Box including a hinge having a loop element and a hook element
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorJean-Louis Gueret
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Abstract
The invention relates to a box comprising: at least one base portion (2), a lid (3), and a hinge connecting the lid to the base portion. The hinge comprises: a first element fixed to the base portion (2), and a second element (5) fixed to the lid (3), one of said first and second elements being an element presenting loops and the other of said first and second elements being elements presenting hooks arranged to co-operate with said loops.
Claims28
A box (1) comprising:
- at least one base portion (2;
- 2′);
- a lid (3);
- and
- a hinge connecting the lid to the base portion;
- the box being characterized by the fact that the hinge comprises:
- a first element (4;
- 4′, 4″) fixed to the base portion (2;
- 2′);
- and
- a second element (5;
- 5′, 5″) fixed to the lid (3);
- one of said first and second elements being an element presenting loops (13) and the other of said first and second elements being elements presenting hooks (14) arranged to co-operate with said loops.
A box according to the preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the base portion presents a bottom face (66) and by the fact that the base portion includes on said bottom face at least one fifth element (40) constituted by a loop element or a hook element.
A box according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the base portion presents a bottom face (66) and by the fact that the base portion includes on said bottom face at least one sixth element (30) arranged to catch with the first element (4) of another base portion (2′) disposed beneath said bottom face.
A box according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the first element comprises at least two distinct portions (4;
- 4″).
A box according to the preceding claim, characterized by the fact that said distinct portions are disposed close to respective opposite side faces of the base portion.
A box according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the first element (4) includes at least one fraction (4a) extending over a top face (7) of the base portion and presenting width that is not constant, in particular being of width that increases on coming closer to a rear face (6) of the base portion.
A box according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the first element (4) comprises fractions (4a;
- 4b) fixed on surfaces that are substantially plane.
A box according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that one of the lid and the base portion carries a tab (53) comprising a loop element or a hook element, and by the fact that the other of the lid and the base portion carries a portion (51) for catching onto said tab.
A box according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the first element (4′, 4″) extends in part over at least one side face of the base portion.
A box according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the second element (5′, 5″) extends in part over at least one side face of the lid.
A box according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that each of the base portion and the lid presents an outline that is not rectangular, and in particular an outline that is circular when observed from above, and by the fact that the first and second elements extend over respective fractions of the circumference of the base portion and of the lid.
A box according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the first element extends over the top face, the rear face, and at least one of the side faces of the base portion.
A box according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that at least one of the first and second elements is fixed at least in part in a setback (12;
- 12′;
- 12″) of the base portion or of the lid.
A box according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that at least one of the base portion and the lid includes a portion in relief (26) arranged to co-operate with a complementary portion in relief (33) of the other one of the lid and the base portion so as to position the lid relative to the base portion when the box is closed.
A box according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the base portion (2) includes a portion in relief (32) on a bottom face, said portion in relief being arranged to co-operate with a portion in relief (33) of the top face of another base portion (2′) so as to position the two base portions relative to each other.
A box according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the base portion includes a housing (60) receiving at least one substance (P), in particular a substance contained in a dish (61).
A box according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the base portion includes a housing receiving at least one applicator.
A box according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that the lid includes a mirror (63), in particular on a bottom face.
A box according to any preceding claim, characterized by the fact that it includes a second base portion (2′) superposed with the first (2).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.