Patent · US Expired

Vanity case

US4679576A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
8References
20Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 12, 1985
Grant dateJul 14, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 12, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA45C13/1084
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

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.

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