Patent ID: 6129088
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: A45C,A45D,Y10S

Abstract:
A case for cosmetics, comprising:a base (2) provided with a transverse wall (3) and a first wall (4) of roughly cylindrical shape with respect to a principal axis (5) defining, with the wall (3), a compartment (6) for make-up,a lid (7) provided with a transverse wall (8) and a first wall (9) of roughly cylindrical shape with respect to the axis (5);means forming a hinge (10, 11) around a second axis (12) orthogonal to the axis (5) at the periphery of the walls (4, 9), and comprising a first part (10), associated with the base (2), and a second part (11), associated with the lid (7);the lid (7) and base (2) being able to be situated, with respect to each other, in two extreme positions: a latched closure position, and a complete opening position;the lid (7) and base (2) being able to pass from one to another of these positions, and this passage entailing at least a tilting of the lid (7) with respect to the base (2) about the second axis (12);complementary latching members (13, 14), respectively for the base (2) and for the lid (7), which, when said latching members (13, 14) are in mutual engagement, enable the lid (7), to be in the latched closure position and which, when said latching members (13, 14) are mutually disengaged, enable the lid to be brought to and be situated in the complete opening position;one (9) of the first walls (4, 9) of the base and of the lid surrounding the other first cylindrical wall (4), in the latched closure position,characterized in thatone (11) of the hinge parts comprises at least one pivoting stud (15), directed along the second axis (12), and in a first direction (S) of rotation with respect to the axis (5), and the other hinge part (10) has at least one recess (16), turned towards the stud (15) and able to receive said stud (15);the base (2) and lid (7) have members (17, 18, 19) for mutual guidance in rotation about the axis (5) on the faces of their first walls (4, 9) turned towards each other;the lid (7) and base (2) can be situated, with respect to each other, in an intermediate engagement position, in which the complementary latching members (13, 14) are mutually disengaged, and the pivoting stud (15) is engaged in the recess (16), allowing pivoting about the axis (12);the stud (15) being:in the complete opening position, engaged in the recess (16), allowing pivoting about the axis (12),in the latched closure position, disengaged from the recess (16),the lid (7) and base (2) being able to pass from one to the other of the complete opening and intermediate engagement positions, by pivoting of the stud (15) in the recess (16) about the axis (12);the lid (7) and base (2) being able to pass from one to the other of the latched closure and intermediate engagement positions, by rotation of the lid (7) with respect to the base (2) about the axis (5) of the case using the members (17, 18, 19) for mutual guidance in rotation.