Compact with hermetic sealing assembly

A compact for holding and maintaining spoilable cosmetics and paste, powder and granular make-up materials under generally airtight conditions when the compact is in a closed position, comprising:

• a) a base having a bezel at its upper end with an opening therethrough defining a compartment in the base;
• b) tray means for said spoilable cosmetics and make-up materials having a peripheral wall with an upper face, said tray means mounted for sliding movement in the compartment through the opening in the bezel;
• c) a cover having an inner surface pivotably connected to the base to move from an open position to the closed position overlying the tray means;
• d) an annular mounting ridge extending downwardly from said inner surface of said cover;
• e) seal means connected to the cover, said seal means having an upper surface and an annular mounting groove in said upper surface of the seal means, said annular mounting ridge engaging said annular mounting groove;
• f) the seal means and the upper face of the peripheral wall being operatively sized and shaped for mating and releasably interlocking engagement in said closed position;
• g) resilient means disposed in the compartment in the base for operative engagement with the tray means to urge the tray means upwardly when the cover is moved to the closed position to maintain the spoilable cosmetics and make-up materials in the tray means under airtight conditions;
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• h) a latch assembly for maintaining the cover in the closed position, and operative to release the seal means and enable the cover to be pivoted to open position.

A compact for maintaining cosmetics and paste, powder and granular make-up materials under generally airtight conditions, comprising:

• a) a base having a bezel at its upper end with an opening therethrough defining a compartment in the base;
• b) tray means for the said cosmetics and make-up materials mounted in the compartment for sliding movement through the opening in the bezel;
• c) said tray means having a peripheral wall with a top surface;
• d) a cover having an inner surface pivotably connected to the base to move from an open to a closed position overlying the tray means;
• e) seal means between the inner surface of the cover and the top surface of the peripheral wall of the tray means to hermetically seal the said cosmetics and make-up materials in the tray means when the cover is pivoted to the closed position;
• f) a biasing spring disposed in the compartment in the base for operative engagement with the tray means to urge the tray means upwardly when the cover is moved to the closed position to maintain the said cosmetics and make-up materials under airtight conditions;
• g) a latch assembly for maintaining the cover in the closed position operative to release the seal means to enable the cover to be pivoted to open position;
• h) the latch assembly includes, a locking plate slidably mounted in the base having a keeper formed therein and upwardly extending protrusions;
• i) the cover includes, a latch member disposed to engage said keeper when the cover is moved to the closed position;
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• j) the base including camming means operative to coact with the upwardly extending protrusions to break the hermetic seal and release the cover when the cover is moved to the open position.

A compact for holding and maintaining spoilable cosmetics and paste, powder and granular make-up materials under generally airtight conditions when the compact is in a closed position, comprising:

• a) a base having a bezel at its upper end with an opening therethrough defining a compartment in the base;
• b) tray means for said cosmetics, make-up and the like paste, powder and granular materials having a peripheral wall having an upper face and an exterior, said tray means mounted for sliding movement in the compartment through the opening in the bezel;
• c) a cover having an inner surface pivotably connected to the base to move from an open position to the closed position overlying the tray means;
• d) seal means between the inner surface of the cover and the upper face of the peripheral wall of the tray means to hermetically seal the cosmetics, make-up and the like paste, powder and granular materials in the tray means when the cover is pivoted to the closed position;
• e) resilient means disposed in the compartment in the base for operative engagement with the tray means to urge the tray means upwardly when the cover is moved to the closed position to maintain the cosmetics, make-up and the like paste, powder and granular materials under airtight conditions;
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• f) a latch assembly for maintaining the cover in the closed position and operative to release the seal means and enable the cover to be pivoted to open position, said latch assembly including a locking plate slidably mounted in the base having a keeper formed therein and upwardly extending protuberances;
• g) the cover has a latch member disposed to engage said keeper when the cover is moved to the closed position;
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• h) camming means on the base operative to coact with the upwardly extending protuberances to break the hermetic seal and release the cover when the latch assembly is moved to the open position.

