Compact case
AssigneesKanebo, Ltd., Yoshida Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsNobuhisa Watanabe, Hisao Iwamoto, Toshihiro Nasuno, Yoshio Sakamaki
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Abstract
A compact case including a case proper and a lid member which are connected to each other through a hinge so that the case is freely opened and closed, wherein concave notches communicating with each other are formed in rear end portions of the case proper and lid member, the hinge is contained in the notches so that the rear end face of the hinge is not projected outward, the upper portion of the hinge is rotatably connected to the lid member through a first shaft, and the lower portion of the hinge is rotatably connected to the case proper through a second shaft.
Claims3
A compact case comprising a case proper and a lid member which are connected to each other through a hinge so that the case is freely opened and closed, wherein concave notches communicating with each other are formed in rear end portions of the case proper and lid member, the hinge is contained in the notches so that the rear end face of the hinge is not projected outward rearwardly beyond the rear end portions of the case and the lid member when the case and lid member are closed, and the upper portion of the hinge is rotatably connected to the lid member through a first shaft and the lower portion of the hinge is rotatably connected to the case proper through a second shaft, wherein the hinge has a groove, the groove is engaged with an anchoring projection formed on the case proper, and said groove and projection cooperating to comprise means for temporarily anchoring the lid member on said anchoring projection when the lid member is rotated around the first shaft during opening of the lid member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.