In Case Having Hinged Or Pivoted Closure Patents (Class 132/315)
  • Patent number: 5095924
    Abstract: A person toiletry case 10 has a left section 11 and a right section 12 hinged together by hinges 13. Each section has a rectangular side panel 14 bounded by a bottom wall 15, a top wall 16, 16' and two side walls 17. The top walls 16, 16' each have a recessed portion 22, 25 through which articles contained within the case may be accessed. Brackets 26, 29, 30, 31, and 33, extending from the panels 14 of the case, are provided to hold toiletry articles within the case. The case also has venting holes 18 to allow moisture within the case to escape to ambience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Inventor: John Stanfield
  • Patent number: 5092354
    Abstract: A cosmetic or make-up kit is provided with improved structure for releaseably carrying plurality of receptacles or godets for replacement, interchangeability and the like whereby to increase the flexibility of the kit and adapt it more readily to the needs and wishes of the user. The arrangement is such that each godet includes a resilient, depending resilient element that engages a continuous ledge in the base structure, the continuous ledge providing for the receipt of godets of different dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Assignee: Diamond Plastics & Design, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph C. Pacelli, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5078159
    Abstract: A compact case includes a receptacle member and a cover member connected to each other through a hinge in such a manner that the cover member is opened or closed relative to the receptacle member. The compact case includes a first concave notch provided at the rear end portion of the receptacle member, a hinge portion provided at the rear end portion of the cover member, a second concave notch provided at the upper portion of the hinge for accommodating the hinge portion, a first support for supporting the cover member with respect to the hinge so that the cover member is rotated about the first support, and a second support for supporting the hinge with respect to the receptacle member so that the hinge is rotated about the second support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Assignee: Yoshida Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tokiyo Yuhara
  • Patent number: 5007531
    Abstract: A shower kit adapted to carry a bar of soap, two liquid receptacles and a face cloth is disclosed. The kit comprises a pair of containers, each container comprising a base shell and a lid shell bound along one mating edge by a hinge, and having a clasp opposite the hinge to retain the lid shell in a closed position. One of the containers defines a pair of apertures through which the necks and caps of a pair of liquid receptacles inside the container may project. The same container also has a pair of access holes through which the liquid receptacles may be squeezed or manipulated. The other container is completely closed for carrying soap. The containers have a strap binding them together and can be folded over to bind a face cloth therebetween. A protrusion from one container permits a belt from the other to be bound thereto, thus holding the containers in folded relation with the face cloth between.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1991
    Inventor: Jimi Lighten
  • Patent number: 5005697
    Abstract: A make-up case comprising in the inside thereof a plurality of cosmetics pans, wherein the bottom of each pan is provided with a magnet and the inner bottom of the case is provided with a magnetic material, or vice versa, the magnetic material being attracted to the magnet, whereby the plurality of cosmetics pans are removably arranged in the inside of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1991
    Assignee: Kanebo Limited
    Inventors: Keiji Jimbo, Yuuji Yasui, Sigeru Taninaga
  • Patent number: 4969587
    Abstract: A portable container that holds shampoo, hair conditioner and a bar of soap. The container includes three subcompartments, each of which is dedicated to the containment of a particular toiletry item. In a first embodiment, the lid of the container is hollow and is subdivided into compartments for shampoo and hair conditioner and the lid is hingedly connected to the base of the container within which a bar of soap is contained. In a second embodiment, the soap compartment holds the soap on end and the shampoo and hair conditioner are maintained in separate compartments that surmount one end of the soap dish. The containers of both embodiments are provided with an elongate looped rope so that the container may be draped around the neck of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1990
    Inventor: Keith D. Miller
  • Patent number: 4964526
    Abstract: A case for feminine hygiene products has a bottom compartment and a top compartment configured to receive a variety of feminine hygiene products. A lower retaining plate fits over the bottom compartment and an upper retaining plate fits over the top compartment to help maintain the position of products placed in the compartments. The case is rigid, streamlined, compact, aesthetically pleasing and protects enclosed products from damage and contamination or sullying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Inventor: Chandra D. Stephens
  • Patent number: 4941226
    Abstract: An elongated device for applying lotion to the body which comprises a first elongated section and a second elongated section joined together through a pivot so as to be foldable upon each other in a closed condition. An applicator head hingedly attached to the first section at the end distant from such pivot and a compartment in one of the sections for storage of a plurality of soft absorbent pads attachable to the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Assignee: Innovec, Inc.
    Inventor: Alicia W. Kemper
  • Patent number: 4936463
    Abstract: A travel and storage cosmetic case of the type having side trays pivotally mounted, upon opening of the case, to swing from their internal positions to laterally extending positions, in which the side trays in their internal positions are spaced inwardly of the rear wall, thereby providing clearance for storing "tall" items against the back wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Inventor: Paoio M. B. Tiramani
  • Patent number: 4858765
    Abstract: There is disclosed a holder for a stick-type cosmetic case which has an end portion of which the transverse outer size is smaller than that of the other portion of the cosmetic case. The holder includes: a holder body; a cover member; and a slanting surface. The holder body includes bottom and a peripheral walls defining a hollow for receiving the cosmetic case. The peripheral wall includes front and rear portions. The cover member is pivotally connected to the rear portion of the peripheral wall so as to open and close the hollow. The slanting surface extends between the bottom wall and the rear portion of the peripheral wall. The slanting surface inclines in such a manner that its rear edge is positioned at a higher level than its front edge. The distance between the front edge of the slanting surface and the front portion of the peripheral wall is less than the length of the cosmetic case and not less than the length of the other portion of the cosmetic case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: Kamaya Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiko Nakamura, Tomio Tahara
  • Patent number: 4821751
    Abstract: A cosmetic case with detachable plates which comprises a base plate, lip-stick plates, a plurality of plates for creme, eye shadow cosmetic and a lid. An axle is provided at one edge of the base plate so that the lip-stick plates, eye-shadow plate and the lid can be respectively disposed with collor onto the axle of the base plate. Each of the collars extends in a direction with at least one pair of collars extending in a direction different than that in which at least one other pair of collars extends. This cosmetic case structure is provided with multi-functions and the plates can be optionally detached or combined according to one's desire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1989
    Inventor: James S. K. Chen