Cosmetic make-up kit with replaceable modules
OwnerMorris Sussmaninventor
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Abstract
A make-up kit housing an assortment of different cosmetics, each of which is stored in a miniature module. The kit includes a case having a plurality of module sites, each site being defined by a set of guide pins anchored on the base of the case to abut the sides of the module seated at the site. Hinged to the case is a frame plate which swings down to engage the upper edge of the case to lock the modules therein. The plate is provided with a plurality of openings, each framing a respective module seated at a site to expose the cosmetic therein. To replace a module whose cosmetic is exhausted, the frame plate is raised and a fresh module is substituted at the site for the exhausted module.
Claims8
A kit housing an assortment of cosmetics comprising:
- A. a plurality of miniature rectangular modules, each module having four sides and storing a different cosmetic;
- B. a case having spaced sites therein to seat said modules;
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- C. a frame plate hinged to said case having a like plurality of rectangular openings which when the frame plate overlies said case the plate then frames the respective modules in the case and holds them in place whereby to replace a module whose cosmetic is exhausted, it is only necessary to raise the frame plate and substitute at the site of the exhausted module a fresh module, each site in the case being defined by guide pins anchored in the case to abut the sides of the module seated at the site, the pins defining said site being a set of four pins at the corners of a diamond, each pin abutting a respective side of the rectangular module at its midpoint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.