A compact for holding and maintaining spoilable cosmetics and paste, powder and granular make-up materials under generally airtight conditions when the compact is in a closed position, comprising:

• a) a base having a bezel at its upper end with an opening therethrough defining a compartment in the base;
• b) tray means for said spoilable cosmetics and make-up materials having a peripheral wall with a sized and shaped upper face mounted for sliding movement in the compartment through the opening in the bezel;
• c) a cover having an inner surface pivotably connected to the base to move from an open position to the closed position overlying the tray means;
• d) seal means connected to the inner surface of the cover including a sized and shaped groove means operative to engage the upper face of the peripheral wall of the tray means to hermetically seal said spoilable cosmetics and make-up materials in the tray means when the cover is pivoted to the closed position;
• e) resilient means disposed in the compartment in the base for operative engagement with the tray means to urge the tray means upwardly when the cover is moved to the closed position to maintain the spoilable cosmetics and make-up materials under airtight conditions;
• f) a latch assembly for maintaining the cover in the closed position, operative to release the seal means and enable the cover to be pivoted to open position, said latch assembly including a locking plate slidably mounted in the base having a keeper formed therein and upwardly extending protuberances;
• g) the cover has a latch member disposed to engage said keeper when the cover is moved to the closed position;
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• h) camming means on the base operative to coact with the upwardly extending protuberances to break the hermetic seal and release the cover when the latch assembly is moved to the open position.

A compact for holding and maintaining spoilable cosmetics and paste, powder and granular make-up materials under generally airtight conditions when the compact is in a closed position, comprising:

• a) a base having a bezel at its upper end with an opening therethrough defining a compartment in the base;
• b) tray means for said spoilable cosmetics and make-up materials having a peripheral wall having an upper face and an exterior, said tray means mounted for sliding movement in the compartment through the opening in the bezel;
• c) a cover having an inner surface pivotably connected to the base to move from an open position to the closed position overlying the tray means;
• d) seal means between the inner surface of the cover and the upper face of the peripheral wall of the tray means to hermetically seal said spoilable cosmetics and make-up materials in the tray means when the cover is pivoted to the closed position;
• e) resilient means disposed in the compartment in the base for operative engagement with the tray means to urge the tray means upwardly when the cover is moved to the closed position to maintain the said spoilable cosmetics and make-up materials under airtight conditions;
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• f) a latch assembly for maintaining the cover in the closed position and operative to release the seal means and enable the cover to be pivoted to open position, said latch assembly including locking plate means;
• g) a locking assembly support mounted in said base having a locking plate groove;
• h) said locking plate means slidably mounted in said locking plate groove for movement from a first position for locking said cover in the closed position and to a second position for enabling the cover to move to the open position;
• i) means on said locking plate means operative to engage the surface face of the cover to break the hermetic seal when said locking plate is moved to enable the cover to move to the open position;
• j) spaced camming means support connected in the base respectively on opposite sides of the locking assembly support;
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• k) camming surfaces on said spaced camming means disposed for operative engagement with the means on the locking plate for breaking the hermetic seal.

A compact for holding and maintaining spoilable cosmetics and paste, powder and granular make-up materials under generally airtight conditions when the compact is in a closed position, comprising:

• a) a base having a bezel at its upper end with an opening therethrough defining a compartment in the base;
• b) tray means for said spoilable cosmetics and make-up materials having a peripheral wall with a sized and shaped upper face mounted for sliding movement in the compartment through the opening in the bezel;
• c) a cover having an inner surface pivotably connected to the base to move from an open position to the closed position overlying the tray means;
• d) seal means connected to the inner surface of the cover including, a sized and shaped groove means operative to engage the upper face of the peripheral wall of the tray means to hermetically seal the said spoilable cosmetics and make-up materials in the tray means when the cover is pivoted to the closed position;
• e) resilient means disposed in the compartment in the base for operative engagement with the tray means to urge the tray means upwardly when the cover is moved to the closed position to maintain the said spoilable cosmetics and make-up materials under airtight conditions;
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• f) a latch assembly for maintaining the cover in the closed position, operative to release the seal means and enable the cover to be pivoted to open position, said latch assembly including locking plate means;
• g) a locking assembly support mounted in said base having a locking plate groove;
• h) said locking plate means slidably mounted in said locking plate groove for movement from a first position for locking said cover in the closed position and to a second position for enabling the cover to move to the open position;
• i) means on said locking plate means operative to engage the inner surface of the cover to break the hermetic seal when said locking plate is moved to enable the cover to move to the open position;
• j) spaced camming means support connected in the base respectively on opposite sides of the locking assembly support;
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• k) camming surfaces on said spaced camming means disposed for operative engagement with the means on the locking plate for breaking the hermetic seal.

A compact having a cover and a latch assembly, said latch assembly comprising;

• a) a locking plate including means on said locking plate forming spaced upwardly extending protrusions;
• b) camming means in said compact disposed for operative engagement with said upwardly extending protrusions whereby on movement of said locking plate from a first position to a second position the upwardly extending protrusions are brought into engagement with the cover to enable it to move to an open position;
• c) a locking plate support mounted in said compact having, a locking plate groove;
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• d) said locking plate slidably mounted in said locking plate groove and moveable along a plane from a first position for locking said cover in a closed position to a second position for enabling said cover to move to an open position.