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US 8,678,222 B2Granted
Airtight compact
AssigneeHCT Asia Ltd
InventorsTimothy Thorpe, Adrian C. Apodaca
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Abstract
An airtight compact that contains a volatile product until a time of use. The airtight compact includes a translucent and fragile pot partially encased by a base assembly, which has a rotatable lid assembly pivotably coupled to the base assembly. The rotatable lid assembly comprising a liner over-molded to an inner lid that directly seals to a rim of the fragile pot partially encased by the base. The fragile pot may be formed of a translucent glass, which is protected by the base and the rotatable lid assemblies.
Claims14
A vessel comprising:
- a pot for holding a product;
- a base assembly at least partially encasing the pot;
- and
- a rotatable lid assembly pivotably coupled to the base assembly at a single pivot axis and configured to removably lock to the base assembly, the rotatable lid assembly comprising:
- a lid ring pivotably coupled to the base assembly at the pivot axis;
- a lid rotatably coupled to the lid ring,
- wherein the lid comprises one or more ribs configured to be received by a channel of the lid ring and provide for rotation of the lid about a center of an opening of the lid ring;
- an inner lid coupled to the lid ring;
- and
- a liner fixed to a bottom surface of the inner lid, the liner being configured to seal the rotatable lid assembly to a rim of the pot wherein the channel is disposed on a top surface of the lid ring and oriented towards an outer perimeter of the lid ring.
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A compact comprising:
- a translucent glass pot impervious to a volatile product, the translucent glass pot at least partially encased by (i) a base disposed about an outer wall of the translucent glass pot, and (ii) a base plate coupled to the base and disposed along a bottom surface of the translucent glass pot;
- and
- a rotatable lid assembly pivotably coupled to the base configured to removably lock to the base and seal the translucent glass pot, the rotatable lid assembly comprising;
- a lid ring pivotably coupled to the base, the lid ring comprising:
- an opening for receiving a portion of the translucent glass pot, the base, a lid, and an inner lid, wherein a channel is disposed on a top surface of the lid ring and oriented towards an outer perimeter of the lid ring opposite the opening;
- one or more pockets arranged along a surface of the opening;
- and
- a hinge link disposed on and distal to a bottom surface of the lid ring;
- the lid rotatably coupled to the lid ring,
- wherein the lid comprises one or more ribs arranged along an inside surface of a wall of the lid, the one or more ribs configured to be received by the channel of the lid ring and provide for rotation of the lid about a center of an opening of the lid ring;
- the inner lid coupled to the lid ring;
- and
- a liner over-molded to the bottom surface of the inner lid, the liner being configured to be impervious to the volatile product and seal the rotatable lid assembly to a rim of the translucent glass pot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.