WO2022272063A1 - Palette de maquillage rechargeable à mécanisme de tiroir coulissant - Google Patents

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WO2022272063A1
WO2022272063A1 PCT/US2022/034905 US2022034905W WO2022272063A1 WO 2022272063 A1 WO2022272063 A1 WO 2022272063A1 US 2022034905 W US2022034905 W US 2022034905W WO 2022272063 A1 WO2022272063 A1 WO 2022272063A1
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drawer
compartment
palette
lid
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Wenzhen CHENG
Thomas Kearney
William Blake SOETERS
Jesse LUIS
Nikia BROWN
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L'oreal
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D33/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling powdery toiletry or cosmetic substances
    • A45D33/20—Containers with movably mounted drawers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/24—Casings for two or more cosmetics

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  • a palette refers to a container to hold one or multiple options for a cosmetic product, usually in various shades, such as for eyeshadow, blush, and the like.
  • the palette includes a compact lid, a compact base, and a sliding drawer.
  • the drawer can slide in and out from the compact base. When the drawer is in the closed position, the lid can be opened and the compositions can be accessed for use from the top.
  • individual pans can be removed and replaced with pans having other selections, such as colors, wet or dry powders, eyeshadow or lip gloss, etc.
  • the refillable pans can be easily accessed and removed from front or top.
  • the sliding drawer incorporates pan-retention features.
  • a spring tab is the main pan retention feature which presses the pan against the sliding tray top-ceiling which holds the pan in place. The upward pressure will prevent the pan movement during the merchant shipping or handling.
  • the drawer which is the main structure of housing the pans.
  • the top frame of the drawer is not movable and fixed. So, the individual pans slide in the front-back direction, in order to refill/replace the pans.
  • the top frame (i.e., lids) of the drawer is connected by a living hinge. So, when the lids are opened, the pans can be retrieved from the top.
  • the drawer can have multiple lids connected by living hinges in one example, or other hinge mechanisms, such as snap-hinge or pin-hinge in other examples.
  • pans are made from recyclable materials, including steel, aluminum, or commercial plastic, which can be recycled in the regular waste management system.
  • FIGURE 1 is a diagrammatical illustration of a palette in accordance with one embodiment
  • FIGURE 2 is a diagrammatical illustration of the palette of FIGURE 1 with the lid open to access the pans
  • FIGURE 3 is a diagrammatical illustration of the palette of FIGURE 1 with one example of the drawer sliding from the side, and the pans are removable from the front;
  • FIGURE 4 is a diagrammatical illustration of the palette of FIGURE 1 exploded to show individual parts;
  • FIGURE 5A is a diagrammatical illustration of a cross section of the palette of FIGURE 1;
  • FIGURE 5B is a diagrammatical illustration of a cross section of the palette of FIGURE i;
  • FIGURE 6 is a diagrammatical illustration of the palette of FIGURE 1 with a second example of the drawer sliding from the side, and the pans are removable by lifting of the pan compartment lids;
  • FIGURE 7 is a diagrammatical illustration of the palette of FIGURE 6 exploded to show individual parts.
  • FIGURE 8A is a diagrammatical illustration of a cross section of the palette of FIGURE 7;
  • FIGURE 8B is a diagrammatical illustration of a cross section of the palette of FIGURE
  • FIGURE 9 is a diagrammatical illustration of a palette in accordance with one embodiment.
  • FIGURE 10 is a diagrammatical illustration of the palette of FIGURE 9 with the lid open to access the pan;
  • FIGURE 11 is a diagrammatical illustration of the palette of FIGURE 9 with one example of the drawer with a fixed frame;
  • FIGURE 12 is a diagrammatical illustration of the palette of FIGURE 9 exploded to show individual parts;
  • FIGURE 13 is a diagrammatical illustration of a cross section of the palette of FIGURE
  • FIGURE 14 is a diagrammatical illustration of a palette in accordance with one embodiment
  • FIGURE 15 is a diagrammatical illustration of the palette of FIGURE 14 with one example of the drawer with a lid;
  • FIGURE 16 is a diagrammatical illustration of a cross section of the palette of FIGURE 14;
  • FIGURE 17 is a diagrammatical illustration of a palette in accordance with one embodiment
  • FIGURE 18 is a diagrammatical illustration of the palette of FIGURE 17 with the lid open to access the pan;
  • FIGURE 19 is a diagrammatical illustration of the palette of FIGURE 17 with one example of the drawer with a fixed frame.
  • FIGURE 20 is a diagrammatical illustration of a cross section of the palette of FIGURE 17.
  • Spatially relative terms are used to describe features of the palette. Spatially relative terms include such terms as “front,” “back,” “rear,” “left,” “right,” “center,” “bottom,” “top,” and the like. Spatially relative terms may be used herein for ease of description to describe one feature or the feature’s relationship to another feature or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the palette other than the orientation depicted in the figures, and the spatially relative terms should be adjusted to be interpreted accordingly.
  • FIGURES 1, 2 and 3 are diagrammatical illustrations of the palette 100 in accordance with one embodiment.
  • the palette 100 includes a lid 102, abase 104 and a sliding drawer 106.
