve eyelash mounts. 
     
     
         20 . The eyelash case according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sleeve biasing elements and drawer biasing elements comprise (i) a first sleeve biasing element provided at the second closed end of the sleeve and a first drawer biasing element provided at the second drawer end of the drawer, the sleeve biasing element and the drawer biasing element being positioned in a manner that brings the sleeve biasing element into proximity with the drawer biasing element upon sliding of the drawer into the drawer compartment to bias the drawer into the drawer compartment to cause a closed and secured state, (ii) a second sleeve biasing element provided at the bottom wall of the sleeve and a second drawer biasing element provided at the drawer bottom of the drawer, the sleeve biasing element and the drawer biasing element being positioned in a manner that brings the sleeve biasing element into proximity with the drawer biasing element upon sliding of the drawer into the drawer compartment to bias the drawer into the drawer compartment to cause a closed and secured state, (iii) a third sleeve biasing element provided at the first sleeve side wall of the sleeve and a third drawer biasing element is provided at the first drawer side of the drawer, the sleeve biasing element and the drawer biasing element being positioned in a manner that brings the sleeve biasing element into proximity with the drawer biasing element upon sliding of the drawer into the drawer compartment to bias the drawer into the drawer compartment to cause a closed and secured state, (iv) a fourth sleeve biasing element provided at the second sleeve side wall of the sleeve and a fourth drawer biasing element provided at the second drawer side of the drawer, the sleeve biasing element and the drawer biasing element being positioned in a manner that brings the sleeve biasing element into proximity with the drawer biasing element upon sliding of the drawer into the drawer compartment to bias the drawer into the drawer compartment to cause a closed and secured state, or any combination of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv).