Revolving compact
AssigneeHct Group Holdings Limited
InventorsStephen Charles Burditt, Jr., Kamaal Washington
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Abstract
Compacts designed to hold a product and having a lid, and upper housing portion, and a lower housing portion. The upper housing portion and the lower housing portion are twistable relative to one another, with the lid secured to the upper housing portion and twisting therewith. The lid and lower housing portion comprise engaging structures to secure the lid in a closed position when the respective engaging structures are aligned with one another. When the upper housing portion and lid are twisted relative to the lower housing portion, the lid is free to open upon reaching a sufficient amount of twisting movement.
Claims20
A compact for containing a cosmetic product comprising:
- a lid having a lid hinge;
- an upper housing portion;
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- a lower housing portion twistable relative to the lid and upper housing portion;
- wherein the lid is configured open in response to twisting movement of the lower housing portion relative to the lid and upper housing portion;
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- wherein the lid hinge is secured to the upper housing portion such that the lid and upper housing portion move together when being twisted relative to the lower housing portion, and the lid is configured to open relative to each of the lower and upper housing portions.
A compact for containing a cosmetic product comprising:
- a lid having a lid hinge;
- an upper housing portion;
- and
- a lower housing portion twistable relative to the lid and upper housing portion;
- wherein:
- the lid comprises first engaging means;
- the lower housing portion comprises second engaging means;
- such that the first engaging means is configured to secure the lid to the second engaging means, when the lower housing portion and upper housing portion are aligned in a preferential alignment with the lid closed;
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- the lower housing portion comprises twist biasing means to bias the lower housing portion into the preferential alignment with the upper housing position when the lid is open or closed, further wherein the upper housing portion and lower housing portion are twistable from the preferential alignment to a position of misalignment to disengage the first and second biasing means from one another and enable the lid to open.
A compact for containing a cosmetic product comprising:
- a lid having a hinge;
- an upper housing portion;
- and
- a lower housing portion twistable relative to the lid and upper housing portion, the lower housing portion including one or more posts which are configured to engage one or more corresponding structures of the lid to secure the lid in a closed position when the one or more posts are aligned with the one or more corresponding structures of the lid;
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- wherein the upper and lower housing portions are configured to twist relative to one another such that the one or more posts of the lower housing portion become misaligned with corresponding structures in the lid, allowing the lid to open.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.