  • the lid 102 is connected to the base 104, for example, at the back side via any hinge mechanism that allows opening the lid 102.
  • the lid 102 is closed by the clasp 108 at the front to secure the lid 102 to the base 104 in the closed position.
  • the palette 100 is a generally rectangular six- sided structure. Therefore, the corresponding lid 102 and base 104 are generally defined by a shape that is also rectangular and six-sided.
  • FIGURE 2 is a diagrammatical illustration of the palette 100 in the open position.
  • the lid 102 may optionally include a mirror 110 attached to the underside of the lid 102.
  • the drawer 106 slides in and out from one side of the base 104.
  • the base 104 is constructed so as to form a drawer compartment 120 to accommodate the sliding drawer 106 within the base.
  • the base 104 and more particularly the drawer compartment 120, is formed from upright walls on three of four sides.
  • the fourth side on the left of the base 104 has an opening 134 to allow the drawer 106 to slide in and out from the left side.
  • the right wall 132 can be extended forward of the front wall 128 to the front wall 142 of the base 104.
  • a partial upright wall 156 on the left side together with the extension of the right wall 132 to the front wall 142 form a tray 136 for storing brushes, pencils, and the like.
  • the base 104 includes a bottom piece 126 that can be a separate piece or integral with the base 104 and fits into the base 104, thus forming the bottom of the base 104 and the drawer compartment 120 as best seen in FIGURE 5A and 5B.
  • the base 104 includes a generally horizontal upper border 112 supported by the tops of the walls 128, 130, and 132.
  • the upper border 112 extends inward on all four sides from the walls 128, 130, and 132 and opening 134, thereby leaving an area of reveal on the underside of the border 112 against which the top of the drawer 106 can lie. Further, the inner edges of the border 112 create a rectangular opening for accessing the pans on the drawer 106 when in the closed position. The underside of the upper border 112 maintains the drawer 106 in place from moving up.
  • FIGURE 3 is a diagrammatical illustration showing removal of the drawer 106 from the side of the base 104.
  • the drawer 106 is constructed with a plurality of individual pan compartments 144, each pan compartment accommodating one pan 114.
  • the size of the pan compartments 144 will be in relation to the size of the pans 114.
  • a pan 114 is generally a six- sided structure which fits into the six-sided pan compartment 144.
  • the pan 114 can be formed of a unitary piece of thin walled material having a bottom wall, left, right, front, and back with the top being entirely open, thereby exposing the top edges of the right, left, front, and back walls.
  • a drawer 106 has a fixed integral upper frame 116 fixed to and forming the top side of the drawer 106.
  • the frame 116 can be formed as a single unitary piece that is fixed horizontally on top side of the drawer 106, and the frame 116 cannot swing open.
  • the upper frame 116 is provided with openings equal to the number of pans 114 to allow accessing each pan 114.
  • One example of the upper frame 116 is formed by two long stringers 146, 164 extending generally parallel to each other in the long dimension.
  • the long stringers 146, 164 are connected by a plurality of cross stringers 148 connecting the two long stringers 146, 164 at generally regular intervals.
  • the spacing from one cross stringer 148 to an adjacent cross stringer 148 can vary based on the width of the pans 114.
  • the area of reveal underneath the long stringers 146, 164 and cross stringers 148 of the frame 116 can be sufficient so that the tops of the pans 114 can rest against the underside of the frame 116, but, the area of reveal underneath the long stringers 146, 164 and cross stringers 148 should not be so large so that access to the pressed powder in the pans 114 is overly restricted.
  • the frame 116 is constructed so as to house the pans 114 in a manner that allows the pans 114 to slide out from the front side of the drawer 106 when the drawer 106 is slid open.
  • each six-sided pan compartment 144 has the frame 116 for the top side, aback piece connected to the frame 116 that can prevent the pans 114 from sliding out of the rear of the drawer 106.
  • a pan compartment 144 has a vertical cross member 122 for the right and left sides. The vertical cross members 122 are attached to the underside of the cross stringers 148 of the frame 116.
  • a floor piece 124 connects one cross member 122 to the adjacent cross member 122. The floor piece 124 extends between the vertical cross members 122 in the long dimension.
  • the floor piece 124 is located on the bottom and forms the bottom side of the pan compartment.
  • the pan compartments 144 are generally elongated box-shaped compartments, the six sides of which include an opening in the front, two vertical cross members 122 forming the right and left sides, the underside of the frame 116 forming the top side, and an angled long stringer 146 forming the rear side of the pan compartment 144.
  • An angled long stringer 146 is a piece having two long members joined together along the long edges at about 90 degrees to each other.
  • the floor piece 124 is connected perpendicular to the two adjacent vertical cross members 122.
  • the floor piece 124 can be manufactured to include a spring tab 118.
  • the horizontal width of the cross stringers 148 of the frame 116 extends beyond the width (i.e., thickness) of the vertical cross members 122, therefore, the cross stringers 148 have an area of reveal when viewed from the underside of the frame 116.
