Storage case

• US 7,393,115 B2
• Filed: 01/28/2005
• Issued: 07/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Yoshida Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Yoshida Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yuhara, Yukitomo, Tokushita, Takayuki, Yanagisawa, Natsumi
• Primary Examiner(s): Choi; Jacob Y
• Application Number:
  US11/046,641
• Publication Number:
  US 20050231835A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,250 Days
• Field of Search: 362/136, 362/143, 362/137, 362/140, 362/800, 362/240, 362/241, 362/251, 362/253, 362/394, 362/450, 132/286, 132/288, 132/291, 132/293
• US Class Current: 362/136
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 33/006 Vanity boxes or cases, compacts, i.e. containing a powder receptacle and a puff or applicator A45D33/025 - A45D33/34 and A45D40/22 take precedence; toiletry etuis A45C11/008
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 33/008 comprising a mirror hand or pocket mirrors A45D42/00; handbags or purses with mirrors A45C15/04
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 33/32 with illuminating means
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/00 Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks features common to containers for handling powdery or liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances A45D33/00-A45D37/00; cosmetic or like preparations A61K8/00, A61Q; sample tables or the like G09F5/00

Abstract

By providing a light source device inside an exterior member forming a contour of a storage case, and by forming a light transmitting portion to transmit light of the light source device to the exterior member, various decorations can be obtained using light, and the storage case can be decorated to create an aesthetically pleasing or original and novel effect to give a characteristic and unique atmosphere.

Claims

1. A storage case comprising:

an exterior member forming a contour of the storage case, wherein said exterior member includes a case body and a lid body to open and close the case body;

a light source device provided inside the exterior member,

a light transmitting portion to transmit light of said light source device, and

a mirror plate concealing the light source device, wherein the light source device has an RGB light source and a controller to control the RGB light source and light emission amount of each color of the RGB light source;

a hinge which rotatably connects the lid body to the case body,

a battery provided to the case body for supplying electric power to the light source device, and

a plurality of contact points provided to the hinge which are enabled to contact and part to form electrical conductivity between said battery and said light source device according to a rotation amount of said lid body.

2. A storage case as claimed in claim 1, wherein

said lid body is formed as transparent or semi-transparent to transmit light.

3. A storage case as claimed in claim 1, wherein

said lid body is provided with a reflector member to reflect light of said RGB light source.

4. A storage case as claimed in claim 1, wherein

said lid body is provided with a transparent or a semi-transparent cover to transmit light covering said light source device.

5. A storage case as claimed in claim 1, wherein

a light transmitting portion is formed on the mirror plate.