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US 6,070,749 AGranted
Case, of the make-up case type
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorGerard Joulia
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Abstract
A makeup case is composed of a bottom (2) and a lid (4) which is hinged to the bottom and can be reversibly locked against the said bottom. The bottom and the lid are formed from identical molded parts. A joint structure is designed to be used interchangeably for hinging the bottom to the lid or for reversibly locking the lid against the bottom. The hinging of the bottom to the lid and the reversible locking of the lid against the bottom are provided by mechanical snap-fastening at the joint structure.
Claims10
A case comprising:
- a bottom including a snap fit joint structure;
- a lid including a snap fit joint structure, wherein said bottom and said lid are formed from identical molded parts;
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- where the two snap fit joint structures cooperate with opposite portions of the bottom and of the lid for releasably joining said bottom and said lid such that said lid may be pivotally joined to said bottom by either one of said joint structures, and said bottom and lid may be secured in a closed position by both of said joint structures.
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A case comprising:
- a bottom;
- a lid, wherein said bottom and said lid are substantially identical and are formed from molded parts;
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- two snap fit joint structures cooperating with opposite portions of the bottom and of the lid for releasably joining said bottom and said lid such that said lid may be pivotally joined to said bottom by one of said joint structures, and said bottom and lid may be secured in a closed position by both of said joint structures, wherein said snap fit joint structures each comprises a ball and a recess having elastically deformable walls to permit pivoting at the joint structures about plural axes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.