  • the horizontal width of the long stringers 146, 164 of the frame 116 can also have an area of reveal on the underside. Therefore, the pressed powder in the pans 114 can be accessed from the top openings in the frame 116, and the tops of the walls of the pans 114 can be hidden from view from the top by the frame 116, which also functions to retain the pans 114.
  • the pans 114 are pressed from the bottom by the spring tabs 118 formed out of the floor pieces 124 in each pan compartment 144 thereby pushing the pans 114 against the underside of the frame 116.
  • FIGURE 5A the construction of the frame 116 is illustrated.
  • a cross section is taken across vertical cross member 122.
  • the tops of the vertical cross members 122 are seen connected to the long stringers 146, 164 and the cross stringers 148 of the frame 116.
  • the upper side of the frame 116 particularly the upper surfaces of the long stringers 146, 164, are located on the underside of the upper border 112 of the base 104.
  • the rear long stringer 146 can have a angled cross section, thereby providing a back stop 160 that stops the pan 114 at the back of the pan compartment 144.
  • the front long stringer 164 can have a rectangular cross section thereby allowing the pan 114 to slide forward only.
  • the spring tabs 118 can be thinned sections of the floor piece 124.
  • the spring tabs 118 can be cut on three sides, for example, of the floor pieces 124.
  • the spring tabs 118 are configured so that the spring tabs 118 protrude above the top surface of the floor piece 124, thereby can produce an upward biasing force on the pans 114 as the pans 114 are inserted within the pan compartments 144.
  • the spring tabs 118 will press on the bottom side of the pans 114, and the top edges of the walls of the pans 114 can press on the undersides of the long stringers 146, 164 and also the cross stringers 148.
  • a handle 162 is attached to the left side of the drawer 106.
  • the front to back dimension of the handle 162 can be similar to the front to back dimension of the base 104 and lid 102, so the handle 162 generally fills in for the left side where the base 104 has the opening 134.
  • the handle 162 can be a rectangular shape with an opening on the bottom to allow pulling the drawer 106 out.
  • FIGURES 6, 7, 8A, and 8B another example of a drawer 206 will be described.
  • the palette 100 illustrated in FIGURES 6, 7, 8 A, and 8B uses the same lid 102, base 104, and bottom piece 126 as described with reference to FIGURES 1 to 5. Additionally, like numbers represents like parts.
  • the fixed integral top frame 116 of drawer 106 is replaced by one or more pan compartment lids 150 fixed to the back side the drawer 206 but are not fixed to the front side of the drawer 206, which allows the pan compartment lids 150 to swing open allowing the pans to be removed.
  • the drawer 206 also has a plurality of pan compartments 244.
  • each pan compartment 244 for a pan 114 is bordered on top by the underside of a pan compartment lid 150.
  • Two adjacent pan compartments 244 can share a single pan compartment lid 150.
  • one or more than two pan compartments 244 can share a pan compartment lid 150. It is possible for each pan compartment 244 to have its own pan compartment lid 150.
  • pan compartment 244 it is also possible for every pan compartment 244 to be covered by a single pan compartment lid 150, which would resemble the top frame 116 described herein, except that the frame would be constructed so as to swing up on hinges.
  • the example of the pan compartment lid 150 is provided with two openings to cover two pan compartments 244.
  • a pan compartment lid 150 is attached to a long stringer 152 extending in the long dimension at the rear of the drawer 206 (seen in FIGURE 8B).
  • the long stringer 152 at the rear side of the drawer 206 is for attaching the pan compartment lids 150 via a living hinge 154.
  • a living hinge 154 can be a thinned flexible section of material integral to both the pan compartment lid 150 and the long stringer 152 which flexes to allow the pan compartment lid 150 to swing up but also connects the pan compartment lid 150 to the drawer 206.
  • the long stringer 152 also acts as a back stop that can prevent the pans 114 from sliding out of the rear of the drawer 206.
  • a pan compartment 224 is bordered on two sides by a vertical cross member 222.
  • the floor piece 124 connects one vertical cross member 222 to the adjacent vertical cross member 222.
  • the floor piece 124 extends between the vertical cross members 222 in the long dimension.
  • the pan compartments 244 are generally elongated box-shaped compartments, the six sides of which include an opening in the front, two vertical cross members 222 forming the right and left sides, the floor piece 124 as the bottom side, the underside of the pan compartment lid 150 forming the top side, and the long stringer 152 forming the rear side of the pan compartment 244.
  • the pan compartment 244 can also be opened from the top by opening the pan compartment lid 150.
  • the floor piece 124 is connected perpendicular to the two adjacent vertical cross members 222.
  • the floor piece 124 can be manufactured to include the spring tab 118.
  • the pan compartment lids 150 replace the integral frame 116.
  • the pan compartment lids 150 are not fixed to the vertical cross members 222, but are fixed to the rear long stringer 152 via the living hinge(s) 154, and the pan compartment lids 150 can swing up to allow a pan 114 to be removed from the front or from the top, as there is no fixed frame to prevent its removal from the top.
  • the pan compartment lid 150 can be fixed or unfixed at the front side via a clasp. When the pan compartment lids 150 are fixed at the front, this allows pressing the tops of the pans 114 against the undersides of the pan compartment lids 150, thereby retaining the lids.
