Enhanced tightness compacts for cosmetics

Compact (1) intended to be filled with cosmetics (10) comprising a lid (2), generally fitted with a mirror (22), a hollow base (3) typically comprising, possibly using an intermediate grid (4) attached to said base (3), a recipient (5) intended to receive said cosmetics, a hinge (7) and a clasp (8), comprising “upper” sealing means attached to said lid and “lower” sealing means attached to said base or, if applicable, to said grid or said recipient, said sealing means co-operating when said compact is closed, and characterised in that:

• a) each of the “upper” and “lower” sealing means comprise a typically vertical skirt, referred to as “upper” (20) and “lower” (40) respectively,
• b) said tight co-operation is a tangential connection of said “upper” (20) and “lower” (40) skirts, with an angle a between 45° and 90°, such that said skirts are placed under a deflection stress when said compact is closed,
• c) at least one of said “upper” or “lower” skirts is a flexible skirt (8) and shows an elasticity or reversible deformability under stress, such that said tangential connection induces said deformation of at least said flexible skirt (8) by reaction along a direction typically perpendicular to the angle a,
• d) masking means, typically rigid and attached to said compact, border, and possibly surround, at least one of said skirts, and typically said flexible skirt, over all or part of its height, at a distance from said skirt enabling all or part of said reversible deformation of said flexible skirt,
• so as to obtain a tight compact (1) with sealing means, which firstly are completely or partially masked and secondly enable great freedom in terms of relative axial positioning and, as a result, standard precision for the parts forming said compact.