Flip-lid mirror cosmetic-product packaging and method of manufacture thereof

Abstract

Disclosed is a flip-lid mirror cosmetic-product packaging and method of manufacture thereof. The flip-lid mirror cosmetic-product packaging includes a base unit, a half lid, and a mirror lid. The base unit includes a tray having plurality of cosmetic products. The base unit has a first elongate side and a second elongate side. The half lid is pivotally attached to the first elongate side with an accommodation gap. The mirror lid is pivotally attached to an upper edge of the second elongate side. Furthermore, an edge of mirror lid abuts to the second elongate side, to maintain mirror lid in a tilted pivotal angle when mirror lid is in an open state. The mirror lid in its closed state lies adjacent to the tray, and is accommodated within the accommodation gap, so that the half lid in its closed state overlays an externally-facing surface of mirror lid in its closed state.

1 . A method of manufacturing a flip-lid mirror cosmetic-product packaging, wherein the method includes:
 (i) fabricating a base unit including a tray having a plurality of types of cosmetics products disposed spatially in an array on the tray, the base unit having a first elongate side and a second elongate side on mutually opposite sides of the base unit;   (ii) arranging for a half lid to be pivotally attached to the first elongate side with an accommodation gap;   (iii) arranging for a mirror lid to be pivotally attached to an upper edge of the second elongate side, wherein an edge of the mirror lid abuts to the second elongate side, to maintain the mirror lid in a tilted pivotal angle when the mirror lid is in an open state; and   (iv) arranging for the mirror lid in its closed state to lie adjacent to the tray, and to be accommodated within the accommodation gap, so that the half lid in its closed state overlays an externally-facing surface of the mirror lid in its closed state.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising providing a first stud having a first flange with cord or cord loop with an externally-facing surface of the half lid, and providing a second stud having a second flange for receiving the cord or cord loop with the externally-facing surface of the mirror lid to maintain the half lid and the mirror lid secured together when the flip-lid mirror cosmetic-product packaging is to be maintained in a closed state. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising providing a permanent magnet arrangement with the half lid and the mirror lid to assist to maintain the half lid retained adjacent to the mirror lid when the flip-lid mirror cosmetic-product packaging is to be maintained in a closed state. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the permanent magnet arrangement includes a magnet arranged with the half lid, and wherein the mirror lid, at its external-facing surface, includes a ferrous sheet of metal magnetically attracted to the magnet in the half lid. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising providing a mirror to an inside surface of the mirror lid with surrounding margin to retain the mirror to the mirror lid, and wherein the mirror lid has an area, including the mirror and the surrounding margin, substantially same as an area of the base unit. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the half lid is disposed at about 4 mm above an upper plane of the tray to provide the accommodation gap. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the mirror lid has a thickness in an order of 3 mm, and wherein the thickness of the mirror lid provides an edge buffer that maintains the mirror lid at an angle in a range of 45° to 85° relative to a plane of the tray, when the mirror lid is in the open state. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the base unit has an elongate length, along the first elongate side and the second elongate side, in a range of 12 cm to 20 cm, and a lateral width, orthogonal to the first elongate side and the second elongate side, in a range of 8 cm to 12 cm. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a total thickness of the flip-lid mirror cosmetic-product packaging is in a range of 1.5 cm to 3.0 cm.