  • a pan compartment lid 150 has one or more openings to allow access to the pressed powder from the upper side of the pan or pans 114.
  • An example of a pan compartment lid 150 is an unitary structure with a front member 158 and a back member 168. Both front member 158 and back member 168 extend lengthwise to the drawer compartment 120.
  • the number of cross members can vary.
  • a pan compartment lid 150 can have a right edge cross member 170 and a left edge cross member 172. If the pan compartment lid 150 covers two pans 114, then, the pan compartment lid 150 would have a center cross member 174. The center cross member 174 coincides with the top surface of a vertical cross member 222.
  • the horizontal width of the center cross member 174 of the pan compartment lid 150 extends beyond the width (i.e., thickness) of the vertical cross members 222, therefore, the center cross member 174 has an area of reveal when viewed from the underside of the pan compartment lid 150.
  • the horizontal width of the right and left edge cross members 170, 172 can be half as wide as a center cross member 174, because the right and left edge cross members 170, 172 will lie on half of the width of the vertical cross members 222.
  • the right and left edge cross members 170, 172 can be more than half the thickness of the vertical cross members 222, because the right and left edge members 170, 172 of one pan compartment lid 150 will lie juxtaposed to the respective right or left edge member of the adjacent pan compartment lid 150.
  • the horizontal width of the right and left edge members 170, 172 will be more than half the thickness of the vertical cross members 222 to provide an area of reveal from underneath.
  • the area of reveal of the right, left, and center cross members (170, 172, 174) function to retain the pans 114 from falling out of the top of the drawer 206 with the pan compartment lid 150 closed.
  • the vertical cross members 222 can be provided with a clasp.
  • the clasp can include a bump 176 on the front side of the vertical cross members 222 that catches with a corresponding ramp 178 on the front member 158 of the pan compartment lid 150 as seen in FIGURE 8A.
  • both the front member 158 and back member 168 also function to retainer the pans 114 within the pan compartments 244 similar to the frame 116 of the drawer 106.
  • the drawer 206 retains the pans 114 to be accessible from the openings in the pan compartment lids 150, and the tops of the walls of the pans 114 can be hidden from view from the top.
  • the pans 114 are pressed from the bottom against the underside of the pan compartment lids by the spring tabs 118 formed out of the floor pieces 124 in each pan compartment 244.
  • pan compartment lid 150 is illustrated. A cross section is taken across vertical cross member 222. The pan compartment lid 150 rests on the top of the vertical cross member 22 in the manner described above, thus, retaining the tops of the pans 114.
  • the vertical cross members 222 are connected to the long stringer 152 at the back, and the floor pieces 124 at the bottom connect adjacent vertical cross members 222 to add rigidity to the drawer 206.
  • the upper sides of the pan compartment lid 150 are located on the underside of the upper border 112 of the base 104.
  • the underside of the upper border 112 can also be used to fix the pan compartment lid 150 in place, such that the clasp on the pan compartment lid 150 may be unnecessary for fixing the pan compartment lids 150 in place.
  • the floor pieces 124 of drawer 206 span adjacent vertical cross members 222.
  • the spring tabs 118 can be thinned sections of the floor piece 124.
  • the spring tabs 118 can be cut on three sides of the floor pieces 124, so that the spring tabs 118 protrude above the top surface of the floor piece 124, so that the spring tabs 118 can produce an upward biasing force on the pans 114 as the pans 114 are inserted within the pan compartments 244 and pressed down by the closing of the pan compartment lids 150.
  • a handle 180 is attached to the left side of the drawer 206.
  • the front to back dimension of the handle 180 can be similar to the front to back dimension of the base 104 and lid 102, so the handle 180 generally fdls in for the left side where the base 104 has the opening 134.
  • the handle 180 can be a rectangular shape with an opening on the bottom to allow pulling the drawer 206 out.
  • FIGURES 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 are diagrammatical illustrations of the palette 300 in accordance with one embodiment.
  • the palette 300 includes a lid 302, a base 304 and a sliding drawer 306.
  • the lid 302 is connected to the base 304, for example, at the back side via any hinge mechanism that allows opening the lid 302.
  • the lid 302 is closed by the clasp 308 at the front to secure the lid 302 to the base 304 in the closed position.
  • the palette 300 is a generally rectangular six-sided structure. Therefore, the corresponding lid 302 and base 304 are generally defined by a shape that is also rectangular and six-sided.
  • FIGURE 10 is a diagrammatical illustration of the palette 300 in the open position.
  • the lid 302 may optionally include a mirror 310 attached to the underside of the lid 302.
  • the drawer 306 slides in and out from one side of the base 304.
  • the base 304 is constructed so as to form a drawer compartment 320 to accommodate the sliding drawer 306 within the base.
  • the base 304 and more particularly the drawer compartment 320, is formed from upright walls on three of four sides.
  • the fourth side on the left of the base 304 has an opening 334 to allow the drawer 306 to slide in and out from the left side.
  • the right wall 332 can be extended forward of the front wall 328 to a second front wall 342 of the base 304.
