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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2009
Yuzo Yoshida, Tokya, JP;
Yasuko Nakajima, Tokya, JP;
Yuzo Yoshida, Tokya, JP;
Yasuko Nakajima, Tokya, JP;
Yoshida Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A compact case with improved assembly and producibility, and stability in opening and closing the lid is provided. A compact casecomprises a bodyhaving a bottom platewith a pair of slotsformed therein at a front side part or a rear side part thereof along respective side wallsof the body, and a pair of elastically deformable pushing wallsformed in the respective side wallsfacing the respective slots, a lidrotatably provided to a rear wallof the body, a cosmetic dishthat fits into the bodybetween the respective side wallsand is slidable in a longitudinal direction of the body, a hook partengaging the cosmetic dishthe lidso as to hold the lidat a closed position and to release the engagement through sliding movement of the cosmetic dish, a projectionintegrally provided to an inner surface of the pushing wall, and a slope-defining partintegrally provided to the cosmetic dishfacing the projection. Squeezing the pushing wallcauses the projectionto move slidably to make the cosmetic dishslide forward or rearward.