Compact
AssigneeNew High Glass
InventorsUgo Campello, Enrico Racca, Pierluigi Sosta, Deris Baggiolini
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Abstract
An improved compact is provided for storing a plurality of articles of convenience. The compact includes a cental compartment with a hinged top that is lockable in a closed condition. The compact further includes a plurality of side housings which are constructed to frictionally engage removable side compartments. The side compartments are adapted to be frictionally locked into the side housings. Additionally the handles of the compartments are formed to prevent rotational movement of the handle relative to the remainder of the compartment while the compartment is engaged in its appropriate side housing.
Claims11
A multicompartment compact comprising:
- a center compartment including a base wall and spaced apart upstanding side walls connected to and extending from said base wall;
- a bottom tray removably mounted in said center compartment;
- a top tray slideably mounted to said bottom tray such that in a first position said top tray covers said bottom tray and such that in a second position said top tray enables access to said bottom tray, said top and bottom trays including means for preventing separation of said top tray from said bottom tray;
- a top hingedly connected to and adapted to enclose said center compartment;
- a pair of side housings connected respectively to the side walls of said center compartment, each said side housing defining an enclosure having at least one opened end;
- and at least one side compartment frictionally retained in each said side housing, each said side compartment including a handle portion and a container portion attached to said handle portion, said container portion being slidably disposed in the respective side housing, said handle portion of each said side compartment including a wall engaging the respective side wall of the center compartment and preventing rotation of said handle relative to said side wall when said side compartment is in one of said side housings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.