  • a short upright wall 356 on the left side of the base 304 together with the extension of the right wall 332 to the front wall 342 form a tray 336 for storing brushes, pencils, and the like.
  • the base 304 includes a bottom piece 326 that can be a separate piece or integral with the base 304 and fits into the base 304, thus forming the bottom of the base 304, the tray 336, and the drawer compartment 320 as best seen in FIGURE 13.
  • the base 304 includes a generally horizontal upper border 312 supported by the tops of the walls 328, 330, and 332.
  • the upper border 312 extends inward on all four sides from the walls 328, 330, and 332 and opening 334, thereby leaving an area of reveal on the underside of the border 312 against which the top of the drawer 306 can abut. Further, the inner edges of the border 312 create a rectangular opening for accessing the pan on the drawer 306 when in the closed position. The underside of the upper border 312 maintains the drawer 306 in place from moving up.
  • FIGURE 11 is a diagrammatical illustration showing removal of the drawer 306 from the side of the base 304.
  • the drawer 306 is constructed with one or a plurality of individual pan compartments 344, and the individual pan 314 is removable from the pan compartment 344.
  • FIGURE 12 shows a single pan 314 and pan compartment 344.
  • the size of the pan compartment 344 will be in relation to the size of the pan 314.
  • a pan 314 is generally a six-sided structure which fits into the six-sided pan compartment 344.
  • the pan 314 can be formed of a unitary piece of thin walled material having a bottom, left, right, front, and back walls with the top being entirely open, thereby exposing the top edges of the right, left, front, and back walls.
  • a drawer 306 has a fixed integral upper frame 316 fixed to and forming the top side of the drawer 306.
  • the frame 316 can be formed as a single unitary piece that is fixed horizontally on top side of the drawer 306, and the frame 316 cannot swing open.
  • the upper frame 316 is provided with one or more openings equal to the number of pans 314 to allow accessing each pan 314, which in FIGURE 12, includes a single pan.
  • One example of the upper frame 316 is formed by two long stringers 346, 364 extending generally parallel to each other in the long left to right dimension.
  • the long stringers 346, 364 are connected by right 348 and left 390 cross stringers connecting the two long stringers 346, 364 at the ends, thereby forming the opening of the top frame 316.
  • the area of reveal underneath the long stringers 346, 364 and cross stringers 348, 390 of the frame 316 can be sufficient so that the top of the pan 314 can rest against the underside of the frame 316, but, the area of reveal underneath the long stringers 346, 364 and cross stringers 348, 390 should not be so large so that access to the pressed powder in the pan 314 is overly restricted.
  • the frame 316 is constructed so as to house the pan 314 in a manner that allows the pan 314 to slide out from the front or back side of the drawer 306 when the drawer 306 is slid out from the base 304.
  • the six-sided pan compartment 344 has the top side being the frame 316, a back piece connected to the frame 316 that can prevent the pans 314 from sliding out of the rear of the drawer 306.
  • a pan compartment 344 has a vertical cross member 322 for the right side and a vertical cross member 392 for the left side.
  • the vertical cross members 322, 392 are attached to the underside of the cross stringers 348, 390.
  • a floor piece 324 connects the lower end of the right cross member 322 to the lower end of the left cross member 392.
  • the floor piece 324 extends between the vertical cross members 322, 392 in the left to right dimension.
  • the floor piece 324 is located on the bottom and forms the bottom side of the pan compartment 344.
  • the pan compartment 344 is generally a box-shaped compartment, the six sides of which include an opening in the front or back, two vertical right and left cross members 322, 392 forming the right and left sides, the underside of the frame 316 forming the top side, and the floor piece 324 is the bottom of the pan compartment 344, and an angled long stringer 346 forming the rear side of the pan compartment 344.
  • An angle long stringer 346 is a piece having two long members joined together along the long edges at about 90 degrees to each other as seen in FIGURE 13.
  • the floor piece 324 is connected perpendicular to the two adjacent vertical cross members 322, 392.
  • the floor piece 324 can be manufactured to include a spring tab 318.
  • the horizontal width of the cross stringers 348, 390 of the frame 316 extends beyond the width (i.e., thickness) of the vertical cross members 322, 392 therefore, the cross stringers 348, 390 have an area of reveal when viewed from the underside of the frame 316.
  • the horizontal width of the long stringers 346, 364 of the frame 316 can also have an area of reveal on the underside. Therefore, the pressed powder in the pan 314 can be accessed from the top opening in the frame 316, and the tops of the walls of the pan 314 can be hidden from view from the top by the frame 316, which also functions to retain the pan 314.
  • the pan 314 is pressed from the bottom by the spring tab 318 formed out of the floor piece 324 in the pan compartment 344 thereby pushing the pan 314 against the underside of the frame 316.
  • FIGURE 13 the construction of the frame 316 is illustrated.
  • a cross section is taken across the middle of the pan compartment 344.
  • the upper side of the frame 316 particularly the upper surfaces of the long stringers 346, 364, are located on the underside of the upper border 312 of the base 304.
  • the rear long stringer 346 can have the angled cross section, thereby providing a back stop 360 that stops the pan 314 at the back of the pan compartment 344.
