Shade-evident airtight container
AssigneeRexam Beauty and Closures, Inc.
InventorsJon Alexander, Keith S. Everson, Carol J. Nikolaus
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Abstract
A container for storing makeup is disclosed. The container may include a cover and a base coupled to the cover and configured for holding cosmetic material. The container may be selectively reconfigurable between a open, use position and a closed, storage position and the cover may engage the base to provide a hermetic seal when the container is in the storage position. The cosmetic material may be viewed in the substantially airtight container through at least one viewing area.
Claims28
A container for storing a cosmetic material comprising:
- a cover;
- and
- a base coupled to the cover and configured for holding a cosmetic material;
- wherein the container is selectively reconfigurable between an open-position and a closed-position;
- the cover is configured to engage the base to provide an airtight seal when the container is in the closed position;
- and at least a portion of one of the base and the cover includes at least one viewing area overmolded therein to allow a user to view the cosmetic material.
A container for storing cosmetic material comprising:
- a cover;
- a base pivotally coupled to the cover to selectively position the container in either an open-position or closed-position;
- and
- at least one pan containing therein a cosmetic material;
- wherein the base is configured for holding the pan;
- the cover and the base are configured to engage one another to provide a substantially airtight seal when the container is in the closed-position;
- and at least a portion of one of the base, the cover, and base and cover includes at least one viewing area overmolded therein which permits the cosmetic material to be viewed when the container is in closed-position.
A container for storing cosmetic material including a cover and a base coupled to the cover so that the container may be selectively placed in an open position or a closed position, the container comprising:
- at least one viewing area overmolded in said container and through which the cosmetic material can be viewed when the container is in a closed position;
- means for effecting an airtight seal when the container is in the closed-position;
- wherein the cosmetic material is within an airtight compartment provided by the airtight seal when the container is in the closed position.
A container for storing a cosmetic material comprising:
- a shell having a cover and a base pivotally coupled to the cover to selectively position the shell in an open-position or a closed-position;
- an insert configured to retain cosmetic material and provide an airtight seal when the shell is in the closed-position;
- and
- at least one viewing area is integrally molded with the shell and in a position to permit the cosmetic material to be viewed when the shell is in the closed-position;
- wherein the shell is configured to accommodate the insert when in the closed-position.
A method for storing a cosmetic material comprising:
- providing at least one cosmetic material for storage within a container having a first sealing interface;
- a second sealing interface;
- and at least one viewing area;
- and
- storing the cosmetic material in a substantially airtight compartment;
- wherein the container may be selectively positioned in either an open-position or a closed-position;
- and the first sealing interface engages the second sealing interface to form an airtight seal to provide the substantially airtight compartment containing the cosmetic material;
- and
- wherein the viewing area integrally molded within the container and positioned to permit viewing the cosmetic material when the container is in the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.