FIELD OF ENDEAVOR

The invention, in its several embodiments, pertains to liquid foundation, and more particularly to a liquid foundation container and dispenser.

BACKGROUND

Users may apply makeup, specifically, liquid foundation directly onto the back of their hand from the container where the back of the hand is used as a palette. This may make it difficult to ascertain the amount remaining and/or color of the liquid foundation for application to a user's skin, e.g., face. If the makeup or liquid foundation is not completely removed, it may blend into the skin on the back of the user's hand, and may be transferred and/or smeared onto the user's clothes or personal articles or items.

SUMMARY

Some aspects of the present embodiments may include a system including: a top cap comprising a press button; a pump actuator partially disposed in the top cap, where a depression of the press button actuates the pump actuator; a front plate comprising a nozzle opening disposed proximate a first end of the front plate, where the front plate is attached to the top cap; a front nozzle attached to the pump actuator and disposed through the nozzle opening in the front plate; an indentation on a top surface of the front plate, where the front nozzle is angled to disperse a liquid onto the indentation; and a bottle attached to the pump actuator, where the bottle is configured to contain the liquid.

Additional system embodiments may include: a button opening disposed in the top cap. Additional system embodiments may include: at least one protrusion disposed on the pump actuator; a back button plate comprising at least one protrusion; and a back button attached to the back button plate and disposed through the button opening, where the back button may be slidable in the button opening between a locked position and an unlocked position; and where the at least one protrusion of the back button plate may contact the at least one protrusion of the pump actuator to prevent the depression of the press button in the locked position. Additional system embodiments may include: a platform disposed distal from the nozzle opening.

Additional system embodiments may include: a bottom surface of the bottle secured by the platform. Additional system embodiments may include: at least one protrusion disposed on the platform. Additional system embodiments may include: at least one indentation disposed on a bottom surface of the bottle, where the at least one protrusion of the platform fits into the at least one indentation of the bottle to secure the bottle against the platform. In additional system embodiments the system is in at least one of: a substantially vertical position, a substantially horizontal position, and a 45-degree angle during the depression of the front button, where the system may be rotated to a horizontal position once the liquid is dispersed onto the indentation, where in the vertical position the front plate may be substantially perpendicular to a local plane, and where in the horizontal position the front plate may be substantially parallel to the local plane.

In additional system embodiments, the indentation may be proximate the nozzle opening of the front plate. In additional system embodiments, the indentation may be a teardrop shape. In additional system embodiments, the bottle may be disposed proximate the front plate in an installed position. In additional system embodiments, the indentation may provide varying amounts of liquid across a surface area of the indentation. Additional system embodiments may include: a makeup tool, where the makeup tool is configured to pick up the varying amounts of liquid from the indentation. In additional system embodiments, the liquid may be a liquid foundation. In additional system embodiments, the bottle may be detachably attached to the pump actuator.

A method may include: moving a back button of a foundation pump to an unlocked position, where the unlocked position allows for a depression of a press button; depressing the press button to actuate a pump actuator; and dispensing a liquid onto a front plate via a nozzle, where the nozzle may be connected to a first end of the pump actuator, and where a bottle containing the liquid may be connected to a second end of the pump actuator. Additional method embodiments may include: dispersing the dispensed liquid via an indentation on the front plate. Additional method embodiments may include: applying a selective amount of the dispersed liquid via a makeup tool. Additional method embodiments may include: moving the back button of the foundation pump to a locked position, where the locked position prevents depression of the press button.

A foundation pump embodiment may include: a top cap comprising a press button; a pump actuator partially disposed in the top cap, where a depression of the press button actuates the pump actuator; a front plate comprising a nozzle opening disposed proximate a first end of the front plate, where the front plate may be attached to the top cap; a front nozzle attached to the pump actuator and disposed through the nozzle opening in the front plate; an indentation on a top surface of the front plate, where the front nozzle may be angled to disperse a liquid onto the indentation; a platform disposed distal from the nozzle opening; at least one protrusion disposed on the platform; a bottle detachably attached to the pump actuator, where the bottle may be configured to contain the liquid, and where the bottle is disposed proximate the front plate in an installed position; at least one indentation disposed on a bottom surface of the bottle, where the at least one protrusion of the platform fits into the at least one indentation of the bottle to secure the bottle against the platform; a button opening disposed in the top cap; at least one protrusion disposed on the pump actuator; a back button plate comprising at least one protrusion; and a back button attached to the back button plate and disposed through the button opening, where the back button may be slidable in the button opening between a locked position and an unlocked position, where the at least one protrusion of the back button plate may contact the at least one protrusion of the pump actuator to prevent the depression of the press button in the locked position.