  • the front long stringer 364 can have a rectangular cross section without an angle piece pointing down, thereby allowing the pan 314 to slide forward only.
  • the spring tab 318 can be a thinned section of the floor piece 324.
  • the spring tab 318 can be cut on three sides, for example, out of the floor piece 324.
  • the spring tab 318 is configured so that the spring tab 318 when unbiased can protrude or be proud above the top surface of the floor piece 324, thereby can produce an upward biasing force on the pan 314 as the pan 314 is inserted within the pan compartment 344.
  • the spring tab 318 will press on the bottom side of the pan 314, and the top edges of the walls of the pans 314 can press on the undersides of the long stringers 346, 364 and also on the underside of the cross stringers 348, 390 (not shown in FIGURE 13).
  • a handle 362 is attached to the left side of the drawer 306.
  • the front to back dimension of the handle 362 can be similar to the front to back dimension of the base 304 minus the area for the tray 336, so the handle 362 generally fills in for the left side where the base 304 has the opening 334.
  • the handle 362 can be a rectangular shape with an opening on the bottom to allow pulling the drawer 306 out.
  • FIGURES 14, 15, and 16 another example of a drawer 406 will be described.
  • the palette 400 illustrated in FIGURES 14, 15, and 16 can use the same lid 302 and base 304 as described with reference to FIGURES 9 to 13. Additionally, like numbers represent like parts.
  • the fixed integral top frame 316 of drawer 306 is replaced by a pan compartment lid 350 fixed to the back side the drawer 406, but is not fixed to the front side of the drawer 406, which allows the pan compartment lid 350 to swing open allowing the pan to be removed from above by lifting it up from the pan compartment.
  • the drawer 406 also has a pan compartment 444 to accommodate the pan 314.
  • the pan compartment 444 for a pan 314 is bordered on top by the underside of the lid 350.
  • a pan compartment lid 350 is attached to a long stringer 352 extending in the long left to right dimension at the rear of the drawer 406.
  • the long stringer 352 at the rear side of the drawer 406 is for attaching the pan compartment lids 350 via a living hinge 354.
  • a living hinge 354 can be a thinned flexible section of material integral to both the pan compartment lid 350 and the long stringer 352 which flexes to allow the pan compartment lid 350 to swing up but also connects the pan compartment lid 350 to the drawer 406.
  • the long stringer 352 also acts as a back stop that can prevent the pan 314 from sliding out of the rear of the drawer 406.
  • the pan compartment 444 is bordered on the right and left sides by a right vertical cross member 422 and a left vertical cross member 492.
  • the floor piece 496 connects the right vertical cross member 422 to the left vertical cross member 492.
  • the floor piece 496 extends between the vertical cross members 422, 492 in the long left to right dimension.
  • the pan compartment 444 is generally a box-shaped compartment, the six sides of which include an opening in the front, the right and left vertical cross members 422, 492 forming the right and left sides, the floor piece 496 as the bottom side, the underside of the pan compartment lid 350 forming the top side, and the long stringer 352 forming the rear side of the pan compartment 444.
  • the pan compartment 444 can also be opened from the top by opening the pan compartment lid 350.
  • the floor piece 496 is connected perpendicular to the right and left vertical cross members 422, 492.
  • the floor piece 496 can be manufactured to include the spring tab 318, which can be thinned in the horizontal plane to allow flexing, and further cut on three sides being attached only on one side to allow for flexing up and down. When unbiased, the spring tab 318 is made to be proud of the horizontal top surface of the floor piece 496.
  • the pan compartment lid 350 replaces the integral frame 316.
  • the pan compartment lid 350 is not fixed to the vertical cross members 422, 492, but is fixed to the rear long stringer 352 via the living hinge 354, and the pan compartment lid 350 can swing up to allow a pan 314 to be removed from the front or from the top, as there is no fixed frame to prevent its removal from the top.
  • the pan compartment lid 350 can be fixed at the front side via a clasp 494 that attaches to the front side of the floor piece 496. When the pan compartment lid 350 is clasped at the front, this presses the top of the pan 314 against the underside of the pan compartment lid 350, and the bottom of the pan 314 presses down against the spring tab 318, thereby retaining the pan 314.
  • the pan compartment lid 350 forms an opening to allow access to the pressed powder from the upper side of the pan 314.
  • An example of a pan compartment lid 350 is a unitary structure with a front member 358 and a parallel back member 368. Both front member 358 and back member 368 extend lengthwise to the drawer compartment 320.
  • the pan compartment lid 350 has a right edge cross member 370 and a left edge cross member 372.
  • the front and back members 358, 368 function to retain the top of the pan 314 similar to the long stringers 346, 364 of the integral frame 316.
  • the right edge cross member 370 and the left edge cross member 372 function to retain the top of the pan 314 similar to the right and left vertical cross members 422, 492 of the integral frame 316.
  • the drawer 406 retains the pans 314 to be accessible from the openings in the pan compartment lid 350, and the tops of the walls of the pan 314 can be hidden from view from the top.
