Eyelash curler

Abstract

An eyelash curler includes a handle, a frame member provided on an upper side of the handle, a slide member movable up and down within the frame member and a control member making the slide member movable, and eyelashes are received between the slide member and an upper part of the control member to be curled. The handle includes an upper part and a lower part rotatably connected to make the handle foldable. The handle also includes an upper engagement part, provided at the upper part of the handle or at the frame member, and a lower engagement part, provided at the lower part of the handle. They are engaged in a manner of pressing each other to keep the handle folded. In this eyelash curler, a user can make the handle shorter to carry easily and can make the handle longer to use easily.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An eyelash curler comprising: 
 a handle;    a frame member provided on an upper side of the handle;    a slide member movable up and down within the frame member;    a control member making the slide member move up and down;    the slide member and an upper part of the frame member receiving eyelashes therebetween to curl them; and    the handle including an upper part and a lower part which are connected together to mutually rotate to make the handle foldable.    
     
     
         2 . The eyelash curler according to  claim 1 , wherein the control member is attached to the slide member at its upper end and to the handle at its lower end, provided with a bendable part in a middle urging the control member to bend out forward; and 
 the control member is pushed by the lower part of the handle to enlarge an angle of the bendable part when the handle is folded in two.    
     
     
         3 . The eyelash curler according to  claim 1 , wherein a hole is formed at the lower part of the handle to receive a part of the control member when the handle is folded in two.  
     
     
         4 . The eyelash curler according to  claim 2 , wherein a hole is formed at the lower part of the handle to receive a part of the control member when the handle is folded in two.  
     
     
         5 . An eyelash curler comprising a handle including an upper part and a lower part which are connected together to mutually rotate to make the handle foldable; and 
 the handle further including an upper engagement part at the upper part and a lower engagement part at the lower part engaging in a manner that both the upper engagement part and the lower engagement part press each other to keep the handle folded and have rounded edges respectively.    
     
     
         6 . An eyelash curler comprising a frame member provided on an upper side of a handle and the handle including an upper part and a lower part which are connected together to mutually rotate to make the handle foldable; and 
 an upper engagement part formed at the frame member and a lower engagement part formed at the lower part of the handle engaging in a manner that both the upper engagement part and the lower engagement part press each other to keep the handle folded and have rounded edges respectively.    
     
     
         7 . The eyelash curler according to  claim 5  further comprising a slide member movable up and down within a frame member provided on an upper side of the handle, the frame member and the upper part of the handle being formed in one body, wherein the upper engagement part is defined by a top face of the handle as well as an upper face of a lower part of the frame member, while the lower engagement part is defined by upper faces of projections provided on a front side of the lower part of the handle.  
     
     
         8 . The eyelash curler according to  claim 6  further comprising a slide member movable up and down within the frame member, the frame member and the upper part of the handle being separately formed, wherein the upper engagement part is defined by an upper face of a lower part of the frame member, while the lower engagement part is defined by upper faces of projections provided on a front side of the lower part of the handle.  
     
     
         9 . The eyelash curler according to  claim 5  wherein a length from the upper engagement part to a pivot of the handle and a length from the lower engagement part to the pivot are different from each other.  
     
     
         10 . The eyelash curler according to  claim 6  wherein a length from the upper engagement part to a pivot of the handle and a length from the lower engagement part to the pivot are different from each other.  
     
     
         11 . The eyelash curler according to  claim 7  wherein a length from the upper engagement part to a pivot of the handle and a length from the lower engagement part to the pivot are different from each other.  
     
     
         12 . The eyelash curler according to  claim 8  wherein a length from the upper engagement part to a pivot of the handle and a length from the lower engagement part to the pivot are different from each other.