Jewelry case with invisible spring hinge
OwnerJoseph Ovadiainventor
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Abstract
A jewelry case includes a base having a bottom wall and a peripheral side wall; a top cover having a top wall and a peripheral side wall; a first retainer in a slot of a rear wall of the top cover so as not to be visible from an exterior of the case when the case is closed; a second retainer in a slot of a rear wall of the base so as not be visible from an exterior of the case when the case is closed; and a C-clip which is not visible from an exterior of the case when the case is closed and which connects together the first and second retainers to provide a combined pivoting and sliding movement of a rear edge of the top cover on the base during opening and closing of the top cover.
Claims15
A case comprising:
- a base including a bottom wall and a peripheral side wall connected to the bottom wall;
- a top cover including a top wall and a peripheral side wall connected to the top wall such that a cavity is defined between the top wall and the peripheral side wall of the top cover and the bottom wall and the peripheral side wall of the base when the case is in a closed condition;
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- a spring hinge which is not visible from an exterior of the case when the case is closed and which connects together the base and the top cover in such a manner so as to provide a combined pivoting movement and sliding movement of a rear edge of one of said top cover and said base on the other of said top cover and said base during opening and closing of said case,
- wherein said spring hinge includes:
- a first retainer connected with said one of said top cover and said base;
- a second retainer connected with said other of said top cover and said base;
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- a C-clip having a first end connected with said first retainer and a second end connected with said second retainer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.