  • the pan 314 is pressed from the bottom against the underside of the pan compartment lid 350 by the spring tab 318 formed out of the floor piece 496 in each pan compartment 444.
  • the spring tab 318 presses the pan 314 so that the top edges of the pan 314 are pressed against the undersides of the front and back members 358, 368, and the right edge and left edge cross members 370, 372 of the lid 350.
  • the pan compartment lid 350 of drawer 406 is shown to provide a similar function as the fixed frame 316 of drawer 306.
  • the upper sides of the pan compartment lid 350 are located on the underside of the upper border 312 of the base 304.
  • the underside of the upper border 312 can also be used to fix the pan compartment lid 350 in place, such that the clasp on the pan compartment lid 350 may be unnecessary for fixing the pan compartment lids 350 in place.
  • the spring tab 318 can be formed from a thinned section of the floor piece 496.
  • the spring tab 318 can be cut on three sides of the floor piece 496, so that the spring tab 318 protrudes above the top surface of the floor piece 496, so that the spring tab 318 can produce an upward biasing force on the pan 314 as the pan 314 is inserted within the pan compartment 444 and pressed down by the closing of the pan compartment lid 350.
  • the spring tab 318 will press on the bottom side of the pan 314, and the top edges of the walls of the pan 314 will press on the undersides of the pan compartment lid 350, particularly, on the right edge cross member 370, the left edge cross member 372, and the front and back members 358, 368.
  • FIGURES 17, 18, 19, and 20 another example of a drawer 406 will be described.
  • the palette 500 illustrated in FIGURES 17, 18, 19, and 20 has features described for the palette of FIGURES 9 to 13 with the following differences.
  • the palette 500 includes a lid 502, a base 504 and a sliding drawer 506.
  • a difference of the palette 500 is that the drawer 506 can slide out from the front of the base 504.
  • the lid 502 is connected to the base 504, for example, at the back side via any hinge mechanism that allows opening the lid 502.
  • the lid 502 is closed by the clasp 508 at the front to secure the lid 502 to the base 504 in the closed position.
  • the lid 502 may include a mirror 510 attached to the inside surface of the lid 502.
  • the palette 500 is a generally rectangular six-sided structure. Therefore, the corresponding lid 502 and base 504 are generally defined by a shape that is also rectangular and six-sided.
  • the drawer 506 slides in and out from the front of the base 504.
  • the base 504 is constructed so as to form a drawer compartment 520 to accommodate the sliding drawer 506 within the base.
  • the base 504, and more particularly the drawer compartment 520 is formed from upright walls on three of four sides. There is an upright wall 530 on the back side. There is an upright wall 532 on the right side and an upright wall 528 on the left side, the lengths of which make up the front to back dimension of the drawer compartment 520.
  • the front fourth side of the base 304 has an opening 534 to allow the drawer 506 to slide in and out from the front.
  • the base 504 includes a bottom piece 526 that can be a separate piece or integral with the base 504 and fits into the base 504, thus forming the bottom of the base 504 and the drawer compartment 520.
  • the base 504 includes a generally horizontal upper border 512 supported by the tops of the walls 528, 530, and 532.
  • the upper border 512 extends inward on all four sides from the walls 528, 530, and 532 and opening 534, thereby leaving an area of reveal on the underside of the border 512 against which the top of the drawer 506 can abut. Further, the inner edges of the border 512 create a rectangular opening for accessing the pan on the drawer 506 when in the closed position. The underside of the upper border 512 maintains the drawer 506 in place from moving up.
  • FIGURE 19 is a diagrammatical illustration showing removal of the drawer 506 from the front of the base 504.
  • the drawer 506 is constructed with one or a plurality of individual pan compartments 544, and the individual pan 514 is removable from the pan compartment 544.
  • the size of the pan compartment 544 will be in relation to the size of the pan 514.
  • the pan 514 is generally a six-sided structure which fits into the six-sided pan compartment 544.
  • the pan 514 can be formed of a unitary piece of thin walled material having a bottom wall, left, right, front, and back with the top being entirely open, thereby exposing the top edges of the right, left, front, and back walls.
  • drawer 506 has a fixed integral upper frame 516 fixed to and forming the top side of the drawer 306.
  • the frame 516 can be formed as a single unitary piece that is fixed horizontally on top side of the drawer 506, and the frame 516 cannot swing open.
  • the upper frame 516 is provided with an opening to allow accessing the pan 514.
  • One example of the upper frame 516 is formed by two long stringers 546, 564 extending generally parallel to each other in the long left to right dimension.
  • the long stringers 546, 564 are connected by a right 548 and left 590 cross stringers connecting the two long stringers 546, 564 at the ends, thereby forming the opening of the top frame 516.
  • the area of reveal underneath the long stringers 546, 564 and cross stringers 548, 590 of the frame 516 can be sufficient so that the top of the pan 514 can rest against the underside of the frame 516, but, the area of reveal underneath the long stringers 546, 564 and cross stringers 548, 590 should not be so large so that access to the pressed powder in the pan 514 is overly restricted.
  • the frame 516 is constructed so as to house the pan 514 in a manner that allows the pan 514 to slide out from the side of the drawer 506 when the drawer 506 is slid out from the front of the base 504.
