Abstract: A vanity case includes receptacle and cover hinged with each other at the rear ends thereof, the cover being maintained in a closed position by engagement between latch tongues formed on the receptacle and the cover. The receptacle is formed at the front end with a recess within which is slidably disposed a push piece having a front wall and an arm integrally formed with the front wall through a thin flexible section which permits the arm to tilt relative to the front wall. The rear end of the arm is positioned closely adjacent the lower surface of the cover. A projection is provided to extend from the bottom surface of the recess and is positioned away from the inner wall of the recess. The lower surface of the arm is in contact with the projection and, upon rearward movement of the push piece, slides on the projection to tilt the arm whereby the rear end of the arm forces the cover in upward and forward directions to release the engagement of the latch tongues.

Abstract: A vanity case includes a receptacle and a cover hinged with each other at rear ends thereof, the cover being maintained in a closed position by engagement between latch tongues formed on the receptacle and the cover. The receptacle is formed at the front end with a recess within which is slidably disposed a push piece having a front wall and an arm integrally formed with the front wall through a thin flexible section which permits the arm to tilt relative to the front wall. The upper end of the arm is positioned closely adjacent the lower surface of the cover, and the rear end of the arm abuts against the inner wall defining the recess and, upon rearward movement of the push piece, slides on the inner wall upwardly to tilt the arm whereby the upper end of the arm forces the cover in upward and forward directions to release the engagement of the latch tongues.

Abstract: Loading and solidifying of a cosmetic material is achieved by dripping a viscous cosmetic material into a container having a filter bottom, interposing a liquid absorbent membrance between the container and a presser, compressing the cosmetic material by the presser with the membrance interposed therebetween, and squeezing a solvent from the cosmetic material through the filter during such compression. A supporting block holds the container in position for it to be subjected to vacuum suction. The presser includes inner and outer pressing blocks and drives for moving the pressing blocks. The inner block is capable of fitting into the container to compress the cosmetic material, while the outer block abuts against the upper rim of the container.

Abstract: A tube container for receiving semifluid material includes a tubular body formed of an elastic synthetic resin, a neck portion formed of a synthetic resin and integrally mounted on the body at a shoulder, and a valve member fitted in the neck portion. The valve member includes a side wall, an upper end plate, a valve sheet and a stopper. The side wall provides a tight fit with an inner surface of the neck portion and the end plate is formed with a passage for flow of the material to an outlet in the neck portion. Placed on the end plate is the valve sheet which is movable between the end plate and the stopper to open or close the passage in accordance with pressure applied to the body. Upper portion of the stopper is located adjacent to the outlet so as to minimize a space therebetween.

Abstract: A vanity case comprises a receptacle member, a cover member hinged with the receptacle member, and a slide element disposed in a recessed portion of the receptacle. The slide element has a tongue upwardly extending from the front end thereof and provided with an inclined outer surface which abuts the front end of the cover member. The slide element also has a rear extension extending into a recess formed at the rear end of the receptacle, and when the rear extension is pushed forwardly the inclined outer surface forces the cover member away from the receptacle member, thereby releasing engagement between a first and second latch means formed on the front end of respective members.

Abstract: A vanity case includes a cover and a receptacle openably hinged together and formed of synthetic resin by molding. Provided on the outer surface of each of the cover and receptacle is at least one ornamental metallic band. Each band is integrally attached to the cover or receptacle by insert molding, with side portions of each band bent or folded downwardly to form generally a U-shape in section. The side portions are embedded in the synthetic resin forming the cover and receptacle, with the outer surfaces of the central portions thereof being exposed to extend outwardly from the surfaces of the cover and receptacle.

Abstract: A vanity case includes a receptacle and a cover member. Integrally provided in a rear end portion of either the receptacle or the cover member is a horizontal pin adapted to be snugly fitted in an enlarged section of a groove formed on a rear end of the other member whereby the receptacle and the cover member are hinged together.

Abstract: A container cap is disclosed. It has a cap body and a push button member vertically slidably fitted within the cap body. The cap body is integrally formed with a cylindrical wall for engagement with a neck portion of a container, and the push button is integrally provided with a plurality of leg pieces. A plurality of lever pieces are connected at one end thereof to the leg portions and at the other end to the cap body through hinge means, respectively. The intermediate portions of the lever pieces are abutted against a supporting point of the container, whereby the lever members are, upon downward movement of the push button, rotated around the supporting point to thereby push the cap body upward while releasing engagement between the neck portion and the cylindrical wall.

Abstract: A vanity case comprises a main container having a receptacle and a cover, and a tray for detachably holding the main container therein. The receptacle has a space in which a pair of sliding pieces are disposed for an engagement with a projection of the cover. The sliding pieces are connected together in such manner that the inner ends approach each other to hold the projection therebetween when the outer ends are located away from each other and projected beyond the side walls of the receptacle by an elastic means. A means is provided for maintaining the cover in the closed position and upon rearward movement of the main container with respect to the tray, for releasing the closed position of the cover.

