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US 4,826,014 AGranted
Compact case with interchangeable cosmetic inserts
AssigneeRevlon, Inc.
InventorEli I. Schefer
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Abstract
A compact case includes a top cover, a bottom support tray, and an intermediate lid positioned between the top cover and support tray, all being hinged together for relative movement with respect to one another, the support tray including a matrix configuration of ribs defining areas to accept the cosmetic inserts while the lid defines openings corresponding to the matrix configuration. The cosmetic inserts contain cosmetic materials and are removably positioned in selected ones of the areas. The openings in the lid register with the cosmetic inserts in the compact case.
Claims10
A cosmetic compact comprising:
- a top cover;
- a base hingedly secured to said top cover at a portion of one edge of said top cover;
- a plurality of upstanding ribs extending from the upper surface of said base defining a plurality of spaced areas capable of receiving cosmetic material therein, said upstanding ribs forming a plurality of discontinuously formed semi-cylindrical segments forming oval-shaped spaced areas between corresponding ribs;
- an intermediate lid member hingedly positioned between said top cover and said base, said lid member having portions defining oval-shaped openings therein, said openings being of a size and shape slightly smaller than but substantially conforming to the size and shape of said plurality of oval-shaped spaced areas defined by said upstanding ribs, whereby when said lid is in a closed position said lid portions are in a confronting relationship with said upstanding ribs to retain said cosmetic material when said cosmetic material is placed therein, said discontinuously formed semi-cylindrical segments enabling easy insertion and removal of said cosmetic material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.