  • the six-sided pan compartment 544 has the frame 516 for the top side, the right side cross stringer 548 can be formed into an angle with an edge extending down to prevent the pan 514 from sliding out of the right side of the drawer 506.
  • the pan compartment 544 has a longitudinal member 522 below the frame 516 for the back side, and a longitudinal member 592 (not shown) below the frame 516 for the front side.
  • the longitudinal members 522, 592 are attached to the underside of the long stringers 546, 564.
  • a floor piece 524 connects the lower end of the front and back longitudinal members 522.
  • the floor piece 524 forms the bottom side of the pan compartment 544.
  • the floor piece 324 can be manufactured to include the spring tab 318.
  • FIGURE 19 the construction of the frame 516 is illustrated.
  • a cross section is taken across the middle of the pan compartment 544.
  • the upper side of the frame 516 particularly the right 548 and left 590 cross stringers are located on the underside of the upper border 512 of the base 504.
  • the right cross stringer 548 can have the angled cross section, thereby providing a stop that prevents the pan 514 from sliding out of the right side of the pan compartment 544.
  • the left cross stringer 590 can have a rectangular cross section thereby allowing the pan 514 to slide out from the left side of the drawer 506.
  • the spring tab 518 can be a thinned section of the floor piece 524.
  • the spring tab 518 can be cut on three sides, for example, out of the floor piece 524.
  • the spring tab 518 is configured so that the spring tab 518 can protrude above the top surface of the floor piece 524, thereby can produce an upward biasing force on the pan 514 as the pan 514 is inserted within the pan compartment 544.
  • the spring tab 518 will press on the bottom side of the pan 514, and the top edges of the walls of the pan 514 can press on the undersides of the back and front long stringers 546, 564 and also on the underside of the right and left cross stringers 548, 590.
  • a front compartment 536 for brushes, pencils, and the like is attached to and forms a part of the drawer 506.
  • the compartment 536 can also function as a handle to allow pulling out the drawer 506.
  • a palette (100, 300, 400, 500) includes a base (104, 304, 504) enclosing a drawer (106, 206, 306, 406, 506); the drawer includes a pan (114, 314, 514 within a pan compartment (144, 244, 344, 444, 544), and the pan holds a composition, and the drawer can be removed from the base; the pan is retained in the pan compartment by application of a force that presses on a bottom of the pan, and a top of the pan presses against a frame (116, 316, 516) or lid (150, 350) connected on top of the drawer; and the pan is removable from the pan compartment when the drawer is removed from the base.
  • the palette includes a drawer with a single pan compartment.
  • the palette includes a drawer with a plurality of pan compartments.
  • the base includes a drawer compartment (120, 320, 520) including an opening on one side to allow the drawer to slide in and out from the base.
  • the pan compartment is configured to allow the pan to be removed from the pan compartment.
  • At least a front of the pan compartment is configured to allow the pan to slide in and out from the front of the pan compartment.
  • At least a side of the pan compartment is open to allow the pan to slide in and out from the side of the pan compartment.
  • the drawer includes a frame fixed to a top side of the drawer, wherein the frame cannot swing open, and the fixed frame extends over a top wall of the pan.
  • the pan compartment lid is connected to one side of a top of the drawer, the pan compartment lid extends over a top wall of the pan, wherein the pan compartment lid is connected to the top of the drawer with a living hinge.
  • the drawer includes one or more pan compartment lids connected to the drawer via hinges, the pan compartment lids can swing open to allow the pans to be removed from the top of the drawer.
  • the pan compartment includes a floor piece (124, 324, 496, 524) forming a bottom side of the pan compartment, the floor piece includes a spring tab (118, 318, 518) that presses on a bottom of the pan and pushes the pan against either the frame or the lid.
  • the spring tab is formed attached to the floor piece, the spring tab is connected on one side to the floor piece and free on three sides.
  • the composition includes pressed powder.
  • the base includes an upper border (112, 312, 512) around an opening, and an upper side of the frame or lid is adjacent the underside of the upper border.
  • the removal of the drawer exposes an opening in the pan compartment through which the pan is removed from the drawer.

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Abstract

Une palette, permettant de fournir des choix de maquillage, comprend une base renfermant un tiroir. Le tiroir comprend un ou plusieurs récipients à l'intérieur de compartiments de récipient. La base comporte un compartiment de tiroir à partir duquel le tiroir peut coulisser à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur. Le récipient est retenu dans le compartiment de récipient par application d'une force qui appuie sur le fond du récipient, et la partie supérieure du récipient appuie contre un cadre ou un couvercle. Le récipient peut être retiré du compartiment de récipient lorsque le tiroir est coulissé hors de la base pour exposer une ouverture dans le compartiment de récipient à travers laquelle le récipient est retiré. Lorsque le tiroir comprend un cadre fixe sur le dessus, le récipient peut coulisser vers l'extérieur par l'avant du tiroir, et lorsque le tiroir comprend des couvercles sur le dessus, le récipient peut être retiré par le dessus ainsi que par l'avant du tiroir.
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