Abstract: A tubular container comprises a hollow body opened at one end and having in cross section a polygonal shape with sharp ridges being formed at corners, and a headpiece including a neck and a shoulder which includes an inclined portion having ridges and a polygonal configuration corresponding to the hollow body, the headpiece and the hollow body being integrally fused with each other with the ridges of the inclined portion being in agreement with the sharp ridges of the hollow body.

Abstract: A bottle closure includes a frusto-conical hollow sealing member open at its lower end and formed of a soft synthetic-resin material, and a closure cap having a T-shape and formed of a hard synthetic-resin material. The upper end of the sealing member is embedded in the closure cap, thereby integrally mounting the sealing member on the closure cap.

Abstract: An inner closure cap, adapted to be tightly fitted to an open end of a neck portion of a container and covered with an outer closure cap engageable with the outer periphery of the neck portion, includes a cap body having a pouring hole and an upper surface and a sealing member for hermetically closing the pouring hole. The upper surface and the sealing member are formed with respective rings having vertical sides, and the sealing member is adhered to the upper surface with the rings being fitted therebetween in adhesion.

Abstract: A tubular container is molded with a cap by defining; at least one portion of a cavity for molding a neck portion between a female die for receiving a cap having a screw on the inside thereof and a male die having a fixed guide rod for insertion into the cap centrally thereof. A top end portion of a preformed container body is partly inserted into the cavity. A synthetic resin, which possesses compatibility with the container body and is not fused together with the cap, is injected into the cavity to form the neck portion integrally with the container body.

Abstract: A thin film screen of disc form which is semi-transparent is rotated at high speed about its axis at right angles to the projection path of a projected movie or slide picture through an aperture within a main housing for 90.degree. projection through a side aperture by way of an inclined mirror and a close up lens directly into a video camera through its lens system. A second close-up lens is located in front of the transparent screen for focussing the projected picture onto the screen at the focal plane of the close-up lens. A micromotor which is battery operated drives the mylar screen disc at a comparatively higher speed than that of the projected movie picture.

Abstract: A retractable-type cosmetic container includes a holder having a cosmetic projecting-retracting means and adapted to be mounted on a manipulating member provided separately from the holder, and a cap closure. An inner tube of the holder is provided at its lower end with an opening of angular shape within which a hollow projection of the manipulating member is detachably engaged for unitary rotation of the member and the inner tube.

Abstract: A tubular container molding method includes the steps of inserting a core block having an upwardly projected annular flange at the top end into a preformed tubular member, closing the mold and thereby pressing an upper marginal portion of the tubular member against a cavity mold and bending inwardly such upper marginal portion to form a shoulder portion of the container, urging the inwardly bent marginal portion against an interior surface of the cavity mold by the annular flange to hold the shoulder portion between the core block and the cavity mold, and injecting molten resin into an air gap defined between the core block and the cavity mold, thereby molding conical and neck portions of the container integrally with the shoulder portion.

Abstract: A synthetic-resin-made container having ornamentation is formed by forming a flexible and ornamented tubular member and inserting it into an outer sleeve, disposing the sleeve in a molding die to define an annular space inside the tubular member, and injecting molten resin into the space and then solidifying the resin to form an inner sleeve which is fused with the outer sleeve at both ends thereof, thereby hermetically sealing the tubular member therebetween.

Abstract: A bottle closure is formed by: forming a frusto-conical hollow sealing member having an open lower end, of a soft synthetic-resin, and disposing such member in a molding die defining a T-shaped cavity with an upper end of the member being projected into a horizontal portion of the cavity. A molten hard synthetic-resin is injected into the cavity through the open end of the member. Such hard resin is cooled to form a closure cap having embedded therein the upper end of the member, thereby integrally mounting the sealing member with a closure cap.

Abstract: A vanity case comprises a receptacle member, a cover member hinged with the receptacle member and urged to an open position relative to the receptacle, and a slide element disposed in a concave portion of the receptacle. The slide element has a nose and a first hook portion formed on the inner top end of the nose, the first hook being engageable with a second hook portion formed on the lower surface of the cover. The slide element also has a rear extension extending into a recess formed at the rear end of the receptacle, and when the rear extension is pushed forwardly the engagement between the first and second hooks is released by the forward movement of the first hook thereby opening the cover. A means for normally holding the slide element in the rearmost position is provided.

Abstract: A vanity case is provided which comprises a case body, a cover member hinged with the case body, and a slide member adapted to effect the latching-unlatching of the cover member. The slide member is slidably disposed in a recess formed at the rear end of the case and has an enlarged portion at its rear end, which portion is, when pushed forwardly against a spring force, made contact with a projection downwardly extending from the rear end of the cover so as to rotate the cover to an open position. A locking means is provided on the slide member to prevent the rotation of the cover when the slider is in the rearmost position.