US 11,751,661 B2
Refillable compact case
Wenzhen Cheng, Annadale, NJ (US); Hadir Osman, Tinton Falls, NJ (US); Thomas Kearney, Scotch Plains, NJ (US); William Blake Soeters, Middletown, NJ (US); Pierre Gardet, Cuisery (FR); Florence Trotet, Paris (FR); and Laurence Marchand, Avon (FR)
Assigned to L'Oreal, Paris (FR)
Filed by L'OREAL, Paris (FR)
Filed on Apr. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/245,528.
Prior Publication US 2022/0346522 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. A45D 33/24 (2006.01); A45D 33/00 (2006.01); A45D 40/22 (2006.01)
CPC A45D 33/008 (2013.01) [A45D 40/22 (2013.01); A45D 2200/05 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A compact case, comprising:
a formulation tray having a depression formed from up an upright wall surrounding a bottom of the tray, and a flange extends outward from the exterior of the wall, a bend between the upright wall and the flange, wherein the bend is formed beginning at a maximum height of the upright wall where the upright wall turns outwards, then down, and then horizontally outward to the flange, and wherein a height of the flange is less than the maximum height of the upright wall;
a first frame that presses on top of the flange; and
a second frame that supports the formulation tray, wherein a gap separates the bottom of the formulation tray from the top of second frame.