Vanity case
AssigneeYoshida Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsShinichi Kozuka, Yukitomo Yuhara
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Abstract
In a vanity case including a receptacle, a cover hinged with the receptacle and latch members for maintaining the cover in a closed position, a push piece is provided which is slidably movable along the longitudinal direction of the vanity case. The push piece has a center opening and an arm swingably connected to a rear wall defining the center opening, the arm having a portion extending forwardly from the rear wall and adjacent at least one of the receptacle and cover in the closed position. A stationary abutment is provided for, upon rearward movement of the push piece, abutting against the arm and causing it to swing relative to the rear wall with the front portion of the arm moving in the center opening, thereby forcing the receptacle and cover away from each other.
Claims29
A vanity case comprising:
- a receptacle member;
- a cover member hinged with said receptacle member at a rear end thereof;
- one of said receptacle member and said cover member having formed in a front portion thereof a recess;
- the other of said cover member and said receptacle member having extending from a front portion thereof a nose;
- latch means for maintaining said cover member in a closed position with respect to said receptacle member;
- a push piece mounted for sliding movement relative to said recess, said push piece having therethrough a center opening defined by a rear wall member, said center opening being located such that when said cover member is in said closed position said nose extends into said center opening;
- an arm swingably and integrally hinged to said rear wall member and extending therefrom in a direction forwardly and toward a bottom of said recess, said arm having a first surface positioned closely adjacent said nose when said cover member is in said closed position;
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- stationary abutment means for, upon rearward movement of said push piece, abutting against a second surface of said arm and thereby causing said arm to swing relative to said rear wall member and to move into said center opening, thus causing said arm to move said nose and release said latch means and open said cover member from said receptacle member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.