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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerard Joulia, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
L'Oreal, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
132293 ; 220291 ;
Abstract
A case (1) has a bottom (2) which has a first screw thread (7), and a lid (3) with a second screw thread capable of engaging with the first screw thread (7), in order to screw (or unscrew) the lid onto (or from) the bottom. A connector (16) is capable, when the first screw thread (7) is not engaged with the second (8), of forming an articulation between the lid (3) and the bottom (2) so as to allow the case to be opened (or closed). The connector (16) is at least in part free to rotate with respect to either the bottom (2) or the lid (3) and connect the bottom (2) to the lid (3) regardless of their respective angular positions.